spock, parts vulcan, part human. tom ackerman looks back on his career. >> i have a fix on it captain. >> leonard nimoy was an accomplished actor and photographer. but his role in the 1960s star trek series turned him into an international star. >>> a character who always favored brain over emotional brawn. >> spock remind me to tell you that i'm sick and tired of your logic. >> that is a most unstable attitude. >> it was nimoy who came up with the split finger salute. >> what do vulcans do? i suggested this, he said okay. that was a vulcan greeting. boy, that just took off through culture. it was amazing. >> leonard nimoy was 83, tom ackerman, al jazeera. >> all the news tall time, on our website aljazeera.com. >> gone and some say, forgotten. >> all coy do was just -- all i could do was just keep praying and keep praying that's all. >> a year since little relisha rudd vanished. what's been done to find her? >> we have exhausted a lot of resource he. we will continue to do so. >> what has been done to protect other

half vulcan mr spock. a character that favoured brain over emotional brawn. >> spock, remind me to tell you i'm sick and tired of your lodge irk. >> that is a most illogical attitude. >> reporter: the original series lasted three seasons, it became a hit, leading to a movie franchise and computer games that leonard nimoy added his voice to. he came up with the split fingered vulcan salute inspired by a jewish blessing representing a hebrew letter. >> what do vul cans do? i suggested this. that's how we did it a vulcan greeting. boy, that took off. through the culture. it was amazing. leonard nimoy was 83 >>> and don't forget you can keep up to date with all the news on the website - all the background and pictures as well to explain more. aljazeera.com. >> gone and some say, forgotten. >> all coy do was just -- all i could do was just keep praying and keep praying that's all. >> a year since little relisha rudd vanished. what's been done to find her? >> we have exhausted a lot of resource he. we will conti

he played the half-vulcan half-knowledge cialg human spock.those the original series lasted only three seasons it became a hit around the world. it was nimoy who came up with the split-fingered vulcan salute resembling the hebrew letter representing god. >> i suggested this, vulcan greeting, boy that took off through culture. >> leonard nimoy was 83. tom ackerman, al jazeera. >> president obama has long spend about his love forking star trek. he said, i had a chance to meet him in person. it was only being natural natural to greet him with the vulcan salute. live long and prosper. it is clear leonard nimoy did just that. i'm tony harris, we'll see you monday at 7:00 p.m. david schuster is up next on al jazeera america. the. >> hello everybody i'm david schuster in new york. we begin tonight with breaking news out of russia. moscow just outside the kremlin one of vladimir putin's prominent critics was assassinated. several russian being news agencies have reported, boris nemsof

what do vulcan do so i suggested this. >> born in boston to son of orthodox jew his father a barber. he started acting 8 years old. actually teaching acting when he landed his signature role. crator of star trek considering him the conscious of the show. sporting generation of trekie or trek or the nickname necessity my preferred. hit show spun off in movies. weather shatner as captain kirk. taking the voyage with him. fight your friend. >>reporter: tonight shatner tweeting i loved him like a brother. all miss his humor his talent and capacity to love his talent and capacity to love. but nimoy reveal torn through the years so many connecting him to that character. at times distance himself but then embracing it. he wrote 2 autobiography i am not spock in 1977. i am spock in 1995. go on to direct not only star trek but other project among them 3 men and a baby. >> about your turn to change her. i give you 1,000 dollars if you will do it. >> star trek revival he was cast as older version of spock. pep spent years writing poetry among his other pursuit. but nothing quite as poetic as hi

as the ultra logical human vulcan he won a cult following. and prosper became a catch phrase for generations of his fans. he died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in los angeles. we are talking to the founder of a website. this comes as sad news for the legions of trekkies around the world, won't it? >> it absolutely will. star trek was the entry way to signs fiction for so many people. the show continues to have incredible influence today. it's still a huge part of culture around the world. >> what do you think leonard nemo brought to the program? >> the interesting thing about the spock character was that he was hall f vulcan but he was also half human. so we saw that struggle wheen the rationality of the vulcans and the passion of humans. even though spock was an alien, we identified with him very much. >> the show itself mark was very scientific. scientific. >> everybody -- basically they had cell phones mobile phones with them. at that time in the 60s, we were very excited about tock knowledge, and we knew those things were com

half human, half vulcan. >> live long and prosper. >> reporter: embodying the conflict we internalizew emotion. >> you'd make a splendid computer, mr. spock. >> that is very kind of you, captain. >> reporter: "star trek" fell out of orbit after three tv seasons but found new life when it was launched into syndication. six motion pictures later, two of which he directed nimoy earned new generations of fans. >> all we have been and all we shall be. always shall be your friend. >> reporter: even in the latest series reboot the original mr. spock made a cameo. >> james t. kirk. >> reporter: he died this morning in l.a. at age 83 of smoking-related lung disease. his constellation of fans around the world grieving tonight, except, of course, on vulcan where they see it logically. that he lived long and prospered. >> thanks for watching abc news. so how lonong is your sister staying? oh, for a while, i hope, this time. yeah, well, with her we could just be some pit stop to some acupunctury aroma therapy hindu... festival of hugging. she's just trying to find herself, ray. she hasn't lookeked

