he was talking about annette funicello.t the mention of her name conjures a sweeter era, one of genuine innocence and what the generation before ours called good clean fun. funicello died today after a long brave struggle with m.s. she was 70 years old. tonight nbc's anne thompson has a look back. >> annette! >> reporter: as television came of age, so did annette funicello. ♪ mickey mouse >> reporter: america first fell in love with the talented teenager in 1955 on "the mickey mouse club." ♪ we're mouseketeers ♪ we want to say hello >> reporter: so popular she had her own series within the series. she transitioned to movies. first for disney. ♪ smiling eyes ♪ golden hair >> reporter: but it was on the beach where funicello stole america's heart again in the 1960s. ♪ beach blanket bingo ♪ that's the name of the game >> reporter: her wholesome image acquiring a glamorous sheen in a series of films with frankie avalon. ♪ >> reporter: in the era of the bikini, funicello was always more modest at the request of walt disney. >> i

. >> reporter: annette funicello was discovered in a school play of swan lake.ears danced and sang on the show. ♪ beauty is as beauty does that's what wise men say ♪ >> because of those ears and walt disney, things -- wonderful things happened. >> reporter: funicello was catapulted on to the big screen always playing the wholesome girl next door. >> do you know them? >> oh, just a couple of neighborhood children. >> reporter: her greatest success came in a series of beach movies with frankie avalon. >> women have a few rights, in case you haven't heard. >> reporter: the formula was always the same. frankie and annette would always break up, but eventually get back together. ♪ beach party tonight >> reporter: she also was a recording star producing more than a dozen albums. ♪ the pineapple princess he calls me pineapple princess all day ♪ >> reporter: in 1992, tragedy intruded on her fairytale existence. shes diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. it eventually forced her into a wheelchair ♪ now it's time to say good-bye ♪ >> reporter: most fans will remember annette

you knew annette funicello. tell me, because i know you wrote puppy love and she was known for her hit songs. take me back, tell me how you met her and what was she like. >> well, she and her family were wonderful family. she was a very sweet, and a very intelligent girl, she had a great integrity for her career, a great love for her family. she was always fun to be around. of course, we were very young, and we were both kind of clawing our way through life trying to find out who we were. nothing but fond memories. we obviously at some point she wanted to get married and i didn't. and that's what happened in our relationship. though we remained friends for many years. she went on to marry a wonderful man, who was my agent at the time, but she continued to be very outspoken in terms of everything she believed, even right down to her ms, going to the forefront and shared it all with people in hopes of inspiring them in some way. and it is just a very, very sad day. i know the last -- quite a few years was not a wa

the life of annette funicello. >> the power ball jackpot comes to california what. are the trances -- chances of you winning that jackpot? >> if you're trying to make your way to come to san francisco, very easy going. it is light, >>> actress annette funicello died today. >> flowers were placed on the hollywood walk of fame for her there. she was a popular member of the original "micky mouse club". abc news as a look back at her career. >> annette funicello became a member of the "micky mouse club". she became the most popular mousekateer ask sang and danced on the show. >> because of those years, and walt disney, things, wonderful things happened. >> she was catapulted on to the big screen, playing a wholesome girl next door. >> just a couple neighborhood children. >> her greatest success came in a series of beach movie was frankie avalon. the formula was the same. they'd break up, and bet back together. she was a recording star producing a dozen albums. in 1992 she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. it forced her into a wheelchair. but most will remember her

. >>> musketeer annette funicello has died. >> roll call. >> sheryl. >> bobby. annette. [ music playing ] >> annette funicello was the original member of the mickey mouse club in 1955 and starred in a lot of disney movies and beach movies. in 1987 she developed multiple sclerosis, she said she wanted to encourage others. >> if i can't make someone happy -- if i can make someone happy i am so thrilled. really. >> annette funicello died from complications of multiple sclerosis, she was 70 years old. >> powerball arrived in california, it will almost certainly help education but by how much? >> blast. really good year. >> cal women back home after yesterday's ncaa playoff loss, hear how they are staying positive tonight. >>> california lottery players can now play a game they have been waiting for for a long time, powerball. >> there it goes. california lottery began selling at 6:00 a.m. this morning. it promises bigger jackpots. tickets are sold in 43 states. so the odds of winning 1-175 million. and the price is $2 a ticket. sunnyville's mayor is taking part in i

