really thought of playboy as a sex magazine. what i've tried to do is create a lifestyle magazine for men. >> he divorced his wife in 1959 and during the early days of the success, he decided he would live the fantasy he created. audiences got a taste of the good life in a television show called playboy's penthouse. >> having established himself in chicago. he made the move out west. in the early 1970s when the magazine was selling 7 million copies a month he made his home at the playboy mansion. in h 1989 he uttered the two words they thought he'd never say again when the married the play mate of the year. the couple had two children but separated in 1998. he said he realized he was much happier as a bachelor. >> i am essentially a romantic so i think my life revolves around women. >> hefner continued to live out the playboy fantasy even in his later years often seen in his trademark silk pajama as surrounded by women while hosting extravagant parties. he returned to television in 2005, this time sharing the screen with the liv

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tonight, playboy founder hugh hefner has died at the age of 91. he introduced playboy magazine?life and times of an american icon. >> he was one of the original american playboys. a magazine tycoon who helped to spark a revolution, one that challenged the nation's view on sex utility. >> i've celebrated the connection between andrej sekera sexes. sexes. >> hugh hefner was born in chicago 1926 in a household with conservative prot stant parents. >> i thought was more to life than what was around me. >> with $8,000 he produced the first issue of playboy magazine featuring a photo of marilyn monroe and earned $53,000. and playboy was born. >> i never thought of playboy as a sex magazine i tried to create a lifestyle magazine for men. >> he decided to not only promote the fantasy but live it as well. audiences got a taste of hefner's good life in "playboy's penthouse". >> having established himself in chicago bulls chicago chicago he moved out west and made his permanent home in los angeles. in 1949 married playboy of the year kimberly conrad the couple had two children and separate

also on the show the founder of playboy who had. there is died at the age of ninety one i'll speak to a former editorial director of flyboy magazine about the man and his legacy coming up but first iraq's kurdish minority has said yes to independence but the vote is having major consequences for the entire region baghdad doesn't want the region a breakaway and has announced a raft of retaliatory measures neighboring iran and turkey both have large kurdish minorities of their own and they're pushing for this result to be overturned the most immediate effect though is going to be on flights in and out of iraqi kurdistan they're due to be suspended on friday. uncertainty clouds the air for tourists and in both the capital of iraq's kurdistan region their plans may be cut short after the independence referendum iraq's government is cracking down all international flights coming in and out of the city will be halted at the end of the week the head of the airport says this closure will not just affect the kurdish people. we have a beacon

why was it that the playboy. bunnie was such an attractive job to a certain subset of women at that time. i think probably for the same reason that being in a house for a. turkish. i would also want to know that i'm not sure they segue him out isn't because you have no. thought of being what you have no choice in it to yourself and decide to take you into solitary that's it the other you apply for a job in a bunny club and there are all autobiographies from many of the women who read bunnies talking about how lonely they were how and a lot of women who say how to raise the experience it was and people say it started their careers arguably you have to i was responsible for the career of marilyn monroe she was a quite small time actress first first issue he got nude photographs of her put her on the cover after that she became a huge sex symbol and you know i caught on of the era and as head beauty faded she became more and more aware of her own inadequacy to live up to the woman who she was supposed to be but was

when he launched playboy magazine in the one nine hundred fifty s. the adult publication created a sensation in conservative america after spawning the brand into a publishing empire but critics accuse him of degrading and objectifying women flowers and a string of well wishes for the bunny king outside the famous playboy mansion in los angeles. it was here that hugh hefner ran his major net ten mins empire usually clouded his trademark so but john was. it takes a. special event to get me. to get out of my pajamas. there put on a pair of pants. with a cafferty crafted mix of nude photos highbrow articles and big name fiction have struck a chord with playboy more than sixty years ago the men's magazine quickly became a roaring success half not his girly bag and his lifestyle was symbols of the sexual revolution and shook out puritanical american values really brought the pop culture to life you know it during a time when he was very conservative and this was something that kind of went against the grain but he did it in a very tasteful way and you kno

