we go back now to the tributes that are pouring in for king of blues b.b. king. king's friend and legendary blues guitarist buddy guy joins us on the phone and here in studio alex gael senior editor for "billboard." mr. guy, thank you so much for joining us again. >> well thank you. i can't hardly hear you now. i don't know what happened when y'all switched it. i barely can hear you but i'll try to do my best. >> i want to get your thoughts on b.b. king passing your friendship and what he meant to music. >> well, to be honest with you, without b.b. king i don't think you'd be talking to me or no one else this morning. b.b. king taking the guitar from the music store shelf to the owner of the music store would tell you, i don't know, just make me an offer. because what nobody playing, wasn't exposed like he did. and after he made "3 o'clock in the morning" they changed that, they told you what the price was. i told all the guitar companies, i'm familiar with i say give b.b. king a percentage of every guitar you sell because he set the price of the guitar. when you

from b.b. king to janice joplin. san francisco in the 1960s hosted one of the biggest musical talents of all time. john wenner one of the cofounders of rolling stone magazine says the city was a musicians dream in part because those who lived in the city embraced new things. but he said the police played an important role as well. >> it's a warm, supportive friendly city that's historically the bohemian, the beat. poetry, jazz and similarly today it supports rock & roll. it's the only place where the police in san francisco are reasonable enough or subject to enough public pressure on the part of the newspapers not to close down a rock & roll club. where in cities throughout cities police shut down. >>> janice joplin sat down with ktvu's gary park. >> janice you have broken it up but every place from the street fair to the avalons. you particularly seem far more elated after people jumped to their feet and started dancing and jumped up on their chairs. >> it's groovy playing in every one of those places. but we playe

b.b. king. >> with a career spanning over 50 years, b.b. king let the good times roll. >> b.b. king born in mississippi. of course a big hero of my hometown, memphis, tennessee. if you've been to bill street then you know b.b. king, and you took a trip there. >> yeah. this is a huge loss. not entirely unexpected. "variety", the entertainment magazine is reporting that on may 1st he entered hospice care because he was in poor health. he had diabetes. he picked cotton at one point. became a truck driver. rose all the way to the very, very top of what he loved to do. and likesome other musicians, he learned how so to do that amazing music in church by performing gospel music p. >> sure. and he came from right there, the birth of the blues, in mississippi. >> a sad day today on beale street. >> it will be on beale street, quite the scene, i'm sure. >>> all right, even more breaking news for you. we are getting reports that the u.s. military helicopters that went missing tuesday in nepal has been found. cnn is following this development. live from deli, sumnema what are you hearing?

what did b.b. king mean to you? >> oh my goodness to me he was probably the epitome of the word gentle man. he was a kind human being. he always had kind words for me and words of encouragement. and it is just a shame that he has made his transition already. but, you know, he's in better hands right now. >> patty, you performed with b.b. king, what do you remember most about being on stage with him? >> just his wonderful spirit and we were both diabetic so we would talk about our problem and i just, i loved him so much and i know that he is resting in a better place because when you're not feeling that way, it's time for you to leave. you know, i pray for the family. but he is such a memory. i mean, he's one of the best ever. >> gladys you performed with b.b. king and you called him a brilliant man. why do you think his music resonated with so many people? >> well for one thing he touched the spirit. any time you touch the spirit it's going to resonate. he was uncle b.b. to us. you know how we talk all the time espe

. >>> and the king of the blues is gone. tonight we remember the legendary b.b. king. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. what a crushing way to of responsibility to decide whether someone lives or dies. tonight a boston jury who saw every gruesome picture, heard every heartbreaking story of loss and suffering, has spoken on the fate of marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev unanimously voting he be put to death for his crimes. four died over 200 injured. some of those who survived are speaking out about the verdict. nbc's pete wims has been covering this story from the start. he's outside the courthouse now. pete good evening. >> reporter: lester good evening. the jury deliberated just 15 hours after four weeks of testimony in this pep at phase of the trial, rejecting a plea from defense lawyers to send him to prison for life. dzhokhar tsarnaev becomes the first person in the u.s. sentenced to death for an act of terrorism in nearly two dec

