tell us more about leonard cohen . what set him apart? >> he spoke and wrote about everything with such beauty and authority. he had a really strong voice, whether he was singing it or writing -- he was first and foremost a writer. we would still be talking about him today as an author. that is where his strengths really lay. he was the northstar for some writers. when everyone has been aiming for since they wrote their first songs. people say he was dark and he was dark, but he was also very light and romantic and fun in his own way. he was talking about mortality just the summer and said it is not the debt that scares me, it is the foreplay. a classic leonard cohen way of putting it. that is the way he attacked everything. everyone will be drawing parallels to david bowie, who died earlier this year. a new recordased a month ago. it was about the loss of his long-term muse. she is married to another man -- a fascinating story. wrote an amazing letter to her while she was on her deathbed. i think i will follow you very soon. incredible l

leonard cohen was 82 years old. fellow singers and celebrities have been tweeted their sadness over cohen's death all night long. "lin manuel miranda" ... the creator of the broadway hit "hamiliton" sent our several twts like this one... "and when he knew for certain only drowning men could see him, he said all men will be sailors then until the sea shall free them." singer justin timberlake, whos covered one ofcohen's songs... tweeting.. "r-i-p leonard cohen. a spirit and soul beyond compare." actor josh gad tweeting.. "of course 2016 would take leonardcohen. of course. 2016, please go away. you have made your another great. even canadian prime minister justin trudeau tweeted condolences last night, saying quote... "no other artist's music felt or sounded like leonard cohen's. yet his work resonated across generations. canada and the world will miss him." and now... to another facebook post that has a lot of people talking this morning. it comes from a mother in new york... who went for a hike with her little girls

leonard cohen died at the age of 82. >> ♪ the battle king composing hallelujah ♪ >> leonard cohen dead at the age of 82. it's time now for business and i'm joined by kate. good evening, kate. kate: hey, tom. tom: let's look at the markets. it's been an extraordinary week for markets across the world. kate: it has continued this friday. very different reaction to the election of donald trump. the dow jones hit a record high on thursday and then uncertainty that sent stocks and currencies plummet. now overall the financial health care and industrial sectors have come out as winners on the markets. although not all the president-elect economic policies are very detailed yet. those industries are feeling good about their future under the trump administration. but emerging markets, the mexican peso and tech sector are more cautious and continuing to see losses this friday. peso hit another record low against the dollar earlier this session. we're seeing mixed trade on wall street. the dow jones fairly flat. just dropping into negative territory after its record session on thursday. the s&p

host: remembering leonard cohen and his genius. american actor robert devonte has died after a short illness at the age of 83. he had been suffering from leukemia. he was famous for his role in the man from uncle. he also played in the magnificent seven and earned an oscar nomination for his role in the young philadelphians. returning to our top story and the one that has dominated this of donaldelection trump is the 45th president of the united states. most of the attention is now focused on what comes next and the tone he will set in washington. katty kay has been giving this some thought. >> it is a jaded truism that americans are divided. in the days after donald trump engineered the biggest upset in political history, they are even divided on how he won. that does not bode well for the wistful promises of reconciliation. if you can't agree on the problem, how can you agree on a solution? the selection revealed just how much this city is loathed by people feel the governing class has protected its own interests and ignored the

leonard cohen sang of his deep voice. hallelujah went from cult classic to becoming a widely copied standard. cohen a native of canada released an album just last month. the canadian prime minister justin trudeau tweeted no other artist's music felt or sounded like leonard cohen's yet his work resonated across generations. canada and the world will miss him. leonard cohen was 82. >>> there's a new call to impeach new jersey governor and pending legal trouble for donald trump. "the washington post" reports that donald trump's lawyers want to delay his fraud case until after his swearing-in. they say the president-elect is too busy to take part in the trump university case. the decision is up to the san diego judge who trump accused of bias because of his mexican heritage. the chicago tribune reports that trump has blocked reporters during the first day of his transition to the white house. he was entirely out of sight wednesday and turned down joli washington meetings yesterday. that breaks a long-standing practice for inc

