nimoy when he was leonard nimoy i would say he tended to carry the vulcan infinite diversity wherever he lived it both real and virtual and to that end he was big hearted cared very deemly for others and i believe he was at a world of his own. >> thank you for joining us, our condolences to you'll all of you on his loss. >> thank you. >> earl lloyd was the first african american to play in an nba game. it was lloyd who stepped on the court first with the then washington capitals, five years later he would be the first african american to cialg wine win a championship. i'm david schuster. assassinateed. boris nemtsov one of vladimir putin's harshest criminals, shot by the kremlin. >>> also fernando gomez 90 in police custody. >>> progress but no break throughs yet as washington negotiates a new relationship

leonard nimoy who played mr. spock on "star trek" and helped the series gain a huge cult following that endures to this day. here's nbc's rehema ellis. >> reporter: for millions of "star trek" fans leonard nimoy will be forever known as the pointy-eerd vulcan in the '60s sci-fi hit. >> lawlessly logical. >> reporter: his portrayal of spock earned him three emmy nominations. >> open your mind. >> reporter: born in boston, massachusetts, leonard nimoy started acting at 8, moved to hollywood at 18 and had small parts in film and television. but "star trek" in 1966 made him a star. >> there was something that we would call a humanity about this character. and for me it was a great experience to live with that for a long time. >> reporter: off screen nimoy was also an author, a lifelong photographer and a director. tonight, fans remember him tweeting photos of the famous vulcan hand gesture. nasa, which named a shuttle after the starship enterprise tweeted out, many of us were inspired by "star trek." his on-screen ca

well wishers left pictures and flowers at nimoy's star on the hollywood walk of fame.is most famous role so memorable? was it the ears? no it was much more. his "star trek" co-stars share their thoughts. >> that is quite logical tap can. >> reporter: leonard nimoy was and will always be remembered as spock. the half human, half vulcan he portrayed for more than four decades on the big screen and small screen where his character debuted in the original series september 8, 19. spock's life on board the shar sharshar -- starship enterprise took him to many places. his love of acting began here on earth in his hometown. >> i started acting at 8 in neighborhood settlement houses in boston and grew up into it. >> live long and prosper. >> reporter: as beloved as spock is with audiences, in his early career, nimoy played a lot of characters audiences loved to hate. >> i pushed a lot of people around. they're building radar for box office. >> reporter: nimoy's big break came when a producer took notice of the young actor in not sewed of the -- in an episode of the '60s drama "

but the love for leonard nimoy is universal. >> hi, i'm leonard nimoy.ou're watching "e.t." >> i'm spock. >> you feel like a cultural icon? >> that's what they tell me. i didn't go around saying, well, you're a cultural icon. i don't think about it in those terms. but i guess it's true.

nimoy released two autobiographies. i'm not spock and i am spock.nflicting titles that reflect an identity crisis of sorts. although as a young actor, he tried to avoid being typecast. >> live long and prosper. >> reporter: he would say that and that's exactly what he did. >> fox 2 will honger the life and legacy one week from sunday. you can watch at 11:00 sunday night on march 8th. >>> a new health warning is out today for some b.a.r.t. riders and restaurant customers who may have been exposed to the measles. alex savidge explains who could have been at risk. >> reporter: new worries about b.a.r.t. riders potentially exposed to the measles. as many as 1500 people are at risk after they rode with an infected passenger. health officials say that person was on a train from millbrae to san francisco last friday. that infected passenger boarded a richmond-bound train in millbrae at about 4:30 in the afternoon and got off here at the civic center station just about a half-hour later. even people who weren't in close contact with the infected rider could

