he passed away due to a heart attack. >> good to have linny back. >> good morning, linny. >> linny boyette25 years. >> how you doing lin? you all right? >> boom. >> such a fix tour on the plaza he was known as a super fan. >> linny has his first sign with a picture on it. >> but to us he was parts of the family. >> pondering the question is kate middleton better prepared for life as a royal. >> he woke up earlier than some of our staff, 3:30 a.m. to take a post outside the studio. he road the subway to watch the broadcast. always wearing a hat and sunglasses and giving his signature point to the camera. >> it's something i enjoy doing. sort of like a draw. >> despite the countless offers to come in he preferred to watch from the plaza until he was coaxed in. >> bring linny. >> really, i will. >> you're coming in. >> a member of the u.s. military, linny served in vietnam, korea and europe. while stationed overseas he became a fan of today watching the show via satellite. after retiring he was such a fix tour that fans lined up for photos and photographs. he was profiled by the new york time

meredith who adored linny, saddened to hear of linny's passing. a remarkable legacy of love and life. we will miss his presence on the plaza. our condolences to his family. >>> we will take a turn now and get a check of the we >>> 8:07. good monday morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. temperatures are going to be comfortable this afternoon. still kind of chilly out there. you might want to grab a light sweater or jacket on your way out, something you can peel off later on today as we reached low 80s. we're talking about 82 for concord. 83 in livermore today. around 73 in san francisco. tomorrow, temperatures tumble even more, and it's going to be a cool, cloudy day on wednesday. maybe a stray shower or two. >>> and that's your latest weather. >> all right, al, coming up, it may be one of the hottest movies on the planet right now, we're talking about gravity but not everyone is impressed. an astrophysicists picks it apart a little bit. >> and then tom hanks on captain phillips. >> and the woman everyone is talking about. miley cyrus