broadway singer and actress, elaine stritch died at the age of 89. she was as feisty off stage as on. as i found out earlier this year when she sat down with us at her home in detroit. >> what do you think when you look at that? >> i think i'm pretty hot stuff. >> up until her final days, elaine stritch remained both brassy and bold. >> are you married? >> i am, yeah. >> oh, shoot. >> the last interview. >> ♪there's no business like show business. >> cowan: a remarkable career of a true broadway baby. perhaps it's not all that uncommon to have a stage struck young actor to help build a stage, but when superstar michael douglas did it, he had a reason. to get over stage fright. tracy takes us there with a reputation many times it's size. x*i. i'm reminded i'm a senior citizen. >> sure, he had the looks and the lineage, but michael douglas wasn't really cut out to be a movie star until he came here. >> i had terrible stage fright. >> you had stage fright? >> i would get sick every time before i'd go on the stage. this is where i met danny devito. >> ah

elaine stritch died at her home in michigan today. she was best remembered for her one woman show, elaine stritch at liberty, and for her role in the stephen sondheim show "company." stritch continued to work well into her 80s playing alec baldwin's mother on "30 rock." what role will the u.s. play in the flight 17 investigation? we will speak with a former chairman of the national transportation safety board next. >> pelley: the wreckage of malaysia flight 17 is scattered over several miles in eastern ukraine. evidence that might help confirm what happened to the plane, mark rosenker is the former chairman of the national transportation safety board. mark will the ntsb be involved in this investigation? >> certainly they would like to, scott. it is critical that the ukrainians invite a number of agencies that are independent globally recognized as professional aviation investigators so they can get in there to document the scene to pick up all the evidence that's necessary to do a good investigation, do the analysis required and then

. >> legendary actress elaine stritch died at her home in michigan. >> i know that i'm a knockout. >> that's a pretty powerful observation and pretty right. >> looks like a terrible tragedy. the united states will offer any assistance it can and as a country, our thoughts and prayers are with all the families and passengers, wherever they call home. >> announcer: this morning's "eye opener" presented by toyota. let's go places. captioning funded by cbs >>> welcome to "cbs this morning." norah o'donnell is off and margaret brennan is here. we begin with this. outrage and many questions surrounding the downing of malaysia airline flight 17. here is what we know right now. all 298 people aboard the boeing 777 were killed. debris and bodies are scattered across several miles of the ukraine. american intelligence officials believe that a surface-to-air missile brought the jet down. >> flight 17 was on its way from amsterdam to kuala lumpur when it crashed near the russian border. the plane went down in an area held by ukrainian insurgents backed by rush. mark phillips is in ukraine this mo

>> reporter: elaine stritch died thursday at the age of 89.t, "i'm sure that even god is a bit nervous right now." for "good morning america," chris connelly, abc news, los angeles. >> and some more great tweets. here's lena dunham. she tweeted "here's to the lady who lunched. elaine stritch, we love you. may your heaven be a booze-soaked, no-pants solo show at the carlyle. thank you." liza minnelli said "elaine was a magnificent woman in every sense of the word." >>> we'll save you money on your air-conditioning bill and rock in central park. so stay with us. nd rock in central park. so stay with us. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ fousugar. only six?ns. six grams of sugar? that's really good. excellent, delicious... and yummy! honey bunches of oats. tasty! yummy! acidity was in my diet...much that it was damaging the enamel of my teeth. i wanted to fix it right away. my dentist recommended pronamel. he said pronamel can make my teeth stronger. pronamel is helping me lead the life that i want to live. the bhershey's s'mores, together is hothe unmistakable taste that

. >>> new york's broadway will dim its marquee lets today to honoree lain stritch.d dancer died thursday. she had a long career on stage including a tony award. she also had emmy-winning roles on "law & order" and "30 rock." stritch was 89 years old. >>> lawmakers criticize gm's ceo mary barra for the handling. some of the family members of victims attended the hearing on capitol hill. craig boswell reports they still have many questions. >> reporter: jeffrey and virginia harrington joined other families who still want answers about gm's faulty ignition switch. their daughter brandy died in a 2010 crash. >> why were we sold a vehicle which had not been repaired after someone knew there was a defect. >> reporter: gm's ceo mary barra declined to meet with the victims' families thursday but did recognize them at the hearing. lawmakers are getting the first chance. senators want to know why the car company kept the ignition switch problems from the public for so long. >> i first learned about it in the first week of february this year. >> reporter: but gm legal staff fi

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earlier this morning, the document "elaine stritch shoot me" was released. she was 98. >>> coming up, we return to our coverage of the malaysian jet crash. >> and we look at the war zone. who they be responsible for shooting down the jumbo jet. >>> and later, safety in the skies after a deadly year for the airline industry. you're watching "world news the airline industry. you're watching "world news now." each. bul power & free can change the way you clean. . . . its hydrogen peroxide formula, and it kills 99.9% of germs without the harshness. a powerful clean, that's family friendly that's what we call healthing. lysol power & free. start healthing. for healthy floors, try lysol clean & fresh. the only cleaner approved to kill germs, even when diluted. >>> welcome back. powerful images there. the united nations security council will host an emergency meeting today on the shootdown of that malaysia airlines flight 17. >> the jet seems to have been caught in the crossfire of the conflict in ukraine. martha raddatz has more on the attention. >> reporter: it's

