>>> and remembering jackie collins. the best-selling romance novelist dead at the age of 77 after a secret six-year battle with cancer. her diagnosis not revealed, even appearing on a tv show two weeks ago with no mention of the private battle. we'll look at her life today, sunday, september 20th, 2015. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" on this sunday morning. i'm erica hill. >> i'm craig, alongside of sheinelle jones and dillylan dreyer. in case you missed it last night, this was the end of the ole miss-alabama game. before this, alabama, number two in the country. the football gods on ole miss's side. that's how the game ended. >> this is a big rivalries in sec. >> that was third quarter. >> this is a big rivalry, as we know. you all know at home that i don't know a lot about football. i was reading up on this this morning. back-to-back wins for ole miss, right? >> yes. >> the record was 25-1 in alabama's favor for these matchups. >> folks are

jackie collins was born in 1937 in london, but spent most of her life in the united states. she and her older sister, joan, both acted in british "b" movies, but jackie gave up acting in the 1960s, finding stardom instead as a writer. a prolific author, she would over four decades filled with racy plot lines including hollywood wives and hollywood husbands. collins smoke to matt lauer in 2013 about the appeal of her characters. >>> always have written strong women. that's one of the secrets of my success. >> reporter: collins remained in the spotlight until the end. looking happy and healthy on a british tv show just a week and a half ago. >> i think women should have interesting lives and do everything they want to do before they get married. then when they're married, they're not sitting there going, oh what have i missed? >> reporter: collins kept her breast cancer diagnosis secret, but she broke her silence to "people" magazine saying i have written five books since the diagnosis, i've lived my life. i've traveled all over the world, i have not turned down book tours, and

born in england, jackie collins was thrown out of her all-girls boarding scoot at the age of 15. hile visiting her sister actress joan collins in hollywood later that year, collins said she had a brief affair with marlon brando. he was twice her age. >> yeah, that was a very short fling. he was my favorite movie star. >> reporter: more than 500 million of her 32 novels have been sold around the world. diagnosed with breast cancer six years ago, collins only told her three daughters until recently, preferring to keep her battle private. the so-called "grand dame of trash" was presented the order of the british empire by queen elizabeth in 2013 for her contributions to fiction and charity. don dahler, cbs news, new york. >> glor: a new contemporary art museum opened to the public today in los angeles. the broad museum has nearly 2,000 works of art inside a building which is itself a striking work of art. admission is free. up next, a dog in danger and emergency workers to the rescue. rescue. and analytical capabilities t the insightful strates that make edward jones one of the bigge

. >>> remembering jackie collins. we'll take a look at the life of the romance novelist who few people knew had breast cancer. >>> i am first alert meteorologist, brittney shipp. our wind speeds are going to be gusting throughout today up to about 20 to 25 miles per hour. there's a live look at cape may. it was a foggy start and now you can see the sun starting to peek through. we will see more sunshine and 69 degrees. wind speeds sustained out of the north at 21 miles per hour, and our humidity continues to drop, and four straight days of summer-like heat, and now dropping from 85 to 77 degrees, and tracking cooler weather on the way coming up in our 7-day forecast. >>> nasa released this new video showing an up-close look at pluto this weekend. hundreds of images sent back to nasa by the new horizon spacecraft, and the researchers are using photos to map craters and pluto's largest moon. >>> hollywood glamor and racy romance, those were specialties of jackie collins that died yesterday in los angeles you are looking

oprah winfrey rested in peace jackie collins. i always loved our interviews. >>> two men are in handcuffs after a police pursuit. they were chased through the busy streets of manhattan. matt kozar with the story from the busy streets. >> reporter: 110 and broadway. when the police tried to pull the driver over, he took off, all the way through morningside heights and through harlem. >>> police searched the bushes, trees, and gutters along broadway for a gun. >> they looked through everything, garbage containers, and they even looked everywhere. >> reporter: investigators said officers saw the the weapon tossed from a moving van, and when officers tried to stop the vehicle, it took off. the chase zigzagged through harlem. on st. nicholas they crashed into a driver's ed car and kept going. the chase lasted for 10 minutes and ended with the police chasing down two suspects, and one of the men ducked our cameras as he was handcuffed in the back of the cruiser. the other suspect was led into the station house. it's unclear if he was t

