robin gibb has fought colon and liver cancer for many years. we look back at his life. >> ♪ i'm going back ♪ >> with his plaintive, quavering voice, this thin, toothy 17-year-old was an unlikely star. but here he was, robin gibb, the front man of what would be one of the biggest bands in pop history. >> is it true you write your own pieces, barry? >> he'd begun performing with his brothers when he was just 6. the family moved to manchester before settling in australia. they'd released more than a dozen records before they returned to britain and hit the big time. >> ♪ you don't know what it's like ♪ >> however, increasingly it was brother barry who was in the spotlight. robin resent being shunted into the background, and despite denials, he left. >> robin, we've heard rumors that the group is breaking up. >> if i was to say it was true, then i would be the premier of russia. >> the band reformed, but soon found itself out of favor. what changed things around was moving to america and barry moving up a register. and "saturday night fever" was at

. >> reporter: robben begin gibb passed away sunday. -- robin gibb passed away sunday. the band's name was short for brothers gibb. they were best known for their songs on the feature sound track. it fee you ared how deep is your love, staying alive and many more. their music came to epitomize the disco era and they're efforts on the sound track represented the pinnacle of their career. they sold more than 200 million records. their hard work landed the trio into the rock and roll hall of fame in 1997:00 he is survived way his second wife and four children along with his older brother barry. he was 62 years old. >> sad it see another one go in the music industry. >> we will be hum those songs all day. >> i know. we still have plenty more ahead. >> fox 5 morning news at 4:30 starts right now. >>> good morning. it is monday, may 21st. a live look outside right now. you might see a few raindrops coming down but you will also notice it is another warm, warm day. good morning and thank you for joining us. i'm will thomas. >> i'm sarah simmons. let's say hello to tucker barne

gibb was 62 years old. francis koe nbc news. >>> trayvon martin's mother came to maryland today to thank them for her support. she spoke that the empowerment temple. george zimmerman has been charged with killing her son. in church today, fulton hugged women and thanked them for supporting her family these past few months. >> there are people that have sent letters from here, and i just want to see faces. i want to see people. and i want to get the word. that's most importantly. >> george zimmerman is currently out on $150,000 bond. >>> tomorrow the naacp will hold a news conference to discuss its endorsement of same-sex marriage. the issue has been controversial in the african-american community, particularly among religious leaders. prince george's county churches have led the fight against gay marriage in maryland. the issue is headed for a voter referendum there. gay marriage is legal in six states and the district. >>> a valedictorian at the center of an immigration debate will travel to d.c. later thi

. >>> and remembering robin gibb. the former be rks gee has died after a battle with cancer. >>> and ring of fire. the stunning eclipse that had people looking toward the hea n heavens and watching in awe. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm diana perez in for paula faris. >> and i'm rob nelson. >>> chicago has not seen demonstrations like this in decades. >> there could be more violence today as the summit enters its second day. president obama wakes up in his hometown of chicago this morning for day two of the nato summit, with the heavy focus on afghanistan. over the weekend, president obama and afghan president hamid karzai spoke to work to bring the war to an end. >> painting a vision, post 2014, in which we have ended our combat role. >> reporter: president karzai apologized for being a burden to the americans. >> i bring to you the gratitude of the afghan people for the support your taxpayers' money has meant to us over the last decade. >> reporter: proe tesers marched through the streets of chicago calling for an

gibb and his two brothers, barry and maurice, made up the bee gees. robin gibb was 62. his death comes three days after the death of disco queen, donna summer. we'll have more on robin gibbs' death, later on in the show. >>> the only man convicted of the 1988 lockerbie bombing is dead. but the sense of release for victims' families is mixed with anger. at the time, doctors said he didn't have long to live because of prostate cancer. he proved them wrong. and the welcome he received in libya, only added to the anguish of those who lost loved ones. newt gingrich just got his bill. a lot of zeros in it. why don't you use bengay zero degrees? it's the one you store in the freezer. gives that instant cold sensation. that's chilly. same medicated pain reliever used by physical therapists. and it lasts for hours. [ sigh of relief ] [ short breath ] [ longer breath ] [ short breath ] [ male announcer ] new bengay zero degrees. freeze and move on. >>> the bill is coming due for newt gingrich's presidential run and it's going to cost him. cost him a lot. a federal election commis

