shocking new information about what really went on before president obama arrived in columbia. and brace yourself, the gsa scandal just got worse. senate majority leader harry reid caught on camera, encouraging government trips to vegas. why was he doing that? senator john grasso goes "on the record." but right now, the television legend, the one and only dick clark. >> welcome to american band stand. this is dick clark. >> ladies and gentlemen, here's chubby checkers. >> dick clark! >> how long have you been making professional records? >> i think about -- about two years. >> do what do your dreeps reflect? >> to rule the world. >> anybody who was anybody appeared on the show, with the exception of elvis pressley, the beatles and the rolling stones. >> this is the coldest new year's we have ever had on a good thing called -- american

bandstand! [cheering] >> caller: today, dick clark died from a massive heart attack. he was 82. he will always be remembered as a tireless producer. larry king knew dick very well. larry, always great to see you from los angeles. >> great seeing you, greta. >> caller: larry, why was dick clark so successful, do you think? >> i think he was every man. he was -- he was gentle. he was smart. in fact, he was brilliant in many regards. he understood the business. he loved what he did and that came through. he was a pioneer. he took risks. he hosted a show that set records for daytime television,

american bandstand. he was a revolutionary on that show in the 50s -- this may shock some -- he had blacks and whites dance together. this never happened on television before. then he went to conceive quiz shows, produce massive entertainment. he produced the golden globes and many other shows of that like. he went on to do host and own his own radio network. he was just an incredible force in american broadcasting that we have never seen his likes. ryan seacrest is on the way to that. but right now, dick clark stands alone. what he did was touch everybody. >> caller: you know, it's a touch-- the way you describe him, i have admired that you can interview presidents, weather, psychic, anything. i mean, he in many ways had

incredible range like that. it seemed like he could do everything in show biz, as he was a pioneer. >> he was a great generalist. dick clark -- you are right. he could do anything. he had a tremendous business sense. he knew -- he knew what the public wanted and he had a way of touching that -- like american bandstand. you look back on that. that was a genius show. to bring those musicalacs on and have those kids dancing to it. it was hip notic. he was so creative, but at the same time, there was -- i never saw him angry, i never saw him get upset. he had a way about him that endeered -- endeared himself. the camera liked him. he entered the room well. you were happy to see him. if you opened the door and welcomed dick clark in, you

smiled. that's a wonderful, wonderful thing to have. he had -- he had presence. he had -- there is nothing he didn't have. then he turned new year's eve into magic. he made that happen. he was almost equal to the event, without ever being above it. it was uncanny. i think what he learned a long time ago, those in the business, alfred gottfried told me the same thing, the only secret in this business is there is no secret. be yourself. dick clark was himself. what you saw was what you got. that was him. -- he was not different off the air than on. >> it's interesting, not to bring you into this again. johnny carson never offended. dick clark never offended. you never offend in interviews. all three of you had enormous success in the business. where today, you know, it's -- there is a lot of offending

going on. but it's almost like you talk more to the audience. >> yeah, well, today -- too many in broadcasting, where the guests are props for the hosts. the host tries to overcome -- johnny carson's magic was he always wanted the guest to be funnier than him because he worked off the guest. he came back tomorrow. the secret is, the host comes back tomorrow night. he doesn't have to command you. he doesn't have to scream at you. he doesn't have to grab your though the and say watch me. there is too much of that. i always felt that i respected my audience, i respected my guests. i try to ask good questions, listen to the answers. hopefully the answers provided information and i was a conduit. i didn't try to command it. dick clark, to his great credit, he never tried to overwhelm his musical guests. he didn't say the word "i" a lot. if you turn on a broadcast and

the host is on more than the guest, something's wrong with the broadcast dick clark was never on more than the guests that were on his show. that was a thing worthy of him. carson was great on "the tonight show." he was there, he was funny. but he didn't command t. there is a lot to be said for that. >> how important was dick clark to the artists who appeared on american band stand? did he change their lives? was he enough of a force in the music industry, if you were lucky enough to perform, chances are, your career was getting an enormous boost? >> good point. i would say he made careers. he certainly helped enormously people like paul anka, connie francis, so many others, so many groups he had on. he would introduce new acts. chubby checkert and twist, chuplayed earlier. he had a lot to do with chubby checkers' enormous success. remember, that show was watched

by teenagers -- they buy records, they bought records then. they control the markets. he was their magic. let's tune in to american band stand. adults were hypnotized because he had a way, the way he would lean against that podium and introduce the artist, the camera work, following the dancers revolutionize the the business and prompted the acts to being larger than life and enormous successes. you shouldn't use the word irreplaceable because life goes on. but with regard to dick clark, he's one of a kind. he was irreplaceable, you won't see his likes again. >> he was so important to career, but he profiled his guests and everything -- his guests were the stars in essence. he didn't try to overwhelm them. yet, i can't imagine that show being successful with any other host. you couldn't stick another host

