hugh hefner has died. we look back on the life and legacy of the playboy icon. >> president trump looking to reverse the tide in a rough week. tax plan out and planning an executive order on health care. good morning everyone. >> i'm christine romans, it's thursday, september 28. it is 4:00 a.m. in the east. playb playboy founder has passed away. he died of natural causes. he was a true american icon. he introduced the world to playboy in 1953, building the company into the most successful american brands. >> this morning tributes are pouring in. jenny mccarthy, many of the celebritities quoting thank you. play mate of the year, 1994. hugh hefner survived by a wife and four children. cnn's stephanie elam has a look at his life and career. are. >> reporter: he was one of the original american playboys, a magazine tycoon who helped spark a revolution. >> i have cell braided the romantic connection between the sexes. >> hugh hefner was raise in a strict household. >> i felt there was something more to life th

in los angeles and we look back at the life and times of hugh hefner. >> reporter: if you hefner born in april, 1926 and his parents were nebraskans, his father was an accountant and his mother was a teacher, both were very strict. >> it was a strict methodist home and playboy was dedicated to the notion of questioning the puritan repression which is part of the american history. >> reporter: after two years in the army hugh hefner started psychology and he met his wife at the university of illinois, and they had two children. they had kristi and david, and hugh hefner worked in the subscription department of the eschar magazine until 1952. he resigned to start his own publication and with only $10,000 he published the first issue of playboy which was a nude marilyn monroe on the cover. >> the female ideal in women's magazines was like someone's older sister, and even the young women were wearing girdles and had those bullet bra's. playboy went for the girl next- door natural look. >> reporter:'s marriage him and it ended -- his marriage ended and in 1974 he packed up and headed west

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hugh hefner was 91. the founder of playboy magazine,, was he a crusader for sexual empowerment or just a peddler of smut? we will hear both sides coming up from the culture desk. ♪ sarah: welcome to the show. i'm sarah harman. it is good to have you with us. a vote for independence by iraq's kurds has heightened tensions across the region. baghdad has announced retaliatory measures, neighboring iran and turkey which have large kurdish minorities of their own, also applying pressure for the results of the overturned. the most immediate effect will be on flights in and out of iraqi kurdistan, due to be suspended beginning on friday. correspondent: uncertainty clouds in the air. for tourists in the capital of the kurdistan region, their plans may be cut short. after the independence referendum, iraq's government is cracking down. all international flights in and out of the city will be halted at the end of the week. the head of the airport says this closure will not just affect the kurdish people. >> we hav

hugh hefner was a figure of unchecked hedonism. no one could deny that hef left an indelible stamp on publishing and culture. erica edwards, nbc news. >>> one week after hurricane maria decimated puerto rico, residents still find themselves with no power, food or supplies. only 44% of the island has clean water. raising concerns about a looming public health crisis. relief distribution has been slow in some areas because of heavy damage. our own gaudi schwartz got this look. >> reporter: we're in a mountain county in puerto rico. this is where a home once stood. you can see what's left of that home was blown off this hillside. in fact, there's a roof over here in this ravine. it's down there. when this area was hit by the hurricane, there was tremendous amount of flooding. in fact, there's a road right over there. we understand that's a critical road in getting gas and getting supplies up to this area. for now, that road is impassable, much of it collapsed. you see a lot of the collapses happened with mudslides. that's a mudslide o

hugh hefner was responsible for a change in my life.hat will kind of explain. >> i don't know about you, but when i was growing up, the girls next door didn't look like this. where were you when i was growing up? >> the corner of gillespie. >> glad that case got thrown out. >> i still have the comedy writers. i did a stint briefly, with e! >> i see the sense of humor hasn't changed. >> you see the hair, the flattop? >> yeah. >> what's her name? >> kendra. >> kendra made fun of it right after with cameras turned off. and i shaved my head that night, never to turn back. >> and you did it because of kendra. >> yes, she made fun of it. she was so mean to me. >> what did she say? >> like oh, is it another reunion of kid and play? but never looked back. >>> more with tom cruise. dates. you look amazing. and you look amazing...ly comfortable. when your v-neck looks more like a u-neck... that's when you know it's half-washed. add downy to keep your collars from stretching. unlike detergent alone, downy conditions to smooth... ...and strengthen