fourth round of formal talks and but are they really old buddies now and hugh hefner the founder of playboy dies at the age of ninety one didn't empower women or was he just a peddler of porn. i don't welcome. the latest move by iraq's kurds toward self-determination has thrown the region into crisis more than ninety percent of people in iraq's kurdish region in the north voted in favor of independence the iraqi government reacted with outrage saying the referendum was illegal neighboring turkey and iran which have also got kurdish minorities have both condemned the vote as the kurds celebrated iraq's prime minister threatened serious consequences. after voting for secession on monday kurds in iraq could hardly contain themselves thousands flooded the kurdish cities in north and iraq to celebrate a referendum they have been pushing for years. today we are overjoyed we've been living under occupation and suffering for a hundred years but today we rejected that. yes for independence and freedom for the kurdish people although they were going to quote. kurdistan is a radian autonomous region w

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with $10,000 he published the first issue of playboy. a nude marilyn munro on the cover. >> the magazine began in 1953 the female ideal in women's magazines look like someone's older sister. they wore girdles. even young women work girdles and were very corseted. playboy went for a more natural girl next door look.>> reporter: his marriage ended in 1959. he converted his townhouse to the original playboy mansion. >> in 1974 he packed up and headed west. moving into the 22,000 square foot house in los angeles that became home base for the playboy empire. and his infamous swinging parties. >> the later 90s -- a celebration in terms of life.>> reporter: 40 years after his first wedding he took the plunge again. marrying playmate kimberly conrad. they had two children marston and cooper and divorced in 1998.>>> actress jenny mccarthy appeared nude in playboy several times and is one of many celebrities paying tribute to hugh hefner. she tweeted thank you for being a revolutionary and changing so many people's lives especially mine. i hope i

ultimate playboy that spanned decades. since the news of his death, fans have been flocking to his star on the hollywood walk of fame and the legendary playboy mansion. >> when you think about who he is and what he has done, huge, huge guy. >> reporter: the first issue of playboy launched in 1953 with a naked marilyn monroe. >> i think that i started playboy in part because i was raised in a lot of repression, very typically midwestern methodist home. >> reporter: and throughout the years, celebrities continued to grace the cover and centerfolds of the provocative magazine. after hearing the news of his death, reality star kim kardashian took to social media tweeting in part: >> reporter: always comfortable in a pair of silk pajamas, it featured articles, essays and short stories. overnight larry king said: >> reporter: shortly after hefner's death was announced, his son cooper said: my father lived an exceptional and impactful life as a media and culture pioneer and a leading voice behind some of the most significant soci

still, he remained editor in chief of playboy. just last year, he handed over creative control to his son cooper. in the internet era readership has fallen dramatically. hefner at one point turned to reality tv with the show "the girls next door," focused on the adventures of his three-young blond girlfriends who lived with him at the los angeles playboy mansion. >> i think that the secret to a i think the best life is one where one pursues one's own personal dreams. >> brown: in 2012 at age 85, hefner married his third wife crystal harris. she was 60 years his junior. in addition to crystal, hefner is survived by his four children from previous marriages. hugh hefner died yesterday at the playboy mansion in los angeles. he was 91. we take a closer look at hefner's complicated legacy with: amanda marcotte. she writes about politics, feminism, and culture for salon.com. and todd gitlin, professor of journalism and sociology at columbia university. his numerous books include "the sixties: years of hope, days of rage." he joins us vi

playboy clubs closed. be then in his 80s, he got things going again. >> i used to be a jitterbug, now i'm a twitter bug. >> i'm so excited that it's your birthday. >> it is? >> reporter: he was a boyfriend of the girls next door. young ladies living in his mansion keeping up the image. >> a life of satisfaction. >> the playboy life changing the way women are viewed in more ways than one. >>> on to other news now, business groups and most conservatives are applauding the tax cut. democrats say the middle class is left out. the trillion proposal cuts taxes for corporations and simplifies tax brackets. the details are yet to be worked out. hena doba is here in new york with more on that. he. >> good morning, anne-marie. democrats fear it favors the rich. the debate has begun over president trump's revamped tax code. it's a $6 trillion tax cut that will primarily favor working-class americans. >> tax reform will protect low income and middle income households, not the wealthy and well connected. >> the primary

