ric ocasek of the cars has died. he provided so much of the american soundtrack of the '70s and '80s. ♪ let the good times roll >> reporter: ric ocasek was a singer, writer, producer. ♪ let the good times roll >> reporter: the band started in boston, releasing their first album in 1978. ♪ she's my best friend's girl ♪ she's my best friend's girl ♪ but she used to be mine >> reporter: he and benjamin orr met in cleveland. they would start their own band. their music, just what we needed. ♪ i guess you're just what i needed ♪ ♪ just what i needed ♪ i needed someone to please >> reporter: the bad's first top ten hit, "shake it up." ♪ shake it up >> reporter: there would be 12 more top 40 singles and a wife -- ♪ who's gonna pick you up ♪ when you fall >> reporter: he would marry paulina ports coe have a. they had two sons. oliver and jonathan. ♪ you might think i'm crazy >> reporter: "you might think" was mtv's video of the year in 1984. he graduated from maple heights high school near cleveland. returning next year when

ric ocasek lives here?i think that is one of the greatest debut albums. ric ocasek was 34 years old when their first album came out. he had put in the hours. he wrote everything for the cars and his music was the sound track of my high school. the cars the cars came out when i was a freshman. the next year candy o., next year pan-o-rama. then shake it up. i couldn't believe it when ric ocasek came on the colbert report. i got to meet one of my greatest musical heroes. then he started doing bits on the show. we would send him out to do, like, commando raids for us. we have him looking for my eagle adopted son stephen junior. i have to send a commando squad to se find stephen, jr. good man! thankou so much for al your music. thank you for playing with ouru. we'll be right back. >> stephen: that's it for "the late show." tune in tomorrow when my guestsh brady bunch." now stick around for james corden. goodnight! captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org ♪ are you ready

marriage it's magi when i'm with you ♪ >> breaking news out of new york rock & roll hall of fame r ric ocasekied. they found him unresponsive in a manhattan town house sunday afternoon. no word on cause of death. ocasek founded the cars in boston in 1976 the group has 13 top 40 singles, including "my best friend's girl," "good times roll" and "just what i needed. the cars were inducted into the hall of fame just last year. fans like billy idol, bette midler, all paid tribute to the singer on social media ric ocasek did at the age of 75. >>> leading the news, avengers star mark ruffalo is throwing major shade at british prime minister boris johnson after he used a metaphor to compare both himself and brexit to the incredible hulk. johnson said hulk always escaped, no matter how tightly bound he seemed to be, and that's the case for this country. well, ruffalo, who stars as the hulk said in part boris johnson forgets that the hulk only fights for the good of the whole. the hulk works best when he is in unison with a team. ruffalo getting into politics here >> yes. >>> all right, police in engla

ric ocasek was 75 years old. tonight, a dramatic reversal of fortune for a comic hired by "saturday night live" now fired over racist and homophobic remarks. here is stephanie gosk >> reporter: tonight, comedian shane gillis is out of a job. his offer to join "saturday night live" rescinded after days of backlash over racist and homophobic slurs he used during a podcast. >> [ bleep ] nuts >> reporter: the video surfaced after it was announced gillis would join the "snl" cast with on f first comedi o creator writing we hired shane on the strength of his talent as a comedian and strength of his talent as a comedian and impressive audition for "snl." we were not aware of his prior remarks. the language he used is offensive, hurtful and unacceptable 31-year-old gillis who made a name for himself in standup from new york to l.a. responding tonight i'm a comedian funny enough to get "snl." that can't be taken away i understand it would be too much of a distraction. i respect the decision they made i'm honestly grateful

now fired. >>> back now with late word from the new york city medical examiner, cars' frontman ric ocasek died from heart disease and emphysema. in a statement ocasek's wife of 28 years, paulina porizkova, said he had been recuperating from surgery at home ric ocasek was 75 years old. >>> and tonight, a dramatic reversal of fortune for a comic hired by "saturday night live" now fired over racist and homophobic remarks. here is stephanie gosk >> reporter: tonight, comedian shane gillis is out of a job. his offer to join "saturday night live" rescinded after days of backlash over racist and homophobic slurs he used during a podcast. >> man, chinatown is [ bleep ] nuts >> reporter: the video surfaced after it was announced gillis would join the "snl" cast with the first comedian of east asian descent. the spokesperson for creator lorne michaels releasing this statement writing in part we hired shane on the strength of his talent as comedian and impressive audition for "snl." we were not aware of his prior remarks. the language he used is offensive, hurtful and unacceptable 31-year-old gillis

