oldest teenager. dick clark died at a los angeles area hospital of a massive heart attack. the 82-year-old was admitted to the hospital for an outpatient procedure a day earlier. fans visited clark s star in hollywood to pay tribute to this american icon. new year s eve is never going to be the same again. and words of praise from clark s new year s eve show successor, ryan seacrest who opened wednesday s american idle with a tribute to dick clark. he will be missed greatly. our thoughts and prayer goes out to his family. i know that he s in a better place, saying, hey, let s get on with the show, okay? you got it, boss. clark got his start as a teen on radio and later became host of american bandstand a show that crossed color barriers by showcasing not only white artists, but african-american musicians as well. he was always on the cutting edge of what was new, what was happening now. in 1972, clark created new year s rockin eve and hosted the event until a
speakers from within d.c. government may be in the wrong hands tonight. falling into the wrong hand is the fear tonight after d.c. police say a pair of computers was stolen from the auditors office and now they are know where to be found. our ken molestina is live where it all went down. ken? reporter: those lab tops vanished from the ninth floor of this building in downtown d.c. i got this police earlier today from the police department and according to the information in this document this burglary could have happened anywhere between friday and yesterday. that s a large window in which this could have happened so earlier today we spoke to d.c. mayor vincent gray whose reacting to this major security breach. i m hopeful that our police department will quickly get to the bottom of what occurred. mayor gray says he s stunned to hear of the break in. police say a person or persons entered this building on the 700 block of 14th street. they pride open doors to get insid
television career spanning more than 60 years. the man once known as the nation s oldest teenager created american bandstand in 1956 and also started new year s rockin eve in 1972. stephanie stanton has more on the life of this tv legend. reporter: the record has reporter: fans paid tribute to this american icon. new year s eve will never be the same. miss a big icon. words of praise from ryan seacrest who opened american idol by honoring clark. i know he s in a better place. saying hey, let s get with the show, okay ? you got it boss. reporter: he got his start as a teen on radio and he hosted american bandstand that hosted african american and white artists. he was on the cutting edge of what was new and happening now. reporter: in 1972, clark created new year s rocking eve and hosted the annual event until a stroke sidelined him in 2004. in 2006 he made a return and continued to wring in the new year, up until last year, re-establishing his credent
clark. the megatv host, who launched the careers of superstars, from the beach boys to madonna. what are your dreams? to rule the world. he made new year s eve the world s biggest party. inside the life and legend of america s oldest teenager. so many great memories of dick clark. many of them right here, made for millions in times square, what he called and what many called the crossroads of the world. transforming it into a national party, every year at new year s eve. so many people all over the world, pouring in with their remembrances of dick clark. president obama, weighing in. saying dick clark made us feel as young and vibrant and optimistic as he was. but my favorite was tony orlando. he said, only god crowuated more stars than dick clark. someone said, if you were watching dick clark on new year s eve, you were never alone. and you felt that way. and so many people how he introduced them to rock n roll singers. and he came out here every, single year
good morning, everybody. tributes are pouring in this morning for entertainment legend dick clark. of course, it all started with american bandstand, decades ago, where clark helped launch hundreds and hundreds of stars. but he also had a major impact on american culture, from how we listen to music to how we celebrate the new year. here s abc s tahman bradley. reporter: from times square, to hollywood, americans are remembering the legendary dick clark. he was a cultural touchstone, and like a member of the family. live, from philadelphia, it s time for mek s favorite dance part by. reporter: clark s american bandstand played records and kids danced. this one s called rock around the clock. bill haley. we have great memories of dick clark. every saturday, 1:00, watching dick clark. he was one of a kind. and he will forever be young in my heart. i loved him. reporter: clark s influence was enormous. he introduced the world to new artists and bands, spann