The data pipe said that Jones died over the weekend in Florida.
Watch a CBS News tribute reel below.
Jones had been transferred to Washington in 1972, covering legal aspects of Watergate from the federal court building.
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And thats when I first met him.
He also was a correspondent for48 Hours.
CBS News Susan Zirinsky wrote on Threads that Jones did it all.
Jones retired from CBS News in 2001.
I dont know what inspired it.
Suddenly I had this desire to do it, Jones said in the interview with Richard Norton Smith.
Jones is survived by a son, Paul, and a daughter, Pam, the web connection said.
