tony bennett was dated the age of l tony bennett. thank you. r. this weekend the weather is looking decidedly unsettled. it will feel rather cool. it will often be windy and there will be some outbreaks of rain at times. how much rain? well, this chart shows how much we're expecting to accumulate over the next few days. the wettest places are likely to be across northern ireland, parts of wales, and perhaps most especially across the north of england, but most places getting at least a dose of wet weather thanks to this frontal system pushing its way in from the west. quite a complex frontal system. there will be various pulses of heavy rain running along it as it slides its way eastwards. moving its way into the picture, certainly, as we go on through tonight. will stay mostly dry, i think, down towards the south east of england and also in the north of scotland. and here with clear skies overhead, it is actually going to get quite chilly like the last few nights. temperatures in some spots down to three orfour degrees, but milder further south

that it was tony bennett.g hey, what's that song? they always giants games, you know, known >> get reaction from a lot of politicians who are pouring in their thoughts and prayers this morning. senator di finds dan also feinstein weighing in this morning. she says in part, tony was a true new yorker, but he was an adopted son of san francisco from friday. the cable cars to celebrate their renovation to uplifting us by leading a citywide saying of i left my heart in san francisco during the pandemic. tony's love and support for san francisco. have it. so for decades like you both just mentioned, we're also hearing from former speaker of the house and longtime san francisco congresswoman nancy pelosi. she released a statement saying in part personally, tony was my dear friend with holder was my privilege to share many special moments. i was deeply honored when it came to when it came to the capitol as my special guests from my elections as speaker, his iconic song. i left my heart in san francisco. a live offer

he said let's americanize it and call you tony bennett. >> reporter: he became a major teen idol with hits in the 50s and 60s that. said, he's best known for his signature song about the little cable cars first performed by bennett in 1961 right here in the bay area. >> i may very well have been one of his first renditions in the venetian room so many years ago. >> reporter: in 1983, bennett performed it in front of queen elizabeth and prince phillip. >> thank you for coming tonight. >> reporter: four years later, a special appearance for kpix. this time on chrissy field with former anchor kate kelly. >> i'm looking forward to singing with the san francisco symphony. i call that slumming. >> and here comes tony bennett. >> reporter: the occasion, the 50th anniversary of the golden gate bridge. bennett did not disappoint. ♪ on a hill, it calls to me. ♪ >> reporter: later in his career, bennett clicked with the young hip crowd and collaborated with megastars like lady gaga. >> tony bennett, whether it was a taylor swift crowd, whether it was a tupac crowd, or whether it was the mormon t

san francisco shows it's love for tony bennett. >> he became, frankly, the signature for the city. >> we remember a singer for the ages. >>'s rendition of the classics always made me feel very happy, there was a brightness and joy. it's so special, the way he describes the cable cars, the rolling hills, it is all very iconic. >> reporter: and go inside the room where he first sang the classic that changed his career. >> and that song somehow captured something in the public imagination. that just forever sealed the deal. >>> this is cbs news bay area with juliet goodrich. >> it is a busy day, we start with the heat that is roasting the inland areas as we kick off the weekend, today and tomorrow our first alert weather days, the hottest spots in the tri-valley hitting triple digits. martinez got pretty close today in the mid-90s, not to comfortable to be outdoors. and looking toward oakland, it'll be mild towards the bay and the coast. let's get right over to paul heggen and the weekend outlook. >> almost identical temperatures in store for us on saturday, but at least we avoided the e

it's the place to be if you want to say goodbye to tony bennett in san francisco. >> i loved tony bennettld loves tony bennett, such a gorgeous voice, i'm so happy that we saw him in recent years singing. >> reporter: she is one of many fans who gathered in front of the statue this friday morning, she tells me the news of his departure has left an incredible void in her heart. >> when i first heard about tony bennett, it made me cry , i just felt like an extension of that great american classic legacy , and that i learned about him as a human being, what a great man he was. so, his music and his rendition of the classics always made me feel very happy, there was a brightness and a joy. >> reporter: a legacy that megan got from her martha mother , they both have a deep connection to san francisco. >> i think it is so marvelous, i see you have your yankees head on, but i'm definitely a san francisco giants fan and at the end of every game, if we win, they play tony bennett singing, i left my heart in san francisco. and, i was really thrilled to hear when they named him a part of this road,

