tony scott. they're treating this case as a suicide. saying he jumped off the vincent thomas bridge yesterday in san pedro, california. his death take the entertainment industry and insiders by surprise. >> we use the word shocking all the time when we hear about these deaths. but to think of tony scott, brother of ridly scott, one of most prominent and successful directors we have jumping off a bridge is almost impossible to contemplate. >> scott directed many blockbusters like "top gun," "crimson tide." he also produced a number of films with his brother including this summer's movie. the next reality series is called "coma." according to box office mojo,ie in theaters. this morning, hollywood is tang this in this morning, taking to twitter to talk about their sadness over this news. >>> also a developing story in missouri. an investigation under way after a race car driver at the missouri state fair lost control and slammed into a fence in a pit area. five spectators were injured including two

as someone who was always charming and funny and driven. >> tony scott had twin sons with his third wifethe actress donna scott. he was 68. >> a british film director, tony scott, being remembered in hollywood today. american healthcare is not often associated with affordability, but here's a story of one man determined to change that. for more than half a century, the doctor has been caring for residents of a rational, in illinois. walking to his office and you think you had step back in time. but at just $5 a visit, this 87- year-old physician has become a hero to his many patients. recently, he invited us into his busy practice and offered this first-person account. >> everybody in town knows him. everybody in town loves him. >> are you sick? >> sore throat. >> he has been my family doctor since my grandma. i know him better than most doctors. he has everything in his head and as a look everything up on the computer. >> i'm a doctor in russia fell, illinois. i've been here 57 years in the same building. i'm 87. i charge $5. >> this is our cash drawer. >> about 30 years ago, it went to

plus a new twist of death of top gun director tony scott. his family reportedly rules out one possible motive for his apparent suicide. and a whale puts on one heck of a show but are you sure you want to get that close? first from fox this tuesday night, the showdown inside the g.o.p. in one corner, the most powerful republics in all of america including the party's presidential candidate governor mitt romney. in the other, a little known missouri congressman who wants to be a senator named todd akin. tonight, he is refusing to drop out of the senate race that could decide who controls congress next year. congressman akin claims he could still win even after giving this explanation for his opposition to abortion for victims of rape and incest. >> it seems to me first of all from what i understand from doctors, that's really rare. if it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. let's assume that maybe that didn't work or something, i think there should be some punishment. the punishment ought to be in

but to think of tony scott, brother of ridley scott, one of the most prominent and successful directors we have jumping off a bridge is almost impossible to contemplate. >> if you have seen "top gun", "crimson tide", you're familiar with his work. he produced a number of films with his brother, including the promethius, "coma" is set to appear next month on a&e. scott's movies as director and producer grossed more than $1.6 billion. robert rodriguez tweeting this, tony scott, great knowing you, buddy, thanks for the inspiration and advice encouragement and decades much great entertainment. a lot of people -- a lot of people very, very saddened by this. let's bring in roger friedman for parade.com. soledad? >> thank you, roger, are you there by phone? >> good morning. >> good morning to you. what a tragedy. >> it's a real tragedy because first of all, the scott brothers were very close and it's a terrible thing for ridley scott. they worked on a lot of projects together and had a company called scott free productions and they produced "the good wife" on tv and doing a lot of tv shows rec

tom cruise a part of two of the major movies tony scott was involved with top gun and days of thunder. cruise said in a statement tony was my dear friend and i will really miss him. creative visionary whose mark on film is immeasurable. deepest sorrows and thoughts are with his family at this time. that's from tom cruz. >> adam housley in los angeles. we also lost a comedy legend. phyllis diller has died. former housewife who paved the way for so many other comedians. plus increase in a tax on u.s. troops in afghanistan by afghan security forces. the top u.s. military officer visited the american base in afghanistan today. the same date mortars hit that base. that's coming up as we approach the bottom of the hour and the top of thous. l one cash rewards card gives you a 50% annual bonus. and everyone likes 50% more [ russian accent ] rubles. eh, eheh, eh, eh. [ brooklyn accent ] 50% more simoleons. [ western accent ] 50% more sawbucks. ♪ [ maine accent ] 50% more clams. it's a lobster, either way. [ male annncer ] the capital one cash rewards card. with a 50% annual cash bonus, it's t