tonight, fans remember him tweeting photos of the famous vulcan hand gesture. nasa, which named a shuttle after the starship enterprise tweeted out, many of us were inspired by "star trek." his on-screen captain william shatner wrote, i loved him like a brother. we will all miss his humor, his talent and his capacity to love. in his last message just four days ago, nimoy wrote, life is like a garden. perfect moments can be had but not preserved, except in memory. live long and prosper. >> reporter: leonard nimoy was 83 years old. rehema ellis, nbc news. >>> still ahead for us tonight, scandal at the federal air marshal service. the undercover agents aboard planes who are there to protect us. explosive allegations they were moved around because of secret trysts. >>> and later, your lying eyes. why do some people see this dress as white and gold while others see blue and black? the answer so many people want to know. >>> news tonight of investigation into allegations of serious misconduct at the federal air marshal service. they're the undercover agents assigned

he played the half vulcan mr spock. a character that favoured brain over emotional brawn. >> remind me to tell you i'm sick and tired of logic. >> that is the most illogical attitude. >> reporter: the aerial series lasted three seasons it was a hit around the world leading to movie and computer franchise. leonard nimoy came up with a split-fingered vulcan salute inspired by a jewish blessing resembling a hebrew level. >> what do vul cans do. i suggested this. he said okay. that's how we did it a vulcan greeting. boy, that took off through the culture. it was amazing. >> leonard nimoy was 83. >>> huge loss there. that's it for this newshour. from all the team in doha bye for now. pass >> the tropics regulate our climate. >> "techknow" heads to costa rica to see how one rainforest is fighting back. >> wow! some of these are amazing. >> "techknow's" team of experts show you how the miracles of science... >> this is my selfie, what can you tell me about my future? >> can affect and surprise us. >> don't try this at home. >>

. >> nimoy played the half human half vulcan from the space enterprise mr. spock.a character who favored brain over emotional brawn. >> let me remind you that you that i'm sick and tired of your logic. >> that's an i will lodgal attitude. >> it was nimoy who came up with the split fingered vulcan is a absolute inspired by a jewish prayer in a hebrew letter. >> this is how we did it, a vulcan greeting. that just took off. it was amazing. >> leonard nimoy was 83. >> let's get all your sport now. >> thank you very much. bayern munich has celebrated their 115th birthday by going 11 points clear at the top of german's bundesliga. it was a routine win for bayern when they went 2-0 up. it looked like an easy night ahead. but after they made it 2-1 bayern worked under severe pressure. however, they found another gear and scored another couple of goals. with the final score of 4-1. they have proposed the 20-22 final in qatar should not take place any later than december december 18th when it comes just days after a fee at a task force recommended moving the tournament. it w

. >>> the vulcan salute live long and prosper. made famous by leonard nimoy who was in star trek. the actor died today. he was 83 years old. george takei is joining me. thank you so much. you and i were talking in the commercial about how he was a friend to you, came to your big documentary debut last summer even though -- president obama talked about him calling him a friend. long before being nerdy was cool there was leonard nimoy. cool logical. spock. inspired generations of scientists and astronauts. what do you remember the most about him? >> he was a brilliant innovative actor but he also worked collaboratively. he recognized the important contributions made by everybody. i think that's what made him a good director as well. since we had been working together for a long time as a director he could speak to us in shorthand. so his many many gifts included his ability to work with many people. >> which is not always common. i mean it's a rare gift when people truly have that. >> it is. >> his character on star trek it showed n

. >> i'm a vulcan. >> reporter: leonard nimoy portrayed more than 250 characters, but it was his 1966 debut as mr. spock on "star trek" that defined his 64-year acting career. >> these were the ears that i wore. >> reporter: with his vulcan ears, spock took center stage and nimoy's supporting role quickly grew, as he told cbs news in 2005. >> i started getting so much mail for spock. then the dictate came down, give us more of that guy, they love that guy. they love that guy." i made in the whole season something like $37,000. >> reporter: but ratings were low, and after just three seasons... >> they canceled us and it was over. [laughing] over. >> reporter: nimoy's role as spock never ended. a new genre sprung, trekkies. they held conventions. the show went into syndication in 1975 and it's still streaming online today. nimoy performed in 69 tv series, including the "big bang theory." >> spock? >> i need to speak with you. >> reporter: and 28 feature films. he was a director with credits that feature two "star trek" movies. but nimoy was also a accomplished photographer and published