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funicello is survived by her husband and three children. >>> the u.s. navy says its latest weapon represents the future of warfare. a laser cannon capable of shooting down drones will soon be placed on various naval ships. this cannon is called a laser weapons system, or l.a.w.s., and cost less than $1 per shot since it runs simply on electricity. the laser so far has only been used in testing areas. it is already thought of as the newest way to transform modern welfare. >>> let's talk about weather now. spring about to deliver quite a wallop around the country. there's a weather system that whipped up powerful damaging winds in parts of california and the southwest. it's now bringing tornadoes, hail, heavy snow to the rockies and the great plains. bill karins, april 9th, right? >> everyone in the west knows what's coming for the midwest. they felt the winds yesterday. it's classic spring storm. yesterday in denver it was mid-60s. right now their windchill is zero. and it is snowing in areas of colorado right now. there's the proof of it. it's not crazy

funicello is survived by her husband and three children. >>> the u.s. navy says its latest weapon represents the future of warfare. the laser canon capable of shooting down drones will be placed on various naval ships. this canon is called a laser weapon system or l.a.w.s., and costs less than $1 per shot, since it runs simply on electricity. while the laser is so far has only been used in testing areas, it is already thought of as the newest way to transform modern warfare. >>> here is your first look at scrambled politics. former republican vice presidential nominee paul ryan raked in $600,000 since the beginning of the year for his campaign war chest. he will be up for re-election to the house next year, but many analysts tout him as a possible presidential candidate in 2016. >>> new york mayor michael bloomberg's gun control advocacy group will begin giving lawmakers grades based on their voting. >>> another clinton may soon be on the ballot. chelsea clinton, during an interview with "the today show" she leaves the door open to her own run some day

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annette funicello has died at age 70. she moved on to the big screen in the 1960s starring alongside frankie avalon in beach movies. in 1987 she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and withdrew from the spotlight. last i can't remember annette and her husband allowed a canadian tv network to show her immobilized state to campaign for a cure. she died at a bakersfield hospital. >>> no calling, no texting, no mapping. according to a new rule by a california appellate court. last year a fresno driver was pulled over for using the gps map on his smartphone, cited for distracting driving even though he wasn't making a call. he challenged the $160 ticket. today the court ruled against him stating he was in violation of the law for using the wireless phone without the hands-free option. the court determined any activity on a phone could distract a driver and raises the possibility the cell phone law could be rewritten to allow phone use in the car for reasons other than calls or texting. >>> is san jose winning or losing its w

. >>> sad day for annette funicello's fans and her family. i just loved her, she was my generation, probably not yours. but i grew up watching hayley mills and annette funicello. and thinking what would my life be like if mr. disney liked me, too. and i met her one time and she was gracious and really sweet. we talk so much about people battling cancer. i guess there's two ways to battle it, hoda. you can feel bitter about it or let it make you better like it has you. i never saw an ounce of self-pity. and some of my favorite people in the world have been through this. but there wasn't a lot known about m.s. back then. and she literally came out of the shadows with the disease because they were going to go public with the story that it was, that she was battling -- alcohol addiction. >> i do remember that. >> and she said no. you know what, frank's first wife, same thing. >> m.s.? >> uh-huh. and we had another friend, whose wife -- they all thought it was alcoholism and it wasn't, it was m.s. so many of the symptoms are very similar. >> it wa

annette funicello, the first mouseketeer to become a break-out star, has died.of our parent company, disney, said she was one of walt disney's brightest stars, as beautiful inside as she was on the outside. abc's cecilia vega reminds us of her sparkle and that smile. ♪ >> mouseketeers, roll call! >> annette! >> reporter: she was america's original sweetheart in an age of black and white -- and innocence. that song, the anthem to america's childhood, a nation of fans today singing along. ♪ >> reporter: it was 1955 when the mickey mouse club debuted. that sweet brunette in the mouse ears quickly became the most popular member. receiving at the height of her fame, even more fan mail than mickey mouse himself. every girl wanted to be annette funicello, every boy wanted to date her. >> i think he likes you. >> i like him too. >> reporter: walt disney discovered annette dancing with a school production of "swan lake" when she was just 13. ♪ >> annette, annette, annette. >> i'm a fluke in the business. i was not the best singer. i was not the best dancer. i was not the

