. >>> elvis costello once sang about laughing while tramping on the grave of margaret thatcher.itical statement that took on new poignancy today when britain's former prime minister passed at age 87. depending on who is remembering her today, she was either the beloved iron lady who saved england from socialism, saved the world from communism, or she was a lady with a heart of iron. unmoved by the plight of the working poor. no wonder there is such a broad thatcher legacy in song and onscreen. and abc's david wright takes a look. >> reporter: she was a towering figure in 20th century politics and pop culture. >> the iron lady of the western world. >> reporter: the grocer's daughter who refashioned herself as the cold war's winston churchill. >> i like mr. gorbachev. we can do business together. >> reporter: in america she was revered as though she was ronald reagan's better half. >> my political soul mate, a great visionary, and a dear, dear friend. >> reporter: in britain, she was a divisive figure. she left office every bit as unpopular as george w. bush did here. >> each char

frank sinatra, pete townsend, elvis costello, all among the many musicians who idolized him.ones recorded more than 150 albums. he died today at 81 years old. >>> the stock market is sluggish. the dow is up about 30 points. the government reports that the economy grew at an annual rate of 2.5% in the 1st quarter. and that's less than many economists had expected. >>> in today's healthwatch, there's a tiny device offering new hope of lowering blood pressure called a rocks coupler. it's designed for a patient who can't get his hypertension under control. even with medication. the device is placed in the thigh and diverts blood strange the arteries. studies show it immediately lowers blood pressure. >> we think it's exciting because we have a lot of patients with difficult blood pressure and at the moment we're struggling to treat them better. >> a study on the new device in europe will last through next summer. >>> oakland is taking center stage for good reason. you're going to be heading out there, right? >> i am. i'm heading to the game. warriors and nuggets game three of the

elvis costello documented the ruins effects of her policies in "tramp down the dirt" and shipbuildingthat memorialized industry mrs. catcher helped drive out of the u.k. morrissey's first solo album featured the song "margaret on the guillotine" which one can safely guess was not a positive homage and don't forget she made o'connor black boys on mopeds. so we thank mrs. thatcher influencing so many great artists to write protest songs against mrs. thatcher. and to believe that her policies were good for people is like heidi monday tag's body. it might feel good but it isn't actually real. and she was forced out of power by her own party after riots stewingsinstituting a poll tax. we

thet people who consider himp among the greatest, frank sinatra, elvis costello, james taylor and countlesske anybody, it would be george jones. he will beo missed.h anybody want to say anything? >> there is a silver lining to this. he wasi a boozer, took a lot of drugs, got in a lot of fights, gotl arrested. but still passed away at 81. which is an amazing revelation for somebody like me and you, bob, that maybe you can make ita into the eighth decade living an interesting life. >> god willing. >> it really is about jeans. there is a lot of people who made it. >> his life was a country music. song. >> listen,g: this guy played inh every decade from four decades. he made concerts, most of them he made. but he was a guy that had a very difficult time. look, his band, his bus oncei crashed and a lot of people were killed and he happened to takea plane. >> at the last minute, yeah. >> so you have any thoughts about george jones? you weren't out of your diapers when he wasrs around. >> that's true. but i did cover this on radio today and i'm starting to listen to his music. what's really unfair

george was idolized by fellow country singers as well as banks sinatra and elvis costello.50 albums during his career that lasted more than 50 years and some say he was the true symbol of traditional country music. george died today in nashville after being hospitalized with a fever and the regular blood pressure. a live look at mt. tam, about the fog. a reminder, beta breakers coming up in the kron4 morning news. we'll have to hours of live coverage on sunday may 19th starting at 8 in the morning, only on kron4. =dj [ man ] we have a go for auto sequence start. t-minus 5, 4, 3, 2, 1... ignition. [ male announcer ] launch your internet experience on at&t's newly expanded advanced digital network and connect more wi-fi-enabled devices at home. [ female announcer ] call to get u-verse high speed internet starting at $14.95 a month -- a guaranteed price for 12 months. or ask how to get your choice of a kindle fire hd, sonos play:3 or xbox 360 free with other qualifying internet offers. [ male announcer ] and get more speed for wi-fi gaming, more reliability than ever and more

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