finally, he had one of the most famous voices in hollywood. kristen dahlgren on th loss of the iconic gilbert gottfried. i want to return this duck! why it s very annoying! reporter: gilbert gottfried is known for that unforgettable voice. i can t take it anymore! reporter: from movies to stand-up comedy. boy, is he funny or what reporter: gottfried dropped out of high school and started playing new york clubs at just 15 later joining the cast of saturday night live. i ain t been nowhere, and i ain t been doing nothing reporter: he played brash with the best of them. don t let the fact that my dog blows dissuade you in any way from entering my office reporter: not afraid to push boundaries, his sharp act sometimes got him in trouble but friends remember a sweet and sensitive guy who was surprisingly shy
reporter: and today, a new government forecast predicts gas prices this summer will be the highest since 2014 today in iowa, president biden saying he s boosting the sale and production of ethanol-blended gasoline as a way to alleviate pain at the pump, and again blaming vladimir putin s ukraine invasion. i m doing everything within my power by executive orders to bring down the price and address the putin price hike. reporter: in reality, inflation has been soaring above 5% for nearly a year and our latest nbc news poll shows just 6% of americans blame rising prices on the russian invasion of ukraine, 38% blame president biden and his policies today the president facing criticism from republicans and a key democrat, senator joe manchin writing, the federal reserve and the administration failed to act fast enough, calling the response, quote, half measures but the white house is touting signs of economic strengths, including good jobs numbers, a low unemployment rate, and a 23 ce
i can t take it anymore! reporter: from movies to stand up comedy. boy, is he funny or what! reporter: gottfried later joining the cast of senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. i ain t been nowhere and i ain t been doing nothing. don t let it dissuade you from entering my office. reporter: not afraid to push boundaries, his sharp act sometimes got him in trouble. friens remember a sweet guy. his longtime friend announced a long battle with a heart problem. his family tweeting their heartbreak, along with the reminder, although today is a sad day for all of us, please keep laughing as loud as possible in gilbert s honor. you re not here, i m imagining you here. reporter: gilbert gottfried, gone too soon at 67.
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with the best of them. not afraid to push boundaries, his sharp act sometimes got him in trouble but friend remember a sweet and sensitive guy who was surprisingly shy. his long time friend and publicist announcing his death after a long battle with a form of heart failure. godfried leaves behind a wife and two school aged children. his family tweeting heartbreak, along with this reminder, although today is a sad day for all of us, please keep laughing as loud as possible in gilbert s honor. you re not here. i m imagining you. you re a figment of my imagination. reporter: gilbert godfried gone too soon at 67. that was nbc s kristen dahlgren with that report. coming up, we ll turn back to our coverage of the war in ukraine. we ll take you inside a kindergarten destroyed by russian soldiers just outside of kyiv. that s next when morning joe returns. kyiv that s next when morning joe turerns. [music: “you can get it if you really want” by jimmy cliff]