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Spoering has been taking piano lessons. >> hey, wait, did you hear about my concert? wait! >> reporter: but its that other instrument youll hear first. >> you want to come and get a flyer? >> reporter: his voice. >> im the center of attention here. >> reporter: from the corner of his minneapolis yard. >> hey, wait, wait, wait, wait -- >> reporter: dylan advertising the piano recitals he regularly stages on his front porch. >> if i dont do that, no one would come. hey, wait. do you want to know a...

Unemotional in the video, a stark contrast to his distraught courtroom appearance where he sobbed and wretched his way through his testimony. the defense could close its case as early as tomorrow. court will be adjourned to allow both sides time to prepare closing arguments. the trial has already lasted over four months but it could still be a few more weeks, scott, before the judge reaches a verdict on whether pistorius deliberately shot his girlfriend. >> pelley: the decision in the hands of t...

The beatles mock documentary film "a hard days night" premiered 50 years ago today. critics have compared it to the zaniness of a marx brothers movie. to celebrate its back in more than 100 theaters nationwide. critics say it never looked or sounded better. thats because the film has been digitally restored after what we imagine was a long and winding road. couldnt resist. a massive 26-car pile-up at daytona international speedway forced the second red flag of the day at the 2014 coke zero 400...

Poachers. protecting the park isnt easy. theres just 12 rangers to cover all of this land. so much ground to cover theres roughly one ranger for every 11,000 acres. the thieves have too much space and too much time to work in. for centuries, the redwoods have survived fire, drought and disease. now its man who poses the danger. miguel almaguer, nbc news, redwood national park. up next here on "nbc nightly news," the 50th anniversary of a film returning to theaters with a little help from your ...

On this saturday night, seeking refuge. as the tide of undocumented immigrants continues to flow into the u.s., we travel to where the journey starts, to a town where you can see the desperation firsthand. taken by storm. up and down the east coast, thousands are reeling from the impact of hurricane arthur. and for some, its still posing a very real threat. a new homecoming. for the first time in more than a decade, american soldiers are leaving afghanistan with no plans to go back. and here...

Gone era. how would you describe the sound, warmer? >> id say real, its the truest sound you can get, its what was done, everybody at one time together. >> on one recent night, a group that included singer dale watson and after the session musicians that played with johnny cash and jerry lee lewis among others, came here to record and reflect. >> its like home to me, really. >> got to get a blend like you would at rehearsal or a live gig. >> new want to do real rock and roll, theres only one pla...

Actually cut a record. the only thing digital about the process were the fingers working the piano keys and fret board. lets hear it back. inside a tiny storefront studio in memphis, that time is now, just as it was on this date 60 years ago. ♪ a young man named elvis presley cut his first hit record in this studio. elvis started playing this song called thats right mama. sam phillips ran out the door and said, thats it, play it again. he got the mike, cut it, two days later he took i...

Finally tonight, it was on this day 60 years ago that the king of rock n roll took the throne. elvis presley recorded his first hit record, thats all right, at a memphis studio. it was done on one track with no headphones or audio sweetening like weve come to expect today. now, that same studio that gave birth to presleys career is returning to its roots, and that has struck a chord. ♪ >> there was a time music artists came to a studio to

That landmark bill into law. james brown talked to one of the men who helped lbj change the course of american history. >> the top pen was given to me by president johnson. used to sign the civil rights act of 1964. >> reporter: you got a hold of that pen. 80-year-old clifford alexander is still very proud of his time as an aide to lyndon johnsons white house. after graduating from harvard and yale law school, he served as civil rights advisor to the president. one of the few african americans i...

>> you never achieve perfection, you cant. >> axelrod: the philharmonics music director disagrees. alan gilbert told us that not only is perfection possible but that dicterow regularly achieved it. thats the "cbs evening news" for tonight. later on cbs, two editions of "48 hours." for now,