but his role as the vulcan, and his split-fingered salute. he had long said it was his idea. >> we have these rituals, we shake hands, we not to each other, bow to each other. we salute each other. what do vulcans do? so i suggested this. >> born in boston, his father, a barber. he started acting at 8 years old. and was teaching acting when he landed his signature role. the creator of the show considering him the conscience of the show. the hit show would be spun off into movies. spawning a generation of trekkies. william shatner as captain kirk, taking the voyage with him. >> i am and always shall be your friend. >> tonight, shatner tweeting, i loved him like a brother. we will all miss him and his capacity to love. but nimoy would reveal, he was torn through the years, at times distancing him from the character. but then embracing it. he wrote two books, "i am not spock," in 1977. but then "i am spock" in 1995. he also directed "three men and a baby." >> i think she did a doodle. your turn to change it. >> in the "star trek" revival, he was

leonard nimoy, who starred as emotionless pointy-eared vulcan spock on "star trek" has passed away.onnelly with a look back at his remarkable career and the tributes that are pouring in. >> reporter: words from william shatner, "i loved him like a brother. we will all miss his humor, his talent and his capacity to love." the tweets and tributes coming from all around the world, multiple generations of colleagues, ardent fans and those he inspired on screen and in space all honoring leonard nimoy. >> i see no reason for answers to be couched in riddles. >> reporter: "star trek's" pointy-eared vulcan, mr. spock. second in command on the "starship enterprise." nimoy starred as spock through three primetime seasons back in the 1960s. in a decade of emotion and upheaval, a compelling figure of pure reason. >> a most illogical reaction. >> reporter: he returned to the character in a series of "star trek" feature films, 1982's "the wrath of khan" would feature a tearful tribute from captain kirk. >> of all the souls i have encountered in my travel, his was the most human. >> reporter: he d

vulcans pride themselves on being emotionless but it will be hard for vulcans not to shed any tears for the legendary actor and director leonard nimoy. he is in separable from his character spock. his family said he died this morning in bel-air california from lung disease. he was outspoken about the dangers of smoking in his final years. about a year ago, nimoy joined piers morgan here on cnn and talked about how mr. spock's famous symbol and motto were born. >> my favorite episode was, in that episode we heard the words live long and prosper for the first time and we saw spock do this for the first time. >> today, nimoy's long time friend and onscreen partner william shatner, captain kirk himself, released a statement on twitter saying i loved him like a brother, we will all miss his humor, his talent and his capacity to love. leonard nimoy's final tweets may wrap up what so many are feeling about losing him today. posted on sunday it says a life is like a garden perfect moments can be had but not preserved except in memory. live long and prosper. president obama also released a state

spock was half human and half vulcan, don't you know that? such a sad day leonard nimoy.on wall street, stocks closing lower, posting strong monthly gains, the dow falling 82, the s&p down 6. the nasdaq dropping 24 points. >>> stocks closing out february with strong gains. the dow and s&p up 5.5% the nasdaq with monthly gains of more than 7%. >>> the economy expanding at a slower pace than previously estimated growing 2.2% in the fourth quarter. >>> here with us giving outlook for the markets and the economy moody's capital markets chief economist conlonski great to see you. >> same here. lori: everyone is talking about the weather in the frigid conditions especially in the northeast and the midwest. understanding they'll have an economic impact? >> it could, one way of looking at this we were talking about all of the savings from lower gasoline prices. i think a lot of the savings may have gone towards paying for higher than expected home heating bills. lori: interesting, gas prices are creeping up $2.33 is the latest national average. >> big deal. gas prices are down 35

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it was nimoy the boston native that put the vulcan into the star ship enterprise.a slight raise of those eyebrows. his spock personified the eternal human dilemma. to live life based on reason on succumb to the unreasonable irrationality of emotion he. nimoy made the character his own. >> live long and prosper. >> spock one of my best friends when i become spock that days becomes something special. and nimoy himself was something special. a jack-of-all-trades in hollywood he was a successful director whose films included the hit three men and obaby. he was also an accomplished painter and author. he even made record albums. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> after star trek nimoy appeared in the series mission impossible had many guest rolls and even did some memorable television commercials. there i'll see you inside. >> reaction to his death illustrated his wide ranging appeal. president obama quote long before nerdy was cool, leonard was spock cool, logical big eared and level headed, the center of star trek's being vision of the future. nasa tweeted rest in pees, paste peace nimoy. an