hugh hefner died at 91 at the famous playboy mansion in los angeles. anita bogle looks back at his life and legacy. >> reporter: hugh hefner was born in chicago in april, 1926. his parents were nebraskans, his father an accountant and his mother a teacher and both of them very strict. >> i was raised in the midwestern methodist home with a lot of oppression. i spent a good part of my life, and playboy itself, dedicated to the notion of questioning the puritan repression that is part of the american history. >> reporter: after two years in the army he studied psychology at the university of illinois where he met his first wife, mildred williams. they married in 1949 and had two children, and kristi became chairman and ceo of the playboy enterprises, and david. hugh hefner working the subscription department of the esquire magazine until 1952. he resigned to start his own publication with $10,000 and published the first issue of playboy with the nude marilyn monroe on the cover. >> when we began in 1953, the female ideal in women's magazines looked like

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hugh hefner was born in 126. he launched in 1953 with marilyn monroe wearing nothing but a come hither look and the magazine quickly became a movement. >> isn't that really what you're selling? kind of a high-classed dirty book? >> no, i don't think so at all. >> reporter: hefner wanted more than naked pictures. it pushed the boundaries an nationalism and journalism. his foundation supports racial equality, changes in drug laws, and, of course, in women. >> crazy enough, we've been on the side of the angels in most of these causes. i'm one of the good guys. >> along the way hugh hefner who became hef, a man comfortable in silk pajamas. he had his own jet, two mansions, life of endless parties and relationships with beautiful women. >> we should be celebrating our sexuality. circulation dwindled. playboy clubs closed. be then in his 80s, he got things going again. >> i used to be a jitterbug, now i'm a twitter bug. >> i'm so excited that it's your birthday. >> it is? >> reporter: he was a boyfriend of the girls ne

boris johnson, ben stokes and hugh hefner. iam not johnson, ben stokes and hugh hefner.t saying there are any connections! that is the only connection, we're talking about them. the story that borisjohnson has topped a poll of the tory faithful, is that a surprise? he will be very happy, he has moved ahead of his rivals and has 23% this latest poll. ruth davidson is slightly behind that 99 jacob rees mogg at 17. he will be pleased because he has after all been in the last few weeks on this rather determined effort to persuade us of his significance and importance and releva nce. his significance and importance and relevance. has he been on manoeuvres? has friends and allies in the press. he has been take me a lot of credit for things such as the brexit transition deal being reduced from a five—year period to a two—year period. having said that actually theresa may is in the driving seat that he afterwards went to the press and said it was me. that was my doing. the man has a big evil and it will presumably be massiah stephen moore by the statistics. —— big ego. massiah s

the play boy mansion hosted hollywood celebrities and more. >> reporter: hugh hefner the ultimate playng parties in his trademark robe and pajamas surrounded by women, celebrities and an awe ra of sex. >> it makes for a good party. >> reporter: for hefner the party started in 1953 in chicago. it featured a nude photo of marlin monroe and was an instant success. the magazine lead to tv shows and an e-mail poir. there were key clubs featuring waitresses wearing bunny cost tumors. in the 70s hefner was accused of exploiting women. the nation's mood changed. attendance at the clubs dropped. by 1988 hefner closed the last of them and turned over control of the still profitable magazine to his daughter christie. a year later he seemed ready to change his bachelor ways. hefner's marriage to a former playmate resulted in two sons. after ate years it ended and he went back to his old ways. in his mid '70s touting the benefits of viagra hefner took on several girlfriends. in 2012 at 86 hefner settled down again married 26-year-old crystal harris. >> my age has changed the women i'm attracted to

hugh hefner has died.ck on the life and legacy of the playboy icon. >> president trump looking to reverse the tide in a rough week. tax plan out and planning an executive order on health care. good morning everyone. >> i'm christine romans, it's thursday, september 28. it is 4:00 a.m. in the east. playb playboy founder has passed away.