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movie director tony scott committed suicide last night. he jumped from a bridge in los angeles. t, best known for directing "top gun" left a suicide note but police have not released it. he was just 68. about an hour from now two russian cosmonauts will take a long space walk at the international space station. they'll spend six and a half hours making repairs and a few upgrades on the orbiting lab. new shields to prevent damage from small meteoroid hits. c th cnn will carry this live. >>> prince philip was suffering from the same problem that forced him to miss some of queen elizabeth's diamond jubilee back in june, a bladder infection. as he left the hospital, he thanked the staff personally. he's 91 years old. >>>legitimate rape, a slip of the tongue, or does missouri congressman todd owe kin, who is running for are a senate seat, believe there's such a thing as illegitimate rape or that a woman's body in the midst of a violent attack can somehow throw up some sort of pregnancy shield? listen. >> it seems to me, first of all, from what i understand from doctors, that's really

the british film director tony scott has committed suicide. he was 68. >> he was sometimes overshadowed by his big brother ridley scott, but tony scott had a stellar career of his own, directing more than two dozen big budget movies and tv shows. police say he jumped to his death from a bridge over los angeles harbor. tony scott was best known for directing the 1986 box office hit "top gun" starring tom cruise. he directed "enemy of the state," in 1998 spy thriller starring gene hackman. in another death in the entertainment world, american pop singer scott mackenzie has died at the age of 73. he had been ill for some time with the disease that affects the nervous system. >> he only had one hit song, but it is certainly one that no one can ever forget. san francisco was released in 1967 and became an instant classic. >> ♪ if you are going to san francisco be sure to wear some flowers in your hair if you're going to san francisco -- ♪ >> well, that is all for now. thanks so much for joining us. >> you can see more and hear more on our website.

among tony scott's biggest hits are "enemy of the state," "man on fire" and "top gun." tony scott was 68 years old. >>> hollywood is also mourning the loss of one of the original women of comedy. phyllis diller passed away in her sleep this morning at her home in los angeles. she's considered by many as the first female stand-up comedienne. she was a staple at nightclubs and on tv for decades. diller suffered a major heart attack in 1999 forcing her to retire a few years later. she was 95 years old. >>> comedienne rosie o'donnell is resting at home after suffering a heart attack last night. tonight she's crediting a tv commercial with shafrg life. she searched her symptoms on the internet but she didn't call 911 right away. instead she, took a new aspirin as she had seen in ads on tv. the next day, she went to a cardiologist and found out an artery was 99% blocked and a stent was put in. rosie o'donnell says it is a miracle that she survived. >>> the president and first lady spent the night out on the town with some special guests tonight. they went out to dinner with t

year that is 1 million more than average dru levenson cbs news >>> news from halloween director tony scott has committed suicide by jumping from a los angeles bridge is brother read this got directed top gun and beverly hills to a suicide note was found in his car tony scott was 68. the search for missing uc-davis didn't draw volunteers to the american river near sacramento. linnea lomax 19 years old missing since she walked away from a mental health facilities several weeks ago organizers plotted attraction may have taken volunteers to part in the search among the volunteers mark klass who founded class kids after the abduction and murder of his daughter polly klass. in anaheim memorial service for the two young brothers who died at a church outing in yosemite. the two boys were swept away in the merced river the body of the younger brother not recovered in the mother was injured trying to save her boys. >>> to think of losing a child yet along to the love and sacrifice for her to go after her children >>> the boy's mother cannot attend the service she remains hospitalized with broken bon

jump to his death off of the bridge in los angeles county younger brother of red is got tony scott made his mark with movies like popgun days of thunder and beverly hills cop till he was a director on the cbs series " the good life " he was 68 and married. >>> new revelation in the melky cabrera scandal and associate reportedly purchased a website in and attend to great evidence that might exonerate cabrera from taking performance enhancing drugs the associate try to alter the web site to make it appear the positive tests for testosterone was of something he took accidently and ordered off the side he has been suspended for the rest of the season. in williamsport pennsylvania as good as it gets for any little league team can anne mackovic shows us in petaluma clear and cheering on the home team is a big screen a van >>> for the second game of the world series petaluma packed two movie theaters with fans. >>> it is amazing and really good the home town feel >>> hundreds of people can watch their home town heroes on the big screen live from williamsport, pa. the boys represents the wester