he brought to life some of the most enduring phrases and symbols of science fiction including the vulcan salute and neck pinch. his fellow actors spoke today about his kind spirit. in a final message to friends, nimoy worrote that life is like a garden, live long and prosper. leonard nimoy did at the age of 83. next on abc 7 news at 6:00 -- >> a new training program is in the works for cabdrivers. we will tell you what it could mean for you. >> when we could see wintry weather and possible highs in the 60's, all ahead in the seven-day forecast. >> in sports, a couple of skins got the ax today. details on that. we are back in florida for spring training. i will show you part of my secretary shinseki -->> d.c.'s taxicab commission is looking to the future. it was to put together a new program to make taxi drivers ambassadors for the city. >> the first person you see when you leave the airport and get out of union station is often the taxi driver. >> there are roughly 7000 d.c. cabdrivers. visitors to the capital have expectations. >> open arms. >> confident, knows where he is going. >> the

the important parts making this series as popular as it was. >> nimoy popularized the split finger vulcane and will always be remembered for this one line. >> live long and prosper. >> live long and prosper. good words to end the show this hour. we thank you for joining us. another full hour of news though is straight ahead here on cnn u.s. and cnn international. we'll have more on the outspoken put aen critic who was shot and killed in moscow. you are watching cnn, the world's news leader. [ male announcer ] eligible for medicare? that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans they could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. call today to request a free decision guide. with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. plus, there are no networks, and virtually no referrals needed. join the milli

. >>> social media tributes are pouring in this afternoon for the actor who brought a vulcan to life in the form of "star trek's" original mr. spock. >> should have been intercepted by now. >> leonard nimoy's death came as a shock. so many of you are sharing your appreciation for nimoy on our facebook page. we may have set a station record for the use of the sad -- the smiley face figure. we're going to share a lot more about the man who made the phrase "live long and prosper" part of our culture in our next half hour. >>> an update in an attempted rape case we told you about last night. wendy rieger is at the live desk. >> a sketch of the suspect has been released. officers say this is the man who tried to rape a college student at an apartment xwlex just off new hampshire avenue in silver spring. he is also accused of exposing himself to another woman just ten minutes before that attack. jackie bensen spoke with the victim last night as she was meeting with investigators to help create this sketch. the man is described as hispanic last seen wearing a black puffy jacket with pocket

. >> reporter: "star trek's" pointy-eared vulcan mr. spock.in command on the starship enterprise. nimoy starred as spock through three prime time seasons back in the 1960s. in a decade of emotion and upheaval a compelling figure of pure reason. >> most illogical reaction. >> reporter: he returned to the character in a series of "star trek" feature films, 1982's "the wrath of khan" would feature a tearful tribute from captain kirk. >> of all souls i have encountered in my travel his was the most human. >> reporter: he directed the hugely successful comedy "three men and a baby ♪ he wrote books of poetry took photograph even sang fearlessly. ♪ >> reporter: 2007 he met president obama, a spock fan who recalled on friday greeting nimoy with the vulcan salute and spock's words "live long and prosper," the same famous words that concluded nimoy's final tweet. leonard nimoy died in los angeles on friday at the age of 83. for "good morning america," chris connelly, abc news. los angeles. >> so one of the many amazing things about him is he was so mult

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even president obama is giving the vulcan salute, praising nimoy for being there "long before being nerdywas cool." even nimoy himself was fascinated by the huge cult following that has surrounded his character mr. spock. >> i'm still amazed at the effect that star trek has had on this culture. i walk down the street and people wave at you and say hi, spock. [ laughter ] >> he posted a tweet this past sunday. "a life is like a garden. perfect moments can be had, but not preserved. except in memory." then the letters llap. live long and per. -- prosper. >> >> what is it about dresses this week? we just got past this big debate over a dress that was white and gold or blue and black. it was blue and black by the way. >> it was blue and gold! >> now the calvin klein gown worn to the oscars by lupita nyong'o, valued at $150,000 stolen from her hotel room? tmz says the thief has returned it! why? because it's a big old fake! >> no! >> that's what the thief said. he removed two pearls, had them appraised, fake says the expert! ÷>the l.a. county sheriff's office is still investigating. and hone

leonard nimoy turned star trek half human half vulcan character mr.ck into a multicultural icon. and as he told us back in 2009 while promoting the star trek big screen reboot, it was a pleasure. >> once star trek went on the air and ever since, i have never had to worry about making a living. for an actor to make that statement 40-some odd years, 45 years later is a big deal. i'm a very, very grateful actor. i have no complaints about star trek and what it's done to my life. >> 1,566,567 producing a new generation every 12 hoirs. >> nothing would be the same about spock if leonard nimoy hadn't played him. >> that was william shatner a few years ago. today, star trek's leading man said, i loved him like a brother. we will all miss his humor, his talents, and his capacity to love. and from co-star george takei. >> he was really an amazing man, and a lovable man. a very thoughtful man. he was very supportive of my career personally. >> all scanners report clear. nothing in our immediate vu vicinity vicinity. >> mr. spock became mr. nimoy's signature rol

