he went on to create "happy days" starring henry winkler. >> and "laverne and shirley." >> no, i'm from out there. >> in the 1980s and '90s, he started directing movies and found megasuccess with "pretty woman." >> and they talked about how one of the film's most memorable moments came about. >> it was wonderful, she was to quited, and gary said snap it. >> i thought, snap it, so he snapped it, but she laughed so well. >> it was a very charming moment. >> over night, richard gear said he was one of the funniest people to ever live. >> henry winkler said thank you for my professional life, thank you for your loyalty, friendship, and jgenerosity. >> marshall recently finished a rewrite of pretty woman that is being made into a broadway music. funeral services for him will be private and a memorial is being planned for his birthday. >> "happy days" being one of them, we talked about that. >> a happy day today, nice and cool. >> yes, you want to get out there and enjoy it, it won't be like this for the weekend or next week. we get a live look outside now, you see there are some clouds float

. >>> the original "macgyver" was produced by henry winkler and he's producing this one, too. arry marshall. the genius creator of "happy days" who passed away on tuesday. henry was the f and the fonz's best friend, richie, was played by ron howard. and ron got a emotional when he opened up to us about his mentor and his friend, garry marrhall. so in tonight's big pictur garry's "happy days." >> i want to show you this and get your thoughts. because we thought it was pretty special. >> i was very proud that all these young people who came to me, youknow, 18, 19, 20 years old have now gr furthered their careers as directors, ron howard is one of the best directors in the whole industry. >> he did encourage us. he did. that's who hewas. that's not him trying to look good on in a television interview. that's who he was. and he gave us that gift and created thatenvironment. and you know, all of us who are lucky to have been a part of hi& orbit. need to take that to heart and try to do it ourselves. you got me with that one. thank you for showing me that. >> this is one of the famil

he created a string of sitcoms, including "happy days" starring henry winkler and ron howard. >> hey,ey, hey, i need some quiet. >> and its spinoff, lavern and shirley, which starred his younger sister, penny marshall. with "mork & mindy" he introduced the world to robin williams. in the 1980s and '90s, marshall began directing movies and found mega success with one of his biggest hits, "pretty woman." the cast reunited on "today" last year explaining how one of >> oh! >> i opened the box and she goes oh, wonderful. so we did like three or four takes. oh, it's wonderful, she's so excited. garry says snap it. >> i figure snap it, we'll do it. so he snapped it but she laughed so well that people said leave it in the movie. >> we both laughed so much because it was one of the charming moments. >> overnight richard gere said in a statement that marshall was one of the funniest men who ever lived. he had a heart of the purest gold and a soul full of mischief. henry winkler, who starred as fonzie on "happy days" sent a tweet saying thank you for my professional life. thank you for your loya

henry winkler, and actor rob low offered their condolences on social media as well. >>> from a protesthat turned into a cook out to a swift action by twitter, we have these stories and more in today's trending. >>> members of the black lives matter movement protested. >> decided on a community cook out instead the goal is to encourage dialogue between police, demonstrators and members of the community. you can see groups of people that wouldn't normally talk engage in meaningful conversation the event was broadcast live. twitter cracking down on targeted melo, that he was the one who stole racist tweets the ghost buster co-star posted a comment saying she planned to leave the social networking site. >>> call it a pokemon go-no. he smashed into a police cruiser happened monday night in baltimore, captured by an officers body camera, they had just finish a call when their vehicle was struck. the drive admitted say he was distracted by the game. >>> that's a look at trending i'm wusa 9 larry miller. >>> always tracking, wusa 9 first alert weather, d.c.'s most accurate. >>> apparently if y