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president bush director tony scott jumped to his -- >> reporter: director tony scott jumped to his death last sunday. top gun was his first major hit and it set the bar for all action movies that followed. hollywood and fans of scott's movies reacted with shock. >> stars all over the place have been tweeting about how much he'll be missed and fans have been tweeting about how much he'll be missed. he really made movies that are a part of the american cultural icon and that's not going to change and he will be missed and always be remembered because i don't think anybody is going to forget any of his work for a very long time. >> reporter: mega star tom cruise released a statement saying, "tony was my dear friend and i will really miss him. he was a creative visionary whose mark on film is immeasurable. my deepest sorrow and thoughts are with his family." cruise was one of many actors whose careers were catapulted to the next level by scott's command of the action genre. >> he really was able to glue us to our seats for two hours at a time without people moving because he really had this

. >>> we are learning more tonight about the suicide of a top hollywood director named tony scott. he had been diagnosed with brain cancer before jumping to his death yesterday. officials say tony scott left several notes to hoveled ones in -- loved ones in his car and office. >>> man is recovering after being stuck in a concrete hole. he was walking home in los angeles county, he dropped his shoe in the hole and got trapped trying to get it out. he spent almost 24 hours before a group of horse back riders heard his calls for help. >>> a law maker urged pg&e share holders to pay for upgrades. >> wasn't properly tested, now we are expected to pick up 95% of that cost. >> after the disaster two years ago the public utilities commission ordered all pipelines upgraded. pg&e proposed having rate payers bear the cost. they say share holders already paid $1.5 billion for upgrades. >>> man made his 600th blood donation. he did so today and we did say 600. he says he started giving blood at the age of 17. the need for blood is great and that is what motivates him. >> every now and then you

no more tony scott movies. tragic day. justin timberlake. tragic news for tony scott. lences to the scott family. elizabeth hurley, a fellow brit. tony scott, talented filmmaker. i went rock climbing with him once. rip. we expect to hear more throughout the day. tragic death, very well-known director. his action films are basically a who's who of the last 20 years of action films. martha: so many accomplishments in his life. we'll learn more as the day goes on, thank you very much. adam housley in los angeles. >> reporter: bye, martha. gregg: the u.s. military's top general, martin dempsey, in afghanistan today for stocks with senior commanders there about the recent spate of insider attacks against nato forces. the latest took place yesterday. two afghan policemen suddenly opening fire on u.s. troops in the kandahar province. one american soldier was killed, bringing the number to then in the past two weeks alone. >> there is always evidence in these of the vulnerability of local police to influence is greater because, we, describe it, i think pretty accurately actuall

ron howard on twitter made a statement, he said no more tony scott movies, tragic day. followed with rip tony you were the kindist film director i've ever worked for. you'll be missed. roger ebert said the death of tony scott is shocking and sad evening. he was an inspired crafts man. we heard from julian brey had this to say about the director tony scott. >> tony scott has left behind an amazing raft of work and there are a lot of people who will be very, very grateful to him for what he's done. >> reporter: scott was 68 years old he leaves behind a wife and two twin sons. jenna: you think of his family today. adam, thank you. >> reporter: absolutely. jenna: we'll be right back. ♪ i'd like to thank eating right, whole grain, multigrain cheerios! mom, are those my jeans? [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multigrain cheerios