nimoy eventually embraced the role after first resisting being associated with the half human, half vulcan. >> for 17 years, i always had to work at something else. once "star trek" when on the air, i never had to worry about making a living. leon: he died of pulmonary disease, which he attributed to his years of smoking, despite the fact that he gave up smoking three decades ago. leonard a boy was 83. he was truly an icon. steve: 83, a nice long life. we have a week and that is half nice, half ugly. leon: ok. steve: the ugly part is the end of the weekend. tomorrow morning, no problems. would you go out for the run or the farmers market or to walk your dog, you will be fine. the skies are clear, allowing temperatures to fall. we are looking at a temperature reading of 26 degrees at reagan national, the wind out of the north at 12. the windchill factor makes it feel like 16 degrees. we will keep the wind at 10 miles per hour. the windchill will likely go up a little bit as the temperatures continue to fall through the early morning. the high today, 35 at reagan national. hard to believe th

that was a vulcan greeting. boy, that just took off through culture. it was amazing. >> leonard nimoy was 83, tom ackerman, al jazeera. >> all the news tall time, on our website aljazeera.com. >> gone and some say, forgotten. >> all coy do was just -- all i could do was just keep praying and keep praying that's all. >> a year since little relisha rudd vanished. what's been done to find her? >> we have exhausted a lot of resource he. we will continue to do so. >> what has been done to protect other at risk children? >> i have every confidence that we are exercising more oversight. >> but are they safer? >> i've answered your questions. >> "america tonight" investigates. the search for relisha. thanks for joining us for this special report. i'm joie chen. >>> it is horrifying to know that in a typical year over 100 children in this country are kidnapped. what's even more shocking to us is that this city, the seat of the nation's power, has proven itself powerless to protect the most vulnerable of its children, the homeless. the disappearance of eight-yea

it was only logical to greet him with the vulcan salute the universal sign for live long and prosper.fter 83 years on this planet and visits to many others it is clear that leonard nimoy did just that. president obama clearly a fan. more from lifelong trekker, jason carroll. >> quite logical, captain. >> reporter: leonard nimoy and always be remembered as spock, half human, half vulcan he portrayed on the big screen and small screen. his character debuted in the original star trek series september 8th, 1966. >> that may be correct, captain. >> reporter: aboard the star ship enterprise took him to many worlds. in reality, nimoy's love for acting began here on earth in his hometown. >> i've started acting when i was a little boy, about 8 years old in settle houses in boston and lived in it. live long and prosper. >> reporter: nimoy played a lot of characters audiences love to hate. >> i've done a lot. got my come-uppings in the end of the show. they can smell a winner. >> reporter: big break came in an episode of the '60s marine corps drama, the lieutenant. gene saw something special in

he was credited with creating the vulcan motto live long and prosper. and that he did. here's leonard nimoy at the monterey bay aquarium shooting "star trek" 4 the voyage home back in 1986. he starred and directed the movie. >>> burglars left a san francisco electronics store in shambles and made off with thousands of dollars worth of equipment. kpix 5's anne makovec is on nob hill with the latest. . >> reporter: you can see the cones around the broken glass in front of the storefront. they are cleaning up right now as police review surveillance footage for clues. this is the damage left after a silver pickup drove on the california street sidewalk and backed into the store twice. it happened at about 4 a.m. at least one person got out and took whatever he could. the store's other than estimates the thieves got way with about $30,000 of equipment. >> they didn't steal as much as they destroyed. that cost of repairs is higher than what they got way with. >> reporter: this is one in a string of recent smash-and-grab burglaries at san francisco stores. an suv rammed into t

what do vulcans do? i suggested this. >> he started acting at 8 years old. and was attaching acting when he landed his signature role. the hit show would be spun off into movies. william shatner as captain kirk taking the voyage with him. >> i am and always shall be your friend. >> tonight, shatner tweeting i loved him like a brother. but nimoy would reveal, he was torn to through the years, at times distancing him from the character. he wrote two books, "i am not spock, " but then "i am spock." in the "star trek" revival, he was cast as an older version of spock. spent years writing poetry. but nothing quite as poetic as his final tweet. a life is like a garden. live long and prosper. and even though he went back and forth over the years about his "star trek" character, he would ultimately say, if i had to be someone else i would be spock. >>> much more coming tonight. lupita nyong'o wearing a dress, later stolen from her hotel room. >>> also tracking your tax dollars. the congressman making headlines. it's your money. >>> and once and for all this friday n

