nick and val or ashford & simpson. when nick ashford passed away, barry gordy said, i will remember him for the wonderful songs he left us with. i will be celebrating his life forever. whether you knew him personally, or were just touched by his music, his life and legacy will live on. good night from los angeles, and as always, keep the faith. >> ♪ make this world a better place ♪ until then end ♪ ♪ reach out and touch somebody's hand ♪ place this world a better ♪ to give encouragement ♪ >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a consersation with the former mayor, kwame kilpatrick plus "sex and the city"star kristin davis. we will see you then. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where wal-mart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and answer, hel

nick ashford was just 70. tuesday night we'll bring you to entire conversation with ashford and simpson or you can access it by visiting our website at pbs.org. that's our show for tonight. as always, keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. >> hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time with our two-part special on martin luther king. that's next time. we'll see you then. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where wal-mart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and answer, nationwide insurance proud to work with tavis in helping to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> at toyota, we celebrate differences and the people who make them. toyota, proud supporter of the washington, d.c. martin

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. >>> nick ashford and his wife wrote that famous song, ain't no mountain high enough and many other major hits. in the '80s they wrote solid as a rock. they had been married for years. nick ashford was in a hospital being treated for throw the cancer and he was 70 years old and he will be missed. >>> bulldozing a mansion. why they want to tare down that you are peach house. >>> john huns man is trying to take something back, we will have more stay tuned. completing an atm deposit in record time... that's a step forward. go! go! with deposit friendly atms, you can make ultra fast, secure deposits with no slips or envelopes. take a step forward and chase what matters. ♪ mm-mmm-mmm-mm-mm-mmm ♪ mm-mmm-mmm-mm-mm-mmm ♪ ♪ mm-mmm-mmm-mm-mm-mmm ♪ mm-mmm-mmm-mm-mm-mmm [ female announcer ] kraft cheese has more full length shreds in every bag. you'll see the difference. ♪ mm-mmm-mmm-mm . >>> the pearce battle rages the fierce battle rages on. taken live pictures there this morning and as carol hahn talks, some features his son. >> reporter: how did his son pop-up overnight and he showed up at

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nick ashford died in a hospital while being treated for throw cancer. 77 years old. >>> they rallied at the state capitol yesterday that would make it harder to privatize libraries. the bill supported by the librarians requires cities to hold public hearings and conduct studies to ensure privatization save money. >> this is the building that says -- bill that shows it will make life better in the community. >>> 7:54. dramatic video from monterey county where, for the second day in a row, helicopter rescued stranded hikers. this happened yesterday afternoon near bixy bridge north of big sur. police say two men and a woman climbed down a steep cliff and they couldn't get back up. now there was a woman with them but she refused help. she climbed up. on monday crews were called to help three brothers who became stuck trying to do that same climb. >>> we want to check in with sal, keeping a close eye on the commute and keeping a -- and the bay bridge toll plaza. >>> we have at least a 15- minute wait and it's pretty slow trying to get in the city right now.

nick ashford died yesterday of throat cancer. he and his wife met in 1963 at church.iting hit after hit with the newest biggest stars. marvin gaye, the sherrill's, chaka khan, all had hits thanks to them. they married in 1974 and had two daughters. while writing for others, recorded together as well. with solid being a big hit in the 1980s. >> i could keep talking about them, but to honor nick ashford, it's probably best to listen to his music beginning with one of his first big hits. a number one foray charles, co-written with joey arm stred. let's go get stoned. ♪ ♪ ain't no mountain high enough ♪ ain't no river wide enough to keep me from you ♪ ♪ ain't nothing like the real thing, baby ♪ ain't nothing like the real thing baby ♪ ♪ ain't nothing like the real thing ♪ ♪ there was no time to play we build it up ♪ ♪ and now it's solid, solid as a rock ♪ ♪ that's what this love is this summer put your family in an exceptionally engineered mercedes-benz now for an exceptional price during the summer event. but hurry, this offer ends august 31st. helps defends against occa