leonard nimoy brought to life mr.ck in the original "star trek" tv series that premiered in 1966. >> "live long and prosper." >> reporter: nimoy's portrayal of an intelligent but stoic starfleet science officer quickly turned him into an icon for generations of sci-fi fans. he developed spock's famed two fingered vulcan salute based on the hebrew alphabet. >> i'm still amazed at the affect "star trek" had on the culture. you walk down the street and people wave at you and do that and say hi, spock. >> reporter: nimoy was born in boston in 1931 to jewish immigrants escaping stalinist russia. he landed small tv and film roles in the early 1950s before his performances caught the attention of "star trek" producer gene roddenberry. "star trek" won one of tv's most successful series catapulted nimoy into stardom and earned him three emmy nominations. during a 1973 interview here at kpix 5, he talked about not being able to escape his famous character. >> say 98% of the work that i'm get something because of "star trek." on

in real life "star trek" fans are nourning leonard nimoy -- mourning leonard nimoy. and suicide. >> are kids today safer? >> who's to blame? >> i've answered your question. >> a dysfunctional family... >> the mother certainly played a role. >> a flawed investigation... >> do you feel that the police has been as fair? >> and a missing child. >> i hope that the person that has her just bring her home. >> now, "america tonight" investigates the search for relisha. next. he's out there. there's a guy out there whose making a name for himself in a sport where your name and maybe a number are what define you. somewhere in that pack is a driver that can intimidate the intimidator. a guy that can take the king 7 and make it 8. heck. maybe even 9. make no mistake about it. they're out there. i guarantee it. welcome to the nascar xfinity series. >> sunday, the parents of captured american reporter austin tice. >> austin went missing in syria. >> campaigning for his release and maintaining hope. >> austin tice is alive. >> find him and get him home. >> a special "talk to al jaz

remembering leonard nimoy next. he's out there. there's a guy out there whose making a name for himself in a sport where your name and maybe a number are what define you. somewhere in that pack is a driver that can intimidate the intimidator. a guy that can take the king 7 and make it 8. heck. maybe even 9. make no mistake about it. they're out there. i guarantee it. welcome to the nascar xfinity series. >>>new attention on a type of construction material used in millions of homes, called lightweight wood making building homes faster and cheaper. as john-patrick smith reports, there are -- john henry smith reports there are worries it could be vulnerable to fire. >> reporter: fire roared through this complex in edgewater new jersey. >> it advanced quickly into the hallways and ceilings. >> reporter: the flames lit up the sky. >> it billowed and the roof blew off. >> reporter: it took more than 12 hours to control and drove more than 1,000 from their homes, including norm golding, joy and their dog lexie. >> good girl. >> they could

nimoy spot spock...pite all the spinoffs of the star trek series the first star trek series only lasted three seasons to 79 episodes. >>: in that episode we heard live long and prosper and we saw a spot do this for the first time. >>reporter: need more when a test star and a lot of south of the programs after the series ended. in the '90s he starred in star trek the next generation. in 2009 and in 2013 the original spot was there too. spock... >>reporter: and tonight so many tributes to limn leonard nimoy and on social media started here by dr. spock was the greatest. rest in peace sir he was big on a sweater. tweeter... someone the like the imagine leonard meek nimoy is having acted at the time with ride to robin williams. >>pam: the unsubtle have much more on the death of leonard nimoy and us coming up later on tonight on entertainment tonight >>pam: coming up the new developments on the massive train derailment in southern california and why authorities released the loan suspect. [ birds chirping ] [

. >> actor leonard nimoy as spock. we remember the beloved icon. even president obama is weighing in on his fame. >>> i'm katie marzullo in the newsroom. coming up new at 66:00 calls for change after a violent hate crime attack puts a student in the hospital with serious injury and a project that helps to secure water reaches a major milestone today. it's coming up in a half hour. >> thank you so much. >> see you then, katie. >>> well tributes are pouring in for leonard nimoy, best known for playing spock on star trek. >> he had a long career, it began in the 1950s when he landed parts in more than 50 movies. >> everything would change for him through, though in 1966, when star trek debuts with him playing the half-vulcan/half-human character. >> he became such an icon in a role he played for nearly 50 years. >> he devised that role and called upon many of his experiences to create that role. nothing would be the same about spock if leonard nimoy hadn't played him. >> he's right about that. >> high praise. that's true. president obama issued a stat