the death of 70-year-old anete funicello yesterday a red flag to the baby boom generation.te gained fame at age 13 much as one of the leading members of the iconic mickey mouse club. >> "roll call." >> anete. >> mouseketeers we want to say hello and for all of you to see us every day you are okay ♪ so welcome to our mouse club. >> bill: 50 years after it debuted it is still etched deeply in the memories of many americans. the question tonight though is this: were we back in the 1950s and early 1960's a better country, a better people than we are today? there is no question that for minority americans things were generally awful back then. if you don't believe me read my book killing kennedy where i document that in vivid detail so on the civil rights issue. america is much improved today. on the economic realm, the unemployment rate 4.5% in the 1950s, very low, even though the high school dropout rate back then was 27%. very high. today only 7% of americans do not complete high school. poverty rate in 1959, 232%. today is 15%. per capita income 17659 when adjusted for today

former mouseketeer and teen movie star annette funicello died today. she passed away at a hospital in bakersfield, california, of complications from multiple sclerosis. funicello first gained fame on tv's "mickey mouse club" in the late 1950's, and then, in several disney films. ter, she teamed with franki avalon in a serieof "beh" movies in the early '60s. annette funicello was 70 years old. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to gwen. >> ifill: we return to margaret thatcher and look back to our program's archive. when she sat down with the newshour's founders, robert macneil and jim lehrer, they got a taste of the steely resolve of the "iron lady" when they attempted to ask her repeatedly about the news of that day which happened to be el salvador. here are excerpts from the 1981 interview. >> good evening from washington. british prime minister margaret thatcher finished two days of talks today with president reagan and u.s. officials. impressed, she said, with the striking similarity between our aims and policies. mrs. thatcher is

we turn now to annette funicello. american sweetheart in mickey mouse ears who so many singing along with her for years passed away monday at 70 years old leaving behind an unforgettable legacy. ♪ m-o-u-s-e >> long before justin, ryan and christina, she was the original mouseketeer. ♪ if you're at a party >> reporter: at the tender age of 12 newcomer annette funicello became a household name. ♪ time to twist >> reporter: rising to superstardom in the disney variety show "the mickey mouse club." >> are we or are we not going to play tennis? >> reporter: transitioning to the big screen. ♪ beach party tochts >> reporter: she was alongside frankie avalon in a string of beach films but left hollywood to focus on her family and was then diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1987. >> lots of times the paralysis is temporary or the eyesight will come back. so you can never give up hope. >> reporter: on monday avalon released a statement saying "she will live on forever. i will miss her and the world will miss her." annette fun

. >>> the world is mourning the loss of annette funicello. of controversial treatments but to no avail. her husband says he will continue to fulfill her wish of trying to find a cure for ms. she was 70 years old. >>> to north korea where there are reports the communist regime could launch a test missile at any moment now. japan and u.s. with missile interceptors at the ready. they have pulled more than 50,000 workers from the complex. the industrial complex is operated by south korea but staffed by north korea. shutting it down will not only hurt its own economy but sever the last economic link between the regions. kim jong-un said he is considering converting the complex on a military use. >>> violence in syria's capitol city today as a suicide car bomber killed 15 people and wounded dozens. also today syria rejected the united nation's request to broaden the search of possible chemical weapons research. the assad regime asked for an investigation. the u.n. found no evidence of chemical weapons. the u.n. does not have permission for a broade

funicello became the show's break out star.young woman and standard in several 1960s beach movies. funicello married at 22 and had three children. she took few roles but her popularity never faded. she and frankie avalon went back to the beach in 1987. during the production of that film funicello felt the first symptoms of multiple sclerosis. in 2012 her second husband glenn holt gave canada ctv a rare look into her struggle with ms. by this time the disease had taken a terrible toll. but she has always spoken openly about her illness. >> i don't like it but you learn to live with it. i've learned to live with it. and i think attitude is so important. you have to keep the smile. ♪ >> funicello's smile and the youthful innocence she represented remained vivid in the minds of those who loved her including her long time friend and screen partner frankie avalon who issued this statement. we have lost one of america's sweethearts for generations upon generations. she will lives on forever. i will miss her and the world will miss her