>>> and the king of the blues is gone. tonight, we remember the legendary b.b. king. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. what a crushing weight of responsibility to decide whether someone lives or dies. tonight, a boston jury who saw every gruesome picture, heard every heartbreaking story of loss and suffering, has spoken on the fate of marathon bomber, dzhokhar tsarnaev, unanimously voting that he be put to death for his crimes. four people died in the attack and aftermath, over 200 injured. some of those who survived are speaking out about the verdict. nbc's pete williams has been covering this story from the start. he's outside the courthouse now. pete, good evening. >> reporter: lester, good evening. the jury deliberated just 15 hours after four weeks of testimony in this penalty phase of the trial, rejecting a plea from defense lawyers to send him to prison for life. [ explosion ] dzhokhar tsarnaev becomes the first person in the

i know b.b. king cared greatly for eric clapton. he told me that he thought no one would know who he was he got there and everybody knew him. he asked and everyone told him eric was here and they said we have to pay attention to you if we get a chance to see you. so he reality appreciated that by acre clapton. >> talking about his influence but also what sort of person he was, bill wax in washington d.c. >>> much more to come for you on the program including. >> the palatial stations, the bustling passengers, it could only be moscow's mass transit system. for more. >> and cycling history. >> mosk'smoscow's metro station known for its palatial stations, one of the busiest metros in the world. rory challands went underground for this report. >> deep beneath moscow's streets, one of the wonders is buried a subterranean world of mosaics, grand architecture and ex quis itlyexquisitely rendered detail. but it's not a museum. it's a transport network. 190 stations, 10,000 trains, today 12 lines 327 kilometers of track and on an average wor

south side west side everybody loved b.b. king. that's something everyone could come together on. >> his trademark gibson guitars the same name, lucille 15 grammies to his name, in both the blues and the rom n roll hall of fame. b.b. king died in his sleep age 89. >>> i'm "ali velshi on target." a co-worker can make your job a living hell with no law in place to stop them. mental illness, the big secret you'd never tell your boss about for fear of getting fired. >>> unless you are the boss, you have little say in who you work with. sure, you could leave if you don't like it. it's tough to leave a pay check or the benefits behind these days. if you are being bullied at work, leaving or taking it may be your only options.

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i have never met a king before. [ laughter ] >> reporter: in the end, b.b. king influenced generations of musicians. one had this reaction to king's death. >> i just wanted to express my sadness and to say thank you to my dear friend b.b. king. i wanted to thank him for all of the inspiration and encouragement he gave me as a player over the years, and for the friendship that we enjoyed. >> reporter: he leaves this world as a member of both the blues and rock and roll halls of fame he leaves the world with a legacy of unforgettable music. >> like b.b. king i was born in the mississippi delta. he never got his roots. returning to our home state year after year for a blues festival. i last saw him two years ago in jackson, mississippi at a tribute to the civil rights icon. in mississippi and around the world, bb made all of us proud. he was 89 years old. we'll be right back. >>> a former top aide to osama bin laden will spending the les of his life in prison. the court sentenced him for his role in the 1998 embassy bombings in tanzania and kenya. 224 people di

tributes are pouring in for the late b.b. king. the musical giants taking time to remember the king of the blues. news 4 midday begins right now. >>> a final good-bye today to lieutenant kevin mcrae. a public funeral is starting right now at d.c. armory at southeast. mayor bowser acting fire chief gregory deem representative eleanor holmes-norton and other dignitaries are expected to eulogize lieutenant mcerarae. he will then be buried at fort lincolngcoln cemetery. he was promoted to sergeant in 2003 and lieutenant in 2008. the 44-year-old collapsed and died after fighting a fire in northwest last week. lieutenant mcrae was the 100th d.c. firefighter to die in the line of duty. the medical examiner has not yet determined a cause of death. lieutenant mcrae leaves behind a wife and three children. barbara? >> thank you, kristen. >>> new information on the developing story out of the district. d.c. arson investigators are looking into a suspicious fire that was just blocks away from the naval abservetory. four bodies were found insid

not just me. >> b.b. king was a timeless national treasure. ♪ got to be a better world ♪ >> b.b. king was 89. and boy, will he be missed. >>> that's going to do it for us on this friday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news thank you for watching, and good night. >> my. >> chris the kardashian critics, the crazy