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[music] >>> hugh hefner died last night of natural causes. at the playboy mansion. he was 91. y's founder may be laid to rest beside its first centerfold, marilyn monroe. hefner owns the crypt next to hers, at a hollywood cemetery. dean reynolds now on hef's life and legacy. >> reporter: hugh hefner brought playboy magazine to life in 1953. that is marilyn monroe, kids. a time when bedroom doors in this country were firmly closed. and then, hefner pushed them open. >> sex is one of the best things on this planet. i think we need to get our head around that fact. >> reporter: the naked truth is that the photo spreads and leering lifestyle and buttoned up america helped introduce an enduring cultural debate about whether sex should be sexy. >> isn't that really what you are selling, kind of a high-class, dirty book? >> no, i don't think so. >> sex was a natural part of life. and that, nice girls like sex too. now. in the middle of 1950s, that was a revolutionary idea. >> reporter: the postal service once refused to deliver playboy deeming it pornographic. with gaudy mansions in c

celebrities across the spectrum this morning are reacting to the death of playboy founder hugh hefner. the man they called hef died at his playboy mansion last night from natural causes. the southern california mansion maybe the hub of hefner's empire, empire built in large part by the magazine he single handedly started in the 1950s. he will be remembered for far more than that, he also created an entire brand and business that extended into all corners. it's not that hard to find reaction this morning, reverend jessie i can't think son tweeting hugh hefner was a strong supporter of the civil rights movement, we shall never forget him. may he res in peace. kim kardashian says, rip to the legendary hugh hefner. i'm so honored to have been a part of the playboy team. you will be greatly missed. love you, hef. xoxo. here is a tweet from tv and radio icon larry king saying, hugh hefner was a giant in publishing, journalism, free speech and civil rights. he was a true original and he was my friend. rest well, hef. hugh hefner was 91 years old. >>> 6:06. developing now we are waiting to fi

claire, what is your view about hugh hefner?ion, social media, eulogising hugh hefner as the godfather of the sexual revolution. i don't think there was anything remotely revolutionary about selling the objectification of aduu about selling the objectification of adult men —— of women's bodies to aduu adult men —— of women's bodies to adult men —— of women's bodies to adult men and teenage boys. his personal fortune has been estimated at 37 million, which sounded rather low today, but he built this entire empire, based on making women in the sexual playthings. i don't find that remotely liberating or revolutionary. what you said the women who say he did help in the liberation of women?|j women who say he did help in the liberation of women? i think it was incidental. his version of sexual liberation was very one sided. he might have been an advocate of free love, but because it benefited and suited men, i find love, but because it benefited and suited men, ifind if he love, but because it benefited and suited men, i find if he s

queeny on social media says there is no way hugh hefner is in a better place. he certainly did have a lot of fun on earth and his life came full circle. marilyn monroe was on the cover of the first edition of playboy magazine and hugh hefner plans to be buried next to her in hollywood. >> thank you so much. all right, let's get into some politics. donald trump finally unveiling his long-awaited tax plan designed to put more money in your pocket. heather: it is up to democrats to get on board with the once in a lifetime reform package. rob: griff jenkins. sorry, it is you. >> you are in washington dc. >> reporter: that is right, we will see if it is once-in-a-lifetime, he wants to make it simpler and fairer for americans, told the audience yesterday it won't benefit wealthy americans like himself. >> we will ensure the benefits are focused on the middle class, the working men and women, not the highest income earners, not the wealthy and well-connected. they can call me all they want, not going to help. i'm doing the right thing and it is not good for me, believ