. >> and henry winkler says thank you for my professional life. for your loyalty, friendship and generosity. nice sentiments. next to the growing outrage over a case of celebrity online bullying. >> leslie jones says that she's quitting twitter after online trolls sent her a barrage of racist tweets. jones tweeted out i leave twitter tonight with tears and a sad heart. all this because i did a movie. you can hate the movie, but the blank i got today, wrong. >> thanks to "ghost busters" director who created the hash tag love for leslie j. other celebrities are now show ing their support using twitter. >> yeah. in the meantime, twitter has been the conservative blogger who led that online releasing the statement saying this type of abusive behavior is not permitted on twitter. we've taken action and we're continuing to invest heavily in improving our tools and enforcement systems to prevent this kind of abuse. >> all right. next to a celebrity breakup. >> lady gaga and taylor kenny. no longer a couple. after five years together. >> for regular coupl

henry winkler, scott baio. >> you make stars. >> i don't make them, i help people know they are stars hey! >> julia and goodie, kate. all the stars we love most, they adored garry, not just for his work behind the cenes, but for his big heart. >> it's all about family for garry, and his relationships with everybody. when i was on "overboard" as a kid, he liked to let the kids yell out action or rolling, i remeeber being that little kid on his set. and i watch ryder and he's getting with garry and he's yelling out and garry went -- life. >> have mercy. >> it was gary's idea for john stamos catch phrase. another fact you may not know, & garry was the one behind the camera ddrecting bette midler in "beaches." ♪ did you ever know that you're my hero ♪ >> the garry we knew was funny, humble, always open to people's ideas. we are on 14 sets with him, did more than 30 sitdowns over more than three decades. every star in the industry wanted a chance to work with a hollywood legend. >> i don't care if i was juut walking -- >> yes. >> you like suitetarts? >> yes. >> you like the yellow or the g

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. >> jimmy: your godfather is another one of america's top ten favorites, henry winkler, the fonz. [ jimmy: i couldn't imagine that. i had the lunch box. what it must be like to have fonzie as your godfather. great, right? >> yeah, but he's not like this italian guy. >> jimmy: no, no. >> he's this sweet, sensitive jewish godfather. >> jimmy: it seems like -- >> it's not even a thing, right? but yes, if me parents die, guy to him. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: still to this day? >> oh, yeah. then guy -- yeah i go to him. >> jimmy: would your kids come with you or fend for themselves? or go to their godparents? >> they will go to their godparents and their godfather is josh gad. >> jimmy: they too have a celebrity. >> we continue the traditions. he's one of my husband's best friends in the world, they went to kindergarten. >> jimmy: their dadfather -- gadfather. >> yeah, their gadfather. >> jimmy: olaf is better than fonzie in a way. >> nothing i do impresses my children. josh comes over and has toys with him. frozen this, frozen that. and they'll do anything. i wish that you guys would die s

>> actor henry winkler tweeted. from actor rob lowe, garry marshall hired me when i was 15 years old. t an entertainment legend died in california. he was 81 years old. >>> fox is denying reports that ailes has been ousted. the company says an internal review is ongoing after a former anchor accused ailes of sexual harassment. this morning's new york post cover says it all. /* the paper which is owned by fox's parent company reports the end is near for ailes. cynthia mcfadden has details. >> reports circulating that fox news chairman and ceo roger ailes is on his way out. this in the wake of a highly publicized claim of sexual harassment by former fox anchor gretchen carlson who says ailes fired her in june after she rebuffed his advances. a climb claim ieailes denies. with revenues last year of more than $1 billion. >> ailes is fox news. there's not a detail of fox news that ailes does not have his fingers on. he is the person who is most central to his organization and the product it produces. >> ailes' rise inclu

. >> henry winkler remembered him as larger than life and remembers him as a friend. he leaves behind a wife and three children. >>> now 2.5 million gallons of raw sewage leaked out of a pipe in los angeles. it possibly made its way into the water at two popular beaches. signs warn people not to swim until the water can be tested for bacteria. >> there is a real health concern because what we are dealing with is raw sewage and there are signs of symptoms people can get from ear nose and mouth infections. >> they expect beaches to reopen at some point today. >>> in houston, texas, a video shows a woman being removed from a water basin. she went into the basin after colliding with another car in the costco parking lot. >>> 4,000 pounds of important supplies arrived at the international space station. they were delivered by the way of a dragon capsule delivered by space x, two astronauts used a robotic arm to bring the supplies inside. >>> well, tonight's power ball jackpot is worth $361 million, the ninth largest in the game's history and we know the names of the third