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leonard cohen sang of spirituality and sexuality in his deep voice. hallelujah went from cult classic to a widely copied standard. cohen a native of canada released and album just last month. the canadian prime minister artist's music felt or sounded like leonard cohen's yet his work resonated across generations. canada and the world will miss him. leonard cohen was 82. >>> there's a new call to impeach new jersey governor and pending legal trouble for donald trump. those are some of the headlines on the morning news stand. "the washington post" reports that donald trump's lawyers want to delay his fraud case until after his swearing-in. they say the president-elect is too busy to take part in the trump university case. the decision is up diego judge who trump accused of bias because of his mexican heritage. the chicago tribune reports that trump has blocked reporters during the first day of his transition to the white house. he was entirely out of sight wednesday and turned down journalist requests to cover his washington meetings yesterday. that bre

leonard cohen sang of spirituality and sexuality in his deep voice. hallelujah went from cult classic to a widely copied standard. cohen a native of canada released and album just last month. the canadian prime minister justin trudeau tweeted no other artist's music felt or sounded like leonard cohen's yet his generations. canada and the world will miss him. leonard cohen was 82. >>> there's a new call to impeach new jersey governor and pending legal trouble for donald trump. those are some of the headlines on the morning news stand. "the washington post" reports that donald trump's lawyers want to delay his fraud case until after his swearing-in. they say the president-elect is too busy to take part in the trump university case. the decision is up to the san diego judge who trump accused of bi b heritage. the chicago tribune reports that trump has blocked reporters during the first day of his transition to the white house. he was entirely out of sight wednesday and turned down journalist requests to cover his washington meetings yesterday. that break

leonard cohen sang of spirituality and sexuality in his deep voice. hallelujah went from cult classic to a widely copied standard. cohen a native of canada released and album just last month. the canadian prime minister justin trudeau tweeted no other artist's music felt or sounded like leonard cohen's yet his generations. canada and the world will miss him. leonard cohen was 82. >>> there's a new call to impeach new jersey governor and pending legal trouble for donald trump. those are some of the headlines on the morning news stand. "the washington post" reports that donald trump's lawyers want to delay his fraud case until after his swearing-in. they say the president-elect is too busy to take part in the trump university case. the decision is up to the san diego judge who trump accused of bias because of his man heritage. the chicago tribune reports that trump has blocked reporters during the first day of his transition to the white house. he was entirely out of sight wednesday and turned down journalist requests to cover his washington meetings ye

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here's a look at leonard cohen's legacy. if there is one song.... leonard cohen, the songwriter of "hallelujah," ''suzanne" and "bird on a wire," has died at age 82. cohen's management said in a statement thursday that he has passed away, and a memorial will take place in los on his death were given. cohen, also renowned as a poet, novelist and aspiring zen monk, blended folk music with a darker, sexual edge that won him fans around the world and among fellow musicians like bob dylan and r.e.m. he remained wildly popular into his 80s, touring as recently as earlier this year and releasing a new album just last month. his "hallelujah" became a cult hit when it was covered by musician jeff buckley in 1994, and has become a modern standard since. leonard cohen dead at age 82 fitness goals fail when the goal our fitness expert will tell us how to set goals that will keep you motivated in the weeks and months to come. that's next on tv9. "thanks for staying with us. that are trying to achieve different goals in their fitness life is how do i stay motivat

leonard cohen was 82 years old. that is our broadcast for tonight. thank you for being here with us. as always, "hardball with chris matthews" begins right now. >>> face to face, this is "hardball." ♪ >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews. back in washington, over the last 36 hours president president obama has displayed his ability to put aside his animosity toward president-elect donald trump, showcasing to the country and the world a core strength of our american democracy is the peaceful transfer of power. after a much longer than expected meeting with trump, president obama joined with his successor for a photo-op in the oval office. a spokesman said that the president say no agenda and was focused solely on answering any questions trump had on the responsibilities of the office. here's the president.