from then on, tony bennett. ♪ who can i turn to? ld us about his early year, counting frank sinatra as a mentor and a friend. >> sinatra was my best friend and gave me the best advice. he was ten years my elder and the master. he said stay away from -- songs. doing the american song book, they're not old songs, they're great, great songs. ♪ because of you ♪ >> reporter: in 1951, his first number one hit, "because of you". in 1962, he won his first grammy with "i left my heart in san francisco" ♪ in san francisco ♪ >> reporter: 20 grammys in all, more than 70 albums. ♪ just wake up kiss the good life good-bye ♪ >> reporter: and when it came to his music, he told us he fought the critics for decades who told him to sing something more modden. but he told me he loved the classics. >> i said i'm going to great american song book over and over again, because it was the greatest music that came out of any country in the world. >> reporter: tony bennett would reveal he was diagnosed with alzheimer's in 2016 system his wife said while his mi

name is too long for the marquee, let's americanize it and call you ton bennett. >> reporter: tony bennett to have a string of hits in the 50s and 60s. and he spen the nextxt decades peperformin sold-outut crowds. in his late years, bennett recorded duets with popular artists like lady gaga and amy winehouse, attracting a younger generation of fans. >> that signature song, i have listened to it going over the golden gate bridge , it just gave me chills. he left his legacy right here where we live >> and he reminds us of all tha is beautiful, when we do the stories of the nastier things o the city, such an icon for san francisco, the mayor has ordered the city to fly all flags at half staff to honor tony bennett today and outside the fairmont hotel, a red reef is resting by the statue. he first performed back in 1961 i the hotel's venetian ballroom. >> he brought such significanc , and he was probably, i would say, our most exquisite ambassador for the city of san francisco. >> the fairmont hotel is temporarily closing its tony bennett suite. in 1983, he sang i left my heart for queen eliza

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in san francisco. >> i love tony bennett. world loves tony bennett. such a gorgeous voice. i am happy we saw him in recent years singing. >> reporter: one of many fans that gathered in knob hill. the news of his departure left an incredible void in her heart. >> when i first heard tony bennett -- it is making me cry. [crying] it just felt like an extension of that great american classic sound legacy and then i learned about him as a human being, what a great, great man he was. so, his music actually, his rendition of the classics always made me feel very happy. there was a brightness and a joy. >> a legacy that she got from her mother, coming from new york, they both feel a deep connection to tony's love for san francisco. >> i just think it is marvelous. i am -- i see you have your yankees cap on, i am definitely a san francisco giants fan. and at the end of every game if we win they play tony bennett sings "i left my heart in san francisco." and, you know, was really thrilled to hear when they named part of this road tony b

he said let's americanize it and call you tony bennett. >> ♪ taking a chance on love ♪ >> reporter: tonyg of hits in the '50s and '60s and spent the next decades performing to soldout crowds. although the old standards were bennett's specialty, he always stayed close to pop culture. >> this is mtv. >> it's tony bennett. >> good to see you. >> reporter: music was not his only talent. bennett also became a respected painter using his real name bendetto. >> when i get just a little tired of singing, i painint. wh i get tired of paininting, i sing. >> reporterer: in his lalater years, bennett recorded duties with popular artists like lady gaga and amy winehouse attracting a younger generation of fans. bennett's family revealed the legendary singer was diagnosed with alzheimer's disease four years earlier in 2021, but chosen to keep it a secret. bennett's life explained why this morning. >> he likes to say he's in the business of making people feel good, so he never wanted the audience to know if he had a problem. obviously, as things have progressed, it becomes more and more obvious when you

billyjoel said tony bennett billy joel said tony bennett was billyjoel said tony bennett was one of theho sang with tony bennett on one of his duets albums said it was an honour to work with one of the world's most beloved, respected and legendary singers. tony bennett wasn't a political animal. he said that of himself but it was a champion of human rights, he campaigned for racially ality in that aspect of his life was reflected in the thoughts of presidentjoe biden in his statement, he summed it up like this, he said he lived history. hillary clinton said tony bennett was a true talent and true gentleman and true friend. also around the country we've been hearing from tony bennett's fans, they heard the news very early on friday morning, some telling stories of what he meant to them. others laid floral tributes in new york's central park and here in los angeles on tony bennett's star on the walk of pain. there is one place, tony bennett always lived in new york city but there is one place, one city in this country, san francisco, the city by the bay, where he will always be held very