nimoy performed in 69 tv series, including the "big bang theory." >> spock? >> i need to speak with you. >> reporter: and 28 feature films. he was a director with credits that feature two "star trek" movies. but nimoy was also a accomplished photographer and poet. his final tweet "a life is like a garden. perfect moments can be had but not preserved except in memory." it was lined llap, meaning... >> live long and prosper. >> reporter: carter evan, cbs news, los angeles. >> pelley: critical supplies can't get from there to here without the ice cutters. and before they became runaway stars, the llamas made new friends when the "cbs evening news" continues. one tried the newest allergy spray which could take several days to feel the full effect of relief. the other took claritin-d which starts to work on allergies with nasal congestion in 30 minutes. the moral? nothing works faster than claritin-d. (vo) get this close with beneful healthy smile. dental snacks that help keep teeth clean and breath fresh. with soft, meaty centers and teeth-cleaning textures, it's

nimoy died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at his home this morning. he was 83 years old. >>> tonight on nightly news a closer look at the life of the legendary actor. >> another measles alert. this time diernsners of a popular east bay restaurant. now if you've been there recently you may have been exposed. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez is in berkeley where that owner is working to alert niners.

nimoy's signature role.also worked on stage on screen, wrote poetry and pursued photography, but spock he knew struck a chord with fans. >> a very emotional group of people. they're very intensely loyal, and we appreciate that very much. >> whether playing spock on television or on the big screen we waited to see that vulcan salute and to hear the motto that's lasted now almost 50 years. >> live long and prosper. >> in hollywood, abc 7 news. >> sad for all the fans. >> really. such a loss. >> so loved. >>> still ahead in the next half hour, a big uptick in the number of accidents at the golden gate bridge toll plaza and the new addition to blame. >> likely motive emerging after a shooting rampage in a small mississippi town. what investigators believe set off the gunman. >> and later the online debate that captivated the internet. have you been (vo) at jennie-o, we heard of a place in iowa where every thursday people ride ten miles for tacos. we thought we'd show up and surprise them with a better kind of ta

. >> leonard nimoy's death came as a shock. so many of you are sharing your appreciation for nimoy on our facebook page. we may have set a station record for the use of the sad -- the smiley face figure. we're going to share a lot more about the man who made the phrase "live long and prosper" part of our culture in our next half hour. >>> an update in an attempted rape case we told you about last night. wendy rieger is at the live desk. >> a sketch of the suspect has been released. officers say this is the man who tried to rape a college student at an apartment xwlex just off new hampshire avenue in silver spring. he is also accused of exposing himself to another woman just ten minutes before that attack. jackie bensen spoke with the victim last night as she was meeting with investigators to help create this sketch. the man is described as hispanic last seen wearing a black puffy jacket with pocket on the sleeves, dark jeans and sweat pants with black sneakers. anyone with information is asked to call the montgomery county poli

and star trek fans are mourning the death of leonard nimoy. a >> campaigning for his release and maintaining hope. >> austin tice is alive. >> find him and get him home. >> a special "talk to al jazeera". sunday, 5:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> welcome back. i'm shilly gauche. let's remind you of the top stories. >>> grief in the city of mostly cloudy. boris nemtsov has been gunned down. >>> congress has given department of homeland security one additional week of funding. >>> and police in mexico captured the head of the knights templar cartel. >>> now, fighting in eastern ukraine has forced more than a million people to flee their homes but many thousands of others have been unwilling or unable to lead. local hospitals have been turned into trauma units. paul brennan reports from the front line town of horlivka. >> for two-year-old oxana and her sister veronica, too dwrowng understand whatyoungto understand what have happened to them. >> it's frightening for adults so just imagine how the children feel. >> reporter: as the fight