. >>> hollywood is remembering marshall, henry winkler said rest in peace, thank you for my professionalhank you for your loyalty, friendship and generosity. albert brooks says rest in peace gary marshall, a great, great guy and best casino boss in the history of film. #lost in america. >>> fire fighters near los angeles are working to get this brush fire under control as it gets closer to the famous hollywood sign. helicopters are dropping buckets of water on the flames. no homes or buildings are affected and no one has been hurt. the right now about 14 acres have been charred. >>> thousands of people in richmond, virginia are still without power this morning, from storms that tore through the city yesterday afternoon. debris covered roads and drivers satisfaction it took hours to navigate detours, even interstate 64 was rerouted when trees stretched across several lanes of traffic. crew trees crashed through house business there were no reports of any injuries. >>> good thing for us, i walked outside the door 2:59:30 this morning and i thought this would be a nice day. >> yes. >> is he

happy days icon henry winkler tweeted rest in peace, thank you for your loyalty, friendship and generositymovie star richard gere said, he was a mentor and a cheerleader. he had a heart of the purest gold and a soul full of mischief. hena daniels, cbs news. >> we just had garry marshall on bay sunday. he seemed like a kind hearted man. >> it's crazy because when i heard he was 81 i thought he was older because he was so wise and so generous and i was exchanging a story just a few minutes ago about in chicago when i worked there he was my celebrity weathercaster and by the time i got home after the newscast there was a big bouquet of flowers waiting for me at my house. he had done his research, found my address and sent me flowers thanking me for being on the show. beautiful man. he will be missedded. yeah. >>> good morning everybody. he thinthin overcast. 50 degrees in santa rosa a couple of degrees cooler than just 24 hours ago. here's a look at our wind speeds at this hour. 13 in san ramon. it's been a pretty blustery week as far as our winds are concerned. today they will blow 10 to 20

>> actors who owe their fame to him twoeted their condolences including henry winkler who says, thankr my professional life. your loyalty, friendship and generosity, marshall died of pneumonia after suffering a stroke. he was 81 years old. >>> surveillance cameras captured some frightening moments on board an oklahoma city bus. in them you can see a kidnap suspect hop on the bus trying to escape from police. the bus driver pulls over and orders riders off the bus then police move in, guns drawn but the bus driver is still there. the officer and the suspect struggle, one shot is fired almost hitting the driver. another officer then rushes in shooting and killing the suspect. prosecutors are now investigating. >>> in quincy, massachusetts, an elderly man lt hitting three members of a family visiting from california. they're in the hospital with several broken bones. the driver was also slightly injured but everyone expected to recover. the driver actually says he doesn't remember much about the crash but says he's devastated that people were hurt. police say he'll likely lose his driver

>> this morning -- >> actor henry winkler best known as the fonz from happy days tweeted thank you for my professional life. thank you for your loyalty, friendship and generosity. and from actor rob lowe, garry marshall hired me at 15 years old. he gave me wife her start at 18. he changed our lives and many others. garry marshall an entertainment legend died in california, he was 81 years old. >>> 21st century fox is denying reports that legendary fox news both roger ailes has been ousted. the company says an internal review is ongoing after former anchor accused ailes of sexual harassment. but this morning's "new york post" cover says it all. the paper owned by fox's parent company news corps reports the end is near for ailes. nbc's cynthia mcfadden has the details. >> reporter: reports circulating that fox news chairman and ceo roger ailes is on his way out. this in the wake of a highly publicized claim of sexual harassment by former fox anchor gretchen carlson who says ailes fired her in june after she rebuffed his advances. a claim ailes denies. ailes is widely credited with turnin

