birds, crosby, stills and nash, and crosby, still, nash & young. a legendary songwriter that managed all at once to be of his era and for the ages. helplessly hoping heart again hovers nearby, awaiting a word gasping at glimpses of gentle truth s spirit, he runs, wishing he could fly that is david crosby with steven stills and graham nash at woodstock. only their second concert as a trio, still famously telling the crowd there how scared they were. for most of his 81 years, his music career seemed fearless in a life that was at times as turbulent as his music was at times soothing and brilliant. our randi kaye has more. reporter: he helped shape the sound of 1960s folk recognize as a founding member of the birds. but david crosby will always be best known as a founding member of crosby, stills and nash. the wildly popular group was made up of crosby, steven stills and graham nash. their sound distinctive for its melody and harm days. i am yours, you are mine,
the witness did not pick up when trump called. committee members say it raises concerns this was not someone trump would routinely communicate with and the attempted call came after cassidy hutchinson s explosive testimony. the alarmed witness contacted an attorney. january 6th committee member lorraine la rei can t says the panel is taking this seriously. we take very seriously the safety of any witnesses, anyone that comes forward to the committee and likewise, you know, their privacy in this case, any speculation about who this person might have been and a lot of people trying to tie it together, the committee will just say that we want to protect this witness, but we also want to hold people accountable who have potentially broken the law. katelyn polantz and legal analyst and former special counsel to house democrats in the first trump impeachment norm eisen. caitlin, first to you. this reporting, white house staff support member. that s indeed right, john and br
the biden administration wants to see made permanent. so, i think this is part of building that for them. and the questions are whether or not they actually get there, but also how the execution of it goes. so, that s how you saw president biden say he s tapping gene sperling, this long-time democratic economic aide to oversee the spending here. he was talking about how when he oversaw the stimulus bill in 2009 amid the great recession, how crucial it was to just be on the phone, have these conversations at a granular level to make sure there is no fraud or abuse or mis-spending. i think that s the next big tactic for them to go after because, of course, republicans are going to be watching very closely for any kind of a misstep and if they haven t properly communicated it. be cautious, fullcourt press, that s number one. number two, what s the story out of the cdc today? we re getting new reporting that some of the covid guidelines put in place by the trump administration
to do it making music, because i think the world needs music. reporter: david crosby was 81. just a short time ago, graham nash posted a statement on his facebook page. i m going to read some of it to you. with a deep and profound sadness that i learned my friend david crosby has passed. i know people tend to focus on how volatile our relationship has been at times, but what has always mattered to david and me more than anything was the pure joy the music we created together, the sound, and the deep friendship we shared over these many long years. he added david was fearless in life and in music. he leaves behind a tremendous void as far as sheer personality and talent in this world. he spoke his mind, his heart and his passion through his beautiful music and leaves an incredible legacy. these are the things that matter most. my heart is truly with his wife jan, his son django, and all the people he has touched in this world. joining us is author of rock me
a recent book that is not directly about this subject at all, has helped me crystallize my own thoughts on this subject. cnn s senior political analyst ron brownstein s book rock me on the water, he begins by describing american popular culture in the early and mid 1960s, particularly the movies and television shows, as bland, apolitical and lifeless. hollywood was addicted to world war ii movies, westerns, mu musicals, and above all, historic epics like the ten commandments. television up to the late 60s was dominated by what was considered wholesome fare like gun smoke and the wonderful world of disney. the rising tide of baby boomers were tuning it out. admissions at theaters fell from 50% from 1950 to 1960.