. >> i thought about you a few months ago when i saw the news of the passing of leonard cohen. >> oh. yeah. we had a 50-year friendship, personal and musical and professional and it's a terrible loss. you know he came to see me in 1966 to play me -- he says i can't sing and i can't play the guitar and i don't know if this is a song and then he sang me "suzanne takes you down to her place by the river ♪ and that was it. >> how would you describe his 50? i'm laughing at his comment i don't do this, i don't -- but what he did he did remarkably well. >> well, he was a genius and a monk. a combination which is unbeatable, i guess. and he never stopped writing great things. when i'm going out with steven steels on this tour in chicago next week and one of the songs we're singing is a song of leonard's called "everybody knows." and it's perfect for the political times we're in. he never stopped. of course he had intention of stopping. he didn't want to really continue to go out and he pretty much stayed up on the mountain outside of los angeles meditating with his guru. his roeshy and then h

leonard cohen did it and if he did it that's how it's supposed to be done. >> rose: "the nashville sounder a greater song. that studio was gone and then chris was in the studio, they left the day before we came in so we're always right on their trail, hopefully, it will happen on the chart. we'll slide in right behind them. fine with me. >> rose: exactly. as if it were stock car racing. >> in his draft. that would be great. >> rose: arriving on his draft but pleased to be her. >> yeah, just happy to be here. dave has taken really good care of the studio there. they used to call that studio the home of the nashville sound when chet atkins and helen bradley were make these country-politan records, these easily palatable country records that weren't hillbilly anymore that have at lo of pop bent and a lot of people blame that with what they they was the denies of authentic country music. i think there is good and bad sides to it. that era opened up a worldwide audience to country music, what chet and people were doing that day. but i wanted to use that term nashville sound to really discuss

lisa cohen, also turning 100, married to the love of her life for 70 years. a happy 100th birthday to leonard. if you know somebody celebrating a milestone birthday or anniversary, we would love to hear about it and show it. send us a phot photo @today.com/slate. >> the 100-year-olds are whipper snappers. >> still driving his car, great. >> thank you. >>> just ahead, a new batch of steals and deals, cannot afford to miss plus summer dinner dishes after your local news and weather. and dish. >> can't wait. >> after your local news and weather. [ cheers and applause ] >>> 8:46 on wednesday july 26. an update now on the incident near the chesapeake bay bridge. the westbound lanes of route 50 are back open after a double fatal crash early this morning. let's check in with jack taylor more the morning's commute. >> it's still a tough one if you're coming off the queen ann side of the bay bridge, that's where the pace starts to improve now. you're going to find it's still pretty heavy and slow but at least all lanes open from that earlier serious crash. new trouble spot with massive delays both sid