the good songs came from, leonard cohen once said i'd there more often. he spent five years writing his best known song hallelujah as he told charlie rose in 1988. >> if you are going to be singing a song for the next 20 years you want to be sure you can get behind every word. >> reporter: since hallelujah's release in 1984 more than 300 cover versions have been recorded. raised in montreal, cohen published his first poem at age music. in 1966 moved to new york. >> susan holds the mirror. >> reporter: his song susan became a hit for judy collins and john hammond who signed bob dylan signed komen. always a greater critical than commercial success. he would become one of the most unfluent, song writers for my work. but i didn't want to work for pay. >> reporter: through much of his 70s he toured continuously. in 2008 was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame. >> you'll be hearing from me, baby, long after i'm gone. >> reporter: cohen's final album was released last month. the title song, you wanted darker, hinted the end was near. >> reporter: anthon

sedgeenedary singer, and poet leonard cohen has died. his career and influence often compared to that of bob dylan and paul simon. ? hallelujah ? >> his most famous song, hallelujah, has been covered hundreds of times since he released in it 1984. it was introduced and made popular to a whole new he'll also be remembered for suzanne. he was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 2008. leonard cohen was 82 years old. >> more fallout for former illinois republican congressman, in shock. a grand jury has indicted him on 24 counts. schock came under scrutiny amid a spending scandal after reports allege thousands of dollars to remake his office in a representation of downton abbey. no one intended to break the law, he says. >> what could be seen as a metaphor for our political discourse, two bald eagles were stuck inside a gutter in florida yesterday. they got trapped in the storm drain near orlando. one was able to fly away on its workers. look at the crowds gathering. part of the road was blocked off. the rescued bird is being trea

also on the program -- ♪ >> the music world mourns the death of leonard cohen at the age of 82. the singer-songwriter best known for songs such as suzanne, bird on a wire, and hallelujah. my name is christopher springer, good to have you with us. we start in the united states where president-elect donald trump has announced a major shakeup in his team. he has asked vice president mike pence to hold the process for filling the administration posts and preparing the new administration to take office in january. he replaces chris christie, being demoted to a deputy role. he was one of the first prominent republicans to support trumps candidacy. and for more on this, we will go right over to washington now. we will talk with mark fisher, a senior editor with one of the leading newspapers, the washington post. mark, thank you for joining us. day two of his transition, he has dumped chris christie as the leader of the transition team, installing mike pence. what is your take? mark: this is yet another change in his approach. we saw during the course of his campaign you change his camp

beloved singer/songwriter, poet and author leonard cohen is gone. tonight, the incredible legacy he leaves behind. >>> good evening. in his first public interview since winning the election, donald trump is suggesting a willingness to compromise on one of his key campaign issues, his vow to repeal and replace obamacare. speaking with the "wall street journal," mr. trump tonight is raising the possibility of amending the existing health re related to his sit down meeting with president obama in the oval office yesterday. nbc's tom costello has late details. >> reporter: it may have been the face-to-face meeting that ends up saving parts of obamacare. nbc news has confirmed a "wall street journal" report that during the meeting president obama asked mr. trump to reconsider one of his campaign promises. >> repealing and replacing the disaster known as obamacare. >> reporter: now a change. >> are you going to make sure that people with pre-conditions are -- >> yes because it happens to be one of the strongest assets. also with the children living with t

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sedgeenedary singer, songwiter and poet leonard cohen has died. his career and influence often compared to that of bob dylan and paul simon. ♪ haul llelujah ♪ >> his most famous song, hallelujah, has been covered hundreds of times since he released in it 1984. it was introduced and made popular to a whole new generation from the movie "shrek." he'll also be remembered for suzanne. he was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 2008. leonard cohen was 82 years old. >> more fallout for former illinois republican congressman, in shock. a grand jury has indicted him on 24 counts. schock came under scrutiny amid a spending scandal after reports allege he spent tens of thousands of dollars to remake his office in a representation of downton abbey. no one intended to break the law, he says. >> what could be seen as a me 4 metaphor for our political discourse, two bald eagles were stuck inside a gutter in florida yesterday. they got trapped in the storm drain near orlando. one was able to fly away on its own, while the other needed to be freed

beloved singer/songwriter, poet and author leonard cohen is gone. tonight, the incredible legacy he leaves behind. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> good evening. in his first public interview since winning the election, donald trump is suggesting a willingness to compromise on one of his key campaign issues, his vow to repeal and replace obamacare. speaking with the "wall street journal," mr. trump tonight is raising the possibility of amending the existing health care act. the shift in tone apparently related to his sit down meeting with president obama in the oval office yesterday. nbc's tom costello has late details. >> reporter: it may have been the face-to-face meeting that ends up saving parts of obamacare. nbc news has confirmed a "wall street journal" report that during the meeting president obama asked mr. trump to reconsider one of his campaign promises. >> repealing and replacing the disaster known as obamacare. [ cheers ] >> reporter: now a change. >> are you going to make sure that people with pre-conditions are -- >> yes because it

leonard cohen was 82 years old. that is our broadcast for tonight. thank you for being here with us. as always, "hardball with chris matthews" begins right now. >>> face to face, this is "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews. back in washington, over the last 36 hours president president obama has displayed his ability to put aside his animosity toward president-elect donald trump, showcasing to the country and the world a core democracy is the peaceful transfer of power. president obama joined with his successor for a photo-op in the oval office. the president say no

