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the latest on the death of actor sherman helmsley. >> we are checking more headlines coming up next.  >>> new this morning in syria, the battle intensifies. in an ominous escalation, syrian fighter planes are taxing rebel positions. this is the first time for the jets there. it is a sign of how desperate the regime is. 150 people were reportedly killed across syria yesterday. >>> the first of several military trials is under way in the case of a 19-year-old soldier who killed himself in afghanistan. now, he took his life after weeks of emotional and physical hazing. sergeant adam holcomb faces court martial in the death of danny chen. his defense team claims it wasn't just hazing that led to chen's distress and eventual suicide. chen had told other soldiers he had been disowned by his family for joining the military. >>> actor sherman helmsley has passed away. the man best known for his role as george jefferson on the jeffersons tv show was found dead in his home in el paso, texas. no cause of death has been given so far. he started his career on stage and in 1975 joined the ca

actor sherman helmsley has passed away.he star of the long-running show, "the jeffersons," with unforgettable theme song. ♪ ♪ moving on up >> he got his start on broadway. his first appearance on was "all in the family." he went on to star in other films and television. died in el pass so at the age of 74. morning we heard the "good team payingica" their tribute by singing the theme song. your rendition, lara. it is a song that you cannot get of your head. >> it was so spontaneous. that melody came on and we all song.into him.ved miss "the jefferson's." of course, george. it was a joyful moment, that paul -- pop culture of life -- pop culture icon. we will get into another story afternoon, what is going on inside of the jackson family compound? what is happening? it does not seem to end. paris, janet, physically suffering, apparently. the mother on her way home -- we out exclusively this morning. get to the bottom this strange family feud. if you are interested as a woman in wearing clothes that your man not just attractive

helmsley owe r -- hemsley sang and dance. he made cameo appearances on television and walked the red carpet for big cbs events. born in philadelphia, he had no children or wife. edward lawrence for cbs news. >> "the jeffersons" debuted on cbs in 1975 and lasted 11 seasons. it's considered one of tv's most successful sitcoms. he later starred in the sitcom "amen." >> love that show. >>> so how much is too much? the first hearing on banning big sugary drinks in new york city brought out dozens of people on both sides of the big gulp. mayor michael bloomberg wants to limit the single serving sugary drink to 16 ounces. he says that's in order to reduce the risk of diabetes and other health-related illnesses associated with obesity. this measure would apply to restaurants and businesses regulated by the board of health. opponents believe it could actually shut down movie theaters and cut profits at restaurants. others say soda is not to blame for their weight issue. >> i'm not overweight because of big gulp sodas. frankly i'm over

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actor sherman helmsley has died. known for his role as george jefferson on the jeffersons. friends remember him as someone who was quite the opposite of the overblown loud character who made him so famous. sherman helmsley was found dead at his home in el paso, texas of natural causes at the age of 74. we've been singing that song all morning. gotten stuck in our heads. it was a great show. >> he was on that other show in the '80s in the mid '80s, called amen. >> i forgot about that. >> he played a deacon on that. nothing like the jeffersons. >> it was a great character. >> the jeffersons are a classic. little stroll as our floor director tells us, it was the philadelphia stroll. whatever you want to call it but it was funny. >> yeah. i used to love the show. here is the thing. you only had a couple of channels back this. i know every show from the '70s. >> we had that discussion as well this morning. >> all right. >> 73 right now in washington. a great looking forecast for your wednesday. >> great! >> go out and enj

. >>> sherman helmsley, the actor who played george jefferson in tv "the jeffersons" has died at thege of 74. police found him in his home. there's no word yet on his cause of dagt. >>> actor chad everett, the star of "medical center" has died in los angeles at the age of 75 of lung cancer. >>> and italian arc ohaeologist say they may have found the remain of the model they thought for the mona lisa. experts may be able to reconstruct the face to compare it with the one leonardo painted about 500 years ago. >>> and now here is an early look at how wall street's going to kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,617 after stumble 1g 504 points yesterday. the s&p dropped 12. the nasdaq sank 27. >>> taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo the nikkei shot down 122 points while in hong kong the hang seng lost 25. >>> well, bad news from apple after the bell was a fitting end to a dreary tuesday. apple tumbled in late trade after reporting a rare earnings and revenue slip, some of which was tied to pending sales of the new iphone 5 but could still weigh down text stocks today.