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everything would change for him through, though in 1966, when star trek debuts with him playing the half-vulcan/half-human character. >> he became such an icon in a role he played for nearly 50 years. >> he devised that role and called upon many of his experiences to create that role. nothing would be the same about spock if leonard nimoy hadn't played him. >> he's right about that. >> high praise. that's true. president obama issued a statement saying long before being nerdy was cool there was leonard nimoy. he was cool logical, big eared and level headed. i loved spock. >> nimoy's final tweet is a beautiful way to remember the iconic actor. he said a life is like a garden. perfect moments can be had but not preserved except in memory. llap. >> that's a reference, of course, to his character's famous catch phrase live long and prosper. leonard nimoy was 83 years old. remember that live long and prosper. you and for a long time he distanced himself from that character. he sort of resented it after a while, but later embraced it. >> so many of us grewhing that and we loved it. >> i'm a trekky. >

he developed spock's famed two fingered vulcan salute based on the hebrew alphabet. >> i'm still amazedthe affect "star trek" had on the culture. you walk down the street and people wave at you and do that and say hi, spock. >> reporter: nimoy was born in boston in 1931 to jewish immigrants escaping stalinist russia. he landed small tv and film roles in the early 1950s before his performances caught the attention of "star trek" producer gene roddenberry. "star trek" won one of tv's most successful series catapulted nimoy into stardom and earned him three emmy nominations. during a 1973 interview here at kpix 5, he talked about not being able to escape his famous character. >> say 98% of the work that i'm get something because of "star trek." on the other hand, there probably are certain parts that i would like to play in certain specific situations which i'm not getting because i'm closely identified with the spock character. so, you know, you give a little take a little. >> reporter: after the tv series ended, nimoy nabbed roles in numerous other hit shows, broadway plays and films. in

. >> the vulcans will live long and prosper.re glad you lived long and prospered you will be missed. >> fans stopped by to pay respects. greg donovan placed his own flowers in a star trek photo on the star. >> i had to, i was just, i wanted people to respect the walk on the star, everybody knows, senor spock. >> fans spoke about the impact his character had on the science fiction world. >> you look at scientists and explorers and people around the scientific community definitely up hold his tenants as things that got them into the actual world of science. >> while he left an indelible mark on hollywood, the science world is going to miss him. huge distributors to the griffith observatory where the leonard nimoy theater continues to inspire. >> everybody knows this story. someone, somewhere has an anecdote to tell about how it moved them forward. >> he died this morning in his home, his family members saying he was suffering from a chronic pull pullmonary disease. >> coming up radio shack filed for bankruptcy. >> and if you're on

. >> reporter: with his vulcan ear, spock took center stage and nimoy's supporting role quickly grew, as he told cbs news in 2005. >> i started getting so much mail for spock. then the dictate came down, give us more of that guy they love that guy. >> i made the first season of "star trek," something like $37,000. >> reporter: but ratings were low, and after just three seasons,... >> >> they canceled us and it was over. [laughter] over. >> reporter: nimoy's role was never over. trekkies came out. the show went into syndication in 1975 and it's still streaming online today. nimoy performed in 69 tv series, including the "big bang theory." >> spock? >> i need to speak with you. >> reporter: and 28 feature films. he was a director with credits that feature two "star trek" movies. but nimoy was also a accomplished photographer and poet. his final tweet "a life is like a garden. perfect moments can be had but not preserved except in memory." it was lined llap, meaning... >> live long and prosper. >> reporter: carter evan, cbs news, los angeles. >> pelley: critical supplies can't get from t

. >> the vulcans will live long and prosper.re glad you lived long and prospered you will be missed. >> fans stopped by to pay respects. greg donovan placed his own flowers in a star trek photo on the star. >> i had to, i was just, i wanted people to respect the walk on the star, everybody knows, senor spock. >> fans spoke about the impact his character had on the science fiction world. >> you look at scientists and explorers and people around the scientific community definitely up hold his tenants as things that got them into the actual world of science. >> while he left an indelible mark on hollywood, the science world is going to miss him. huge distributors to the griffith observatory where the leonard nimoy theater continues to inspire. >> everybody knows this story. someone, somewhere has an anecdote to tell about how it moved them forward. >> he died this morning in his home, his family members saying he was suffering from a chronic pull pullmonary disease. >> coming up radio shack filed for bankruptcy. >> and if you're on