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king and people south side west side everybody loved b.b. king. >> reporter: king rewrote the book of blues with his cocomplex spring bends inspiring thousands. he always gave his guitars the same name lucille. he had 15 grammys to his name and was in both the blues and rock and roll halls of fame. ♪ >> reporter: b.b. king died in his sleep, age 89. ♪ [ applause ] >>> coming up next on this broadcast, eight dead in philadelphia, just one of several railroad accidents in the united states. our special report derailed: how safe are america's trains? al jazeera america gives you the total news experience anytime, anywhere. more on every screen. digital, mobile, social. visit aljazeera.com. follow @ajam on twitter. and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. ♪ >>> out of control in philadelphia. >> and we just rolled and rolled, and the next thing i knew we were pushing out the eme

b.b. king was one of the featured performers. >> the king of the blues, mr. b.b. king. ♪ >> with a career spanning over 50 years, b.b. king let the good times roll. >> again, if you just tuned in, our breaking news is that blues legend b.b. king has died. he was 89 years old. reports are that he died in las vegas where he lived. he had recently been this home hospice care. so certainly the blues world is mourning, and i know my hometown, memphis, tennessee, is as well. ♪ ♪ >>> throughout this week, our freedom project is focussing on reports of slave labor that continues in our latest report a north korean defector tells cnn how he was enslaved and sent to kuwait. paula hancocks has his story. >> reporter: the promise of $120 a month was far too good to pass up. he was sent from his native north korea to work in kuwait, believing he could send his money back to his starving family. it was 1996, the height of the deadly famine there. we had three meals a day, he says. bread, milk, eggs, then rice and beef soup for lunch and dinner. you couldn't dream about th

we remember b.b. king. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm randall pinkston in for tony harris. military officials say there are likely no survivors from the crash of a u.s. marine helicopter crash in nepal. the chopper disappeared on tuesday, located in rugged terrain in eastern nepal. >> our prayers remain with the families of our marines and two nepalese soldiers now that the wreckage of their helicopter has been found in a remote part of nepal. they went to that remote land to help people who suffered devastating losses in the terrible earthquake. they represented truth that guides our work around the world when our friends are in need america helps. sometimes those in uniform get attention only when there's a battle but they do so much more than that looking out for folks who are vulnerable or having a tough time experienced a disaster and it can involve great risk and great sacrifice. >> the crash site is an elevation of some 11,000 feet. recovery efforts have been suspended because of bad weather. >> due to the extremely difficult

we remember b.b. king. ♪

b.b. king died on thursday at his home. his iconic sound was admired and copied by generations of fans. randall pinkston looks at his life and legacy. [ ♪♪ ] >> reporter: in a career spanning several decades b.b. king states his claim as the greatest blues guitarest of all time. born riley b king he grew up in the delta of a raishly seg re -- racially segregated mississippi. one day an uncle gave him a guitar a priest taught him to play. he moved to memphis, and sung and played guitar. soon he had a record deal. and the bill street blues boy king simply became b. >> when i play i want you, you you, and you to get my story, get my meaning. what i'm trying to talk about. and being a male you must do something with the ladies. >> his favourite lady was his maim cows guitar. >> that's my girl. only girl i have. king records 50 albums while performing 200 times a year pace kept up since the '80s. >> i love to do what i'm doing, and do it for nothing. i like to do it anyway. in between touring, king's later years were a whirl

king has died. king had -- that guitar. you know that sound so well. right? b.b. king had been in poor health living in a hospice in las vegas. the career began back in the late 1940s. he continued to perform and record actively until recently. he did slow down somewhat in the past year or so. he still had hundreds of performances. he had hundreds of hits, 15 grammy awards, b.b. king dead at the age of 89. >> patriots quarterback tom brady formally filed an appeal of his four-game deflategate suspension about an hour before yesterday's deadline. last night, it was announced that nfl commissioner roger goodell will personally hear that appeal. the nfl players union had asked for a neutral arbitrator to hear the case despite the ongoing drama, it is clear brady maintains the support of his teammates. >> he's an unbelievable player. he has full support. >> the patriots released a harsh criticism of the report that led to brady's suspension yesterday claiming the nfl deflategate conclusions are incomplete, incorrect and lacking in context. brady's appeal hearing has t

