Dolly’s performances, interviews and shows spanning more than 60 years are captured across 19 DVDs and 35 hours of footage.
Included in the collection are more than 20 episodes of Dolly’s variety show that aired for two seasons in 1976 and 1987, featuring guests like Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris and more, in addition to rare appearances on such talk shows as The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and The Oprah Winfrey Show.
Music is also a central theme. You’ll have the opportunity to re-watch Dolly’s performances at the CMA Awards throughout the 1970s, along with access to the Song by Song: Dolly Parton series that tells the story behind such beloved hits as “I Will Always Love You,” “Jolene” and “Coat of Many Colors.”
Live concerts “Live and Well,” filmed in 2002, and Dolly’s 2009 “Live from London” show, in addition to her 2009 commencement address at the University of Tennessee, are also featured in the expansive set.
Dolly: The Ultimate Collection is available now through Time Life.
ABC NewsBY: JULIE SONE, ALEX STONE, and LESLEY MESSER, ABC News
(NEW YORK) — Vanessa Bryant filed a lawsuit last Thursday against Los Angeles County, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva over “gratuitous” photographs that sheriff’s deputies allegedly took at the site of the January helicopter crash that claimed the lives of nine people, including Kobe and Gianna Bryant.
Citing negligence, invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress, Bryant’s lawsuit states that in the immediate aftermath of the helicopter crash, at least eight sheriff’s deputies at the scene used their cell phones to take personal photos of the victims, three of whom were children.
The filing adds that one of the deputies later showed the images to a woman at a bar, and a bartender who overheard the conversation alerted the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department. However, according to the lawsuit, Villanueva did not follow LASD protocol, and instead told the deputies involved that if they deleted the images, which were not taken for official purposes, they wouldn’t be disciplined.
“The Sheriff’s Department’s outrageous actions have caused Mrs. Bryant severe emotional distress and compounded the trauma of losing Kobe and Gianna,” the lawsuit states. “Mrs. Bryant feels ill at the thought of strangers gawking at images of her deceased husband and child and she lives in fear that she or her children will one day confront horrific images of their loved ones online.”
Representatives for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and Villanueva had no immediate comment.
Kobe, 41, and Gianna, 13, were on their way to a basketball game with six others when their helicopter crashed on Jan. 26. Everyone on board, including the pilot, was killed.
In February, the Los Angeles Times broke the news that deputies took photos at the crash site, and Villanueva later apologized to the victims’ families. The sheriff told NBC4 in Los Angeles at the time that his “number one priority was to make sure those photos no longer exist,” rather than punish the deputies who took them.
“Had we done the original, usual routine, which was relieve everybody of duty and everybody lawyers up and all that, that would increase the odds tenfold that those photos would have some how made their way into the public domain. And that’s definitely what we do not want,” he said.
He added that he also planned to institute a policy that would criminalize the taking of “unauthorized photos of accident scenes that depict the remains of those deceased.” In August, the California Senate approved a bill that does just that, according to the Los Angeles Times. The bill is now with California Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign.
HBO Max / Eddy Chen(LOS ANGELES) — The cast of The West Wing is reuniting next month for an HBO Max special to raise awareness for the nonpartisan organization When We All Vote.
Announced Tuesday, on National Voter Registration Day, A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote will premiere on October 15, just two weeks before the election.
The special will feature the original cast coming together with creator Aaron Sorkin and executive producer/director Thomas Schlamme for a special theatrical stage presentation of the “Hartsfield’s Landing” episode from the political drama’s third season. The episode in part involves the primary day vote in the fictitious town of Hartsfield’s Landing, New Hampshire, the first town in the nation to open their polls.
Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, Bradley Whitford and Martin Sheen will all reprise their roles. It marks the first time in 17 years that the original cast of the Emmy-winning series will reunite.
The special will also include act breaks with messages from When We All Vote co-chairMichelle Obama, former President Bill Clinton and Lin-Manuel Miranda. There will be musical performances from composer W.G. Snuffy Walden, who will play The West Wing‘s familiar theme song, and The Avett Brothers, who will close out the show.
The West Wing ran for seven seasons on NBC and won 27 Emmys.
narvikk/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News
(NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 966,000 people worldwide.
Over 31.4 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. The criteria for diagnosis — through clinical means or a lab test — has varied from country-to-country. Still, the actual numbers are believed to be much higher due to testing shortages, many unreported cases and suspicions that some national governments are hiding or downplaying the scope of their outbreaks.
