. >>> remembering davy jones. the news today that has an entire generation reflecting back when "the monkees" took over the air waves. >>> ann curry halfway around the world with a brave american on a mission who didn't expect to fall in love on the way. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. it was a worst-case scenario. tornados among the largest nature can produce anywhere, ripping across the countryside late at night. after people had gone to bed. of course, can't always hear a warning. more than that, they hit during what's supposed to be the dead of winter, in late february, when there is supposed to be snow on the ground, not funnels in the western sky. some storms were moving at 60 miles per hour. too fast to outrun and the people and places in their path were no match. the same weather system is on the move again tonight after spawning tornados sightings in nine states. confirmed winds of 170 miles per hour. one of the storms carving a 22-mile-long path

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. >>> 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 midwestern 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 then, 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 then, 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 s

. >> also remembering davy jones. you are a daydream believer and a -- >> my exclusive interview with his monkees bandmate micky dolenz. this is "piers morgan tonight." >>> a deadly storm killed 12 and injured hundreds in the midwest heading east. two twisters are reported near hodgenville, kentucky and there are fears of more dangerous weather in extreme northern georgia, southern and eastern kentucky, northern mississippi, western north carolina and much of tennessee. at least three people have already died in tennessee and the storm is absolutely massive. 750 miles across, and 670 miles north to south. we'll have much more breaking news from the scene in a moment and later, my exclusive and rather emotional interview with micky dolenz remembering his monkees bandmate, the late, great davy jones. >> we sort of had a lot in common and over the years, you know, our families and he and i even though we bonded, i mean, you know, after 47 years working with people like that, you know, he was like my brother. we were like

it is a very sad day for all the fans of the monkees to hear that davy jones had died this morning oft heart attack. davy's longtime friend and bandmate micky dolenz joins me to remember his longtime friend. it must be an incredibly difficult day for you. >> that's an understatement. yeah, it's a shock right out of the blue. no one ever suspected, you know -- you know, what can you say? just total shock. i'm still just a little bit numbed by it all. >> how did you hear the news? >> my wife called me this morning. i was still in bed actually she was out shopping and she called -- got a call from her sister who said she heard it on the news, and i was -- i thought it was another -- frankly i thought it might have been another one of those internet stupid joke, you know, hoaxes. i hoped it was. but obviously it was not. >> you stayed in touch with davy over the years. were you good friends? >> yeah, we were quite good friends. if you know the history of the monkees, you know, it was a television show that was cast about this band that wanted to be the beatles, and i remember actually qui

knew him as davy jones, load singer of the monkees but to skprich mia he was a good friend. >> he was a very fun guy. same on stage as off he spoke to jones yesterday. last month taking this picture of his buddy during a caribbean cruise, davy jones became a part of rock and roll history with three band mates bimed as american version of the kbraelts but a former rolling stones editor says they were not respected in the music industry they were a manufactured group. came to be known as prefab four because they were created as a tv version of the beatle autos still with their show, they became a phenomenon zdavy jones, an instant heart throb. he sang lead vocals on their hits. long after breaking up the group receive aid star on the walk of fame n 1989, and performed at the now defunct purple star theater that same year. >> he loved being davy jones, he was good at it. >> appeared on 7 live and he demonstrated what it might look like if the now baby boomer monkees got together for another reunion. >> as a soul artist he would go up there and sing those song was pride. he was a monkee's