support pouring in for leonard nimoy who passed away today at 83 years old.william hatter in said "i loved him like a brother." even president obama is giving the vulcan salute, praising nimoy for being there "long before being nerdy was cool." even nimoy himself was fascinated by the huge cult following that has surrounded his character mr. spock. >> i'm still amazed at the effect that star trek has had on this culture. i walk down the street and people wave at you and say hi, spock. [ laughter ] >> he posted a tweet this past sunday. "a life is like a garden. perfect moments can be had, but not preserved. except in memory." then the letters llap. live long and per. -- prosper. >> >> what is it about dresses this week? we just got past this big debate over a dress that was white and gold or blue and black. it was blue and black by the way. >> it was blue and gold! >> now the calvin klein gown worn to the oscars by lupita nyong'o, valued at $150,000 stolen from her hotel room? tmz says the thief has returned it! why? because it's a big old fake! >> no! >> tha

leonard nimoy. >> lerchedleonard nimoy's role in the 1960s star trek series made him a star.he played the half-vulcan half-knowledge cialg human spock. those the original series lasted only three seasons it became a hit around the world. it was nimoy who came up with the split-fingered vulcan salute resembling the hebrew letter representing god. >> i suggested this, vulcan greeting, boy that took off through culture. >> leonard nimoy was 83. tom ackerman, al jazeera. >> president obama has long spend about his love forking star trek. he said, i had a chance to meet him in person. it was only being natural natural to greet him with the vulcan salute. live long and prosper. it is clear leonard nimoy did just that. i'm tony harris, we'll see you monday at 7:00 p.m. david schuster is up next on al jazeera america. the. >> hello everybody i'm david schuster in new york. we begin tonight with breaking news out of russia. moscow just outside the kremlin one of vladimir putin's prominent critics was assassinated. several russian being news agencies have reported, boris nemsof

long before being nerdy was cool there was leonard nimoy.n 2007 i had the chance to meet leonard in person. it was only logical to greet him with the vulcan salute the universal sign for live long and prosper. after 83 years on this planet and visits to many others it is clear that leonard nimoy did just that. president obama clearly a fan. more from lifelong trekker, jason carroll. >> quite logical, captain. >> reporter: leonard nimoy and always be remembered as spock, half human, half vulcan he portrayed on the big screen and small screen. his character debuted in the original star trek series september 8th, 1966. >> that may be correct, captain. >> reporter: aboard the star ship enterprise took him to many worlds. in reality, nimoy's love for acting began here on earth in his hometown. >> i've started acting when i was a little boy, about 8 years old in settle houses in boston and lived in it. live long and prosper. >> reporter: nimoy played a lot of characters audiences love to hate. >> i've done a lot. got my come-uppings in the end of

last year nimoy shared with the world he had lung disease.med back with an incredible look back. >> that's quite lodge igal captain. >> reporter: leonard nimoy will always be remembered as spock, the half human, half vulcan he portrayed for decades on the big screen and the small screen. his character debuted in the original "star trek" series september 8th, 1966. spock's life on board the starship enterprise took him to many worlds. in reality nimoy's love for acting began right here on earth in his hometown. >> i started acting when i was a little boy about 8 years old in neighborhood settlement houses in boston and grew up with it. >> live long and prosper. >> reporter: as beloved with his audiences, in his early career he played a lot of characters audiences love to hate. >> i had done a lot, pushed people around and got my comeuppance. >> they can smell a winner. >> nimoy's big break came when a producer took notice of the young actor in an episode of the '60s marine corps drama "the lieutenant." that producer? gene rodinberry. >> he inv

before that lenity -- leonard nimoy had struggled. he was remarkable. >> your move. >> for an actor who grew up in an orthodox jewish family, he said he knew what it felt like be an outsider. and he rode a tide of spock mania. it even led to a singing career. he recorded several albums. sherlock holmes, mission impossible, it was not just star trek. >> there is like rumbling. >> but it did defined his career. president obama himself has been compared to spock and pay tributes. long before and being dirty was cool, there was leonard nimoy. >> poseidon logic. >> and william shatner says, i loved him like a brother. we will all miss his humor, his capacity to love. >> since my customary fair will will be oddly self-serving, i will simply say could lock. -- say good luck. >> 11 by millions. that brings today's show to a close. the latest on the death of russian opposition politician and former deputy prime minister . thanks for watching. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding of this presentation is made possible

remembering "star trek" legend, leonard nimoy.r final interview with nimoy and his beloved wife. >>> then, taylor, gaga, and katy, battling over the great dress debate. is this dress black and blue or white and gold? >> white and gold.