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. >> eric: hollywood is mourning the loss of annette funicello. she died following a long battle with multiple sclerosis. he was in the mickey mouse club and doing beach party movies. she was most popular mouscatookre getting ten times the fan mail that others did. >> homicide detectives have said they detained a person with a suspicious death with a man in pacific heights. they were called in around 10:00 last night. they declared the death of elias michael as suspicious. they are talking to a person of interest to to find out more about what happened. >> also in san francisco, police are searching for a person who shot a donut shop worker during a robbery attempt early this morning. this happened around 3:00 a.m. at the happy donut on bayshore boulevard. they say the worker who was shot also managed to stab the suspect. that worker is now recovering in the hospital. >> eric: in east palo alto investigators are announcing an early morning fire is considered suspicious. i started after 3:00 a.m. at a van around stevens avenue. there were five peop

annette funicello. one of the original mouseketeers, who grew up to be a movie star. has died at the age of 70. she won america's heart as a 12-year-old girl. in mickey mouse ears. she would later go on to star in light- hearted beach movies. with frankie avalon. the performer battled multiple sclerosis for more than 25 years. and went public with her battle against he disease in 1992. she also set up a research fund for neurological disorders. >> margaret thatcher has died.at age 87. nicknamed the 'iron lady' - for her personal and political toughness- she became britain's first and only female prime minister. she served from 1979 to 1990 as leader of the conservative party. thatcher retired from public life after a stroke in 2002 and suffered several strokes after that. according to her spokeswoman.she passed away following a stroke. >> jacqueline: we are still expecting preconditions. today. temperatures will be warmer. and wednesday. temperatures getting into the 80s. this live look outside. the bay bridge toll plaza with high clouds and it was a low pressure syst

. >>> just into the newsroom, annet annette funicello died from complications with multiple sclerosis. she was just 13 when she gained fame with the mickey mouse club. >>> british prime minister margaret thrasher also died. >> the baroness known for her toughness and uncompromising attitude was 87 years old. nbc's michelle kosinski with more. >> reporter: tough, unwavering conservative. >> we've lot a great prime minister, a great leader, a great britain. >> reporter: at the time of economic struggle in britain, protests, union strike, she was leader from 1979 to 90. >> the iron lady of the western world. >> reporter: ronald reagan's counterpart and partner in shaping the end of the cold war. >> the lady is not returning. >> reporter: to this day people in britain argue over her policies and union busting, whether what she did was for the better then or not. it was during her 11 years as prime minister britain won its war with argentina over falklands, maintained its rule over northern ireland while bombing after bombing filled the news. thatcher transformed britain, private icing sta

. >> eric: hollywood is mourning the loss of annette funicello.he died following a long battle with multiple sclerosis. he was in the mickey mouse club and doing beach party movies. she was most popular mouscatookre getting ten times the fan mail that others did. >> homicide detectives have said they detained a person with a suspicious death with a man in pacific heights. they were called in around 10:00 last night. they declared the death of elias michael as suspicious. they are talking to a person of interest to to find out more about what happened. >> also in san francisco, police are searching for a person who shot a donut shop worker during a robbery attempt early this morning. this happened around 3:00 a.m. at the happy donut on bayshore boulevard. they say the worker who was shot also managed to stab the suspect. that worker is now recovering in the hospital. >> eric: in east palo alto investigators are announcing an early morning fire is considered suspicious. i started after 3:00 a.m. at a van around stevens avenue. there were five people