in it because he was so essential to the success of the show. >> correct. because he understand that the artist counted. he had a way of bringing that artist forward, brewing the artist well, making the performers show in their next light and he came back the next day. paul newman said to me once, you know the secret in this business is, you come back tomorrow. the host comes back. he was always in control. it was dick clark's american band stand. so he knew he was smart enough to let the guests project because he was always there. his presence was always felt without having to commandeer it. he was a genius. >> what do you think he thought about -- we can't get into this -- but what he thought about "american idol"? was that american band stand -- current? >> yeah. except, one difference was, american band stand put on a lot of artists who were already well

known, in addition to introducing new artists. "american idol" is introducing new artists all the time. i know that people associate it with "american idol" said today, there wouldn't be an "american idol" without an american bandstand. that may be true. i think the only modern-day person in that vein of dick clark is ryan seacrest. as a businessman, as a host, as a generalist, he is the closest thing we have in that vein to dick clark. that's the best compliment i could pay him. >> was he difficult or easy interview whether you interviewed him? >> easy. he was forthcoming. he responded to the question. he listened to the question. he knew what you wanted. he never gave you one word. he was -- he was dick clark. you know what i'm saying? he was dick clark. in fact, he was one word. he wasn't dick, he wasn't clark. he wasn't mr. clark. he was dick clark.

he wasn't a limousine guy. he was a regular guy. he was a regular guy who made it. and he loved his business. >> i know you love the business. you know, i miss you immensely on it, although with you not being on the air, we get a chance to get some viewers. so i appreciate you showing up tonight. it's always nice to see you, larry. >> i miss you too, gres greta. it was always great being with you. >> it was always fun, thank you, larry. >> legendary game show host, bob eubanks says dick clark changed the entertainment history. he was the popular host of "the newlywed game." they became friends. he is mere by phone. good evening. >> caller: you are not going to believe this. but i'm on the pennsylvania turnpike. >> i do believe that. the power of the television. >> caller: you do? >> i hope you don't drive through a tunnel or i am in big

trouble. >> caller: we pulled off. i was doing a thing if the pennsylvania bankers association tonight, a speech. i wanted to talk about dick because -- he changed the world for disk jockeys and television personalities. he started in radio in syracuse, new york. he constantly reinvented himself. what was important to us, the other disk jockeys was show us you could be more than just a disk jockey. you could branch out. he was my mentor. i am telling you, he did game shows. hee i did game shows. he did dance party. i did dance party. it was a wonderful relationship that the two of us had. i learned so much from him. >> he started as a disk jockey and even did the weather at one time. by age 26 because of a scandal, apparently, he replaced a host

and became the host of "american bandstand" and he never looked back, did he? >> no, he never did look back. he had such an impact. the folks of -- frankie avalon, paul anka -- it goes on and on. i heard you talking to larry, you could go on "american bandstand" and the next thing, hua hit record. it was that important. but to me, how important he was to me was he showed me the importance of reinventing. he showed me i could be more than just a disk jockey. i signed the beatles to their concerts in 64, 65, 66. he called me and he carked i want to congratulate you for that, man. that's just wonderful. he was such a kind guy. >> you know, it's interesting, a lot of people come and go in this business. it's the one who is stay for

decades. you wonder, what's their secret? what's their magic? why was dick clark able to last decades with enormous success? everything he touched turned to gold? >> he wanted to do a lot of thing, you know? he had a very successful production company and they did a lot of specials, he even hired my wife on the country music awards. she was the presenter on one of those awards. and in his company, he did all kinds of specials. at the same time, he was over at cbs, doing game shows, "the pyramid." he was so multi-ital ended. he was a good host. he was a good businessman. but most importantly, he was a good person. god, the world was a better place when dick was here, i'll tell you. >> he certainly changed things. bob, thank you for joining us. drive safely on the turnpike. i want to add, i always enjoyed

