they're the beatles. inflatable beatles.had ever sold before, and they were playing venues that were bigger than anyone had ever played before. >> ladies and gentlemen, honored by their country, decorated by their queen, and loved here in america, here are the beatles! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ help me if you can ♪ ♪ i'm feeling down ♪ ♪ and i do appreciate you being around ♪ ♪ help me get my feet back on the ground ♪ ♪ won't you please, please help me ♪ ♪ help me, help me ♪ ♪ ooh ♪ >> have you got time to actually spend this money. >> what money? he says. >> doesn't he give any to you? >> no, no. have you seen that car of his? >> the beatles taught every other band that writing your own music made you more powerful. ♪ >> that last line's got -- >> i think what's really funny about a band like the stones is they did tons of covers on their first couple albums. it wasn't until they really figured out how to write their own songs that they really became a real band. they really had to find their own voice. ♪ ♪ i can't get no s

i mean, yoko didn't break up the beatles.in the beatles orbit, and has since remixed most of the band's albums. when peter jackson enlisted him for this series, martin plowed through all the hundreds of hours of audio and video. >> giles martin: you can see the cracks appearing. the ne thing about this movie is that people understand why they were getting tired of each other. because you get the sense of what it was like to be in a room with them, which is such a privilege for all of us. >> wertheim: despite those cracks, the beatles alchemy remains potent. >> jackson: at one point, we have footage of paul mccartney sort of strumming on-- on his bass, which he uses as a guitar half the time. just sort of strumming. i think it's early in the morning, and they're waiting for john to-- hasn't arrived yet. he's just biding some time. he slowly finds the tune. ♪("get back") >> jackson: and so, you see this song kind of just be plucked out of thin air. >> mccartney: left his home in tucson, arizona. >> lennon: is tucson in arizona?

time broke up the beatles, money broke up the beatles. business broke up the beatles.off and do their own stuff broke up the beatles. >> he's a fleshier and heavier beatle these days, respectfully married. when the kids come to his concerts, they don't scream any more, they listen. >> the significant thing is both john lennon and paul mccartney made music in their own particular ways that was focused on the fact they were deeply in love with a woman. ♪ but i'm not the only one ♪ >> mccartney went home and made the record where he plays all the instruments on his own. this kind of cozy domesticity, beautiful, wonderful, warm music. >> it's going to look roughly like this. this is our first showing of it. >> this is just the mock-up, folks. >> the new album. >> it's going to be called "ringo's reviewer." >> i sell records. it doesn't matter if they've got the beatles or not. if they don't like the record they won't buy it. >> ringo, who to this day people dismiss way too much, has tremendous success in the '70s. and george harrison, who had been stockpiling these amazing

she did it. >> the fact is, yoko ono did not break up the beatles. time break up the beatles.business. the desire to go off and do their own stuff. >> he's a fleshier, heavier beatle. respectively married and the kids don't scream anymore. they listen. >> both john lennon and paul mccartney made music in their own ways that was focused on the fact they were deeply in love with a woman. ♪ mccartney went home, made that record where he plays all the instruments on his own. beautiful, wonderful, warm music. >> it's going to look like this. this is our first showing of it. >> new album with -- it's going to be called -- >> i sell records. and it doesn't matter if i'm with the beatles or not. if they don't like the record, they won't buy it. >> ringo, who to this day, people dismiss way too much, had tremendous success in the '70s and george harrison, who has been stockpiling these amazing songs, explodes like a supernova. maybe be greatest beatles solo album of all. >> over the years, you know, i had such a lot of songs mounted up that i really wanted to do, but i had my quota of

was the beatles 1st residence climate come on. they lived in little rooms without windows or he things and they were here until the end of november. so it was really calling. i didn't even think they had to bathe in the men's room wouldn't as he hadn't rush. no, there shouldn't. but mom for his little dog, so they quickly gave this place the nickname, the black hole of calcutta watson. i need somebody eventually, both the club and via combination got better after the indra the beatles played for 50 nights at the kaiser kayla watson the hm gosh, they performed was sailors rockers and gangsters because rock'n'roll came to hamburg with the c. ferris, the zillow back then ships lay of is when much longer and sailors came from around the world. americans and scandinavians wanted live music rock'n'roll, but they weren't any good rock bands and hamburgers. so they brought them over from england and bands from liverpool, chem cheeks dish. this is where the beatles med ringo starr, who later to call from pete best as the drummer next we ha