Since the first cases were detected in China in December, the virus has rapidly spread to every continent except Antarctica.
The United States is the worst-affected country, with more than 6.8 million diagnosed cases and at least 200,284 deaths.
California has the most cases of any U.S. state, with more than 791,000 people diagnosed, according to Johns Hopkins data. California is followed by Texas and Florida, with over 735,000 cases and over 687,000 cases, respectively.
Nearly 170 vaccine candidates for COVID-19 are being tracked by the World Health Organization, at least six of which are in crucial phase three trials.
Here’s how the news is developing Tuesday. All times Eastern: Sep 22, 2:52 pm North Carolina outdoor event venues can soon open at very limited capacity
In North Carolina, larger outdoor event venues can reopen at 7% capacity on Oct. 2., Gov. Roy Cooper said Tuesday.
The state’s positive test percentage has been dropping and is now between 5 and 6%, state officials said.
Meanwhile, North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services announced a new contact tracing app called “SlowCOVIDNC.”
The app will alert people “when they may have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19,” the Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday. “It is completely anonymous and does not collect, store or share personal information or location data.”
Sep 22, 12:30 pm Wisconsin declares public health emergency due to ‘surge’ among young people
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers declared a public health emergency on Tuesday due to a “recent surge in cases among young people.”
Eighteen to 24 year olds have a COVID-19 case rate five times higher than any other age group, according to the governor.
“We are seeing an alarming increase in cases across our state, especially on campus,” Evers said in a statement. “We need folks to start taking this seriously, and young people especially—please stay home as much as you are able, skip heading to the bars, and wear a mask whenever you go out.”
Wisconsin is “experiencing unprecedented, near-exponential growth of the COVID-19 pandemic,” the governor’s office said.
On Aug. 31, the number of new daily cases reported in the state was at 678. On Monday, the number of daily cases reported was 1,791.
Evers on Tuesday also issued a new face covering order requiring residents ages 5 and older to wear a mask indoors. Sep 22, 12:12 pm US coronavirus death toll tops 200,000
The novel coronavirus has now killed 200,000 people in the United States, just eight months after the nation’s first confirmed case.
The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 currently stands at 200,005, according to a real-time count kept by Johns Hopkins University.
The first case of the novel coronavirus in the United States was reported in a patient in Washington state on Jan. 20, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Four months later, on May 27, the U.S. death toll reached 100,000.
The novel coronavirus has now killed nearly twice as many Americans as the 116,516 who died in World War I, the third-deadliest conflict in the nation’s history. More than 400,000 Americans died in World War II, while an estimated 655,000 died in the Civil War. ABC News’ Marc Nathanson contributed to this report. Sep 22, 11:25 am Analysis shows cases rising in at least 33 US states
An ABC News analysis of COVID-19 trends across all 50 U.S. states as well as Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico found there were increases in confirmed cases over the past two weeks in 33 states, the nation’s capital and the U.S. island territory in the Caribbean.
The analysis also found increases in the daily positivity rate of COVID-19 tests in 16 states and Washington, D.C., increases in COVID-19 hospitalizations in 17 states as well as in D.C. and Puerto Rico, and increases in daily COVID-19 death tolls in 15 states as well as in Puerto Rico.
The trends were all analyzed from data collected and published by the COVID Tracking Project over the past two weeks, using the linear regression trend line of the seven-day moving average.
The nationwide rise in COVID-19 cases may be correlated to several factors. Although the increase may be partially related to Labor Day festivities, it may also be tied to the virus spreading to communities from outbreaks on college campuses.
Moreover, the rise in new cases may be related to increasing mobility across states and communities. Several states, such as Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Utah, have seen a rise in mobility, according to a tracking tool created by Apple. ABC News’ Benjamin Bell, Brian Hartman, Soorin Kim and Arielle Mitropolous contributed to this report. Sep 22, 10:28 am Trump falsely claims COVID-19 ‘affects virtually nobody’
As the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 approaches the 200,000 mark, President Donald Trump has falsely claimed that the novel coronavirus “affects virtually nobody.”
He made the comments to a crowd of supporters Tuesday night during a campaign rally in Swanton, Ohio.
“We now know the disease. We didn’t know it, now we know it. It affects elderly people — elderly people with heart problems and other problems. If they have other problems, that’s what it really affects — that’s it,” Trump claimed.