annette funicello died monday of complications from multiple sclerosis.tte was just 13 yeard in 1955 when she debuted on tv. >> it's time for the show. osgood: atsz one of the original mouseketeers. a talented role model for girls... ♪ if you would be beautiful >> osgood: and a first crush for countless young boys, annette was the most popular by far. in the 1960s she moved on from the clubhouse to the beach. starring opposite frankie avalon in films such as beach party and beach blanket bingo. ♪ beach blanket bingo >> reporter: forsaking film for family for many years, annette shocked her fans in 1992 by revealing that she had been stricken with multiple sclerosis. >> there's a reason for this. and i know it's to help others. perhaps you can't change the world... >> osgood: she became an advocate for m.s. research but her worsening condition kept her out of the public eye in recent years. annette funicello was 70. >> do you have anything unusual to report, lieutenant. >> reporter: jonathan winters died on thursday night of undisclosed causes, a genius of

and the hologram tupac is doing a hologram with annette funicello. i went there a few years ago to see the strokes. not the band, the people collapsing from the heat. last night the disgraced former congressman anthony weiner is considering a run for mayor of new york city. he resigned after tweeting a photograph of his crotch. last night, our local kcal news ran a story on this. and in doing so, provided us with our unintentional joke of the day. >> weiner may be ending his political exile since he resigned in disgrace after his twitter scandal exploded in his face. >> whoever wrote that should probably have his brainwashed out with soap. here's potentially bad news for college students. teachers at nine universities including texas a&m and clemson are using a new technology that can tell if students are actually reading their textbooks. let me save you some time. they're not. the digital books create something called an engagement index, how often they open their book, which pages they read and whether or not they skipped pages. great way to get ki

. >>> the most powerful member of the original mouseketeers, annette funicello died today. after losing the mouse ears, she went on to star in a series of beach party movies with franky avalon. in 1992, she went public with her diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. >> there were many days that i really had to have a good cry because of the mail and the phone calls i got. sacks of mail. >> she said that support helped her deal with ms. friends say annette really was the girl next door. >>> family, friends, and filmmakers gave roger ebert a final thumbs up today at his funeral in chicago. the well known movie critic died last thursday after a long battle with cancer. ebert began reviewing movies in 1967. he wrote a syndicated column, and starred in the television show siskel and ebert, at the movies. roger roger ebert was 70 years old. >>> the latest airline rankings are out. a san francisco airport are represented heavily by the best and the worst. >> bill martin is updating his forecast. >> up fission, the makers of baby food on trial. why they're being asked to put warning labe

. >>> the most powerful member of the original mouseketeers, annette funicello died today. after losing the mouse ears, she went on to star in a series of beach party movies with franky avalon. in 1992, she went public with her diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. >> there were many days that i really had to have a good cry because of the mail and the phone calls i got. sacks of mail. >> she said that support helped her deal with ms. friends say annette really was the girl next door. >>> family, friends, and filmmakers gave roger ebert a final thumbs up today at his funeral in chicago. the well known movie critic died last thursday after a long battle with cancer. ebert began reviewing movies in 1967. he wrote a syndicated column, and starred in the television show siskel and ebert, at the movies. roger roger ebert was 70 years old. >>> the latest airline rankings are out. a san francisco airport are represented heavily by the best and the worst. >> bill martin is >>> the bodies of two children. a 6-year-old girl, and 7-year- old boy have been pulled from a construction site in

and heroic women of the 20th century died, and we send our condolences of the family of annette funicellorgaret thatcher never would fit in with the gun control climate and never once uttered the phrase "you beech cha." and oddly enough the immigration has shifted from build a fence to keep them out to build a fence to beat them in so they can vote for us. and phil donahue on iraq. the war that got him fire for being right. today is the president of kofi annan, and hank aaron hit his 715th home run to pass babe ruth's record and his memory lives on for those of us who don't believe in steroids. this is vow. "viewpoint." [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> good evening i'm john fugelsang and this is "viewpoint." with the senate back in session this could be the month maybe even the week when a new gun control bill is brought up to the floor. in connecticut an impassioned president obama kept up the pressure for up and down votes including universal background checks, ban on assault weapons and limits on multi round ammunition clips. >> this is not about me. this is not about politics. this is about doing the