founded playboy magazine.n empire and changed the way we look at sex all in his silk pajamas. a look back at hefner's life and legacy. >> reporter: for more than six decades. hugh hefner helped bring printed, glossy magazines and captured on camera. sex at its best is one of the most humanizing forces on the planet. >> hugh hefner spent his life bringing sex into the american mainstream. >> tonight the playboy philosophy. >> reporter: at a time when sexuality and speaking about it publicly was taboo. >> we are going through a period of moral transition. we will not be going back, not be going back to the old concepts. >> hefner ushered in a set of concepts. launching playboy magazine at 27 years old in 1953. with marilyn monroe gracing the first cover. >> isn't that really what you are selling kind of a, a high-class dirty book? >> no, i don't think so. the whole idea e bwas to put se back into the fabric of the interests of -- of man. >> reporter: the magazine became more than just naked pictures. it pushed t

playboy turns women into sex object is ridiculous., as we have heard this afternoon, got out of it money, they had a good time, and when they wanted, i mean, there was no coercion on his part, he let them move on. i am delighted to hear carol doesn't regret her experiences but you can't really ignore the fact that over the last few decades, increasing numbers of playboy bunnies have come forward and spoken about the poor working conditions they were forced to enjoy. holly madison, who was is not the one girl from the some years, has said she felt like she was most locked in the mansion, and they have spoken about not being a lot have friends, boyfriends, being given an allowa nce, boyfriends, being given an allowance, and those are some of the milder restrictions placed on them. sol milder restrictions placed on them. so i think actually not everyone did have a very good time. at the time, sex particularly in this country was to do, it wasn't discussed openly, wasn't playboy part of that process, where at least became something that p

he became a symbol with his mansions, his playboy clubs and especially those playboy bunnies. he started playboys as a young man and he tried to stay young as long as he lived. vladier duthiers is here with his worldwide impact. >> what a morning indeed. for six decades he brought it to the masses both on printed glossy magazines and captured on camera. >> it's one of the most humanizing forces. >> reporter: hugh hefner spents he life bringing sex into the american mainstream at a time when sexuality and speaking about it publicly was taboo. >> we are going through a period of moral transition and we will not be going back to -- we will not be going back to the old concepts. >> reporter: hefner ushered in a whole new set of concepts launching "playboy" magazine at 27 years old in 1953 with marilyn monroe gracing its first cover. >> isn't that really what you're selling? a high-classed dirty book? na no, e don't think so. the whole idea was to try to put sex back into the total fabric of the interests of man. than just naked pictures. it pushed the envelope on sexuality and jou

he ran playboy first in chicago and then in l.a. many stars including madonna, namely campbell, kim kardashian, even at the low end. hugh hefner was 91 years old. a look at his life. lauren: he'll be buried in l.a. cemetery next to marilyn monroe. cheryl: he really was an amazing american figure. lauren: let's move on to taxes. following today's president trump colony once in a generation opportunity unveiling his land in a major speech in indiana saying it would boost economic growth within middle-class miracle. connell mcshane with more. >> an argument we heard from the president that lower taxes lead to more jobs. vice president mike pence and now run the country. the headlines from his speech, seven brackets down to three. corporate rate higher than 7% and he will focus from president trump on the middle class. >> we will cut taxes for the everyday hard-working americans. people who worked so long, so hard and they've been forgotten. but not forgotten anymore. we prove that november 8th. >> the next season all this will take the

the magazine led to tv shows and an entire playboy empire.aturing waitresses wearing those iconic bunny costumes. we asked cameron sellers' daughter about heffner's legacy. >> he didn't want sex and the discussion of sex to be taboo. he wanted it to be something people could discuss openly, so he was a big proponent of being much more open, more true i think to his own feelings. >> he is survived by his wife, crystal, and four grown children. >>> fans of all ages went to the front gates of the playboy mansion to pay respects to him last night. it also attracted celebrity home tour vans so people could take pictures of his iconic mansion. >> no doubt the memorial in los angeles growing, but i also want to show you this this morning. the playboy mansion in chicago where a small memorial is starting to crop up this morning as well and reaction coming in from around the nation. i want to show you some social media posts. this is actress pamela anderson who appeared in playboy more than any other woman. she was also the final cover girl of the las