hugh hefner-- the man behind the iconic playboy hefner passed away late last night, at his playboy mansion in los angeles. hefner is credited for breaking the taboo of conversations about sex. he was an aspiring publisher in 19-58 when he sold his first magazine. that publication eventually made him a multi-millionaire. as news spread overnight, many celebrities took to social media to share their condolences. former playmate jenny mccarthy called hefner a revolutionary. and reality tv mogul kim kardashian, called it an honor to have been part of the playboy family. hugh hefner was 91. we will have much more on his life and legacy - coming up all morning long. this morning we are what led a man to walk into a fairfax county office buildling and start shooting. that shooting caused tense moments for workers and parents with children in a nearby daycare - before the gunman eventually took his own life;. kevin lewis is live on the scene with what we know this morning. developing now at georgetown police say they are investigating anti-semitic and misogynistic graffiti found in a residence hal

hugh hefner, the american founder of the international adult magazine playboy, has died at the age ofused him of reducing women to sexual objects. 0ur los angeles correspondent james cook looks back at his life. i suppose you're the world's most famous hedonist. well, certainly in a very public way. are you a happy man? oh, yes, yes. hugh hefner was the teenage boy who never grew up. he lived a life of adolescent fantasy, which he called sexual liberation. for the son of puritanical christians, this was some rebellion. we're probably going to have a couple of hundred people here throughout the night. the party usually begins for us at about one o'clock and goes until dawn. the louche libertine lifestyle grew from the pages of a magazine he started at his kitchen table and grows into a global brand. his first nude centrefold, marilyn monroe, didn't get a penny from playboy but plenty of women were happy to use the publication for their own ends. carol needham was playmate of the month in february 1979. hef was a private man. he wasn't flamboyant, although the image would seem that wayj

playboy founder hugh hefner has died aged 91.ger woods contemplates the end of his professional career. he says he may never play competitively again. the un says a planned visit to rakhine state in myanmar, where there's been a mass exodus of rohingya muslims due to claims of military atrocities, has been cancelled by the government. the un wants to assess exactly why close to half a million people have fled to neighbouring bangladesh injust one month. 0ur south asia correspondent sanjoy majumder is there, on the border with myanmar. he reports on the conditions refugees are now facing. the bangladesh army is in charge of the aid operation and they are trying their best to maintain a sense of order. but the conditions are incredibly challenging. it has been raining heavily throughout the night and this morning, you can see the conditions for yourself. slush and mud everywhere. thankfully some of the aid agencies have provided some umbrellas for them to get a bit of shelter. 0verhear what is happening basically is these new arriv

ground breaking, our larry king interviewing hugh hefner.. >> did you ever envision the success playboy has become. >> no, how could i. i started the magazine on $600 borrowed dollars a total investment from friends and relatives of $8,000 just enough to publish the first issue with no notion of what lay ahead. >> what year was that? >> 1953. >> who was the over. >> marilyn monroe good choice. >> hugh hefner a publishing giant and icon, dead at the age of 91. cancer challenges us. to find smarter solutions. to offer more precise and less invasive treatment options than before. like advanced genomic testing and immunotherapy. see how we're fighting to outsmart cancer at cancercenter.com/outsmart i don't know she nehow we'll do it.lege. ♪ never stop ♪ ♪ 'til we get there ♪ >>> let's turn back to donald trump saying nfl players who kneel during the national anthem are disrespect the veterans and the flag. joining me now two veterans of the iraq war. i really appreciate you joining us. thank you for your service. i want your perspectives. mattl

hugh hefner the founder of playboy magazine has died at the age of 91. >>> hugh hefner was known as the founder of the sexual revolution. his magazine changed america in the 1950s. hello again. hefner died of natural causes today at the playboy mansion in los angeles. and ada looks at the man and his groundbreaking magazine.>> reporter: hugh hefner was born in chicago in april 1926. his parents were nebraskans. his father an accountant. his mother a teacher. both very strict. >> i was raised in a methodist home with a lot of repression. has been a good part of my life and playboy itself was dedicated to the notion of questioning the puritan repression that is part of the american history.>> reporter: after two years in the army he studied psychology at the university of illinois. he met his first wife mildred williams. they married in 1949 and had two children. christie who became chairman and ceo of playboy enterprises. and david. he worked in the subscriptions department of esquire magazine until 1952 when he was assigned to start his own publication. with $10,000 he published the fir

