donna summer.e songs that put a generation of people on the dance floor. >> this morning's fond remembrances after cancer claims summer's life much too soon. it's friday, may 18th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> who has not been to a party that closed out with that song? >> that's the song. >> oh, man. good morning, everybody. happy friday. i'm rob nelson. >> i'm diana pernes for paula faris. >> even the president and first ladiure now expressing condolences after donna summer died yesterday at the age of 63. she became a star in the meant to 70s but her upbeat music will always live on. >> you don't realize how many classic she's really had. >> and how many people sampled her. >> a ton of people all over the radio and tv. >> nothing but her music. we'll obviously pay our respects in this half hour. look back at her remarkable career and all those great hits. >>> also, more comments from the kennedy family after robert kennedy jr.'s wife mary took her life earlier this we

donna summer.k about madonna, pushing the button with her songs. it all goes back to donna summer's "love to love you baby." mary j. blige. you name it they've all been influenced by her. even duran duran were called donna summer a major influence in their music. >> maybe even lady gaga. she's been influenced. >> donna summer was a songwriter as well. lady gaga is a songwriter who happens to mix image with music in her visual and sound is very blended together. the way donna summer did back in the heyday. >> clearly the '70s look. the outfits and costumes and all this, but clearly that was the era she represented. it was all about visual presentation, like you said and she was also working a new album. >> a brand new album she was working on in florida. i'm sure we'll see the light of day before the end of the year. i'm sure a lot of people want to hear it. she's been relevant, like we talked in the last block musically for the last 20 years. >> "love to love you baby" was a 17-minute song with 20

saying good-bye to donna summer.is "piers morgan tonight." >>> we start with breaking news in the trayvon martin case. evidence directly connected to the shooting. never before seen is being released. photographs and video and documents and tapes. what do they reveal and mean for the murder charge against george zimmerman? joining me is benjamin krump, attorney for the trayvon family. dramatic developments tonight with the release of a lot of evidence. i want to go through some of this with you in order if i may. first of all, the revelation that there were traces of thc, a by-product of marijuana, inside of trayvon martin's body. what do you make of that? is it significant? is it relevant? >> there's no significance that there was trace amounts of marijuana in trayvon martin's system. piers, what's really relevant is the fact there was no toxicology report done on george zimmerman and we don't know what else was in his system with the prescribed medicines he was on to have him get out of his car, and profile, pursue

donna rose to fame in the '70s disco era. she was born in boston, la donna adrienne gains was her birth name. her career fired up when she was an international when she was cast in the international tour of "hair." she met and married actor helmuth sommer. she kept his last name, did a little tweak, and that's when she officially game donna summer, and really the hot arc of her career took place between about 1977 and 1984. songs you know, songs you love like "i feel love," "hot stuff" "bad girls," "on the radio." and she was reportedly working on an album when she died as i mentioned. five-time grammy winner. she had a number one hit on the dance charts as recently as a couple years ago back in 2010 and has just worked with some amazing artists and producers. the queen of disco. she truly defined an era. >> a.j., in the tradition she grew up in gospel music in the house and sang in the church choir and then as a teenager was in a rock band named crow, and then really expanded her musical horizons. really reached and touched

the synthesizers, donna summer's boys.the birth of electronic dance music. -- donna summer's voice. donna summer had grown up in boston and then moved to germany. there, she met a producer. "love to love you, baby" was for it sometime, racy and sexy. -- was for its time, racy and sexy. >> this is a milestone in the history of electronic music and it will be recognized as such. she had 29 hit singles and today, her family said that she was a woman of many gifts. she was a woman of faith. it made her uncomfortable with her older songs. she denied allegations that she made anti-gay comments. she continued to have hits. as the years when to buy, all was forgotten. the old songs were performed again. she was the queen of disco. >> the fabulous donna summer clothes in the show for us. thank you for joining us, too in tomorrow. -- the fabulous donna summer closing the show for us. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu.