rob: playboy has gone through some changes too.n as we moved to politics, that is what donald trump is calling his long-awaited reform bill designed to boost middle-class. heather: mike pence pushes for democrats to get on board and get it passed. live in washington dc those details. >> for every american under the age of 31st time they had any major tax overhaul in their lifetime ever. it makes the taxes simpler and fair for working americans but the president says it won't benefit wealthy guys like himself. >> we will ensure the benefits are focused on the middle class, the working men and women, not the highest income earners, not the wealthy and well-connected. they can call me all they want, not going to help, i am doing the right thing and it is not good for me, believe me. >> it doubles the standard deduction to $12,000 for individuals and $12,000 for married couples, increases child tax credit, slashes the corporate rate from 35% to 20%. it lowers the top bracket for individuals and families from 39.6% to 35% and collapses

hugh hefner died at 91 at the famous playboy mansion in los angeles. anita bogle looks back at his life and legacy. >> reporter: hugh hefner was born in chicago in april, 1926. his parents were nebraskans, his father an accountant and his mother a teacher and both of them very strict. >> i was raised in the midwestern methodist home with a lot of oppression. i spent a good part of my life, and playboy itself, dedicated to the notion of questioning the puritan repression that is part of the american history. >> reporter: after two years in the army he studied psychology at the university of illinois where he met his first wife, mildred williams. they married in 1949 and had two children, and kristi became chairman and ceo of the playboy enterprises, and david. hugh hefner working the subscription department of the esquire magazine until 1952. he resigned to start his own publication with $10,000 and published the first issue of playboy with the nude marilyn monroe on the cover. >> when we began in 1953, the female ideal in women's magazines looked like

and he'll be remembered from his tv shows and playboy penthouse and playboy after dark and the girls next door on e. >> in 2011 hefner was was asked on cnn how he would like to be remembered. >> someone that played a positive part in changing the sexual believes of tis time. >> and the cliche that described a man that in 1953 founded playboy magazine with investors including his mom and the global brand that turns over a billion dollars a year and on the covers, james mansfield and pamela anderson and jenny mccarthy and marilyn monroe. and 63 years later, still going strong. hefner claimed to fight for the sexual liberation of women and us all through playboy. many think he was just object if iing women that debate may never end. >> gloria stein ham wrote he was exploited women under the guise of -- >> and both teachers from nebraska, he served during world war ii writing for a military newspaper before college and that now legendary publishing career. he is survived by his third wife crystal and four adult children and and cooper the current chief operating officer of playboy magazi

it was as a result of the iconic publication and brand, playboy. >> reality is playboy and the clubsere beginning of the sexual revolution. >> reporter: hefner started with help from investors including his own, mother, he published the first issue in 1953 from his own kitchen, it featured a color center fold of the nude marilyn monroe and was a instant success. >> people buy magazine for the articles but center fold they remember. >> reporter: hefner began living the lifestyle his magazine glamourized which soon led to his first divorce. he expanded his empire to include film production and two short lived tv programs including playboy after dark and, of course, the playboy club. >> when playboy clubs were opened the bunnies were center of it all and costume notwithstanding which was trademark of the brand, the bunnies, they were empowered in a way that woman had not been before and the bunnies immediately earned more money then their father. >> reporter: globe use steinum exposed treatment of the club employees, publishing a bunny 's tail. >> the waitresses had to have internal exa

mogul and founder of the playboy empire who passed away at the age of 91. >> playboy was there, making a case for the sexual revolution, >> a desperate scramble for or essentials in pouerto ri after marie yachlt food, fuel, after hurricane maria. parts of the island still have the >> th stood. you ca what is left of that home was blown off this >>> president trump responds to the growing fire storm over health and human services secretary tom price's use of private jets, costing taxpayers >> i'm going to look at it. i'm happy about it.appy abo i let him know it.and >>> forgone conclusion.it. tiger woods hints he may never y as health problems plague the 41-yea champion. probl >> i don't know what my future e >>> and the prince and the popcor a moment caught on camera for >> reporter:. >>> the prince and the popcorn. 2-year girl stealing his 2-year-old today is thursday, september g snack in the stands. today, thursday, september 28th, >> that cute moment happening ah a volleyball match at the . invict games in toronto.o >> turn now to a story difficuls but got some inspiration into ug