the post here, tony bennett way. he was here 7 years ago and we just saw story from him for dan kerman. i believe. and he said it was the most beautiful statue that he has ever seen. i don't think anybody could ever argue with that. and it is stall, jake and kind of wistful to see cable cars go up this hill in california. you can't help but think of cable cars tony bennett all in the same breath, he's just a few feet away from those cable cars. back to that this are here. you know, his love for the city. thank you on the night thank you. will see lots of sunshine there. want to get a look at the weather going into the weekend. it's going to be hot. it will be good morning, brittany. yeah, lots of sunshine is going to be the for the rest of the week. but really the next couple of days is going to be a hot, even hotter than what has been >> triple digits. a heat advisory kicking off again at 11 today and stay that way until tomorrow night. so those warm temperatures here to say for the next couple of days. let's talk a

>> singing with tony bennett was a master class, to say the least.g was in the room, that listening was the most important thing, that everything was about the interpretation. everything was about telling the story in the most honest and organic way possible. so that clip was not a set up. that was our session. all the musicians were in there with us. you will notice also we didn't have any headphones on. he likes to hear everything in the room. we had a few little speakers in there, but otherwise he wanted to hear it as we were doing it. and couldn't think of a more fitting lyric than that one you just played for the way that he embraced life, embraced music and embraced the way he worked with other artists. >> so what is it like to first get that call, even someone as accomplished as yourself, saying, hey, would you like to do a duet with the one and only tony bennett? >> you have to -- in many ways you have to suppress the part of you that is freaking out because you realize you have a very big job to do. but it also helps -- sometimes they say do

i call that slumming . >> here comes tony bennett. to the 50th anniversary of the golden gate bridge and bennett did not disappoint. later in his careerer bennett clicked with the young and hip crowd , and collaborated with megastars like lady gaga. >> tony bennett, whether it was taylor swift crowd, whether was the rapper tupac or the mormon tabernacle choir crowd , they all loved tony bennett. >> reporter: in his lifetime tony bennett sold over 50 million records worldwide. >> one of the last times he was in san francisco was 2018 when part of mason street was named tony bennett way. his favorite san francisco restaurant was where he left a lifetime of memories. >> reporter: north beach was the place that tony bennett would, while in town and specifically hereto piazza pelligrini. a friend used to own the place and even after the change of ownership he would come back to enjoy his favorite dish. >> reporter: taking over piazza pelligrini in 2005 and since then having the pleasure of serving the legendary singer. >> i remember one tim

iconic singer tony bennett died today at the age of 96.e will talk with the band leader who knew bennett well pure also bustling lively night markets so popular throughout asia might be coming to the bay area more under a new bill. we will chat with the san francisco supervisor and a celebrity chef about the big idea. california's elitist the culture wars that you know unified unified school board approved the policy to notify parents if their child identified as transgender. california's school chief was there to speak against the policy and support lgbtq students. school board president, the superintendent was escorted out by security to the cheers and some jeers of parents. here to talk about the stunning turn of events is tony thurman. superintendent thurman, thanks for joining us today. i've covered a lot of news, i'm sure you have been to many school board meetings, but what happened last night, the state superintendent kicked out of a school board meeting, that is extra ordinary. are you still in disbelief yourself? >> i would just

he said let's americanize it and call you tony bennett. >> reporter: tony bennett went on to have a string of hits in the 50s and 60s. he spent the next decade performing to the sold-out crowds along with additional decades. all the old standards were the bennett specialties but he always stayed close to pop culture. the music was not his only talent. bennett became a respected painter using the real name of bebenedetto. >>>> when i geget a little bi tired of singing i pay it when i get tired of painting i sing. >> reporter: lady gaga and amy winehouse, performing with them to attract a younger age of fans. he was diagnosed with alzheimer's disease four years earlier but chose to keep the diagnosis a secret. his wife explained why to the cbs mornings gayle king . >> he always said he was in the business of making people feel good so he never wanted the audience to know that he had a problem. obviously as things have progressed, it becomes more and more obvious when you interact with tony that something is up. >> reporter: the bennett career spanning seven decades and he performed audiences