"the newlywed game." >> one quick story, if you don't mind. i was doing a show with dick and he -- it was called "the other half." it was his version of "the view." it was dick and mario loez and danny boaducci and i asked hymn his wife, who he loved. i said, okay, wherate strangest place you ever made whoopi? he attacked me in the parking lot at the l.a. international airport. it just made me laugh. >> and i can understand why. bob, thank you. drive safely. >> breaking news in the secret service scandal. three agents are out of the agency. their forced exits come in the wake of allegeds that 11 agency brought prostitutes to their hotel in columbia. that was just two days before president obama arrived. late tonight, the secret service announcing one supervisor was allowed to retire. another one has been designated

for rescmiewfl a third employee has quit. eight others are on administrative live. the -- leave. the prostitute who fought with the secret service agent over her payment, telling her story to the new york times. he approached her at a disco. after drinking, they went back to his hotel. she says he agreed to pay her $800. but the next morning, he wanted to give her $30. and that led to a dispute with several prostitutes, secret service and the police. the woman and the agent settled for dlo 225 and she left. the woman said she didn't learn the man was a secret service agent until days later. straight ahead, there is more, shocking new information the gsa scandal this. one will make your head spin. and senate republicans are not happy tonight. what happened when they met with the the democrats about the budget? senator jeff sessions was there. he goes "on the record." mitt romney taking on the media.

what is he accusing the media of doing? governor romney will tell

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those aren't the only perks gsa employees shared with their families. brace yourselfw for this one. remember the naked guy in the tub? regional director jeff neely. there is news that he used his position to get his wife a special reserve parking spate space in a facility in california. senators on both sides of the aisle are demand that this gsa clean house. griff jenkins is tracking them down on capitol hill. >> reporter: it's the third day of hearings. this time, before two senate committees, testifying, bryan miller and acting administrator. >> how will you restore the americans' faith in government, in the gsa, after something like this happens? >> it's a great question. that's one of the biggest challenges we are facing. bilooking at agency, top to bottom, we can come up with solutions to help us run a better agency. >> it's an outrage. when you think about this terrible waste of taxpayer dollars. what bothers me even more than

the waisted dollars was the culture, a cowboy culture, we do whatever we want. we aren't accountable. that has to change. headsheads have rolled. let's bring in the new people. >> there is's something rotten in denmark. it is fent just this. there has to be a lot more. >> this investigation -- i mean thas exposed waste, fraud and arks abuse that the american people resent so much. this isn't about where this wasteful conference took place. it's really about arrogance and abuse of power. >> what is it about the structure of the gsa that leads us back to these scandals, after this -- in other words, the expression is fool me once, you know, okay. but again and again? four scandals? three administrations. >> i think it was richard nixon who said to people, people who don't mistakes are people who

don't do anything. my father used to say use common sense. i think what happened here is common sense was not used. leadership by example, certainly was not pursued. >> something went seriously wrong here, you know? in the normal course of things, there is typically a sheks and balances, auditing process. the auditing process picks something up and says, hey, wait a success, you can't do this. you know, let's straighten this out. but for whatever reason, that wasn't here. >> the conduct was shocking, wrong, wasteful of taxpayer dollars, we need to hold those responsible accountable and we need to reform the gsa. it's a very important agency for the federal government. >> just mined boggling to think that the guy -- [inaudible] -- for the last 11 month has been to hawaii, been to guam and all

of these trips. that type of person, obviously, is not going to be cleaned up. we have to get rid of him and we will. >> this is outrageous. i have no doubt that it is hard to convince americans that their taxpayer dollars are spent wisely, even without this stuff. but when you see this, it just reinforces the understanding that so much of the money that we send to the federal government is used in ways that -- isn't productive. but worse than that, sometimes even criminal. >> after the gsa's luxurious vegas trip, you won't believe this video. uh-oh. senator harry reid, encouraging government workers to come to las vegas. >> the president's chief of staff wrote me a letter and said, federal employees should be able to go anywhere they want to. theres should be no redline to keep them from going on florida or las vegas or reno. president obama has taken some flack. he didn't do it. it start in the bush

administration. they sent two later letters of direction, saying don't go to nevada. so what i did is sent a copy of the president's chief of staff's letter to every government agency in washington. they all know now, very clearly that las vegas and reno are on limit, not off limits. >> what was harry reid talking about? senator john barrasso joins us. >> thanks for having me. >> that video is on gretawire. i realize what senator harry reid was trying to drum up business for his own state and the bush administration had put off limits government trips to nevada and florida because it was seen as vacation. but that will backfire on senator reid. why did they have to meet? >> it just seems -- what american taxpayers need is value for their money and they are not getting it. i think this is the tip of the iceberg. we're looking at arrogance. we are also looking at abuse of

power. and what i hear -- and i was at the hearings today, american people deserve and ought to be demanding accountability for the way their tax dollars are spent. this guy, jeff neely, you can take a look -- he's getting paid tonight, greta. he is still on the taxpayer payroll. and that just shows how very difficult it is to remove long-term career government employees, it's more likely that they die on the job than get remove from the job. >> can't you change that? you have the house and the senate. you could change it. >> we'll work on t. the question is, why are you getting paid? do you need the gsa? >> i will tell what you disturbed me. you are a first-year senator. so i am going to -- i am not going to include you in this one. but senator boxer said that the gsa has a history of misconduct dating back decades, under republican and democratic administrations. when i heard her say that, i said, if there's a quote,

