i'm hugh downs. >> i'm barbara walters.ter: hugh downs' legendary career began decades earlier. at one point he logged more hours on television than any other person, though at first he didn't think tv would last. >> i thought it was a gimmick, like 3d movies, and it would just go away. >> reporter: so, the young man from akron, ohio, started out in radio. >> they $12.50 a week. that's how i started in broadcasting. >> reporter: when he finally made the jump to the small screen, he was everywhere. jack parr's sidekick on "the tonight show." >> what are you doing? are you doing a show on the side here? >> reporter: the host of the classic game show "concentration." >> congratulations to you on that win. >> reporter: in 1962, he went over to nbc's "today" show. when the network was looking to pair him with a cohost, downs had an idea. >> i said, why don't we develop our own talent? they said, such as? i said, such as barbara walters. they said, she's a writer. i said, think she'd do well on the air. >> reporter: and so began

and i said, such as barbara walters. they said, she's a writer.nk she'd do well on the air. >> reporter: and so began one of the longest partnerships in tv history. ten years at nbc before the duo made the jump to abc news and "20/20." his stories took him up in the air. >> pull left, feel how much rudder there is? >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: and deep into the ocean. >> and then i reached out and grabbed his fin. what's our speed now? >> reporter: he even played astronaut for a story on training for space travel. true story, there's an asteroid named after him. 71,000 hugh downs. and every friday night, that sign-off. >> we're in touch, so you be in touch. >> reporter: hugh downs was married to his wife ruth for 73 years. they had two children. he wrote 17 books, played and composed music. but when barbara walters asked him that famous question, he was humble. >> we used to ask this of people so i'm going to put you on the spot. how do you want to be remembered? >> i hope i'll be remembered as a guy who tried to do some good and who was, most import

. >> and i'm barbara walters, and this is "20/20." >> but hugh downs' legendary career began decadesarlier. at one point he logged more hours on television than any other person, though, at first, he didn't think tv would last. >> i thought it was a gimmick, like 3d movies and it would go away. >> so the young man from akron, ohio started out in radio. >> they offered me a job for $12.50 a week. >> when he finally made the jump to the small screen he was everywhere. >> jack parr's sidekick. the host of the classic game show "concentration." >> well, congratulations to you on that win. >> in 1962, he went over to the "today show", and when he was looking to pair with a co-host, he had an idea. >> i said why don't we develop our own talent. and they said such as? and i said barbara walters. >> so began one of the longest part nbc before the duo made the jump to abc news "20/20." these stories took him in the air and deep into the ocean. >> i reached out and grabbed his pectoral fin. >> he even played astronaut on a story on training for space travel. there's an asteroid named after him

i said, such as barbara walters. they said, she's a writer.ing a home here. his robust voice landing him a gig in radio at the age of 18. one of the most versatile broadcasters of all time, his comedic timing allowed him to fit in anywhere from hosting the game show, "concentration." >> well, congratulations to you on that win. >> reporter: to being jack paar's announcer on "the tonight show." in the process breaking records for the most hours on screen. >> i thought it was a gimmick like 3d movies and would go away. i had no idea the tail would wag the dog eventually and treat me much kinder than radio did. >> reporter: his own generosity transcended the news desk stopping by "gma" to discuss his work with unicef. >> there's an effort now on the part of unicef to be sure there is a real commitment to allocation of resources, a priority for the growing minds and bodies of the young or the world will not have security. >> reporter: throughout his 99 years he swam with sharks. >> i reached out and grabbed his pectoral fin. >> reporter: floated i

popular nbc game show "concentration" for a decade later downs went on to co-host 2020 alongside barbara walters. downs was 99. >>> let's turn now to our series, facts over fear, and growing concern about air circulation from malls and museums to indoor dining could dirty air spread covid-19 in these indoor spaces. vicky nguyen looks at a potential solution. >> problematic and we think this offers promise. >> reporter: new york governor andrew cuomo recommending all businesses consider air filtration systems that can capture droplets containing >> any malls that will open in new york, large malls, we will make it mandatory -- >> reporter: here in new jersey they're making more than a ay for facilities like offices, hospitals and malls. so a droplet that contains the virus will get caught in a filter like this >> yes, that's right. >> reporter: steve devine says industrial heating and cooling systems like this need to be outfitted with these filters, already used in malls, hospitals, museums and offices across america. the filtration system circulates indoor air, and can trap droplets carrying co

