. >>> and remember davy jones of the monkees. and how we all sang along. ♪ hey, hey, we're the monkees >>> good evening. we begin tonight with an unholy fury of tornadoes. at least 16 of them, 1 after the other, tearing through american towns today. imagine you're looking out your window. and you see this. a giant funnel cloud in the middle of nebraska. and the highway in branson, missouri, that country music mecca, here it is before. and look after. and a mall in harrisburg, illinois. and here, after the tornado hit. when it was all over, at least 9 people were killed, more than 150 injured across this country. and abc's chris bury has been touring the devastation in harrisburg. chris? >> reporter: good evening, diane. you can see how powerful this tornado was. this home, among hundreds destroyed in this town of only 9,000 people. the mayor told us he heard the sirens go off. and he knew in his gut that something awful was going to happen. the twisters tore through the night, leaving behind a terrible toll in five states. at lea

love davy jones.e died in again at the age of 66 at his home in the indian town, florida. >> i am just amazed that some of these people even knew davy jones. social media blew up today with comments about him. >> here are some examples of the comments we got. vicky lee said -- you can go to our page and tell us your favorite song and davy jones memory. >> the sinkhole that caused traffic delays this morning is that repaired. it measured from 8 feet long the. officials say it was created by a water main break two weeks ago. it was supposed to be repaired back then, but it was not patched up. >> what a messy day today is. at some point the rain was really coming down hard. >> some areas well west of washington are getting some rain now. we had issues just down the road on route one with some flooding. it has been an issue through the evening. it probably will happen again. there may be a rumble of thunder coming our way as well. let's give you an indication of where the heaviest rain is. it is north and

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the british-born davy jones died last night.is band had many musical hits including "daydream believer." to many, it was their tv show. >> ♪ we are the monkees >> he was the clean-cut lead singer for the band put together for a tv show. his talents and appeal contributed to the group 's chart success on both sides of the atlantic. >> there they are. everything to make the fans go wild. >> created to emulate the beatles, sometimes they enjoyed almost as much fan histeria. >> i am the heartthrob, no hair on his body kind of guy bang. >> he was born in manchester in 1945. he was a child actor. >> that is more like it. cox ♪ that i saw her face ♪ >> it was singing with the monkees that made him a star. they were regarded by many as the first mfg. group. he said it was not justified. >> like anything, you make arrangements to do stuff. whether you are a dj, or a singer or in an office, you are interviewed for the job. >> much of his peers and has endured. davy jones will be remembered as one of the few as british pop singers to achie

davy jones is gone. we'll remember him after the break. >>> moustache wars on capitol hill and a maryland congressman with the bushy stash and frugal reputation, did he really propose a won $50 tax credit for male grooming? >>> we have some new information on that shocking finding that the unidentifiable remains of some 9/11 victims were dumped in a landfill. the air force's top general says steps taken by the mortuary at dover air force base appear to have followed instructions from a top pentagon official, david chu. he of the personnel chief under defense secretary donald rumsfeld. general norton schwartz's remarks called after an independent pen say mortuaries burned remains and dumped them in landfill. >>> maryland congressman roscoe bartlett denies reports tonight he is spearheading the drive to give men a $250 tax credit for moustache grooming. i can't imagine what would be wrong with that. bruce leshan probably has some information about it. >> this is the kind of story that reporters just perk u

davy jones of the monkees has died at the age of 66. >> here we come ♪ walking down the street ♪ >> davyes was already a seasoned performer when producers picked him and three other unknowns to be the monkees. it was 1965, and the beatles were invading america. hollywood wanted to create its own american version. the monkees tv show featured the comediantics and music of the group with jones as the heartthrob lead singer. jones was the only british monkee. the band churned out a string of hits, including "i'm a believer," and "day dream believer," which jones sang lead. most were written by well-known song writers. critics dubbed the group, the pre-fab four, a knock jones dismissed. >> the press lane label -- labeled it as a manufactured band. but like anything, you make arrangements to do stuff. >> reporter: the show aired from 1966 to 1968 and turned jones into a teen idol. he continued acting. >> the monkees got their own star on the holed we-- hollywood walk of fame. >> i think everybody remembers that song "hey, hey, we're the monkees ." >> i'm a believer. big fan of them back in th