leonard nimoy did at the age of 83. next on abc 7 news at 6:00 -- >> a new training program is in the works for cabdrivers. we will tell you what it could mean for you. >> when we could see wintry weather and possible highs in the 60's, all ahead in the seven-day forecast. >> in sports, a couple of skins got the ax today. details on that. we are back in florida for spring training. i will show you part of my secretary shinseki -->> d.c.'s taxicab commission is looking to the future. it was to put together a new program to make taxi drivers ambassadors for the city. >> the first person you see when you leave the airport and get out of union station is often the taxi driver. >> there are roughly 7000 d.c. cabdrivers. visitors to the capital have expectations. >> open arms. >> confident, knows where he is going. >> the taxicab commission may train drivers to be ambassadors. this driver says he already considers himself one. >> we are in this business to make money. but at the same time, we have a responsibility to deliver

. >> reporter: leonard nimoy will always be remembered as spock who he portrayed on the big screen andoard the starship enterprise took him to many worlds. in reality, his love for acting began right here on earth in his hometown. >> i started acting when i was 8 years old in neighborhood settlement houses in boston and grew up into it. live long and prosperous. >> reporter: as beloved as he was with his fans, nimoy played a lot of characters audiences loved to hate. >> i've pushed a lot of people around. >> reporter: his big break came when a producer took notice of the young actor in an episode of "the lieutenant." that producer? gene roddenbury, who like the cast saw something special in nimoy's spock. >> he invented that character. nobody had grasped the edges of the character. >> with his imagination and his creativity, it made that character one interestingly humanized and so rivetingly intriguing. >> reporter: despite all the spin-offs, a dozen movies, five series, countless conventions, the first "star trek" series lasted only three seasons, 79 episodes. >> my favorite episode

nimoy was an accomplished actor and director. and in her tribute on the international space station has quoted the words that spock fans everywhere will know "live long and prosper." >>> well, flowers are now being laid at leonard nimoy's star on the hollywood walk of fame. >> it's very sad to be here at the passing of leonard nimoy who was spock and will always be spock to us. he had a very illustrious career on television and on the stage but he'll always be known for the role he originated as spock. weyou will be missed. >> leonard nimoy died at the age of 83. in search of greener pastures. what is luring thousands of ethiopians to somalia. >>> and farewell, the humble president will take to you montovedro. we'll have all the sports coming up a little later. >> at one time i felt that selling cocaine was my purpose. >> as the amount of drugs grew guns came in. >> murder rate was sky-high. >> this guy was the biggest in l.a. >> i was goin' through a million dollars worth of drugs every day. i liked it. it's hard to believe that

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leonard nimoy died in los angeles on friday at the age of 83.orning america," chris connelly, abc news. los angeles. >> so one of the many amazing things about him is he was so multitall lensed. "three men and a baby." who knew he directed that. >> and great singing too. >> no. >> well, you're being -- >> reasonably he sang we can say that. >> such a cult following and only on for three seasons. >> that's also remarkable. >> salute. >> as we said earlier, today is the first day of meteorological spring and so for more on that -- >> he thought it was march 1st. >> so excited about the weather. you are asking so many question that's the one you should have double-checked. by the way i'm the only loser on the desk i can't do -- never could. >> no, no i can't do it. >> i can't do it with my right hand. >> you guys practice and i'll do in. let's go to glendora california, prepping for some rain there. they need it but in the burn areas like the colby fire area they got the k-rails up for potential of mudslides. this thing has cut off from the main fl