hugh hefner worked in the subscription department of esquire magazine until 1952 when he resigned to start his own publication with only $10,000. he published the first issue of playboy with a nude marilyn monroe on the cover. >> when the magazine began in 1953, the female ideal in women's magazines look like somebody's older sister and even the young women would wear goggles -- girdles. playboy went to the girl next door look. >> reporter:'s marriage ended in 1959 and hugh hefner converted the chicago townhouse into the original playboy mansion. in 1974 he packed up and headed west moving into the 22,000 square foot house in los angeles that became the home base for the playboy empire and his infamous swinging parties. >> in the latter 90s in the beginning of the new millennium were a celebration of life. >> reporter: 40 years after the first wedding the ultimate bachelor took the plunge again marrying playmate kimberly conrad. they had two children and divorce tamica lee in 1998 -- amicably in 1988. playboy reached its 50th anniversary in 1993 and hugh hefner is holding court is al

playboy founder hugh hefner has died. he was 91. ing huge parties in his luxurious mansions and claimed to have slept with more than a thousand women. hefner began publishing his magazine in the 1950s. at its peak, it was selling 7 million copies a month. his business empire later expanded into casinos and nightclubs. live to la, where peter bowes is there for us. let's start with hugh hefner the character, if you would like. i know that you have met him, having gone to his legend. tell us about him. yes, he was, as we all know, an ex—ordinary and unique character. he had this vision for the magazine that he started in 1953, starting to work on it on his kitchen table. and he had a dream for what he saw as being an upscale men's magazine. it did usually well, with 7 million copies a month at its peak. that was hugh hefner the businessman. he boasted about his relationships with women, not been shy to say that he dated several at any time, but the mani dated several at any time, but the man i met at the playboy mansion, he struck a gr

have a lot of news. >> the big tax plans the continuing crisis in puerto rico and the death of hugh hefner. he wanted to be remembered as someone who changed the sexual attitude. >> he was known for his magazine and how he impacted our culture. abc nick watt outside hefner's mansion this morning. good morning, nick. >> good morning michael from the playboy mansion. this was where hugh hefner lived at times with up to seven girlfriends. this is where he threw those legendary parties. this is where he died. love him or loath him hugh hefner left a mark. >> reporter: he was himself a playboy, business man activist and american icon. >> lots of people date lots of girls. i date them all at the same time. >> reporter: the company released a statement saying hefner peacefully passed away from natural causes at his home the playboy mansion surrounded by loved ones. that's how he be remembered by most of us from his tv shows and most recently the girls next door on e. >> i love it. you gotta come up and see me. >> reporter: in 2011 hefner was asked on cnn how he would like to be remembered. >> as

. >> hugh hefner has died at the age of 91. see what we're finding about the life and times of the man who changed america's attitude about sex. >>> and a star opens up about three of the most important people in his life who don't count themselves as his fans. who doesn't love the boss? "the skinny" will detail it out. it is thursday, september 28. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> aye yi yi. you got to love the boss. >> yeah, baby we were born to run. >> and walk. >> we'll have more on the boss, including some tunes, i'm sure, coming up. but we're starting things off with new questions about health and human services secretary tom price and other officials traveling on private planes funded by taxpayers. >> and the president is not happy, signaling that price's job could now be in >> the treasury secretary steve mnuchin is also a target of that investigation. he's accused of using a government plane to fly to kentucky with his wife to watch the eclipse. abc's cecelia vega is tracking your money. >> reporter: pre