davy jones was 66. >>> south korea's welcoming north korea's agreement with the u.s.anium enrichment and put a moratorium on missile tests. the first sign of progress in years. u.s. efforts to persuade one of the world's most isolated and authoritarian countries to abandon its nuclear program have all stall before. secretary of state clinton says the u.s. still has profound concerns to make sure they are enforcing the moratorium inspectors will visit the complex. >> today's announcement represents a modest first step in the right direction. we will be watching closely and judging north korea's new leaders by their actions. >> in return for suspending its nuclear weapons test the u.s. has agreed to provide 240,000 metric tons of food aid. >>> from elementary school -- some elementary students got a less san from japan. japanese students who survived last year's tsunami came to share their story. >> reporter: the students and staff at rosa parks elementary raised almost $7,000 to help tsunami survivors. this morning they got to meet some of the people themmed students f

tonight at 11:00. >>> doug, you remember davy jones?eah. >> read about him in school? >> yeah, i was talking, i used to love that show, in reruns. fantastic. >> thanks a lot. >> all right. >> thanks a lot. they live in florida. >> i was on an elevate we are davie jones one time. very nice guy. one of the shortest guys i ever met. a lot of rain out there now, even strong thunderstorms in through portions of montgomery county. watch out tonight on those roads, also heavy rain in portions of southern maryland and fredericksburg, virginia. >>> some local chefs feeling the heat. a team for bravo's "top chef" season ten had an open casting call in phen quarter at graffiato owned by "top chef's" mike isabella. he epitomizes what they were looking for in hopefuls, personality. great cooking is not going to cut it. we caught up with one local chef and native washingtonian who said he is ready to represent d.c. >> set the record state, d.c. is not a place where trance kept chefs can come and make name for themselves, a place for local, put in the

davy jones was 66. >>> south korea's welcoming north korea's agreement with the u.s.ium enrichment and put a moratorium on missile tests. the first sign of progress in years. u.s. efforts to persuade one of the world's most isolated and authoritarian countries to abandon its nuclear program have all stall before. secretary of state clinton says the u.s. still has profound concerns to make sure they are enforcing the moratorium inspectors will visit the complex. >> today's announcement represents a modest first step in the right direction. we will be watching closely and judging north korea's new leaders by their actions. >> in return forending its nuclear weapons test the u.s. has agreed to provide 240,000 metric tons of food aid. >>> from elementary school -- some elementary students got a less san from japan. japanese students who survived last year's tsunami came to share their story. >> reporter: the students and staff at rosa parks elementary raised almost $7,000 to help tsunami survivors. this morning they got to meet some of the people themmed students from 50

davy jones was 66 years old. more information as we get it. >>> the man in charge of the rupert murdoch empire is leaving. james murdoch became front-page news himself in an allegation of cell-phone hacking. both murdochs were hauled before congress and both deny breaking any laws. james murdoch will move to new york to focus on an international operation. >>> in syria, a group says the city of homs came under the heaviest shelling so part in the government's ruthless assault. these pictures capture the destruction. a man desperate hely tries to pull an injured child from the rubble. at least one person has died so far today. at the same time, no let up in the bombardment. helicopters flew over the city firing on civilians. they have moved into one neighborhood controlled by the opposition. >>> you might forgive mitt romney if he considers yesterday super tuesday. romney eked out a win in a state that doesn't need much delegate-wise but would have cost him dearly if he lost. it's a much needed boost ahead of next

davy jones was 66 years old.died this morning in florida of an apparent heart attack. >>> there's one less item for sale at target in the wake of whitney houston's death. according to tmz, the source pulling the greeting card from the shelves that marked the singer's trouble reed lationship with ex-husband, bobby brown. it read, "next time you think of dating the bad boy, consider whitney houston." the card had been available long before houston died earlier this month. >>> actors jennifer gardner around ben affleck are celebrating the birth of their third child. "us weekly" report it is a boy. the couple have been married for seven years. the couple's daughters were helping to pick a name for the baby, their suggestions were mostly disney related, such as donald duck and peter pan. >> those are some names. >>> despite her claims to the contrary, there are new reports today that snooki, you know that name of "jersey shore" fame, she is pregnant. e news and the "new york post" report that nicole poll lizzi i denyi

a sad day fans of the 1960s band, the monkees, davy jones died today. ecame famous in 1965 at the age of 20. jones was the only british member of a rock group formed expressly for the american tv show. davy jones was 66 years old. he died this morning in florida of an apparent heart attack. >> but they all looked young, forever. always be -- >> it was -- also they were a happy group. weren't doing anything sinister, it was safe for us in fifth grade to be in love with them and watch them. >> that's right. >>> hey, you drive on it every day, but our news4 i team has discovered you might be paying much more for roads and bridges for years after they were built, because the government is not paying its bills. >> investigative reporter tisha thompson working on this one. she joins us with a preview. >> a local construction company calls us because he says he hasn't been paid for years. we wonder is that the only one or is the government not paying up? our digging led us to karen salahi with other construction, her department company did the multimillion doll