british filmmaker tony scott has died. th sunday from a bridge over los angeles harbor. the "top gun" director was executive producer of tv drama "the good wife" along with his older brother ridley scott. tony scott was 68 years old. >>> the gop is fighting a backlash after politico.com revealed kansas congressman kevin yoder went skinny dipping in the sea of galilee during a fact-finding trip to israel. the missouri congressman and u.s. senate candidated to akins sparked a firestorm by saying in an interview that conception is unlikely from, quote, a legitimate rape. the six-term republican congressman was defending his stance not to support abortions for rape victims. he has since said he misspoke. mitt romney'sampaign meanwhile has blasted the remark. >>> facebook founder mark zuckerberg is facing calls to step down as ceo as the social network stock hit a new low dropping below $20. that's just half of what the stock cost when it went public three months ago. los angeles county sheriff's department investigating the dea

tony scott was 68. >>> william windom has died.made a living and won an emmy playing every man including the ground breaking tv show "my world and welcome to it." he put in memorable turns in "star trek" and "murder she wrote." he was a stage and film veteran and a paratrooper veteran of world war ii. william windom was 88 years old. >>> the white house today threw a lunch time state dinner designed for kids from all 50 states. the kids who got to attend the event hosted by the first lady with a drop by from the president were the grand prize winners in a nationwide contest to submit healthy recipes. >>> when we come back, remembering the woman who boldly went where no one else was willing and it changed comedy in the process. >>> finally tonight if phyllis diller hadn't arrived on the scene right when she did the comedy business would be different today. at a time when women comedians were either very tame or just nonexistent, she went there and changed it forever. phyllis diller died today. she was 95 years old. >> the one and on

tony scott has died after jumping from a bridge in los angeles. he did leave a suicide note behind. he was known for his action movies from "crimson tide" but best known for "top gun." >> you think your name's going be on that plaque? >> yes, sir. >> that's pretty arrogant, considering the company you're in. >> yes, sir. >> i like that in a pilot. >> scott also produced a number of tv shows. christian bale stars in "out of the furnace." tony scott was 68 years old. >>> melky cabrera might want to use his suspension to take some computer classes. on deck, a bizarre story involving melky. >>> you won't notice nancy pelosi doing anything in the gym. we'll show you what the former speaker has to say about paul ryan's workout regimen. and get a check on weather. >> a triumphant return home. dressed in a dark suit, stepped off the plane in tripoli, hailed as a hero. escorted and embraced by moammar gadhafi's son. [ male announcer ] it's a golden opportunity to experience the ultimate expression of power... control. [ engine revs ] during the golden opportunity sales event, get great value

tony scott was 68 years old. >>> overseas now. in the political scandal in china over the murder of a british businessman, the wife of litician bow she lie was given a suspended death sentence for the murder of neil haywood. media reports that she confessed to murder. she suffered a mental breakdown and that haywood threatened her son. a suspended death sentence is usually commuted to life in prison. her husband once on the fast track for leadership lost his job. >>> this morning, julian assange remains holed up in london. foreign ministers from 12 south american -- meanwhile, assange wanted for questioning in sweden a sex assault case. isn't giving in. on sunday, he shifted the focus to the united states and said he is the victim of a witch hunt. here's the report. >> julian assange stepped on to the balcony of the ecuadorian embassy like -- the wikileaks founder lashed out at the u.s., reading a list of demands. >> the united states must renounce its witch hunt against wikileaks. the united states must pledge before the world th

. >>> famed director tony scott died after jumping from a los angeles county bridge. he directed top gun, beverly hills copii and crimson tide and produced the series the good wife. investigators found a suicide note at his office. scott was the brother of producer and director, ridley scott. tony scott was 68 years old. >>> overseas now, in the political scandal in china over the murder of a businessman. the wife of the politician was given a suspended death sentence early today for the murder of neal haywood. media reports she confessed to poisoning haywood. she suffered a mental breakdown and that haywood threatened her son she said. a suspended death sentence is usually commuted to life in prison. her husband was once on the fast track to chinese leadership, lost his job. >>> julian assange remained holed up in london. foreign ministers from 12 south american countries condemned his -- assange wanted for questioning in sweden on a sex assault case isn't giving in. he shifted to the u.s. and says he's the victim of a witch hunt. here's the report. >> julian assange