again, davy jones was 66.rst of all, we're changing time slots again for a few weeks starting next wednesday night, when we move to 10:00 p.m., 9:00 central. among our reports, richard engel from fukushima in japan. there are a lot of questions about how long it's going to remain a nuclear wasteland, how hot it is inside that so-called hot zone following the quake and the tsunami. he'll report on his findings here next week. >> i have never seen anything like this. it is like this little piece of the world has just been cut off. it doesn't exist anymore. it has been removed from the map. >> a small part of what we've seen so far of richard engel's reporting for next week. that's wednesday at our new time, 10:00 p.m. eastern, 9:00 central. for our broadcast for tonight, for everyone who worked so hard to bring it to you, thank you for being with us. hope to see you back here tomorrow evening for nbc "nightly news." for now and from new york, good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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. >> davy jones has died of a heart attack at the age of 66.was the most popular member of the monk koees dave wright. ♪ here we come >> reporter: they were the first ever real boy band. ♪ hey, hey, we're the monkees >> reporter: the pre-fab four, created by american tv producers, looking to cash in on the beatles. davy jones was the heart throb. the littlest one, who fell in love every episode. and always got the girl. >> we don't have another job. so -- >> oh, thank you, davy. >> reporter: including marcia, marcia, marcia. that episode of "the brady bunch," where she asks him to sing at the prom. >> when is your prom? >> friday night. >> okay. friday night it is. >> reporter: is the single-most rerun episode of television. ever. when "star trek" introduced a new character in its second season -- >> um, mr. chekhov. >> what can i do, captain? >> reporter: mr. chekhov was styled like davy jones to appeal to younger viewers. davy jones had that same effect on generations. >> a girl came up to me in a hotel and said, i'm coming to the show with m

micky dolenz is here remembering the late great davy jones. it brings great memories back to me. england. he was an english lad. even hearing that theme just getting up saturday mornings i used to hear it and everyone was crazy for the monkees. >> yeah, all over the world. i mean, the producers and writers of the show, you know, clearly got it right. it was a television show, like i said, about this band originally an imaginary band that wanted to be the beatles. it was a garage band. funny because ringo once said to me the beatles we were a garage band and even more ironically i'm here in new york this week doing a reading for a new musical on broadway called "garage band." i mean the coincidences are just phenomenal but that's what the monkees was about, it was about this garage band that wanted to be big, and on the television show we never made it. it's an important point. we obviously became huge, you know, on the road when we did go on the road, but when they cast the show, they cast it with these four guys that i guess the producers felt they all had this very, you know, v

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

. >>> and remembering davy jones. a beloved member of the monkees dies of a heart attack at the age of 66. mickey dolenz, his long-time friend and bandmate reflects on the man he called the brother he never had. today, thursday, march 1st, never had. today, thursday, march 1st, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and welcome to "today" on this thursday morning, i'm ann curry. that tune definitely sticks with you, doesn't it? >> sad news about davy jones. we'll be talking about that a little bit more in this half hour. right now you're looking at tornado-ravaged harrisburg, illinois on the heels of a dust-to-dawn curfew. >> it was some 200 yards wide, with winds up to 180 miles per hour when the tornado ripped through the city. it was one of 20 tornadoes from nebraska to kentucky. as we mentioned, the severe weather is being blamed for at least 12 deaths in three states. more than 100 people were injured, so straight ahead, we'll hear from survivors and also al will have details on the second and po

the death of davy jones is the top search on google. llection on youtube for this v video of jones' audition for what made him a teen heartthrob. >> i like tall girls, yes. it's kind of groovy. >> i asked you whether or not they liked you. you make a folk sound or rock sound? >> i make a terrible sound. >> you see why he got the part. he was 66 and had just performed in a monkey's reunion tour a few months ago. >>> outrage is growing over the ad campaign for the series "madmen." they are taking the main character falling to the sky near ground sozero. and families of 9/11 victims say they have horrible memories. and those defending the ads saying it's been used to represent a man whose life is in turmoil. >>> don't call it a shore thing, but despite weeks of denial, rumors that snooki is pregnant. a photo surfaced showing her wearing a baggy shirt leading some to guess that she's hiding a baby bump. we'll find out soon enough. it's 8:05. let's turn it back to al with a check of your weather in harrisburg, illinois. >> all right. thanks s

