Been in Failing Health and hospitalized from time to time the past few years. He was the sinister hippy cult leader who dubbed himself the devil. Manson was pronounced dead at 8 13 pacific time last night and was believed to have died from natural causes. Nbc gat ee schwartz takes a look. Reporter his wild jail house interviews unforgettable. Id take this book and beat you to death with it and i wouldnt feel a thing. It would be just like walking to the drugstore. Reporter Charles Manson, the mass murderer who came to represent a dark side of a generation. Maybe i should have killed four or 500 people then i would have felt better. Reporter manson started committing armed robberies at the age of 13. Later telling nbcs tom snyder, most of his early years were spent behind bars. I was raised up in here. Reporter in 1967 he begged to be kept in prison. I said i cant handle the maniacs outside. Let me back in. Reporter but manson was let out and went on to master mind crimes that led to what some call the trial of the century. Its all a play, isnt it . Reporter the may hem known as helterskelter began at a ranch outside of los angeles. Manson Brain Washing members of his cult preaching about a race war. Then august 9, 1969, members of his cult raiding the home of sharon tate. Plan ski was away, but tate eight months pregnant was stabbed to death. Four others massacred. Later joining his followers. The couple killed and mutilated. During his trial, his followers staging bizarre protests. One cult member even tried to assassinate president gerald ford. If you had to put a picture of the devil, youd put it right on charlies face. Reporter manson should have died decades ago, sentenced to death but spared when california abolished the death penalty. He survived an assassination attempt by an inmate who poured paint thinner on him and lit him on fire. Now his death bringing closure for the families of those who were killed. Remember the victims. Remember what they were doing. Remember what they suffered so horrifically. And remember justice. Reporter that Justice Charles manson in prison until his dying day. Gadi schwartz, nbc news, los angeles. Storms and winds swept through the country over the weekend leaving behind major damage in . Areas. At least six people were hurt in new york city after a scaffolding collapsed amid high winds. Eyewitness video shows bystanders helping move debris as Fire Fighters arrived on the scene. Passengers faced a harrowing ride. Two cars were knocked into each other. Thankfully no injuries were reported there. This morning President Trump is waging a battle with a different kind of foe. He is taking on the father of one of the ucla basketball players arrested in china for shoplifting. La var ball downplayed trumps role in freeing his son. The president respondinged saying he should not have helped orchestrate the release of balls son and two other ucla students from a chinese jail after they were caught shoplifting. The president tweeting now that the three basketball players are out of prison and saved from years of jail, the father is unaccepting of what i did for his son and shoplifting is no big deal. I should have left them in daily. Hours later he continued to rage on, shoplifting is a big deal in china, five to ten years in jail, but ton father la var. Should have gotten his son out during my next trip to china instead. They were released very ungrateful. It is a race against time in argentina where crews continue to search for a subhamas rinne that went missing in the south at atlantic four days ago. They detected seven brief satellite calls possibly from the lost vessel raising hopes that its 44 crew members might be alive. Nbcs chat man bell is live for us from london this morning. Chat man, good morning. Whats the latest . Reporter good morning, philip. As you say it is a race against time in the search for the submarine and the 44 souls on board. High seas have not helped the search efforts. A spokesman for the Argentine Navy said they tripled the search efforts on the surface and under water. This includes ten airplanes, 11 ships from the Argentine Navy and other countries across south america and also the United States and green bay great britain. These ships are following the planned route as they sweep the whole area looking for any signs of the stricken submarine. This as more news that more aircraft and unmanned submersibles from the United States navy are on the way to help join in the search effort and these satellite calls that brought hope to the search efforts have seemed so far not to be as useful as originally thought. A commander for the Argentine Navy saying they analyzed these weak signals you abobut they co determine on the map. As families wait on an Argentine Naval base, messages of news await hope pinned on the base. So many holding on to that hope. Thank you. We are pulling for former teen idol david cassidy. His publicist said he was taken to a hospital on wednesday in florida and is in need of a liver transplant. The 67yearold former entertainer is conscious and surrounded by family. The Partridge Family star said he was battling dementia. At that time he said he planned to stop performing and enjoy life. David cassidys half brother sean cassidy tweeted thank you for all your love and good wishes to david. It means you will world to all of us. The reverend Jesse Jackson has been diagnosed with parkinsons disease. He said he began to notice signs of the