, a founder of the allman brothers band, has died. ♪ ♪ baby gregg allman helped createound that defined southern rock. ♪ run down a bluesy hard-jamming style heavy on guitar, keyboards and driving vocals. >> we play rock and roll just a lot of other people. we play a style of rock and roll. a lot of bands that came after us were playing similar music. it's just -- it's honest music. >> reporter: honest music that influenced generations of musicians. gregg and his older brother duane founded the allman brothers band in 1969. their first big hit, a live album, "at fillmore east," made for commercial and critical success. duane died in a motorcycle accident shortly after the album's release. gregg then led the band through four more decades marked by more hits. ♪ lord, i was born a rambling man ♪ ♪ not gonna let them catch the midnight rider ♪ >> he married and divorced pop icon cher, just one of his six marriages, and had public battles with drugs and alcohol. many rock stars took inspiration from the sound. his death today inspiring a wave of condolences. allman was indu

, the lead singer and co- founder of the allmanterday from complications of liver cancer, at the age of 69. in 2012, the newshour's jeffrey brown sat down with allman to discuss his storied career. in this excerpt, allman revealed his doubts about his chances to become a rock star. >> reporter: there was, however, a realistic streak in young gregg allman. he writes that he had actually intended to go to college and medical school. >> i mean no pun, but everybody and their brother had a damn rock and roll band. >> reporter: so you're looking around saying-- >> i am, yes. >> reporter: we're not going to make it here. >> we're not going to make rent doing this. my brother said, "but, no, man, we're going to be the best. we're going to be number one." ♪ ♪ >> reporter: in 1971, the allmans recorded what is widely considered the finest live album ever made, "at fillmore east." ♪ ♪ it would be their ticket to stardom. but just three months after its release, duane allman was killed in a motorcycle crash in their adopted home of macon, ga.

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well, the music world is in mourning. legendary rocker greg allmanfront man for the allman brothers band has died. ♪ >> allman passed away at his home in savannah, georgia today. they canceled all performances for the year due to health issues. allman and his older brother performing songs like "rambling man" and "midnight rider." allman was 69 years old. >>> and a loss for the phillies family. haul of famp pitcher, jim bunning pitched one of the first perfect games in national league history with the phillies in 1964 and he served in congress and in the senate representing kentucky. he was 85 years old. >>> and coming up in sports reaction as the phillies honor bunning's legacy. and the phillies posted this picture of bunning's jersey with a caption that says forever a phillies legend. rest in peace, jim. >>> the new york airport has been given the all clear after a discovery of a pressure cooker. this is a picture of the pressure cooker. port authority police say the suspicious package was found around 5:30 tonight. it was evacuated for about an ho

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, the founding member of the allman brothers. >> ron has the story on how the southern rock pioneer is being remembered this morning. >> yeah, as a huge, huge allman brothers fan, and gregg was the heart and soul of this high energy band that bore his name and his late brother duane for nearly -- imagine this -- half a century. ♪ always run to melissa ♪ >> reporter: gregg allman was equal parts soulful balladeer. ♪ and rock star. ♪ as the lead singer for the allman brothers they crafted music richly infused with rock, blues and jazz. gregg and his older brother duane on lead guitar formed the group in 1969. what followed were a string of hits including this classic. ♪ the midnight rider >> reporter: just two years later a motorcycle crash claimed the life of brother duane. gregg keeping the band together and soldiering on eventually recording one of their biggest hits. ♪ lord i was born a rambling man ♪ >> he could take a melody and make it feel really powerful and really earnest and i think could connect with his listeners in that way. >> reporter: gregg allman drawing atte

in the late '70s he joined a blues band called the night hawks. allmanas 69 years old. >>> police released pictures of the manchester bomber from the tonight the update on the security situation in that country. >>> >>> new at 11:00, police are questioning this man, trying to figure out why he allegedly drove through a security fence at dwi thurgood marshall airport 1:30 this afternoon. andrew cotche is in police custody. he's 42 and lives in lower maryland. >>> new confidence today across let level. a week since the suicide bomber. lucy is in manchester with the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: the british police investigation into the manchester attack still under way, although it does appear there's been significant progress made. >> i think nothing to do. it feels like it. >> reporter: we heard from the uk's top counterterrorism officer speaking this afternoon, saying there will be more arrests, and more searches conducted as authorities try to close the net around the suspected terrorist network behind salman abedi, the 22-year-old suspect