henry winkler is one of the nicest men in the entire world. he tweeted.shall, rest in peace. thank you for my professional life. thank you for your loyalty, friendship, generosity. funnier than most. the definition of friend. >> beautiful. >> lovely thing. what was your favorite garry marshall movie? >> i loved "pretty woman." >> universally. >> it was a perfect romcom. >> >> "runaway bride." "valentine's day" and "mother's day." he was just here in april and we asked, what was the best advice his mother ever gave him. >> if you're not happy, the way to get happy is make other people laugh. that'll make you laugh. >> he lived his life that way. he always made us laugh. we treasured each time he was with us. >> there are certain people you dream, one day, you'd love to work with. he was one of mine. now, you know -- >> me, too. >> -- you think, i'd want to be on a set with that man. >> he was working to the end. he was adapting "pretty woman" into a broadway show. >> family said he loved telling stories, making people laugh and winning softball. at age 81,

henry winkler sent his condolences, he tweeted larger- than-life. funnier than definition of a friend, tom hanks is in context to marshall's lasting impact saying that he was a wonderful man, hilarious to my gifted in the ways of humanity and storytelling. he launched and nurtured more careers than he had shoes. >>> what started out as a rally against police brutality turned into a big party where members of the black lives matter movement and police found common ground. this was the shindig in wichita, kansas, the goal of the cookout to encourage dialogue between police demonstrators and members of the community. they had meaningful conversations it was all broadcast live on facebook. >>> twitter slamming the man who was trolling and actress now thousands of his fans lashing out. >>> another round of disruptions in the name of safety, metro says they didn't get to any tr morning. we will explain why. >>> are great day will lead into a fantastic night. 86 at 6:00 but low 80s by 8:00 and upper 70s by 10:00, the good news a light breeze. not humid. >>

that was the tweet from henry winkler learning after garry marshal died yesterday. marshall made a name for himself before moving to writing and directing films with hits along the way. >> ♪ sunday, monday, happy days ♪ >> marshall created "happy days" in 1974 and it ran for 11 >> observe. michelle: a few years later the spinoff came. >> the hardest person i ever fought with most is my sister penny on "laverne and shirley." >> there is only one fair way to settle this. >> fine by me. >> two years after that, another spinoff in "mork and mindy." >> help me. i'm melting! michelle: in the 1980's and the 1990's he was a film on the silver screen. >> get rid of your gum. i don't believe you did that. michelle: 1990's "pretty woman" was one of his signature film but he directed "beaches" "the princess diaries" and "overboard." he went on to take on valentine's day, new year's eve and mother's day. >> i like to the human condition of regular people. michelle: anne hathoway say he was always looking for the funny. garry marshall was 81. we are all watching and remembering s

. >> and for me growing up "happy days" and seeing henry winkler on twitter giving all the credit toor jumpstarting his career. so it's very special. huge part of a lot of people's childhood as well. >> explain why you're in vegas. >> i six hours ago i went to bed two or three hours ago and interviews took place at nighttime my interview was 9:45 p.m. here and and recently came under fire in regards to controversial comments of gun control and recently told sydney morning herald you guys did it near one fell sweep and i wish i could have and that deals with begun violence ask him about that being an actor and plague somebody in a film that uses guns and realize you have thoughts on gun control. this is what he had to say last night what i talked to him. >> i mean it when i say personal and emotional issue for people so we can't talk about. it matt damon went on for a good minute. it's a phenomenal sound bite in regards to feels on it and hopefully have more from that in the 8 a.m. hour this morning but the answer was look a good minute, minute and a half long. we'll have more from th