neurodegenerative disorder three years ago writing, quote, after a battery of tests my physicians identified the issue as parkinsons disease, a digs ease that bested my father. The 76yearold said hes been seeking Outpatient Care two years and plans to dedicate himself to physical therapy. And vows to use his platform to help find a cure for the disease. One person is dead and another missing after a boat was found spinning off the coast of california. Near Half Moon Bay south of san francisco, an unresponsive person was located in the water and later pronounced dead, but they believe two people were on the boat. The search for a second person officials believe was operating the 17foot vessel continued late sunday. All right. Time for a check of our weather. Looking ahead a lot of people traveling. Its monday but people are going to be traveling monday, tuesday, i know im going to leave on tuesday and we have to fight all those, all those people at the airport. Were going to have all that, try to get out a little early for that reason. And on the roads as well. If youre not traveling im sure a lot of preps out there heading to stores, getting everything you need. Certainly one of those weeks where, you know, were going to be watching everything out there making sure it is going to be smooth sailing, smooth driving. It can get stressful out there. Because of that we have to check on the roads and how the weather certificate going to be out there. Lets toss if over to bonnie schneider. How is it looking . Its looking warmer further to the west. The jet stream has plunged further northward. That will allow temg tours to work their way in the entire thanksgiving week. The numbers will climb well into the 60s. This is 10 to 15 degrees above normal in many locations. Look at denver, climbing to 65. Definitely looking at some warm conditions out there and thats going to persist. We have des moines right at 58, wichita at 63. Well be looking for warm weather in the temperatures ar normal in places like phoenix and las vegas. If youre traveling to the plains and to oklahoma and texas also looking at warm weather for thanksgiving and as well as the day after. Frances, philip . Bonnie, thank you. This morning actor Harrison Ford is being hailed a hero after you reportedly helped a woman who crashed her car on the highway. Tmz shows the actor in action. Is he was driving in california and thats when he went in to save the day. In our minds im hearing the Indiana Jones theme song. Just like in the movies hes a hero. In honor of the late acdc malcolm, political figures weigh in on their songs from them. Al franken faces new scrutiny this morning next. Edicare health plans. Why . Because plans change, so can your health needs. So, be openminded. Look at everythinglike Prescription Drug plans. And Medicare Advantage plans from private insurers. Use the tools at medicare. Gov. Or call 1800medicare. Open to Something Better . Start today. Do i use. One thatsthat wgood for my teeth . 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After tweeden told the story about him kissing her and groping her against her will, an ethics investigation has been called into his actions. Obviously i was disturbed by those allegations and very personally disappointed. And i think the appropriate thing right now is to have an ethics investigation. Thats senator kirsten gill enbrand from new york. She said president bill clinton should have resigned following his scandal with monica lewinsky. My point is that the tolerance that we had 25 years ago, what was allowed 25 years ago, will not be tolerated today. Is not allowed today. And that we have to have the kind of oversight and accountability that Society Needs so that we can protect people in the workplace, so people can function without having an unsafe work environment, whether its in the military youre saying president clinton created an unsafe environment in the white house . No, im saying the conversation we are having today is really important. The behavior that was tolerated a long time ago would never be tolerated today and we cant allow it to be tolerated today. While gill enbrand did not receive any direct contributions from bill clinton he has appeared at fundraisers through the years and received 11,500 from Hillary Clintons pact during her congressional races. On saturday the cofounder of the rock band acdc died at the age of 64. He sufrtd from dementia the past three years. It forced him to retire from the rock and roll hall of fame band. He started the band with his brother in 1973. Kasie hunt whose msnbc program is kcdc is a nod to the group. She sat down with lawmakers to discuss their favorite acdc songs. Reporter what was your favorite acdc song in that was the one with the bag types, right . Help me, somebody. I grew up liking acdc, led zepplin, classic rock. When i was elected the firt time, we went on the stage, a giant fan, my family came on. When i came out, my kids were playing tnt, acdcs tnt. 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However, aaa says prices could drop by up to 10 cents by this weekend as colder temperatures lead to a decrease in fuel demand. Meanwhile honda is recalling about 900,000 odyssey mini vans because the second row seats may tip forward if theyre not properly latched. The recall covers models from 2011 to 2017 and nearly all were sold in the u. S. Honda says its received 46 reports of minor injuries and it is working on a way to repair the issue and will notify owners when its available. And speaking of cars, a fine car may be closer than you think. Elan musting hinted in a tweet yesterday a special upgrade package for teslas new roadster super car may allow it to fly briefly. Must bei musk said it could fly short hops. It is a question of safety. The roadster is expected to be available in 2020 for 250,000, would go from 0 to 60 in just 1. 