winston churchill -- >> dentures are credited with -- winston churchill -- >> dentures are credited with winning the second world war. hello to you. an airliner in pakistan has crashed near the capital, killing all 152 on board. it was operated by the company air blue. it was on a domestic flight from karachi. it was operating in poor weather. it crashed in the heavily- forested hills north of islamabad. authorities are examining the flight data recovery. we have this. >> rescuers worked frantically on at the mountainside. the aircraft flying in smoldering pieces, only minutes from the airport. passengers would have been preparing to land. the plane smashed into the forests of the hills. it was difficult for emergency workers to access the crash site. they were helped later by the army. desperate relatives also tried to make up the mountain. to get there, he said, to see if god had spare the life of his brother. but early rumors that there were survivors soon dissipated. all of those on board the aircraft are known to have died. over the last hour, one arriving here at the main hospital

how much a set of dentures belonging to winston churchill how much a set of dentures belonging to winston churchill went for. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation, including the pacific time zone. i'm veronica de la cruz. today we begin with accepting the blame. in his first interview since agreeing to step down as ceo of bp, tony hayward, the man america has grown to hate in the wake of the gulf coast oil spill, now sounds resigned to his place in history as, in his words, the villain. hayward told "the wall street journal," quote, i understand that people find it easier to vilify an individual more than a company. he also admitted some of his comments, particularly about wanting his life back, were wrong. but hayward is unrepentant about his actions, insisting he immediately took responsibility and spent billions both to stop the spewing oil and clean the shoreline. as for the obama administration, hayward says he resented the daily criticism but added, quote, i understood their frustration. >>> after failing

we shall fight with growing strength in the air. >> the unmistakeable words of winston churchill. instant -- inspirational and instantly recognizable. churchill had a natural speech impediment, giving him a distinctive voice, which was a crucial tool in winning the second world war. an unlikely weapon, a set of gold dentures specifically designed to preserve his list and keep his voice faltered on the airwaves. -- but all turned on the airways. made by a young dental -- un- altered on the airwaves. made by a young dental technician. >> his papers were torn up in front of him. churchill said you are going nowhere, you are saying here. he was given the job for many years. they had been in a drawer and i wanted to show them to the wider public. >> the only other surviving said is one of the most popular exhibits. churchill's benchers have a proud place. -- dentures have a proud place. >> without them he would not have been able to deliver his great speeches from the second world war. >> who would have thought that this would have been the most acceptable talk about item i had ever see

una enorme cantidad de dinero por la dentadura postiza del heroe de la segunda guerra mundial, winston churchill fue vendida en 23 mil 500 dolares. ---los encargados de la venta indicaron que la pÓtesis fue adquirida por un comprador quien tambÉn posee el micÓfono que utiliz churchill para anunciar el final de la segunda guerra mundial. este es su segmento "tu voz en la comunidad"...---hoy se discute el tema: ¿como ve usted que el diego llegue a dirigir al tri?... piensa que seria una buena idea. ---asi llegamos al final de nuestro programa. gracias por su siia

growing confidence and growing strength in the air -- >> reporter: the unmistakable words of winston churchilltantly recognizable. >> we shall fight on the beaches. >> reporter: churchill had a natural speech impediment but thought his distinctive voice a crucial tool in winning the second world war. safe in a norfolk vault, the unlikely weapon in the war effort. a set of gold dentures specifically designed to preserve churchill's lisp and to keep his voice unaltered on the airwaves. >> we shall never surrender. >> reporter: churchill's dentures were made by a young dental technician called derek cudlipp, and they've been in his family since churchill's death. >> my father's work was very important to churchill. when my father's call-up papers came through, churchill asked for him, asked for the papers, and they were torn up in front of him. and churchill said to him, "you're going though where, you're staying here." >> what's making you sell these now? >> they've been in a drawer for many years. i'd like to see them on show to the wider public. >> reporter: at the royal college of surgeons in

