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on our broadcast tonight, dick clark, an american original, gone tonight at the age of 82. and we'll look back on an incredible career. the scandal at the u.s. secret service where tonight heads are now rolling and we're learning more on the ground where it happened in colombia. >> flash point. the latest embarrassment for american fighting forces growing widespread condemnation and what it means for those in the fight. >> they won, now the richest people in their small town. what happened when they realized they hit the powerball jawhat. >> and a win for the ages. history what made last night in what is called a victory for old guys everywhere. "nightly news" begins now.
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good evenening. there isn't a generation of americans alive today who doesn't know dick clark. he was a ubiquitous presence in american life. from saturday afternoon dance parties to this new year's even when he was there. in terms of u.s. presidents, he spans from eisenhower to obama, and we received word late today that dick clark had died in a san santa monica hospital at the age of 82. people are lining up to remember this man who will associate with times and events like new year's eve in times square where chris jansen is stationed tonight to start us off. >> chances are good at anyone anywhere in the world with a television has seen the ball drop here in time square on new
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year's eve. dick clark created that iconic moment for television back in 1972, and it's just one piece of his enormous legacy. he walked onto the stage with an effortless appeal. kwl going to go all the way to the top. >> and we welcomed him into our home for more than five decades. >> here's a thing called the twist. here's chubby checkers. >> often called america's oldest teenager, he seemed ageless, from black and white to color. >> i have been working 35 years in television. it's my first love and the bandstand made it all possible. >> dick clark was born richard w wagstaff clark in 1929 in mt. vernon, new york. his mom was a homemaker. after graduating from syracuse
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university, he got a job in radio, too. >> music is really one of the three most important things in our life. >> in philadelphia in 1956, he took over a popular local teen dance and music show and quickly turned it into a national sensation. american bandstand launched the careers of hundreds of artist s from the supremes to the beach boys. ♪ well it's been building up inside of me ♪ >> even the young michael jackson. >> please meet for the first visit the jackson 5. >> a prolific aunt rupru newer, he created the american music wards, hosted the $10,000 period until it was worth $100,000, and in 1972, launched this new year's eve tradition. >> when i say new year's eve, do you think of any other place in
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the world? you think of time square. >> clark was the new year's eve institution until 2000 four when his life took a scary turn. >> clark is recovering tonight from a stroke. >> he was hospitalized for seven weeks after the stroke and for the first imine 33 year, he was unable to host his rockin' eve countdown. one year later, he made a brave return. >> my speech is not perfect, but i'm getting there. >> after that, he didn't miss a new year's in new york, cohosting with ryan seacrest. >> dick has done it for the last 40 years. take it away, count us down to the new year. >> all right, the big moment weechb rr been waiting for. >> five, four, three, two, one. happy new year! >> clark then said good-bye to his loyal audience one last time.
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>> take a look at times square, all of the energy, all of the happy people. i'll remember this night for a long, long time. >> dick clark leaves three grown children but often said his fans were like family, and among his greatest fans, ryan seacrest who calls him one of the biggest influences in hilife, and this statement from smokey robinson who said i loved dick clark, good-bye, my friend. rest in peace. and millions of others who grew up in dick clark are surely feeling the loss as well tonight. brian. >> what a run he had. chris jansing in times square, starting us off tonight. >> we are breaking news to report on the scandal involving the u.s. secret service and military personnel on that trip to cartagena, colombia. kristen welker is with us from the white house. kristen, good evening. >> good evening, brian. well, the secret service just announced that three people will leave the agency as a result of
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this prostitution scandal. now, the first is a supervisor who will be retiring. the second one, also a supervisor who will be removed for cause. the third is a non-supervisor who has resigned. eight other employees are on administrative leave. a capitol hill source said polygraphs are on going and 11 women were involved with 11 secret service personnel. they also say the secret service is reviewing the agency's policy of contact with foreign national. they show none of the secret service had guns, radios, or schedules in their hotel rooms. investigators are looking into reports that drugs may have been a part of this, but so far, there's no evidence of that. >> kristen welker from the wlous tonight. thanks. >> and meanwhile, the investigation continues in colombia. we're learning more tonight about what happened tat night in and around the hotel in kartd ahana. mark potter is there for us