believe it or not, the beatles career took off here in how long. mm. ready ready ready ready ringback ready ready ready ready ready ready ready ready you started seeing and here comes the sun roof george harrison's with us on. oh, thank polly. it's more than just to read like district bars. there are also many claps like that in grafton, though it was here that the beatles gave the very 1st performance in hamburg in 1960 yvonne absolute and what they were complete amateurs. a full your choice band was only because 3 other bands from liverpool couldn't make it with a beetle. send to hamburg as a quick fix. look a ship ship sooner. food. i have letters with me. all of them still had elvis hair . des moines here they are shewn target. a murmur often goes through the group when i show them this picking 18 year old pool, often piling guys folks with a dorm stud for murder. then we have 17 year old george harrison, george harris. i really liked this fighter because folks always said he was the youngest lad with the biggest hair diverse, the taller they playe

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who were the is beatles and when did you first come across them?ll remember years ago, 2014, 2015, the rise, the rapid rise of islamic state group, isis. and the fact that they started this process of taking western hostages. but then not only were we hearing the news about it, but we were seeing video of it. this group was filming the executions by beheading, and they were posting these in stylised propaganda videos online. it became clear that there was a group here of four british men who some of the hostages referred to as the beatles because there were four of them, because of their british accents. and what we knew was that one of the figures, who turned out to be a leading figure, was this man had been mysteriously referred to as "jihadi john" but people didn't who he was. we knew that the authorities in the uk and the us had a fairly good idea who he was. we, like many organisations, set out to try to identify them and actually the first scoop went to the washington post, which reported around the same time as lucy manning at the bbc the na

items being auctioned include handwritten notes for the beatles song hey jude, three guitars given toy his father and the famous afghan coat then in war and the film "the magical mystery tour" and the kp were in the film "help." nft czar assets in a digital world that you can buy and sell like property but they don't ve a tangible form. let's hear from the auction house in charge of the sale. >> he gets to go through his dad's treasures, thgifts john london -- john lennon gave to julian, and at the same time share them with fans all of the world. people are gravitating to digital tokens and you can own items like those three guitars, images of those three guitars, and video of julian talking about the three guitars. they aremportant to him in the world in general, the world of collectibles, and the sentimental journey with his dad. ros: that is definitely as far as i can take this story without help so we ask charlotte gee, technology editor at the review to give me a hand. she is explaining what the person buying one of these items would actually own. >> you get a url that says you o

. >>> there's a fight in miami beach to save a landmark hotel where the beatles once performed. city managers say the deauville hotel beach resort needs to come down due to structural defects. however, city commissioners want to save it. it hosted the beatles in 1964, one week after their historic appearance on the ed sullivan show. >> they've been trying to save that hotel for years. >>> all right, coming up, flying into the record books. how a 19-year-old just broke a record by flying around the world solo. >>> and later on, the little girl staying close to the ground in her own zamboni. you're watching "world news now." scene 103, take one. here we go. my name is wesley, and i'm with my knucklehead brother. my friend nafi. my boyfriend doug. i thought we'd be on the same page about this and we're not. how do i know the way i'm going to respond to it? there's not that long term research out there yet. i don't want to be on the front line. but you're human. you're going to make a mistake. i'm just saying everyone has a right to make their own decision. but why would you want to