all of those, winston churchill would be fascinating. did he know we'd come to his aide in world war ii. jesus christ, what does he think of the world today. abraham lincoln, what would he make of the union since he preserved the union? what a list. it would be an endless list. stalin would be on it. evil people make great guests. because evil people don't think they're evil. >> and you've had some of them. >> they don't get up in the morning, comb they're hair and say, i'm evil. i don't approach them that way. >> we have another question from a past larry king live guest. this is from kirstie ally, take a look. >> what moved you emotionally, and by what guest? >> i was moved emotionally by karla faye tucker. that show won us an emmy. here's a woman sentenced to die. she had killed people, transformed her life. the governor of texas, george bush is watching. and here's a woman who knows she's going to be injected and put to death. and yet it's at the same time both believing and optimistic, i wasn't allowed to touch her. i had to touch g

british man who collects churchill memorabilia. >> people who were elvis fanatics, they have winston churchillics. >> the microphone that churchill used to announce the end of

a britishollector haspaid 18,0euro for a partial set of dentures worn by winston churchill in world war ii. they were described as the teeth and that saved the world. they maintain his voice, which had become famous from wartime broadcasts. the son of the technician who made them said that he used to flick out his teeth when angry and throw them across the room. naughty naughty winston. and throwing your teeth around. >> a french labour minister bass questioned by police in a widening scandal over illegal donations. the richest woman in france is alleged to have secretly donated 150,000 euros to fund nicolas sarkozy's camignn 2007. she cannot remember the details, but her daughter allegedly has the evidence. the french public is asking serious questions about the integrity of the country ' s entire political process. >> the french national holiday, july 14. the president traditionally join us the. as -- joins the parade. the public usually turns out in droves. the event was a bit of a washout this year. it was almost as the guards had turned against the president of the republic. calls

them right there. >> yup. >> the reason, these teeth used to belong to former british leader winston churchill. they were bought by a british man who collects churchill memorabilia. it's like elvis presley memorabilia. the man paid three times more than the estimated price, and the buyer also owns like the microphone that churchill used to announce the end of the war in europe in 1945. >> that would be a cool thing to have. not the dentures. >>> what were 6200 children doing on the beach in gaza? trying to break the world record for kite flying. we haven't figured out whether they made it. the united nations relief and work agency is behind a summer program for the kids, who are dealing with an israeli blockade. 3,710 kids set the current record in a similar event last year. last week some of these same children part of a record for bouncing basketballs. more than 7,000 of them all dribbling at the same time. >> good for them. >> can you imagine getting out there and there is no wind? [ laughter ] >>> it's greasy and sweet not for people counting calories. >> chocolate covered bacon! >> bacon,

they were winston churchill's dentures. he wanted to sound familiar during his world war ii radio broadcast. the dentures were sold today. >> all things are great and simple. >>> up next on "nightly news" why has a girl with a dragon tattoo become a worldwide phenomenon.

a set of false teeth borne by the winston churchill were sold at auction for nearly $24,000. the final bid was four times higher than expected. we reported this last night -- debentures were designed to preserve his particular way of speaking. a woman in northern france is under investigation for the murder of eight newborn babies. the 45-year-old was arrested in a small village where the bodies were discovered. the husband was arrested on suspicion of hiding the bodies, but he has been released without charge. >> she was known within the village as the doting grandmother, iker assistant married to a local councilor. but behind her public persona, she was hiding the most macabre secret. on saturday at a house for these to live, new owners discovered skeletal remains of two newborn babies in their garden. it led police here to their current home less than 1 mile away. inside, they showed -- she showed restored six more babies, each wrapped in a sealed plastic bag. she told prosecutors she concealed all eight present -- all eight pregnancies from her husband and suffocated each

and we'll be >> couric: when winston churchill coined the phrase "iron curtain" he was speaking with gold-plated teeth, and today, a set of his partial dentures sold at auction for $23,000. they were specially designed so they wouldn't alter his voice, especially that way britain and the world would recognize him on the radio during the darkest days of world war ii. >> we shall never surrender. >> couric: in other news, it's superman to the rescue, at least this classic comic book that introduced superman to the world back in 1938. a family-- they want to remain anonymous-- say they were about to lose their home to foreclosure when they found it in their basement. it was left there by a late relative and may be worth $350,000. superman saves the day and maybe the house. >> i think it is sort of ironic that something of incredible value was in their house, and it could actually help them keep their house. >> couric: the family will reportedly get to keep their home while they wait to put the comic book up for sale next month. and coming up next, superman didn't save this soldier's lif