raised in grande and australia, the gibb -- in england and australia, the gibb brothers started crankings in the 1960s, but it was in the '70s when their popularity was starting to slump they found their groove in disco. ♪well you can tell by the way i use my walk i'm a woman's man no time to talk ♪ >> reporter: the beegees did the soundtrack for saturday night fever and became a worldwide sensation. the album was no. 1 for six months selling 40 million copies. it was one of the best selling records of the 1970s. >> we didn't really foresee it, certainly how big it was going to be. >> reporter: as the disco era passed the backlash began. the beegees became a punchline and struggled to remake their image. >> you can't be wonderful to everybody one minute and terrible to everybody the neck and we were very it i -- next and we were pretty well devastated by it. >> reporter: robin and his brothers worked on solo careers and writing songs for stars behind the scenes including barbra streisand, dionne warwick and dolly parton. the '90s brought a series of new hits and in 1997 the respect they

. >>> the music world is mourning the loss of robin gibb, a member of the bee gees. a group that helped define the disco era. he died after a long battle of cancer. he was 62. theresa garcia has more on this legendary pop star. ♪ you may look the other way >> reporter: it was the sound of the disco era. ♪ staying alive staying alive >> reporter: robin gibb,

robin gibb was 62.es. >>> and we're so glad you were with us on this monday night. beginning the week with us. we're always here at abc news.com. remember to watch "nightline" later and we'll see you right back here again tomorrow night. until then, goodnight. this country was built by working people. the economy needs manufacturing. machines, tools, people making stuff. companies have to invest in making things. infrastructure, construction, production we need it now more than ever. chevron's putting more than $8 billion dollars back in the u.s. economy this year. in pipes, cement, steel, jobs, energy. we need to get the wheels turning. i'm proud of that.

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. >>> and remember robert gibbs. the co-founder of the legendary group the bee gees has died following a battle with cancer at the age of 62. we'll look back at his life and music "today," monday, may 21st, we'll look back at his life and music "today," monday, may 21st, 2012. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> and welcome to "today" on this monday morning, i'm ann curry. >> and i'm lester holt, in for matt this morning. welcome back from cannes. >> okay, thank you so much. >> the story that they made you go? >> they made me go. they made me stay for two days. it was so hard. but no, it's really fun. >> great to be here with you today. we're talking about what happened in chicago over the weekend. things got a bit rough and tumble. this is the last day of the nato summit there with new protests planned, some downtown businesses have actually told their employees to stay home today. >> exactly. you can see why in these images from sunday. dozens were injured, including at least four police officers and demonstr

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on top of that, robin gibb, as well. gave him a brief tribute as well.r those no longer with us. it was good all the way around. >> that was a quick tribute. they didn't have time to really do much with that unfortunately. >> gone but not forgotten. >> mick jagger was on "snl" and he was incredible. >> good, huh? >> he did steven tyler. was in almost every single skit. he is such the comedian. he did a great job. i was in stitches watching him. >> look at him. >> he's great. >> that was like somebody's -- whoa. look at that. >>> all right. we are really sorry, ladies. we've got some bad news. the $19 billion man, mark zuckerberg, married his longtime girlfriend over the weekend and is officially off the market. >> indeed. what a week this guy had. his company, a little thing you may have heard of called facebook, that went public, of course. raking in billions of dollars. and the surprise wedding. also last week was his 28th birthday. a lot of things going on. abc's tonya rivero has this very big status update. >> let's do this. >> reporter: when mark zu

when you remember robin gibb, you should be dancing. ♪ >> the late, great robin gibb.ight. "ac 360" starts right now. we begin tonight keeping them honest on the campaign trail. the obama campaign trying to walk a very fine line against mitt romney. the criticism is coming, and as you'll see it's not just from the romney side. the campaign launched a new five minute documentary attack ad. >> i feel in my heart people needkn

becky anderson, cnn, london. >> robin gibb, 62 years old.bee gees and disco and all of that. so listen, tell us about this eclipse. you have been tracking it. what can we see now? >> we can still see it depending on where you are, and really the weather in the u.s., with the exception of the west coast has been able to see the ring of fire, this is from our affiliate kgo in san francisco. generally speaking the weather has been favorable to watch this eclipse event. let's take a look at the eclipse event. what happens when the earth passes between the earth and the sun and saw some great viewing over in asia. though japan had not so great weather. we can still pick up some glimpses of this towards texas, and really once you start getting into new mexico and texas, that's where the skies were brilliant and clear so i think that's where we're getting some of our great pictures. >> that picture is really cool. that's from san francisco. >> yeah, san francisco and had some nice weather. other parts of california not so great what. an opportunity