king. ♪ >> a great talent. b.b. king we all loved b.b. king. that's it for me. i'll be back 5:00 p.m. eastern in "the situation room." for our international viewers "amanpour" is next. for out viewers in north america, "newsroom" with brooke baldwin starts right now. >>> you're watching cnn. i'm brooke baldwin. we have to begin in philadelphia where at any time this train driver in this amtrak crash, the engineer will tell investigators exactly what he remembers about the minutes before that derailment. he is brandon bostian. he's in the hospital apparently suffering memory loss after his train rolled. but really a bigger question right now is this. what the nine-year amtrak veteran can add to what the evidence already shows. his lawyer says he does want to cooperate fully, but the thing is he can't remember the crash. but the evidence here in this case doesn't lie. what we now know is that not only did the train not slow down

i've never met a king before. >> in the end b.b. king influenced generation of musicians, some famous in their own right and took his place in both the blues and rock of roll hall of fame. >> b.b. king had 15 children and is survived by 11 of them. his attorney said funeral arrangements have not yet been set. >> if you ever have a chance, visit the b.b. king museum in mississippi. >> that's going right on my list randall. >> thanks. >> reviving an old treatment for treating depression but critics say it does more harm than good. june welcome to al jazeera america. taking a look at today's top stories, duke energy admits it he will legally dumped 35,000 tons of coal ash into a north carolina river agreeing to pay $102 million. that is the biggest federal criminal fine in north carolina history. the company admitted it ignored warnings from employees. >> nebraska's governor ordered a state of emergency over the bird flu. the virus has shown up on a second farm. more than 33 million birds in 16 states have been affected. wisconsin, min

king, i don't need b.b. king. i am b.b. king. if he's an eric clapton, i don't need eric. eric and i are friends. if i want eric, i'll go get him. and it's the same thing with any instrument. we all have idols. i don't frown on idols, because all of us need idols. but you want to become yourself. be yourself. >> brown: in his later years, diabetes slowed king and forced him to perform seated. ♪ ♪ >> brown: but he continued to tour and perform regularly including late into the night at the club ebony in indiana. ♪ ♪ >> i can play music every day and never get tired of it. but if my health should get bad and i can't handle myself very well, or people don't come to my concerts, i probably would retire. but other than that, we don't use that word around here. the "r" word, we forget it. i just want to keep on, and i know in time i'll have to go. but god, let me, let me enjoy while i'm living. and i do enjoy doing what i do. >> brown: b.b. king died last night. he was 89 years old. >> woodruff: now to a school training the next generation of great artists. at the baltim

b.b. king had serious health challenges for many years. he was not a young man. he had been in hospice care. i think that's really unlikely. but who knows. a great mystery, who killed b.b. king. >> also in music news it's been 45 years inside assignsimon and gar fun kell split up and art can't understand why. he said it was nothing he would have done. pretending to address simon, garfunkel says how can you walk away from this lucky place on top of the world. what is going on with you, you idiot? how could you let that go jerk? >> garfunkel says he be friended him when they were both kads because he felt sorry for his shorter height and said that -- mika is laughing. 45 years later still being that

. >> the world loses the king of blues and we look back at the life of legend b.b. king. stay tuned. >> covering los altos, petaluma and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> san francisco police are looking for would young men in connection with a violent brawl between skateboarders and vendors. it happened a week ago and was caught on video. skateboarder tell a vendor to put down an hammer and it escalates. one and punched in the face. part of the vendor scan was used in the fight. two vendors were taken to the hospital. brawl began when a dispute among the skateboarders video into the vendor area. >> happening today, in is memorial to honor peaces held in the line of duty including the unveiling of a new black in memory of san jose police officer michael johnson who was killed after being ambushed by a suicidal man in march. the memorial is underway at noon at the county her office headquarters. >> the music industry is mounting the loss of blues legend b.b. king who died in las vegas. he was in hospice scare. we look back at his life and career. >> a lot of people t

fans of b.b. king may be just now coming to peace with his passing. but two of his children are stirring up some serious questions and allegations about how he may have died. they claim he was murdered. poisoned by his closest business associates and the coroner's office in nevada it's taking the claim seriously and they're conducting an autopsy this weekend. we have more. what is the current stated cause 0 death? >> the current one as listed right now, natural causes. b.b. king 89 years old struggled with diabetes for decades and he died from complications of them. but this is now being reexamined after the allegations by the daughters. ♪ just days after b.b. king's death, a stunning allegation two of his daughters now say their father was murdered. the women, karen williams and patty king claim that king's long time business agent laverne toe tony and personal assistant myron johnson administered foreign substances to induce his premature death. that the indisputable king of blues was poisoned. >> they didn't see their father die. they didn't see