, you know, who-- i was, like, nine years old when the beatles hit.that. >> stephen: how weird must it be for you, because you have written with paul. seeing the way he's collaborating with john, how much they love each other. what a love story that is. what's it like to write with him as someone who has been a fan your whole life? >> the one thing i had to keep in my mind is i was me, and he asked me-- he didn't want me to turn up in short trousers and talk about being a fan of the beatles when i was a little kit kid. he wanted me to be 33-- or whatever age it was-- when we wrote these 15 songs. and he was very generous, he sat across from me and we played music. i dare say there was some similarities the way we wrote the songs but we didn't write "i want to hold your hand." those guys were teenaged friends who went to outer space on a mission that we all get to see the end of in "get back." for me, i was somebody lucky enough to work with paul. i met that family when his son ran into my studio, in 1982, pursued by his elder sister, pursued by his el

. >> you start the decade with the death of a beatle.'t really know where you're going to go from that point. you know, culturally or musically. >> for a while it seemed there was nothing new on the horizon. announcing the latest achievement in home entertainment. the power of sight. video. the power of sound. stereo. mtv. music television. ♪ >> we all are so excited about this new concept in tv. we'll be doing for tv what fm did for radio. >> at the time the world was saying, we don't think anybody's going to watch videos over and over. but we knew we had something special. ♪ my little pretty one, pretty one ♪ ♪ when you gonna give me some time sharona ♪ >> mtv made you feel like those artists were in the room. you had a personal concert all day. ♪ crack that whip ♪ >> when you have the rotation of, say, maybe 100 different videos being rotated over and over on mtv, they do a great job of exposing new acts. ♪ >> britain was ahead of the curve. they hay ton of videos in their inventory. and that was what paved the way for this accidental

the beatles. >> got to understand they were 20 years ago.a new generation and new -- new wave. ♪ you were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar when i met you ♪ >> by the early 1980s, new wave is used to describe these sleek, dressy, cool bands that are coming out of england. ♪ don't you want me, baby ♪ ♪ don't you want me oh ♪ >> british artists all understood how to use visuals, in a way that i think american artists didn't necessarily get that quickly. ♪ do you really want to hurt me ♪ >> do you really want to hurt me is a good song. it is a song old people like and young people like. so i think the proof is in the pudding. buy it and eat it. >> mtv actually met with durand durand's managers, and said we are looking for kind of like james bond videos on location. and their managers are the ones that went to the band members, and said look, we really need to up the ante with these clips. you know, we need to give this channel something they have never seen before. >> there are some that have accused your videos of being soft porn. >> wel

not going to bust you out, it's good you or the beatle, sir, because we all love the beatles. exactly right. every neutral, the neutral. thanks for that report. will. still ahead of the kron, 4 morning news governor newsome visits the bay area's to push a plan on transportation and infrastructure. we have more on his message. >> plus, democrats hopes of pushing through voting rights legislation was unsuccessful. we're going to tell you the next steps. democratic leaders are taken on capitol hill. after the break. all that recent rain is helping our state. why water crisis. we're going to show you the drastic change on the latest drought map, john. yeah, the big changes out there. you saw this fog behind will this morning down at levi stadium. you can see this. well, it s f o. >> we are in the midst of some low gray that's out right along the bay shore. but later today, it's back to the sunshine back to the low 60's. sunshine back to the low 60's. your forecast ahead. - hi mommy! - hi honey! oh i missed you! you just want to video call the kids. ok. ♪ hush little baby...♪ ♪...d

beatles fans listen up some of the band's memorabilia is up for auction in the form of nfts six itemsmccartney's handwritten notes for "hay jude" are for sale. the bids close next monday so the clock is ticking let's bring in the head of the sale with john lennon's son julian welcome, josh. great to have you back on the show. >> great to be here. >> let's be clear about this the person who actually wins this auction won't own the physical, you know -- the physical lyrics to "hey, jude," for instance, they will have the nft version. what has the demand been so far for these items? >> the demand actually has been very high, and what this actually is a digital pairing where we're taking a physical good and we're creating a digital pairing of it or a twin of it that is authenticated by the original owner with true authentication and provable scarcity in this case. >> sounds like alchemy, josh you have one item and you're able to hold the item and own the value of the item and sell an nft duplicate of it and make even more money? >> yeah, that's exactly what's going on, you know as we move

