you get to see one of them live in a small room like this. >> frank sinatra. >> i'm going with dino. anything bad about him. >> whereas sinatra, you would have a hard time hearing something good. there does seem to be a soundtrack to old vegas. >> a soundtrack? >> yeah. yeah. yeah. does that help? >> who, me? or other entertainers? >> well, an affection for the classics. an expectation that while i'm here, i should hear some standards. >> i don't know if there's a certain place that people stay who are sentimental about las vegas because there are very few hotels left that were there in the old days. they've all been imploded. >> they recreated ancient rome sort of and the amalfi coast and paris. you would think somebody would want to recreate vegas. i'd go there. >> i'd work there. ♪ every hour ♪ every day ♪ you will hear me say ♪ oh baby, won't you please come on home ♪ ♪ baby, won't you please come home ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you very much. ♪ >> you used to be able to go see louis prima 3:00 a.m., have breakfast, and then go out and watch an atomic bomb explode in the d

he's seen many matches here, and even concerts by frank sinatra and paul mccartney. but he won't have the pleasure during the world cup games. then the stadium will be in fifa's hands. seat holders were fobbed off with the equivalent of 1500 euros. >> i'm very frustrated. i bought these seats in 1970 just so i'd have them if we ever hosted the world cup again. it's about the emotional value of these seats. being here at the final with my grandchildren would be priceless. and i'd never have sold them voluntarily, even for a million dollars. >> part of the mystique of maracana is that the stadium unites the nation. in maracana everyone's said to be equal, whether black or white, rich or poor, lawyer or fisherman. every morning at five, nivaldo gets up and sets off for work from his favela high above rio's iconic beaches. contrasts in brazil are often stark. what really unites nivaldo and the lawyer is that both feel they've been shut out of their own stadium. the catch is good today. but after what he has to pay the boat owner and the small fishermen's port on copacaba

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it is in a gated community where frank sinatra, bing crosby and bob hope once lived. they spent a long father's day there and they already own a home in chicago. >>> two separate, former first lady if and secretary of state clinton was there. among the topics, her take on social media. >> i would hope that we would see a maturing of the use of social media. not just to score points, whether individuals versus individuals, organizations or nations. but to try to create space for real conversations. >> dade tweeted a photo. it too was a packed house. >>> if you went through a trader joe's or costco's, it maifbl recalled. they are recalling white and yellow peaches, white and yellow nectarines and some plums. the fruit could be contaminated with listeria that can cause dangerous flu-like symptoms and children, pregnant women and the elderly are especially susceptible. if you want details, to go our website and search fruit recall. >>> underage college students can finally taste the fruit of their work. they will be able to taste it in class. they can't swallow. they have

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the $4.25 million home is in a gated community where frank sinatra, bob hope, and bing crosby once lived. >> winters are much milder than in chicago or d.c. >>> well, thieves appear to be targeting tech start-ups in san francisco. this is surveillance video from the company buildzoom, which is located on mission street south of market. police are trying to figure out if the woman seen here wandering around the building is the same person who broke into last week and several times back in april. in that case, several thousands worth of electronics were stolen. >>> this morning, b.a.r.t. police cracking down on people who lie down at b.a.r.t. stations. we were there as police told one man this morning at the powell street station in san francisco, the man's legs are outstretched, and under the new rules, that is a no-no, along with anyone sleeping. the long corridors in these stations are a concern for police. they describe the new policy as a safety measure, not an anti-homeless measure. they want to be able to evacuate the station in four to six minutes in case of emergency. >> they're n