the couple had been boating in the area for over 30-years. ( marty ) rock legend gregg allman of the llman brothers band has died: allman recorded classics like "midnight rider", and "rambling man.' his manager says that allman passed away peacefully at his home saturday in georgia of complications from liver cancer. he and his older brother duane were the founders of the allman brothers band. gregg allman was 69-years old. ( marty ) it's memorial day weekend.. coming up...the tips you need to live look outside... richmond bridge ♪ this is a story about mail and packages. and it's also a story about people. people who rely on us every day to deliver their dreams they're handing us more than mail they're handing us their business and while we make more e-commerce deliveries to homes than anyone else in the country, we never forget... that your business is our business the united states postal service. priority: you ♪ so we got our new he washing machine but it took forever turns out it wasn't the machine, it was our detergent. so we switched to tide t

also: the american rock musician gregg allman has died. 69—year—old became a star in the late 60s as part of the allman brothers band. he'd had struggled with several health issues. and the dateline london panel assess president trump's first overseas trip. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good morning and welcome to bbc news. british airways has warned of further delays and cancellations today, as it resumes flights following the major it failure that saw most services cancelled yesterday. passengers due to fly today are being urged to check the status of their flights before arriving at heathrow airport. ba has apologised, and says it will refund reasonable costs, and assist passengers with rebooking flights. live to heathrow — and the latest from our correspondent andy moore. what the picture there at the moment? the problems are continuing here today. london gatwick seems to be ok. there are only about one consolation is that. ba says they will fly the majority of their flights from heathrow today, that does seem to be the case

the allman brothers music intertwined jazz, country blue s to crank out hits as ram manying man, and . in 1971 the band released at fillmore east, the group's third album which rolling stone album called the finest ever committed to vinyl. greg was unprepared for the level of stardom that he had reached. >> i remember going to the grocery store and seeing my face every where and i said what is happening? >> reporter: four years later greg married cher, just three days after she divorced her husband sonny bono to day she tweeted, i tried, word are impossible. the allman brothers induct in the rock and role hall of fame in 1995, following year, also won a grammy for best rock instrumental performance for jessica. gregory leased six solo albums over his career, he stopped performing six months ago when his health started to fade. greg allman was 69. >> ♪ >> meg oliver for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> we have a lot more to cover on cbs-3 "eyewitness news", anti aging break through that could improve your quality of life for years to come, and it works from the inside out. >>> plus, pat ga

we got sad news out of the music world, greg allman passed away. nd song writer founded the allman brothers bands and greg was just 69. according to the official website he passed away at his home in savannah georgia, he had struggled with health issues including hepatitis cand >> i'm sorry to hear that. i saw the allman brothers many times in new jersey, he had an incredibly life. on the musicing the man could make the organ sing like the angels. sad to see him go. >>> time now is 7:52. coming up this memorial day weekend, >> we're going to tell you about the wedding season upon us now, and what are the latest trends to keep your eye out for and how you might want to change your plans. after you learn about those trends. stick with us. fox 5 news morning after this. ♪ ♪ >>> we have now entered the wedding season. >> while a lot of couples are focused for the big day on the bride and groom you can't protect about the guest, lauren simonetti has tips on how to make the day worthwhile. take a look. >> reporter: the average could have for a wedding is

the allman brother's band gave the first cot. blues band called the night hawks. >>> and baseball fans and mbs of congress are mourning the death of former senator jim bunting. the republican served 12 years in the house before serving one term in the senate. now before going into public service, he had a hall of fame baseball career. bunning became the first pitcher at 1900 to throw no-hitters in both the american and national league. he won 224 games and pitched the first perfect game in modern national league history. bunning is the only member of the baseball hall of fame to serve in congress. bunning was 85 years old. >>> give you a live look outside. open the windows this sunday morning. tom updating your holiday forecast looking at, tracking showers, and then a little bit of a warm-up. . >>> ask not what your country can do for you, but ask whatou >> a major milestone in presidential history. the unique way the kennedy center is preparing to honor it's name sake 100thirthday. b vo: delivering cleaner, reliable energy... creating jobs for our veterans... hel