but we love the beatles. still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news governor newsome visits the bay area to push a plan on transportation. >> and infrastructure. we have more on his message. plus, democrats hopes of pushing through voting rights legislation was unsuccessful. we're going to tell you the next steps. democratic leaders are taking on capitol hill and after the break, all that recent rain we got is helping our statewide water crisis. we're going to show you the drastic change on our latest drought map, john. and we are seeing conditions out there that are drying back out after such a wet december. obviously this week is remain dry weekend will stay the same 50's up the coast 60's further inland. >> continuing into next week or dry weather like at the breakdown. still to come. floor and decor, my go-to to get it all. tile, wood, stone and laminate — they've got it. installation materials — yup. and all the tools i need — they've got those too. more importantly, they've got my back with benefits and se

the legendary beetle john lennon, might have a deal for you. julian lennon is offering up pieces of beatles memorabilia for auction. but not in physical form, rather as non fungible tokens up for grabs the n f t's to the handwritten notes to the 1968 song, a jude among other collectables. but with bidding already over $50000.00 us dollars, they won't come. she when a fine, just reminder the top stories were following for you here today. an inquiry into alleged locked l parties, and british prime minister boris johnson's office could be released in the coming hours. pressure has been melting for johnson to resign over the issue. and us present job wife has said he would consider leveling personal sanctions on russian president vladimir putin. if russia in bade ukraine talks between germany, france, russia, and ukraine to defuse the crisis, could be held in paris later today. i got another news update for you at the top of the next hour for me and all of us. here's the w, thanks for watching. ah, soccer is a sport of the many colors. mm.

the legendary beetle john lennon, might have a deal for you. julian lennon is offering up pieces of beatles memorabilia for auction, but not in physical form, rather as non fungible tokens up for grabs the f. t's to the handwritten notes for the 1968 song, hey jude, among other collectibles. but with bidding already over $50000.00 us dollars, they won't come to the st reminder top story. we're following for you here day on d. w. inquire into alleged lockdown parties of british prime minister boris johnson's office could be released in the coming hours. pressure has been mounting or johnson to resolve thanks for watching people in trucks injured when trying to feed the city center. more and more refugees are being turned away. families on the theory for these correct only with administrative people. seeing extreme dreams around 200 people around the world. more than 300000000 people are seeking refuge. yes. why? because no one should have to flee. make up your own mind. d. w. made for mines ah, ah, the global economic recovery is under threat. the international monetary fun cuts this forecas

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now before we go, beatles fans will have the chance to own a virtual copies of guitars, clothing and song lyrics that once belonged to john linen. the items are going up for auction in the form of non hon tokens or an f t 's winning bidders will walk away with the unit of block chain data that gives them access to unique digital asset linen son julian views. the latest chapter create as a way to share the sentimental items without having to part with them. and that's all for me in the business team here in berlin for more from us, check out our website, w dot com slash business. thanks for watching and see you next time. into the conflict zone with sebastian the streets of hong kong, a quiet these days. the pro democracy movements have been tamed. this week we talk for a 2nd time to regina, long time, low amaica in hong kong, legislative council ahead of the prob, aging new people's party. what kind of future for hong kong now with me, they were murdered, exterminating both their existence and history buried. and yet some people still experience their presence the ghosts of war song.

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the legendary beetle john lennon, might have a deal for you. julian lennon is offering up pieces of beatles memorabilia for auction, but not in physical form, rather as non fungible tokens up for grabs the f. t's to the handwritten notes for the 1968 song, hey jude, among other collectibles. but with bidding already over $50000.00 us dollars, they won't come. shiloh should remind her of top story. we're following for you here. day on the w. inquire into alleged lockdown parties of british prime minister boris johnson's office could be released in the coming hours. pressure has been mounting for johnson to resort thanks for watching people and trucks injured when trying to flee the city center.