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that's when play was stopped by a roaring ovation and a familiar song, frank sinatra's "new york, newsh haskell, abc news, new york. >> he got a 63 second ovationing as he walked up to the plate. pretty cool. >> big deal for him and minneapolis my hometown, first all-star game there. the bottom of the rankings this year but good for the city to show the better side and i think they did that last night. a lot of people proud. go minneapolis. a shout out to you. >> this you go. >>> is she or isn't she? a question we have been asking a lot lately. what hillary clinton said to jon stewart on the daily show ♪ skinny so skinny >> time for "the skinny." topping our headlines this morning the late-night tv appearance for hillary clinton. >> that's right. the former secretary of state was actually put on the spot by jon stewart wa on last night's the daily show. he couldn't reassist trying to back door his way in to getting an answer we have all been wondering. >> you know, i have spent so many years commuting, i prefer a home office. that's where i wrote my book. >> do you have a favorite sha

a pool with a 20 foot waterfall, the community is gated, it's also the same neighborhood where frank sinatra, bob hope and bing crosby had estates as well. >> do you have pictures of the house? >> it's in escrow. >> is that the whole house there? >> that's the whole piece of property. >> wow! >> a long drive way. >> that's the whole house? >> it's the whole house. 4.25 million dollars. >> it looks like four houses. >> word on the street is, he doesn't want to move back to chicago. they're looking at new york city. according to the l.a. times it's in escrow. >> unbelievable. we're going to keep an eye on the president's fund-raising, r & r, golf, martha's vineyard, while hamas continues to fire rockets into israel. some members of the mainstream media seem to be siding with the terrorists. >> the house that was struck, that's all an unavoidable consequence of trying to target terrorists. >> just on the outskirts of gaza city, we're seeing children and bodies in the street, women and children, israeli forces early this morning tried to push into the city with tanks and armored vehicles. >> we

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. >> my win is derek jeter who had a 3 minute standing ovation to frank sinatra when he played his lastoser is governor perry, governor of texas. positions himself. number one nemesis on the border crisis to president obama shaming him to meet with hill. decided out of nowhere to pick a policy fight with rand paul that he lost and he is my loser this week. >> winner is samantha powers gave a terrific speech at the u.n. she wasn't afray to get ahead of the facts. she was on the facts. of course you would wish the president had done course, he leads from behind. the loser, the u.n., human rights commission, high commissioner on human rights doing nothing about human shields, which they ought to be in their purview. if it's israel, of course not. >> thanks for inviting us into your home tonight. that's it for this "special report," fair, balanced and unafraid. make it a great weekend. here is greta. ♪ this is a letter. at -- this is a fox news alert. one -- critics slamming president obama's leadership saying he is under fundraising instead of directing a response to this world crisis. a s

frank sinatra ordered the lyrics of "high hopes" for kennedy.is the democratic spirit, not a billion years ago. here it is. ♪ everyone is voting for jack ♪ because he's got what all the rest lack ♪ ♪ everyone wants to back jack ♪ jack is on the right track ♪ because he's got high hopes ♪ he's got high hopes ♪ 1960 is the year for his ♪ high hopes >> i wonder what the call pain song of this president is. i can't hear it. president reagan touted the improving economy by declaring it was mourning america. republicans can do this. at least one did. >> it's morning again in america. today, more men and women will go to work than ever before in our country's history. with interest rates at about half the record highs of 1980. nearly 2,000 families today will buy new homes. more than at any time in the past four years. >> congressman, you know more about the business community than i do. you know the guys up there. my question is why doesn't the president run ads like this? why not sell the pact that the unemployment rate is down and the stock market.

later while leaving the field fans applauded for 2 1/2 minutes as frank sinatra's "new york new york"yed over the speakers. jeter was repeatedly waving to the crowd. the american league went on to win, 5-3. that there was an emotional moment. but just before this all began there was a truly bizarre moment. yep. the perhaps oddest class photo ever. all of the major league mascots took to the field. the only one missing was homer the brave from atlanta. >> i knew it. >> yeah. >> oh, well. maybe they can put a little space in there for him from cheering and crying to head scratching. what's that? such an emotional moment. >> it was. >> and he deserved every minute of it. >> yep. >> i love all he hendzed. boom, with a double. >> that was great. >>> turn to a health alert for anyone headed to lakes. more than 200 people became sick after swimming in horseshoe lake. health investigators are investigating. >> i talked to the health investigator and it's a mystery. 200 complaints but they think far more got sick. the weather had been terrible then this last weekend it was beautiful. and the l