hugh hefner died peacefully tonight at the playboy mansion. tonight, people are beginning to leave flowers and other tributes. >> abc 7 news reporter lillian kim is here with more on hefner's remarkable life. lily? >> dan and kristen, hugh hefner died at the age of 91, one of the faces of the sexual revolution, built an empire and leaves behind a lasting legacy. hugh hefner hosted wild parties at his mansion in his trademark robe and pajamas, surrounded by a harem of young women. >> makes for a good party. >> reporter: for hefner, the party started in 1953 in chicago, with the first issue of "playboy" magazine. it featured a nude photo of marilyn monroe and was an instant success. the magazine led to tv shows and an entire playboy empire. there were clubs with waitresses wearing revealing bunny costumes. >> playboy exploits sex likes "sports illustrated" exploits sports. >> reporter: attendance and profits to the playboy clubs dropped. by 1988, hefner had turned over control of the still profitable magazine to his daughter. from that point on

having a good instant fame when he launched the playboy in the one nine hundred fifty s. the bonga case not this adult magazine came in deeply conservative american created quite a sensation hefner spun the brand into a huge publishing empire but his critics accused him of degrading and objectifying women hugh hefner and his giant media and entertainment empire from his a number of mansions. in silk pajamas. it takes a special event to get me. yeah it was. paired. with its mix of nude photos highbrow articles and fiction by well known writers have to hit the nerve at the time when he started publishing playboy more than sixty years ago the men's magazine became a roaring success and instantly made having a famous for some hefner his magazine and his lifestyle was symbols of the sexual revolution credited with helping break down puritanical morals in the united states the fact that it would resources and it would not only succeed but also would become such a phenomenon. in the sixty's literally change the world. for others have an integrated women treating them as objects

last night of natural causes at the playboy mansion. he was 91.ayboy's" founder may be laid to rest beside its first centerfold, marilyn monroe. hefner owns crypt next to hers at a hollywood cemetery. dean reynolds now on hef's life and legacy. >> reporter: hugh hefner brought "playboy" magazine to life in 1953. that's marilyn monroe, kids, a time when bedroom doors in this country were firmly closed, and then hefner pushed them open. >> sex is one of the best things on this planet. i think we need to get our heads around that fact. >> reporter: the naked truth is that the photo spreads and his leering lifestyle in buttoned-up america helped introduce an enduring cultural debate about whether sex should be sexy. >> isn't that really what you're selling, kind of a high-class, dirty book? >> no, i don't think so. sex was a natural part of life. and nice girls like sex, too. now, in the middle 1950s, that was a revolutionary idea. >> reporter: the postal service once refused to deliver "playboy," deeming it pornographic. with gaudy mansions in chicag

hugh hefner died peacefully tonight at the playboy mansion.onight, people are beginning to leave flowers and other tributes. >> abc 7 news reporter lillian kim is here with more on hefner's remarkable life. lily? >> dan and kristen, hugh hefner died at the age of 91, one of the faces of the sexual revolution, built an empire and leaves behind a lasting legacy. hugh hefner hosted wild parties at his mansion in his trademark robe and pajamas, surrounded by a harem of young women. >> makes for a good party. >> reporter: for hefner, the party started in 1953 in chicago, with the first issue of "playboy" magazine. it featured a nude photo of marilyn monroe and was an instant success. the magazine led to tv shows and an entire playboy empire. there were clubs withai wseestr costumes. >> playboy exploits sex likes "sports illustrated" exploits sports. >> reporter: attendance and profits to the playboy clubs dropped. hefner had turned over control of the still profitable magazine to his daughter. from that point on hefner married, had two sons, got di

