he had concerts where jimi hendrix and janis joplin-- the only two benefits we were able to find that either of them ever did, peter yarrow organized, and they were antiwar and vietnam veterans against the war in 1970 right before they died. i mean, it's an amazing fact, you know, jimi hendrix on stage for something, you know, at that crucial time. imagine, you know, the significance today if people realized, you know, artists of that stature moving around the cause. it had an impact. peter yarrow did that. harry belafonte is one of the most dignified, well-educated, lucid, focused, eloquent men i have ever met in my life and has a sense of humanity to him and a sense of-- of what really matters. i wish i could run him for president. he wouldn't take the job. but he's a truly wonderful human being, and he was certainly one of the most astounding interviews. the man is a walking history book. you know, he was walking next to martin luther king at all of those things. it was him. he was there. he was the guy next to him, and he told us stuff that you won't believe. if the six bullet sto

big daddy cane is jimi hendrix. i understand why people are saying, what do you talk about? s.an age thing. if you are 45 and under, you perk up. that appeal to everybody. it was not soft or corny. tavis: there are a number of artists talking about the impact tribe had on them. what is the documentary trying to get us to understand about their influence on hip-hop? >> they make people feel like they were comfortable being themselves. i talked to quest love, the beasitie boys. when he was younger, he was seen as a weirdo. after tribe came out, that became the look. it made people feel comfortable being themselves. after hip-hop, it was cold chains and very much seasonal. tribe said that the not have to be like that. musically, they way they sampled and used the samples, took it to another level. musically, they broke the mold. tavis: i know that you are here today and not q tip. you have not seen him out there and we're talking about the documentary. >> you would have to ask him. he has come around. the film became a lot more interpersonal then any of us suspected when we fir

today now we -- jimi hendrix.e judge. i had a progress report for her probation. i think these examples, it's hard to know whether it's the name feeds and enables these people or whether we're just seeing what regular, olds addiction is. bow a global scale. instead of a handful of family members and loved ones seeing an addict falling apart, whether it's the world seeing them all of a sudden. >> you know what, maureen, i appreciate your honesty and your candor about this. and i think a lot of people will hopefully -- hopefully a lot of people will learn a lesson. thank you, maureen o'connor from guamer.com. >> sure, thanks. >>> how does this keep happening? another group has hacked its way into a sensitive computer expert. our tech expert will tell us about it coming up next. our pipes just don't work as well as they should. sometimes, i worry my pipes might leak. but i learned there's something more i can do. now, i take care with vesicare. once-daily vesicare can help control your bladder muscle and is proven to

jimi hendrix, janice joplin, kurt cobain. amy winehouse, all died when they were just 27 years old. and in a recent interview, amy winehouse's father said she'd been going through some rough stuff of late, but he said in the last few weeks, she was absolutely fantastic. those were his words. sadly when paramedics arrived today they said there was nothing they could do to help winehouse. police tell us an autopsy could be completed within the next 24 hours. lester? >> peter alexander in london tonight. thank you. >>> we're back with more news, including today's high speed rail disaster right after this. >>> tragedy in china tonight, a collision between two high-speed trains has left at least 32 people dead. two cars derailed and plunged at least 65 feet off a bridge. one of the trains had lost power after being struck by lightning. the other train crashed into it from behind. >>> and we have more tonight on the debt crisis and the big sticking point between the two parties, whether tax increases will be part of the final plan.

we would go down to the fillmore and see these great band, the doors, and jimi hendrix, cream, and theno down to the grove to see other music. you could go to the mission district to hear mexican. everywhere i went there was this multi dimensional color and i felt like it was on necessary for me to do just one. like baskin-robbins, i want all the flavors. you cannot just be a mexican play music. there is a lot of beauty in that, but it was not for me. i was born without arms around my heart that wants to embrace everything. palestine's, israelis. japanese, apaches. i am more concentrated with life and love than flags, nationality, religion. that stuff gets in the way. one gets in the way is me, myself, my story. for me, that is why music is liberating. when you hear "imagine" anywhere in the world, people sang the lyrics. as soon as you hear the melody -- same thing with a bob marley song. i grew up taking everything from bob dylan, curtis mayfield, the beatles, smokey robinson. mike alma mater was the streets of san francisco. i would dare to go to school. where i really hung out was a