. >>> there's late word in from london that former bee gee robin gibb has died. after a long battle with colin and liver cancer. gibb had been in and out of the hospital in recent years and underwent a number of surgeries. he and his brothers formed one of the best-selling groups of all-time, topping the charts with a number of hits in the 1970s, including their contributions to the film "saturday night fever." his brother, maurice, passed away in 2003, and with robin gibb's death their brother barry remains the only surviving member. robin gibb was 62 years old. >>> folks on the west coast are waiting for a spectacular show in the sky. a ring of fire eclipse happens when the moon slides across the sun, blocking all but a halo of light. early risers in parts of china, taiwan and japan are seeing it around dawn their time. if you're lucky enough to see it, remember, don't look directly at the eclipse because you could damage your eyes. >>> a rite of passage this week for many college students in this college. among them graduating at george washington university.

robin gibb had been battling cancer for many months.part of the bee gees, he was responsible for many well-known dance anthems. we look back at his life. >> he was a slam and rather toothy 17-year-old who was also number one. he was singing lead for a band that had been performing for more than 10 years by this time. robin in the middle have become -- had begun performing when the family moved from england to australia. you don't know what it's like ♪ >> there were tensions. he left at one point thinking his older brother was getting more attention. later they reformed and hit the newsstands. at the peak of saturday night fever, there were five tunes by robin and his brothers in the top 10 of the same time. the backlash led to the writing for other artists. islands in the stream, a chain reaction, guilty, and heartbreaker for dionne warwick. >> they were wonderful song writers. they were songs that everyone loved. >> a teetotaler, vegetarian, and rather unconventional. his legacy are those songs. >> ♪ living in a world of fools ♪ >> the

. >>> remembering robin gibb of the bee gees. >>> a solar spectacle as the moon nearly blocks out the sun. 123450u. >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, may 21, 2012. >>> and good morning, everybody, so good to be with you. i'm terrell brown. >>> it promises to be another rough day in chicago. the nato summit will wrap up with a vote to give afghanistan command of all combat missions by 20 13. meanwhile, thousands of protesters are expected to take to the streets again today. yesterday demonstrators marched through downtown in one of the city's largest protests in years. dozens were arrested and several officers injured. susan mcginnis with more. >> reporter: good morning. it was quite a weekend in chicago. while world leaders are inside the convention center mapping out a plan for peace in afghanistan, protests outside turned violent. protesters charged police and police fought back. four officers were injured in the clashes and more than 40 demonstrators were arrested. >> if that's what they wanted, to get arrested, then so be it, they can say, i'm proud, i beat up a cop o

robin gibb died of colon cancer.ears old. >>> the man who changed the television business forever has died. eugene polley was an engineer during world war ii and worked on radar for the war department. but then later working for zenith he came up with the first wireless tv remote control. he's the reason behind a lot of large behinds in this country but mostly electronic advances. eugene polley was 96. >>> if you missed it over the weekend or only saw it once, what a finish at the preakness. this was the final call by track announcer larry collmus. >> it's bodemeister and i'll have another in a dramatic preakness. can i'll have another get there? here he comes. there's the wire! i'll have another did it! >> i'll have another edges out bodemeister and sets up a possible triple crown at the belmont stakes just 19 days from now. >>> what a poignant, tear-streaked moment during the last act of the last "snl" of the season. this past saturday night, mick jagger presided over a sad farewell for kristen wiig leaving the sho