hugh hefner battled against censorship, for free speech he said. i take the greatest pride, it's been over 50 years now and i take the greatest pride in the impact that i think i personally and playboy has had on the change in social sexual values in my time. and change they did. no more so than here at the playboy mansion, in los angeles. so for hugh hefner, all of this — the mansion, the money, the multiple girlfriends — was about freedom. freedom to live whatever life he liked. for his many critics, it was about freedom — for men only. to look back at that period and say it was liberating for women is, i think, fatuous. it was liberating for men, not for women. it wasn't all gloss, it wasn't all romantic, it wasn't all glamorous. it was sleazy. and let's not make any mistake about it. donald trump was a fan, even featuring on the cover himself. but some men said they bought playboy for the writing — and not all were joking. hugh hefner showcased countless great authors, like norman mailer, ray bradbury and margaret atwood. he championed racial e

magazine founder hugh hefner has died. the magazine says he died of natural causes at his home last night surrounded by family. friends are mourning his death. >> this is a huge, a huge come to you skype it would every think of him and what he's done, he had a big impact on so many of us. >> is surreal. unbelievable. i feel really sad. cheryl: hugh hefner built the launch with playboy magazine in 1953 at a time when the nation is conservative about the issues of and. he ran playboy first in chicago and then in l.a. many stars including madonna, namely campbell, kim kardashian, even at the low end. hugh hefner was 91 years old. a look at his life. lauren: he'll be buried in l.a. cemetery next to marilyn monroe. cheryl: he really was an amazing american figure. lauren: let's move on to taxes. following today's president trump colony once in a generation opportunity unveiling his land in a major speech in indiana saying it would boost economic growth within middle-class miracle. connell mcshane with more. >> an argument we he

and hugh hefner dancing on his throne. >> you see him there in his familiar confines.e than 60 years. there he is jamming with nellie and justin timberlake. >> perhaps his greatest contribution was to hollywood. >> the best life is where one pursues one's only personal dream. >> reporter: even in hollywood, the dream factory could marvel at the dreams hefner made real. >> i feel that embracing sexuality embraces what it means to be free. >> reporter: anna nicole smith, pamela anderson, centerfolds. anderson posting a video of her weeping on her instagram account. on "sex in the city," hefner set up the fantasy he created. >> drinking with three blondes, i guess that's a regular day for you. >> a slow one, yes. >> reporter: he host ed a 1977 episode of "saturday night live." >> hugh hefner! >> reporter: darkly referenced while the world hef brought was a magazine editor. he had high-end journalism and the pleasured principles of the playboy philosophy as he depicted on his own tv shows like "playboy after dark." it became a hollywood house of hedonism. >> lots of people

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hugh hefner is dead. >> he passed away wednesday at the iconic playboy mansion. hefner was 91 years old. he started the magazine in the 1960s. he's credited with ushering in the sexual revolution. hefner was known for the large parties he threw at the mansions. >> the tributes have been pouring in on social media overnight. hefner is still a top trending item this morning. celebrities, like ryan seacrest, larry king, even jesse jackson are offering condolences. >> playboy made headlines in 2015 when it released a first issue with no nudity, the d decision came down no 2015. less than a year later, it went back to publishing nudity. >> the sale included a provision allowing hefner to spend the restf mansion. >> he really was connected to the brand. he was the face of playboy after all those years. >> yes, absolutely. >>> we're following a developing story this morning. people will be a little on edge when they return to work at a fairfax county office building. it was a crime scene a few hours ago after a man shot himself to death there. fairfax county police say t

james: hugh hefner was the teenage boy who never grew up.e lived a life of adolescent fantasy, which he called sexual liberation. for the son of puritanical christians, this was some rebellion. the libertine lifestyle sprang from the pages of a magazine he started at his kitchen table that became a lucrative global brand. his first nude centerfold, marilyn monroe, didn't get a penny from "playboy," but many were happy to use the publication for their own ends. pushing the boundaries was not always easy. hugh hefner battled against censorship, for free speech, he said. >> i think i take the greatest pride over 50 years now in the impact that i think i personally and "playboy" has had in the change in the social sexual values of our time. james: and change they did, no more so than at the playboy mansion here in los angeles. for hugh hefner, all of this, the mansion, the money, the multiple girlfriends, was about freedom, freedom to live whatever life you like. for his many critics, it was about freedom for men only. >> to look back at that pe