he is the most exciting guitar player on stage of anybodod i mean, jimi hendrix was great but he didn'tend did. >> ♪ oh yeah you really got me now ♪ >> "you really got me" by the kinks. the guitar sounded like it was barking at you. and it was nasty. and it was, like, brutal. my parents hated it. and everybody else had beatle haircut. these guys had hair to their shoulder. we're pulling on our hair trying to get it longer. all summer, we're going, it's an inch and a half now. to this day, that song when you're in rehearsal, somebody starts that up and you go yeah, you know, it takes you back to that time when you realize rock was definitely changing. it was turning into something else. ♪ no more mr. nice guy ♪ mo more mr. clean ♪ no more mr. nice guy >> alice cooper. thanks for watching abc news. we hope you watch "good morning america." robin roberts will have more of that interview with the hotel maid who says she was assaulted

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janis joplin, jimi hendrix, jim morrison, and kurt cobain, all died in their 27th year.e winehouse, a singer who somehow seemed destined to die young, has now joined their sad polite. so does her knee pain, that's two more pills. almost done, but hang on... her doctor recommended aleve because it can relieve pain all day with just two pills. this is lisa... who switched to aleve and fewer pills for a day free of pain. and get the all day pain relief of aleve in liquid gels. now you can apply sunblock to your kids' wet skin. new neutrogena® wet skin kids with helioplex. the first sunblock designed to be applied directly to wet skin. ordinary sunblock drips and whitens. neutrogena® wet skin kids instantly cuts through water. forms a broad spectrum protective barrier. with wet skin kids, your kids have full strength sun protection. try new wet skin sunblock for adults too. neutrogena® #1 dermatologist recommended suncare. neutrogena® i just transferred a prescription to cvs because they have care 1on1. it's where the pharmacist stops and talks to me about safety and saving

janice joplin, jimi hendrix. >> reporter: wine house's friends taking to twitter after the news of her death broke. >> >> usher writing "i'm so sad to hear the horrible news of amy wine house' death. i'm so happy i knew you, amy, rest well, gone too soon, we'll miss you." >> reporter: those close to her say she appeared to insure good health, but she had to cancel a recent comeback tour after an erratic performance where she appeared to intoxicated to perform properly. an autopsy scheduled for sunday. amy winehouse dead at the age of 27. >> >> winehouse was only 2 albums into her career. former bay area dj talked about wine house's music appeals to so many. >> she was able to tap into feelings and emotions. >> >> to be able to hear something so deep and real, i think she was able to connect to people's pain and suffering, unfortunately, we got to see that happen with her. >> >> reporter: wine house had not released an album in 5 years. >> >> new york is 1 hour into a new era, same sex weddings began at midnight east coast time. on the news that the state would allow gay mare religion.

you and the guitar that jimi hendrix played at woodstock and you alone the chair that captain kirk sat in. >> guest: it is a modified office chair. not as impressive as the enterprise. >> host: there is this eight level 414 foot yacht. >> host: i am starting to feel that. >> host: i am writing this down thinking to myself is there anything that you want to do that you haven't actually done? >> guest: we haven't talked about the brain yet. you start talking about scientific problems or challenges the fact that spaceshipone succeeded, nobody knew that was going to happen when we started. sometimes by being ambitious and tried to conquer those things sometimes you fail and sometimes you get a prize or the product is in the marketplace but it is the ambition, a great team of people, that is just enthralling. there are many challenges, i am especially excited about what is related to the brain and artificial intelligence, always had a nagging interest in and we are getting some traction there. you are talking about things that are more related to -- >> host: your personal life. >> guest: if

greats such as janis joplin, kurt cobain, jimi hendrix and jim morris, they too all died at the young we say sad, for a lot of people not necessarily surprising because of her struggles with what a talent. what a waste of talent. that album she had a couple years ago. >> arthel: "back to black." every song is a hit. >> rick: every song. >> arthel: sad news. we move on. we have new details on the most important poll before the iowa caucuses. we'll tell you the republican hopefuls who made the list and those who didn't. the key. >> rick: plus, president obama meeting with congressional leaders in crucial debt talks. we'll get a progress report from capitol hill. don't go away. ime to eat like i should. that's why i like glucerna shakes. they have slowly digestible carbs to help minimize blood sugar spikes, which can help lower a1c. [ ma announcer ] glucerna. helping people with diabetes find balance. a network of possibilities. in here, the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more amecans, many in small tow