tony bennett's got a big sound but i'm working on my sound. so i sang the song and went offstage. ks out, says good evening, ladies and gentlemen, takes the microphone and puts it down on the piano and sang the song without a microphone, and i'm like i just wanted to crawl into a hole because that's why you don't follow tony bennett. you can't. you're not going to win. >> kind of a mic drop moment there. great to talk to you. really appreciate you coming to the situation room, and my hats off to you as well. what an amazing career you've had, and thanks for sharing the special memories. we really appreciate it. >>> now let's bring in another modern day crooner and grammy award winning artist, michael buble. he's also with us. great to see you and you had the honor of collaborating with tony bennett on several duets. i have to ask you about that. what was it like to sing with such a giant in the industry? it is tough to share a stage with him i have to imagine. >> yeah, well, i mean he's incredibly talented but he was always warm and gracious. and, you know, as a kid who had so much

>> tony bennett himself started to. i love the any of the francisco say temperatures will you're out there to statue? i'm sure you could point the lake and get a little sing along with 2, 3, 4, 6, people out there this morning. you know what? we'll try. everybody knows the lyrics to. i left my heart in san francisco. >> but if i do sing it, i want the kids to be locked up in a room because it will be very nobody saying you william i make him sound like tony ok, well with other people that don't say low. well, just hey, we appreciate it. well, thank you have our own sing-along out there top of and that's to that. okay. all right. so what would you back out with will throughout the morning as we continue to take a look back at the life and legend that is tony benn. all right. quite a magical day. go weekend. let's transition out. talk about the hot weather. yeah, hot. and then we really hot, especially inland. we're going to see those triple digits. >> the next couple of days, we're going break thankfully on monday, but w

tony bennett, beloved 96 years old. he will not be forgotten anywhere, but especially in san francisco, richard, you're one of his fans. you're weighing a san francisco giants at i know a lot of people love him just after the game. they play his song. i left and say i left my heart in san francisco after a win. your thoughts on mister bennett. what's your favorite song? one of a kind. i'm sure will be missed. i want to be around it. my my favorite we a lot of people. thought he was from san francisco because of famous song. but you and i know that he was no east coast guy. that's probably his most famous song and beloved signed a lease san franciscans. so when i saturday, i had to break the news to just your thoughts is a bring back memories. i was a toddler when first heard tony bennett. so does it walking down memory lane a little a little bit. but, you know, people got over 90 and >> they are in declining health. cite executive shot. to mention announced it just a few years. i sweet memory i have is that constantly d

whether you're young or old, chances are you've listened to and loved the music of tony bennett, who died today at the age of 96 his sound and his presence were truly special. ♪ just the way you look tonight ♪ >> reporter: bennett was a constant in our culture, a performer of depth and magnitude, who crossed so many generations, from his years as a crooner in the 1950s to his second act later in life, including his now classic duets with lady gaga. tony bennett was always there, and with his music, he always will be. ♪ whenever there's music ♪ >> reporter: tony bennett had it all, the looks, the style, and that voice. ♪ somewhere over the rainbow ♪ >> reporter: a butterscotch baritone. ♪ wonderful ♪ >> reporter: that enveloped audiences. ♪ marvelous ♪ >> reporter: the legendary crooner was born anthony dominic benedetto in queens, a kid of the great depression raised by a single mom at 16 he dropped out of school and was later drafted by the army to serve in world war ii. >> i decided that when i get out of the army, i'm going to go into show business. >> reporter: and that's exactly

that's what tony bennett was. >> yeah.hen the two of you became friends? >> well, at first, he came and heard me play at a club that i used to play in when i was, well, this was about 30 years ago or more, i was playing solo piano and he came in with helen keen who had been bill's manager, he came in and listened, he drew a sketch of me and gave it to me, i was meeting one of my heros, a little later he came into a club that i was playing and the may traydee said, mr. bennett is here and would like to talk to you. he said his player couldn't make a couple of engagesments that he had, and he asked me to play and i said, of course. and i was delighted and we became friends. >> did you even think twice about it? >> of course now. >> now, i remember you said when walking down the street with him in new york, he was new york. >> there was a wonderful feeling when you would walk down the street with him, because, of course, everybody recognized him. and he was so open to everybody. he loved life. he loved people. he loved commun