jackie collins has died of breast cancer. on the "new york times" best selling list. she died in los angeles. jackie collins was 77 years old. >>> moving on to politics now. a brand-new poll is out since the second republican debate. it shows the political outsiders taking a strong hold of the race. donald trump still the front-runner but losing some support since the last poll and carly fiorina making a major jump up to second after only polling at 3% earlier this month. dr. ben carson is in third. so how does all of this factor into the race for the gop nomination? joining us now is vince cull anays, the executive editor of the daily caller. good to see you, vince. >> nice to see you. >> absolutely. let's first start with this and talk about what's working for fiorina. at this point, how is the carly camp going to strategize to capitalize on the surge? >> well, they need to make sure that they're doing as much as possible to take in all the money that they can because, as often is exposed, as ben carson said right away comi

remembering jackie collins who seduced millions of readers with her tales of power and lust. "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, tamron hall. >> good evening, we begin tonight with yet another controversial comment from a gop candidate for president. and this time it's not donald trump. dr. ben carson is now under fire for comments he made today to our own chuck todd on "meet the press." carson saying he does not believe a muslim should be president. his remarks now another distraction for the republican party. nbc's holly jackson joins us with more. >> good evening, tamron. ben carson's campaign tells me he probably will reach out to members of the muslim community, as tonight there's new fallout from those comments, with one group calling on carson to drop out of this race altogether. from a typically soft-spoken candidate, a response making lots of noise today, after ben carson was asked on "meet the press" whether a president's faith should matter to voters? >> if it fits within the realm o

. >>> best-selling novelist jackie collins has died of breast cancer. she passed away today in los angeles. collins was known for writing about the glamorous lives of the rich and famous. one of her best-known works, "hollywood wives," sold more than 15 million copies. her family issuing a statement saying "we already miss her beyond words." she was the sister of actress joan collins. jackie collins was 77. >>> a landscaper is being held on $1 million bail in connection with a series of shootings on phoenix freeways. he is facing a number of charges, he was quiet during court proceedings today, but did ask to address the court. >> all i have to say, i'm the wrong guy. i've tried telling the detectives that. my gun's been in a pawnshop for the last two months. i haven't had access to a weapon. >>> folks from middleton california heading home. the evacuation order from a massive wildfire has been lifted. two northern california wildfires have destroyed more than 1,000 homes and killed five people. the valley fire is nearly half contained. while the butte

. >>> hollywood glamor and racy romance, and those were specialties of jackie collins who died yesterday. jackie was born in london and had an early acting career there before turning to writing, and some countries banned her first novel because of its sexual subject matter. the family says jackie collins died of breast cancer and was 77 years old. >>> now to decision 2016. donald trump waited two days to do it but finally spoke publicly about his latest controversy in the campaign. in iowa yesterday, the republican presidential frontrunner defended his decision not to correct a supporter who incorrectly stated that president obama is muslim and not an american. >> it was the biggest story, and i even beat out the pope -- the only time i will ever beat up the pope. they wanted me to speak up in favor of the president. do you think he will speak up for me? i don't think so. >>> now, your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist, brittney shipp. >> good morning. we are gearing up for changes as we head into the second half of your weekend. expect temperatures today to drop down into t