. # and the american rock musician greg allman has died. as a star in the late ‘60s group the allman brothers band. the 69—year—old had struggled with a number of health issues. now on bbc news, it's time for the final edition of our special series nick's election takeaways. on monday, the bbc‘s nick robinson shared fish and chips with voters in eltham, southeast london. the group, selected by the pollsters ipsos mori, represent some of those who are "just about managing", otherwise known as the jams. the people who are in work but still struggle to make ends meet, to pay those bills at the end of the week. how will they make up their minds how to vote? we've come to the suburbs of south london to find out. well, it's fish and chips for the latest of my election takeaways. we are in the south suburbs of london with a group of voters who are going to tell us how they are making up their minds who to back at the election. just to start us off, what issues in this area, before we talk about the country, what things all thinking about when you t

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the american rock musician greg allman has died. he late 60s group, the allman brothers band. the 69—year—old had struggled with a number of health issues. now on bbc news it's time for the travel show. 0n the travel show this week: gigantic metal elephants. so this is how you make an elephant roar. elephant roars that was incredible. how one tweet saved a rhino. and exploring london's secret tube network. the top speed of one of our mail trains was about 35mph. that's pretty fast. we start this week on france's river loire. along its banks you'll find some of the country's most impressive history. a chateau there were visited by the likes ofjoan of arc, leonardo da vinci and eleanor of aquitaine. but we sent keith wallace to the city of nantes to find out how the region's industrial past is being used to inspire a new generation. just over a decade ago, this little island in the loire was a scrap of wasteland close to the centre of nantes. a three—mile stretch of brownfield site, home only to the odd artist who had gone there in sea

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the sound. his death today inspiring a wave of condolences. allmand into the rock and roll hall of fame in 1985 and honored way grammy lifetime achievement award in 2012. >> greg allman died at his home in savannah, georgia today. he was 69 years old. >>> still ahead tonight, a new formula for training young workers for highly paid jobs in manufacturing. apprentice programs as an alternative to college. >>> a remarkable display of water and light as a famous fountain garden gets new life. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ sfx: engine revving ♪ (silence) ♪ ♪ come close, come close. fun in art class. i like that. [ music stops suddenly ] ah. when your pain reliever stops working, your whole day stops. awww. try this. for minor arthritis pain, only aleve can stop pain for up to 12 straight hours with just one pill. thank you. ♪ come on everybody. you can't quit, neither should your pain reliever. stay all day strong with 12 hour aleve. a farmer's market.ve what's in this kiester. a fir

he and his older brother formed the bluesy man. allman was 69 years old. >>> a loss for the phillies family. hall of fame pitcher jim bunning has died. bunning played for the phillies for six seasons. he pitched one of the perfect games in modern national league history in 1964. he also served in congress and in the senate representing kentucky. bunning was 85 years old. and coming up in sports, reaction from larry, as the phillies honor bunning's legacy. >>> turning now to the memorial day weekend weather. at the shore, in philadelphia, and in wilmington, people enjoyed the seasonable weather today as the rain held off through the morning and early afternoon. right now light rain is moving over delaware and the jersey shore. but for the most part the kickoff to memorial day weekend has been pretty good. first alert meteorologist erica has the latest of what to expect. >> we had a pretty nice day all around. temperatures topped out at 73 degrees today at philadelphia international airport today. just four degrees below the average. overal

this is truecar. .. ♪ ♪ gregg: the sounds of one of the pioneers of southern rock, greg allman, who hasrmed the backbone of the allman brothers' band. their folksy style gave rise to bands like lynyrd skynyrd. last august allman began canceling tour dates citing serious health issues. the band tweeting a photo of the rock legend with the message: it is with deep sadness we announce that greg allman passed away peacefully at his home. he was 69 years old. his brother died in a motorcycle accident back in 1971, only 24 years old. laura: so sad when the fox news alert came through on my phone, it took my breath away with. we all know those songs -- gregg: you were a deejay. laura: i was in sacramento, california, for a number of years, played a lot of allman brothers --gregg: midnight ride- laura: melissa and, yes, his fellow song, i'm no -- solo song, i'm no angel. gregg: he will be missed. >> the u.s. is currently paying much more than any other nation, and that is not fair to the united states or the united states taxpayer. so we're working on it, and i will tell you a big different ove