>> deputy gibbs' backup arrives. when they put the dui suspect into the car, she seems to simmer down. but on the way to jail, she starts getting worked up again. then suddenly from the back seat deputy gibbs hears a chilling threat. >> there's going to be some killings tonight. >> killings? why? why is there going to be some killing? >> why is there going to be some killing? >> yeah. >> because you arrested me for nothing. >> that's a death threat. this unfortunate woman has just added another charge to the total she's facing for tonight's escapade. >> she was charged with driving under suspension, resisting her arrest and threatening a public official. >> she was convicted of all the charges, served jail time and was fined. it was a shocking moment caught on dash cam, a reminder that for an officer any traffic stop can be a matter of life or death. >> that's a rarity when somebody will just calmly tell you that there's going to be a killing tonight. it's unusual. that hasn't happened to me prior to that or since. >

we'll be looking back at the life and music of the bee gee's robin gibb. ♪ >> the chelsea flower shows now underway in west london. over 150,000 visitors are expected during the course of the week. this year the queen's diamond jubilee is a strong influence on the event. >> gushing. gagging. gliding. it's the life blood. but this is a drought zone, so this year it's all about being water wise. you can find all kinds of ways to water your garden. this bicycle is effectively a giant, and rather exhausting pump. pumping the water around the garden and irrigating the plants. and this is a rain garden. they're popular in australia and designed to catch and conserve. look closely, the garden sloped inwards to form a natural valley. every gardener here told me they struggled with too much rain, little rain. >> we extract all water, so everything that is watered onside is from that special source. we have tanks in the great pavilion so they're using their water cans as opposed to hoses and that makes a difference. >> but long time british gardens are changing, they'll tell you here. already,

robin gibb.s tonight. "ac 360" starts right now. >>> we begin keeping them honest on the campaign trail. trying to attack mitt romney's record with bain capital without opening himself up to charges of hypocrisy. the criticism is coming and not just from the romney side. today the campaign launched an attack ad. here is a sample.

when you remember robin gibb, you should be dancing. ♪ >> the late, great robin gibb.ight.

. >>> robin gibb has lost his fight with cancer. 62-year-old founded the bee gees with his two brothers. they had hits like "staying alive" and "how deep is your love" appearing on "saturday night fever" one of the best-selling albums of all time. >>> a scene we looked at right here hoping not to see around the nato summit. unbelievable, protesters who had been marching peacefully and police officers watching for trouble when they started fighting. well, chicago's police superintendent says his cop was in the right that they were reacting correctly to an assault by protesters. a few demonstrators and police officers were hurt and more than 40 people were arrested. cnn's ted rowlands was right in the middle of it. >> reporter: a small group of protesters was all that was left after a chaotic day after the nato summit and hundreds challenged a police line. police using their batons were able to push the protesters back and eventually they dispersed. ted rowland, cnn, chicago. >> i'm paul vercammen. what i saw was about 1800 to 2200 pr

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our two guests are nancy gibbs and michael duffy. thank you very much. >> thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] for a dvd copy of this program call 1-877-662-7726. for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at www.q-and- a.org. "q & a" programs are also available at c-span podcasts. >> coming up, we will have part two of our conversation. >> on "q & a" part 2, nancy gibbs and michael duffy as they talk about their latest book entitled "the presidents club: inside the world's most exclusive fraternity." >> michael duffy, we have not talked much about jimmy carter. it did to interview him? -- how did you interview him? >> we interviewed him fairly late in the game. great historical fact. in late of timber 2012, it jimmy carter became the longest ex-presidents in history. >> longest serving the regular price hoover was 31 years. carter will pass. >> he was 53 or 54. he was looking at a long time. he has a crisis. he says, what am i going to do? he writ

he was with one third of the bee gees along with morris and barry gibb.n records worldwide, including "how deep is your love" and this "saturday night fever." ♪ >> strutting john travolta made the whole world dance to that scene. it was the bee gees who made it happen, especially this song "stayin' alive." >> the truth about robin gibb, although his death has come way too early, his music will live f

robin gibb was 62. last night's billboard music awards. >> jordin sparks paid tribute to whitney houston, honored with the millennium board. >> ♪ i will always love you ♪ >> whitney houston's sister-in- law and her daughter bobbi kristina on hand to accept the award. bobbi kristina thanks everyone who was there for her family during the good times and bad times. >> i am just glad to have been in the life of such an incredible woman. there will never be another. >> they also paid tribute to the beastie boys and donna summer. >> mineral virginia, is getting help to rebuild from the earthquake last august. >> how are you all doing? doing >> country star alan jackson giving a free concert in mineral last night. towns and cities all over the country competed for the concert if. people voted on nine and mineral got the most votes even though its population is less than 500 people. >> after the earthquake and you also for all this damage and hardy, a lot of people started voting for this city even if they were