model beverly johnson tweeted so so so sorry about jackie collins passing. she was a friend and a beacon of light. and larry king wrote i'm saddened about jackie collins passing, she was a true talent and friend. >>> the playing field is missing something critical. >> it was, well, what in the world happened. >> a field with no green. the 200,000-dollar mistake >>> bedtime can be a battle for families. how early some experts say they should be getting to bed. they're not going to like this. plus. >>> . feeling comfort in a world with no sound, some amazing kids take their lack of hearing and create a beautiful moment that's gone viral. >>> first, here's vanessa murdock with your forecast. >> listen, it's going to be a beautiful end to your weekend, and finally, a stretch of seasonal weather to discuss. geico motorcycle, >>> beautiful day out there. 73 degrees out there. look near the queensboro bridge at that beautiful sun coming up and rising. vanessa murdock says more sun ahead today. we'll check on that forecast in a few minutes. right now, some californi

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no chance. >> i will be the greatest -- >> andrew spencer reporting. >>> best selling novelist jackie collins. she was diagnosed 6 1/2 years ago at stage 4 and kept it largely private. collins is best known for her scintillating tales of hollywood royalty and the super wealthy. her family says she was a trailblazer for women in fiction, something she talked about on cnn four years ago. >> women have to look after themselves. they have to have a career, they have to have a passion in life and they cannot live their lives just through a man. that's so important. my message is girls can do anything. i fell from school at 15 and i've achieved all this by myself. i think that's a good message to women. >> she certainly had a lot of achievements. she has 30 books on "the new york times" best seller list. jackie collins was 77 years old. >>> you're watching cnn newsroom. we'll be right back. welcome to castle bravestorm. it's full of cool stuff, like... my trusty bow. and free of stuff i don't like. we only eat chex cereal. no artificial flavors, and it's gluten-free. mom, brian threw a ball in the

it's what you do. >>> jackie collins has died at 7756 a battle with breast cancer.nearly 50-year career, her subject was vets, dealing with sex and power among the world's wealthiest. the stories heavily based on the life she lived. here's swron. >> in 1968 jackie collins published her first racy novel, "the world is filled with married men." setting the stage for more stories drawn from her colorful life. >> i wanted to write a woman who was not a slut or a hooker, but had her own true sexuality and could get out there and do things. >> reporter: the reaction even among some other female writers was less than adoring. romance novel called her work nasty, filthy, and disgusting. collins followed that book up with others full of sex and powerful people doing bad things. in 1983 when hollywood wives, a novel about the affairs of actors and tycoons hit book stands, a literary star was born. the book was on the "new york times" best sellers list. ♪ >> reporter: a tv miniseries quickly followed. born in england jack where i collins was thrown out of her all girls boardin

this was the world of jackie collins. the best-selling author who died this weekend. here's nbc's ron allen. >> reporter: jackie collins was a prolific writer, celebrity and hollywood insider who claims her book told the real truths about the lives of the rich and famous and infamous. >> the glamorous, the sexy, the super rich, they're wilder than you can imagine. >> reporter: steamy, scandalous stories, married lovers, lovers and players, confessions of a wild child. 32 best sellers. 500 million copies in 40 countries. and hollywood loved it all. turning her work into movies and mini series. like "hollywood wives." >> how can you do that? >> reporter: collins was born in great britain, started writing at age 12. stories so provocative she got kicked out of school. and sent to america to live with her older sister, actress joan collins of "dynasty" fame. farewell to my beautiful, brave sister she tweeted. i will love you and miss you forever. collins was 77 and died of breast cancer. a six-year battle she kept secret. books and stays in the spotlight. on british tv ju

jackie collins, the novelist.osing her nearly seven-year battle with breast cancer. a fight she kept private until her very last days. >> with the end near, she decided she wanted to finally come forward and share her journey with the world. >> reporter: it was admittedly the one story she wasn't eager to tell. after being diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer. according to "people" magazine, jackie confiding only in her three daughters. hiding it from the world. not even her older sister, actress joan collins, knew until just two weeks ago. joan saying i admire how she handled this. she says she's completely devastated. tweeting farewell to my beautiful, brave, baby sister. i will love you and miss you forever. in the author's final interview, she told "people" i didn't want to make it public. i didn't want people's sympathy. i took control of the situation. i'm not sorry about anything i did. >> she wasn't going to let cancer define her career. define her life. the end of her life. >> reporter: a career spanning