annette funicello has died. she was my favorite. i loved her.favorite. >> just like so many people she was their favorite. we have today a lot of celebrities that had that one name, madonna, sure. but she was pretty much the first who you could just say annette and everyone knew. she did just pass away. we got official word from disney. she was 70 years old. they say she died from complications with multiple sclerosis. she had been diagnosed with it in her later years reportedly pretty much bedridden. but at 70 years old like you and so many others, they just loved watching her. she was that all-american girl. and interestingly enough, her name, annette, she was italian. at first the folks at disney thought she should change her name to something more americanized. but walt disney said absolutely not. she's so original. so we're going to keep it. so they did. she was 13 when she auditioned for him. >> how old -- well, how long was she on mickey mouse. >> exactly. three seasons she was a mouseketeer and disney kept her under contract and that's w

funicello announced she was suffering from multiple sclerosis. was born in new york in 1942. >>> margaret thatcher was remembered fondly by another close friend, nancy reagan. in a statement, the former first lady wrote, i've learned with great sadness of the death of baroness thatcher. she'll be remembered as one of britain's greatest prime ministers and her policies and approach had a significant impact on politics around the world. joining me is tina brown and executive editor richard wolffe. >> you watched margaret thatcher over the years, she was controversial, her relationship of course, northern ireland. nelson mandala. a lot of controversies come to mind. and the strength that she exhibited, you remember better than i do, the ira attack on brighton. when she came out of conference. tell us about her impact, as a woman and as a leader. >> i sometimes think as well about her amazing performances in the house of kmons, she used to during prime minister's question time, great sort of gladiator session. when the prime minister has to acquit th

as annett funicello demonstrated, social interaction was kind of innocent ♪ let's give it a whirl >>our panel. joins us now is political strategist angela rye. professor michael eric dyson of georgetown university. and my colleague, chris krystal ball, co-host of the "the cycle." >> i'm keen to hear your assessment of mr. o'reilly. these sound like the crumbling thoughts of an individual who finds the modern world absolutely too much to bear. >> absolutely right. what's interesting, he strapped in the paradox of nostalgia. it's a paradox because you're never present. you're looking toward a golden age that never existed. and you're looking forward to a future that can replicate that past and you're missing what's going on today. things were pretty rough for a lot of people. not just african-american people. ask women. ask the gender question. if women were on equal footing to men. when father knew best. when robert montgomery walked into the room, women were subordinate to men. think about it this way. mr. o'reilly did acknowledge african-american people and other minorities didn't h

. >>> annette funicello has died at the age of 70 from complications due to multiple sclerosis.hosen by walt disney himself to be a member of the mouseketeers show. >>> hundreds turned out to remember the long-time film critic roger ebert in chicago today. his wife said he would have loved the service. he died last week after a long battle with cancer. >>> rutgers former athletic director, tim pernetti isn't going away empty-handed. the university will pay him more than $1.1 million. he will also receive health and pension benefits through october 2015. pernetti has said he regrets not firing basketball coach mike rice last year when he saw a video showing rice verbally and physically abusing players. >>> a 69-yard touchdown at nebraska's spring game, anderson, that is 7-year-old jack hoffman carrying the ball. he took the handoff from quarterback taylor martinez. jack is battling brain cancer. he's on a break from chemotherapy and the huskers thought he might like to join them on the field. >> amazing. incredible experience. >> they asked him what he was thinking when he steppe

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annette funicello has died.irst made her mark at the age of 12 as a mouseketeer, and it wasn't long before she was getting 6,000 pieces of fan mail a week. how many of those from you, al? >> well, al and i remembered -- >> of course. >> it's cruel he would remind us of that, isn't it? >> but frankie and annette obviously were inseparable and teen sensations, and they had a series of beach movies, right? >> well, that was later. we remember the m-i-c-k-e-y. >> and that was later. annette funicello was 70. willie? >> from our parade of papers, dallas morning news after 17 months on the job, ron johnson has been replaced as ceo of jc penney. the shape up at the struggling retailer comes after weeks of falling stock prices and a fourth quarter loss of $552 million during johnson's tenure, jc penney laid off about 19,000 employees. >> wow. >> not a real resume builder for mr. johnson. rutgers university is going to be launching a full probe into how the school handled claims of abuse by former coach mike rice. govern