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. >> jimmy: your godfather is another one of america's top ten favorites, henry winkler, the fonz. [ine that. i had the lunch box. what it must be like to have fonzie as your godfather. great, right? >> yeah, but he's not like this italian guy. >> jimmy: no, no. >> he's this sweet, sensitive jewish godfather. >> jimmy: it seems like -- >> it's not even a thing, right? but yes, if me parents die, guy to him. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: still to this day? >> oh, yeah. then guy -- yeah i go to him. >> jimmy: would your kids come with you or fend for themselves? or go to their godparents? >> they will go to their godparents and their godfather is josh gad. >> jimmy: they too have a celebrity. >> we continue the traditions. he's one of my husband's best friends in the world, they went to kindergarten. >> jimmy: their dadfather -- gadfather. >> yeah, their gadfather. >> jimmy: olaf is better than fonzie in a way. >> nothing i do impresses my children. josh comes over and has toys with him. frozen this, frozen that. and they'll do anything. i wish that you guys would die so that josh can be our

henry winkler who played the fonze said rest in peace, thank you for my professional life.nk you you for your loyalty, friendship, and generosity. >>> and ron howard who played richie cunningham on happy days tweeted rip gary marshall. he was inspiring. he was a world class boss and mentor whose creativity and leadership meant a ton to me. >>> lets get a look at newspaper headlines across our region. >> times hurled norristown police catch two armed robbery suspects. christian santiago castro and rafael aroyal, face charges of robbery, reckless endangerment and simple assault related to the saturday robbery of the berks insurance agency. people in the area helped by providing police with a timely, accurate description of the suspects and vehicles. >>> intelligence there, providence, and, and, and school hiked taxes, and, a report by the regional politics at temple university found having money in reserves helped district in a per of decline. >>> on the cover of the times chronicle is there a new top cop in cheltenham john fry has been appointed active chief. twenty-one year

he went on to create a string of popular sitcoms, including "happy days," starring henry winkler andon howard. >> hey, hey, hey! i need some quiet. >> reporter: and its spin-off "laverne & and shirley," which starred his younger sister. he introduced the world to the comedic brilliance of robin williams. in the 1980s and '90s, marshall began directing movies and found mega success with one of his biggest hits, "pretty woman." the cast reunited on "today" last year, explaining how one of the film's most memorable moments came to be. >> oh! >> opened the box and she goes, oh, wonderful. so we did like three or four takes. oh, it's wonderful. she's so excited. garry says. snap it. as soon as she reaches for it. >> i think, a snap, we'll do! do real stuff. so he snapped it, but she laughed so well, that people said, leave it in the movie! >> one of the charming moments. >> reporter: overnight, richard gere said in a statement that marshall was one of the funniest men who ever lived. he had a heart of the purest gold and a soul full of mischief. harry winkler sent a tweet saying, thank yo

henry winkler who starred as the fonz honor marshall on twitter calling him larger than life, funnier then most wise and the definition of a friend. >> ♪ happy days >> reporter: marshall created happy days which ran for ten seasons in the 70's and 80's spawning a television empire that included two spin offs. le vern and shirley starring his sister penny marshall. and mork and mindy giving robin williams his big break. the italian kid from the bronx moved on to the movies hitting big with pretty woman, beaches, and the prep zest diaries. >> very nice to be so engaged in my work. i never stopped enjoying it. >> happy mothers day. >> reporter: he never did stop. his last movie mothers day came out this past spring. fellow director and happy days star ron howard called him a world class boss and mentor and richard gear said he had a heart of the purest gold and a soul full of mischief. marshall was five time emmy nominee and brought odd couple to television. even acted throughout his career most noteably with lost in america and soap dish. >>> well, police officers in the city's 25th dis

henry winkler starring at fonzie on "happy days" sent a tweet saying, thank you for my professional lifethank you for your loyalty, friendship and generosity. you know, when we shout that reunion, shot that, "pretty woman," as each star arrived, first thing they asked, always, is garry here yet? and wanted to run over and say hi and embrace him. >> the thing about him was he found our commonality in warmth and humor. that's what will be his legacy. >> every time you hear any actor talking about him, the warmth and the love that is exuded says everything about him. >> our condolences to his family. >>> coming up, changing subjects, roger ailes, is he ones wion s with way out at fox? amid allegations of sexual harassment. >>> and plus, indiana governor mike pence in the spotlight tonight. what will he say to the nation in his speech later tonight? we'll take a look. first, this is "today" from nbc from cloochbd. cleveland. sfx: turbines revving up, getting louder and louder you hear that? that's the sound of our summer sale firing up its engines with fares as low as $69 dollars one-way. so