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best selling author jackie collins has died. >> good evening. i'm richelle carey. we begin tonight with the arrival of pope francis in havana, where it's a historic trip to cuba and the united states. the pope ended his first day with an evening on the town. after dinner he spent a few hours greeting 30 to 40 pre-selected guests. this wrapped up a long day filled with much pomp and circumstance. we have reports from havana. >> hope francis touched down here in havana and met with raul castro of cuba discussing a variety of topics most likely the normalization of relations between the united states and cuba, something that pope francis helped to forge. he also met with castro is to discuss some of the religious issues here in cuba. they would close down churches and confiscated property. so there is a long road ahead in terms of relationship between these two parties, that's most likely one of the issues that pope francis will take on as he travels the island. there is a growing sense in havana that cuba may be changing its tune. [singing] >> as i island prepares fo

. >>> and tributes are pouring in after the death of best-selling author jackie collins. collins dubbed queen of the romance novel, sold over 500 million copies in 40 countries. collins tweeting an old photo. oprah winfrey also paying tribute. jackie collins died of breast cancer, she was 77 years of age. >>> and now to golf, a wild putt at the bmw championship, you may not have heard of south african sangmoon bae, but check out this putt that he made from 117 feet from the hole. rob can do this, right in there. oddly enough, the crowd was excited. but bae seemed pretty calm and cool about it. this longest putt made from 2003. it was eagle. bae is still 18 shots back of the jason day. he's well back. >>> still in the world of sports, what's being called the biggest upset in college football so far this year. only third week. ole miss stunning alabama. i think rob said alabama would win that game. he was wrong. among the key plays, opening play of third quarter. quarterback losing control of the snap. you see it here. he hit the defender on the head, his helmet. the ball w

. >>> when jackie collins passed away last week, the world lost one of its most prolific romance novelistsished 32 novels, sold half a billion copies, and was translated into more than three dozen languages. here's a look back at her life and legacy. >> excellent. >> thank you. >> reporter: for more than 40 years jackie collins gave her readers an inside look at the lives of hollywood's elite, with characters driven by lust, power, and greed. >> i wanted to write a woman who was not a slut or a hooker but had her own true sexuality and could get out there and do things. >> reporter: born in england, collins, a self-described wild child, was thrown out of her all-girls boarding school at the age of 15. >> my parents actually said to me one day, you know, it's reform school or hollywood. >> reporter: she chose hollywood. following her older sister, actress joan collins. that same year collins had a brief affair with marlon brando, twice her age. >> that was a short fling. he was my favorite movie star. and you know, marlon's great. >> reporter: collins described writing as her lifelong passi

. >>> when jackie collins passed away last week, the world lost one of its most prolific romance half a billion copies, and was translated into more than three dozen languages. here's a look back at her life and legacy. >> excellent. >> thank you. >> reporter: for more than 40 years jackie collins gave her readers an inside look at the lives of hollywood's elite, with characters driven by lust, power, and greed. >> i wanted to write a woman who was not a slut or a hooker but had her own true sexuality and could get out there and do things. >> reporter: born in england, collins, a self-described wild child, was thrown out of her all-girls boarding school at the age of 15. >> my parents actually said to me one day, you know, it's reform school or hollywood. >> reporter: she chose hollywood. following her older sister, actress joan collins. that same year collins had a brief affair with marlon brando, twice her age. >> that was a very short fling. i mean, he was my favorite movie star. and you know, marlon's great. >> reporter: collins described scribbling out pages in longhand. she wrot