thank you. >>> a funeral and memorial are being planned this morning for davy jones. lead singer of the made for tv rock band the monk yeast. jones died in florida. we look back at his life. >> ♪ here we come walk down the streets ♪ >>> davy jones was already a seasoned performer when producers picked him and three other unknowns to be the monk yes, it was 1965. hollywood wanted to create its own american version. the monk yeast tv show featured jones as the heartthrob singer. born in england in 1945, he was the only british monkee. the others were his bandmates. the band churnd out a string of hits, including i'm a believer, last train to clarksville and daydream believer on which jones sang lead. most of the hits were actually written by well-known songwriters like neil diamond and carol king. critics dubbed the group a pre-fab four. a knock he dismissed. >> like anything, you make arrangements to do stuff. >> the show aired from 1966 to 1968 and turned jones into a teen idol. after the show was canceled, jones continued acting. the monkees got a star in 1989. fans w

let's look at how the tabloids remembering davy jones. ourse, is the "new york daily news," davy, and here's the new york post, tears for davy jones. what's next, mika? >>> all right. presidential candidate -- >> i miss him. nothing, go ahead. >>> buddy roemer will be here on the set, harvard professor lawrence lessig and danny delawadevito will join us onset. >>> 24 hours from right now, the town of harrisburg, illinois, was changed forever. ef-4 tornado went through southern illinois and in that town alone, six fatalities, over 100 injuries, and you can just see what an ef-4 tornado can do with winds of 180 miles per hour, you can take whole structures and buildings down and flip 18-wheelers. yesterday, we had 20 confirmed tornadoes, 30 preliminary reports, of course the strongest one, the one we showed you the pictures of was located right there in harrisburg, illinois. as far as what we're dealing with, we have some thunderstorms this morning in areas of georgia and south carolina, but it's not going to be severe. later tonight, we sta

davy jones is being remembered on twitter today. sad to hear about davy jones. it was a thrill for me to have them record some of my early songs. kevin bacon tweeted when i was a kid i wanted to be davy jones, a big part of what led me to show biz. davy jones was 66 years old. that wraps up this hour of "jansing and co." i'm jansing. i'll see you again tomorrow. thomas roberts is up next. carfirmation. only hertz gives you a carfirmation. hey. this is challenger. i'll be waiting for you in stall 5. it confirms your reservation and the location your car is in, the moment you land. it's just another way you'll be traveling at the speed of hertz. so how much do we owe you? that'll be $973.42. ya know, your rates and fees aren't exactly competitive. who do you think i am, quicken loans? [ spokesman ] when you refinance your mortgage with quicken loans, you'll find that our rates and fees are extremely competitive. because the last thing you want is to spend too much on your mortgage. one more way quicken loans is engineered to amaze. ♪

t in the u >> now to davy jones. so many of us thinking about him this morning after the heart attack that took his life yesterday. here's abc's david wright on the mo monkees heart throb with that mag knife cent smile. >> reporter: they were a made for tv phenomenon. the prefab four critics sneered. and while they may have been a knockoff of the beatles, passed by savvy hollywood producers. ♪ take the last train to clarksville and i'll meet you at the station ♪ >> reporter: none of that mattered to the screaming girls. the monkees had a wild ride to the top with davy jones up front. ♪ i would do anything for you, dear anything ♪ >> reporter: in 1964, jones was a broadway cast member of "oliver" featured on thed sullivan show the night the beatles made their debut. he had stars in his eyes ever since. he was the dreamy mop top who always got the girl. >> well, what do you know. >> reporter: even the most popular girl in america. >> i have to call you back later. bye. hi! >> reporter: remember on the brady bunch when

