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>> reporter: in 2008 at the height of the obama-clinton primary battle she jumped into the fray, comparing obama to her father. >> fortunately there is one candidate who offers the same sense of hope and inspiration. >> reporter: a new high profile. >> please welcome caroline kennedy to the podium. >> reporter: led to a brief exploration of running for the senate to replace hillary clinton. elective office not a natural fit for this kennedy. but diplomacy, her grandfather was ambassador to great...

>> as you heard, similar patterns elsewhere. thanks to steve tonight. one of the militarys most elite forces suffered a loss tonight. a routine military training by the navy s.e.a.l.s turned deadly. two parachutes collided. one is in the hospital tonight and one died. >> the music world has lost a master this evening. phil ramone. you may not know his name but you will certainly know the songs he helped create. >> once dubbed the pope of pop, he was one of the most respected in the music indus...

After all these years. ♪ >> he later teamed up with billy joel for the break through album, the stranger and began a decade long working partnership. he and joel were both lunatics he once said. for the screeching tires in moving out he reportedly taped a microphone to the tail pipe of a core vet. he would win record of the year for just the way you are. ♪ >> he was the master mind behind frank sinatras duet in 1993, a come back. the legendary singer never sang in the same studio with his du...

Oakland-san francisco bay bridge are the creation of artist leo villareal. last night, he put the finishing touches on the software program that transforms the bridge into this light sculpture. >> this is a unique opportunity. 50 million people will see this piece over two years. so thats a tremendous audience. and its something that anyone can see and engage with. >> reporter: electricians spent four months in the wind and the cold installing 25,000 l.e.d. lights, each individually programmed t...

And open-ended, but you can see what the roots of the inspiration are in the sequences. >> reporter: for 75 years, the bay bridge has been san franciscos "other" bridge, always in the shadow of its famous and elegant neighbor, the golden gate. villareals job was to make people notice a bridge that has long been ignored. >> its not a rivalry. i just think san franciscos so beautiful and, you know, this adds a little weight to this side of the equation. >> reporter: the project cost $8 million to ...

Off of america launching sputnik, the first satellite in to space. when he won the piano competition, it was a huge boost for american morale. ♪ he beat them at their own game, playing rush whys most famous composer and returned home, given a ticker tape parade up broadway. just think of it. and then three decades later, the reclusive pianist played at the white house for the last soviet leader and his wife. at their first state dinner at the white house. the summit had not been going well but...

In 2007 and another in 2010. the latest stories to offend then vatican are centered on an investigation by three cardinals. into the so-called vati-leaks b scandal that resulted in the conviction of the popes butler for stealing documents. va today, the vatican issued ahe blast: the main concern seems to be the effect the news could have on con the cardinals when they enter the conclave to choose the next pope.wer scotlands cardinal keith obrian summed it up this way: >> knowing the person we mi...

Police say the shots were meant for someone else. country music singer mindy mccready was just 37 years old when she apparently took her own life yesterday at her arkansas home. today, her short life was being remembered. the bout with stardom, heartbreak, addiction, family trouble and personal loss. our report tonight from nbcs andrea canning. >> reporter: mindy mccready was once at the top of the country music charts. ♪ guys do it all the time >> reporter: on sunday, the singer apparently ...

About a major withdrawal of u.s. forces from afghanistan. it is coming more than 11 years after the american invasion broke the long dark night of taliban rule. on this night at carnegie hall in new york city, the curtain will be going up on one of the many small miracles made possible by the american sacrifice. heres seth doane. >> reporter: milad yousufi grew up in war-torn afghanistan, and though he did not have a piano he did have an imagination. >> reporter: wait a second, you drew a pictur...

>> reporter: today, the taliban is out of power and 18-year-old yousufi is making up for lost time. hes joined afghanistans first youth orchestra which, thanks to american funding, is on tour in the u.s. >> afghan music is three plus four. >> reporter: we met as they practiced with the maryland youth orchestra. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ how is it to play with american students? >> reporter: the orchestra is the brainchild of achmed sarmast who fled afghanistan during taliban rule. he returned in 2008,...