John lennon . John lennon. John lennon was shot and killed tonight in new york city. An unspeakable tragedy. I said, do you realize what you have done here . And he said, i killed myself. He said, im john lennon. People came out here, singing beatles ballads. They just want to try to feel close to a man whom they say touched their lives. Thats how much love people had for john lennon. His music made our good times better. His music made our bad times at least livable. If he hadnt dreamed so beautifully, it wouldnt hurt so much. Here we are, 40 years later, talking about this man and this mans music. My role in society or any artist or poets role so to rye to express what we all feel, not as a preacher, as a leader, but as a reflection of us all. John, he was always a person that was ahead of the curve. His lyrics were always about the truth. I asked him at one point what his secret was for writing great songs. He said, you write the truth and you make it rhyme. It sort of dawned on me
Halting max production plus, iff is merging with duponts biosciences and nutrition unit it is a deal that will create a new consumer giant valued at more than 45 billion. Iff ceo and duponts executive chairman will be joining us to discuss the deal in just a few minutes. And record rally, the iss p and nasdaq new highs lets start with boeing, moving lower in the premarket, the journal is among those reporting that the company is considering suspending or cutting production of the 737 max. In response to the story, boeing issued a statement to cnbc saying it would continue to assess production decisions based on the timing and conditions of a return to service for the max. And as we know, guys, faa last week through cold water on that return happening before year end. Right i think that this is something that some people say it is a foregone conclusion. And that the reason why you didnt see this before was that the way that accounting works, something i think a great cfo would understan
Honor our veterans around the globe and thank them for their incredible sacrifice and their service to our great nation. Early today starts right now good morning im cori coffin. And im phillip mena. A recordbreaking arctic blast is closing in on about 80 of the country. Snow and sleet already falling in some areas. That is just a preview of a deep freeze that is expected to impact 41 states the plunging temperatures would be stunning even if this were january. Heres wnbcs dave price reporter brutal winter conditions sweeping across the country. Dangerously cold temperatures and Winter Weather expected to affect over 230 Million People the big story will be the cold air mass. Very, very cold air even cold for january. And the nearrecord cold monday reporter snow already falling in montana and moving east, stretching from colorado all the way to michigan. The windy city facing several inches of snow and temperatures there could remain below the freezing mark for much of the week and wit
Roma and the favourite for the best Motion Picture cast award. Glenn close and rami malek won lead acting awards. Those are some of our top stories on this monday, january 28th. Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Big night for the awards. Big night for the awards. All leading up to the oscars. Yep, we are four weeks away. Yes, cant wait. We begin with Severe Weather bearing down, heavy snow is pounding minneapolis. Driving conditions are treacherous, and schools closed today with at least ten inches of snow. People are being advised to stay off the roads in north dakota, slippery and icy Road Conditions causing spinouts like that one right there. Take a look at this fastmoving waterfall in vermont. Ice jams prompted evacuations in parts of the state, and Severe Damage being reported after a possible tornado in florida. It cluttered roads with debris. The complete forecast with Paul Williams, good morning. Good morning, janai, kenneth. Those storms from florida now a memor
Blames for that crash. And awards night. Rolling out the carpet for the sag awards. Top talent being honored in a wide variety of roles. We are going to the catskills. A look at the favorites this morning. And good morning, america. Thanks for joining us on this sunday. The government reopening bit by bit in the wake of the longest shutdown in american history. Several warning it could take months to get through the backlog of work. First, a deep freeze hitting the midwest and upper plains this morning. Its actually colder in chicago right now than it is in parts of alaska and antarctica. Lets go to rob who is covering it all. Rob, this does not seem fair. Not fair at all, dan. Its only going to get colder or chicago and the eastern third of the country. Check out some of the snow that rolled across parts of illinois yesterday. This clipper system across theod thats going to be the leading edge of the serious cold air to come. Monday not too bad as far as the cold, but you can see the