now robin gibb. giants of the era gone. >> that is true.e will have more in a moment. >>> right to chicago, where president obama and many of the world's powerful leaders are gathered right now. alex perez has the latest. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, robin. the demonstration was practicicly over. and the big problem began one police tried to disperse the crowd. and they refused to move. officers in riot gear beat back anti-war demonstrators in a show of force. hundreds of protesters, some using makeshift weapons, tried to push through the security perimeter surrounding the nato summit. >> if you fail to comply, you'll be arrested. >> reporter: police say one officer was stabbed, three others injured in the melee. chicago's top cop, superintendent gary mccarthy, was on the ground trying to contain the crowd and later defended his officers. >> the officers were assaulted. they don't have to stand there and take an assault. the fingers should be pointed at the people that assaulted the cops. >> reporter: even after a day fill

gibbs, thank you and now as paul harvey used to say here is the other side of the story. here is ed gillespie. so what is your side of -- >> there are a lot of different things to talk about there, bob, but number one let's start with the attack on governor romney as, you know, in terms of his experience in the private sector. the fact is that bain capital, there were a number of investments that didn't perform well, in the case of bain it was less than five percent of the investments that ended up in bankruptcy, the fact is 80 percent of the companies he invested in grew, and that means that jobs were created if you look for example at sports authority, 15,000 jobs, if you look at brighter horizons 15,000 jobs, staples nearly 90,000 jobs created, this is a reflection of the factness and i think what you alluded to with mayor booker, rendell and others the concern hostile's rhetoric to private investment and job creators is highlighting the fact his policies are hostile to private investment and job creators, that's why we have been at eight percent unemployment or higher

gibbs and his brother formed the bee gees in 1960. the band is best known for the saturday night fever sound track album that became one of the fastest selling albums of all time. robin gibbs was 62. >>> movie fans can't get enough of the avengers. it raked in $55 million domestically, and that made it disney's biggest movie release of all time, topping toy story 3 and pirates of the caribbean dead man's chest. so far the film has made 1. $14 billion worldwide and it is still going. battleship placed a disappointing second. >> it is just jaw-dropping. >> have you seen it? >> no, i can't wait. >>> emma thompson takes on a brave new role in pixar's brave new animated feature called "brave ." >> reporter: oscar winner emma thompson plays a queen in the new animated adventure. we talked to thompson immediately after she saw the film for the first time. >> it is an astonishing piece of work. i knew it was special but seeing it just blew my head off. the arts stray of it, it is a fantastic story. >> reporter: "brave "hits theaters on june 2

. >>> i'm gayle king we'll look back at the life and legend of robin gibb of the bee gee. when i see you at 8:00, bravo's andy cohen and alex trebek will >>> but we begin with today's "eye opener" your world in 90 seconds. >>> police battle protesters in chicago. >> 45 arrests, 7 protesters hurt. >> spending $2 billion a week, killing people far away. we really haven't done anything to us. >> as nato leaders debate an exit strategy in afghanistan. >> there will be hard days ahead, but the world is behind the strategy we've laid out. >> the world has lost another disco icon. >> robin gibb, founding member of the bee gees has died at the age of 62. >> gibb and his brothers selling over 2 million albums. >> his voice and the music of the bee gees will live on forever. ♪ love somebody the way i love you ♪ >> emergency shelters have been set up for thousands after an earthquake in northern italy. at least seven people died. >> a rare solar eclipse dazzling star gazers in what's known as a ring of fire. >> today is sentencing day for the former rutgers student convicted of a hat

robin gibb was 62 years old. morning," elaine quijano, new york. >> mark zuckerberg's facebook status is now married. he ties the knot on saturday with his girlfriend of nine years in a surprise ceremony in their palo alto, california, backyard. some say the time is a smart financial move saying after the facebook ipo means zuckerberg's millions will be a protected asset if there is a divorce. >>> "usa today" reports united states is selling 15 million dollars worth of military hardware to iraq that includes drones and f-16 fighter jets and m-1 tanks. iraq's government says it will use the drones to keep an eye on its oil facilities. >>> the only man convicted of lockerbie bombing will be buried today. megrahi tidied on sunday. he was expected to be dead after his release from a prison but lived for years. >>> a guard was killed in mississippi on sunday and happened at a privately run facility holding male illegal immigrants. four of the prison employees were hospitalized and one inmate injured. >>> the "wall str