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the new york city medical examiner said today the cars' lead singer ric ocasek died from heart disease dance all night ocasek was found in his home yesterday by his estranged wife, they met in 1984 while making the video for the song "drive." ric ocasek was 75 years old. ex next, college football fans stand up to breast cancer. hmm. exactly. liberty mutual customizes your car insurance, so you only pay for what you need. nice. but, uh... what's up with your... partner? not again. limu that's your reflection. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty ♪ (beep) the ups and downs of frequent mood swings can plummet you to extreme lows. (crying) lift you to intense highs. (muffled arguing) or, make you feel both at once. overwhelmed bylar symp? some medications only treat the lows or the highs. vraylar effectively treats depression, acute manic and mixed episodes of bipolar i. full-spectrum relief of all symptoms. with just one pill, once a day. elderly patients with dementia-related psychosis have an increased risk of death or stroke. call your doctor about unusual c

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ric ocasek was 75. >>> we're also learn of the death of phyllis newman who won the tony, the 1962 tony for best supporting actress in "subways are for sleeping." her movies included "the beautician clothe and "the beast clothe and the mannequin phyllis newman was 86 years old. >>> janessa welcome back is tracking hurricane humberto. janessa, another one coming this way? >> yeah, another one but this one is going the stay well offshore. that's the great news with this storm system but the rip currents are going to be an issue across the florida coast even for north carolina so it has strengthened here just in the last five hours we now have a cat 1. it's moving at 75 miles per hour that's the constant wind speed and we're expecting it to really gain strength in the next 24 to 36 hours by wednesday afternoon, poteially a categorynt 2 midwest highs today across bismarck, 91. so bermuda is really on our radar for this storm system. but florida and carolina getting clear. >> all right, thank you, janessa. >>> california woman had a dream that she needed to swallow her engagement ring to sav

singer and music producer ric ocasek dead at 75.a look back at his career. >>> kicking off mexican independence day in style. we will take you there. >>> president trump and his housing and urban development secretary are heading to the bay area this week. >> ben carson reportedly plans to address california's homelessness crisis during a visit to san francisco on tuesday. kpix 5 joe vazquez says the president may join carson for that appearance in the city. >> president trump's schedule has him arriving in the bay area tuesday for a fundraiser. now cnn is reporting thepris ane to san francisco to join his housing secretary to talk about homelessness. >> look at what's happening. san francisco. take a look at what's going on. and we're going to have to step in and do something about it. we can't allow that to happen to our great cities. >> the crisis of homelessness has never been at the top of president trump's agenda but recently he's begun bin bay arer how the situation has been handled. >> we're going to give them notice. we gav

respected the decision. >>> the new york city medical examiner said today the cars lead singer ric ocasekd from heart disease. ♪ dance all night with anyone >> ocasek was found in his home yesterday by his estranged wife, paulina porizkova. she said he recently had surgery. they met in 1984 while making the video for the song "drive." ric ocasek was 75 years old. >>> up next, college football fans stand up to breast cancer. >> this ortion is >>> you can say it wasn't much of a game in athens, georgia. the bulldogs clobbered arkansas state 55-0. but it is the sportsmanship in the stands that was truly remarkable. here is jim axelrod. >> reporter: forget black and red. the university of georgia's school colors. saturday when georgia hosted arkansas state, the stadium was awash in pink. as fans followed instructions and wore pink for wendy, which meant the world to the coach of the visiting team, blake anderson. >> you see people step it up and kind of putting the rivalry lines to the side and just compassion. >> reporter: wendy anderson, the coach's wife, died last month from breast cancer

ric ocasek died on sunday at the age of 75. of clever invention and sly delight as the day they were recorded. ♪ uh-oh, it's magic >> ric ocasek really was one of pop music's premier magicians and he left us with a lot of music to enjoy. that first album alone, unbelievable, george. >> oh, boy, it sure was. we remember all the hits as they kept coming. >> i know. i know. i know. >> we've been ranking that. that one was good, that one was good too. >> you had a cassette. i see your cassette and raise you an eight track. >> i had those too. i'm old enough. >>> we are following a lot of other stories this morning including the latest on felicity huffman. she was of course sentenced to two weeks in prison in the college admission scandal. we'll tell you what that could mean for lori loughlin's case. >>> this terrifying home invasion. a mother and son are luckily okay after masked men tried to break in. how the mother scared them away. you're gonna want to hear this. >>> but first, let's go back to ginger. ginger? >> hey, robin, i'm