he loved being davy jones and he was good at it. >> jones appeared on o 7 lives where he demonstratedight look like if the now baby boomer monkees got together for another reunion. >> even as a solo artist he would get up there and sing the songs with pride. he was a monkees monkey. >> reporter: and this bay area man's best friend. >> we were close that way. we were like family. just -- i mean it still hasn't struck me what happened. >> reporter: carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >>> when abc 7 news at 9:00 continues here tonight. >>> in the history of this house there has never been a night quite like this. >> tonight a special thanks to the men and women who fought in iraq. also, fury of the twisters. one story is like something out of wizard of oz. >> they said tsunami, a huge tsunami is coming so we have to evacuate right away. >> a california woman caught in japan's tsunami. (car horn) paying with your smartphone instead of cash... (phone rings) that's a step forward. with chase quickpay, you can send money directly to anyone's checking account. i guess he's a kicker... again, again! oh

we are talking about the monkeys and davy jones. he was the lead singer.y became massive stars in the united states in the 1960's. he has died at the age of 66. they had nine major hits. they were initially formed to star in the u.s. tv show. ♪ ♪ >> he was the lead singer of the band which was put together for an american tv show. his talent and appeal contributed hugely to the group's chart success on both sides of the atlantic. >> there they were, long hair, everything to make the fans go wild. >> the monkees sometimes enjoy it as much fan -- >> he was a heart of a kind of guy. >> he was born in manchester in 1945. before finding fame, he was a child actor. >> that is more like it. ♪ >> it was singing with the monkees that made him a star. >> the press labeled us a manufactured band. you make arrangements to do stuff. whether you are a deejay or a tv presenter, you are introduced to the job. >> much of his music was so of baca dick. the music has endured. davy jones will be remembered as one of the few singers to achieve stardom, not just here, but in am

the monkees had a wild ride to the top of the charts with davy jones, the affable heart throb up frontwould do anything for you, dear, anything ♪ >> reporter: in 1964, jones was a broadway cast member of "oliver" featured on "the ed sullivan show" the night the beatles made their debut. he had stars in his eyes ever since. he was the dreamy mop top who always got the girl. >> well, what do you know? >> reporter: even the most popular girl in america. >> i have to call you back later. bye. hi! >> reporter: remember on "the brady bunch" when marsha asked davy to guest star at the prom? >> okay, friday night it is. >> reporter: last summer, it was still a hot topic. >> everyone thinks i married marcia brady and moved to ohio. >> reporter: there are flowers today on the monkees' star on hollywood boulevard. flowers for davy jones. ♪ what can it mean to a daydream believer ♪ >> reporter: a daydream believer to the end. for "good morning america," david right, abc news. >> you're humming right along. >> i am. such great memories. we'll talk to mickey dolenz just ahead. >>> coming up, the mar

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. >> how davy jones influenced pop culture as a daydream believer.all next. ♪ >>> the music of davy jones and the monkees there. fans have been leaving flowers and other objects by the band's star on the hollywood walk of fame. >> all of that of course to honor the late davy jones, who died yesterday in south florida after suffering a heart attack at age 66. abc's david wright has our look back. ♪ here we come >> reporter: they were the first real boy band. ♪ hey hey we're the monkees the prefab four, created by american tv producers looking to cash in on the beatles. ♪ davy jones was the heartthrob. the littlest one who fell in love every episode and always got the girl. >> we don't have another job. so -- >> oh, thank you, davy. ♪ girl >> reporter: including marcia, marcia, marcia, that episode of the brady bunch where she asks him to sing at the prom. >> when is your prom? >> friday night. >> okay. friday night it is. >> reporter: is the single most rerun episode of television ever. >> yay! when "star trek" introduced a new character in its second

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chekhov was styled like davy jones. >> said i'm coming to the show with my mother tonight., that's great. and he she said and my grandmother. i went, whoa. >> cheer up sleepy jean. >> reporter: something about those starry eyes and that moptop simply made them swoon. ♪ daydream believer david wright, abc news, los angeles. >> i love their music. and it is our facebook question of the day. which davy jones song is your favorite? make sure you hop on to wnnfans.com and let us know. what your pick is. >> little bit of monkees trivia, too. apparently, they had a milli vanilli episode back in the early days because they actually didn't play the instruments themselves, other folks did. but still an iconic band, iconic guy, and tv series for sure nonetheless. we'll be back with "morning papers" right after this. me... thinking my only option was the vial and syringe dad used. and me... discovering once-daily levemir flexpen. flexpen is prefilled. doesn't need refrigeration for up to 42 days. no drawing from a vial. dial the exact dose. inject by pushing a button. flexpen is insuli