frank sinatra's "new york new york ".k. >> he got a 63-second ovation as he walked up to the plate. pretty cool. >> a big deal for him and also a big deal for minneapolis, my hometown. first all-star game there at target field. i was a big twins fan growing up. the bottom of the rankings this year but good for the city to show the better side and i think they did that last night. a lot of people proud. go minneapolis. a shout out to you. >> there you go. >>> when we come back. is she or isn't she? a question we have been asking a lot lately. what hillary clinton said to jon stewart last night on "the daily show". >>> plus, proud virgins and drag queens. that's up next in "the skinny." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ >>> time now for "the skinny." topping our headlines this morning the late-night tv appearance for hillary clinton. >> that's right. the former secretary of state was actually put on the spot by jon stewart on last night's "the daily show." when h

frank sinatra recorded that iconic song five years before we did fly to the moon. but land. 45 years ago yesterday to be exact. >> so, why haven't we been back? what will be the next frontier? here's abc's clayton sandell. >> the eagle has landed. >> reporter: 45 years ago the future arrived. >> that's one small step for man, one vast leap for mankind. >> reporter: millions watched neil armstrong and buzz aldrin go where no one had ever gone before. it was the height of the cold war and the u.s. had now won the space race against the soviets, securing its place as the leader in cosmic exploration. >> we're safe on mars! >> reporter: from the mars rovers, hubble telescope, international space station. but then -- >> the space station pulls into port for the last time. >> reporter: three years ago the shuttles were retired. sent to museums. u.s. astronauts lost their own ride to space. forced to buy seats on russian rockets. and even before malaysia 17 was shot down, new tensions were rising between the u.s. and russia over ukraine. the deputy prime minister threaten

i will end with frank sinatra, new york, new york.ybody bu but if any of you questions, we have microphones and anybody but al mackey can ask a question. here's the challenge to the rest of you. make it so that al can't ask a question. run to those microphones right now. al is a man who loves the camera. okay, you're all cowards, i got all and your name is, sir? al >> al mackey, virginia tech. >> by the way, there was not much in southwestern virginia a the time. at the >> some things never change. go ahead. >> three words. decade of dominance. a little bit about the history. if you can answer a question nt that is boggled my mind for a little bit. does grant actually order specifically order that assault at cold harbor that is so famous in his memoirs.etted porters said that grant said that he regretted the assault it more than any that he had ordered. whereas when grant wrote about it, he talked about it basically in a passive voice. he regretted that the assault was ordered. meade in his letter to his wife said that he had command of the field all day. so did grant actually order that pa

frank sinatra, bob hope, ben crosby once lived.spent a long father's day weekend there. >> wow, it's like a come boeft brady bunch, house in the front, and fred flinnstone in the back. >> perfect match. none of which the kids would understand. >> not at all. >>> let's check the forecast now with christina loren, i love it, activity out there this morning. >> yeah, if you were returning arounded with bare feet later on or your kids were, they won't burn the people. we have the subtropical air mass coming, as you know the flinnstones used to run, that's how they had their car moved. bay before your time. temperatures right now are really mild and we have the showers out there this morning. thanks for waking up with us each and every weekday morning. we love having you and love making you a part of the show as well. so send us your weather pictures as they come in. you can post them up on the facebook page or send them into nbcbayarea.com. right now, all that activity mostly concentrated over the east shore, we have a pretty good look

million dollar home has four bedrooms, four and a half bathrooms, it's in a gated community where frank sinatra, bob hope, and ben crosby once lived. last month they spent a long father's day weekend there. >> when's's the house warming? >>> bart police will enforce a ban on people who sit, lie down, or sleep at bay area bart stations. "today in the bay's" stephanie chuang live at the bart station this morning, stephanie, that station is the focus of this crackdown. >> reporter: yes, good morning to you, laura. first i want to say that for days like today, nights like last night where it's rain organize cold, these provide shelter for the homeless people, that's what they're telling us. gates close, but there were people even here at the midnight hours. and down this hallway, there were people already sleeping here, but we watched this morning at bart police told them that they had to go. for safety reasons. now in the video you see that the man's legs are outstretched, police are cracking down on that, and anyone who is sleeping or lying down, the long hallways in the station is a particular c