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. >>> ric ocasek the front man for the cars has died. new york city police found him unresponsive in a manhattan townhome. the band came out with six records between 1978 and 1987 including my best friend's girl and just what i needed. ric ocasek was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame last year. he was 75. >>> steph curry is hitting the links today for a good cause. the foundation he and his wife run will hold the first ever stefan curry charity classic at harding park in san francisco. the goal is to raise $1 million to benefit youth programs to end childhood hunger, education and other initiatives. >>> oracle's open world conference kicks off in san francisco today. it draws in tens of thousands of people. if you're in the area expect heavy traffic. howard street will remain open but surrounding streets will be os. the businesses technology conference runs through thursday. oracle's chief technology officer larry elson will give the keynote today. >>> a rally at stanford. what the health care community there is calling an epi

rounding out the top five good boys and the lion king. >>> and ric ocasek the lead singer of carz has died. ♪ [ music ] >> police say he was found unresponsive in his house in manhattan this afternoon by his estranged wife and former supermodel paulina. sources say it appears he died from natural causes. ocasek was inducted into the rock 'n' roll hall of fame last year 40 years after the car shot defame in 1978. and the band is known for several hits including shake it up. and that you might think. >>> still ahead tonight, president trump says the u.s. is locked and loaded to go after whoever attacked a major oil facility in saudi arabia. more on his reaction and the impact on the global oil supply. >>> later in sports, we'll hear from jon gruden as oakland gave up 28 points in the second quarter. >>> and also pg&e has promised to shut off electricity during high fire danger, but why the fcc is now asking questions. >>> and thousands of students mistakenly told they were accepted to sacramento state. how the school responded to the mistake. ♪ ♪ award winning interface. award winning d

. >>> the lead singer of the cars, ric ocasek, died of heart disease and natural causes.his is according to the new york medical examiner. the rocker was found dead inside of his son yesterday. he rose to fame in the 1970s and 80s with hits like my best friends girl and just what i needed. they broke up in 1988, but got back together in 2011. they were inducted into the rock hall of fame last year. >>> rods bird is speaking out against about his battle with prostate cancer. he says that he is all clear after fighting the disease for three years. he shared the news at a charity concert in inland. telling the crowd that he caught the diagnosis early. no one knew about his battle. >>> there is six days of summer left, but there is snow in the sierra. take a look at this. there is fresh powder at squaw valley. this drop some snow on the higher elevations. but don't unpack your gear just yet. the resort is not open until november 15. >> it is a sign the summer is coming to an end. unfortunately. i am sad. >> get the fire going. >> i want some more sunshine. >> warm beverages.

. >>> co-founder and lead singer of the band the cars ric ocasek has died, his boddo was found in hisrnoon and pronounced dead at the scene. while the cause of the death is not immediately clear, police say no criminality is expected. ric ocasek co-founded the cars in 1976, and merging classic guitar oriented rock with synthesizer driven pop sounds. the band recorded more than a dozen top 40 singles including "my best friend's girl," "good times roll," and "just what i needed." he was 75 years old. >>> the highest civilian honor, as president trump is set to award former yankee pitcher mariano rivera with the presidential medal of freedom. not the first trip to the white house for rivera who participated in the fitness day at the white house in 2018 and named a co-chair of the president's council on sports, fitness, and nutrition. he had also previously joined trump and then governor chris christie in march of 2017 at a meeting on opioid abuse. earlier this year, rivera became the first player ever to be unanimously elected to the baseball hall of fame, the 13 time all-star, 652 games

. >>> ric ocasek has died. ♪ [ music ] police say ocasek was found unresponsive in his manhattan townhousehis afternoon by his estranged wife, paulina. it appears he died of natural causes. ocasek was inducted into the hall of fame last year. the band is known for several hits including shake it up and you might think. >>> still ahead two well-known restaurants have abruptly closed in san francisc why so are blaming the san francisco giants. >>> and thieves are stealing from kindergarteners. theipad theft investigation and who police are looking for tonight. >>> and we are tracking a bit of shower activities. sounds unusual for this had time of the year. i'll let you know how much you could get and the timing on it. >>> outside oracle park in san francisco giants fans were taking pictures of pete tavern, stunned with their sudden closure. >> i used to see the players over here. i used to eat over here. >> this is absolutely crazy. i cannot believe it. >> signs posted on the restaurant's window said they want to thank you for the last 12 years of business. we have closed permanently and wil

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. >> we are learning what caused the death of ric ocasek. ocasek died from heart disease and emphysema. in a statement his wife of 28 years, supermodel paul ina said he had been recuperating from surgery at home. ocasek was 57 years old. >> let's turn now to nbc meteorologist janessa webb to see what she's watching ahead. a little disturbance >> a little circulation we're watching here that's sitting in the gulf we're not going to see this organize very quickly. there is a very low chance for a potential storm here but we are going to see accumulation look at this, up to 5 to 7 inches in parts of houston locally up to 8 inches so watching flooding for the next few in the mid 90s. >>> take a look at temperatures coming up. >> sounds good, janessa. thank you. >>> speaking of when it rains it pours, that's the case for jets on monday night football they were already down their starting quarterback sam donald. back up quarterback trevor siemian got knocked out of the game that forced their practice player front and center. look at that catch lea