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that is president obama's reaction to blues legend b.b. king. the president issued a statement today mourning king's death. ♪ >> b.b. king is credited with bringing blues from the circuit to the concert hall. he died at the age of 89 at his home in las vegas. blues authority bill wax got to know b.b. king over the years. he actually remembers the legend as a truly kind man. >> i honestly believe if there was a picture dictionary under the word gracious would have been b.b. king's photo. he was by far the most gracious and humble man i investor run across. >> he says one of b.b. king's guitars, a gift from the legend airy blues man, we can talk about that if you'd like. b.b. king dead at 89. >> aheads up before you head out for the weekend. we'll tell you about metro's big plans that could interfere with yours. >> speaking of weekend plans, weather could interfere with you as well. i'll show you how and my full forecast in just a minute. >>> the silver and blue lines will run every 18 minutes. the yellow and green line trains will run every 20

. >>> the remembrances are rolling in for blues legend b.b. king. he died in his home in las vegas where he was in hospice care. >> reporter: from sharecropper to superstar. in a career that spanned seven decades. b.b. king staked his claim as the greatest blues guitarist of all time. born riley b king in 1925. he grew up poor in mississippi, where he started working in the fields picking cotton at the age of seven. but one day an uncle gave him a guitar and a preacher taught him to play. when king was 20 he moved to memphis where he found work as a radio d.j. but built a following singing and playing guitar. and soon he simply became bb. >> when i'm playing, i want you, you, you, and you to get my story, get my meaning what i'm trying to talk about, and being a male that liked ladies usually my story has to do something with ladies. >> reporter: his favorite lady was his famous guitar. >> that's lucille. that's my girl. only girl i ever had that never argues with me. >> reporter: king's schedule didn't leave much time for arguing. he recorded over

king. and b.b. king influenced all the great ones, from frank sinatra to elvis presley, and elvis presley loved b.b. king. areith are a franklin, sam -- aretha franklin, sam cook, mick jagger even the beetles and muddy -- beatles and muddy waters, bo diddley all of these people were influenced by b.b. king. b.b. king sung about the deep things of life. he sung about love, love lost and loved gained. for b.b. king he sang and he played the blues. a unique american cultural musical genre b.b. king. and ladies and gentlemen, you know b.b. king would say trouble in mind i'm blue but i won't be blue always he would sing, because the sun is going to shine in my back door someday. i'm all alone at midnight and the lights are burning low but the sun is going to shine in my back door someday. and mr. speaker, you know the great classic of so many classics that he wrote and he sang was "the thrill is gone." as he would say, the thrill is gone away but mr. speaker, the thrill of b.b. king and his life and his

b.b. and b.b. king comes from an old nickname blues boy. his career spanned decades and crossed lines that were previously divided. ♪ >> bill wax is a local radio programmer who worked with pacifica radio. he had a special connection with b. king. a man he said never acted like the blues royalty that he was. >> if there was a pictures dirk airy under the word gracious would have been b.b. king's photo. people would come up to him. he would engage them. >> reporter: and testament to their bond, a guitar that became as much a household name as the artist who played her. you know you can't help but be inspired just holding this guitar and actually playing it knowing that this was one of his guitars. how did bill get this lucille? he interviewed king at his las vegas home. he said to me bill i want to give you a gift. >> give away lucille? in a way, yes. there is more to it. lucille's got some sisters, lots of them. >> he goes, well, every time my number one guitar breaks i have to send it back to gibson and they send me a loner. >> he said k