we are told he died peacefully at his home, the playboy mansion from causes. this is the last known photo of hef. he posed in his trademark silk pajamas with two of his sons on father's day. hugh looked happy and healthy in this fun snapchat video posted by his third wife, crystal, in december of last year. a month earlier, his son cooper posted this thanksgiving photo. hefner avoided the spotlight in his final years. his last "e.t." interview was in 2011. >> i'm essentially a very romantic person, and i wear my heart on my sleeve. >> no word on funeral plans, but "e.t." has learned that hefner will be buried at westwood village memorial park in l.a. next to marilyn monroe in the same mausoleum. monroe was on the first cover of playboy, and today many of the women he made famous are mourning his loss. >> good-bye, hef. >> pamela anderson, who appeared on the cover of playboy 14 times, was in tears. >> she has been on the magazine more than anybody else, and for very good reason. >> because i keep wants to do it. >> jenny mccarthy, play mate of the year in 1994

death of a playboy.g in overnight for hugh hefner, the controversial media mogul and founder of the playboy empire who passed away at the age of 91. >> playboy was there, making a case for the sexual revolution, before almost anyone else. >>> a desperate scramble for essentials in pouerto rico a wek after hurricane maria. food, fuel and water scarce as the island is hard to be reached by first responders. >> this is where a home once stood. what is left of the home was blown off the hillside. >>> president trump responds to the growing fire storm over health and human services secretary tom price's use of private jets, costing taxpayers $300,000. >> i'm not happy about it and let him know it. >>> fore gone conclusion. tiger woods hints he may never play professional golf again, as health problems plague the champion. >> i don't know what my future holds for me. >> reporter:. >>> the prince and the popcorn. prince harry catches a 2-year-old girl stealing his snack in the stands. today, thursday, september

magazine and empire mroi playboy empire american icon died. this morning we're taking a look back at life and legacy. >> wonderful life, 91, died of natural us kas and had fun up to the minute he died. >> very full life that's for sure. >> remember he launched playboy magazine at kitchen table in 195. he only had thousands of dollars in his pocket 8,000 around there and started it marilyn monroe was on front cover for first issue. it became overnight success. so statement from company says that hugh heffner died of natural causes at the famous playboy mansion surrounded by friends and family and he was 91 years old. >> i grew up in more romantic time. and i missed some of that row mant six and i think younger generations missed it as well. some of that comes out of oppression when we were kids. sex you know was dirty little secret everybody was fascinated with and didn't talk b but out of they'll came a great deal of hurt and hypocrisy. >> has a man that lived a wonderful life and this year christmas is another many think of little like hugh h

hugh hefner-- the man behind the iconic playboy hefner passed away late last night, at his playboy mansion in los angeles. hefner is credited for breaking the taboo of conversations about sex. he was an aspiring publisher in 19-58 when he sold his first magazine. that publication eventually made him a multi-millionaire. as news spread overnight, many celebrities took to social media to share their condolences. former playmate jenny mccarthy called hefner a revolutionary. and reality tv mogul kim kardashian, called it an honor to have been part of the playboy family. hugh hefner was 91. we will have much more on his life and legacy - coming up all morning long. this morning we are what led a man to walk into a fairfax county office buildling and start shooting. that shooting caused tense moments for workers and parents with children in a nearby daycare - before the gunman eventually took his own life;. kevin lewis is live on the scene with what we know this morning. developing now at georgetown police say they are investigating anti-semitic and misogynistic graffiti found in a residence hal

playboy mansion of course. playboy official twitter account announced passing with # rip heff. >> i like the quote after he pass away 91 they put up a quote he had and said life is too short to be living somebody else's dream. >> man tht's a good way to live your life. >> and in a statement released yesterday playboy said heffner dried from natural causes again 91 surrounded by loved ones. perfect picture. surrounded by loved ones. he founded play buy 195 took,000 of borrowed money and turned it into multi-million empire by combining picture of nude women with in depth articles. i read it for the articles. >> today heffner is survived by his wife crystal and four children. >> hm. >> all right. rip hugh. >> we'll talk more about this. >> throughout the morning. >> 6:05. >> developing news out of kingsessing philadelphia police are searching for three men aus kood of hooting say man and pistol whiling another during two separate attempted robby. >> over at the round house, steve. >> we'll show you the second scen