one guy paid $23,000 because these teeth used to belong to winston churchill.ey were bought by a british guy who collects memorabilia. paid three times more than the estimated price. but you say they look good? considering their age. >> no, no. ,, ,, dentures are softer than teeth. and a lot of people, when they get a denture, they think the best way to clean it is by brushing it with toothpaste. toothpaste contains abrasives that scratch dentures, leaving microscopic crevices where bacteria can grow, and bacteria can cause bad breath. the best way to go is to soak them in polident. only polident is proven to clean without scratching and kills 99.9% of odor-causing bacteria. i recommend using polident and soak every day. it's the right way to go. saving money. and like baseball people love their stats. i started bringing my lunch to work -- 50 bucks a week in my pocket. here's a good one: state farm insures 40 million drivers. more than geico and progressive combined. i saved because i'm accident-free. of course, with so many ways to save including discounts of

better than a robot maybe verizon is better than a robot ok oh yeah i love the guy very quickly winston churchill's dentures were sold yesterday like twenty three thousand dollars because they're calling them the teams that save the world they're the exact answers he wore during world war it's he'll finally you know that man that rich man that barked at a saying hey poor people i don't care if you're hungry about me some dentures son all right i don't care if you're home free i don't care if you're starving or i don't know food money went to the over fifty seventy year old dances. i don't want to put on the glass or she's dating a girl very quickly what do you think nickname should be because apparently lately people are saying it should be the district maryland virginia i that gives me bad memories this is my problem this is my problem why do we even need it like i mean if you think about it d.c. already has their own nickname which is d.c. virginia has their own thing which is like northern virginia right maryland doesn't have one and i think merely made this up just so they can just times becaus

well, i always wished i could have met winston churchill. that would have been very nice.ire him tremendously. he would have been nice. but i'm very happy with you guys. >> we are very happy with you, as well. that's fine by us. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> dame julie andrews, truly a pleasure to have you with us. >> thank you. thighs to ha nice to have you, too. i probably should have said somebody like jesus or gandh or something like that. >> stay with us. to finish what you started today. for the aches and sleeplessness in between, there's new motrin pm. no other medicine, not even advil pm, is more effective for pain and sleeplessness. new motrin pm. [ spray bottle ] what does she see in him? [ liquid cleaner ] well, he cleans three times more soap scum per swipe than you. [ spray bottle ] and i bring out the shine, too! ding! what was that? that was the noise a shine makes... [ male announcer ] remove three times more soap scum per swipe with the new mr. clean magic eraser bath scrubber. that can take so much out of you. i feel like i have to wind myself up just to

winston churchill said we make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give to. to the young leaders of today and tomorrow, it is a great life. thank you. [no audio] [applause] [applause]

winston churchill once said it's not enough to try.d we must do on november 2nd. [applause] ronald reagan who by the way i work on all three presidential campaigns i met my wife in 1980 presidential campaign. he was a great man and a great american. he told a story about a cubin doctor who told him of all of the horrible things that capture cuba, the oppression and the poverty and the evil of it all and after hearing this story, he looked at this cubin doctor and said you know sometimes we americans don't know how blessed we are. and he said mr. president, you are blessed i have somewhere to run to. you don't. this is it. we shall all the line here. the battle here by you by us november 2nd. now, i know you're busy. but folks in your way to pick up on november 3rd except you, sir, if you keep looking that way you may not. [laughter] with the rest of us will week of november 3rd and you know what we are here to use one of two things, we are quick to hear that we want or that obama one. it is going to be a to you what we hear. now i know

winston churchill said we make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.ung leaders of today and tomorrow, it is a great life. thank you. [applause] >> order. >> right shoulder. [snare drum] >> halt. forward. ♪ ♪ [applause] [applause] ♪ ♪ [applause] ♪ [applause] [applause] ♪ ♪["yankee doodle" playing by fife and drum] ♪ [applause] [army anthem playing] ♪ [snare drum] >> ladies and gentlemen, this concludes today's ceremony. general mcchrystal will receive guests in front of the review ♪ ♪ [snare drum] >> ladies and gentlemen, this concludes today's ceremony. general mcchrystal will receive guests in front of the review stand. thank you for your attendance and enjoy your evening. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] [in distinct chatter] [in distidistinct chatter] >> today, a discussion about secretary of state clinton's trip to south asia. also, a look at race and politics in the new -- in the west. we will talk to the former president of the naacp. political commentator and office