the death of nick ashford, from ashford simpson.he hot sauce mom who got in trouble. >> that's right, who filmed that just to get on the dr. phil show. >> you'll be ready for back-to-school soon enough with your two young boys at home. >> yes. getting ready. that's a -- hot for teacher. >> i don't know about that. >> what would you be teaching? >> all of the finer points of "world news now." >> there you go. today's lesson. >> the fine points. >> you don't want to know. all right. >>> coming up next, a new career move for mark wahlberg. nothing to do with the movies. >> nothing at all. who will not be getting stars on the hollywood walk of fame. i think you'll be happy with this one. "the skinny" is next. ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ >>> welcome back, everybody. >> a break from the hurricane. >> yes, yes. we all know the wahlberg brothers. they're known for their movies, they're known for their music. who can forget the funky bunch? way back in the day. now, there's another adventure they're jumping into. apparently they're opening up a new

to begin, nick ashford. ♪ ain't no mountain high > he and valerie simpson had a love affair.sic and then with each other. it would be hard to imagine the '70s and '80s without their hits. and their outfits. ashford came to new york as a starving artist with no place to stay. he told sunday morning's randall pinkston about the day he met simpson at a church in harlem. >> white rock baptist church. they didn't know i was homeless when i walked in the church. then i saw valerie. >> reporter: what did you think when you saw him walk in the door? >> cute. very cute. but mysterious. >> reporter: over the years, the pair penned hits for diana ross. ray charles. and marvin gaye. and, of course, for themselves. pinkston asked about the secret to their chemistry. >> so how does it happen? do you come here with the lyrics? do you come to him with the music? how does it work. >> it happens a lot of ways. most of the time it's just spontaneous. >> reporter: but the music is timeless. nick ashford was 70. ♪ when the night has come and the land is dark ♪ ♪ and the moon is the only... ♪ >> m

nick ashford was 70 and died of throat cancer. legacies will live on through their music. >>> and there's some welcome news for air travelers. robin and george, new federal rules aimed at reducing flight delays go into effect today. carriers could be fined up to $27,000 per passenger when international flights sit on the tarmac longer than four hours and they will have to pay more for bumping passengers and losing luggage. >>> and finally, st. louis cardinal star matt holliday paid big bucks to catch flies. but not moths. he was playing left field when an insect flew into his ear and got stuck. he had to leave the game. he appears to be okay. the moth too. holliday was not available for comment after the game. you might say he got an ear full. don't hate me, josh. >> it's something about this seat. >> i thought you would go with injury bug. sam is just shaking his head as always, sam. >> and totally skeeved out by the bug. thank you very much, we'll be here all week. let's show you what's going on with the big heat. oklahoma city,

nick ashford died yesterday, he was 74 years old. kbli occasions from throat cancer. d and his wife met at church, started writing hit after hit for music's biggest stars. many artists all had hits because of ashford and simpson. they married in 1974 and had two daughters, while writing for others, recorded together as well with "solid" being a big hit in the 1980s. i could keep talking about them, but to honor ashford, it's best to listen to their music. a number one for ray charles, 1966, "let's go get stoned." ♪ that's why i want to stop by on my way home ♪ ♪ and say let's go get stoned ♪ cry like a baby ♪ ain't no mountain high enough, ain't no valley low enough ♪ ♪ ain't no river wide enough to keep me from getting to you ♪ ♪ ain't no river wide enough to keep me from you ♪ ♪ ain't nothing like the real thing, baby ♪ ♪ ain't nothing like the real thing ♪ ♪ no, no, ain't nothing like the real thing, baby ♪ ♪ ain't nothing like the real thing ♪ ♪ there was no time to play ♪ building up and building up ♪ and now it's solid ♪ solid as a rock ♪ that's what this love is

. ♪ about nick ashford half of the legendary duo ashford and simpson ain't no mountain high enough anders have been together for 38 years. nick was 70 years old. he died from throat cancer. >>> ♪ you ain't nothing but a hound dog crying all the time ♪ ♪. >> and jerry who wrote with mike hound dog that he will advice made famous and yack yack for the coasters. >> ♪ take out the paper and the trash or you don't get ♪ . >>reporter: they worked together since they were 17. they also wrote standby me and love potion no. 9. classic. jerry died of hairt heart failure at the age of 78. mike is still alive. >>> come up next. story about people leading fuller live and the dog that is helping them get there. 7 news at 9:00 continues inininin , our planes start flying when it's dark. and they don't stop flying until it's dark again. flying all day, every day. you deserve our best. that's why there's so many flight options. [ webber ] southwest airlines has seven daily nonstop flights from the bay area to chicago midway to fit your schedule. ♪ hey, we're on your schedule, not ours. there will be an