blues lemd b.b. king has died at the age of 89. died in his sleep at his las vegas home last night. >> in hospice care. earlier this month, he announced he was in hospice care because of high blood pressure and diabetes. dance dan harris looks back at his remarkable career. ♪ >> a lot of people think that when you play blues, it's because you are blue. i can play blues and feel better. it's like a on the toik me. >> reporter: more than anybody, b.b. king kept the blues alive. ♪ >> reporter: the blues guitar legend was born riley b. king in a segregated mississippi delta area in 1925. he worked on a cotton plantation from early boyhood. >> i'm very proud of those days. working on a farm. >> reporter: one of his uncles changed his life when he gave him a guitar. when he was 20 he moved to memphis and was a deejay. he sang and played guitar on air. soon he was discovered got his own record contract and blues boy became b.b. ♪ the thrill has gone away from me ♪ >> reporter: always by his side lucille. >> the only girl i ever ha

for many his music became a soundtrack for the soul. >> b.b. king that's his legacy. he has given us his life. he has given us the songs that we have cried on the songs that we have suffered through. he has understood our problems and plights. >> reporter: the king always gave his trademark gibson guitars the same name. lucille. the name comes from one of his early shows where two men got into a find and accidentally started a fire. bb ran inside to save his gat -- guitar from a fire. he was in both of blues and rock of roll halls of fame but remained humble. >> i have never met a king before. [ laughter ] >> so i'm a bit nervous, but also grateful. ♪ so give me one ♪ >> reporter: b.b. king died in his sleep, age 89. [ applause ] >>> u.s. military finds a helicopter lost in nepal while helping the nation deal with a devastating earthquake. >>> the last amtrak car pulled from the crash site in philadelphia. today one of the victims is laid to rest. ♪ >>> and saying good-bye to a blues legend, b.b.

. >> b.b. king suffered from diabetes and dementia. the coroner says he died from a series of mini strokes. he was 89 years old. >>> next at 11:00, a night to remember for one local high school student. the surprise in store at his senior prom. >>> tracking more heat, more humidity making its way our way. also tracking thunderstorms. i'll show you when they arrive. >>> new tonight, one more tribute to one of d.c.'s finest. >> rest in peace, brother. hundreds of people said goodbye to a fallen firefighter. lieutenant kevin mccray died just over a week ago. he collapsed while fighting a two-alarm fire in the shaw neighborhood of the city. the mayor, d.c. council members and the fire chief spoke at mccray's homecoming service. after an emotional final ride through the district mccray was taken off duty for the last time. >> will the mcrae has extinguished the blaze and answered his last alarm. his job complete. the officers and members of the d.c. fire and ems department are honored to salute lieutenant kevin mcrae for a job well done. re

king. he died of a series of small strokes after a long battle with diabetes. ♪ ♪ >> b.b. king brought blues music into the mainstream. he always performed with his famous custom-made guitar louise. stars from all over the country laid stars onflowers on his star on the walk of fame. >> yesterday a judge ordered bednarik to have no contact with the victims or with anyone under the age of 18. he also worked as a teacher's aid at liberty high school. his attorney says he's a respected member of the community. >> he has distinguished himself as a good citizens all the years, he's made his friends, his relatives and the community proud. don't be so judgmental right now. >> bednarik has been suspended without pay since february when the school district learned of the allegations. >> next weeks new jersey state lawmakers are set to review a new package of bills in respond to the criticism of the parcc exam. its chief sponsor describes it as an attempt to find middle ground. >> in kentucky, an elementary school stepped off the bus and her back pack got stuck in the door and the d

wylie king better known as b.b. king died may 14th at his home understand hospice care. tony worked for him for more than four decades. tony retained power of attorney. she said relatives were being kept out of her father's gated community. >> why shouldn't somebody be allowed to be with him, why shouldn't we be with our father our grandfather, our uncle in his last days? >> reporter: the state of nevada twice looked into allegations that king was being abused. but investigators found no evidence. this death investigation comes as his family plans to return king to eternal rest in the mississippi delta. >> the children want to be at peace. >> the county corner emphasized that at this point, they don't have evidence that the allegations of foul play will be substantiated. "cbs this morning" did reach out to laverne tony and did not hear back from her. b.b. king is expected to be buried on saturday in mississippi. >> i still have been heard why the family thinks that the people close to him would want to kill him? >> well i think that's a question for the family. certainly