. >>> the original "macgyver" was produued by henry winkler and he's producing this one and so what madearry marshall. the genius creator of "happy days" who passed away on tuesday. henry was the fonz and the fonz's best friend, richie, was played by ron howa pnd ron got a bit emotional when he oppned up to us about his mentor and his friend, garry marshall. so in tonight's big picture, garry's "happy days." >> i want to show you this and get your thoughts. because we thought it was pretty special. >> i was very proud that a these young people who came to me, you know, 18, 19, 20 years old have now grown and furthered their careers as directors, howard is one of the best directors in the whole industry. >> he did encourage us. he did. that's who he was. that's not him trying to look good on in a television interview. that's who and he gave us that gift and created that environment. and you know, all of us who are luck hy toave been a part of his orbit. need to take that to heart and try to do it ourselves. you got me with that one. thank you for showing me that. >> this is one of the fam

. ♪ "happy days" with ron howard and henry winkler. ♪ "lavern and shirley" with his sister penny as oneads. and "mork and mindy" which launched an unknown robin williams into stardom. there were movies as well "pretty woman wisconsin richard gere and julia roberts. "the princess diaries" with julie andrews. >> why don't you just tuck one ankle behind the other. >> pauley: and many others. all of them playing to his strength. as he told our rita braver back in 2010. >> the type of work i do is, you know, it's called sentimental, it's called polly anna. whatever. at least they call me. >> pauley: garry marshall was 81. still to come, flying high. and flying high. if you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, isn't it time to let the real you shine through? introducing otezla (apremilast). otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. with otezla, 75% clearer skin is achievable after just 4 months, with reduced redness, thickness, and scaliness of plaques. and the otezla prescribing information has no requirement for routine lab monitoring.

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>> when he wrote "happy days" and henry winkler described him as larger than life, funnier than most, made "pretty woman" and jason alexander said garry gave me one of the best experiences i ever had in my career. thanks, pal. richard gere called marshall one of those truly important people one is blessed to meet in their lifetimes. i can tell you, guys, i was lucky enough to interview him several types. he was so generous in his storytelling. he made you look good because you would ask him a question and he would go on and on and make you laugh. he became a dear friend to me and also ginger, i know that you had -- you actually went the next step. you guys became dear friends in we became real last time i got to see him was a couple of months ago in l.a. and the favorite place to meet him was his office. it's like a museum of hollywood. carl reiner and anne bancroft and him playing tennis with mel brooks but next to it is his grandchildren who he loved most. today, this is your water but i want to toast to him with hit favorite drink, sprite and no ice, to you, garry. >> rest in peace

. >> henry winkler said thank you for my professional life, thank you for your loyalty, friendship and generosity. when we shot that reunion of "pretty woman," as each of the stars arrived, each one would ask, is garry here? >> he found our commonalityn warmth and humor, and that's what will be his legacy. >> anytime you hear any actor talking about him, the warmth and love that is expressed says everything about him. >>> new signs pointing to the possible exit. >>> mike pence in the spotlight tonight. what will the republican vice presidential nominee say to the nation tonight? first, this is "today" from nbc from cloochbd. cleveland. hey how's it going, hotcakes? hotcakes. this place has hotcakes. so why aren't they selling like hotcakes? with comcast business internet and wifi pro, they could be. just add a customized message to your wifi pro splash page and you'll reach your customers where their eyes are already - on their devices. order up. it's more than just wifi, it can help grow your business. you don't see that every day. comcast business. built for business. >>> just ahead,