the news of davy jones. >> incredibly popular group. davy jones talented man passed away this morning of a heart attack. he's 66 years old. he had just performed february 19th. this was kind of a shock to a lot of people. we got a statement from his band mate peter torque. it reads "it is with great sadness that i reflect on the sudden passing of my long time friend and adventurer david jones. his talent will be missed. my deepest sthit to jessica, that's his wife and the rest of the family.an adios to the manchester cowboy. he leaves behind a wife jessica and four children from previous marriages. they had talked about reuniting that it was on again, off again. it's a sad loss. >> yeah, it is. the next topic is target and this very bizarre whitney houston greeting card. >> you might argue this was crazy before she died. but since whitney houston passed away, they pulled a greeting card at target that the only way to show is just to show it to you. it reads next time you think of dating the bad boy, consider

♪ to a day dream believer ♪ and a homecoming queen >>> that's a young davy jones.orrespondent kareen wynter is following this story. what do we know? what happened here? >> reporter: well, wolf, sadly cnn can confirm that singer/songwriter davy jones has died. he suffered a cardiac arrest this morning near his home in hollywood, florida. he was rushed to a local hospital, bun unable to be resuscitated. hi is best known as the lead singer of the pop group the monkees. they firmed expressly for the purpose of creating that well-known american television show with the same name. that i hinge songs included last training to clarksville, and pleasant valley sunday and day dream believer. the original monkees disbanded shortly after the show went off the air. he had various incarnations of the monkees, and there was even talk of a reunion tour recently. his manager and brother-in-law released a statement saying all of his family, friends and fans mourn the loss. we were fortunate to which you have he will be missed tremendously by all who knew him. jones is survived busi

singer davy jones has died. he was taken to a hospital in florida with chest pains. he died a short time later from a heart attack. jones found claim to the lead singer of the pop group called the monkees, in the 1960s tv show. he went on to have a successful singing and acting career. jones is survived by has wife and daughter. davy jones is dead at the age of 66. >>> let's check on the roads now with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. >> hi, kai. hi, everyone. the beltway already beginning to back down. expect delays from york road to providence road. on the west side inner loop, heavy there around the security boulevard. average speed at this hour, about 40 miles an hour. northbound 95, the only slow spot so far is approaching route 100. as far as accidents go, owings mills, mcdonogh road. southbound on the jones falls expressway, a crash there on 28th street, blocking the right- hand lane. other accidents include moravia road at sinclaire lane. east baltimore at president's street. and also east northeast avenue. let's take a live look. you can see, we have r

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davie jones has died at the age of 66. he rose to fame in the 1960s in the brand the monkeys. representative of the artist said he died this morning of a heart attack in florida. he was born in manchester england and sang lead vocals. >>> is your old prom gown collecting dust? some girls in need, how you can clean out the closet. >>> and you will notice some changes in the meat section at your grocery store. the new labeling that's supposed to make nutritional information easier. . >>> now the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate. >> start off the radar, you see heavy showers in western maryland. isolated thunderstorms in the area to out toward garret, stream across the border here, beautiful white water rafting. some lighting but no severe weather in the area and i think there is enough cool weather that most of the weather weather is going to come in the form of mainly just precipitation, maybe a little wind likely we won't see a lot of thunderstorm activity or if we did it'll be limited. tough to see right now. we have 50 out at pwi. winds are from the south. ve

the singer with the sixties pop group the monkees, davy jones, has died in his home in florida. his hits included "daydream believer" and "it's a little bit me, a little bit you." james murdoch has quit his job. he is currently an executive at the parent company, news corp.. he will now be concentrating on the company's television business. a warning, there is some flash photography. >> this is a move full of symbolism but in reality, james murdoch's day-to-day involvement with his father's newspapers ended last year. this is probably a relief for hand because he partly as i share his father's interest in newspapers, and because he had become the target of a firestorm. did he orchestrated a cover-up? he was forced to confess to mistakes. >> if i knew then now and with the benefit of hindsight, we can look at all of these things. we would have taken more action are around that and faster to get to the bottom of these allegations. >> he is not the first executive to go put the despite strong support, rebekah brooks, the managing director quit last summer. since then, the scandal s