. >>> the music world is grieving that of ric ocasek.k city police said his ex-wife found him unresponsive inside his home. foul play is not suspected but police have not provided an official cause of death. the cars became a huge hit in the 1970s and 80s. they broke up in the 80s but got back together in 2011. they were inducted into the rock 'n roll hall of fame last year. >>> president donald trump is coming to the bay area this week. what is on the agenda during a rare trip to california. >>> climate change is heating up the urban jungle. how a simple paint job can help holdings cooldown. >>> the market just opened up. let's get a quick look at the big board. coming up, we will get an update from our financial reporter. >>> welcome to monday and the rain. you can see the rain over the golden gate into san francisco across the they bridge and from berkeley west right over oakland and alameda. light rain this morning. we will talk about it as we head through the day.>>> avoid 680 this morning.is my advice. we have a jackknifed big rig

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ric ocasek was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame last year. >>> steph curry is hitting the links today for a good cause. the foundation he and his wife run will hold the first ever stefan curry charity classic at harding park in san francisco. the goal is to raise $1 million to benefit youth programs to end childhood hunger, education and other initiatives. >> let's look at what's going on outside. let's open up the weather window on south beach. we have mist and drizzle in the air. the bay bridge will be wet like many areas. here's the approach to the richmond-san rafael breeze. if you're at the beaches, wet this morning. breezy this afternoon. grab that umbrella if you're out and about. you will need it look how mild it is. we're in a soupy air mass. low to mid 60s on the peninsula with drizzle to light rain. we have low 60s for the entire bay area. upper 60s for antioch and concord. 62 in san rafael and santa rosa. let's look at the east bay. chance of drizzle through 7:00, showers through 9:00. after 10:00, we will see some drying and clearing that will push us up to 71

>>> report revealed today that ric ocasek died of cardiovascular disease, the lead singer of the cars in new york city go today his wife former supermodel paulina porter scovel posted a picture on instagram of the flowers, candles and toy cars left behind by some of his fans. she says ocasek was recovering from her surgery and died in his sleep. >>> we are learning amazon tweaked its product search the wall street journal reports the retail giant lalast year. from showing the most relevant and best-selling listings to ones that make the company the most money. amazon reportedly did this by optimizing the secret algorithm that ranks listings. the newspaper reports the adjustment followed a years long battle between retail business executives in the company's search team which oppose the move. any three to the company search system is significant because amazon's rankings can make or break a product. >>> in san francisco finds for overdue library books became a thing of the past today. all outstanding fines have been cleared from the library's records. however if you admit to losing a b

. >>> new york city's medical examiner says ric ocasek, who fronted the rock & roll hall of fame banddied from natural causes. police found him yesterday in his manhattan town house, but found no signs of foul play. he and the cars exploded on to the rock scene in 1978 with their self-titled album, which stayed on the charts for nearly three years. ♪ uh-oh, it's magic ♪ it's magic, when i'm with you ♪ >> you know that one. can't help but dance. the cars went on the sell more than 23 million albums fueled by ocasek led hits like "you might think" and "shake it up." the band was induct booed the rock & roll hall of fame last year. today ocasek's estranged wife supermodel paulina porizkova posted this on instagram with the words "thank you." ohsis a connect was 75 years old. >>> "dancing with the stars" is back on abc7. the 28th season tonight with a bachelorette, a former white house press secretary and a last-minute change. abc news reporter romina puga has the preview. >> "dancing with the stars" is back. >> i would have a major fomo if i didn't do this. >> this season beloved bachelo

and, the famed frontman of "the cars," ric ocasek, has died.was found sunday in his new york apartment, a year aft "the cars" were inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame they had a string of hits in the 1970s and '8, including "my best friend's girl." ♪ ♪ ♪ she's my best friend's girl she's my best friend's girl ♪ but she used to be mine ♪ ♪ o >> woodruff: rsek was 75 years old. still to come on the "newshour, autoworkke to the picket lines for better wages; questions surround attacks onar saabian oil; on the ground in israel before a critical election and much more >> woodruff: nearly 50,000 works at general motors plan across the country went on strike at miight, bringing production to an immediate halt. john yang has thdetails. >> reporter: it's the first national work stoppage by theth uniteduto workers since 2007. as negotiations resumed today, the union said it had been unable to reach a deal with g.m. over several key issues, e cluding higher wages and limits on the us temporary workers. the u.a.w. also want to end some concessions