. >>> nick ashford as died.ng with his wife valerie simpson was half of the r&b duo ash fford and simpson. wrote and performed ain't for mountain high enough, i'm every woman. they worked with ray charles, diana ross and were unducted in the songwriters hall of fame in 2002. nick ashford died of throat cancer monday. he was 70 years old. and he was good. >> he was. >> the guy who wrote stand by me, that song, also died. 78. >> yes, he did. nick valerie simpson married 38 years. >>> eli manning and the giants taking on the chicago bears. second quarter, brandon jacobs will slice through the defense for an 18 yard touchdown. giants crushed the bears, unfortunately, that was considered a loss because of this. starting cornerback terrell thomas likely out for the season after suffering a torn ach on that play. it happened in the final seconds of the first half when he collided with a teammate. a crushing loss for thomas. he's in the final year of his contract. had a huge year last year leading the team in intercepti

nick ashford, legendary writer behind a number of mo town hits lost his battle with throat cancer, dead at the age of 70. >> ♪ >> ♪ ain't no mountain high enough. >> ♪ >> ♪ ain't no valley low enough. >> ♪ >> ♪ ain't no river wide enough, to keep me from getting to you, babe. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ gregg: developing right now in "america's newsroom", a shakeup at standard & poor's, the president stepping down, this comes just weeks after s&p downgraded u.s. credit rating, but the announcement makes no mention of that downgrade. >>> police arresting a woman whose seven month old son was thrown from a california parking garage, the baby in critical condition, he may have been tossed from as high as four floors up. >>> and colorado, rocked by its largest earthquake in almost 40 years, the magnitude 5.3 tremor centered near trinidad, colorado. no reports of any injuries, but it's damaged some homes there. ma march the obama administration takes the next step in a controversial immigration policy that cancels the deportations proceedings of thousands of illegal immigrants in this country and now the

the legendary singer and songwriter nick ashford has died after a battle with throat cancer. ♪ we builds, along with his wife, ms. simpson. you will remember him as one half of the famous motown song writing team ashford and simpson. ashford and his wife valerie simpson wrote some of motown's biggest hits including "ain't no mountain high enough," made famous by diana ross, "you're all i need to get by" and "i'm every woman," the chaka khan song then made again by whitney houston. their best-known hit, though, as you just heard, was "solid as a rock" back in the 1980s. ashford was 70 years old. a real legend. he actually met his wife, valerie, here in new york in harlem at a church in 1964. he was homeless at the time before they paired up and became one of the best songwriting duos out there. >> isn't that amazing? and their marriage was solid as a rock. she was an aspiring dancer. he was an aspiring musician. what a romantic story. >> it was a great love story. >> i sense the hollywood movie coming, don't you think? >> it's coming. our thoughts and prayers to that family. two daughter

. >> ♪ ain't no mountain high enough ain't no valley low enough ♪ >> wow, nick ashford, 1/2 of the duoford and simpson, he died of throat cancer. he was a young guy, 70 years old. >> wow. >> all right, meantime, on this tuesday, now the that qaddafi's regime is falling apart, what's next for libya? does president obama have a plan? our next guest has a plan and he's a retired colonel in the u.s. air force who served four tours in vietnam. >> and take a close look at this video. this guy breaking up a random fight in the streets or is he? he's a hollywood superstar. and he took action. >> who is it? >> i can't tell you. i'll whisper. [ male announcer ] to the 5:00 a.m. scholar. the two trains and a bus rider. the "i'll sleep when it's done" academic. for 80 years, we've been inspired by you. and we've been honored to walk with you to help you get where you want to be ♪ because your moment is now. let nothing stand in your way. learn more at keller.edu. what if we designed an electric motorcycle? what if we turned trash into surfboards? whatever your what if is, the new sprint biz 360 ha