at age 27, by the way, she was the same age as janice joplin, chris cobain, jimi hendrix and jim morrison, musical legends when they died. >>> more breaking news to share with you, cnn confirming this just minutes ago, a former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, a general has died, he's with the top military advisors for bill clinton from 1993 until 1997 from complications following a stroke. he was 75. >>> and now to the latest developments on the debt negotiations in washington. the white house is taking congress to task saying it should stop, quote, playing reckless political games with our economy. president barack obama held a special meeting today with congressional leaders, house speaker john boehner was there right next to president obama and those official photos right now coming out. president obama released this statement, saying, quote, as i said last night over this weekend, congress will forge a responsible path forward, house and senate leaders will be working to find a bipartisan solution to preserve the full faith and credit of the united states, end quote. >>> and fo

same age as jimi hendrix, jim morrison janis joplin, and kurt cobain.ho also struggles with addiction, had this to say -- when you love someone who suffers from addiction, you await the phone call telling you that it's too late, that she's gone. addiction can, of course be treated. but the addict must want to quit. amy winehouse was either unwilling or just unable to fight it. now, an inquest will open into amy winehouse's death in just about an hour from now. she had been working on a new album before she died. there are talks that might be released. george, hard to believe that during her lifetime, she only released two albums. >> and had such an impact. nick, thanks very much. we just saw russell brand. part of his tribute that he posted over the weekend to amy winehouse and married to katy perry. and abc's bianna golodryga had a chance to talk to perry, about their reaction to the death of their friend. >> i feel really sad. and i just hope she finds peace. >> reporter: you and your husband tweeted about it wrote about it, as well, about her passing

privately financed rocket to fly to the edge of space, you're on music museum, your own petard that jimi hendrix played at woodstock. you also owned the chair that captain kirk said that in the star wars movie? >> and modified office chair. not as impressive in person as it looks on the bridge of the enterprise. >> and then there is this a level 714 feet yacht. and in addition to that -- >> i'm starting to feel bad. >> i'm just saying. as i'm writing of this stuff down and thinking to myself, is there anything that you wanted that you haven't actually done? >> well, i think we haven't talked about the brain yet. these are talking about science and scientific problems and challenges. the fact that spaceship one succeeded, nobody knew that. one decks' prize. nobody knew that was going to happen. sometimes by being ambitious and trying to accomplish some of these things sometimes you fail and sometimes you never succeed to win a prize. you know, it is the ambition to try. a great team of people. that is just and proper -- enthralling. so there are many, many challenges out there. i am especially ex

jimi hendrix, janis joplin, jim morrison, kurt cobain. amy winehouse all died when they were just 27 years old. in a recent interview amy winehouse's father said she'd been going through some rough stuff of late but he also said in the last few weeks she was, to use his words, doing absolutely fantastic. paramedics say when they arrived there was nothing they could do to save winehouse. her autopsy could be completed today. peter alexander, nbc news, london. >>> in this country, this is shaping up to be one long, hot summer. consider this. last week 845 records were broken or tied. it's blistering heat wave but is it about to break? janice huff is outside on the plaza to tell us. what is it looking like in terms of relief? >> doesn't feel that bad this morning and we're expecting cooler temps in the northeast today. so, it really depends on where you live. yes, the northeast will get some relief. yesterday we had record heat as you mentioned earlier. boston in the 90s. 100 degrees in new york city. but today in the 80s to around 90. the j

i think that just like people kurt cobain, jimi hendrix, janis joplin who also died at the age of 27,really is their music, and it will be with her as well. dmroo it really just is an odd coincidence that you named so many talented artists that passed away at the age of 27. her parents, though, the winehouses, issued a statement in the wake of her death. it said our family has been left bereft by the loss of amy, a wonderful daughter, sister, niece. she leaves a gaping hole in our lives, and we should appreciate privacy and space at this terrible time." >> i think that for a lot of us when we see someone who is a celebrity, we forget that they are a child, they are a sister, they are an aunt, a niece to someone. in respect to her family collectively, as people look at the troubled life that she led, some might fault her family for maybe not gathering around her, but they did attempt to put her into rehab over and over and over again. >> they did. her parents were very deeply involved with her. her dad, mitch, her mother, janice, and, yes, she had been to rehab five times. i mean, they