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tonight. >> one week after u.s. officials say members of president obama's advanced security detail came to this strip club known as the play club in a working class cartagena neighborhood and hired prostitutes, the scandal is starting to wear thin here. colo colom being police officials would not talk about it today and a manager at la spis caribe said she was growing weary of all of the negative press accounts even though prostitution is legal here. the mayor said it's unfortunate so many people have chosen to focus on the american scandal prithing in the long-run, they would not be armed. >> for some people, though, taxi drivers, club owners and workers in the tourism industry, the scandal is a problem. all the publicity and investigators running around asking tough questions ability
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the sex strad here are consid considered bad for business. as the scandal widens and it's considered 11 secret service and 10 military officials are under investigation, much is being revealed about cartagena's legal prostitution. this woman said she works as a prostitute near the hotel. she said while she didn't see the secret service or u.s. military personnel, americans are frequent visitors, seeking sex, drugs, and alcohol. meantime, a u.s. official says some of the secret service personnel under investigation have been offered polygraph tests and some have agreed to take it. the senate judiciary committee is expected to question janet napolitano about the scandal. the secret service and military have investigators in colombia here trying to sort out the scandal and get the stories
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straight. among those being interviewed, the prostitutes allegedly han e handled by the members of the president pfsz team. >> mark, thank you for your reporter. we woke up today to another military scandal, for all of the achievements tin years of combat in these two wars, the towering sacrifice of over 40,000 kills and wounded, there have bill self-inflicted wounds like the abuse of prisons, desgration of bodies and holy books and pictures released by the "l.a. times" showing members of the 82nd airborne in a bad way. jim miklaszewski from the pentagon, good evening. >> these controversial photos were taking two years ago. but it makes it no less embarrassing today. the uncropped photos are too graphic and disturbing to show on television. in this shot, afghan soldiers
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are holding up the dead legs of an afghan suicide bomber while americans in the background mug for the camera. leon panetta strongly condemned the soldiers' conduct. >> that behavior that was depicted in those photos absolutely violates both our regulations and more importantly our core values. this is not who we are. >> two years ago, around the time the photoos were taken, the army relieved two of the battalion commanders for poor judgment. as a bunch of paratroopers in contract asking like teenagers and their platoon captain opt to be held accountable for them. >> in january, a videotape showed four marines urinating on dead taliban fighters. a month later, riots broke out after americans inadvertently burned korans, and last month,
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an army staff sergeant was charged with the murders of 17 afghan civilians in a shooting rampage. the obama administration asked the "los angeles times" not to publish photos claiming it could threaten lines in the war yone. >> it's rubbish. the al qaeda, taliban, need no encouragement whatsoever to come after us. >> and a live web chat today, the paper's editor defending the release. we considered this very carefully, he wrote. at the end of the day, our job is to public information that the readers need to make informed decisions. still, they fear the latest photos could deal another set-back to the ten-year long war. the army has launched two separate investigations into the incident and interestingly, that same army combat battalion and one of the soldiers who appears in the controversial photos are back in afghanistan today. >> jim miklaszewski at the
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pentagon for us tonight. thanks. >> federal investigators are trying to figure out whether ted nugent is a loud mouth or a dangerous loud mouth. it's what the former rock musician said in support of mitt romney that got him an apoirment to talk to the feds at the time when romney is trying to win over conservative republicans. we get the report tonight from andrea mitchell. >> he's a gun loving rocker, the south styled motor city madman. partly a logical sideman for mitt romney, but now the secret service wants to talk to ted nugent after the longtime nra board member fired off a verbal assault kneagainst president ob. >> if you can't galvanize and promote and get people to vote for mitt romney, we're done. our president, attorney general, vice president, hillary clinton, they're criminals.