but we celebrate the life of donna. neil bogard who founded her in the mid 70s from casablanca records launched her in europe. she was a giant hit in europe. nothing in the states for a while until finally record executives realized her records were selling all over the place. she was an underground sensation. the first crossover artist. then all of a sudden they realized wait a minute. how come this woman is not on the radio? an even crazier move, a 17-minute version of her song "love to love you baby" hits the radio. imagine that. nowadays you don't see anything more than 3 1/2 minutes. she broke all kinds of ground and in 1982 quincy jones moved in. i love this stat. 1982 quincy jones comes in. he does a collaboration with her. he convinces on one song on the donna summer album to get back up vocals from michael jackson, lionel ritchie, and stevie wonder. he said, watching that collaboration, seeing all these people back up donna summer, he said, that gave him the inspiration for "we are the world" in 1984, the ethio

blige, rip donna summer. you were a game-changer.iva and then she has long tears. roseanne barr, rip, donna summer dead at 63. she works hard for the money was my favorite song. we're going to have a little bit more of these tweets, the music, the memories of donna summer after we take a quick break. ♪ a route map shows you where we go. but not how we get there. because in this business, there are no straight lines. only the twists and turns of an unpredictable industry. so the eighty-thousand employees at delta... must anticipate the unexpected. and never let the rules overrule common sense. this is how we tame the unwieldiness of air travel, until it's not just lines you see... it's the world. throughout our entire lives. ♪ one a day women's 50+ is a complete multi-vitamin designed for women's health concerns as we age. ♪ it has more of seven antioxidants to support cell health. that's one a day women's 50+ healthy advantage. >>> i'm suzanne malveaux. we are following breaking news now. donna summer, the queen of disco, just an ama

entering the world outside boston as la donna adrian gains.day, too soon, at 63. ♪ love to love you baby ♪ love to love you baby >> reporter: she became famous as donna summer. first, in 1975, with "love to love you baby." ♪ love to love you baby >> reporter: she would go on to win five grammys and sell more than 130 million records worldwide. you could not have been alive in america in the 1970s without encounters encountersing her music. ♪ i need you beside me ♪ to guide me >> reporter: "last dance" was only one of her biggest hits. four years ago, she sat down with "nightline" to talk about her music. >> a lot of clubs had disco balls and being queen of the disco made that with me so people would come to the spokes with disco ball earrings and necklaces. and people had them above their own bepds when they were, you know -- i did not. though, i'm thinking about maybe returning to disco ball at this age. >> reporter: her upbeat per e sew that was reflected in her music and her musical taste. she told us gloria gaynor's "i will survive" was on

donna summer dies 863. >> drive -- donna summer dies at age 63. >> live from singapore. >> and from london>> hello and welcome been trading is expecting to be serious when facebook shares go on sale in new york leaater. no one yet knows whether facebook can actually generate a profit. >> it started as the facebook in 2004 as the brainchild of a harvard law student named mark zuckerber. it now has 900 million active users. they upload 3 million photos every day. but here is the most extraordinary figure. $104 billion -- the value now put on facebook. >> we are all here because of the people using facebook. >> this video has been shown to potential investors for the last fortnight. the price has been raised. >> it was almost proven entirely by facebook. >> this man runs the world's biggest advertising business. but facebook will now be valued at six times the price the margin sold wpc. >> there are a lot of question marks. people looking at the growth of the commerce, internet and digital advertising, and coming to the conclusion that the future evaluation for the future revenues and profita

we remember music icon and donna summer. she joins us here on this program for the occasion of for first new collections of songs and almost 17 years. we're glad you have joined us. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: i am pleased to welcome bill bradley to this program. he is out with a new text about ideas of how to fix our broken political system. the book is called "we can all do better." he joins us tonight from new york. the title of the book suggested there is a role for each and every one of us as americans to play to make this nation a nation that will one day be as good as its promise. i agree with you in that regard. i think there is a distinction in the roles that we have played to shipwreck this country and i do not think that everyday people, are as muc

donna summer was 63.id wright, abc news, los angeles. >>> and later on "world news," donna summer in her own words, telling us some of the secret things that inspired her greatest hits. >>> and now, here it comes, the countdown is on for tomorrow morning and facebook. and one of the biggest public stock offerings in history. they are calling it mardi gras on wall street. but can the small investor really make a fortune? abc's sharyn alfonsi, outside nasdaq right now. sharyn? >> reporter: well, tonight, we know the opening price of one of the most coveted stocks in years will be $38. and to give you a little perspective, that means tomorrow night at this time, facebook founder mark zuckerberg is going to be worth seven times more than oprah and 40 times more than queen elizabeth. he's a regular-looking guy in a hoody, but by tomorrow at this time, facebook founder mark zuckerberg could be worth a way beyond regular $20 billion. millions of facebook users are hoping to share in the windfall. people like jer