leonard nimoy played the pointy eared half human, half vol can, mr spock. a character who favoured brain over emotional brown. >> i'm sick and tired of your logic. >> it's an illogical attitude. >> reporter: the original series became a hit around the world, lasting three seasons. leading to a movie franchise. it was leonard nimoy that came up with a vul can salute inspired by a hebrew letter short for god. what do vulcans do. i suggested this. he said okay. boy, that took off to the culture. it was amazing. leonard nimoy was 83. >>> from the newshour team good to have you with us on al jazeera. thanks for watching bye-bye. >> at one time i felt that selling cocaine was my purpose. >> as the amount of drugs grew guns came in. >> murder rate was sky-high. >> this guy was the biggest in l.a. >> i was goin' through a million dollars worth of drugs every day. i liked it. it's hard to believe that a friend would set you up. people don't get federal life sentences and beat them. >> they had been trafficking on behalf of the united states government. >> the cia ad

it made a star of leonard nimoy, who died at home on friday. tom ackerman looks back at his career. >> reporter: leonard nimoy was an accomplished artist acting teacher. his role in the "star trek" series turned him into a global star. he played the half vulcan mr spock. a character that favoured brain over emotional brawn. >> remind me to tell you i'm sick and tired of logic. >> that is the most illogical attitude. >> reporter: the aerial series lasted three seasons it was a hit around the world leading to movie and computer franchise. leonard nimoy came up with a split-fingered vulcan salute inspired by a jewish blessing resembling a hebrew level. >> what do vul cans do. i suggested this. he said okay. that's how we did it a vulcan greeting. boy, that took off through the culture. it was amazing. >> leonard nimoy was 83. >>> huge loss there. that's it for this newshour. from all the team in doha bye for now. pass >> the tropics regulate our climate. >> "techknow" heads to costa rica to see how one rainforest is fighting back. >> wow! some of

leonard nimoy and the role that changed his life >> cheers and jeers. we'll tell you who got the best reception and the worst. >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to "weekends with alex witt". it went down to the wire on capitol hill last night. but congress passed a bill to keep the department of homeland security funded. but it's for one week which sets up another similar battle. house minority leader nancy pelosi spoke shortly after the vote. >> we certainly want to protect the american people every minute of every day, 24/7 and that includes today. and we believe in the next seven days hopefully five that we will have a bill that takes us to the end of the year. >> well the measure passed 357-60. and president obama signed it a short time before midnight. nbc's kristen welker is at the white house with the details. good morning, kristen. >> reporter: alex good morning. late last night president obama signed the bill to fund dhs. but it was a political nail biter with less than two hours before the department of homeland security was scheduled to shu

spock, "star trek" fans mourn the death of leonard nimoy at the age of 83. >>> we begin this news hour with opposition in leader in russia has been killed. he was shot four times near the kremlin while he was out for a walk. president vladimir putin has condemned the murder. his spokesman said that they're taking the investigation of the murder under his personal control. let's go out to fred weir who join us live. what more do we know about this? >> well, one of the main long-term opposition leaders in this country. he's one of the most irreconcilable people who was in government himself in the 1990s. he was deputy prime minister. he went on to become a presidential--not contender but some people talked as presidential contender. he always staked out his differences very clearly very eloquently. he was to be a major speaker at the spring rally first main opposition rally here in moscow in months and months. which is to take place on sunday. so all these things come together to make this a really shocking event for everybody and it's not surprising that putin is saying he thinks it's a

remembering "star trek" legend leonard nimoy. "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this

alex stone, abc news, los angeles. >> when the news broke known nimoy asked -- leonard nimoy past, itquickly went to the top of the trigger twins list. it quickly knocked off one that had been trending. still ahead at 5:00, we are delving into the debate about why so many people saw different colors in the same dress. >> there is a new idea at amazon that could put a news spi on delivering packagesn. >> we outside d.c. general in southeast washington remembering the eight-year-old. >> let's get to breaking news out of southeast washington where we are told there has been a shooting. richard is live with the latest. >> still a very active scene at alabama avenue. behind me, you can see the yellow tape. investigators looking for evidence now. the shocking thing shooting that happened just before 4:00 happened next to that school, stanton elementary school. we believe it is now a middle school. a juvenile was struck. we are told when he was transported, he was conscious and breathing. was sad about all this, besides the fact a young person was shot is at almost the same time, people were

. >> actor leonard nimoy as spock. we remember the beloved icon. even president obama is weighing in on his fame.