i really miss how the ipad i was using gave me that soft, barbara walters focus. and look, i'm not saying i'm as respected as barbara walters, i'm saying i should be i'm sorry. i'm just angry, because barbara called me a few years ago and i thought it was to be on her "10 most fascinating people" special. but instead, it was for a special called 10 people you'd be fine next to you at a dinner party, but who aren't going to blow you away. let's get to the news. president trump yesterday delivered an address from the rose garden about the ongoing protests against police violence, specifically obama's address. "now go get him. president trump yesterday, delivered an address from the rose garden about the ongoing protests against police violence and called himself, the quote, "president of law and order" even though lennie briscoe won the popular vote everybody's favorite, lennie briscoe by the way, if trump is the president of law and order, jared is the guy they arrest ten minutes in and you're like, "so obvious." but then he has an alibi and it turns out it was the

. >> 19 years after she left the white house, mamie eisenhower sat down with barbara walters to give her views on the role of the first lady. let's watch. >> (begin video clip) >> barbara walters do you think president's today need their wives'help? >> mamie eisenhower i don't know. they're getting it, but i don't know whether they want it. maybe they don't want it. >> mamie eisenhower (laughter) >> mamie eisenhower i don't think that you can -- i think you have to do -- your husband has to -- a man has to be encouraged. i think i told ike every day that we lived how much i thought he was, how good i thought he was. you know, your ego has to be fed. >> mamie eisenhower (end video clip) >> a little bit on the role of the first lady. gary robinson wants to know what would mamie say is her greatest contribution to the role of first lady. >> i would think that she would say that it was giving ike a comfortable home life where he could relax and get away from the pressing issues of the day. i think her greatest contribution was in institutionalizing the first lady as the campaigner. i thi

. >> barbara walters here this morning and i'm hugh downs. >> reporter: downs and barbara walters reminisced about their legendary partnership on "today's" 60th anniversary in 2012. >> she actually wrote and produced the segment that welcomed me onto the program. >> i like to pretend that i made him a star. but the truth is eventually it was hugh who took me from behind the scenes to in front of the camera. >> reporter: together they witnessed history firsthand. >> we had a chance to see the world and show world and show people who tuned in what all was going on. >> reporter: downs left "today" in 1971. >> hugh downs. >> reporter: he would later anchor the newsmagazine "20/20" for two decades, mostly alongside walters, in a reunion of their successful "today" pairing. downs spent 75 years with his late wife ruth. they had two children. >> i would like it if people remembered me as being fair and enjoying what i did and being honest with the audience. >> reporter: for "today," anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >> wow. just ahead we'll hear from hugh downs in his own words on his time here at

something mary kay letourneau herself admitted to barbara walters. >> did you know this was spg that was wrong or that society would see as wrong? >> i definitely knew that it was bizarre. >> reporter: a married mom of four, the washington state teacher made stunning headlines when she admitted to a sexual affair with her 12-year-old student,ville villvill villvil. >> when did you feel there was an attraction to vili? >> well, there was an emotional attraction. we just had bonded. we had similar interests. >> reporter: she called it love. others saw it as predatory. the state called it rape. letourneau gave birth to the couple's child before going to prison and had a second while serving her seven-year sentence. they were married soon after her release, but got divorced last year. letourneau died battling cancer for several months. she was surrounded by family and friends, according to her longtime lawyer and friend, including fualaau. on both they s they comi tnhe endo be there wit her arduousrule. david? >> deborah roberts, thank you. >>> when we come back here, the tropical threat

i'm hugh downs. >> and i'm barbara walters, and this is "20/20." ♪ >> reporter: in a memoir, he referred, so you be in touch. i'm hugh downs. dear fellow business leaders and technologists, i feel the weight you carry, as i carry it myself. but as i reflect and see all the amazing things you've been doing... one thing is clear, technology has never been so important. you're turning living rooms into conference rooms, backyards into school yards, and bringing doctors into homes virtually and securely. you are transforming business models and virtualizing workforces overnight. because so much of that relies on financing, we have committed two billion dollars to relieve the pressure on your business. and to help us all emerge from this, we've opened our supercomputers and patented technologies to scientists around the world, accelerating the search for a vaccine. this isn't easy. but as you adapt and move forward, we're here with the people, financing, and technology, ready to help. they get that no two people are alike and customize your car insurance so you only pay for what you need. wha