tonight, the entertainment world is mourning the louse of george helmsley.emsley started his career on broadway. he was 74 years old. >>> the mbta have added guy lines to close the bridge during powerful wind gusts. this comes after a tractor trailer was flipped on the bridge. >>> while many marylanders are still trying to repair damage left by that storm across the state, others are reiterating the response. speaking exclusionively with the -- exclusively with the man at the center of the storm. >> reporter: the storm rolls in, stripping power from a million customers in 30 minutes. >> it was clear this was a storm of historic proportions, unlike anything i'd ever seen. friday night, june 29, hunkers down at home, glued to the radar on his computer. >> it was a scaled equivalent to a hurricane, but without the warning. >> reporter: immediately he directed bge to deploy across the state and called in reinforcements. for some, the hours without power turned to days. >> was there a moment when you began to have some panic when it was so hot you knew you had cu

we are talking about actors sherman helmsley and chad everett. got his start on the nemesis of archie bunker, but it was his own it issosit-c mirrored his own life. his moonlighting acting by night and job by day helped his character with weezie. >> well, don't just stand there, shorty, get down. >> sherman hemsley was 74. and chad everett also died yesterday after battling lung cancer for more than a year. he appeared on films and guest starred on a number of tv shows including "love boat" and he will be remembered as dr. joe gannon on the tv hit series "medical center." >> i'd like to keep you around long enough to see what is causing it. i want a cbc, mono test, and a liver panel. >> right, joe. >> everett was married for 45 years to actress shelby grant. he was 75. thanks for watching, everyone. you can continue the conversation with me on twitter at kyracnn or on facebook. newsroom international starts newsroom international starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> we are watching a huge battle for syria's biggest city and

. >> plus we remember sherman helmsley. who broke new ground on "the jeffersons" and gave us a lot of laughs along the way. >>> welcome back. everybody. well, apple seems to be a victim of its own success. shares opening lower this morning, because the company's third quarter profits were good, just not good enough. just under $9 billion. how will they eat? analysts had expected something closer 10 billion. in fact, apple said sales are off because customers expect a new model sometime soon. >>> and checking stocks, beginning with tokyo's nikkei average. down 122. hang seng down 39 and footsie is lower. wall street, the dow 104, nasdaq index lost 37. >> looks like the federal reserve will do something to stimulate the economy. particularly in jobs, they can take action as soon as next week's meeting. but may wait until the september meeting. >>> one contributing factor to the economic sluggishness is that we're not replacing our cars as quickly. an informal survey finds four out of five drivers waiting ten years or more bef

we are talking about actors sherman helmsley and chad everett. got his start on the nemesis of archie bunker, but it was his own it issosit-c mirrored his own life. his moonlighting acting by night and job by day helped his character with weezie. >> well, don't just stand there, shorty, get down. >> sherman hemsley was 74. and chad everett also died

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braden to learn what caused the death of actor sherman helmsley. >> he played george templeton one ofacters on the comedy "the 10 represents." -- " the jeffersons." he was found dead inside his home in el paso, texas, at age of 74. it ran for 11 seasons becoming one of television's most successful situation comedies. his career spanned more than four decades. >> good news from hollywood regarding jeopardy host alex trebek. >> weeks after suffering a heart attack his back at work. the 72-year-old return to the sec yesterday in los angeles to take the first episode of the 29th season. he is in good health and is already planning home improvement projects. >> a little trouble on "modern family." five of the stars have joined together and are suing to avoid their contracts with twentieth century fox arguing their contracts renewed them from pursuing other work, which is illegal. the studio has declined to comment. >> trouble in the valley of the dolls. lady gaga is being soldued by the maker of bratz dolls. >> now to linda bell. but fans of old wild wings will have to pay even more. the c

