Dr. John, New Orleans’ legendary six-time Grammy Award winning pianist, performer and 2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, has died, his family said. He was 77. Eric Paulsen of CBS New Orleans affiliate WWL-TV reports on Dr. John’s life and legacy. Source

A helicopter crew has rescued four climbers from near the summit of Mount Rainier after they had been stranded on the Cascade Mountain peak in Washington for several days. The National Park Service said in a statement the climbers were suffering from exposure and being taken to local hospitals. Source

“I can’t justify leaving millions of women without access to the care they need and the ability to exercise their constitutional protected right,” Biden said Thursday Source

New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, who is gay, joins CBSN to discuss NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill’s apology for the department’s reaction to the 1969 Stonewall Inn riots. Johnson also discussed current Mayor Bill de Blasio and his plans for New York City’s 2021 mayoral race. Source

“The actions and the laws were discriminatory and oppressive and for that I apologize,” James O’Neill said Thursday Source

Ride-hail service Uber is about to go airborne: The company said Thursday it’s readying its first helicopters for takeoff in New York City starting July 9. Uber is rolling out Uber Copter service for its Uber Reward Platinum and Diamond cardholders, offering the top-tier members an 8-minute helicopter ride to or from the Downtown Manhattan Heliport near Wall Street and John F. Kennedy International Airport. Source

Former Vice President Joe Biden is facing criticism from some of his fellow 2020 candidates over his support for the Hyde Amendment, which bans the use of federal funds for abortion with few exceptions. CBSN political contributor and Washington Post reporter Sean Sullivan speaks to CBSN’s “Red & Blue” about the attacks on the frontrunner. Source

In a statement released through his publicist, the family said Dr. John died “toward the break of day” of a heart attack Source

Billions of dollars destined for disaster-hit communities across the U.S. had been delayed for months by gridlock in Congress Source

Hundreds of D-Day veterans traveled thosands of miles to Normandy to be there for the 75th anniversary of the historic attack. But the trip was much shorter for one American. Mark Phillips has his story. Source