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. >>> best selling novelist jackie collins has passed away.id she died of breast cancer. she was diagnosed 6 1/2 years ago at stage 4 and kept it largely private. she's known for scintillating tales of royalty and super wealthy. she was a trailblazer for women in fiction. something she talked about on cnn four years ago. >> women have to look after themselves. they have to have a career, they have to have a passion in life and they cannot live their life just through a man. i think that's so important. my message is girls can do anything. because i fell will from school at 15. i've achieved all this by myself. i think that's a good message to women. >> huge achievements. she had 30 new york times best sellers. jackie collins was 77 years old. >>> still to come, heavy rain forecast to hit america's southwest. it may be too much for the region. we'll be back with all of that just ahead. fifteen minutes coue you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. yeah, everybody knows that. well, did you know that playing cards with kenny rogers gets old p

jackie collins was 77. man who police say terrorized drivers on phoenix remains behind bars on one million-dollar and laying out his defense. the leslie allen marrow junior is accused of shooting cars at interstate ten in phoenix. they have forensic evidence that link him to the shootings but he denies the shootings. he denied charges in court yesterday, despite the a warning from the judge. >> all i have to say is i'm the wrong guy, and i tried telling the detectives that. my gun has been in the pawn shop for last two months, i haven't had access to the weapon. >> police say a gun found in the pawn shop matched make and caliber used in the shootings. it was link back to merit. he is charged with 28 felony charges. >>> during pope francis flight to cuba he renewed his call for world to reach out to the thousands of migrants, fleeing to europe. these refugees are seeking peace as they try to escape, war and death in the church's life. francis said before he left for cube's met with one of the two syrian refu

criticized for not correcting a man who said president obama was kellye: best-selling romance author jackie collins has died of breast cancer. her publicist said that she passed away saturday in los angeles at the age of 77. family said she was a trailblazer for women in fiction and a creative force that entertained millions over four decades. a landscaper arrested in a series of freeway shootings in phoenix said the police have made a mistake. >> all i have to say is on the wrong guy. i tried telling the detect is that. my gun has been in the pawnshop the last two months. kellye: the judge set bond at $1 million for leslie merrett junior, arrested late yesterday. investigators say that forensic evidence links his gun to four shootings in late august. the democratic presidential candidates in new hampshire tonight. hillary clinton and senator bernie sanders receiving a standing ovation at the state's democratic convention. of the talk centered around donald trump's refusal not to correct a man who called president obama a muslim and not an american. >> i think any of us have an obligation to correc

fans of jackie collins are mourning the world famous writer's death. >> the year before that i got the obe which is the order of the brisish empire. >> she was secretly battling breast cancer for years passed away at her home in beverly hills. "ok tv" with the best seller this year. >> i'm doing a cameo. i have a very short scene. it is so fun. >> jackie's famous sister joan collins released a statement saying she lived a wonderfully full life and adored by her family, friends, and millions of readers who she's been entertaining for over four decades. and that's your wrap. >> the glitz, glamour, and the gowns, of course, i'm talking we have everything you missed. >> amy, amy, john and andy. >> let's give away some other emmys. >> the stars braving the california heat. >> i'm trying to stay relaxed. everybody is sweating. >> to hohn yort best of tv at the 67th annual emmy awards. >> it's great to be on the emmy red carpet. >> this red carpet a little too hot for former miss universe who nearly fainted on air during e's preemmy coverage. >> olivia is fine. she got a little overheated ten

in a tweet, marley mat lin said sad to read about jackie collins, a great interviewer, smart, beautiful, and witty at the same time. lisa run nassaus i'm so sad to hear about jack apology collins. kris jenner wrote, my love and prayers go to her family and friends and to her sister joan. >>> time is 8:06. hillary clinton faces the nation. the one on one interview you'll only see this morning on cbs. >>> and you don't have to go to the mall to get brand named clothing. the new stomaching the hot -- the new store making the hottest fashion trends affordable. >>> tom hanks could pick up his third oscar with his pour trailer of an -- portrayal of an attorney. >> sounds like a good one. is it movie weather, though, think. >> i would not advise staying personal opinion. afternoon. sunshine, 70s, breezy, coming up, we'll talk about the or not that forecast changes. it's the final countdown! the final countdown! if you're the band europe, you love a final countdown. it's what you do. if you want to save on car insurance, you switch to geico. >>> taking a live look behind the scenes at cbs 2 new