people loved going to the playboy casino to see playboy bunnies. it was three tears and popular. and i thought well that's it. >> certainly decision they questioned over the years. steve keeley will have more on his life throughout the morning. appreciate that. 5:06 more peaking news this time out of wilmington a dea deadly shooting investigation. please say the victim shot in the head died around midnight. it happened on the 4,000 block of miller road right near the brandywine hills apartment building. no word yet on suspect or motive. >> following breaking news from overbrook where a man was shot in the head a the shoeing a block away from where the victim lived 63 street 1100 block of 63 street. >> police are investigating a stabbing overnight on erie avenue hunting park. they say a man is in stable condition right now after stabbed in the back. police are still working to get more information when we learn more we'll pass it along. >> let's get the latest on situation with puerto rico. we have first storm survivors arriving in philadelphia. you can see the emotion all over fa

playboy mad the announcement late last night on twitter. magazine said hefner died of natural causes surrounded by his family at his home in playboy mansion. hefner founded the magazine in 1953 creating a multi million-dollar adult entertainment empire. we will have more coming up at 6:30. >>> growing frustration in puerto rico thousands of emergency supplies remain stuck in distribution centers. one port has more than a thousand containers of supplies, that are ready to go , officials cannot get these supplies to the people who need them because they are running out of the fuel and drivers. meanwhile president trump says he will visit the island next week, he will tour the devastation and check in honorary coverry efforts. >>> many families are reuniting with their loved won from pure owe rico after going days without hearing from them "eyewitness news" at philadelphia international airport last night where a flight out of san juan landed here around 5:30. we were there to capture the emotional reunion like this one relatives overcome with

the man who founded playboy has died. founder hugh hefner was 91 years old and died peacefully on wednesday at his iconic mansion. the tributes have been pouring in overnight. still one of the top trends on twitter. i just retweeted. my photos of hefner, you forget what he looked like when he was young. here's erica edwards with a look back at his legacy. >> hugh hefner was never far from female companionship or controversy. by hefner's own account, sold in his issues of playboy magazine was sophisticated puritanism. >> good for business but shows a lot about how unsophisticated we are in terms of sex. >> they were born in chicago. it hit newsstands in 1953. thanks to a nude photograph of marilyn monroe included as the centerfold. subsequent issues had the same success launching an entertainment empire. by the end of the decade, playboy was selling more than 1 million copies a month. in the 1970s. hef as he was called moved west buying a home in los angeles that became known as the playboy mansion. the wild parties at the

ultimate playboy that spanned decades. since the news of his death, fans have been flocking to his star on the hollywood walk of fame and the legendary playboy mansion. >> when you think about who he is and what he has done, huge, huge guy. >> reporter: the fi

the magazine led to tv shows and eventually the playboy empire, including playboy clubs featuring waitressese famous bunny uniforms. >> he didn't want sex and the discussion of sex to be taboo. you know, he wanted it to be something that people could discuss openly, so he was a big proponent of this being much more open, a little more true i think to his own feelings. >> hefner is survived by his wife, crystal, and four grown children. >>> developing news, at first light the search will resume for more fallen climbers following a rock slide at yosemite's popular el captain rock formation. that should be happening any minute now. at least one person was killed, another was hurt. a park ranger says at least 30 climbers were on the wall when the rock fell yesterday afternoon. it appeared to be from the popular water fall route near horse tail fall. one man who has climbed el captain dozens of times says he has never seen anything like this. >> i saw a piece of rock, white granite the size of an apartment building, at least 100 feet by 100 feet suddenly just come peeling off the wall with no war