9 seconds. Philip and frances, que the jet sons theme song. You can jump over toll booths. Its up to you when it goes down, the not the car itself. 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But this is a big deal, too. Diana ross, congratulations, and we love you. Love you much. And look at the drama entrance. She came down that shimmering staircase to perform a medley of her most memorable hits. She was in that drama black and purple. She led the crowd down memory lane with hits like im coming out and signature song aint no Mountain High enough. The music legend tearfully accepted her award saying it was all about this. This is all about love, all about love. This says it all. This is my family. And im sending love out there to all of you, each and every one of you. Of our global family. And it was a night of tributes to pink, Kelly Clarkson opened the ama with the hit song everybody hurts. Those impacted by the numerous disas terz from hurricanes to the Las Vegas Shooting and pink continued to stun viewers with her jawdropping aerial acrobatics performed on the side of a hotel. Thats in downtown l. A. 38yearold singer and others were suspended from the top of the building as they performed. That is a blonde salina gomez. She hit the stage the First Time Since her kidney transplant. Her latest collaboration with marsh mallow tigtled wolves. Christina aguilera, ill always love you. I want to see more of pifrpg scaling down the side of that. She does so many awards shows. Shes amazing. Very under rated. Fans are losing it over a trailer released for a literary classic. Check it out. Where are we . We heard a cry out in the universe. We believe he is and were here to help you find him. The just released trailer for this highly anticipated movie a wrinkle in time has been years in the making. It is based on the Childrens Book by the same name. The film is filled with an allstar cast. Reese witherspoon, oprah winfrey. It is set to open in march of next year. Makes you want to read it again just to heb. This is early today. 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Well also see snow towards montana and yellow stone. Cold enough for that, especially at the higher elevations. But along the coast it looks like it is going to be more of a rain event the next couple of days. Some parts of Washington State could see heavy rain up to 5 inches. Philip, frances . All right, bonnie, thank you. One Border Patrol agent was killed and another wounded while responding to activity near the mexico border in southwest texas. Rogelio martinez died sunday from his injuries. His partner whose name has not been released is in serious condition. The agency has not provided any details on the cause of the injuries or what led to them, but a spokesman said the fbi is investigating. On sunday President Trump vowed to, quote, seek out and bring to justice those responsible and renewed his call for a border wall writing, we will and must build a wall. Two people escaped injury after their plane crashed in clearwater, florida, sunday. The dashcam caught footage of the plane. It crash landed on a street. According to the officials the left wing caught a tree as the pilot tried to land. They are investigating the cause. Both pilot and passenger amazingly are not hurt after that. Hard to believe. Nascar fans are saying their goodbyes to one of the sports most beloved drivers. Dale earnhardt, jr. , competed in his final race sunday. He finished 25th in homestead, florida. At the end he turned his helmet over to owner rick hendrick. They shared an emotional hug. During his career he won the daytona 500 twice. He was named nascars popular driver 14 straight times. Fans have not seen the last of junior. Starting next season you can catch him in the broadcast booth on nbc a. He selfie is something we do all the time. Paris hilton says she is the one who started the trend. She wrote in the caption, 11 years ago today, me and britney invented the selfie. That set off a fire storm on tweezers putting her theory to shame sharing examples of what they claim to be the very first selfie. But, hey, were talking about paris hilton 11 years later. Who knew, she was a dee jay spinning across the world. They definitely helped start the craze and make it part of the culture. A little too much i would say sometimes. Gone out of control at this point. Thanks for starting your day with us. Im phillip mena. Im frances rivera. Before we leave you heres a look at two very lucky turkeys spending a night at intercontinental hotel. They will be pardoned by President Trump and live a comfortable and very long life. Breaking news, the cult leader and self proclaimed devil himself Charles Manson died overnight. Late details ahead. New fallof out over the al franken harassment aelg menment and judge roy moore facing more pressure. And a plane in distress, forced to land on a street in broad daylight. And the desperate fight against time. And snls call to president barack obama. Early today starts now. Good to be with you on a monday. We begin with news,