. >> leonard nimoy doyed eddied of pullman air disease. >> born in boston in 1931 leonard nimoy was acting in a neighborhood theater by age 8. >> i continued to do that until i was a teenager and eventually came to california. >> once in california, he started acting with roles in b films like "them" and guest spots on tv shows, to include the virginians and the man from uncle where he would meet fellow star trek cast members william shatner and deforest kelly. >> i thought i would find my work in playing various kinds of people, and enjoyed doing that and along came spock. >> 1965 when leonard nimoy was cast in the role of mr. spock in a pilot called "star trek." which initially failed. but when a new pilot and show was rewritten and recast only nimoy as spock remained as a cast member. the new star trek would run for just three years. nimoy became so remembered for this role and little else that he went on to write an autobiography called "i am not spock" a reference to the fact he didn't like being type cast and taken less seriously as an actor. >> logical. lawlessly logical. >> however

leonard nimoy's an icon, mr.pock. >> for sure. >> a lot of sci-fi fans just man, can't get over that. >> doesn't get much better than that. i'm still, i'm trying to -- it didn't work. well hey. >> fortunately for you, you got to put up with me for another 15 minutes. >> it's working for mother nature. mother nature has got us in some kind of hold. temperatures on the cold side going down into the teens. then we've got ice, maybe some snow and let's throw in a 62-degree day, too. let's show you what's happening outside. we've got a lot going on. out towards the kennedy center a cold night for sure. current temperatures hitting at 26 degrees. but look at that windchill down to 16 right now. windchill could drop to below zero in some areas overnight. 18 gaithersburg rockville 20 huntingtown around 25. waldorf, la plata both 24 winchester 21 degrees. look at the low temperatures early tomorrow morning. 12 gaithersburg 11 manassas. record in dallas is 10. we could get very close to that. winchester at 11. the record a

>>reporter: leonard nimoy and will always be known as spock dr. spock.september 8, 1966 was the first airing of the original star tracks. and his early career neat boy played a lot of characters that the audience loved to hate. his big break came when he had he was noticed in his 60s moray court drama called the lick you lick the you lieutenant and that person that notice tem was gene roddenberry. >>: >>reporter: despite all the try to star trek spinoffs the farce start track season only in the lasted three seasons. 79 episodes. >>: leonard nimoy speaking live long and prosper that's when you heard him say for the first time. >>reporter: leonard nimoy pursued other passions' including photography in poached poetry. he appeared in star trek the next generation and the '90s. and in 2009 and 2014 the original spot was there to their original dr. spock was there too. >>: live long and prosper >>pam: nagging problem for parents who want better school lunches for the children talked about how they're taking on the system. >>reporter: i'll explain in the next e

nimoy's star. >> the vulcans will live long and prosper.re glad you lived long and prospered you will be missed. >> fans stopped by to pay respects. greg donovan placed his own flowers in a star trek photo on the star. >> i had to, i was just, i wanted people to respect the walk on the star, everybody knows, senor spock. >> fans spoke about the impact his character had on the science fiction world. >> you look at scientists and explorers and people around the scientific community definitely up hold his tenants as things that got them into the actual world of science. >> while he left an indelible mark on hollywood, the science world is going to miss him. huge distributors to the griffith observatory where the leonard nimoy theater continues to inspire. >> everybody knows this story. someone, somewhere has an anecdote to tell about how it moved them forward. >> he died this morning in his home, his family members saying he was suffering from a chronic pull pullmonary disease. >> coming up radio shack filed for bankruptcy. >> and if you're on