. >> leonard cohen, singer, songwriter and poet has died. >>> on and how our nation is honoring our brave men and women on this veterans day. early "today" starts right now. >>> good friday morning. >> we made to the end of the week. >> and what a week it was. for the second might in a row, spontaneous protests erupted as frustrated voters marched in the streets. they appeared in baltimore, philadelphia, san francisco, oakland and more. and as protesters demonstrated their frustrations with the presidential election, touchdown returned to his old self taking to twitter to blast them and the media posting just had a very open and successful presidential election. now professional protesters incited by the media are protesting. very unfair. it should be noted that trump himself called for a march on washington the night of the 2012 presidential election. >> prior to taking a jab at those protesters, trump had a much more conciliatory tone celebrating his meeting with president obama and his wife he's sit down with the first lady. trump's one-on-one meeting with the president the first time

leonard cohen is gone. tonight, the incredible legacy he leaves behind. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> good evening. in his first public interview since winning the election, donald trump is suggesting a willingness to compromise on one of his key campaign obamacare. speaking with the "wall street journal," mr. trump tonight is raising the possibility of amending the existing health care act. the shift in tone apparently related to his sit down meeting with president obama in the oval office yesterday. nbc's tom costello has late details. >> reporter: it may have been the face-to-face meeting that ends up saving parts of obamacare. nbc news has confirm a "wall street journal" report that during the meeting president obama asked mr. trump >> repealing and replacing the disaster known as obamacare. [ cheers ] >> reporter: now a change. trump says he's open to repealing or amending the law, and keeping key popular provisions like allowing children to stay on their parents' insurance until they're 26 and requiring insure force cover pre-existing conditi

also this morning - iconic singer, poet and songwriter leonard cohen is dead. his legacy - after the break. plus - a terror group claims responsibility for an attack on the german consulate in afghanistan. we are now behind a cold front that has ushered in some much cooler, more seasonal, air. highs today have already occurred with early morning temperatures in the low 50s. we will cool to the 40s and stay there through the afternoon and then fall into the 20s and low 30s overnight. after a chilly start, we warm a bit saturday with highs in the low 50s. we keep warming sunday with highs in the mid 50s. we stay above average and mostly dry through late next week. today: partly to mostly sunny, windy and cooler. high: 48 wind: ne 15-25 mph delays yellow on traffic map = some delays green on traffic map = no delays in florida - the orange county sheriff's office has released bodycam footage from the tragic pulse nightclub shooting in june. the footage has been heavily it shows officers searching inside of the club...running around the perimeter...and laying out st

leonard cohen sang of spirituality and sexuality in his deep voice. hallelujah went from cult classic to a widely copied standard. cohen a native of canada released and album just last month. the canadian prime minister justin trudeau tweeted no other work resonated across generations. canada and the world will miss him. leonard cohen was 82. >>> there's a new call to impeach new jersey governor and pending legal trouble for donald trump. those are some of the headlines on the morning news stand. "the washington post" reports that donald trump's lawyers want to delay his fraud case until after his swearing-in. they say the president-elect is too busy to take part in the trump university case. the decision is up to the san diego judge who trump bias because of his mexican heritage. the chicago tribune reports that trump has blocked reporters during the first day of his transition to the white house. he was entirely out of sight wednesday and turned down journalist requests to cover his washington meetings yesterday. that breaks a long-standing practice