singer davy jones, who starred with "the monkees" in the 1960s, died today, of a heart attack, in indiantown, florida. jones and three others were recruited in 1966 for a t.v. show about the adventures of a pop band. it lasted two years. the monkees had a string of hits, including "last train to clarksville" and "daydream believer." davy jones was 66 years old. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to gwen. >> ifill: we turn now to the presidential campaign as the candidates turned their attention to next week's big super tuesday contests. mitt romney beat rick santorum by just three points in michigan last night. but that didn't stop him from his victory lap. >> we didn't win by a lot, but we won by enough, and that's all that counts. ( cheers ) >> ifill: even that narrow win over a stiff santorum challenge proved enough to head off what would have been an embarrassing loss for romney in his home state. a clearcut win in arizona awarded romney 29 delegates, and michigan officials said the close finish there would give each candidate 15 delegates each. with ten states voting o

. >>> we start things off with sad, breaking news out of the entertainment world, singer/actor davy jones of the monkees died at 66. jones was most famous for his role in the pop group the monkees, star of the classic 1965 tv show. back in 1968, he was named the top performer of all time. he is survived by four daughters from previous marriages. >>> we are finally getting a serious blast of winter weather. we do have a live look for you at the clouds over the trans america building in san francisco this morning, where we have seen plenty of drizzle, wind and those chilly temperatures. nbc bay area meteorologist christina loren joins wuss a look at what you can expect today and for the rest of the week. >> yeah, guys, it is going to be kind of a super soaker. later on today, gone through the first batch of rain, we are on the way. set this in motion, show you futurecast, you see just in time for the evening commute home, another weak disturbance that will move n and behind this next disturbance is a very, very cold air mass. temperatures will tumble overnight, talking about snow levels. an

we have new information coming in today on the death of davie jones. everyone on this set remembered him, and felt sad to hear that the 66-year-old lead singer of the big 60's group the monkey has died. we'll give you the update. and up next a major website facing sharp criticism over a, quote, joke piece criticizing rick santorum's face. a column that critics charge is over the top and an attack on catholics everywhere. mitt romney the big win her in last night's primaries. but he may want to watch our focus group for tips on super tuesday and beyond. >> i think that republicans would be very foolish to not move away from the social issues, because they can win it on the economy. they are not going to win it on social issues. wake up! that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm. for half the calories plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8. and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. [ woman ] lower cholesterol. [ man 2 ] yummy. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste and whole gin oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheer

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. >>> in other news, davy jones died at the age of 66 after suffering a heart attack.and complained of chest pains yesterday evening. >>> tiger woods' ex coach says he wanted to become a navy s.e.a.l. he writes that woods thought about quitting and joining the -- he says that fascination even got in the way of woods' going for the majors record. his agent calls that ridiculous. i guess we all have our day jobs and then the jobs we wish we have. >> yes, kate, and on that point, stay right there. and finally, tonight's moment you may have missed. i love my job, but we can all fantasize, right? >> down they go, joey polter goes flying into the catch fence and that will be john king will win at daytona. >> no, not me, but for 23-year-old john king from kings port, tennessee, the biggest win of his life. >> man, i'm a rookie, i'm not supposed to be here. oh, my gosh. this is unreal. >> and the daytona champion joins us now. first, congratulations. what's it feel like to be a rookie on the track and to all of a sudden, see that checkered flag? >> it's unbelievable. i mean, i

davis. he recently submitted every ports in both classified and unclassified versions to a series at the pentagon. i was joined by my colleagues congressman walter jones and john garamendi. we were not only impressd with lieutenant colonel davis's character o but the information and analysis he shared with us. simply put, the situation in afghanistan does not reflect the optimistic statements we repeatedly hear from high military officials and commanders on a regular basis. this week, a great deal of what lieutenant colonel davis told us has appeared in the media in an article he wrote for the armed forces journal, the nation's oldest independent military magazine and in "the new york times". lieutenant colonel davis talks about the difficulties of training the afghan police and military, the challenges facing our own troops to establish sustainable security zones, the rampant corruption and the gr great -- classified material that contradicts such claims. the briefing with danny davis comes close on the heels of a number of articles that appeared toward the end of last year about the more pessimistic conclusions found in the most recent intelligence