center pieces of the allman brothers band. gregg allman was 69-years old. justine) new information tonight on what killed an almost 80-foot blue whale that washed ashore in marin county. scientists at the marine mammal center say the female whale's injuries are from significant blunt force trauma... that is consistent with being hit by a boat. the female whale was discovered off agate beach in bolinas on thursday. experts examined the whale today and found the left side of the body had bad injuries, including 10 broken ribs. the spine was badly fractured, and the skull showed signs of trauma as well. blue whales are the world's largest animal and they're endangered. about 28-hundred live off the california coast. ship strikes are a leading cause of whale deaths. (justine) turning to weather now, meteorologist lawrence karnow has our forecast. lawrence karnow: the holiday weekend is off to a fine start weatherwise. we started with plenty of low clouds and fog but the sun managed to break through a little earlier. as a result temperatures warmed over yesterday

the american rock musician greg allman has died. always run to sweet melissa... the 69—year—old became a star in the late sixties as part of the allman brothers band, the group he formed with his brother, duane. one of their best known songs is the 1973 hitjessica, which was used as the opening theme tune to top gear. a sheepdog who went missing with an orphaned lamb he befriended has been found after three weeks but without this companion. blake the sheepdog and bella the ewe were described as inseparable before they disappeared together from their home in nottinghamshire. their owner now says that blake has returned safe and sound but that the search for bella continues. almost 6:10 a.m., let's look at some of the front pages. the face of the manchester bomber stands out from most of them this morning, this is the front of the observer, en route to blowing up 22 innocents in manchester, salman abedi. their main story, dealing with the eu to combat terror, experts tell the prime minister. this is the dominant picture on all the fro

forces and the names behind a great southern band, the allman brothers. they combined, rock rock, blues and jazz for a high energy sound. inseparable as children in florida, duane as the lead guitarist of the original band formed in 1969. greg played keyboards and was the soulful lead singer as he talked about in the documentary southern rock. >> started playing and oh, man, it just knocked me out. i just matched the lyrics and i did my best to sing it my best. >> the band turned out hit after hit including midnight rider. ♪ after duane died in a motorcycle crash in 1971, greg kept the band together. they scored one of their biggest hits with rambling man in 1971. greg all man married cher in june of 1975 and moved to hollywood. it was a turbulent union as greg descended into heavier and heavier drug and alcohol use. >> i went to 14 rehabs. >> 14 rehabs? >> but i didn't go to 15. >> they divorced in 1978 and he eventually kicked his drug habit. through ups and downs greg allman kept going churning out solo and all man brothers albums. he stopped touring be

the sudden death of a rock icon. gregg allman passing away at the age of 69. 's abc's ron claiborne with a look back at his life and music. ♪ >> reporter: gregg allman and older brother duane were the driving force behind one of the greatest southern rock 'n roll bands ever combining rock, blues and jazz in a hard driving high energy sound. ♪ inseparable as children growing up in tennessee, duane was the lead guitarist of the original band formed in 1969. gregg played keyboards and was the group's voiced soulful lead singer as he talked about in the documentary "southern rock". >> i started playing and i mean it just knocked me out. i just met some lyrics and did my best to sing it my best. >> reporter: the band would turn out hit after hit including "midnight rider." ♪ midnight rider >> reporter: after duane died in a motorcycle crash in 1971, gregg kept the band together. ♪ i was born a rambling man >> reporter: in 1975 gregg allman married cher. it was a turbulent union as gregg descended into heavier drug and alcohol use as he told dan rather. >> i went to