i was singing elvis presley, the beatles, salsa — everybody was dancing.school. we speak via video link. juan diego is at home in vienna and i'm in london. halfway through, he gives me a rendition of marechiare — a popular i9th—century italian song. singing juan diego is a real example of how somebody can fall in love with opera unexpectedly. he became smitten when he joined the conservatory in lima. igot in, and then i discovered classical music there and i loved it. i loved what my voice could do. and then, i was asking everybody, "do you think i'm good? "do you think i could be a tenor? "i like this kind of singing, "but i don't know if i'm good enough." after studying there for three years, juan dego left peru for the first time to train in the united states with the full support of his family. my mother was always so supportive. she is a strong woman, so she was, "yeah, you have to go. we will do whatever it takes." so we sold the family carfor $1,000, so i had the money to go to america to have an aeroplane fare. juan diego blossomed in america and q

just like with the beatles, you can say, "oh, they came after the beatles.". oh, after. after "monty python." >> beginning october 11th, saturday night will open up a whole new live venture from new york city. we just happen to have the producer of the program and members of his company. what should we look for on the program? >> anxiety. >> loren michaels, this canadian comedy producer, was given free rein. >> hi. i'm loren michaels. >> he hires improv comics. >> rehearsal and warmup, let's do 28 face slaps. come on. slap. come on. pick a hand. >> george carlin was the first host. wanted to be permanent host. >> nice to see you. welcome and thanks for joining us live. >> there were a lot of names bandied about in terms of permanent hosts. >> that's one of those tv rules you mustn't break, until you do. then you realize, why don't you have a different host every week? but it was the cast that finally won people's hearts. >> come on, who is this? >> andy-gram. >> you cut your own steaks. we give you the sauce. >> i'm barbara wawa. >> thank you, thank you very

. >> reo speedwagon are the new beatles.riendshi has grown stronger ♪ ♪ i only wish i had the strength to let it show ♪ >> you're letting it show. >> i am? >> okay, break it up people. >> big day >> big day >> i know, hey, guys, see what i have for you honor of today? tang >> tang! >> hold on, hold on, hold on >> slow down slow down. dad's off. so goodbye kiss, kiss, kiss. i want all the details later briefcase? >> in the living room. >> what would i do without you >> jimmy: yeah [ cheers and applause reo speedwagon >> what would i do with her? >> jimmy: reo speedwagon is the new beatles. >> yeah! >> jimmy: milo ventimiglia, everybody. "this is us" airs tuesdays at 9:00 p.m. on nbc we're playing a new game with milo when we come back stick around, everybody. ♪ [ cheers and applause you are an electric vehicle. electricity powers your heart. want to feel your heart beat faster? drive an electric car. made by a company whose evs have gone five billion miles... for every highway... every driveway... ...and every speedway. and w

>> vanessa's dad, 73-year-old patrick mitchell, was a family man who climbed mountains, loved the beatlesand was a lifelong educator from san diego. after the granddad of three was diagnosed with late stage pancreatic cancer, vanessa turned to a community group asking for bucket list ideas the pair could enjoy together. >> i thought we could use some amazing ideas. it took me by surprise how many people offered suggestions >> it was more than 100, right >> hundreds, yes >> reporter: but they didn't just get ideas people were so moved by the story. they offered them unforgettable experiences to carry the family through patrick's passing earlier this month, including tickets to las vegas for a ufc matchup, a private backyard violin concert performed by a local musician the pair even got a private tour of an aircraft carrier julie wright and her husband, justin, arranged a behind the scenes adventure with a u.s. navy helicopter squadron >> just having been through cancer with my mother last year, i kind of had a sense of what vanessa may be feeling >> reporter: the families, one of many who