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we are brave heart. we need to ride into the battlefield and chop their heads off in november. >> nugent endorsed romney in march, tweeting after a long heart and soul conversation with mitt romney today, i concluded this good man will properly support we the people and i endorse him. romney said ted nugent endorsed my dad today. how cool is that? he joins kid rock as great musicians in support of mitt. >> he said he had a great conversation with you. if ted says you're okay, he endorses you, i'm tempted to do the same thing. >> that's good to hear. it's been fun getting to know him and ted nugent. >> asked about nugent's latest comments, the romney campaign said divisive language is offensive, but nugent has been trash talking obama since 2007. >> he's a piece of [ bleep ] and i told him. >> now the romney campaign seems
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to think nugent's support is more important than the criticism he brings. andrea mitchell. >> still ahead as we continue along the way tonight. mega millionaires, the couple who claims a share of the jackpot. how did they keep the a secret for so long. and later, score one for boomers everywhere. the history maker last night in a big league baseball player's career. [ fabric flapping in wind ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] at nissan, our ideal is innovation. 5 all-new models over the next 15 months, including a completely reimagined altima. welcome to our most innovative year ever. nissan. innovation for all. ♪
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merrell and pat butler claimed their share of the lottery, and they told reporters despite their newfound wealth, they don't expect their lives to change. >> congratulations. >> a mega mystery solved. as patricia and merrell butler, a retired couple from red bud, illinois, stepped forward to claim their jackpot. merrell who bought just one ticket, compared the numbers right away and broke the news to his wife of 41 years. >> she looked at me funny, and i said, no, we're won. and she started giggling. and she giggled for about four hours, i think. >> it was a sleepless night. in the morning, they went to a local bank with the ticket in an envelope when a teller made what she thought was a joke. >> i guess you came over to put the ticket away. i said, yeah, i won it, came to put it away. she laughed it off.
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legendary women's college basketball coach pat summitt announced today she's stepping aside after 38 seasons leading the laldy vols at the university of tennessee and racking up more wins than any ncaa coach in the history and in the process summi summitt's longtime assistant took over day to day activities after t59-year-old summitt revealed she has alzheimer's. >> we saw a space shuttle fly over washington yesterday, and here in new york, they're getting ready for another shuttle. the enter prize which will be making its home on the uss intrepid, three aircraft had to be removed from the deck of the "intrepid" today to make room. a british fighter, m-15, and an
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major league baseball history was made last night. a big win from a puncher who has been around before most of his teammates were born. he's been in the league so long, he's pitched to 8% of the batters in major league history. his story from nbc's anne thompson. >> the box scores showed he punched seven innings but the only number that matters is 49. moyer's age, the oldest man to win a major league baseball game. >> jamie moyer to the history
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books. >> a feat so impressive, even the hall of fame asked for a piece of memorabilia. >> they asked for a hat and a glove. >> moyer is a gray beard among baby facers. seven of his teammates weren't even born when he threw his first pitch. it was the summer of 1986. a gallon of unleaded cost 95 cents, and moyer was a cub. he bounced around the national and american leagues until he settled in seattle. named an all-star in 2003. five years late, he got his world series ring pitching for the philadelphia phillies. >> as long as i have my health, as long as i have desire to play, that's part of it. the other part i really believe is the hitter is going to dictate how long i play. >> this fastball putters in at 78 miles per hour. dave cohen remembers calling moyer's games where. >> he just knows how pto pitch
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and throw you off strike. >> earning the admiration of amateurs of all ages. >> it's very crazy that he can come out here and play softball and kick our butts. >> does jamie moyer inspire the two of you. >> no, because i'm 70 yea old and he's only 49 and i don't know if he's going to be able to come out and play like we play. >> his reg legacy is off the field. the father of eight along with his wife has a foundation to help children in crisis. they fund a network of free camps for kids who have lost loved ones and raise millions for other programs. jamie moyer, a man for all seasons. >> having the opportunity to become a major league pitcher has been pretty special, and being able to dait at the age of 49 is even more special for me. >> especially baseball season. anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >> how about that? that's our broadcast on a wednesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we're back on the air tonight
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