was teaming up with his brother to form the allman brothers band.he group's success becoming an influential act in the '70s as group's chief song writer, gregg panned the lyrics to songs "midnight rider" and "sweet melissa" and the blues epic "whipping post." ♪ i feel like i'm dying >> reporter: the band was eventually committed into the rock 'n' roll hall of fame in 1995 but the road to success was anything smooth for gregg. his older brother died after the release of their first album and gregg also struggled with drug abuse and rock romantic marriage that included a marriage to cher, one of his many marriages. most recently, he returned to georgia where he opened up to cnn about his battle with hepatitis c. >> i just started getting real tired, you know? energy just ain't there. >> reporter: it's also where he spent his final days working on a soon to be released album "southern blood." >> he fortunately got to hear some of the final mixes of his record and shared with me how happy he was. >> reporter: his general manager michael lehman told cnn

as the lead singer for the allman brothers they crafted music richly infused with rock, blues, and jazzder brother dwayne on lead guitar formed the group in 1969, what followed, a string of hits including this classic. just two years later, a motorcycle crash claimed the life of brother dwayne, gregg keeping the band together and soldiering on, eventually recording one of their biggest hits. ♪ lord i was born a rambling man ♪ >> take a melody of a song and make it feel powerful and earnest and could connect wh >> reporter: gregg allman drawing attention off the stage too, marrying cher in 1975. ♪ i love, love, love the way you move me ♪ >> reporter: the marriage was tumultuous. eventually leading to divorce. gregg also had his demons struggling with drug, alcohol aboss. he eventually kicked the habit and continued to create great music. tributes pouring in. from fans. apple ceo tim cook, ringo star, even his ex-wife cher posting this photo with the caption, never forget. allman died at his home in savannah, georgia. he was 69 years old. ♪ catch the midnight ride relatively young too. >>

the american rock musician greg allman has died. # but back home you'll always run to sweet melissa..ame a star in the late ‘60s as part of the allman brothers band, the group he formed with his brother, duane. one of their best known songs is the 1973 hitjessica, which was used as the opening theme tune to top gear. that would have been one of those good pub quiz questions, i never knew it was that particular song. the great manchester run is going ahead this morning in the city centre amid heightened security and an atmosphere of quiet defiance. 35,000 participants will be running through the city centre in the second major sporting event in the city since the attacks on monday. 0ur reporter catriona renton is down on the start line and she joins us now. good morning. how has what happened in manchester earlier this week affected the planning for this event, which has been scheduled for many months? well, you can see we're at the start line here and things are at the start line here and things a re really at the start line here and things are really getting under way, the pa and mus

the band together. in 1975, gregg allman married cher. he descended into heavier and heavier drug and alcohol abuse. >> i went to 14 rehabs. >> 14 rehabs. >> but i didn't go to 15. >>the couple de vorgsd in 1978. through ups and downs, gregg allman kept going, performing and churning out solo and allman brothers almonds, performing live, but this past march he suddenly stopped touring because of health issues. tonight the tributes pouring in, ringo star tweeting fleft peace, gregg allman, peace and love to all the family. and brad paisley, what a legacy gregg allman leaves behind. jam on in the great hereafter. greg aul allman died in his home in savannah, georgia today. he was 69 years old. >>> that was ron claiborne reporting. the president is headed back to the u.s. after his first overseas trip but he's not coming home to open arms. the latest on the investigation into russia that now includes his son-in-law. and a flipped over canoe with great white fins flapping how the man in the water escaped with his life. >>> then on meteorologi

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greg allman of the classic rock bands the allman brothers died in salve and a greg and his brother were pioneers in the southern rock exchanges of the 19 70s, the live albumn at philmore east, put put the bands on the map, and they battled alcohol and drugs, greg almond recently canceled tour dates due to health problems. he was 69. >>> police are investigating a deadly hit-and-run crash in bristol bucks county investigators say a 50 year old woman was struck and killed on route 13 at beaver damn road. this happened in the southbound lanes just before midnight. police are now looking for a gray mini-van with missing headline, anyone with information is asked to call bristol borough police. a teenager is being hailed a hero tonight after rescuing his baby nephew from a burning home in the city's overbrook neighborhood. the fire broke out around 10:30 this morning, in the 1,000 block of flanders road. authorities say family did a head count and realized the baby was missing. that's when the young man ran inside the burning home, to get his nephew. >> it is memorial day weekend, and the we