. >> tony bennett passed away at his home in new york city at the age of 96. he, of course, is the brilliant voice behind so many songs, including i left my heart in san francisco. the official unofficial song of the city, then it's publicist confirmed his death today. just 2 weeks shy of his 97th birthday. at this time. there's no official cause of death. but in 2016, the world learned he'd been diagnosed with alzheimer's disease with his story. career-high released more than 70 albums winning him. 19 grammys, all but 2 after he reached 60's, then its goal was to expose his audience to his music. what he called the great american songbook creating hits all the way up until 2021 with his final album. love for sale featuring hit artists in 2014 at the age of 88. he broke his own record as the oldest living performer with a number one album on the weekly billboard 200 chart for his song cheek to cheek. that was his first duet with lady gaga 2 years ago, they shared the stage together for his final performance. >> that's the first time that tony said, my name and

and we know all about tony bennett's life long love affair with san francisco. it was mutual just 7 years ago. statue of him was unveiled outside the fairmont hotel. it is now home to a growing memorial for the iconic singer force charles clifford has a closer look. >> well, here in san francisco, the city is paying tribute to tony bennett. tony bennett lived in new york city, but he was beloved here in san francisco and had strong ties to the city. he would sing at giants games and of course his signature song. i left my heart in san francisco is one of the city's samples. this statue was placed in front of the fairmont hotel back in 2016 to celebrate his 90th birthday. i can't get over what just happened. >> that's the most beautiful statue. live in my heart forever. thank you for being so wonderful to me to branded. but long the whole world to know. >> the minute you say a lovely in parents, no matter where you instant lay. everybody francisco. this block of mason street was also renamed tony bennett way on friday morning. the hotel had flowers placed around

he said let's call you tony bennett. >> reporter: tony bennett wasn't an immediate hit. >> the firstth a gravel voice has come about. it was a terrible review. i was shocked by it. >> reporter: yes, sometimes critics get it really wrong. ♪ to be well ♪ ♪ climb halfway to the stars ♪ >> reporter: in 1962, bennett recorded what would become his signature song. a lot of people could be forgiven for thinking tony bennett grew up riding the cable cars of san francisco. >> no, no, no. he told me that he really had barely seen a cable car. >> reporter: npr host scott simon co-wrote bennett's memoir "just getting started." >> he saw the sheet music, he was on a 1961 nightclub tour in hot springs, arkansas, and tony began to sing, and to the bartender, who was cleaning up, said, damn, if you guys record that, i'll buy your first copy. >> reporter: the song won him the first of 20 grammy awards. ♪ i left my heart in san francisco ♪ ♪ >> reporter: bennett also gave his voice to the civil rights movement. in 1965,5, he joioined the marc from selmama to montgtgomery, alabama. privately, he was eq

what is that like -- serenaded by tony bennett, to hear him up close and personal?ised that night because we thought he'd sing one or two songs and he sang more than half an hour. >> amazing. >> the people who were there, the clintons, everybody came that night, many of our supporters, grassroots folks as well. and this morning -- i'm getting all these messages from people saying, you know, they were so honored to be there. and then i was honored to have him, to acknowledge him from the podium when he was in the audience when i was sworn in for my second series of speakerships. he was a dear friend. i loved him very much. i'll miss him very much. but in san francisco, it's not only a stretch of mason street, it's a statue dedicated to him. so it's really a draw right there in front of the fairmont hotel. >> it's clear that this is personal to you. what did he mean to you, madam speaker, personally? >> well, he -- there he is, singing that song. we had so many connections. of course our italian american connection so important. his civic involvement, martin luther ki

kristen: my reporter: the fairmont hotel says it is organizing a tribute that will be befitting of tony bennett'sknow when they can pay their respects. but what a career. julian: what a life and legacy. kristen: tony rendition of i left my heart in san francisco will ever be a sick. -- will forever be a classic. our guest explained what it meant to tony bennett. >> that song lifted him out of the ranks of a million pop singers and made him who he was. it was one of the last giant hit s for that kind of old-fashioned pop music in t rock 'n' roll had been on the scene already. and was about to give way to the beatles and all that. it speaks to the way that people in this country think about san francisco. and that song will be with us forever. julian: tony bennett even helped abc7 news viewers. kristen: and belmont come full -- couple was going to celebrate their anniversary with a concert, but it was the pandemic and it was canceled. so they got something even better. [laughter] >> right here. reporter: the couple received a signed print of a tony bennett original painting of the golden gate bridg