>> well, you know, everybody w romanticizes the music that was big when they were kids, frank sinatrast. but the thing about the mid '60s music that has us talking, it's a moment when innovation was valued so much. the beatles went from "i want to hold your hand" to "strawberry fields forever" in three years. amazingly rapid growth. and kind of like the impressionists or, you know, hemingway and fitzgerald and joyce, they were all spearing spurring each other on, the beatles made a leap and the stones and stevie wonder and bob dylan and jimi hendrix, everybody trying to top each other. it was that rare, rare moment where the most innovative stuff was also the most popular stuff. the best music was also the best-selling music and we're still living off the fumes of that. >> look, i wasn't born in the '60s. but i grew up -- >> but i get you feel like you were there. >> i feel like i was there. really, i grew up to my mother singing me "i want to hold your hand" one of the first things i played for my newborn was "i want to hold your hand" and the entire beatles collection. that's part o

that's when play was stopped by a roaring ovation and a familiar song, frank sinatra's "new york, new he got a 63-second ovation as he walked up to the plate. pretty cool. >> big deal for him and minneapolis my hometown, first all-star game there. that i was a big wins fan growing up. the bottom of the rankings this year but good for the city to show the better side and i think they did that last night. a lot of people proud. go minneapolis. a shout out to you. >> there you go. >>> is she or isn't she? a question we have been asking a lot lately. what hillary clinton said to jon stewart on "the daily show" is there a class you can take? >> critics say the series puts virginity in a bad light almost ridiculing it and the aim is to elevate the discussion of responsible sexual health. the voyager" is a single off of lewis' album. >> lewis said the message is all about being comfort able about yourself and your womanhood as you age. she's doing it. he's doing it. i'm always doing it. let's be honest, we all do it. we spend time with our kids but we are frequently staring at our phones at

. >>> coming up, frank sinatra once said if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere. everyone is looking to take a bite of the big apple. stay with us. >>> welcome back to "worldwide exchange." bnp paribas says its trading activities in the u.s. won't be impacted. >>> gm surpassed the record for u.s. safety fixes by an automaker. >>> and investors prepare to commence trade for the second half of the year of the u.s. insies and the quarter of gains. if you're on the hunt for a new apartment in manhattan, we've got some good news and we've got some bad news. after a two-year shortage, inventory is on the rise. the bad news is there are still too few properties to go around. morgan brennan is at cnbc headquarter with all the depails. >>> new numbers out from the top real estate brokers in manhattan, they're showing the apartment market slowed in the second quarter, even as prices continue to rise. the average price rose 20% to just under $1.7 million according to a report by the corcoran group. the median tract isn't as affected by high end sales. that rose 6% to $920,00

everyone from frank sinatra to billy hollywood da yy holiday.>> i don't doubt that. >> eight songs, starts whistling. >> the man does it all. >> indeed he does. but can he do pop news? >> what's popping? little they begin with this. they have arrived, the most abilitied couple at wimbledon settling in today at the royal box at wimbledon's center court. the duchess of cambridge, stunning as always. cheering on their dear friend and defending champ, andy murray, taking on dimitrov. he's marie ja sharapova's boyfriend. they could cheer her up. hugh grant was there today. >> they opted not to got with the jeans. >> no one is doing that. it was a trick to get me to go there and show off as the only american. not falling for it. also in "pop news." and the hottest bachelor list from people magazine announced, and the top spot belongs to this man. i don't know why, but joem maha been chosen. the poor thing needs to work pout. >> put on clothes, man. >> looking every bit the part, the abtastic actor, telling women, he's passionate, a hot will have blood