>> it's kind of weird growing up knowing donna the legend, donna the name, and donna the person as a and work one-on-one with her in a similar fashion that my parents are able to work with her is just magical. i didn't know her in that light. i didn't know her as an adult. i didn't know her, you know, as a creative contemporary. once i did it was just like, wow, i get it. she is just so talented. and she knows what she wants and is such a great song writer and obviously a voice. most amoizing voice in a long time. >> joyce i was reading early in her career, and this is the time you were her manager she struggled with the concept of fame. why? >> well, she was living quite a normal life in munich when they found her, and she came over here and she came over with a hit song and so she was on television right away, she was touring. she came over as a star. and she had to learn how to do choreography, and dance, and makeup and everything, you know, from just on the road. i mean, she was very brave, and just took it all on, and after awhile, i think there was no privacy for her and there

donna summers dies, at age 63. it is 9:00 a.m. here in singapore.roadcasting to viewers around the world, this is newsday. >> hello and welcome. trading is expected to be fierce when shares in facebook go on sale in new york in a little over 12 hours. they're being offered at $38 apiece, making the company worth more than $100 billion. all of this despite the fact that nobody knows if facebook can generate a profit. we have more. >> it started as the facebook in 2004. the brainchild of mark zuckerberg has grown and changed year by year into one of the most powerful businesses of the internet age. it now has 9 million active users who upload 3 9 million photos every day. -- 900 million active users who upload 300 million fetas every day. >> we are all here because of the people using facebook. >> this video has been shown to potential investors. it appears to have done its job. the price has been raised. >> it was almost driven entirely by facebook. >> this man runs the world's biggest advertising business. facebook will be valued at six times the pr

donna summer, dead at the age of 63. chart-topping artist has been called the face of disco. >> reporter: donna summer's music touched generations of fans around the world. tonight, the world of music and fans are remembering her. >> reporter: donna summer was an icon. the world of music. a superstar whose big voice and megahits defined the era known as disco. she died thursday morning at the age of 63, reportedly from lung cancer at her naples, florida home. the family released a statement saying they are "at peace, celebrating her extraordinary life and continued legacy." she was born ladonna adrian gaines in boston massachusetts in 1948. she sang in the choir and formed several groups. her breakout hit, love to love you, baby, became a disco classic. >> reporter: randy remembers meeting her when he was a dj in boston. >> very nice, very humble. that's what struck me about her. she seemed grateful for all the success that she was starting to achieve. >> reporter: summer won five grammies for iconic hits like last dance

tonight, remembering the music of an era and the unmistakable voice of donna summer. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening. just now tonight, we're getting our first look at the actual police evidence in the case of the shooting death of trayvon martin. tonight, documents are being released showing what police and the medical examiner found out, including interviews from witnesses, from the night george zimmerman fired his weapon, resulting in the death of an unarmed teenager. for starters, trayvon martin was shot through the heart at close range after the scuffle with zimmerman. it's part of what we learned in the release of evidence tonight. kerry sanders starts us off from sanford, florida, tonight. kerry, good evening. >> brian, tonight, we're getting a never before seen look at some photos of defendant george zimmer taken hours after the shooting. also, where trayvon martin had gone to buy skittles and an iced tea. also this surveillance video from the club house. there are photos of the crime scene where he shot the unarmed teenager on february 26th. and t

the unmistakable voice of donna summer. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening. just now tonight, we're getting our first look at the acchm police evidence in the case of the shooting death of trayvon martin. tonight, documents are being released showing what police and the medical examiner found out, including interviews from witnesses, from the night george zimmerman fired his weapon, resulted in the death of an unarmed teenager. for starter tz, she was shot through the heart at close range after the scuffle with zimmerman. it's part of what we learned in the release of evidence tonight. kerry sanders starts us off from sanford, evening. >> good evening, brian. the evidence includes never before seen photographs of the crime scene, where the neighborhood watch supervisor actually shot and killed trayvon martin. that was on february 26th. george zimmerman has claimed self defense. and there are these photographs of the weapon that zimmerman had with him that night. it's a cal tech 9 millimeter. and there's this grainy photograph of george zimmerman. it was photo