"history," if it goes back decades what were you thinking as this was going on -- history and decades?! all of those these senators have been there a long time -- not you, sir. but they have known about this. apparently. >> gsa come into play with harry truman and a scandal under jimmy carter. different parties. that's why i get to the question, what is the role and the size and scope of government and do we really need a gsa? if you can find this service in the yellow pages or the phonebook, should the government be providing that service? >> right. but is it the members. senate and the house should be monitoring this? if we don't need a gsa, get rid of t. if neely shouldn't be paid, stop paying him. change the rules. if there is a culture of corruption, ferret it out f. we need more inspector general, get them! one thing we know is that senator barbara boxer says this is going on for decades. there is knowledge that this is going on on capitol hill.

it's bad enough we are cheated by gsa, but everyone is looking the other way. >> you want accountability and oversight and criminal prosecution. you want people to lose their job who is have done this and this behavior. you want to make sure that the money is paid back. all of those things need to happen. >> i don't know why these people need to meet. why don't they video conference or rent a high school auditorium? why are they having the conferences? what is so important to get together? >> plus, they had 100 interns that they took to palm springs for $150,000. >> i read the hotel thing. it says that they can get relaxed. you can revivification. i still don't know what revivification is, but you can get that at hotel. >> they went to hawaii for a ribbon-cust cutting that took an hour and stayed nine days. >> his colleagues must have known that was going on. there are so many levels.

>> that's why it's a culture. >> a culture! >> yeah. you have to stop it, absolutely. even in the prison, everyone recognizes armed robbery. i mean, you can't just look the other way. if everybody at gsa -- certainly, someone must have thought it was bad. >> whistle-blowers are coming forward. but there is a video that they paid all of this money to play the video to show how the government workers are wasting money and there won't be an investigation. i can assure you, the investigations will continue. i visited with the inspector general. he says, every time he turns over a rock, there are 50 more ugly things. this is the tip of the iceberg. >> i hope to get to the bottom and i hope that it changes. this can't go on. >> the american people need and deserve value for their money. they are just not getting. >> it while they are spending $800,000 on a party in vegas, we fight communities about whether we have to cut teachers or firefighters or first responders. we are worrying about that.

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>> just when you thought the senate might be doing its job -- guess what, it didn't? today, senate democrats promised a markup. sounds like progress, right? not so fast. there are only opening statement, no amendments and no votes. in other words, nothing. senator jeff sessions, ranking member of the budget committee, blasting the in theic leadership. >> the democratic conference just did not want to be confronted with the challenges inherent in changing the debt course of america. >> good evening, senator. >> good evening. >> i posted on gretawire. i think we have the committee hearing today. not all empty chairs, but there were a number of empty chairs. i know the answer, but did any in thees show up ?ie. not many u. i was real proud of the republicans, they were there mostly the entire time. made wonderful remarks and

raised the fundamental question of the statutory requirement to pass a budget, to lay out a plan for the future. i thought our people did a real good job. i think that picture was very revealing. >> why -- so there was no markup today? >> no markup. senator conrad promised to do so, even though we knew it was contrary to what senator reid had said. he really felt in the last year, not running for re-election, he felt like that the law requires a budget committee to mark up a budget and have votes on. it he intended to do that. and within hours of the hearing, the pressure was so great within the democratic conference that he basically retreated and basically had opening statements, recessed the committee and we are not going to vote on the budget this year. >> all right. so he caved? >> he caved. >> he caved to pressure. he's the one -- in spite of what the democratic leadership, he had the power to do the markup

on the budget. he did the have power. he is the chairman, right? >> i believe he could have gone forward with that. but he -- it was his desire to. but he did give in before that responsible act occurred. >> here's what the problem is. the american people are really not that stupid. they know it is not being done because the democrats, who are the majority nearest senate, want to push it awl off until after the election because they don't want to own up to the problems and to the controversy and the hard choices of the american people. but it's like, you know, this happens a lot in washington. the budget act that was passed in august, all the sort of tough budget cuts, they don't go into effect until next january, after election. so hard decisions are getting passed off post election. and we get it. >> i think the american people do get it. it's a shameful thing. we didn't have a budget last year twasn't an election year.