. >> he will forever be known simply as spock, the half vulcan half human, 100% logical science officer of the star trek series. it ran for just three seasons but he reprised the role in the start -- star trek movies. his fans particularly identified with the spot character and gene roddenberry once called him the conscience of star trek. nimoy was from boston and spent most of his life in the west coast, complained about doing the first 17 years of his career doing something else to support his family and he said he never again had to worry about making a living. in other got critical praise for directing two of the star trek films that followed the tv show. when of the episodes had a scene in which the line, live long and prosper was included and became his and leonard nimoy's trademark. he ended all his tweets that way and it's not a bad wish for anyone. he died today at the age of 83 after a long battle with the struct of lung disease. a life lived long and prosperously. >> thanks dave. coming up, a house fire sends two people to the hospital including a firefighter. >> in germantow

he was best known for his iconic role of half human, half vulcan in the "star trek" movies.ted for lung disease earlier this week and he was 83 years old. >>> let's talk about america. it's a country that believes in the spirit of volunteering. we volunteer for active duty in the u.s. military. we volunteer to donate blood, walk, or even run for a cause. and in today's "beyond the dream" we focus on a volunteer who envisioned how he could use his talents and skills to help people in need. ♪ paul ferguson served his country for 13 years in the united states army, the proud veteran now spends a great deal of his time performing patriotic songs and entertaining people around the world. he is considered to be a guitar virtuouso who performed with the late donald byrd and george benson and more. he's produced several cds stars to raise funds for charitable causes, but paul says his greatest accomplishment is bringing a smile to those who are often stuck in a hospital bed, alone and in some cases fighting a terminal illness. >> when you're playing for someone that's in the bed, th

. >> it's a wonderful phrase for the vulcan to have live long. not just make some good money, but prosper in evolving yourself as a human being. which is what i think leonard was trying to do all his life. >> cnn's jason carol has more on nimoy's legacy. >> that is quite logical, captain. >> reporter: leonard nimoy was and will always be remembered as spock, the half human, half vulcan he portrayed for more than four decades on the big screen and the small screen. where his character debuted in the original "star trek" series septemberth 1966. >> that may be correct. >> spock's life on board the "starship ber enterprise" took him to many worlds and in his hometown. >> i started acting when i was a little boy, 8 years old, settlement houses in boston and grew up into it. >> live long and prosper. >> reporter: as beloved as spock is with his audiences in his early career nimoy played a lot of characters audiences love to hate. >> i have done a lot, pushed people around and got my comeuppance. >> they can smell a winner. >> reporter: nimoy's big bre

what do vulcans do. i suggested this. he said okay. boy, that took off to the culture. it was amazing. leonard nimoy was 83. >>> from the newshour team good to have you with us on al jazeera. thanks for watching bye-bye. >> at one time i felt that selling cocaine was my purpose. >> as the amount of drugs grew guns came in. >> murder rate was sky-high. >> this guy was the biggest in l.a. >> i was goin' through a million dollars worth of drugs every day. i liked it. it's hard to believe that a friend would set you up. people don't get federal life sentences and beat them. >> they had been trafficking on behalf of the united states government. >> the cia admitted it. >> "freeway - crack in the system". only on al jazeera america. >> the former deputy prime minister just ahead of a major rally. i'm david foster coming up in the next 30 minutes. the jailed leader of the kurds offers an olive branch to turkey to end the decades-long conflict. the egyptian court with regards hamas a terrorist organization. >> i'm nicole

. >> there are so few vulcans left. >> yet after more than 250 roles and a career that spanned more than six decades, it will be the logical pointy eared alien spock for which leonard nimoy will be most remembered. >> live long and prosper. >> chris clackum, nbc news. >>> well up next at 11 cloox, does it look like there's anything wrong with this barbie doll? why some people worry. >> plus a big day for bay area soccer fans. a big reveal just hours away. >>> welcome back. we started the week, i thought for sure we were going to see nasdaq by 1,000, but even today, it does not look like we will. the market is just not moving. we'll meet back on monday and see if we can do it then. >> here's an interesting problem. car dealers are getting buried in electric cars returns after the lease periods. the wall street journal has a fascinating article this morning on the problem of electric car leases. particularly with the nissan leaf. people are turning in their own leaf and instead of buying them which is an option at the end of the lease, they're just leasing new leafs again for $200 a month.

we are in orbit around vulcan, preparing to welcome aboard federation ambassador sarek and his wife perrinrst wife, is from earth. i remember studying his career in school. the treaty of alpha cygnus ix. the coridan admission to the federation. the klingon alliance. i met him once many years ago very briefly at his son's wedding. i can tell you that was quite a moment for a young lieutenant standing in the presence of such history. i remember he spoke to me, and i just stood there grinning like an idiot. you, tongue-tied? indeed how do you

the half human, half vulcan he portrayed for more than four decades on the big screen and small screenacter debuted in the original series september 8, 19. spock's life on board the shar sharshar -- starship enterprise took him to many places. his love of acting began here on earth in his hometown. >> i started acting at 8 in neighborhood settlement houses in boston and grew up into it. >> live long and prosper. >> reporter: as beloved as spock is with audiences, in his early career, nimoy played a lot of characters audiences loved to hate. >> i pushed a lot of people around. they're building radar for box office. >> reporter: nimoy's big break came when a producer took notice of the young actor in not sewed of the -- in an episode of the '60s drama "the lieutenant." gene roddenberry saw something special in nimoy's spock. >> they invented the character. they had made an earlier pilot in which nobody had grasped the edges of the character. >> with his imagination and innovation, creativity made that character one interestingly humanized and so riveting intriguing. >> he knows, doctor.