donna summer's music had far greater appeal. the five-time grammy winner died of cancer in her home in florida at age 63. >> it's a really sad day for everyone. she made great music. >> torkd thousands of miles away, fans gathered around her star on the walk of fame. >> i think what donna brought was a lot of happiness to people. >> she was born in worst on, raised on gospel music and became a soloist in the church choir, her songs "last dance". "love to love you baby" and "bad girl" made the sound tracks for an age of sex. summer was one of seven children raised by christian parents and became born again later in life. >> i figure that had someone up there likes me. >> one of the biggest hits came in the 1980s. it was called "she works hard for the money". summer got the idea after visiting the lady's room during the grammys. >> i saw a bathroom attendant. my thought is god. she works hard for the money. >> she would have 19 dance hits. and second only to madonna. >> if my music can extend beyond generations, then my job is don

disco was king and donna summer was its queen. donna summer died today of cancer. she was 63. anthony mason has her story and her music. >> reporter: in the late 70s, at the height of disco fever, she scored four number one hits in just a little over a year. and donna summer went on to sell more than 100 million records worldwide. one of seven children born to a working class boston family, summer started singing in church where, she told cbs "sunday morning" in 2008, god spoke to her one day. >> so i began to tell over, god said i'm going to be famous. and they, of course, thought i was insane. but that's okay. i had the last laugh. >> reporter: then in 1975, she had the idea for a song called "love to love you baby." >> but i didn't have that many words so i just did a lot of ooohs and aaahs. >> reporter: those oohs and aaahs got the song banned by some radio stations but they also made summer an international star. in 1978, her song for the disco film "thank god it's friday" would become her signature tune. ♪ let's dance the last dance . >> reporter: and win her the first o

it's donna sommer hot stuff. >> many fans may not realize donna sommer in her later years became devoutly religious. even hosting bible study in her own home. she's survived bid -- by her husband and three daughters and people who love to dance everywhere. debra villalon. >> ktvu.com has a special slide show on donna sommer you can see her through the years, just look on the slide shows tab. >>> it is pretty windy out there this afternoon, and it's windy right now we go up to point rays. a live buoy readings. i have gusts up to 45 miles per hour. the winds have died down at the san francisco airports down down to 40. but they were blowing up to 65 miles per hour at the airport today. 62degrees in hayward, that was the high. 74 in concord, 75 in vallejo. highs tomorrow are coming up, less wind tomorrow, more sunshine, less fog. it's going to be cool overnight. the temperatures are going to drop. we're going to see upper 40s in the inland bay valleys. it'll seem chilly when you head to work or school tomorrow morning. when i come back we'll go right to the bay area weekend. i'll show you wh

summer was dorn la donna adrienne gaines on new year's eve 194 in boston.ummer began singing in the church at i ayoung age and was influenced by motown and janis joplin. she defined the dsk owe area with a string of hits like last dance, love to love you, baby and bad girl. >> donna summer first came out in the u.s. in about 1975 and she exploded on the disco scene. that was her best place that she shined at. >> reporter: when disco fadeed away, donna did not, segueing in pop rock. one of her biggest hits in the '80s, she works hard for the money became an anthem for women's rights. she faced controversy after becoming a born again christian and was accused of making anti- gay comments in relation to the aids epidemic. she denied making the comments but was the target of a boycott. >> she has a strong following in the gay community. i guess years later, bygones were bygones and she came back and was phenomenal. >> she made two appearances on american idol, one in 2004 and again in tweet. in tweet. - - in 2008. she also released her final album that year, cr

donna summer's big hits were part of the sound track of the 70s and 80s.ce, she works hard for the money, so many songs. today, her long time friend said it is a disgrace for donna summer has been inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame. >>> a virginia tech student is doing some research on tornadoes that has the experts rethinking a long held belief. these experts believe tornadoes break up and weaken as they hit mountain ridge, but katherine doesn't buy it. her research says tornadoes become long and tight as they drop down a mountainside. they spin faster and get meaner. >> the biggest goal of my research was to combat that whole complacency issue of the tornadoes don't happen in mountains. my research shows that it can and it does. >> okay. about 20 other virginia tech students now on a month long storm chasing expedition, i wish them luck and safety while they are out there. top, what do you think about that research? >> '98, it was almost an f4. we know they are occur. it's not favorable, but it can happen. >> her idea of it going down and tight