left us too soon, especially those who died before their 27th birthdays including janis joplin, jimi hendrixrt cobain. another big story resonating online, the president's speech and that august 2nd deadline to raise the country's debt ceiling. we saw lots of americans looking up the names of their own house and senate members. and also questions about how many times the debt ceiling has been raised in the past. house speaker john boehner remains a hot search topic. a lot of people want to know h h to pronounce his name. they are also clarifying the details of his proposed deficit reduction plan as he and the white house continue to wrestle for a solution. some big business news kept the web buzzing this week. word that walmart will try to take on netflix and now offer online movie rentals sent lookups for walmart video up 1,100%. mcdonald's revamped happy meals also set up big buzz in the search world. and of course the start of nfl training camp after the owners and players struck a deal also struck a major chord online. and finally, it's hot. and the reason high temps are sending more peo

. >> your favorite players jimi hendrix? one. >> amid clapton and stevie ray. >> he is in london and towns and clapton go in to watch him and said who is the new kid in town. they both watched him and went home and didn't play guitar for weeks. if i have to play, i'll play like townsend or keith richards. >> i tell you, you have to do a lot of that. it's hard to break out of this pack right now. the biggest criticism is you're kind of a quiet guy, thoughtful guy and you have to break out somehow. >> i've heard worse but i'll take that. >> all right. that mccotter, good luck with your run. if you win, come back and see us again. >> i will. >> excuse me while i run for president. up next, barack obama srenior, fascinating new book on the man who gave his son his name and complicated legacy that goes with it. to playing "angry bird" it lets you access business forms on the go, fire off e-mails with the qwerty keypad, and work securely around the world so you can get back to playing "angry birds." it's the android-powered phone

>> reporter: in music a history of tragedy has been written after 27th pirt day, janis joplin, jimi hendrixnd kurt cobain all died in their 27th year. amy jade winehouse, a singer who somehow seemed destined to die young, has now joined their sad club. >> osgood: a report from our anthony mason in london. can you remember what you were doing on july 24, 2010, one year ago today? amateur camera people around the world can because they recorded it and sent it to producer ridley scott and director kevin mcdonald. they in turn took the 4500 hours of video and whittled it down to a feature length movie called life in a day which opens next friday. we'll be previewing an excerpt from life in a day throughout the morning beginning right now with the beginning. ♪ (alarm ringing) (rooster crowing) >> osgood: in the spotlight just ahead, the circus of the sun. the stronger the rapids, the more we loved it. took some wild risks when i was young. but i was still taking a risk with my cholesterol. anyone with high cholesterol may be at increased risk of heart attack. diet and exercise weren't enough for

jim morrison, janis joplin, jimi hendrix, kurt cobain, brian jones. what do you make of this?heir lives where they've had a lot of success, a lot of money, and they've experimented and gone through a lot of the excesses and i think it just catches up with them. they become exhausted. their bodies give out. you know, they're not thinking clearly. just really a sad, sad ending p p. >> it is a sad ending. in terms of her legacy overall, though, i think in terms of her being a household name it's probably more because of her antics because she never progressed past that fabulous second album. >> well, she never got to make that third great record. and she's the one who opened the door for adele who's number one all over the world now, and made it popular to sing organically from the heart again and not use all these effects. and you know, remember that picture of her, one of the saddest pictures i ever saw was a picture of her running down the street in only her bra, crying with her arms out, looking so desperate for help. it broke my heart when i saw that picture because the papa

club with a lot of other music stars who died at the same age, like kurt cobain, janice joplin, jimi hendrixone bay area company seems to be zipping past the down economy. we'll take you outdoors to the business boom seen in the tough times. >>> another unseasonably cool day around the bay. what you can expect outside your door for the afternoon. >>> it may be july, but it's not too late to go skiing. the resort had a record number of inches this year and some of it is still there. skiers and borders did not have to worry about dressing in layers. >> you can wear it any day of the week. it could be raining, snowing, it could be hot. it's actually good sunscreen. >> a spokesperson says this is the latest they have ever opened for a day of snowboarding and skiing. >>> so surreal. i love summer in tahoe. let's get to rosemary. yesterday was gorgeous here, can we see more of that today? >> if yesterday was gorgeous, expect more of the same today. a live look at some of the sunshine beginning to burn through those clouds. the giants play this afternoon, 1:05. at&t park, 63 degrees. partly cloudy