king," and everybody stood up. that was the beginning of b.b. king in rock 'n' roll. >> reporter: two years later he scored his biggest hit. ♪ the thrill is gone ♪ >> reporter: his instrument was always called lucille. >> sing, lucille. >> reporter: he named all his black gibsons after a woman at the center of a bar fight that almost ruined his first guitar. he would influence hendrix, play with u2, and eric clapton. who said on facebook today-- >> he was a beacon for all of us who love this kind of music and i thank him for from the bottom of my heart. >> reporter: in his last years, he didn't walk easily, but on stage his fingers could still fly. "rolling stone" ranked you number three guitar player of all time. >> i don't believe that. >> reporter: you don't. >> no, but i ain't going to tell them. >> reporter: and on the road till the end of the road. road. >> i'm gonna do this till i die folks. >> reporter: the king of the blues kept that promise. anthony mason cbs news, new york. >> pelley: record rain has been falling in california, bu

king! ♪ >> b.b. king was considered one of the best blues players in the world. always performing with his custom made trade mark guitar lucille. ♪ ♪ everybody wants to know why i sing the blues ♪ >> king recorded an impressive list of hits but for years he played in small clubs, eventually becoming a road to musicians in blues. it was not until his 70s thou that his tours took him to concert halls. ♪ in 2006 president george bush presented him with the medal of freedom. >> nobody has been able to match the skill or copy the sound of any other blues. >> he continued a very busy concert schedule into his 80s despite of a variety of aches and pains. >> he put lucille before audiences night after night. ♪ >> local blues radio figure bill wax had a close working relationship with king. he remembers him as a kind man. >> i honestly believe that if there was a picture dictionary under the word gracious it would have been b.b. king's photo. he was by far the most gracious and humble plan i have ever run across. >> wax actually has one of b.b. king's guitars, p

"i wanted to connect the guitar to human emotions," b.b. king said. how would you describe the blues? >> it's good for me when i'm feeling bad, and good for me when i'm feeling good. >> reporter: the son of sharecroppers, riley b. king was born on a cotton plantation outside berclair mississippi. at 22 he hitch hiked to memphis where he picked up the nickname, "blues boy" or b.b. ♪ it was 3:00 in the morning can't even close my eyes ♪ >> reporter: "the 3:00 blues" was his first big hit in 1952. then he hit the road and never z(z> stopped. in 1956, you played 342 days? >> 342 one-nighters. >> reporter: but he wouldn't play to a white audience until 1968 at bill graham's fillmore west in san francisco. >> i was actually scared. the kids didn't know me. they just knew the music. >> reporter: right. >> and he said, "ladies and gentlemen, b.b. king," and everybody stood up. that was the beginning of b.b. king in rock 'n' roll. >> reporter: two years later he scored his biggest hit. ♪ the thrill is gone ♪ >> reporter: his instrument was always cal

. >>> the king of the blues, b.b. king dies at age 89. we're lye at the site of the deadly and suspicious fire in northwest d.c. >>> investigators are focusing on speed in tuesday's deadly amtrak train crash. >>> and healthier food options are coming for shoppers in prince george's county. the news starts right now. >>> good morning and welcome to wusa9. it's 6:00 a.m. it is finally friday. a lovely day to end the week. i'm andrea roane. >> it's going to be nice and warm. >> but things may change on the weekend. >> the perfect acto start a weekend though right? the best day of the weekend according to allyson rae here with ever coo grow and -- erica grow and larry miller. >> for friday we should be pretty dry. a couple of showers but not for everybody really just areas to the west. a little bit of rain over the weekend though but we'll is those weekend plans coming up in just a bit. to today's forecast. today is friday. and your friday is looking okay. we are going to see some clouds though. take a look at your michael & son weather camer

riley king, better known as b.b. king died may 14 at his home while under hospice care. his manager laverne tony worked with king for nearly four decades. tony retained legal control, including power of attorney over king's affairs. one week before her father died, karen williams went before a judge trying to get that control back. she said relatives were being kept out of her father's gated community. >> he's dying and they were like, why shouldn't family be allowed to visit him. why shouldn't we be with our our grandfather, our uncle in his last days. >> reporter: investigators found he was being abuse. the death investigation comes as the family plans to return king to eternal rest in the mississippi delta. >> the children want answers. that's all they want and they want to be at peace. >> that was michele miller reporting. >>> another proposed big merger in the cable industry. charter communications confirms its buying times warner cable for more than $55 billion. if the deal goes through, the company would be the second largest cable and broadband operator in the co