why didn't we? it's tough work. it's a hard job. it's a great challenge. someone said, she came here to do something. she is preteared to take votes, tough votes, any kind of votes, change the debt course of america and the leadership of the democratic senate decided they were going to avoid it at all costs. >> you say it's a tough job. i think it's sort of worse because it's not only just a tough job, but i feel like we are being gamed. the reason we are not getting a budget between now and november, not because it's a tough job but they are gaming us and they want to wait until after the election. it's more sinister than that. they really -- these are tough, ugly political things. voters are going to respond and being owe be unhappy. you know, it is not like, you know, doing the moral right thing and completing a budget and trying to do the right thing for the country, it's gaming the

people. >> i think that's true. i know it may be seen as partisan. but the president decided not long after the simpson-boll commission met, he would not make tough decisions on tough spending issues. harry reid decided the same thing. for 3 years, through a systematic, deliberate, planned effort, they have violated the statutory requirement to bring up a budget, avoided having multiple votes on a budget, when you move a budget forward, you are entitled to have, 50 hours of debate and amendments. it is kind of a sad thing, frankly. and -- but the house, have you to give paul ryan and his team in the house -- they did t. it's the senate that really -- the senate democratic leadership overruled senator conrad who was trying to do the right thing -- >> no, he didn't. he caved. he's a nice man. but you know what, if you cave

to political pressure and you don't do your job, that's wrong. isn't it? >> how can i argue with that? i think you are right. i think had he really gone public with it, i believe they would have backed down. >> and he would be a hero. i am not saying that paul ryan's budget was great. i might not like it at all. but the republicans in the senate-- the democrats in the senate have stopped any chance of any discussion by not doing the markup. >> that's correct. no doubt. >> senator, thank you. always nice to see you. >> good to be with you. >> north korea is ready to wage a holy war and the united states state department says, anything is possible. why is north korea threatening to retaliate and should we be alarmd? ambassador john bolton goes on the record n. one corn,governor mitt romney. in other corner, the media. that battle is everything that i've gained in life

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>> from america's news headquarters, i'm ainsley earhardt. a 911 dispatcher in washington state, being reprimanded for an incident in which a father killed himself and two young sons. the dispatcher was on duty nefebruary when a social worker reported josh powell locked himself in the house with his children. minutes later that, house was up in flames. officials say the dispatcher allowed 22 minutes to elapse before help arrived. he was already under sogs picion for the disappearance of his wife. following comments some claim was a threat against president obama. a gun rights advocate criticized the president during the nra convention last week, say, if he's re-elected, i will be, quote, dead or in jail by this time next year.

the secret service is looking into the issue. i'm ainsley earhardt. now back to "on the record" with greta. dot-com. >> north korea's angry and threatening to retaliate against us, the united states. so why are they angry isn't united states is canceling its offer to send food aid, in response to north korea's rocket launch. john bolton is with us. the north koreans have said, we have committed a hostile act of north korea's right to satellite launch. so we are the bad guys? >> that's the way they look at the world. the north korean news agency said that we had violated the agreement because of our criticism of the launch. the agreement said no long-range missile tests. it didn't say no long-range missile tests except for those that put satellites into orbit. this is a peculiar view of the world. but it should not have surprised

us. this has happened over and over again, for 20 years. we haven't learned the lesson. >> so what's your prediction? what's going to happen? >> i am afraid that the state department is going to say, we need to go back and negotiate some more. that would play right into the north koreans' hands. there is a lotted of speculation about a third nuclear weapons test. 9 south koreans believe t. there is always a let of digging in that location. but it would be consistent with north korea's desire to have a deliverable nuclear weapons capability. >> the united states has tied food to this deal. >> that was a mistake to begin with. >> that was a mistake. they are starving. south korea's worried about refugees, china's worried about refugees. this is a problem. >> let me tell this clearer than the truth. but the fact is, we have had 20 years of pursuing the policy of trying to negotiate north korea out of his nuclear weapons program. this isn't working. we need to do something

different. i think what we should do different is talk to china about the reunification of the peninsula. >> they are in favor of the reunification of the peninsula, as north korea, not as south korea. >> the chinese can turn this around almost instantly. they supply 90% of north korea's energy, huge amounts of food and humanitarian saftance. they don't want the refugees. >> they have never wanted the refugees and they have never helped. what would change? >> i think there is a generational split in the chinese leadership. they say they don't want north korea to have nuclear weapons, but they are not doing anything to stop t. i think the young ear people in their 60s, the younger chinese generation knows that north korea's's ugly baggage. >> i can imagine what japan thinks. the. >> the japanese are the strongest believers in missile defense in the world. they should talk to the obama

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