they started the frank sinatra school of the arts in 2001.s to see what the kids are doing. this time he brought along a very special guest. ♪ just when you thought you knew the real lady gaga -- ♪ >> out came this. gaga and tony bennett teaming up in this delightful rendition of a jazz classic. a duet born out of a chance meeting at a 2011 charity event. >> i met her backstage. we just hit it off. ♪ >> turns out lady gaga is a jazz fan, one of the many things students at the frank sinatra school of the arts was about to learn at an end of the school assembly. >> let me welcome your school's founder and his friend and special guest lady gaga. >> in front of a crowd of clearly overjoyed young performers and artists, bennett and gaga opened up about their relationship, their music and making it in the record business. >> what did you hear in her voice that said we could make real cool jazz stuff happen together? >> the minute i heard her sing i knew that she really knows how to sing. my first reaction to her that she is going to be bigger than

everyone from frank sinatra to billy holiday. but the flipper is i credible.'s fantastic. >> goes into whistling there too. eight song welcomes starts whistling. >> the man does it all. >> indeed he does. but can he do pop news? >> what's popping? >> we begin with this. they have arrived, the most anticipated couple at wimbledon settling in today at the royal box at wimbledon's center court. the duchess of cambridge, stunning as always. they're there to cheer on their dear friend and defending champ andy murray as he takes on grigor dimitrov. not only the one to watch on the court, but also maria sharapova's girlfriend. she lost a brute three-set match yesterday. maybe their appearance will cheer her up. if not, there is hugh grant was spotted today. >> they opted not to got with the jeans and open-neck shirts. >> no one is doing that. it was a trick to get me to go there and show off as the only american. not falling for it. also in "pop news." excited to report this. and the hottest bachelor list from people magazine announced, and the top spot belongs to th

healthy and never thought of it that way but it is a great energy exchange out there now sinatra share a love for frank yours or your sinatra told me once that no matter what where he's attained in life whenever he's about to go on stage he's still gets that little bump that little jump to get out there and do it what do you do you have any moments before you go on or is it just another night. i don't know i think there's different nights when i feel more like it's another night you know sometimes. when you feel like you've been overbooked or something and you've been out there too long and you kind and we'll you know just another night we're around no why am i here you know. i enjoy your have a bad night a very minor no it's better night she arrived you know supply chain or i know i played better than i did i thought last night for instance and that's probably you know i go back to last night or the night before i thought last night was a pretty good show where we're you know with. riverside i think. is that right rivers are you ever on stage and not know what city you're in many towns that somebody w

i will end with frank sinatra, new york, new york.ybody bu but if any of you questions, we have microphones and anybody but al mackey can ask a question. here's the challenge to the rest of you. make it so that al can't ask a question. run to those microphones right now. al is a man who loves the camera. okay, you're all cowards, i got all and your name is, sir? al >> al mackey, virginia tech. >> by the way, there was not much in southwestern virginia a the time. at the >> some things never change. go ahead. >> three words. decade of dominance. a little bit about the history. if you can answer a question nt that is boggled my mind for a little bit. does grant actually order specifically order that assault at cold harbor that is so famous in his memoirs.etted porters said that grant said that he regretted the assault it more than any that he had ordered. whereas when grant wrote about it, he talked about it basically in a passive voice. he regretted that the assault was ordered. meade in his letter to his wife said that he had command of the field all day. so did grant actually order that pa