>> i love jimi hendrix playing on the show. >> a lot of fans back there. so sunny on the outside. unfortunate it's not sunnier on the inside. >> that was a weather analogy to the difficulties going on. >> it's sunny and 75 on the outside. >> right. got it. >> later, partly cloudy and 85 degrees. >> on the outside. >> on the inside, still cloudy. >> that will do it for us. >>> "cnn newsroom" begins right now with kyra phillips. it's 9:00 a.m. on the east coast and 6:00 a.m. on the west coast. thanks for joining us. a flash point in the nation's debt crisis. the president storms out of talks. the deadline looms. and americans are reminded that a stalemate could cost each of us. >>> arrest is made in the scandal that engulfed rupert murdoch's media empire. the message is clear, both the u.s. and great britain are turning up the heat. >>> in china, a section of bridge collapses. sending a tourist bus plunging into the forest below and the death toll could get higher. >>> clock is ticking and tensions are soaring and if you want an idea how things heat are over the debt crisis, listen

jimi hendrix.d he bane, jim morrison all died at the age of 27, and now you can add amy winehouse to that list as well. i mean, really remarkable. martha: it is incredible that all of those, you know, great musicians, famous people all died at the age of 27. so now i guess we just wait, obviously for somebody who sang about not wanting to go to rehab she was in and out of rehab on a fairly regular basis and is one of those people s-d lee who appears to have not been able to overcome addiction, which so many people, we hear so much about people who are able to kick addiction. there are so many more that aren't able to. a sad story. she was quite a talent. we'll wait for a couple of weeks for more information on that. >> reporter: exactly two weeks for toxicology to come back, then we'll have an answer on exactly how she died. martha: sad situation. we'll go back to capitol hill now where we are awaiting a meeting, another meeting on all of this. house speaker john boehner has been huddling with repu

to discuss progress we are making -- mitch mitchell -- in addition to being a great drummer for jimi hendrix, also the guitarist in "guided by voices." let's motor on here. working on it. sorry. the president spoke with the senators, leader pelosi, and speaker boehner, to find a balanced approach to deficit reduction. the president will hold a meeting at the white house today to o'clock 50 p.m. with house and senate democratic leadership. those are my announcements. democratic leaders. >> not republicans. >> as we have other meetings to announce, i will announce them. but the meeting today is with the senate and house leadership. they're still working on the manifest. i believe it is four. let me get back to you on the coverage. >> why are republicans not involved and how did that go? >> the individual conversations were useful and productive. we have been having conversations and meetings with different groupings of leaders and rank-and-file members. we will continue to do that at the this meeting is the next one up. we will get back to you with announcements of other meetings as they happe

reporter: she now join what's many in the music world call the 27 club, along with fellow musicians, jimi hendrixn, jim morrison, and curt cobain, all of whom died at just 27 years old. >> such a sad and familiar story. it will make her a legend of sorts but she could have been a much better legend. it's just a tragedy. >> reporter: also today we're learn that amy winehouse's record label, island records, insisted she have weekly doctor visits. the last doctor veisit was here at her home at 8:00 p.m., the night before she died. >> peter alexander in london for us. thanks. we're joined by addiction expert and pat o'brien, tv personality and recovering addict. good morning to both of you. kristina, you had your own battles are alcohol and drug addiction. watching this story, all weekend long as i talk to people about amy winehouse, nobody was shocked. they were sad but everyone kind of shook their head as if they expected this to come. is there anything such as a lost cause when it komcomes to addicn and recovery? >> no n. my opinion, absolutely not. that's why i've dedicated my life to helping fam