beloved singer/songwriter, poet and author leonard cohen is gone. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> good evening. in his first public interview since winning the election, donald trump is suggesting a willingness to compromise on one of his key campaign issues, his vow to repeal and replace obamacare. speaking with the "wall street journal," mr. trump tonight is raising the po health care act. the shift in tone apparently related to his sit down meeting with president obama in the oval office yesterday. nbc's tom costello has late details. >> reporter: it may have been the face-to-face meeting that ends up saving parts of obamacare. nbc news has confirm a "wall street journal" report that during the meeting president obama asked mr. trump to reconsider one of his campaign promises. known as obamacare. [ cheers ] >> reporter: now a change. trump says he's open to repealing or amending the law, and keeping key popular provisions like allowing children to stay on their parents' insurance until they're 26 and requiring insure force cover pre-existing

beloved singer/songwriter, poet and author leonard cohen is gone. tonight, the incredible legacy he right now. >>> good evening. in his first public interview since winning the election, donald trump is suggesting a willingness to compromise on one of his key campaign issues, his vow to repeal and replace obamacare. speaking with the "wall street journal," mr. trump tonight is raising the possit health care act. the shift in tone apparently related to his sit down meeting with president obama in the oval office yesterday. nbc's tom costello has late details. >> reporter: it may have been the face-to-face meeting that ends up saving parts of obamacare. nbc news has confirm a "wall street journal" report that during the meeting president obama asked mr. trump to reconsider one of his campaign promises. known as obamacare. [ cheers ] >> reporter: now a change. trump says he's open to repealing or amending the law, and keeping key popular provisions like allowing children to stay on their parents' insurance until they're 26 and requiring insure force co

beloved singer/songwriter, poet and author leonard cohen is gone. tonight, the incredible legacy he leaves behind. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> good evening. in his first public interview since winning the election, donald trump is suggesting a willingness to compromise on one of his key campaign issues, his vow to repeal and replace obamacare. speaking with the "wall street journal," mr. trump tonight is raising the possibility of amending the existing health care act. the shift in tone apparently related to his sit down meeting with president obama in the oval office yesterday. nbc's tom costello has late details. >> reporter: it may have been the face-to-face meeting that ends up saving parts of obamacare. nbc news has confirm a "wall street journal" report that during the meeting president obama asked mr. trump to reconsider one of his campaign promises. >> repealing and replacing the disaster known as obamacare. [ cheers ] >> reporter: now a change. trump says he's open to repealing or amending the law, and keeping key popular provision

year, 2016, leonard cohen to be remembered. lauren: let's take a look at the latest in sports. there were fireworks in baltimore but cleveland browns feel like they are on the firing line, baltimore ra vents added to misery, joe flacco led the ravens and browns tenth consecutive lost, worst start in team history. browns have six games left to avoid a winless season. ouch. blue devils win first acc win over tobacco rival north carolina, quarterback daniel jones ran for two scores and threw for another. duke is one week away from claiming a birth. there was no hard feeling among fans there but once the game started, it was like old times, wade had 13 points and the bulls 98 to 95 victory. wade walked off the court to loud cheers. nicole: i'm sure they were happy to see them but they didn't like the heat lost. coming up we will hand it over to mornings with maria. first look at u.s. stock market futures, great week, 5% for the dow, right now dow futures looking down, came off a record yesterday. 67 points for dow futures, s&p futu

. >>> tonight we want to honor leonard cohen who died at the age of 82. he will be remembered as one of the most influential songwriters of our time. >> [singing] >> reporter: if i knew where leonard cohen said, "i would go there more often." he spent five years writing his best known song. >> you want to be sure that you can get behind every word. >> reporter: through much of his 70s he toured continuously and in 2008 was inducted into the rock 'n roll hall of fame. his final album was released last month. the title song, "you want it darker" hinted the end was near. anthony mason, cbs news, new >>> despite all the tension around the election one man is not the least bit stressed about it. that is because he said he does not know who won the election. >> i started out needing a breather. >> reporter: it has been a very quiet few days for him, no phone, no television, no news. >> i am getting cabin fever. >> reporter: he may be the only person in the world to does not know the results of the election. for now he wants to keep it that way. when he goes out

. >>> and a final hallelujah for leonard cohen. you remember the poet, folk artists. >> but we begin this morning with a look at today's eye opener. your world in 90 seconds. >> this is a restricted area. this gathering is unlawful. >> anti-trump protests turned violent. >> when you respond to peace with armor and weapons, what do you expect? >> it is important regardless of political preferences to now come together to deal with the many challenge t >> mr. president, it was a great honor being with us, and i look forward to being with you many, many more times in the future. >> thank you. >> republicans unified and are excited about working with our president-elect with a good transition so we hit the ground running. >> it never crossed your mind that you might have done better against him? you might have actually won if you had been the democratic nominee? >> what good does it do now? >> leonard cohen, the legendary novelist has died. >> you'll be hearing from me, maybe, long after i'm gone. >> great week for the markets? >> the