no autopsy will be performed on helmsley because indicates heistory died of natural causes. >> the 74actor was dead and his home in el paso, texas. is better known as george .efferson >> if you would like to beat the today, maybe you would like to check out a movie. >> arch campbell is looking at screen.new on the big >> who happens to a guy creates the girl of his dreams? it reminds us to be careful what for.ish >> have we met before? >> he has writer's block, so he creates a perfect girlfriend on paper, only to have her appear zoe.e form of >> can you see her? she is real. writes,oes whatever he which works great at first, but turns into a nightmare later. 3.5 starts, rated r. summertime the lights bet along with "the ."rk knight rises have a nice weekend. i'm arch campbell, abc 7 entertainment. >> thanks so much. in business news, a trader is under fire from a group about genetically modified crops. week's mass shooting in brothershas warner cautious about another film. linda bell has more from bloomberg headquarters in new york >> . good morning. let's begin with warner brothers.

the world is mourning the loss of sherman helmsley.ayed in all of the family and in the jefferson's. he started his acting career on broadway. he died yesterday at his home in texas. he was 74 years old. >>> back here m&t bank stadium is being transformed into a world class soccer venue. crews have been laying down hundreds of rolls of kentucky blue grass. more than 40,000 tickets have been sold for saturday afternoon when liverpool will take on tottenham. >>> the oriels had a tough night playing the rays downtown. chen would pitch well enough to win but unfortunately the birds would not generate enough offense to make that happen. they only managed three hits, including a homerun from adam jones, his 23rd of the season. the oriels fall to the rays 3-1. same two teams downtown tonight. the oriels home stand continues this weekend. saturday and sunday it will be on wjz. see saturday night's game at 7:00 and sunday afternoon's game at 1:30, both with the a's live on wjz 13. >> you can go down and watch the soccer game, there's still 35,0

sherman helmsley played the legendary character on the jeffersons but passed away on tuesday.song? ♪ moving up to the east side to a deluxe apartment in the sky ♪ ♪ we're moving on up. >> the premise was moving up. a deluxe apartment in the sky. jefferson was a entrepreneur, started a business, made a name for himself and celebrated it. no food stamps, no moving on down, no handouts. now, if george were real president obama would credit that to roads and bridges that got george out of harlem on to the east side. there's no shame in hard work and success, mr. president. george never son never apologized for sure his and neither should we. it's called moving on up. >> and it was a tv show. >> which was hilarious. and george touted his success every show and it was funny. >> i liked it, wasn't he a dry cleaner? >> he was. >> i've got a ridiculous -- interesting story for one more thing. kristen stewart, star of twilight, recently admitted to cheating on her boyfriend, robert pattinson to costars with her with a married director, 41-year-old director of snow white the huntsman, th

sherman helmsley died at his home in el tasso texas. he first played it george jefferson on " all in the family " and two years later starred in a spinoff called " the jeffersons ". but he was more than a comic actor. he played on broadway and sang and danced and even released a single called " isn't that a kick in the head? ". he was 74. >> it was 1991 the international aids conference was held in the united states. in san francisco. 22 years later it is being held in washington d.c.. tonight we have a closer look at the disease, and how those infected and the treatment, has all changed. >> what would an aids conference be without a little protesting? we understand that. >> a battle cry that has spanned three decades. more than 20 years after this 1990 protest in the mosconi center, the international aids conference is back in the united states. >> things were grim in the '90s, the last conference, we barely understood how the disease was caused and transmitted and what the complications work. and therapy was in its infancy. >> it was

. >>> and remembering actor sherman helmsley. americans knew him as an actor, george jefferson.for 11 seasons. he died at home in el paso, texas. no word on his cause of death, soledad. he was 74 years old. >> 74 is kind of young, isn't it? i remember watching that when i was 9 years old, that was on tv. and i remember they had the first like interracial couple on tv, the williss. remember? it was roxy roker and -- >> lenny kravitz is her son. >> right. and i remember like, wow, a black woman is married to a white guy, which of course was my family makeup too, on tv. this is amazing. >> and he was an owner. an entrepreneur. so also that whole issue as well. >> he was funny. >> and came off from "all in the family." >> right. spinoff successfully. and he had his own show after that, "amen." successful guy. >>> cleaning up the force. a major reform in the new orleans police department after major corruption. will it work this time? you're watching "starting point." we're back in a moment. ♪ ( whirring and crackling sounds ) man: assembly lines that fix themselves. the most innovat