. >> there are so few vulcans left we cannot afford to ignore each other. >> reporter: after 250 roles a career that spanned more than six decades it will be the logical pointy-eared alien spock that leonard nimoy will be most remembered. >> live long and prosper. >> reporter: chris clackum, nbc news. >>> the skyci-fi channel will honor him tomorrow. >>> cpac is wrapping up in maryland. it is a chance for presidential hopefuls to test the waters including jeb bush who wandered into some unfriendly territory. >> the simple fact is there is no plan to deport 11 million people. >> liberal policies have failed our inner cities. >> well as promised joining me once again, kristen welker at the white house. kristen, this was a big test for jeb bush, right? >> reporter: oh, it really was. as the race for the white house heats up the conservative conference was the first big test for florida governor jeb bush. he seemed by many in the republican party as the establishment candidate. but bush defended his conservative credentials. take a look. >> god bless you. >> reporter: he's often thought of

an astronaut on board the international space station tweeted this picture from orbit giving the vulcana salute made may fousse by mr. spock. the president writing, "long before being nerdy was cool there was leonard nimoy. leonard was a life-long lover of the arts and humanities a supporter of the sciences generous with his talent and his time and of course leonard was spock -- cool logical, big-eared and level headed the center of "star trek's" optimistic inclusive vision of humanity's future." >> live long and prosper. images. father of all we now hold true. >> leonard nimoy died yesterday at his home in los angeles. he was 83 years old. i'll see you back here at 7:00 p.m. smerconish begins right now. >>> i'm michael smerconish. thank you for join us. crisis averted for at least one more week. or is it? after a nail-biting showdown on capitol hill last night, the house and senate agreed on a bill to fund the department of homeland security. but only for seven days. it's gridlock in action a dysfunctional display, but at least it keeps hundreds of thousands of tsa screener border agen

he will be remembered around the world as spock, the half human, half vulcan character he portray portrayed on "star trek." he was 83 years old. >>> up next, we'll speak with one of his friends, george takei. you may know him as mr. sulu. stay with us. we'll be right back. the road. it can bring out the worst in people. but the m-class scans for danger... ...corrects for lane drifting... ...and if necessary, it will even brake all by itself. it is a luxury suv engineered to get you there and back safely. for tomorrow is another fight. the 2015 m-class. see your authorized dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. >>> let's get more on the sad news we just reported. the death of the actor leonard nimoy. better known of course as spock to all of the "star trek" fans out there. let's talk a little bit about leonard nimoy and his legacy. joining us on the phone right now is his fellow "star trek" actor, george takei. george, a sad moment. give us your thoughts what will he most be remembered for? >> leonard was a real leader. first of all, certainly he was a brilli

his portrayal of the science office, a vulcan, turned him into an icon for generations of sci-fi fans73 interview here at kpix 5, leonard nimoy joked about the cult following. >> there's a whole group of "star trek" freaks, i mean a lot of them. >> don't call those people freaks. that's not nice. that's a very negative connotation. >> why do people get so hung up on -- on a program like "star trek"? "star trek" in particular. >> you must start with the -- the traditional science fiction fan and they can be very avid and cult-oriented in that sense and "star trek" very strongly appealed to them because it really was good science fiction. >> after the tv series ended, nimoy nabbed roles in other hit shows, broad a plays, a lot of films. he died this morning in los angeles after a battle with pulmonary disease. >>> windy in many parts of the bay area. paul deanno is in larkspur with the mobile weather lab. >> reporter: the wind is popping over mount tam and we are having that right now into san francisco bay. we'll "live long and prosper" with rain tonight and monday. welcome rainfall no

he had that vulcan greeting live long and prosper and he will indeed live long with all of us and his memory will prosper. >> indeed. absolutely. and thank you so much actor takei for sharing those deeply personal remembrances. my condolences to you for your loss. >> thank you very much. >>> still ahead on the dhs funding fight of chicken and with john boehner and marsha fudge will join me. >> and then eric holder's exit interview. >> what would you like people to say about eric holder's legacy in the department of justice? >> that he was unafraid to speak hard truths that he was willing to endure criticism to try to do the right thing. and that at the end of the day, he energized a justice department that he found in tatters when he got here. >> nbc's pete williams joins me next. let me talk to you about retirement. a 401(k) is the most sound way to go. let's talk asset allocation. sure. you seem knowledgeable professional. i'm actually a dj. [ dance music plays ] woman: [laughs] no way! that really is you? if they're not a cfp pro you just don't know. cfp -- work with the highest st