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today the world is mourning the death of music legend leonard cohen. the canadian singer song writer was known for hallelujah and suzanne. he also gained attention for his 14th studio album was just released last month. ladies and gentlemen guard could he--leonard cohen was 82 years old. >>> in what will be his final commander-in-chief ceremony president obama was at the too many of unknowns in arlington national cemetery. at the ground in virginia he thanked every patriot who proudly wore the uniform of the united states of america. at the world war ii memorial an estimated 500 world war ii veterans die every day. senator bob deal of kansas was among the dignity. he received a bronze star and two purple hearts for his service and still goes to the memorial every saturday to greet his fellow world war ii veterans veterans. >> so i've met thousands of world war ii vets because and we tell stories most of them are true. >> the retired senator was instrumental in getting the world war ii memorial built raising more than $100 million in private funds for d

leonard cohen was a poet who became a bills. ? to the end of love ? his lyrics spare with melodies bob dylan praised as cohen's greatest genius. his most popular song, "hallelujah." ? >> reporter: covered by more than 300 artists. ? ? hallelujah ? ? hallelujah ? >> reporter: plagued by depression, cohen's songs were intimate, dark, and spiritual. ? jesus was a sailor ? >> reporter: fans remembered cohen outside the new york hotel where he once lived and on social media, sharing the poignant letter he wrote to his muse as she died this summer. "i think i will follow you very soon," he wrote. "i am so close behind you that if you stretch out your hand, i think you can reach >> reporter: his influence spanned generations -- ? old man's mask for you ? -- and genres. ? you'll be hearing from me baby long after i'm gone ? >> reporter: and the world will be listening. nbc news, new york. >>> still ahead, a husband who couldn't even recognize his wife until his doctor made a life changing decision. the story that will have you asking, are you taking too many

. >> leonard cohen, a giant in the poety center for the last half century has died. veteran's day. good friday morning, this is "early today." >> for the second night in a row, spontaneous protests erupted as frustrated voters marched in the streets in opposition of tuesday's election rules. they appeared in patriot more, san francisco, oakland and more. protesters demonstrated their frustrations, donald trump returns to his old self, taking to twitter to blast them and open and successful presidential elect. now successful protesters are protesting. very unfair. now it should be noted that trump. >>> called for a march on washington the night of the 2012 presidential election. >> prior to taking a jab at those protesters, trump had a more conciliatory tone with president obama and his wife's sit town with the first lady. met face-to-face is a hallmark of events, for the first time since becoming the president-elect. noting public protocol t. trump camp refused to allow journalists to travel with him for his historic first meetings. >> reporter: donald trump at the white house toda

. >> leonard cohen, a giant in the poety center for the last half century has died. brave men and women on this veteran's day. good friday morning, this is "early today." >> for the second night in a row, spontaneous protests erupted as frustrated voters marched in the streets in opposition of tuesday's election rules. they appeared in patriot more, san francisco, oakland and more. protesters demonstrated their frustrations, donald trump returns to his old , to twitter to blast them and the media, posting, just had a very open and successful presidential elect. now successful protesters are protesting. very unfair. now it should be noted that trump. >>> called for a march on washington the night of the 2012 presidential election. >> prior to taking a jab at those protesters, trump had a more conciliatory tone with president obama and his wife's trump, the first time the two met face-to-face is a hallmark of events, for the first time since becoming the president-elect. noting public protocol t. trump camp refused to allow journalists to travel with him for his histor

. >> leonard cohen, a giant in the poety center for the last half century has died. brave men and women on this veteran's day. good friday morning, this is "early today." >> for the second night in a row, spontaneous protests erupted as frustrated voters marched in the streets in opposition of tuesday's election rules. they appeared in patriot more, san francisco, oakland and more. protrs demonstrated their frustrations, donald trump to twitter to blast them and the media, posting, just had a very open and successful presidential elect. now successful protesters are protesting. unfair. now it should be noted that trump. >>> called for a march on washington the night of the 2012 presidential election. >> prior to taking a jab at those protesters, trump had a more conciliatory tone with trump, the first time the two met face-to-face is a hallmark of events, for the first time since becoming the president-elect. noting public protocol t. trump camp refused to allow journalists to travel with him for his historic first meetings. >> reporter: donald trump at the white hou