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car ended up running from the crash, and police are still searching for them. >>> the passing of tony bennett is hitting a lot of people in san francisco particularly hard. his musical legacy will always be tied closely to the city by the bay. out of all of bennett's songs he was best known for his iconic ballad "i left my heart in san francisco." throughout the day, people have been paying their respects at the tair mont hotel where he first publicly performed that song in 1961. >> reporter: at noon, a violinist played "i left my heart in san francisco" next to tony bennett's statue. ♪♪ >> reporter: on his anyth birthday, the street in front of the fairmont was renamed in his honor. >> i'm overwhelmed by it all. >> reporter: at 96, his musical career spanned seven decades. frank sinatra reportedly once said bennett was the singer he most loved to listen to. his collaboration with lady gaga connected him to a new age of fans. >> people our age, because we love gaga. but people like us hadn't quite been introduced to him. my parents' generation, my grandparents' generation. >> reporter: he was

and in the end tony bennett knew who tony bennett was when alzheimer's had robbed him of many of hisand when that music started to play, he would -- you could see him transforming into tony bennett once again. i sat -- i stood there by the piano in his apartment while he was rehearsing and i just interviewed him and it had been a very difficult interview because he could only say a few sentences and clearly didn't, you know, really know why we were there, but as soon as his piano player started playing a few bars, he trotted up to the piano with this -- this incredible energy, put his elbow on the piano and he just launched into an hour-long set of all his greatest hits without any sheet music, nothing, it was all from memory and it was all -- you know, and it was one of the most extraordinary experiences of my life to stand there and watch him. suddenly while he was singing, because i was standing by the piano with him, he was looking at me and relating to me as tony bennett. if i didn't know better i would have thought he knew exactly who i was and why i was there and engaging -- h

friday morning, iconic singer tony bennett died at 96.was a born new yorker but according to the former mayor willie brown, he is a beloved san franciscan. >> we canonized him and made him a san franciscan. as he said i left my heart -- and he went on from there. >> ♪ i left my heart ♪ >> it means a lot to us locally but it helped enrich the visitors experience as well. tony bennett was a master. >> as the fog chilled the air, many stopped to see the bronze statue of him outside of him outside the fairmont hotel. it marks the spot the grammy winner first sang the classic hit in 19 621. in the years since, his performance have captured generations of audiences. >>'s energy was so electric and one thing he said to the audience was that he was so grateful that we offered him the opportunity to do what he did. >> he was unusual in that sinatra never made the crossover. cosby -- crosby never made the crossover. none of the real singers of the old times ever made the crossover. only tony bennett crossed from being one of them to the taylor swif

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cornell: what is your favorite tony bennett song?e city. >> ♪ to be where ♪ ♪ cornell: his passing inspired a sing-along at 12:00 noon across parts of the city. >> ♪ when i come home to you san francisco ♪ ♪ cornell: the 20 time grammy winner leaves behind a legacy of music, artistry and philanthropy. tony bennett was born a new yorker, but along the way became the unofficial ambassador of the city by the bay. >> he was a special person. he loved the city, and his death reminds us that we are, you know, here on this earth for a short time and we have got to make sure we make it count. >> ♪ how do you keep the music playing ♪ ♪ cornell: he rose to fame in the 1950's, then enjoyed a career resurgence, even recording with lady gaga. >> they are 60 years between us but when we sing there is no distance. cornell: supervisor aaron peskin led the effort in 2017 to name a portion of the street in front of the fairmont tony bennett way. >> he was in it for the art. it was not about himself. when i met him he was truly a transcendent, genuine

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reporter: what is your favorite tony bennett song?> the one for the city. ♪ reporter: this impromptu sing-along across parts of the city. >> ♪ when i come home to you san francisco ♪ reporter: the grammy winner leaves behind a long legacy of music, artistry, and philanthropy. he was born a new yorker but became the unofficial ambassador of the city by the bay. >> he was a special person and he loved the city. his death reminds us that we here on this earth for a short time and we have to make sure we make it count. >> ♪ how do you keep the music playing ♪ reporter: he rose to fame in the 1950's and enjoyed a career resurgence. >> the 60 years between us, but when we sing there's no distance. reporter: a supervisor led the effort in 2015 to name a section of mason street tony bennett way. >> he was in it for the yard. it was not about himself. when i met him, he was truly a transcendent, genuine person. he loved san francisco. he adored this town. reporter: his enduring love song forever etched on our minds. >> ♪ golden sun me ♪ report