hugh hefner was a giant in publishing, journalism, free speech and civil rights. he was a true original and he was my friend. rest well, hef. hugh hefner was 91 years old. >>> a developing story, terrifying moments as one of the nations most traveled parks, one person is dead and another is injured after a rock fell on el capitan in yosemite national park. this is the height of the climbing season in yosemite national park. many people witnessed it as it unfolded yesterday. >> sergio quintana is at yosemite national park with the horrifying accounts from people who saw it all happen. >> reporter: that rock slide came off the granite face of el capitan, crews began searching for hours but they did stop when the sun went down. witnesses describe a rumbling then a massive cloud of dust and rocks. >> it sounded like really, really loud thunder or very loud -- like louder than thunder, like loud explosions. >> reporter: rescue crews launched a small fleet of helicopters to survey the area and transport the injured to the nearest hospital. details on the patient and ext

hugh hefner has died. the iconic founder of playboy magazine died at his home yesterday of natural causes. playboy enterprises announced the news in a statement late last night saying he passed away peacefully. hefner's playboy magazine became a staple of american pop culture for over 60 years. he was 91 years old. >> back here at home police in maryland need your help this morning to find a missing man. they're looking for 62-year-old michael johnson. he was last seen yesterday afternoon. he was leaving his home which is in the 5700 block of grosvenor lane anyone with information is asked to call police. >> ♪ time right now is 5:01. two separate investigations into hateful messages posted on the cam pullings of two d.c. universities. >> both schools are looking into hateful messages and symbols that were found around the campuses. our melanie alnwick live at american university this morning where one of the investigations is under way. mel. >> reporter: good morning. this is the latest in a series of troub

i knew hugh hefner.f all his achievements, and there were many, maybe the greatest of all was he figured out a way to wear pajamas to work every day. [ laughter ] for that i really have to give him a lot of credit. [ cheers and applause ] our local cbs affiliates, our news crews are on hollywood boulevard. cbs was on hollywood bld when news broke about hugh hefner's star on the walk of fame. >> there are so many perspectives on hollywood boulevard and the walk of fame about his legacy as you take a look at his star. many people say, of course, he did so much for culture. he blazed trails [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that's how i want to be remembered, too. with a banana, a puddle of jelly, and a hot dog sitting on the side -- like a fourth grader dropped his lunch box. this is interesting. hef will be buried next to his first-ever cover girl, marilyn monroe. this is where he will be interred. i guess the spot under her is already taken. so he decided he'd just be so the side. with hugh hefner gone, they're eng

she paid tribute to hugh hefner. thank you for being a revolutionary and changing so many people's lives especially mine. i hope i made you proud. jesse jackson tweeted you hefner was a strong supporter of the civil rights movement. we shall never forget him. may he rest in peace. >> stay with us for continuing coverage on this breaking news. we will have more on hugh hefner's life and legacy coming up tonight at 11. >>> a deadly police shooting on interstate 80. the backed up traffic for hours. investigators say it started as a chase. the suspect was wanted for a homicide. they eventually put down the spike strip to disable his car. that led to a standoff for 20 minutes before the shooting started it happened at 9 am in emeryville past the powell street exit in the westbound lanes of i 80 at the busy approach to the bay bridge. that is where we find deborah live tonight with the latest.>> reporter: we are on university avenue where the spike strip went down. the deadly confrontation happened about three miles down. b

