when he was 85 and again when he was 88. at the age of 95, he held his last public concert alongside his friend and musical collaborator lady gaga. the cause of death has not been named. he was diagnosed with alzheimer s disease in 2016. back in 2016, our colleague al roker spoke with tony bennett for his 90th birthday. here s a look. invented b-bop, a form of jazz. for once in my life i have someone who needs me tony bennett, one of the most iconic voices to ever take the stage. the best is yet to come come the day you re mine there s a certain timelessness to your music, you know. i search for quality all the time. i always find intelligent songs to sing.
friday, the federal reserve took some responsibility for the collapse of silicon valley bank, the second-biggest bank failure in u.s. history. in a scathing report, the fed found its own supervisors failed to take forceful enough action to address growing risks at the bank. the report also pointed to trump-era bank reform that loosened regulations for mid-sized banks. and errol, lmonth, preside rato nd wayleo on mid-sized banks th could not take congressional authority. meanwhile, the federal review that was released on friday outlined regulations and oversights, but the same report acknowledged that it could take years to implement any changes. errol. all right. willie james inman, thank you. and i have to say it, now, to another willie. it s willie nelson s 90th birthday. tonight, the lone star legend is celebrating with first of two concerts at the hollywood bowl. nelson s career began back in the 1950s, and it has really never stopped. he s written some of country
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and if he was your friend, it was a greater blessing. there is nothing bad about the man that i could ever say. he kind of had become like a second father to me, when my father passed away. you know, he probably does anything because of that. but when he had his 90th birthday, he we all met, and i told him happy birthday, he gave me the most genuine hog eye verhalen. and i remember that hug to this day. and i will never forget it. and we are hearing those stories not just from the people who knew or who no president carter so well, but also just across the town. he speaks to business owners here, one of them told me that president carter and his wife for the first people to visit him when he opened up shop here