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The crash is the latest in a string of deadly accidents for the u. S. 7th fleet. Barbara starr is live with all the breaking details. Whats happening, barbara . Reporter good morning, be alisyn. As you say, a lot this hour, u. S. And Japanese Forces are continuing their Search And Rescue mission 500 miles southeast of okinawa in the philippines sea. A u. S. Navy c2, small passenger plane, was making its way to the deck of the Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier, where it was scheduled to land. Someth...

His mother had died of complications from alzheimers disease only a few years before. >> to watch someone that raised you and was so vibrant start to lose their mind and disappear is arguably the most paveful thing ive ever experienced. >> reporter: looking back on his own life, there is one memory cassidy hopes will never fade. his 1972 concert in madison square garden. cassidy leaped onto the stage in his signature white sequinned jumpsuit. thousands of adoring fans screamed his name. his own ...

>> to watch someone that raise youd and was so vibrant start to lose -- lose their mind and disappear is arguably the most painful thing ive ever experienced. >> reporter: looking back on his own life, there is one memory cassidy hopes will never fade, his 1972 concert in madison square garden. cassidy leaped on to the stage in his signature white skin jumpsuit. thousands of adoring fans screamed his name. his own family among them. >> it was just so emotional for me. and i just felt so blessed ...

Behind him he turned to broadway and starred in "the blood brothers" and then moves to vegas to headline at mgm the largest theatrical production in the world but he struggled with alcoholism a battle that would take a public turn he faced multiple charges of driving under the influence and went through rehab. >> it is humbling and humiliating. >> in 2017 cassidy revealed he suffered from dementia his mother died from complications from alzheimers disease only a few years before. >> to watch som...

Under the influence and went through rehab. >> its very humbling and its also humiliating. >> reporter: but his biggest battle was yet to come. in 2017, cassidy revealed that he suffered from dementia. his mother had died of complications from alzheimers disease only a few years before. >> to watch someone that raised you and was so vibrant start to lose their mind and disappear is arguably the most painful thing ive ever experienced. >> looking back on his own life, there is one memory cassidy ...

>> reporter: but his biggest battle was yet to come. in 2017, cassidy revealed that he suffered from dementia. his mother had died of complications from alzheimers disease only a few years before. >> to watch someone that raised you and was so vibrant start to lose her mind and disappear, is the most painful thing i have ever experienced. >> reporter: looking back on his own life, there is one memory cassidy hopes will never fade, his 1972 concert in madison square garden. cassidy leaped onto th...