tony bennett dies at the age of 96.ook back at his life, legacy, and how san francisco is remembering the music legend. good morning, everyone. thanks for joining us for our midday newscast. i'm scott mcgrew. laura and marcus are off. before we get to the tom stories, moments ago a heat advisory went into effect in parts of the bay area. we begin with meteorologist kari hall. and this just went into place, right? >> right. this is for the interior valleys across parts of the bay area. i want to show you a map so you know whether or not you're included. this will be in effect from now through 11:00 on sunday as our temperatures heat up anywhere from 90 degrees to 104. but we're also going to see lower humidity and increased fire danger, so during these hottest hours of the day, make sure you're drinking lots of water and taking care of yourself as well as pets. take a look at the range in temperatures here. we're still in the 50s in san francisco, but when you go to the north bay, it's in the upper 70s. and the farther y

tony bennett was 96 years old. according to his publicist, he passed away at his home. >> in new and as we all know, he has. a long history, a connection with the city by the bay san francisco. and as we just mentioned a moment ago was what, 7 years ago now that estatua bennett was unveiled outside the fairmont hotel. and so this morning, we want to take a look back at his connection and his love for the bay area. >> singer tony bennett was serenaded friday by the san francisco boys and girls chorus with his signature. too. >> bennett and his heart are now back in francisco to celebrate his 90th birthday with the dramatic unveiling of this. >> 8 foot tall, bronze statue by bay area sculptor, bruce school which will remain on the grounds of the fairmont hotel. but bennett first performed. i left my heart in san francisco in december of 1961, that i can't get over. what just happened. >> that's the most beautiful statue. live in my heart forever. thank you for being so wonderful to me. >> o host a bay area, dignitari

told sunday morning's mason in 2014. >> sinatra said for my money, tony bennett is the best in the businessiagnosed with alzheimer's disease but he continued to perform. "60 minutes" was backstage when his wife susan had to remind him that he was about to go on. >> and you are going to sing. okay? >> reporter: but once on stage, the confusion melted a away. >> wow! >> reporter: when he was asked, which he often was, why he remained so popular and so relevant for so long, his answer was always the same: because i sing great songs, he said. ♪ just the way you look tonight ♪ true, but tony bennett sang them in a way that made you feel like he was singing them just for you. [applause] lee cowan, cbs news, los a los angeles. >> margaret: such an incredible voice. well, tonight, florida's board of education is under scrutiny for new standards for teaching african american history. vice president kamala harris made a last-minute trip to florida today, where she called the new guidelines insulting. cbs's manuel bojorquez reports on the growing controversy. >> reporter: there were some boos from the

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he said let's americanize it and call you tony bennett. >> reporter: tony bennett went on to have a stringhits in the '50s and '60s. and spent the next decades performing to sold out crowds. ♪ although the old standards were bennett's specialty, he always stayed close to pop culture. >> you know guys, this is mtv. >> tony bennett. >> hey, gold to see you. >> reporter: but music was not his only talent. bennett also became a respected painter using his real name. >> when i get just a little tired of singing, i paint. when i get tired of painting, i sing. >> reporter: his career was not without controversy. in 2011, the world war ii veteran told shock jock howard stern he opposed america's decision to invade iraq and seemed to blame the u.s. for the attacks on 9/11. they flew the plane in but we caused becacause we wer bombining them and they totold to stop. hehe apapologized for commmments and k kept singining his later r yearars, bebennett recordeded duets with popular artists like lady gaga and amy winehouse attracting a younger generation of fans. in 2021, bennett's family revealed the l

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tony bennett has passed away. we'll show you how the city and the world are honoring the legendary singer. >>> swifties, levi's stadium has heard you, a reverse course on fans allowed to wear bracelets at next week's taylor swift concert. there is still one thing you won't be able to do before she sings, we'll tell you about that. >>> social media in the classroom. over 1 million teachers are putting their foot down. what they're asking tiktok and twitter to do or else it's going to congress. ian cull's joining us with more on that. >>> let's begin with our heat. double whammy today, a heat advisory and a smoke advisory as well. let's take a live look across the region. smoke from a wildfire in oregon has been settling down in the bay area. we've been telling you about this for days. we're also hitting triple digits in some spots, but nothing compared to what other parts of southwest are seeing. a live look at phoenix, the temperature there 117. vegas, a little cooler in vegas, still very hot. the high there is 11