anette funicello would go on to star in many movies before leaving hollywood to raise her three childrend say to her, annette, people love you, adore you. she would say, really? she couldn't believe the fact that she was so loved. >> gretchen: anette funicello passed away from complications stemming from ms. she was 70 years old and those are your headlines. >> steve: a brand-new warning from north korea. it's telling foreigners in the south, get out. this as japans puts in place nuclear interceptors. >> brian: kelly wright joins us now. >> good morning. north korea is warning foreigners in the south about an impending war. that message effectively shutting down an industrial park there, the last big joint project, by the way, between the north and south. with tensions escalating, japan is deploying missile interceptors around tokyo as a precaution against north korea's threat to launch ballistic missile tests. meantime, the united states welcomes efforts from china, as well as russia to intervene and they're basically working with them to try to make sure they can encourage north korea

annette funicello starred in numerous beach blanket movies in the '50s. complications of ms at 70 years old. >>> ahead on "starting point," north korea warning people in the south to prepare to evacuate because of the threat of war. we'll get reaction from congressman peter king. >>> two young brothers from florida allegedly kidnapped by their father have apparently turned up in cuba this morning, setting up a possible international dispute. live from havana, coming up. you're watching "starting point." weekend getaways just got better. well, enjoy your round! alright, thanks! save a ton on our best available rate when you book early and feel the hamptonality. how sharp is your business security?o! can it help protect your people and property, while keeping out threats to your operations? it's not working! yes it is. welcome to tyco integrated security. with world-class monitoring centers and thousands of qualified technicians. we've got a personal passion to help your business run safer, smarter, and sharper. we are tyco integrated security. and we are s

annette funicello was 70. >>> fidel castro is urging his ally north korea to avoid war.rned that the korean situations represents quotes, one of the most serious dangers of nuclear war since the 1962 cuban missile crisis. those are the headlines. get you back to adam and tracy. tracy: i watched the mickey mouse club. >> me too. tracy: i wanted to be a mousketeer. i really did. i had two left feet and couldn't sing and there is that. >> thank you. >> macy's and jcpenney are back in court over the battle over martha stewart home goods but cording a report jcpenney may be preparing for a loss. we have judge andrew napolitano. i find this so interesting because the judge could determine whether or not they can sell goods they already own? >> yes. this is a nonjury trial. this is the interpretation of contracts. here is the question. when martha stewart entered into an exclusive contract with macy's, exclusive, meaning only macy's will sell her products. tracy: right. >> did she have the right it enter into another contract with jcpenney. if she did not, then that contract is

. >>> and annette funicello died. she may have been the most popular mouseketeer ever.umber of "beach blanket movies." she died from multiple sclerosis. she was 70 years old. >> i remember the skippy hats when growing up. >> yep. >> 54 minutes after the hour. >>> check out these pictures of a dramatic rescue above the frigid james river in virginia. they plucked a terrified cab driver from the big rig as it dangled over a bridge. the woman lost control of her truck on i-664 yesterday morning and it caught fire for a few minutes. >> is that her peeking out of there? >> what a picture that is. the firefighters were able to use the truck's rescue bucket to bring the woman to safety. lucky. >> yeah. great effort. >>> coming up, my favorite manager, the manager -- former manager of the red sox but now the manager of the indians who got lost on his way to his own game. he got lost going to his own stadium. >> this would be a problem. >> it's trending coming up next. i have low testosterone. there, i said it. how did i know? well, i didn't really. see, i figured low testostero

annette funicello dying at the age of 70 became a mouseketeer at the age of 12 and starred alongside beach party movies in the 1960s. >> would never wear aic about even in i in the beach party movies because walt disney said please maintain the image of the mouseketeers. don't wear a bikini so she wouldn't wear one even in her post-mouseketeer years. won't see her in playboy right? i want to talk about this latest flap which i think is ridiculous. get your take on it, too. the latest flap meaning beyoncÉ and jay-z went to cuba. oh, my god. you are might think they committed adultery on the steps of the united states capitol. of course, that's been done before. >> of course it has. >> bill: rita genrette, google it. they were celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary. they wanted to do something special. i don't know. i don't care how they got there. travel to cuba, of course, is limited. we've had this stupid embargo against cuba ever since the days of -- you know who put it in place? john f. kennedy president john f. kennedy back in 1962. we had an embargo against cuba ever since.