i'm anne-marie green. >>> playboy hugh hefner died last night at his los angeles home. hefner died of natural causes. he was 91 years old. the first edition of "playboy" promised humor, sophistication, and spice. spice was obvious. hefner's magazine turned into an em pair at the forefront of the sexual revolution. hefner, as john blackstone reports, became the genre of the pajama-wearing symbol of the free-wheeling lifestyle his magazine tried to chronicle. >> reporter: he spent his life making sex sexy. >> sex is one of the best things on this planet. >> reporter: he turned provocative photos into an empire and a bunny into a billion-dollar symbol of free-wheeling sexuality. >> i think we were there to ignite the flame that became the sexual revolution. >> reporter: and it was a woman who helped start it. >> my mother gave me the first thousand dollars that launched "playboy." >> reporter: hugh marston hefner was born in chicago in 1926. he thought he would be a cart n cartoonist, but when he was 27, he started his own magazine. he launched in 1953 with marilyn monroe w

well the founder of playboy hugh hefner has died at the age of ninety one hefner gained instant fame when he launched playboy magazine in the one nine hundred fifty s. the adult publication craved a sensation in conservative america after spawning the brand into a publishing empire but critics accuse him of degrading and objectifying women flowers and a string of well wishes for the bunny king outside the famous playboy mansion in los angeles. it was here that hugh hefner ran his media and entertainment empire usually clad in his trademark so but john was. it takes a special event to get me. to get out of my pajamas. and put on a pair of pants. with a cafferty crafted mix of nude photos highbrow articles and big name fiction have struck a chord with playboy more than sixty years ago the men's magazine quickly became a roaring success half not his girly bag and his lifestyle was symbols of the sexual revolution and shook out puritanical american values really brought the pop culture to life you know it during a time when he was very conservative and this was something that kind of wen

to. >> we have that tax plan, and continuing crisis in puerto rico, and the death overnight of hugh hefner. he wants to be remembered as someone who changed sexual values of america. >> he was also known for how he impacted our culture. abc's nick watt is outside hefner's mansion in beverly hills this morning. good morning, nick. >> reporter: good morning, michael. from the playboy mansion where hugh hefner lived, sometimes with seven girlfriends at the same time, where he threw those legendary parties and where he died. love him or loathe him, hugh hefner left a >> lots of people date lots of girls. i dated them all at the same time. >> reporter: the company released a statement saying hefner peacefully passed away from natural causes at his home. the playboy mansion surrounded by loved ones. that's how he'll be remembered by most of us. for his tv show, "playboy's penthouse," "playboy after dark," and then the girls next door. >> you have to come up and see me some time. >> in 2012, hugh hefner was asked on cnn how he would like to be remembered. >> as somebody who played some positive p

. >> and inside hugh hefner's last days. "e.t." with he have inside the mansion. who will get his millions? his kids or his 31-year-old widow? >>> plus, we asked jamie foxx what's going on with katie holmes. >> you set the internote on fire. tell me the story behind it. >>> what the "will & grace" cast is telling us about this season's guest stars. >> i don't think we need taylor swift or anything. >>> hugh hefner founded "playboy" magazine in 1953 and for the next six decades, he lived like nobody else on earth. we begin with today's shocking announcement as 11-time emmy winner julia louis dreyfus announces she is batting breast cancer. she made the announcement with a tweet. just when you thought 1 in 8 women get breast cancer, i'm the one. we were with her just yesterday. she found out her diagnose the day after. photographers captured julia moments before she had the news. she had a face of courage and spent four hours inside the hospital. she was joined by her husband, brad hall. >> what's jewel like like to work with? it's like not working. >> you look just

also on the show the founder of playboy hugh hefner's died at the age of ninety one i'll speak to a former editorial director of flyboy magazine about the man and his legacy coming up but first iraq's kurdish minority has said yes to independence but the vote is having major consequences for the entire region baghdad doesn't want the region a break away and has announced a raft of retaliatory measures neighboring iran and turkey both have large kurdish minorities of their own and they're pushing for this result to be overturned the most immediate effect though is going to be on flights in and out of iraqi kurdistan they're due to be suspended on friday. uncertainty clouds the air for tourists and both the capital of iraq's kurdistan region their plans may be cut short after the independence referendum iraq's government is cracking down all international flights coming in and out of the city will be halted at the end of the week the head of the airport says this closure will not just affect the kurdish people. we have a beacon on but off refugees that using the airport and we used to be a b