jackie collins was 77 years old. now back to the judge.and killing eight people. back to the judge. >>> breaking tonight, the suspect in that string of arizona highway shootings is talking. we'll go live in the west coast bureau with the details. will. >> good evening, judge. leslie merit junior is the prime suspect according to authorities here. today, they ended up laying out part of their case against him. these shootings started on august 29th and shortly there after detectives used bullets in the cars that had been shot to determine the exact type of gun they're looking for, a handgun. they went to pawn shops in the areas and using ballistics from one state crime lab it matched. the test fired bullets were a match to bullet fragments from four cases, four casings over the last weekend in august. >> that landed merritt behind bars. he faces a slew of felony charges and the judge imposed a million dollars cash bond and also ignored advice from the judge to talk without his attorney present, saying he is not the i-10 shooter. >> all i ha

remembering jackie collins who seduced millions of readers with her tales of power and lust. "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, tamron hall. >> good evening, we begin tonight with yet another controversial comment from a gop ndidate for president. and this time it's not donald trump. dr. ben carson is now under fire for comments he made today to our own chuck todd on "meet the press." carson saying he does not believe a muslim should be president. his remarks now another distraction party. nbc's holly jackson joins us with more. >> good evening, tamron. ben carson's campaign tells me he probably will reach out to members of the muslim community, as tonight there's new fallout from those comments, with one group calling on carson to drop out of this race altogether. from a typically soft-spoken candidate, a response making lots of noise today, after ben carson was asked on "meet the press" whether a president's faith should matter to voters? >> if it fits within the realm of america and consist

>>> and best selling author jackie collins' secret revealed on the eve of her death.seven years? >>> one family's ultimate money-saving challenge. refusing to by clothes, gadgets, and more for a year. only spend tong essential. >> the challenge stripped away the clutter. >>>. >>> what you can learn. >>> and it's "gma's" biggest emmys afterpart ever. the biggest winner, hottest look, from receive ya to amy to kerry, the biggest risk takers and the new fashion trends as we say -- >> good morning, america. >> good morning, america. >> all: good morning, america. [ laughter ] >>> and good morning, america. look at all the stars on the red carpet last night at those emmys. >> we'll break down the evening's best looks just ahead. >>> also this monday morning, a series going app to school. get that, get that. all about the hottest new technology for the new school year. the app teachers and parents are using to track kids' behavior. >> i'll be paying attention to that one. >>> a big step for your family. your sister dorothy starting out on a new adventure. a lifelong dream o

this morning we have more on his visit and his message. >>> remembering jackie collins.ling author died late yesterday after a six-year battle with cancer. we'll take a look at her remarkable life this morning. >>> could this be the year jon hamm goes home with an emmy. he's never won. of course, now that m"mad men" s ov over, they'd like to see don draper recognized. >>> fantasy football. how you can get rich quick and congress takes a look at the fantasy sports. >>> a live performance from cellist yo-yo ma th. >> people think he looks big. >> can't believe he eat not won anything yet. >> i know. >> this is the year. a lot of folks are saying this is the year. >> we'll see. tough category. >> bye. >> see you in a bit. >>> when pope francis coming to d.c. this week, it's going to be spatial celebration for hispanic catholics. >> there are thousands of hispanic catholics in our area waiting to see the pope. >> he's our pope. >> reporter: father can't wait to welcome the first hispanic pope to washington. he pastors our lady, queen of the americas catholic church in northw

