access to a new entertainment complex on the estate. >> the sudden death of elvis presley sent shock waves around the world and he was mourned by millions of his fans. here is how david brinkley covered the story on nbc nightly news 40 years ago today. >> good evening. elvis presley died today. he was 42. apparently it was a heart attack. he was found at his home in memphis not breathing. his road manager tried to revive him. he failed. a hospital tried to revive him, it failed. his doctor pronounced him dead at 3:00 this afternoon. the end at an early age of one of the two most spectacular careers in the history of american entertainment, the other being frank sinatra's. long after he became an institution, here what how presley looked and sounded on an nbc television special four seasons ago. ♪ you ain't nothing but a hound ♪ you ain't nothing but a hound dog ♪