he was best known for hosting abc's 20/20 with barbara walters for two decades. he had a long and storied career including here at nbc. he hosted the "today" show from 1962 to 1971. covering some of the most important stories of our time including the mlk and jfk assassinations, along with the vietnam war. hugh downs, a steady voice in turbulent times. he was 99 years old. don't we all need a steady voice right now in these turbulent times. that is all for "meet the press daily" tonight. thank you for joining us. i will see you back here on monday. in the meantime, "the beat" with ari melber starts right now. >> hi, thank you so much. welcome to "the beat." i'm ari melber. tonight we're reporting what experts are telling us. the covid crisis breaking records and may be approaching a point of no return. later this hour we have updates on president trump's new russia scandal, the bounty payments to kill u.s. troops. do you remember donald trump's talk of travel bans? well, he just got a new one but it is against the united states and his administration's approach t

let me start with the not so good news, and of friend of mine, dear colleague host of 2020 with barbara waltersoday at 99 and i just want to say condolences to his family. i'm geraldo 50 years a hearing on the fox nation four hours dedicated to my 50 years this labor day is. here's a free clip of the current segment. >> what may be so different was the long hair and radical politics. the first to be, i was also one of those republicans. of the 60s generation taking over. [laughter] >> dana: that was fun, we will watch. okay, brian kilmeade. >> brian: i wish i had a fraction of a career you had to, geraldo, i'll watch it again i've already seen it. cardinal dolan, he salutes the nypd and normally he likes to keep athletes and religious leaders away from the news but not this time and he nailed it and it's cardinal dolan. >> dana: that's it for us, everybody. "special report" is up next. hello, mike emanuel. >> hi, everybody. welcome to washington on mike emanuel in for bret baier and he says the economy is roaring back for a better than expected 4.8 million jobs added in june and the unemploymen

. >> he hosted with barbara walters from the late 1970s until his retirement in 1999. his career spanned more than 60 years. he once held the begin he is book of world record in appearing in more hours of u.s. television than anyone else. the record later broken by regis philbin. he died yesterday at his home in arizona from a heart ailment. he was 99 years old. just a remarkable tv broadcasting legend, who i and so many of us admired. >> i remember my parents told me to watch 20/20 so i could be inspired to learn about news and speak english without an accent. that's what they would say. so he'll be missed. >> i'm sure you have plenty of memories as well. >> do i. i met him, he was telling me once, he was in his late 70s. he had just had double knee cam replacement. he was waiting to get active with his water sports again. let's take a look at our weather as we wind down this week. breezy and gusty. gusts up to 28-miles-per-hour in napa. 38 in fairfield. and it's cooler in most inland locations now than this time yesterday. as you can see, one or two degrees. warmer a

barbara walters. she's a writer. everyone. >> hugh downs was born with >> it was my time to fly. >> stories that got him up in the air or down in a shark cage. >> i reached out and grabbed his pectoral fin. >> in segment on astronaut training he flew in the jet that simulates weightlessness. at north pole, he played softball. even when the subject was his own double knee replacement, let the audience go along with the ride. >> as anesthetic wore off, hard work began. >> he was avuncular, smart, but really every man. >> hugh downs was the man you saw on the air off the air. >> hugh downs wrote several books, won emmys, married for 70 years and had two children. composed the music you've been listening to, he wrote it. >> i hope i'd be remembered as guy who tried to do some good and was in most important ways honest. i can't see any greatness that i would be remembered for, but if people think kindly of me, i'll be happy with that. >> we think of him kindly, very kindly indeed. one last time, his famous signoff. >> tha

for much of his career, downs worked alongside another broadcast legend, barbara walters. the two first met when walters was his producer and the pair went on to host "20/20" for abc news. he stayed on in that role for 21 years before retiring in 1999. hugh downs was 99 years old. that is our broadcast for tonight and for this week. have a happy fourth of july. brian williams will be right back here on monday. on behalf of all of my colleagues at the networks of nbc news, good night. >>> tonight on "all in." on "al" our national tragedy becomes international humiliation as the u.s. breaks new world records on the coronavirus while trump tries to spin 11% unemployment as a good thing. then jeffrey epstein's accomplice arrested and charged. the same office whose top prosecutor was fired by the president. plus, the big soft target trump has made himself this political ad season. how much can tv commercials move the needle? when "all in" starts right now. >>> good evening from new york. i'm chris hayes. the crisis that we now find ourselves in is a human tragedy, it's an econo

for much of his career, downs worked alongside another broadcast legend, barbara walters.rst met when walters was his producer and the pair went on to host "20/20" for abc news. he stayed on in that role for 21 years before retiring in 1999. hugh downs was 99 years old. that is our broadcast for tonight and for this week. have a happy fourth of july. brian williams will be right back here on monday. on behalf of all of my colleagues at the networks of nbc news, good night. ♪ >>> the united states hits another record for coronavirus infections reaching more than 56,000 cases in a single day. now, more states like texas are changing their policies to require face coverings. >>> plus, a new warning from medical companies about the trump administration's coordination of critical supplies to covid-19 hot spots around this country. >>> and joe biden hits back at president trump after he called yesterday's jobs report spectacul spectacular. biden argues that america is still in a deep hole because of trump's bungled response to the coronavirus pandemic.