reporter: what is your favorite tony bennett song?> the one for the city. ♪ reporter: this impromptu sing-along across parts of the city. >> ♪ when i come home to you san francisco ♪ reporter: the grammy winner leaves behind a long legacy of music, artistry, and philanthropy. he was born a new yorker but became the unofficial ambassador of the city by the bay. >> he was a special person and he loved the city. his death reminds us that we here on this earth for a short time and we have to make sure we make it count. >> ♪ how do you keep the music playing ♪ reporter: he rose to fame in the 1950's and enjoyed a career resurgence. >> the 60 years between us, but when we sing there's no distance. reporter: a supervisor led the effort in 2015 to name a section of mason street tony bennett way. >> he was in it for the yard. it was not about himself. when i met him, he was truly a transcendent, genuine person. he loved san francisco. he adored this town. reporter: his enduring love song forever etched on our minds. >> ♪ golden sun me ♪ report

, we want to you perform with tony bennett? hat process like? it must be something amazing when that happens. >> i spoke to danny bennett, his son and manager at the time when those sessions were being set up. yeah. i was just all in immediately ready to go. >> yeah. >> it's just, he was a relentlessly, consistently positive person. just being in his presence was just always like someone turned the lights on. he was just, you know, the most convincingly positive person i've ever known. >> and i remember when these incredible duets came out. and there were artists from all walks of life. all kinds of music. and i just wonder, what was it like to be a part of that experience? and you know, it strikes me that it was kind of like tony bennett passing the baton to another generation. this gift of this kind of music that we all just tap our toes to and, like the sound track of our lives. what was that like? >> yeah, i don't have a sense that anyone would have turned this invitation down. he could pretty much have his choice. and i was

street railway would like its name on a plaque on a california street car as it rides past the tony bennett statue, the street named after him in not hill and the fairmont hotel where bennett belted out his famous song about the city by the bay for the first time, we think that one of the greatest honors you can give anyone. >> in san francisco is to dedicate a cable car to them and especially someone who has done as much for cable cars is tony bennett has by reminding people for 60 years and his song that that's why you come to francisco to climb halfway to the stars. >> if it happens this year, a dedication could come during the 100 and 50th anniversary year of the invention of the cable car. a celebration of a unique slice of the city and the singer who pushed cable cars to the top of tourists must visit with a l the bad news that's been spread about san francisco. >> it's time to emphasize the fund, the good stuff. and, you know, the history we have with those cable cars with tony bennett. >> the sfmta will decide if and when a cable car gets named after tony bennett in the newsroom. i'

tony bennett was diagnosed with all time zer's disease. is passing was personally felt by staff here at the hotel who had the pleasure of meeting him. one of those people the spokesperson for the fair mount says his energy, the number of times she met him was infectious. >> i was really, really upset. you know, i've had the great pleasure of meeting mr. bennett on a number of occasions, got to hear him perform in the venetian room and what an amazing man, what a legend. >> what stuck out to you when you met him? >> his presence. he filled a room. he had charm. he was sophisticated, and he was a very, very kind man. >> those around san francisco will be hearing the iconic song "i left my heart in san francisco" over a p.a. systems across the city at noon. the song will be played here at the fair mount and other hotels around the downtown area and at city hall as a tribute to tony bennett and his music. he was actually asked several times in interviews how he wants to be remembered. he is quoted saying, as a nice person. what a coincidence th

that's when part of mason street was renamed tony bennett way.ad the chance t visit his favorite san francisc restaurant where he left a lifetime of memories. ♪ i left my heart in san francisco. ♪ >> reporter: dario took over th restaurant in 2005, and since then has had the pleasure of serving the legendary singer. >> i remember one time, you know, it's like a saturday night, and we had almost a full house on the books. he calls at like 5:00, and he goes we're coming there with 20 people at 7:00. i'm like okay! you know, um, you couldn't say no to tony >> reporter: he says tony bennett loved his pasta and red wine. here at the restaurant. >> you know, these are some of homemade, hand made raviolis we make here. you know, meat, lobster, squash, spinach and ricotta. >> reporter: bennett would ofte order the house special. >> he loved the ravioli filled with meat and the meat sauce. this was his favorite that he would order every time. >> reporter: he called bennett true artist. he was more than a gifted musician. >> he would just, uh, is it her wi