donna truly was the queen of disco.he music industry has lost a legend far too soon. our thoughts and prayers go out to donna's family and her dedicated fans. her duet partner, barbra streisand said, i was shocked to hear about donna, she was so vital the last time i saw her a few months ago. i loved doing the duet with her. she had an amazing voice. quincy jones tweeted, rest in peace, dear donna. your voice was the heartbeat and soundtrack of a decade. something about the 140 characters forces you to be incredibly eloquent. music producer jelly bean benitez worked with donna summer and joins me tonight from plantation, florida. thanks for being with us, jelly bean. just hearing those moans and groans, imagining that being banned these days sort of brings a little bit of a smile to my face. i just wanted to ask you, when was the last time you heard from her and did you even know that she was sick? >> no, i didn't know that she was sick. i saw her recently up at the station at sirius. she seemed fine then. didn't know.

did donna summer make it public she had cancer?porter: she was keeping that very under wraps even from a lot of close friends. we reached out to a lot of people and said did you have any clue she was suffering from lung cancer? everyone was like no, no, she didn't say anything and apparently she was focused on getting the album done. we talked to someone who did know about it and she believed that she contracted this during the 9/11 attacks, the buildings were falling and there is a lot of stuff in the air. toxins and believes that she inhaled some and it went into her lungs, causing her the lung cancer. other than, that didn't say much to anyone. >> a shocker. 63 years old. i'm curious. how are folks in hollywood or the music industry reacting to this death? >> a lot of people are surprised as you and i. no one saw it coming. everyone, you know, people that had seen her recently, she looked amazing and great. it looked like there was not a care in the world and it was such an instant thing that i think it's more shock than anythin

it's donna sommer hot stuff. >> many fans may not realize donna sommer in her later years became devoutly religious. even hosting bible study in her own home. she's survived bid -- by her husband and three daughters and people who love to dance everywhere. debra villalon. >> ktvu.com has a special slide show on donna sommer you can see her through the years, just look on the slide shows tab. >>> it is pretty windy out there this afternoon, and it's windy right now we go up to point rays. a live buoy readings. i have gusts up to 45 miles per hour. the winds have died down at the san francisco airports down down to 40. but they were blowing up to 65 miles per hour at the airport today. 62degrees in hayward, that was the high. 74 in concord, 75 in vallejo. highs tomorrow are coming up, less wind tomorrow, more sunshine, less fog. it's going to be cool overnight. the temperatures are going to drop. we're going to see upper 40s in the inland bay valleys. it'll seem chilly when you head to work or school tomorrow morning. when i come back we'll go right to the bay area weekend. i'll show you wh

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i would like to begin by calling donna mandel. donna, if you can please come up. let me say a little bit about donna mandel. donna mandel works for the office of standards and labor enforcement. the other laws in the books are to protect workers. this certificate of honor reads, for being and i and sonhero -- an unsung heroine of san fran cisco, for protecting san francisco workers by enforcing the health care security ordinance, for educating the public about how to comply with the universal health-care law, for having obtained health benefits for about 1000 workers in the last few years and for being able of the district resident. i have had the opportunity to work with her for the last couple of years. and the work closing that loophole was very important, we could not have done it without her support and expertise into the work of so many people. i wanted to give you this certificate. [applause] i apologize, i have one more. mei ling wi? please come forward. this is what it says. on behalf of the san francisco board of supervisors for being an unsung heroine t

i love you, donna.r: summer's music is still being sampled and covered by artists like madonna. ♪ >> i think that some of the songs are a source of great joy for people. and i think that period in its own strange way was a happy period for a lot of people. ♪ for tonight is on its way >> reporter: for donna summer, who was just 63, it seems too soon to turn out the lights. for "cbs this morning," i'm an tone mason. >> well said by anthony mason. >> yeah, it was a great piece. 14 top ten hits. amazing. >> 100 million. >> >>> you may think it's a little strange but doctors say you should wear sunglasses even on a cloudy day. why? we'll show you in "healthwatch" on "cbs this morning." i want healthy skin for life. [ female announcer ] improve the health of your skin with aveeno daily moisturizing lotion. the natural oatmeal formula improves skin's health in one day, with significant improvement in 2 weeks. i found a moisturizer for life. [ female announcer ] only from aveeno. so ditch the brown bag for some