for much of his career, downs worked alongside another broadcast legend, barbara walters. met when walters was his producer and the pair went on to host 20/20 for abc news. he stayed in that role for 20 years before retiring in 1999. hugh downs was 99 years old. that is our broadcast for tonight and for this week. have a happy fourth of july. brian williams will be right back here on monday. on behalf of all of my colleagues at the networks of nbc news, good night. >>> really happy to have you with us tonight. it is thursday, july 2nd, and tonight i am happy to report that we have crunched the numbers. we have gone over them closely, very closely. in keeping with the times, we've actually even made a graph to help our understanding of these numbers. but according to our very, very, very careful calculations, we here at the rachel maddow show have determined that we, us, our collective humanity, we have arrived finally at the halfway point of 2020. you guys, technically as of toda

they spoke to barbara walters in 2015. >> there is a story of us that has a life of its own, but it's letourneau revealed to a&e that she never had doubts about her life or her choices. >> am i sorry he's the father of my children and that we're married and this is the man of my life? no, i'm not. >> reporter: later divorcing in 2019, letourneau had been battling cancer for several months according to "people" magazine. letourneau was 58 years old. she leaves behind six children. george. >> deb roberts, thanks very much. >>> coming up, t.j. has "play of the day." >> deb roberts, thksch. >>> coming up, t.j. has "play of over a million walmartre associates doing their best to keep our nation going. because despite everything that's changed, one thing hasn't and that's our devotion to you and our communities. our priority will always be to keep you and our associates safe, while making sure you can still get the essentials you need. ♪ no calories, no sweeteners, all smiles, bubly sparkling water, crack a smile. metastatic breast cancer is relentless, but i was relentless first. relentles

hugh downs known as a journalist who hosted "today" show and host aid longside barbara walters she had career as a side kick on "the tonight show" and game show host. hugh downs was 99 years old. he was a great guy that is the news update this hour i will send it back to you, morgan >> may he rest in peace. sue herrera, thank you >>> up next, the u.s. has been the world's safe haven when it comes from investing from the green back to blue chip stocks will the surge in coronavirus cases here affect that status for our manufacturing based and tourism dollars. we'll debate that with ian bremer after this break. major averages hanging on ins. stay with us stock slices. for as little as $5, now anyone can own companies in the s&p 500, even if their shares cost more. at $5 a slice, you could own ten companies for $50 instead of paying thousands. all commission free online. schwab stock slices: an easy way to start investing or to give the gift of stock ownership. schwab. own your tomorrow. >>> earlier today i spoke with vice president mike pence and asked how the u.s. should respond to china

walters. the civil rights demonstrations in oklahoma city in 1958 were led by 16-year-old high school student barbara posey. people. maybe extraordinary people who, up until that point, lead ordinary lives. understandhave to that the protests in new mexico, in oklahoma, in wichita, did not catch on. they did not grow as would be the case after greensboro in 1960. reason, wefor that do not know much about them. for that reason, they do not stand out strip of as much. -- stand out in history books as much. by 1960, the protests would begin at this time they would continue. they would grow and they would spread and they would continue and eventually they would transform america. reasons or about the background for those protests that began in 1960. first of all, there are a host of college students, white college students, but even more important young black college students who are going to school partly because their parents had made money during world war ii. we talked about the rising tide of prosperity for african-americans in the second world war. that rising tide of prosperity means a lot more yo

walters. the civil rights demonstrations in oklahoma city in 1958 were led by a 16-year-old high school student named barbara posely. barbara posely. ordinary people. maybe extraordinary people who just up until that point led ordinary lives and then became involved in the civil rights movement. yet i think we have to understand that the protests in new mexico, the protests in oklahoma, the protests in wichita, didn't sort of catch on. they didn't catch far. they didn't grow as would be the case at the greensboro in 1960. -- after greensboro in 1960. and, of course, for that reason, we don't know very much about them. for that reason, they don't make the history books, or they don't stand out in history books, as much. by 1960, the situation would be different. by 1960, the protests would begin, and this time, they would continue. they would grow and they would spread and they would continue. and eventually, they would transform america. let me talk about the reasons or the background for those protests that began in 1960. first of all, there are a whole host of college students, white college students, but