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name. her career fired up when she was an international when she was cast in the international tour of "hair." she met and married actor helmuth sommer. she kept his last name, did a little tweak, and that's when she officially game donna summer, and really the hot arc of her career took place between about 1977 and 1984. songs you know, songs you love like "i feel love," "hot stuff" "bad girls," "on the radio." and she was reportedly working on an album when she died as i mentioned. five-time grammy winner. she had a number one hit on the dance charts as recently as a couple years a...

the age of 63. apparently dying from cancer. something that she had kept under wraps. it was not well-known at all that she was suffering from an illness. she had reportedly been in the studio very recently working on an album that she was hoping to finish. we did release a statement from her manager this morning saying, early this morning we lost donna summer, a woman of many gifts, the greatest gift being her faith. while we grieve her passing, we're at peace celebrating her extraordinary life and her continued legacy. words truly cannot express how much we appreciate your prayers ...

president obama is in france for the g-20 summit. he just wrapped up a news conference there. he was asked about his prospects for re-election. the president brought the discussion back to jobs. >> the least of my concerns at the moment is the politics of a year from now. i'm worried about putting people back to work right now because those folks are hurting. >> nbc's adrianne long is live in cannes with the president. did the president specifically talk about today's jobs numbers? >> good morning, craig. yes, he did. he actually said the figures that were released this morning were ...

he just wrapped up a news conference there. he was asked about his prospects for re-election. the president brought the discussion back to jobs. >> the least of my concerns at the moment is the politics of a year from now. i'm worried about putting people back to work right now because those folks are hurting. >> nbc's adrianne long is live in cannes with the president. did the president specifically talk about today's jobs numbers? >> good morning, craig. yes, he did. he actually said the figures that were released this morning were positive, but still also showed that the economy i...

my state. [laughter] it took about 20 minutes and cost $400 in tolls. [laughter] [applause] and today i am tremendously proud to serve as a senator from the state of delaware. after all, it's not the size of your state, it's how you use it. [laughter] especially in the senate. being a senator, i know it won't always be easy, but i have taken on tough challenges before, as you may know, i am a lawyer with a degree in ethics. that sort of like it superman had a degree in kryptonite. now i am addressing you tonight as a 47-year-old freshman, college, law school, all of that, and i'm a f...