alexa, according to the beatles, who was paul? >> here's what i found from the web.. the beatles legend asked 39-year-old annie clark, real name annie clark, to appear in the remix of his song, "women and wives," from this year's "mccartney iii imagined" compilation, which features a new version of his song. was that helpful >> jimmy: no >> thanks for your feedback. >> jimmy: yeah, you're welcome [ laughter and applause no, that wasn't helpful. now it is your turn, my partner, cate, whenever you're ready. >> alexa, in lewis carroll's "alice in wonderland," who was on the beach >> sorry, i don't have an answer for that. >> oh, well that's not my problem. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: let me start let me say it. >> jimmy: alexa, according to lewis carroll's "alice in wonderland," who was on the beach? >> here's something i found on the web. according to cee.edu, on the beach, terror strikes robinson crusoe, the first of many castaways to confront destiny on the sand. >> jimmy: yep. [ laughter ] >> this is going well. >> jimmy: that's fantastic [ buzzer ] ready? here we go rea

peterjackson�*s get back, a three—part documentary on the beatles' final album. film summer of soul which tells previously untold story of the harlem cultural festival in new york. the festival is a celebration of black performers, and the film has been getting a lot of love from critics. the harlem cultural festival was hidden from the public for a decade. it happened here in the summer of 1969. the same summer as woodstock. but it was overshadowed by that music festival. but now it is stepping out of the shadows and basking in its own light. the film is filled with stars such as mahalia jackson, gladys knight and stevie wonder. you can't separate the festival from what was happening in the nation during a very tumultuous era. cities were burning, tensions were high and black people were moving into a new phase in the fight for racial equality. it was no longer just about civil rights, but there was a move in consciousness, and people were embracing blackness itself. like gladys knight said in a film, "we want "progress, we want "our people lifting us up." two g

. >> reporter: toured england with the rolling stones, befriended the beatles, racked up hit after hit hit. spector was born veronica bennett she and her band mates grew up near spanish harlem they began singing and dancing in clubs where their sound, their presence and their mascara made an impression ♪ baby, i love you. ♪ come on, baby >> reporter: we weren't afraid to be hot. that was our gimmick they signed a record deal in 1963 to back up other acts until they hit it big. ♪ be my baby now. >> reporter: five tracks from their debut album made it to the billboard charts but her influence was felt for decades and the music icon as an outspoken abuse survivor at the hands of her ex-husband, she became a symbol of female empowerment today her family saying ronnie lived her life with a twinkle in her eye, a spunky attitude, a wicked sense of humor and a smile on her face she was filled with love and gratitude ♪ >> reporter: and remarkably, just days ago, the ronettes returned to the billboard top ten for the first time in 58 years with "sleigh ride," proving great music really is timele

. >> reporter: patrick was a family man who climbed mountains, loved the beatles, and was a lifelong. so after the granddad of three was diagnosed with stage three pancreatic cancer, she turned to social media to ask for a list. >> it took me by surprise how many people offered suggestions. >> it was more than a hundred, right? >> hundreds, yes. >> reporter: but they didn't just get ideas people were so moved by the story, they offered unforgettable experiences that carried the family through patrick's passing earlier this month including a trip to las vegas and tickets to a ufc matchup, a private backyard violin concert performed by a local musician the pair even got a private tour of an aircraft carrier julie wright and her husband arranged a behind-the-scenes adventure with the u.s. navy helicopter scad ron. >> just having been through cancer with my mother last year, i kind of had a sense of what vanessa may be feeling. >> reporter: the families, one of many who have since become close friends, helping celebrate patrick's life with a lasting legacy of support. >> to speak to the

i was singing elvis presley, the beatles, salsa — everybody was dancing.ideo link. juan diego is at home in vienna, and i'm in london. halfway through, he gives me a rendition of "marechiare" — a popular 19th—century italian song. juan diego is a real example of how somebody can fall in love with opera unexpectedly. he became smitten when he joined the conservatory in lima. i got in, and then, i discovered classical music there. and i loved it. i loved what my voice could do. and then, i was asking everybody, "do you think i'm good? do you think i could be a tenor? i like this kind of singing, but i don't know if i'm good enough." after studying there for three years, juan dego left peru for the first time to train in the united states with the full support of his family. my mother was always so supportive. she is a strong woman, so she was, "yeah, you have to go. we'll do whatever it takes." so we sold the family car for $1,000, so i had the money to go to america to have aeroplane fare. juan diego blossomed in america and quickly drew attention from euro