“You know, in some states, [it affects] thousands of people — nobody young. Below the age of 18, like, nobody,” he continued. “They have a strong immune system, who knows. Take your hat off to the young because they have a hell of an immune system. But it affects virtually nobody. It’s an amazing thing.”
Sep 22, 8:49 am UK prime minister says tough new restrictions could stay for six months
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday unveiled a slew of tough new measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 in England, which he said may need to stay in force for six months.
“I fervently want to avoid taking this step, as do the devolved administrations, but we will only be able to avoid it if our new measures work and our behavior changes,” Johnson told members of Parliament in the House of Commons. “We will spare no effort in developing vaccines, treatments, new forms of mass-testing. But unless we palpably make progress, we should assume that the restrictions that I have announced will remain in place for perhaps six months.”
Johnson announced a 10 p.m. curfew for all hospitality venues in England starting Thursday. He said pubs, bars and restaurants throughout the country must also operate a table service only, except for takeaways.
Meanwhile, the use of face coverings will be extended to include all users of taxis and private-hire vehicles, all staff in retail, and all employees and customers at indoor hospitality venues except when seated at a table to eat or drink. The prime minister warned that businesses could be fined if they break the new rules.
Johnson also announced that, from Monday, there will be a 15-person limit on the number of attendees allowed at wedding ceremonies and receptions in England, as well as a 30-person cap for all funerals held in the country.
While Johnson said that people who can work from home should again do so, he stressed that his government “will do everything in our power” to keep schools open and children in classrooms.
The prime minister noted that the three other devolved governments of the United Kingdom — Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales — would adopt similar measures.
“For the time being, this virus is a fact of our lives,” he said, “and I must tell the House and the country that our fight against it will continue.”
Sep 22, 7:44 am Former acting CDC director: ‘When you lose trust you lose lives’
The former acting director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday that the agency is losing the public’s trust by walking back its COVID-19 guidance.
“The problem is, there have been so many instances where there’s been political fingerprints on CDC documents, and CDC hasn’t been able to be out front to explain what’s going on. It leads to an undermining of trust and when you lose trust, you lose lives,” Dr. Richard Besser, who is now the president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, told ABC News chief anchor George Stephanopoulos during an interview on Good Morning America.
The CDC recently issued and later removed updated guidance on its official website to address growing evidence of limited airborne transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19. The agency said Monday that posting the new information was done in error.
“The CDC should be out there every day explaining what they’re learning, explaining why guidance is changing,” Besser said. “I talked to a leader at CDC and I expect very soon there will be guidance out that talks about other routes of transmission, like aerosols, and what can be done to reduce the risk of transmission as well.”
As the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 edges closer to 200,000, Besser described the pandemic as the worst public health crisis in his lifetime and discussed the danger of downplaying the situation.
“When you think about this loss of trust and loss of lives, you know, every community is affected but not equally. Black Americans, Latino Americans, Native Americans, low-income Americans are being hit the hardest,” he said. “So when people downplay the significance of this, there are certain groups that are really paying the price.”
Besser warned that coronavirus-related restrictions may need to be rolled out again this winter as people spend more time indoors, increasing the risk of catching respiratory viruses.
“Viruses do better in the winter,” he said. “That’s something people should anticipate.”
Sep 22, 6:54 am UK prime minister to announce new restrictions for England
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected Tuesday to announce new measures in England to curb an alarming rise in COVID-19 infections.
Michael Gove, a senior member of Johnson’s cabinet, told Sky News that the clampdown will include ordering pubs and restaurants throughout England to close by 10 p.m. as well as restricting the entire hospitality sector to table service only. The government will also be encouraging people who can work from home to do so, reversing a push to get people back to the office, according to Gove.
It’s unknown whether the new restrictions would ultimately be extended U.K.-wide, with coronavirus-related policy responsibilities delegated to the devolved administrations in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
“They are reluctant steps that we’re taking,” Gove told Sky News in an interview Tuesday morning. “But they’re absolutely necessary because, as we were reminded yesterday and as you’ve been reporting, the rate of infection is increasing, the number of people going to hospital is increasing, therefore we need to act.”
The move comes a day after the government’s chief scientific officer, Sir Patrick Vallance, warned that the United Kingdom could see about 50,000 new COVID-19 cases a day by mid-October if the current rate of infection is not curbed.