tributes to leonard nimoy are pouring in from earth and space. the actor best known for playing mr. spock on star trek died today in los angeles. william shatner said he loved him like a brother. from the international space station, and asked her not tweeted this -- leonard nimoy eventually embraced the role after first resisting being associated with the half human, half vulcan. >> for 17 years, i always had to work at something else. once "star trek" when on the air, i never had to worry about making a living. leon: he died of pulmonary disease, which he attributed to his years of smoking, despite the fact that he gave up smoking three decades ago. leonard a boy was 83. he was truly an icon. steve: 83, a nice long life. we have a week and that is half nice, half ugly. leon: ok. steve: the ugly part is the end of the weekend. tomorrow morning, no problems. would you go out for the run or the farmers market or to walk your dog, you will be fine. the skies are clear, allowing temperatures to fall. we are looking at a temperature reading of 26 degrees at reagan national, the wind out

"star trek" one of tv's most successful series catapulted nimoy to stardom.l of the science office, a vulcan, turned him into an icon for generations of sci-fi fans. during a 1973 interview here at kpix 5, leonard nimoy joked about the cult following. >> there's a whole group of "star trek" freaks, i mean a lot of them. >> don't call those people freaks. that's not nice. that's a very negative connotation. >> why do people get so hung up on -- on a program like "star trek"? "star trek" in particular. >> you must start with the -- the traditional science fiction fan and they can be very avid and cult-oriented in that sense and "star trek" very strongly appealed to them because it really was good science fiction. >> after the tv series ended, nimoy nabbed roles in other hit shows, broad a plays, a lot of films. he died this morning in los angeles after a battle with pulmonary disease. >>> windy in many parts of the bay area. paul deanno is in larkspur with the mobile weather lab. >> reporter: the wind is popping over mount tam and we are having that right now i

nimoy's career also included directing and writing.e was forever linked to the half-vulcan-half human spock, and his famous salute. >> your family, your friends whatever, and especially to you: live long and prosper. >> woodruff: on twitter last year, nimoy revealed he'd been diagnosed with chronic, obstructive pulmonary disease. he died today at his los angeles home, at the age of 83. hours earlier, the reverend theodore hesburgh passed away in south bend, indiana. "father ted," as he was widely known, became notre dame's president in 1952 and over 35 years, helped reshape catholic education. the school's current president, the reverend john jenkins, said in a statement today: >> woodruff: along the way hesburgh advised, and sometimes clashed, with presidents, as well as popes. he also pressed for peace in the middle east and championed civil rights at home and human rights around the globe. he kept pressing that agenda even as he retired in 1987. >> we don't know where we're going from here and we don't know what we're going to do, b

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the death of the actor leonard nimoy. better known of course as spock to all of the "star trek" fans out there. let's talk a little bit about leonard nimoy and his legacy. joining us on the phone right now is his fellow "star trek" actor, george takei. george, a sad moment. give us your thoughts what will he most be remembered for? >> leonard was a real leader. first of all, certainly he was a brilliant actor. but he also believed in working collaboratively. and when discussing a scene, he had a remarkable talent for analyzing the scene very quickly, in terms of its point, its drive. but he was also able to guide other actors. he was really a company actor. he was also talented in so many ways. he directed three "star trek" films. and we enjoyed working with him as a director most because he knew the members of the cast he was able to talk in shorthand, granted, some directors want to get into a deep and profound and gabby discussion about a scene or a character. leonard was also a very dear friend. one extraordinary thin

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leonard nimoy, known to many of us is mr. spock, passed away today. >> more on his remarkable following. >> he will forever be known simply as spock, the half vulcan half human, 100% logical science officer of the star trek series. it ran for just three seasons but he reprised the role in the start -- star trek movies. his fans particularly identified with the spot character and gene roddenberry once called him the conscience of star trek. nimoy was from boston and spent most of his life in the west coast, complained about doing the first 17 years of his career doing something else to support his family and he said he never again had to worry about making a living. in other got critical praise for directing two of the star trek films that followed the tv show. when of the episodes had a scene in which the line, live long and prosper was included and became his and leonard nimoy's trademark. he ended all his tweets that way and it's not a bad wish for anyone. he died today at the age of 83 after a long battle with the struct o

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