record actively until recently. he did slow down somewhat in the past year or so. he still had hundreds of performances. he had hundreds of hits, 15 grammy awards, b.b. king dead at the age of 89. patriots quarterback tom brady formally filed an appeal of his four-game deflategate suspension about an hour before yesterday s deadline. last night, it was announced that nfl commissioner roger goodell will personally hear that appeal. the nfl players union had asked for a neutral arbitrator to hear the case despite the ongoing drama, it is clear brady maintains the support of his teammates. he s an unbelievable player. he has full support. the patriots released a harsh criticism of the report that led to brady s suspension yesterday claiming the nfl deflategate conclusions are incomplete, incorrect and lacking in context. brady s appeal hearing has to take place within the next ten days. the search for a man swept away by flooding in houston has ended with the discovery of his body
but small or not, the secret service and other agencies are swarming at the slightest hint of a security threat after a recent spate of breaches in the nation s capitol. it was only weeks ago a u.s. postal worker flew a gyrocopter through restricted air space over the washington mall and onto the capitol grounds. another recreational drone landed on the white house lawn last january and the secret service is still addressing security concerns after this man jumped the fence and made his way inside the white house. the drone issue is so new, there are really no serious charges on the books. we re told the suspect faces a citation, the equivalent of a speeding ticket. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. and this sad breaking news. we are getting into the newsroom just a short time ago, blues legend b.b. king has died. king had that guitar. you know that sound so well. right? b.b. king had been in poor health living in a hospice in las vegas. the career began back in the late 1940s.
this just stings, doesn t it, that voice, that guitar, lucille was always with him. his attorney telling us he died in his sleep at a las vegas hospice. earlier this month he announced he was in hospice care because of high blood pressure and diabetes. abc s dan harris looks back at his remarkable career. a lot of people think that when you play blues it s only because you re blue. i can play blues and feel better because blues to me is sort of like a tonic. it s good for whatever ails you. more than anybody, b.b. king kept the blues alive, a music born in poverty stricken southern black culture, nurtured in pain but also brimming with sly good humor. b.b. king mastered it. i don t think there s any bluesman who has had a bigger influence. i think he s the greatest guitar player that ever lived.
he still had hundreds of performances. he had hundreds of hits, 15 grammy awards, b.b. king dead at the age of 89. patriots quarterback tom brady formally filed an appeal of his four-game deflategate suspension about an hour before yesterday s deadline. last night, it was announced that nfl commissioner roger goodell will personally hear that appeal. the nfl players union had asked for a neutral arbitrator to hear the case despite the ongoing drama, it is clear brady maintains the support of his teammates. he s an unbelievable player. he has full support. the patriots released a harsh criticism of the report that led to brady s suspension yesterday claiming the nfl deflategate conclusions are incomplete, incorrect and lacking in context. brady s appeal hearing has to take place within the next ten days. the search for a man swept away by flooding in houston has ended with the discovery of his body. investigators say he was driving
my neighbor and friend from mississippi b.b. king. please come up, would you? thank you. he even presented lucille to the pope. and received numerous awards multiple grammys and the presidential medal of freedom. all for playing the blues like no one else. the music b.b. king once said is really the story of life. dan harris, abc news. can t help but to move when you hear that music. just sad. i grew up with this. i grew up in west memphis of course, and b.b. king is everywhere. and spent so much time my party at my for my wedding was at his restaurant on beale street in memphis. b.b. king s blues club. he s such a part of the culture. you can t grow up in that area and not have him be part of your life. music will live on. man, we have lost a legend. will never be another one like