some backtracking.  >>> new this morning in hollywood, police say movie director tony scott died after jumping off of a bridge in los angeles county and it was likely a suicide. scott directed such hits as top gun, true romance and enemy of the state. police pulled his body from the water last night and found his car parked on the brim. >>> a missouri congressman is on damage control after making some controversial remarks about rape and abortion. during a tv interview yesterday, congressman todd akin was asked if abortion should be legal identify pregnancy that is the raiflt rape. he responded that a woman's body can prevent pregnancy in the case of legitimate rape. >> if it is a ledge its mat rape, the female body has ways to shut that thing down. >> the congressman said he misspoke about the issue. senator clair mccaskill issued her own statement saying it is beyond comprehension that someone can be so ignorant about the emotional and physical trauma brought on by rape. she called the comments offensive. >>> a new report claims iran is getting a lot of help from its neigh

tony scott, director of "top gun" has jumped to his death. to "top gun" he directedays of thunder" and "crimson tide" among my others. he was the younger brother ridly scott. he was 68 years old. >>> a frightening crash ended one nascar driver's day at a michigan international speedway. check out number 55. that's mark martin sliding down pit road. his car basically impaled right behind the driver's seat. martin somehow walked away up hurt. he called it a freak accident. he is so lucky that it was not worse, because as we mentioned earlier, it just came inches from hitting the gas tank. >> look what a great job he does holding the wheel at certain spots. it could have ended worse. >> by the way, michigan international speedway, just down the road from my hometown, jackson, michigan. >> we are on a roll with michigan. we worked michigan in the broadcast just about every day. >> i told you the department of tourism is paying me, right? >> i want to get on the payroll. >>> moving along. they don't want the olympic spirit to fade away just yet, a

tony scott dead at 68. >>> well, a texas 12-year-old is told he is too big to play football by the mesquite peewee football association. he weighs 297 pounds and stands at 6 foot 1. and that's about the same size of some nfl linebackers. the organization says he exceeds the 135 pound limit for 7th graders. steven harvey invited him to be a guest on his talk show next month. he's going to get a chance to practice with san diego chargers and that's later this week and he is probably bigger than mostf them. >>> a fun day out on water in california actually ended with quite a scare for two boys. 12 years old they took a row boat out into the water to retrieve a football. however the wind blew the boat off the beach and really far out into the somebody fran bay -- san francisco bay. they may not have gotten back if it was not for a man who went out jumped into the water and it was 55 degrees and swam nearly a mile to that sinking row boat grabbed the boys by the life jackets and told them lay on their bags and kick while he hauled them back to the pier. >> there was a pretty naturally situation

thoughtful kraft robert >>> could a terminal illness have been behind tony scott's suicide? hollywood reels from the 68-year-old legend's death. i'm brooke anderson. >> and i'm kevin frazier. "the insider" is on. >> 68-year-old parked his car on a bridge and immediately jumped to his death. >> did tony scott take his own life after learning he had inoperable brain cancer. >> his brother died of cancer. so, he could have seen this as a way to escape pain. >> the father of twins' connection to this "good wife" suicide storyline. >>> then, fallout over rihanna's oprah confessions. about chris brown. >> we're working on our friendship again. >> forgiving her abuser, admitting she's still in love with him. is she sending a confusing message? >> in some ways, she's making domestic violence look a little bit romantic. >> then,

tony scott was 68. >>> william windom has died.iving and won an emmy playing every man including the ground breaking tv show "my world and welcome to it." he put in memorable turns in "star trek" and "murder she wrote." he was a stage and film veteran and a paratrooper veteran of world war ii. william windom was 88 years old. >>> the white house today threw a lunch time state dinner designed for kids from all 50 states. the kids who got to attend hosted by the first lady with a drop by from the president were the grand prize winners in a nationwide contest to submit healthy recipes. >>> when we come back, remembering the woman who boldly went where no one else was willing and it changed comedy in the process. do you test with this? freestyle lite test strips? i don't see... beep! wow! that didn't take much blood. yeah, and the unique zipwik tab targets the blood and pulls it in. so easy. yep. freestyle lite needs just a third the blood of onetouch ultra. really? so testing is one less thing i have to worry about today. great. call