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this is leonard cohen. i've heard there was a secret court that pleased the lord bubut you don't really care for music, do you it goes like this came, hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah ♪ amy: he releaseded his finalal m less than a month ago. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. juan: and i'm juan gonzalez. welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. amy: you have been looking at the latino vote in this week's election. juan: not only the latino vote, the overall vote, to get a sense of what happened in this cataclysm that we had on tuesday. first of all, i think one thing we have to understand is that fewer people voted in this election and voted in 2012. about 2% drop in the number of votes. and mitt romney actually got more votes and he ran in 2012 ththe donald trump did. a significantly, hillary clinton's vote totalss dropppped dramatically, about 5 million votes, even thou

this is leonard cohen. i've heard there was a secret court that pleased the lord but you don't really care for music, do you it goes like this came, hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah ♪ amy: he released his final album less than a month ago. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. juan: and i'm juan gonzalez. welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. amy: you have been looking at the latino vote in this week's election. juan: not only the latino vote, the overall vote, to get a sense of what happened in this cataclysm that we had on tuesday. first of all, i think one thing we have to understand is that fewer people voted in this election and voted in 2012. about 2% drop in the number of votes. and mitt romney actually got more votes and he ran in 2012 the donald trump did. a significantly, hillary clinton's vote totals dropped dramatically, about 5 million votes, even though she

and songwriter has died at >>> the world of entertainment says good-bye to leonard cohen. the singer/songwriter died at the age of darker age and best known for his hit "hallelujah." he was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame back in 2008. >>> tours of prince's paisley park have been a pretty big hit so far. so the museum is dedicated to add some dates through next march. they're also planning to offer new fan packages, including friday night dance parties and a chance to record a prince song. the singer died from an overdose ? on the first day of christmas my true love gave to me ? ? a purple parrot in a palm tree ? >>> this is what i want for christmas. i'm not kidding. >> are you sure? >> john, you're rolling your eyes. jimmy buffett is back on the album charts. he's great, i don't care what anybody thinks. with a new christmas record called 'tis the season that includes buffett's unique we just heard a bit of one. a purple parrot in a palm tree? i bet there's a cold margarita in that song somewhere. >> no doubt, and i'm with him all the way. >> this is just th

. >> leonard cohen, a giant in the poety center for the last half brave men and women on this veteran's day. good friday morning, this is "early today." >> for the second night in a row, spontaneous protests erupted as frustrated voters marched in the streets in opposition of tuesday's election rules. they appeared in patriot more, san francisco, oakland and more. protesters demonstrated their returns to his old self, taking to twitter to blast them and the media, posting, just had a very open and successful presidential elect. now successful protesters are protesting. very unfair. now it should be noted that trump. >>> called for a march on washington the night of the 2012 presidential election. >> prior to taking a jab at those protesters, trump had a sit town with the first lady. trump, the first time the two met face-to-face is a hallmark of events, for the first time since becoming the president-elect. noting public protocol t. trump camp refused to allow journalists to travel with him for his historic first meetings. >>or rebuild the bridges he burned on his way there. >> obama is

. >> leonard cohen, a giant in the poety center for the last half century has died. >>> america is honoring its veteran's day. good friday morning, this is "early today." >> for the second night in a row, spontaneous protests erupted as frustrated voters marched in the streets in opposition of tuesday's election rules. they appeared in patriot more, san francisco, oakland and more. protesters demonstrated their frustrations, donald trump returns to his old self, taking to twitter to blast them and the open and successful presidential elect. now successful protesters are protesting. very unfair. now it should be noted that trump. >>> called for a march on washington the night of the 2012 presidential election. >> prior to taking a jab at those protesters, trump had a more conciliatory tone with president obama and his wife's sit town with the first lady. of events, for the first time since becoming the president-elect. noting public protocol t. trump camp refused to allow journalists to travel with him for his historic first meetings. >> reporter: donald trump at the white house today trying

