. >> glor: charles van doren has died. center of an infamous quiz show scandal in the 1950s. van doren had the looks, and lineage-- the son of a pulitzer prize-winning poet and novelist. >> and you win $20,000. congratulations. >> glor: he earned instant fame and nearly $130,000 on a 14-week winning streak on the prime time quiz show "twenty one." >> good night to charles van doren, everyone. >> glor: rumors that the show was rigged led to a congressional investigation, which led to van doren's confession that he was given answers in advance. >> i was involved... deeply involved, in a deception. >> glor: in 1994, van doren was played by ralph fiennes in the oscar-nominated movie "quiz show." he went on to work for encyclopedia britannica and write books. charles van doren died in connecticut yesterday at the age of 93. >> glor: up next here tonight, he tried to steal. the owner tried to heal. e. u to finish her senior year. things will be tight but, we can make this work. ♪ now... grandpa, what about your dream car? this i

charles van doren. >> reporter: for 14 weeks back in the mid 1950s, a nation was transfixed.s van doren got the questions right on the quiz show "21." >> did he behead katherine howard? >> he did! you've got 18 points. >> reporter: it appeared at times he was struggling to find the answers. no one knew he already knew them. >> yes, i know his name. halleck. general h.w. halleck. >> you're right. you have eight points. >> reporter: the role played by ray fiennes in the movie "quiz show." >> halleck. general h.w. halleck. >> you have 21! >> reporter: charles van boren won a lot of money. the equivalent today of a million dollars. >> congratulations for a wonderful victory. >> reporter: he was on the cover of "time." but amid growing questions about the quiz shows of that time -- >> the dramatic climax of the probe of fixed and rigged quiz shows. >> reporter: van doren would tell congressional investigators he had the questions and answers in advance. there were many other contestants, too, but charles van doren would become the face of it. >> for his wealth and fame, he paid a

there were many other contestants, too, but charles van doren would become the face of it. >> he paidafter the scandal, after losing his teaching job at columbia, van dooren would say he was foolish. >> i hope nobody ever gets in this situation. i really hope they never do. but there's only way to live with it if you do, and that is to tell the trust. >> reporter: years later, he would say he created his life all over again. in his words, the result was something terrific. he and his wife had children, grandchildren. he was determined to read more, write more, to discover more. after a nation discovered that all of those answers on that quiz show were not what they seemed. a fascinating piece of history. i'm david muir. i hope to see you right here tomorrow. good night. >>> a cracked beam. almost seven months later? the transit center is still closed. unless we're 100% sure. >> but there is some good news we've pulled it back to june 1st good afternoon. thank you for joining us. >> the steel plates have arrived and they will be bolted into place. >> our reporter took a tour of where t

van doren passed away at the age of 93. at the end of 1956, the beginning of '57, he was the central figure in a scandal involving the enormously popular game show "21." he would plead guilty to lying to a grand jury admitting he cheated and it was rigged. in 1959 h 9 he told congress he coached before each segment. robert redford turned story into a show in 1994. van doren stayed out of the public after the scandal and wrote for the "encyclopedia brittanica." >> i vaguely remember the movie. >> yeah.fo sure. >> i don't know who star friday it. going to find out. >>> the road to another stanley cup victory begins today. >> everyone is pumped for the nhl playoffs. murals are popping up across the dmv. looks nice. the team w partnerh local artists for the murals. the first one yat can visit is 1335 h street northeast. there's sure to be more than a few viewing parties tonight. game one tonight is against the hurricanes at capital one arena. game two is saturday. you can watch it here on nbc 4. the pregame b showins at 2:30. t

van doren wrote for "the encyclopedia brittanica." r iember encyclopedias. >> but all i remember of that -- and "worlbo ." >> i remember those, too. >>> look at this scene. a powerful whirlnd cause a scare for skaters in california. officials say a dust devil struck a skate park in the bay area. you see that? this was yesterday afternoon. you see it started to whip up debris, launching skat toards acro pavement. one person was caught in the middle of it as the violent wind ripped off the roof from a nearby no one was hurt. that's lucky. >> spinning around like he's enjoying that. >> i would get out of it. exactly. >>> we are working 4 your health this morning. those over-the-counter teeth-whitening strihey may be doing more harm than good. >> research presented at the americanociety for biochemistry and molecular biology finds that hydrogen peroxide, the main ingredient i the rips, can damage the teeth -- rather, the tissue beneat the enamel that makes up most of the tooth. the american dental association says itteeth-whing products a