ironically, one week after being briefed by davis, congressman walter jones and i sent a letter on january 12 to the president asking him to declassify and release the 211 n.i.e. on afghanistan. we are still waiting for a response to that request. mr. speaker, the u.s. has spent hundreds of billions of dollars on military operations in afghanistan. over 5,500 americans were wounded or killed in afghanistan last year alone. over the course of a decade, tens of thousands have come home. many will carry for a lifetime the unseen scars of posttraumatic stress or traumatic brain injury. like soldiers everywhere they replace an unsympathetic battlefield. they do what is expected of them and do it with courage and determination. the majority of americans want a safe and orderly withdrawal from afghanistan as quickly as possible. i want every single one of our troops home and reunited with their families and loved ones as soon as humanly possible. i want them to be able to leave safely and in a manner that generates confidence in what the next day will bring for afghanistan and the region. on febr

davis, leah michelle. renee zellweger was the first wearing this dress to the 2004 premiere of bridget jones, the edge of reasonown the red carpet? >> it was amazing. i woke up the next day and it was in every newspaper. and i was like, oh, my gosh. i coopera couldn't believe. >> marchesa was just starting out. the designers didn't have the budget fored ads. so they made a strategic decision to build marchesa not on advertising, but on the backs of celebrities instead. >> the star in effect is their advertising campaign. and the more women who are coming down there wearing marchesa and the more beautiful they look, the more designable the brand becomes. >> so what does it take to get a sandra bullock in marchesa for the oscars? during awards season, marchesa takes out a hotel suite in beverly hills. >> we have like racks of dresses, we have beautiful shoes. >> and then the real work begins. take this this gown vanessa hun hunlgens wore in 2009. >> we were working through the night. we actually got minor's lights so the light was good enough in the dark. >> and then there's this. >> made about the harvey fact or

davis is not commenting on the lawsuit tonight. >>> we're learning that a man who was shot and wound by oakland police this weekend is related to oscar grant. tony jones' family says that police were not justified when they shot him. and now the family is planning a lawsuit. jones is a cousin of oscar grant, are. grant is the unarmed man who was shot and killed by bart police on new year's day in 2009. as kron4's dan kerman reports, while jones recovers from his wounds, he faces four felony charges. >> reporter: tony jones is the 24 year-old man who was shot and wounded by oakland police sunday night. court documents say he had a gun in his hand. >> one suspect who was shot, the suspect was armed with a firearm. >> regardless, he never had a gun and he got shot in his back. >> reporter: his mother says her son had no gun. >> i just want the oakland police to pay for what they did. and i will be suing them. >> reporter: jones is the cousin of the late oscar grant, the unarmed man who was shot and killed by bart police in 2009. the family says that connection may have caused jones to run when police pulled his vehicle over. >> his cousin was killed. i t

. >> do you know if clive davis' party is going on tonight, because of her relationship in his life? >> apparently his list of guests include quincy jonesout the biggest names in r&b and they were all on the guest lists aparentally and i can't imagine that with this development that will still be going on but we'll try to get that confirmed for you. >> thank you, jinah kim, we'll check back with you in a moment. aerial photos of the beverly hilton, sad, sad news, the place of a great tragedy today as whitney houston's body was led out of there this afternoon around 4:00 pacific time. whitney houston dead at 48. the cause of her death is unknown. however the los angeles police say there's no evidence of foul play, no obvious evidence of drug use. that is under investigation right now. let's go to lolo ochinocchi, "today" show correspondent, what do you make of this? >> first of all it's devastating news and shocking. it's a true, true loss to music. she's one of the greatest entertainers the music industry has ever known and it's completely devastating. >> what do you think we're going to remember the most? you're a pop culture expert. w

. >> this year alone viola davis, leah michelle, renee zellweger was the first wearing this red marchesa dress to the 2004 premier of "bridget jonesd every newspaper with a name marchesa, oh, my gosh, i couldn't believe it. >> when zellweger wore that dress marchesa was just starting out. karen craig didn't have the budget for ads so they made a strategic decision to build marchesa not on advertising but on the backs of celebrities instead. >> the celebrity or the star in effect is their advertising campaign. and you know, the more women who are coming down there wearing marchesa and the more beautiful they look, the more desirable the brand becomes. >> reporter: so does it take to get a sandra bullock in marchesa for the oscars? >> hooir, come in. >> reporter: during the award season marchesa takes out a hotel suite in beverly hills. >> we have like, you know, racks of dresses. we have beautiful shoes. >> reporter: then the real work begins. take this gown vanessa hudgens wore to the oscars in 2009. >> i took the whole dress apart and started again. >> in five days. >> we were working through the night. we got miner's lights to p