" expitttdan profits to the playboy clubs dropped.y 1988, hefner had turned over control of the still profitable magazine to his daughter. from that point on hefner married, had two sons, tot gn a string of girlfriends and a reality tv show, hefner got married >> the women i was attracted to have not changed. >> reporter: as for hefner's legacy, we asked the daughter of the playboy kco-founder. >> he was much more open. true to his own feelings. >> reporter: asked once what he was most proud of, hefner said having changed america's attitude towards sex. abc 7 news. >>> tonight celebrities are sharing their thoughts on hefner's death. simmons tweeted, a great man, entrepreneur and innovator. your legacy lives on. much more reaction to hefner's death on our website abc7news.com. we have a page, keeping track of celebrities sharing their memories of the playboy founder tonight. >>> developing news from yosemite where a giant chunk of rock fell off of el capitan. at least 30 climbers were on the wall when the rock fell around 2:00 this af

that is how he will be remembered by many, from this tv shows, ""playboy" penthouse," "playboys after dark," and more recently, "the girls next door." in 2011, hugh hefner was asked on scene and how he would like to be remembered. hef: as somebody who played social sexual values of his time and had a good time doing it. found it1953, he a banky" magazine with loan and investors, including his mom. on the covers of his magazine, jayne mansfield, jenny mccarthy, pamela anderson -- marilyn monroe. provocative writing from the likes of kurt vonnegut, c.ck carraway -- jack keroua many think he was just objectifying women. that debate may never end. gloria steinem wrote an exposÉ of for time as a playboy bunny, and she said he was of the first amendment. he served during world war ii, writing for a military news favorable for college and that led to a legendary publishing career. heffner is survived by his third wife, crystal, and his children, including cooper, the chief officer at the "playboy" company. he changed the face of america. adrianna: coming up on abc 7 news at noon, it is a mur

playboy founder hugh hefner has died at the age of 91.agazine says he passed away at his home last night of natural causes.( darya ) stephanie elam has a look back at hefner's life and legacy. he was one of the original american playboys.....a magazine tycoon who helped spark a revolution -- one that challenged the nation's view on sexuality. hugh hefner:"i have celebrated the romantic connection between the sexes that's part of what playboy is all about." 19:47:11hugh m. hefner -- who liked to be called "hef" -- was born in chicago in 19-26 and raised in what he said was a strict household by conservative, protestant parents. "i felt there was something more to life then the world i saw around me."in 19-53, with just 8-thousand dollars, the aspiring publisher produced the very first issue of playboy magazine on the kitchen table of his chicago apartment. the cover featured a photo of marilyn monroe and sold more than 50-thousand copies when it hit newsstands in december of 19-53. hefner now had the funds to finance another issue -- and t

the playboy mansion in los mult miion dollar enterprise and in the process became the ultimate playboy himself. he started playboy magazine with help from investors, including his own mother. he published the first issue in 1953 from his own kitchen. it featured a color center fold of a nude marilyn monroe. to this day, the magazine is publisheand products e, d woidrldwfeaturing company's signature trademark bring in more than a billion dollars in sales. >> the reality is playboy and the clubs were the beginning of the sexual revolution. >> hefner lived a lavish life- style, hand a regular rotation of women, and celebrities at his famed playboy mansion. he married his last wife, crystal harris on new year's eve 2012. his son said,. ural movements of our time... he will be greatly missed by many." hefner leaves behind 4 grown children. by the way.. he sold the playboy mansion last year.. for 100 million dollars.. with a condition that he could hefner leaves behind four grown children. he sold the mansion last year for $100 million with the condition that he could live there for the rema

that's when he founded playboy. the first issue of playboy. sold out which wh it hit newsstands thanks to a nude photo of marilyn monroe included as the center fold. >> it's big news in america. it's good for business. it also says a great deal about howç snophisticated we are. >> he bought a sprawling mansion. dating up to seven women at once. e eventually narrowing it down to three and in 2005 the group starred in the popular reality show "the girls next door." we have seen an outpouring of support on twitter. jenny mccarthy tweeted her playboy cover and thanked him for changing so many people's lives. and larry king called him a giant in publishing, journalism, free speech and civil rights. as for the manage, the co-owner of twinkies maker host test bought it for dl 100 million and told hugh he could live there until he died. back to you. >>> ted greenberg spoke to former playboy bunnies about the ties. we'll hear from them at 4:55. >>> a deadly crash in chester county. it caused major backup this morning. causing some schools to be late.