robert osbourne has died.rs knew him as the face of turner classic movies introducing old favorites and a beloved hollywood historian. tcm says he passed away yesterday in new york. robert osbourne was 84 years old. >>> for the first time ever c e casey anthony acquitted in the killing of her daughter's case, she's finally saying her piece insisting she doesn't know how the last hours of her daughter's life unfolded in this new interview with the associated press. >> i'm still not even certain as i stand here today about what happened. >> to your understanding how did she die? >> i don't know. >> you don't know, something about drowning possibly? >> everyone else has their theories. i don't know. >> so, your parents had her? >> my dad did. >> and the next thing you know she's missing and -- right? >> i did what i was told. i don't remember too much of what happened. >> still ahead here on "early today," he is called the love g 0 ov, but talk of his impeachment is heating up. >>> and if you haven't had your bre

tcm host, robert osbourne passed away at his home in new york ci city. he's best known for introducing countless movies. he was 84 years old. >>> the issue of transgender path room access the back in the headlines. the supreme court is leaving the issue of rights in schools to lower courts for now. and there was a major backlash. >> another state is considering a similar law. jim ryan has more on that battle. >> reporter: republican lawmakers from texas and north pass what's called the texas privacy act. a so-called bathroom bill similar to one in place in the tar hill state. it would require people to use public restrooms according to their biological sex, not their gender identity. >> we'll be next to focpass a b that focuses on privacy and protecting children and adults. >> reporter: supporters don't want to violate anyone's rights. >> this is an issue about doing the right thing. unfortunately, it's not an issue about the transgender community. it's not an issue about the lgbt community. >> reporter: in austin, texas, leaders in the business arts com

. >> i'm robert osbourne, your host for turner classic movies. >> film historian robert osborn hosborne has died at age 84. movies delighted with the historic tidbits he revealed before airing each film. he was also a columnist for "the hollywood reporter" and did some acting as a young man. osborne also wrote several books on film history. >> and those tidbits are really cool. >> yeah. okay, so no time for a last check of the forecast. >> no big storm this week. >> that's good. we'll have to tune in at 6:00 for more about the sunshine. >> thanks for joining us at 6:00. lester holt is next with "nightly news." rump's wiretappi claim, without offering any evidence, accusing former president obama of spying on him in trump tower. denials from obama and the nation's former top spy. did president trump make an incendiary accusation based on a radio host? >>> also the president's new travel ban. what's in, what's out? will it hold up in court? >>> plus the gop's health care proposal about to be revealed. we have details. >>> new tsa pat downs getting up close and personal. changes passengers

tcm host, robert osbourne passed away at his home in new york ci city.n for introducing countless movies. he was 84 years old. >>> the issue of transgender path room access the back in the headlines. the supreme court is leaving the issue of rights in schools to lower courts for now. and there was a major backlash. >> another state is considering a similar law. jim ryan has more on that battle. >> reporter: republican lawmakers from texas and north carolina are joining forces to pass what's called the texas privacy act. a so-called bathroom bill similar to one in place in the tar hill state. it would require people to use public restrooms according to their biological sex, not their gender identity. >> we'll be next to focpass a b that focuses on privacy and protecting children and adults. >> reporter: supporters don't want to violate anyone's rights. >> this is an issue about doing the right thing. unfortunately, it's not an issue about the transgender community. it's not an issue about the lgbt community. >> reporter: in austin, texas, leaders in the b

"variety" remembers robert osbourne, he died in his sleep monday in his home in new york.ca about his passion for movies. >> i spent every morning going through the copy of "the new york times." made a list of every movie that played and how long it >> like what's "rainman" like. >> you should lock me up long ago. >> osbourne hosted turner classic movies for about 23 years. he got an entire generation excited about classic films with his gentlemanly style. and extensive knowledge of the golden age of movies. robert osbourne was 84. >> the "washington post" reports on controversial comments by new housing secretary ben carson who immigrants. >> it's what america is about. a land of dreams and opportunity. there were other immigrants who came here in the bottom of slave ships worked even longer, even harder for even less. but they, too, had a dream. >> the former presidential candidate was introducing himself to hud employees yesterday. later, carson posted on facebook the slave narrative and immigrant narrative are two entirely different experiences. the two intertwined, no