. >>> if your younger, you may not know the names charles van doren. for a few weeks in the 1950s he was all anyone could talk about. he passed away yesterday at the age of 93. at the end of 1956 and beginning of '57 he was the central figure in a scandal involving the enormously popular television game show "21." he would plead guilty to lying to a grand jury about cheating on the show, later admitting it was all rigged. in 1959 he told congress he was coached before each segment. it was a scandal that robert redford turned into the movie "quiz show" in 1994. it was nominated for oscars including best picture. van doren stayed mostly out of the public eye after the scandal.he he wrote for "encyclopedia brittanica." >> those were the days when we had to read encyclopedias for at infon. no google or alexa. >>> ahead, handling your could be just a paint canvas away. -> we are continuing our reese of reports our series of reports designed to help you relax. 12. chuck? >>> if you're going to do relaxing over the weekend, just know that saturday will be the

. >> charles van doren gained infamy when he admitted to congress he cheated on the show.ld lawmakers he'd been given answers in advance. the scandal was made into the oscar-nominated movie "quiz show." van doren died tuesday in connecticut. he was 93. >>> on to another show, the current "jeopardy!" champion is showing no signs of weakness whatsoever. professional gambler james holzhauer blew away the competition for his fifth straight win. >> in "final jeopardy" he came up with the correct answer, who are the romanovs? >> the ramoses? >> romanovs? i knew it. that earned him another $54,322, pushing his five-day total to just under $300,000. >> holzhauer grew up in illinois where his father says he excelled in school. >> we recognized very early that james had exceptional math abilities. he always places bets that represent somebody's birthday or wedding anniversary. >> one example, when holzhauer set the single game earnings record, his final total matched the numbers of his daughter's birth date. his father says since his successful run on the show started, the phone has

been given the answers in advance van doren was 93 when he died.t's the cnbc news update this hour back to you, brian >> contessa, thank you very much >>> another news alert in retail this time on costco. let's go back to seema mody with that >> let's continue the discussion around retail. costco same-store sales numbers are out, up 5.9% in march. it saw e-commerce sales rising 20.6%. this has been a trend across the retail industry as a number of these brick and mortar retailers try to emphasize growth in digital to fend off competition from amazon. the stock is falling here but it's up about 21% so far this year hitting an all-time high last week back to you, morgan. >> seema, thank you. >>> up next -- inflation expectations around the globe are on the decline we'll explain how that could impact stocks and bonds, straight ahead in and the new star wars theme park and new tv strategy just two of the reasons for another big upgrade of disney. the analyst behind that bullish call will join us later on "closing bell. when you look at the critical iss

van doren stayed mostly out of the plic eye afterhat scandal.e for the encyclopedia britainica. >>> a warng for cruise passengers. what happens in case of a medical emergency, we'll explain who is in charge of your best interests. >>> and it is looking and feeling more like december in rts of the country. a look at who isetting hit the worst. we aree in washington approaching the end of a glorious cherry blossom season. while people in the midwest are slogging through a storm that has produced blizzard-like conditions. if you could believe that. >> look at that video shot overnight in oshkosh, wconsin. the storm forced city road crews to scrap plans for pot role repairs and they had tget out the snowplows. they are n alone. sorgan chesky has more. >> reporter: thi morning more than 50 million people waking up to a spring storm wreaking havoc across the middle of the country. blizzard warnings covering of six states. with some areas facing a simultaneous threat of thunderstorms. the mixture ofnow and ice creating a travel nightmare in southern mi

charles van doren captivated a contestant on 21, winning more than $100,000 over 14 weeks. by ray fiennes on the 1994 movie, quiz show based on the scandal. he was 93. ainsley: stephanie, our producer telling us you have to see this movie. i never saw it. she says it was great. steve: it was fantastic. ainsley: "quiz show" i remember it. never saw it. is it funny? steve: no, not really. it's a drama. a dramedy. 13 minutes after the top. hour. ainsley: bernie sanders unveiled his "medicare for all" plan. what do his supporters think. we sent griff jenkins to find out. reporter: how do we pay for this? >> "medicare for all" saving so much money in terms of providing benefits. >> socialism in this form is absolutely necessary. steve: there is more where that came from. griff jenkins joins us live from d.c. to hear what those folks have to say next. ♪ the best simple dishes ever? great tasting, heart-healthy california walnuts. so simple, so good. get the recipes at walnuts.org. steven could only imaginem 24hr to trenjoying a spicy taco.burn, now, his world explodes with flavor