. >> famed hollywood and broadway star elaine stritch has died. >> stephen: (bleep) that. okay.ou know what? let's go to the hard stuff. there you go. (laughter) (cheers and applause) >> stephen: this alcohol is iso-propriate. (laughter) well, that concludes "stephen colbert's i need a drink," which didn't work. either the booze is broken, or the news is too sobering. okay. shake it off, colbert. you're a pro. move on. move on. that's enough death and destruction. let's turn to something that evidently will never die and cannot be destroyed. sarah palin. (laughter) (cheers and applause) i've always been a huge fan of sarah palin. she's a strong leader with a proven history of selflessness. in the midst of her 2008 campaign, she took time to help out a struggling senior with severely impaired judgment. (laughter) and this week, in her continuing quest to remind america of her existence, palin announced a new project. >> hello and welcome to a new project. this is a news channel that really is a lot more than news. are you tired of the media filters? well, i am. i always have been

. >> ifill: famed broadway performer elaine stritch died today, at her home in birmingham, michigan. she had a long list of stage, movie and tv credits, and won a tony and three emmys over more than 60 years. but she may be best known for her show-stopping signature number "the ladies who lunch" from the 1970 musical "company." she performed it more recently in her one woman show, "at liberty." ♪ here's to the ladies who lunch ♪ ♪ everybody laughs ♪ lounging in their cafcans ♪ ♪ and planning a brunch ♪ on their own behalf ♪. >> ifill: elaine stritch was 89- years-old. >> woodruff: still to come on the newshour. israel sends ground troops into gaza. tough questions for g.m.'s legal department from congress. what's driving an increase of h.i.v. infections in uganda. and a look back at how geraldine ferraro changed the political game for women. >> woodruff: the conflict between israel and hamas escalated today after efforts to broker a cease-fire failed and israeli troops rolled into gaza. the ground assault began after nightfall, with gaza residents reporting heavy shelling along the b

. >>> and broadway will dim its lights to honor elaine stritch. actress died in her home in michigan. her career spanned more than 70 years and also included movies and tv shows and cabaret shows. one of her recent gigs was the hit comedy "30 rock," where she played alec baldwin's domineering mother. >> you knew? >> it's florida, jack. it's like it never stopped being the '70s down there. >> stritch moved to michigan last year to be near family. she had no children but many nieces and nephews. earlier this year the documentary "elaine stritch: shoot me" was released. stritch was 89. >>> coming up, we return to our coverage of the malaysian jet crash. >> and we'll look at the war zone. who may be responsible for shooting down the jumbo jet and the powerful missile launchers used by rebels. >>> and later, safety in the skies after a deadly year for the airline industry. you're watching "world news now." change the way you clean. . . . its hydrogen peroxide formula, and it kills 99.9% of germs without the harshness. a powerful clean, that's family fr

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what you've seen is a massive air campaign all across the gaza stritch, more than 80 dead, 500 injured are the reported numbers. the streets, as your correspondents so you are empty, the shops closed. people are terrified. they are staying indoors, staying with their families and they're hoping this is going to end soon. >> the staying indoors is not necessarily an option, when thunderstorms in largely civilian areas, all civilian areas, people are unaware hamas are nearby and being tarted and won't be safe in their own homes. >> in a place as densely populated as gaza, much more densely populated than the urban areas, no matter the technology, it's extremely difficult not to have civilian casualties if you're bombing in these densely populated areas. >> most of your attention is on those people hurt and things that need to be done, so what would you say the priority is right now? >> right now, two main priorities. we declared an emergency. tuesday, we attitude up our operations rooms, our preparedness levels are as high as they can be, but our priority the last couple of days has been

. >>> and elaine stritch has died. a legend on broadway and the entertainment business. her career spanned over six decades. she was a new york institution, brassy with a voice to match. she often worked blue but wore white, at least the blouse accompanied by black tights and high heels, her signature uniform on and off stage. she worked with some of the all-time great composers including sondheim who wrote her signature song, "the ladies who lunch," from "company." she was introduced to a whole new audience on tv in the last decade or so during her emmy winning turn as alec baldwin's mother on "30 rock." she died at home in michigan. she was 89 years old. >>> another break, we are back in a moment with a final check on tonight's lead story. >>> let's go back quickly to tom costello in our washington newsroom with a final update on this downed jetliner. tom. >> reporter: brian, u.s. authorities say so far there's been no discussion about sending u.s. investigators into ukraine to help with the investigation. frankly, because it is a war zone and because rebels are still

he has suffered some serious lacerations, including stritchs, a fractured nose. he has bruises on the side of his body as well as serious cuts in various other parts that he says were a result of the beating he sustained while he was in israeli police custody. now, despite that, him and his family say they do plan on taking action against the israeli government because today he was released without any charges. they were asked to pay a bail, and he was restricted in terms of the movements he was allowed to engage in while he remained here in jerusalem for the rest of his summer vacation as the family says, but they were really angered by the fact that he will not be facing any charges yet he had to pay a bail and have his movements restricted, t.j. >> what can you tell us also, there have been tensions there over the past week or so of course with arrests possibly in the death of another teenager who was found dead there. just give us an update on the back and forth that's taken place there over the past week or so. >> reporter: well, we'll start with that invest

two new movies and a look at elaine stritch when we continue. >>> alden smith will not be facing prisonwas facing three felony and two other counts and four years in prison. but on friday a judge reduced the felonies to misdemeanors and sensed -- sentenced him to 11 days in county jail. that will be in a work program and serving three years of probation. he did not get prevental treatment. >> we are considering this reduction among other things whether the person takes it seriously. whether the person has taken any efforts to rehabilitate themselves. you heard his attorney talked about his stint in rehab not playing for five weeks. he is making and taking efforts to better himself. that's the kind of thing that the judges respond to. >> he will be serving time on the 29th. and they found guns that he brought in where they are legal. >>> the la city attorney refused to press charges after his arrest. smith was taken into custody after he was belligerent during a screening and said that he a bomb. >>> coming up and talking about the best bay area spots for barbecuing. a live look outside.