in other words the books that i've done on ray charles or b.b. king or smoky robinson or marvin gaye are i am pleased with. i don't mean they're perfect books, but i feel as no though from an historical point of view if you want to get to know these people and hear them talking to you and hear them telling you their stories then the books i've done with them are accurate and good and filled with funk and soul and heart. but in the case of aretha, i just didn't feel that way, and i just felt as though i owed it to her and to history to do my own version. >> host: david ritz, when you make an arrangement such as with willie nelson or smoky robinson -- >> guest: yeah yeah. >> host: -- first of all, is there a nondisclosure agreement? do you, can you be censored by the main author, by willie nelson? >> guest: yes, yeah. and i'm extremely glad you asked me that because that's one of the most interesting things about my work. i give away all control. i have no control. and i remember once peter i was at a conferences in austin on -- conference in austin on

b.b. king won 15 grammys. >> letting it define you.and walk out the door and go to the concert and have the best time ever on a monday night. [cheers and applause] >> this is cell ton video of taylor swift. she apparently at one point started venting about a malfunction during her concert last night in washington d.c. in between songs the extendable page at nationals park completely stopped working. swift though shook it off saying they'll have to rechoreograph the entire show. >> ♪♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ you're only young once. unless you have a subaru. (announcer) the subaru xv crosstrek. symmetrical all-wheel drive plus 34 mpg. love. it's what makes a subaru a subaru. >> some wet roads, some damp roads, some dry roads. this is 95 northbound side busy from 452 up to the blue route. karen. >> well, that says it all. storm tracker6 live double scan showing some heavy rain in spots. still flash flood warnings for millville and cumberland county in new jersey. it's warm and humid with a high of 87. it's not going to rain constantly but the threat of a d

. >>> an autopsy finds no evidence b.b. king was poisoned before he died in may.ause of death was alzheimer's disease. two of the blues legends adult children claimed he had been murder. ed. they believe king's business manager and personal assistant sped up his death at 89. >>> 50 cent says he doesn't have a dime to his name morning. the rapper and actor whose real name is curtis jackson iii comes days after a new york jury ordered him to pay $5 million in a lawsuit. he owns a 50,000 square-foot mansion. >>> fans of harper lee this morning are definitelylving into her new book. hundreds of people in minnesota ordered "to kill a mocking bird" sequel on monday. some participated in her literary classic at the local barnes & noble. >>> a look at the origins of go set a watchman. i'm anne-marie green. this is the third base morning news. i'm deborah heritage i've been volunteering at the international bird rescue for about 8 years. this is the "cbs morning news." birds with all types of problems. when a bird gets oil on its feathers,"cbs morning news." eir waterproof

. >>> an autopsy finds no evidence b.b. king was poisoned before he died in may.ts by the las vegas coroner show the cause of death was alzheimer's disease. two of the blues legends adult children claimed he had been murdered. they believe king's business manager and personal assistant sped up his death at 89. >>> 50 cent says he doesn't have a dime to his name this morning. the rapper and actor whose real name is curtis jackson iii filed for personal abruption protection. it comes days after he was to pay $5 million in a lawsuit. he owns a 50,000 square foot mansion. >>> this morning fans of author harper lee are delving into her new being. lee's much anticipated novel "go set a watchman". some participate indeed 12 hours read-a-thons at the local barnes & noble. coming up a look at the origins of "go set a watchman". i'm ann marie green. this is "cbs morning news". i'm deborah heritage i've been volunteering at the international bird rescue for about 8 years. this is the "cbs morning news." birds with all types of problems. when a bird gets oil on its feathers,"

. >>> leading the news on nbc news.com autopsy finds that b.b. king died of natural causes.f alzheimer's disease and various other elements not poisoning as previously alleged by relatives. throughout his career king won 18 grammys and was presented with the medal of freedom. he was 89. >>> and a california man charged in kidnapping that police call a hoax. fbi documents released monday reveal that a disbarred harvard-trained lawyer orchestrated a hoax kidnapping to extort money. officials are look foging for other victims. >>> a mexican volcano continues to devastate the area. spewing lava into the air. officials warn it may erupt more threatening nearby communities, there have been no fatalities but as evacuations continue some fear the worst may be ahead. >>> the pentagon plans to allow transgender people to openly serve in the military. defense secretary ash carter said that the military's ban on transgender troops is outdated and over the next six months the pentagon will study policies to assure that transgendered people will not have a negative impact on the military.

. >>> despite what his daughters believe, there is no evidence that blues legend b.b. kingd to death. >> a coroner in las vegas revealed his findings showing that the performer died from alzheimer's disease. his daughters accused his close associate of killing him while in home hospice care. >>> plus a look at the dwarf planet. a journey to blue toe possibility of a breach can quickly become the only thing you think about. pluto that's where at&t can help. at at&t we monitor our network traffic so we can see things others can't. mitigating risks across your business. leaving you free to focus on what matters most. the signs are everywhere. the lincoln summer invitation is on. get exceptional offers on the compact utility mkc, mkz sedan... the iconic navigator. and get a first look at the entirely new 2016 mid-size utility lincoln mkx. lease the 2015 mkc for $369 a month with $0 down, $0 first month's payment and $0 cash due at signing. i heard i could call angie's list if i needed work done around my house at a fair price. sure can. so i could get a faulty light switch fixe

a young michael jack on an old b.b. king. what is this, henry?each held about 500 slides. >> the archives in his bungalow in north hollywood holds some 400,000 photographs. alphabetized from "a" for america to z" for zappa. it's almost impossible to illustrate the history of american music in the late '60s and '70s without his pictures. ♪ here is csn. well, look there is a shot from the first cover. >> that was just a little old shack with a couch in front of it in west hollywood. we took the picture and turned out they were sitting in the wrong order after they named themselves. so we went back to reshoot the picture and the house was gone. >> they torn it down. >> they done it down. it was a pile of sticks in the back of the lot. ♪ >> in 1969, he was hired to shoot some black and white publicity shots for james taylor. but he liked the light and colors that day. >> so, i said, don't move, james. i got my color camera took a couple of shots just for myself. ♪ that became the cover of "sweet baby james." >> how far back does this go? >> '66. >> '

. >>> the autopsy show that blues legend b.b. king was not poisoned before his death last may.d that he died of alzheimer's disease. >>> a huge recall of frozen chicken products, more than 1.7 million pounds. barber foods says it knows what caused the salmonella contamination at its plant. the government expanded the recall earlier this month. the recall now includes chicken tenders and stuffed chicken breasts made earlier this month. at least three people have gotten sick. get the details from us at abcnews.com. >>> well, it was a hopping good time in the streets of fargo, north dakota, don't you know? >> really? >> don't you know? >> is that how they talk? >> yeah. have you ever been out there? >> i have not. if i do, that's how i should expect them to talk. >> don't you know? >> don't you know, you see 400 people here hopping around at the same time on sunday. this is a street festival. they were trying to set some kind of a world record for the most people bunny hopping at the same time. it was a record for this. >> unfortunately, we must report they did not set that record