Sep 22, 6:52 am 23 US states and territories in an upward trend of new cases
An internal memo from the Federal Emergency Management Agency obtained by ABC News on Monday night shows that the number of new cases and the number of new deaths recorded in the United States are both increasing in week-over-week comparisons.
Twenty-three U.S. states and territories are in an upward trajectory of COVID-19 infections, while 14 jurisdictions are at plateau and 19 others are in a downward trend, the memo said.
There were 283,332 new cases confirmed across the nation during the period of Sept 14-20, a 17.2% jump from the previous week. Meanwhile, 5,319 coronavirus-related deaths were recorded during that same period, a 2.4% increase compared with the seven days prior, according to the memo.
The national positivity rate for COVID-19 tests ticked downward slightly to 4.4%, compared with 4.6% for the previous week, the memo said.
Alabama recorded a 46.5% increase in the state’s seven-day death rate during the period of Sept. 9-15, compared with the week prior. Meanwhile, the Alabama Hospital Association confirmed a statewide shortage of nurses in both hospitals and universities due to a lack of faculty, facilities and funds, according to the memo.
In Florida’s Alachua County, 90% of recently reported cases are among individuals between the ages of 15 and 25, and 70% of those cases are college students, according to the memo.
Meanwhile, a recent increase in new cases in Kentucky’s Hardin County is attributable to roughly 75% of students returning to school for in-person instruction, the memo said.
New Jersey’s positivity rate for COVID-19 tests rose from 3% to 7% among 14-18 year-olds and from 2.7% to 7.1% among 19-24 year-olds. Nearly 20% of the state’s confirmed cases are individuals below the age of 30, according to the memo.
Pennsylvania’s Centre County, home to Pennsylvania State University, remains a COVID-19 hotspot, reporting a 291.3% relative increase in new cases during the period of Sept. 9-15 compared with the previous week. The county’s hospitals are under strain, with inpatient beds at 88% capacity and intensive care unit beds at 81% capacity, the memo said.
South Dakota reported its highest single-day death toll of eight coronavirus-related fatalities on Sept. 16. The state saw a 21% increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations, setting a record high on Sept. 15. A major outbreak in the state’s capital, Pierre, has led to at least 105 cases among inmates at a minimum-security women’s prison as well as rising cases among community members, according to the memo.
Sep 22, 4:50 am US death toll less than 200 away from hitting 200,000 mark
An additional 356 coronavirus-related fatalities were recorded in the United States on Monday, bringing the country’s death toll even closer to the 200,000 mark, according to a real-time count kept by Johns Hopkins University.
Monday’s tally of COVID-19 deaths is well under the country’s record set on April 17, when there were 2,666 new fatalities in a 24-hour reporting period.
There were also 52,070 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed across the nation on Sunday, down from a peak of 77,255 new cases reported on July 16.
A total of 6,857,967 people in the United States have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since the pandemic began, and at least 199,884 of them have died, according to Johns Hopkins. The cases include people from all 50 U.S. states, Washington, D.C. and other U.S. territories as well as repatriated citizens.
By May 20, all U.S. states had begun lifting stay-at-home orders and other restrictions put in place to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. The day-to-day increase in the country’s cases then hovered around 20,000 for a couple of weeks before shooting back up and crossing 70,000 for the first time in mid-July. The daily tally of new cases has gradually come down since then.
Warner Music NashvilleMichael Ray is releasing a new single this week.
The Florida native is set to drop “Whiskey and Rain” on Friday, his first single since 2019’s “Her World or Mine.”
Co-written by Josh Thompson and Jesse Frasure, the song speaks to someone drowning their sorrows in a glass of something strong, with such lyrics as, “splash of bourbon in a glass/Yeah pouring something on the pain/Let it drown/Let it drown/Trying to wash away the past.”
Michael notes that the song’s vibe draws to mind some of his country forebearers.
“I miss story songs that you have to listen to all the way through to understand. This song is everything I love about country music — traditional country music, like Tim McGraw and Earl Thomas Conley and I want to bring that back,” Michael says in a statement.
“Whiskey and Rain” is the lead single off the hitmaker’s forthcoming third studio album, following 2018’s Amos.
“This is the music I originally came to Nashville to make,” Michael continues about the song. “And I’m grateful to have this opportunity for fans to get to know me better as an artist.”
ABC/Image Group LADolly Parton fans can now relive many of the star’s storied career moments with the new DVD set, Dolly: The Ultimate Collection — Deluxe Edition. 