she's my best friend's girl she's my best friend's girl ♪ but she used to be mine ♪ ♪ >> woodruff: ric ocasekd. still to come on the "newshour," autoworkers take to the picket nes for better wages; questions surround attacks on saudi arabian oil; on the ground in israel before a critical election and much more. >> woodruff: nearly 50,000en workers atal motors plants across the country went on strike at midnight, bringing i production to ediate halt. john yang has the details. >> reporter: it's the first etional work stoppage by united auto workers since 2007. asegotiations resumed toda the union sa it had been unable to reach a deal with g.m. over several key issues, including higher wages and limits on the use of temporary workers. the u.a.w. also want to d some soncessions it made in 2009 to help g.m. through government-led bankruptcy including lower pay and benefits for new workers james cotton was on the picket line today in detroit. >> a few years back, we gave up a lot to keep this hse open and all the houses around general motors. and now that they're making more money than theever hav

ric ocasek, lead singer with the american rock group the cars, has died. he was 75.ake it up and drive. they were inducted into the rock'n‘roll hall of fame last year. police were called to his home in new york on sunday after he was found to be unresponsive. no cause of death has been given. in a moment, the weather, but first here's victoria derbyshire with what she's got coming up in her programme at ten. good morning, we will be talking to rachel riley has had to block more than 1500 accounts on twitter and is pa rt than 1500 accounts on twitter and is part of a campaign to tackle online trolls and we will talk about fat shaming of the james gordon gave an emotional response to another late night talk show host who criticised rising obesity rates in the us. join us live on 10am on bbc two, the bbc news channel and online. now it's time for a look at the weather. a changeable weekend but very warm in southern areas. throughout this weekend cooler than that, certainly across the south, lots of cloud with patchy rain and drizzle in southern parts. some brighter skie

back here at home, the musician ric ocasek who was the front ma for the boston rock band the cars anddefined the american new wave movement of the late 70s a'70s and esharly a died ocasek was 75 years old. you are up to date that's the news update this hour i'll send it back to you. >> sue, thank you very much. >>> time for our etf spotlight we'll stick with oil this morning. both on pace for their best day of the year in reaction to the saudi oil attacks. more than a third of the xop components trading up more than 10%. energy related names get a big left including whiting soaring more than 40% today. they are leading the group. >>> when we come back right here, the opioid cries and focus, oxycontin maker purdue pharma filing for bankruptcy protection as it faces a wave of lawsuits we'll hear from the chairman steve miller it's a cnbc exclusive. "squawk on the street" will be right back [ applause ] thank you. it's an honor to tell you that liberty mutual customizes your car insurance so you only pay for what you need. i love you! only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liber

the music world is mourning the death of ric ocasek, the lead singer for the new-wave rock band, thet's foolish what you put me through ♪ ♪ you might think i'm crazy all i want is you ♪ >> we're all sitting around the table singing this song. new york city police say officers found ocasek dead in his manhattan apartment yesterday after responding to a 911 call. they say there was no sign of foul play. ocasek and the cars had a string hits in the late '70s and '80s including "drive" and "my best friend's girl." they were inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame. >> how old was he? >> we're not sure. this is how cool and mysterious he was. some reports say 75, others say 70. not clear. >> you know how else he was so cool, i thought his name was o-case-ic. until we heard him pronounce it. i heard it like that. >> when the video came out it was in the early days of mtv. blew our minds as kids. it was so cool. it was the interesting greatest piece of art. >> married to paulina. >> which made all of us nerds think there was some light at the end of the tunnel. >> marry the model. >> yo

ric ocsaek has died. he was unconscious and unresponsive in a manhattan townhouse sunday afternoon no word on a cause of death. ocaseko-founded the cars in boston in 1976 they had 13 top 40 singles before breaking up in the late '80s cars were inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame last year. fans and musicians like bette midler, weisser, van halen, all paid tribute to the singer on social media he is dead at 75 >>> house speaker nancy pelosi and chuck schumer spoke with the president by phone and told him any proposal he endorses that doesn't include the background check legislation won't get the job done the leaders promised to join mr. trump in the rose garden for a signing ser mceremony if he gt through the senate. >>> now, nfl week two. it featured a quirk and a contentious return >>> first, to atlanta for the battle of the birds. falcons take flight in the fourth quarter fourth down pass soars into a long-game-winning touchdown. falcons clip the eagles' wings atlanta wins, 24-20. >>> new england patriots wide receiver antonio brown played in his first game since accused of sexual assault and rape in a law