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hollywood is mourning the of famed movie director tony scott. he jumped to his death sunday off a los angeles bridge. note was found in his was parked on the bridge. he directed enemy of state and gun. is survived by his wife, sons, brother fell director .idley scott president obama will be interviews with the media today of the white house. this evening he and the first will host the winner of a contest for dinner at the white house. on the republican side, mitt romney and his running mate will voters in manchester, new hampshire. then romney will fly to orleans .or a fundraiser we are about a week away from republican national convention in tampa. maryland governor o'malley virginia governor bob mcdonnell battling in the presidential race, coming to the defense of their party's candidate. >> mitt romney is somebody you never want to play basketball with. and isways crying fall always following. r pac ad that supe romney actually killed somebody's wife. this is over the top. says medicare, o'malley ronnie's plan would cut an n seniors. mitt rom

but tony scott taking his own life sunday afternoon out in california. >>> let's talk about nbc. still in damage control about the quip that won't go away. the al roker quip that came out last weekend -- throw one of us under the bus. to set it up, if you didn't see it real quick, matt lauer was on the broadcast referring to an olympic rowing tradition, and al roker weighed with a tradition of his own that seemed like a veiled reference to ann curry getting taken off the show. take a listen. >> the tradition here in new york is you throw her in the hudson river. congratulations. >> thank you. >> great to see you here in new york. >> thank you. >> which is different than our tradition which is throw one of us under the bus. that's another story. >> mr. roker! >> mr. roker. >> it's easy to think that sounds about ann curry. it sounds very plausible, but according to an nbc spokesperson, she insists that had nothing to do with ann curry. she said in a statement, noting that the phrase is frequently used around the show. >> throwing somebody under the bus is frequently used? >> they

anderson. >> and i'm kevin frazier. >>> "the insider" is on. >>> the family of "top gun" director tony scottuting reports. >> there was no mention of any cancer. >> the "top gun's" director relatives at the coroner's office and fighting back at the brain cancer claims. >> i feel so sad for his family. >> hollywood responds as images surface of tony beneath the bridge. >>> there's a documentary that offers a window of what people who make this choice might be going through. >>> then --

life in prison. >>> there is no explanation this morning for the suicide death of movie director tony scott. police have not revealed an apparent suicide note found at scott's office t. it was a sudden and surprising end for director who had worked in hollywood for 30 years. >> i feel the need for speed. >> tony scott left his mark on hollywood with a wide range of hits including "top gun." >> great balls of fire. >> and "beverly hills cop ii." the british born director took his own life sunday by parking his car near the vincent thomas bridge in los angeles and walking on to the bridge and jumping into the harbor without hesitation, according to witnesses. his motive was not immediately clear but los angeles county investigators later found a suicide note in scott's office. scott made a career of working with some of the biggest names in the business. denzel washington, gene hackman, and with his equally famous brother ridley. the scott brothers ran a production company scot-free production responsible for hits in both film and tv including "numbers" and "the good wife." >> you've obviousl

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cops say tony scott, the director of the movie "top gun," he died after apparently jumping off a los idge. he plunged 185 feet to his death around noon yesterday. scott was known in the industry for producing huge hits "beverly hills cop 2" and others. at the time of his death, he was working on a movie nor the national geographic channel called "killing lincoln." that's based on the book written by ou own bill o'reilly. cops say the bystanders saw him park his car and investigators say a note was later found in his office. cops say there is no reason to believe that this was anything but a suicide. he was 68 years old. hollywood mourning the death of tony scott. >> gretchen: thanks very much, heather, for that update. very sad. coming up on "fox & friends," president spent the weekend capitalizing on the fears of the romney-ryan medicare plan. is that his ohm option because his own record is too unpopular? former democratic senator evan bayh is here to weigh in on that. >> brian: he was almost number two. how does he feel about joe biden? and a former navy seal launching a campaign a