b.b. king brought blues music into the mainstream. he also performed with his famous custom made guitar. despite health problems the 15-time grammy winner plays a busy concert schedule all the way up to this winter. fans placed flowers on hir hollywood star today. b.b. king was 89 years old. >>> summer heat humidity and even weekend storms our weather is about to change fast. i'm tracking when it will start raining on your days off. >>> i had a hard time accepting as truth what i was seeing with my eyes. >> first responders on the scene of amtrak's deadly train derailment getting their first chance to stand proud. >>> and checking out septa's safety plans, what their crews do in an emergency situation. >>> i had a hard time accepting as truth what i was seeing with my eyes. >> tonight we're hearing first hand from those who responded to the scene of tuesday ease deadly derailment. we were at city hall this morning with the men and women of police fire and office of emergency management spoke about braving the horrific conditions to sa

b.b. king died earlier this month at 89 years of age. las vegas police said any action will depend on autopsy results which could take up to two months. >>> new this morning, federal health officials say a new jersey man died after being diagnosed with an infectious disease rarely seen in the united states. the centers for disease control said he had lassa fever. he traveled through more rowing could he and jfk international. his symptoms became critical and he suffered organ failure. he died last night. lassa fever is not spread through casual contact but the cdc is looking for anyone who may have been seated near him or any health workers who treated him. >>> meantime health officials in pennsylvania are warning people against lyme disease. >> that's because there has been an explosion of deer ticks recently. "nbc 10's" katy zachry is live in the fox chase section. katy more ticks not good. >> yeah more ticks not good. ticks thrive in the weather that we're having when it's hot and humid. for those reasons nick and his wife tell us the

i thank him from the bottom of my heart. >> b.b. king inspiring generations of musicians. b.b. king was 89. ♪ t this hour" starts now. >>> what is the amtrak engineer now saying about the devastating crash that killed eight people? what does he remember? one of the few people to speak with him since the accident joins us live. >>> happening now, isis militants launch a wide scale attack on a key iraqi city. militants raise their flag over the city's main government building. how close now is this city to falling? >>> we could be just minutes away from learning the fate of dzhokhar tsarnaev. a jury weighing the death penalty and a decision could be imminent.

there was only one b.b. king. the blues was in his name. nicknamed blues boy, which became b.b. ♪ >> that sound, uniquely his. his biggest hit, "the thrill the gone." ♪ the thrill is gone ♪ ♪ thrill is gone ♪ >> he said through the years, his fans would treat him like his last name king. ♪ everyday everyday i have the blues ♪ >> his partner through it all, his guitar lucille. he would say, his best friend. and eric clapton. >> i thank him from the bottom of my heart. >> that singular voice, defining the blues. ♪ yeah ♪ >> taking a final bow there, b.b. king remembered tonight. i'll see you for "20/20." until then, good night. this is "celebrity jeopardy!" please welcome our special guests. known for his outrageous blend of magic and comedy, his act with partner teller is a las vegas staple. here's magician and illusionist... [ applause ] seen by tv viewers on shows such as "project runway" and "design star," hers is the leading lifestyle brand sold in stores worldwide.

. >> was blue's legend b.b. king poisoned? two of his daughters think so. >> they want to know and be at peace. >> is there any evidence to support their claims? let's talk live in the cnn "newsroom"s. >>> good morning. i am carol costello. thank you so much for joining me in texas and oklahoma record rains come down deadly floodwaters rise up. that's not a river, it's a freeway running through houston, the nation's fourth largest city and today houston is cut off and floodwaters swallow interstates and major roads and schools are closed and public transportation shut down and the worst may be yet to come. here is a reminder of the breath-taking surge in houston. 150 calls for help in a two-hour timeframe in just one county outside of austin the numbers are another cruel measure, and 12 people still missing in hays county and little cause for pop tau misam. one survivor watched in horror as his home broke in half and his wife and children vanished in the raging floodwaters. let's get to jennifer gray. good morning. >> reporter