. >> music world is one loss of leonard cohen, influence countless artists in his 50 year career inducted into the rock hall in 2,008, the0 his son hallelujah is one of the most coveredo, the cause of death is unknown, leonard cohen was 82. >> the company that makes harman consumer products purchase splendauc a year ago, donna chaney used to offer splenda, but it cut ties with the sugar substitute, lawsuit claim that they now offer and offbran in similar yellow packets, dunkin' donuts has not filed a legal response. china's panda triplets are going fast and preparing for theire first winter road trip. they are the world's only tripl pandas, they left their parents in july, each ways more than 15 the three will separate the mer much more to come include the from the '80s.he >> nintendo brings back a classic of the christmases, it is smaller as rich demuro shows us in today's tech report. holiday season is upon us that brenda some great nintendo games. >> you can play on your own or with others they got something for you they've got mario/they team up to fill in the missing colors it's up t

you said leonard cohen? >> we lost two greats. >> i'm proud of you, hoda. >> sometimes you go to the class and there are moments of kindness. you have to be aware you're looking. sometimes you go about your day >> you guys, i know it's a talk show but you guys know how to talk. i could sit and listen all day. >> you know just about everything. >> i know how to listen. >> he did a kindness for me many years ago, i won't embarrass you. remember the time we went down to do the "dinah you did a kindness for me. >> it was a tough situation. >> i wasn't working out but if he had hugged me, him, i wouldn't have minded probably. >> i had the worst director in history. diane baker came over to me and said, it's not always like this, honey. yeah. yeah. i was going, maybe dishwashing >> it worked out well for you. >> yes, they have. >> you know who's still learning and growing is chief justice ginsberg. she always wanted to do this. she's 83 years old and finally got to fulfill a life-long dream. >> she always wanted t

. >> leonard cohen, a giant in the poety center for the last half century has died. >>> america is honoring its veteran's day. good friday morning, this is "early today." >> for the second night in a row, spontaneous protests erupted as frustrated voters marched in the streets in opposition of tuesday's election rules. they appeared in patriot more, san francisco, oakland and more. protesters demonstrated their frustrations, donald trump returns to his old self, taking to twitter to blast them and t open and successful presidential elect. now successful protesters are protesting. very unfair. now it should be noted that trump. >>> called for a march on washington the night of the 2012 presidential election. >> prior to taking a jab at those protesters, trump had a more conciliatory tone with president obama and his wife's sit town with the first lady. of events, for the first time since becoming the president-elect. noting public protocol t. trump camp refused to allow journalists to travel with him for his historic first meetings. >> reporter: donald trump at the white house today trying t

leonard cohen, the singer behind hits such as "hallelujah," has died aged 82. he once said he got into music because he couldn't make a living as a poet. canadian prime minister justin trudeau tweeted, no other artist's music felt or sounded like leonard cohen's. canada and the world will miss him. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. francine: thank you. this is my data check on the week of the u.s. elections. overall, quite a selloff in emerging markets. there are more concerns about investors unable to put money in the u.s. they may face capital outflows and weakening exports as donald trump gets into the white house. the msci emerging market index down 2.3%. vix at 15.14. stocks in europe gaining. look out for the banks because of deregulation. tom keene will look at copper. i wanted to show him the london copper market, gaining 4.7% as we expect donald trump to build more. we will get to the markets in a second. as the shape of trump's white house begins to emerge, investors pick the winn

. >> woodruff: finally tonight, we remember leonard cohen, poet and novelist, a musical cult figure who became a hugely influential songwriting star. jeffrey brown has our look at the man and his work. ♪ ♪ suzanne takes you down to her place near the river ♪ >> brown: leonard cohen was an unlikely musical icon-- not a great singer, a reluctant performer, the opposite of a glitzy pop star. ♪ ♪ it's 4:00 in the morning, the end of december ♪ ♪ i'm waiting >> reporter: what he could do was write and deliver songs of simple chords and hauntingly beautiful lyrics that touched generations of fans. in 2006, cohen told me how he drew on his own life, and more. >> you know, autobiographical takes in a lot. you know, it also includes the imagination. you know, your imagination also has a history. it also, you know, is born, grows old, suffers decay and old age, and dies. you know, so, the imagination is part of the whole autobiography. ♪ >> brown: other singer- songwriters were his first champions. one was judy collins, who earlier this year told me of her first meeting with cohen

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