. >>> first on this day in 1966, frank sinatra had the number one song in the country with "strangers chances we'd be sharing love ♪ ♪ before the night was through ♪ ♪ ♪searching with devotion ♪for a snack that isn't lame ♪but this... ♪takes my breath away >>> who is normal? who is nuts? >> you're nuts. you've been singing "strangers in the night." >> it's question we asked dr. keith ablow every week. he joins us now. quickly, singing in the studio, that's not nuts, right? >> no, that's totally normal. >> oh, good. >> i encourage it. i prescribe it. >> thank you very much. >> we have a question for you here coming in. my brother refuses to sleep in his own room even after we customized it with all his favorite things. instead he slept on the couch for the past two years. is this normal or nuts? >> well, i'll say this, it's nuts. but i say it sensitively because it could be actual depression. you wouldn't believe the number of folks who come to me who are depressed and say one of the symptoms is i don't sleep in my room anymore. i fall asleep on the couch. why? number one, their anxiet

the book is expected to cover reynolds' friendship with clint eastwood, frank sinatra, also johnny carsone biggest star in the world in his day. >> you have such a full head of hair, why would you want to -- >> because people think -- >> for everybody who doesn't have a full head. >> they're the ones that write in and say why should we listen to anything you say when you're not even man enough -- >> at least you should take it off. >> that's what they tell me to do or stop dyeing it. it's been 20 years of this. i'm sensitive at this point. >> maybe we should get you a haircut. >> i'm getting a haircut today. >> maybe a little shorter on the sides -- >> another, it's not gray there. >> anyway, more rumors about the iwatch, ubsian list says that a voice messaging could actually be the key feature of the device. he recently talked to apple ceo tim cooke who is said to have mentioned a trip to china where he witnessed people walking down the street and dictating voice messages to their iphones instead of texting just like joe kernen does. he lives to use siree. >> i use siri and change all th

time for news by the number. 4.9 million is how much frank sinatra's penthouse is selling for. bathroom pad sponsored many a-party back in the day. >>> and $18 is how much a ridiculous hidden travel fee is. those in venezuela have to pay just to breathe fresh air. the breathing tax helps pay for the purification air system. >>> and 72 minutes is how long the longest trailer for a movie ever is. the movie is 30 days long and only be shown once in 2020. that's odd. after that one screaming, the film will be destroyed. >>> let's see if kevin mccarthy will sit through a 30-day film. nice to see you this morning, man. >> good morning, ainsley, clayton and tucker. how are you doing today? >> great. we are excited to talk about the best films of 2014 so far. the ones you have love sod far and you have seen even movie there is. but you are the greatest movie reviewer in the united states. >> tucker, i want you to be my hype man. can you follow me around everywhere i go? >> and i believe that, actually. so let's go in reverse. >> i'm going to do five to two. the first movie i have not r

frank sinatra, bill cosby, madonna all frequent customers in years past.he landscape. >> it is not like what it turns out to be. >> she took up a hobby, hat making. after finding out her mom was seriously ill, she decided to make her a hat and complained of the cold nights. one hat led to two. and then three. and so on. >> when i was looking at this apartment filled with hand made hats, i kind of made a decision that it was my time. >> hey, kick starter -- >> that time is now. after raising $172,000 on kickstarter and borrowing from family and friends, she four years prior was making hats in her bedroom bought a hat company for a bargain price. >> through the process i knew it was going to work. i just had such faith. i'm going to figure out how to make this happen. >> at age 31, she had become the youngest female be factory owner in manhattan. >> dating back to 1904. >> couture of the new cleaned up factory which sits behind the showroom a an eclectic mixture of past, present, new, old and new again. >> what is the most popular hat? >> indiana jones. >> 2

from duke ellington to frank sinatra to led zeppelin and the newport jazz festival has seen them all, its ongoing mission is to celebrate the jazz and make its case for relevance. the 60th anniversary stays true to the core mission. it will kick off on august 21, 2014, and is scheduled to feature a variety of talent over three days, including wynton marcellis policing with the jazz, trombone shorty and dr. john. it will also include one musician who played at the inaugural newport jazz festival, lee conin. newport continues to attract top-notch performers and is still a must-see event for jazz and music aficionados alike. i would also like to recognize the impact of the newport jazz festival has had and continues to have on our great state of rhode island. each year, the thousands who flock to newport to witness the festival also have an opportunity to experience the treasure of rhode island's summer. in this way, the newport jazz festival has served as a major source of tourism, an important industry for our state, and should be viewed as a model for other communities to follow. i am