Tyler moore. You might just make it after all this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley we were saddened today by the death of one of televisions most beloved stars and a longtime member of our cbs family, Mary Tyler Moore. She died today in a connecticut hospital at the age of 80 after a long battle with a number of health problems. Cbs chairman and c. E. O. Leslie moonves said Mary Tyler Moore was a once in a generation talent, one of the very best to ever grace our airwaves. A little bit later in the broadcast well have a tribute. But first, in a Major Development in the trump administrations premier week, with the stroke of a pen, the former Real Estate Developer launched the biggest construction project of his life, a wall on the Mexican Border estimated to cost around 10 billion. Margaret brennan is at the white house. A nation without borders is not a nation. Beginning today the United States of america gets back control of its borders. Reporter on his first visit t
Across the street melissa is here supporting immigrants. People are worried about their friends and family being deported. Then theyre not going to be able to communicate with us. Reporter President Trump today signed an executive order to cut federal funding to sanctuary cities like philadelphia. The white house asking Homeland Security to make a list of funding cuts. To look at those funding ste streams. Reporter but the mayor saying he has no plans to remove philadelphias sanctuary status. Our immigrant population is not the source of crime, they are often the victims of crime or ones to crime. Reporter philadelphia is set to receive 500 million in federal grants this year, the bulk of it for Law Enforcement and public safety. If the United States Congress Wants to vote to take money away from police and firefighters, thats up to them to explain to constituent s on why theyre doing that. Well be ready for this well be fighting back. Reporter the mayor said it is up to congress to de
Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Whether you watched her growing up as part of the generation that discovered her in nighttime reruns, the death of Mary Tyler Moore probably struck you with a sense of nostalgia. In a career that span z tv an stages with she will be best remembered for two sitco sitcoms. Tonight there is reaction from hollywood and beyond. Who can turn the world on with her smile reporter smile lit up two of televisions two most beloved sitcoms of the 60s and 70s. As laura. A stay at home wife and mother. And later up ending tv gender stereotypes as a career woman in the Mary Tyler Moore show. Youve got spunk. Well, yes. I hate spunk reporter born in brooklyn in 1936, moore landed her first job out of high school. Im happy hop point. Reporter appears in appliance kmergss at the hot point elf. She married richard meeker. Then lost her job when she became pregnant at 18 with her only son rich
Dont play innocent with me. It lid up the screen. A star was born. Her success continued in the 1970s with the Mary Tyler Moore show where along with her side dick rhoda she showed single working women could have it all with seven emmy awards and three Golden Globes she was nominated for the best actress oscar for ordinary people. In her memoir she acknowledged she was a recovering alcoholic and she publicly discussed her struggle with diabetes, spending many years raising money to fund medical research. After more than 50 years on television and in film her memory continues to inspire. Elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. Lindsey her celebrity friends are continuing to learn of her death. Many expressing shock on social media. Michael keaton writing, mary was a gem. Iconic. My cast mate, a friend and i miss her. Sarah silverman writes, im so sad. Oh my gosh. Ellen tweets, she changed the world for all men i send my love. And also many more celebrities are posting pictures and sending th
Amy for now were live in northwest, amy aubert, abc7 news. Larry thank you. In the 6 00 a. M. Hour of good morning washington we showed you when the protesters began climbing a construction crane north of the white house. At 10 00 they unfurled a banner that read resist. Stephen tschida picks up the coverage now live. Stephen . Stephen they are still up there. Lets get to it. You can see high up above 15th on the towering crane. They unfurled a banner that from a distance appeared to hang over the white its crazy. Its crazy. Also the weight commenced for the seven activists to descend and face charges. But on the ground, many stop to take photos. To express support for the activists. I hope they are safe. I got to think about it. Its put a big smile on my face. Two of the activists handcuffed themselves to the stairs to block the wa the Police Officers at the ready to apprehend the activists. They will be arrested and they could face a slew of charges. But at this time, the disruption