coming up, remembering jackie collins. hollywood's biggest stars honor the literary trailblazer who chose to keep her lengthy battle with breast cancer private for nearly a decade. >>> plus, beyond "baywatch." pamela anderson is raw and revealing in her latest book as follower pin-up model gets very personal. >>> and the stars sizzle on a red hot red carpet. we're going to break down all the show-stopping fashions from last night's 67th annual emmy awards, today, monday, september 21st, 2015. >> it's my birthday and i'm fabulous at 50? i'm celebrating my birthday. >> and this is my first time in new york. >> all the way from georgia celebrating my big 70th birthday on the "today" show. >> from arizona. >> from california. >> we're celebrating our 39th anniversary! >> here to watch the "today" show. >> good morning, everyone. welcome back to "today." what a pretty morning out on our plaza, the 21st of september, 2015. it feels like fall, a nice little chill in the air. say good morning to everyone. we'll set the morning off

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. >>> the popular novelist jackie collins lost her very private battle with breast cancer. the best-selling author wrote more than 30 books, most of them about the glitz and glamour of hollywood. she was the younger sister of joan collins on the right-hand side of your screen. according to "people" magazine collins was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer six years ago but never publicly disclosed her condition. she was 77 years old. >>> and the man accused of shooting at cars at an arizona freeway siz says that police have the wrong guy. investigators say they spotted leslie merritt jr. at a pawnshop friday allegedly selling a gun. and they arrested him later that night. merritt explained to the judge why he says he is not the gunman. >> all i have to say is i'm the wrong guy. i tried telling the detectives that. my gun has been in the pawnshop for the last two months. i haven't had access to a weapon. >> police say that merritt pawned the gun that they linked to four of the 11 cars shot on the highway in the last two weeks. they're also looking for a possible copycat g

jackie collins died today. sh e was 77 years old. according to ""people magazine"" she was diagnose nosed with stage four breast cancer six years ago. collins wrote more than 30 novels about the glitz and glamour of hollywood and the younger sister of joan collins seen on the right known for the role on "dynasty". >> so many people talking about that on social media tonight. >>> still to come, a fallen nypd officer honored by friends and family and with the new remembrance unveiled, the entire community will, too. >>> we got rain to the west. is it going to make its way in our direction? >>> tonight, the suspected arizona freeway shooter says police have the wrong guy. leslie aaron mer red junior was arrested near phoenix last night. in court he explained to the judge why he is not the gunman. the wrong guy. i tried telling detectives that and my gun has been in the pawnshop for the last two months. i haven't had access to a weapon. >> police say he pawned a gun they linked to four of the 11 cars shot on the interstate in the last tw

. >>> british born author jackie collins has died in los angeles. she was 77 and had been suffering from breast cancer. collins career spanned four decades and sold more than 500 million books, many of her books depicting the bedrooms and board rooms of hollywood elite. she's the younger sister of actress joan collins. >> the wonder of the world's forests... is often found in the creatures that live in them. but the most rare and precious of animals are increasingly falling prey to poachers. the u-n now classifies the trafficking of exotic wildlife... as second only in scale to the illegal drug trade... so vast and lucrative is this black market underworld.... that authorities say its driving more species than ever into extinction. while there have been seizures and arrests...

novelist jackie collins lost her private battle with breast cancer. collins wrote more than 30 novels, all of them best sellers. most were about the glitz and glamour of hollywood. according to "people" magazine collins was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer six years ago. she only disclosed her illness to her three daughters. actress joan collins, was 77 years old. >>> decision 2016. and donald trump now responding to the controversy sparked bay campaign supporter's comments. the republican presidential candidate joined other candidates at the iowa faith and freedom coalition last night and trump addressed the criticism he's receiving for not correcting the support er er who was talking about the religion and citizenship of president obama. the supporter had said the president is a muslim and not born in this country. >> they wanted me to speak up in favor of the president. you think he's going to speak up in favor of me. why do i think he's not? would i consider putting a muslim american in my cabinet? absolutely no problem with that. >> severa