♪ >> we are learning more about davy jones. morning of a heart attack. back a lot of memories. they had an enormous impact on our world here and across the country. >> we are getting reaction to night from his fellow band mates. calling john's the brother he never had. it is a sentiment shared all across the region. a band pieced o create a tv show. it more into an american phenomenon. davey johnson became the heart of teenaged girls everywhere. >> they did a good job. some of their jobs or wrigley -- songs were really "daydream believer." >> passing away from a heart 66, it washe age of from a lifed it oft seemed like it had a lot living to do. they were on the view last year promoting their anniversary. >> we are enjoying it more than i think we have never done. >> as their music wafts through road house records in downtown spring, it is with a healthy -- it is with a heavy thet he remembers one of groups of the 60's. >> they had one of the only tv geared it to rock and roll. alsoother fellow band may his condolences saying s will be much a mist. he di

how the music world will remember davy jones. of their baby? >> it's betrayal. >> next "anderson." captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> ♪ people say we monkey around ♪ >> music fans mourning the loss of davy jones of the monkees. the died at the age of 66 of a heart attack at his florida home. he had a popular television show in the 1960's. he was one of the heartthrobs of his time. songs like "daydream believer." >> some of their songs were really good. >> the television show was geared toward rock-and-roll at that time. >> davy jones was just on "the view" last year supporting their anniversary tour of the band. >> he was iconic. >> he will be missed by many. still another half-hour coming your way this thursday. >> a change in the way meat packaged in the grocery stores. >> maryland poorest to become the eighth state to legalize same-sex marriage. i will have a live report coming up. if >> the rain moved out of town. what to >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington" -- on your side. >> the growing death toll from the killer storm sweepi

. >>> remembering davy jones. super sized new consents.cntists recover remains of prehistory ig megafleas. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello. i'm veronica de la cruz. good morning. deadly winter twisters. 12 people killed by a twister that roared through the midwest on wednesday. it touched off one killer tornado with winds up to 170 miles per hour. nbc's jay gray has details now from harrisburg, illinois. >> reporter: splintered wood and twisted metal and shattered glass twisted across five states. >> all of a sudden, windows went out just like a big shotgun went off. >> reporter: threatening communities. >> opening up the door. the whole neighborhood was gone. >> reporter: shattering lives. >> they are devastated. they lost one member of the family. >> reporter: a path of death and destruction stretching from kansas through kentucky. >> overturned semis and cars. >> reporter: harrisburg, illinois, may have taken the hardest hit. winds of 170 miles an hour soaring through this tight knit town. >> we have lost childre

records and a tv show. >> we're too busy singing ♪ >> for people of a certain age, the news that davy jonesought the memories and the songs flooding back. >> daydream believer ♪ >> and the homecoming queen ♪ >> hey hey, we're the monkees ♪ >> jones, who was born in england was a child actor who performed on broadway when in 1966, he got a role in a tv sitcom about a struggling rock band. ♪ >> the monkees were blatantly fashioned on the beatles with jones given the role of the one the girls had a crush on. >> very cute. very cute. >> he was cute. i remember my mom always thought he was very cute. >> had a very good voice. and he was cute. >> for many, many baby boomers, certainly many women who were young girls at the time of his fame, he has a special place. >> j.d. hey han, executive editor of people magazine said jones had more than looks. he could act and sing and with the other monkees managed to be more than just an imitation of the beatle. >> their individual songs were catchy. people will always remember the songs they sang. >> cheer up, sleepy jean ♪ >> the show ran from '66 to '68.