of the 11 personnel under investigation for soliciting prostitutes and other misconduct while in colombia. my sources say one supervisor, this man with 26 years experience, abruptly filed for retirement after being told the agency was preparing to fire him. a relative newcomer to the secret service resigned after being told he too would be fired otherwise. and the agency is initiating procedures to fire a second supervisor. this an agent with 20 years experience. reviews of the eight others are still pending, but the sources describe the pace of the investigation as aggressive and expect more developments very soon. also tonight i'm told the secret service will within days announce it is creating a new external panel of experts to review the agency's standards and ethics to determine whether the scandal in colombia is a one-time humiliation or a symptom of a much deeper cultural and discipline breakdown. much more on that breaking news in a moment. but first, let's move on now, much more on the passing of industry icon dick clark. the tv icon died earlier today of a massive heart attack. he was 82 years old. but his six-decade career during that period, he changed the way america danced and the way we listen to music. he helped put rock 'n' roll on the map while breaking down racial barriers. as careen wintkcareen winter re was just the beginning. >> reporter: dick clark began his career on the weekly dance party that would later be known as "american bandstand" in philadelphia in 1956. the show became a national and later an international sensation after it was picked up by abc one year later. ♪ in spite of racial attitudes at the time, clark was a pioneer in promoting african-american artists, including percy sledge, the silhouettes, the supremes, and gladys knight and the pips. an appearance on "american bandstand" launched many a musical career and from jerry lee lewis to janet jackson, they all wanted dick clark to give their record a spin. >> if you look at the history of "american bandstand," it covers everything from popular music back to the big band days when we started in 1952. it was perry como and eddie fisher and the four aces and so forth through the rock 'n' roll period, country music, rhythm and blues, rap music, heavy metal, it is everything. >> reporter: but music wasn't his only beat. clark proved a prolific businessman and television icon, hosting the game show "the $25,000 pyramid." "tv's bloopers and practical jokes" and the annual "new years rockin' eve" broadcast. he had a multimillion dollar media empire. clark created the american music awards in 1997 as a rival to the grammys. clark also had a hand in the global fund-raising live aid and in the grassroots farm aid. he was inducted into the rock 'n' roll hall of fame in 1993. >> it has a nice beat. see, you said the magic words. >> reporter: from the early days of rock to the present, dick clark had a way of bringing us the tunes that had a good beat, were easy to dance to and memories of saturday afternoon sock hops. >> she joins us now live. what more can you tell us about the health issues he'd had over the years? >> he had type 2 diabetes, suffered a stroke back in 2004. we received a statement from his family confirming that dick clark entered st. john hospital here in santa monica, california, for an outpatient procedure. they weren't able to resuscitate him and he died as a result of a massive heart attack. so it gives you an idea here of his medical condition toward the end. i have to say quickly when i watched dick clark for the last time back in december, there was something about seeing him there with that whole crowd behind him. he alluded to that. he said it doesn't matter where you are on this planet, there's no place you'd rather be than right here in new york. he said even after all of these years and all of this time in the business, it's all still amazing. he died with that fire and died with that passion and that is what made him one of the greatest. >> that is the defining point. he loved what he did and brought great passion every year for decades. times square, what other place is synonymous with dick clark. that's where our richard roth is live for us tonight. richard, it was every new year's eve dick clark transformed it into rocking new year's eve. tell us about the mood where you are tonight and the place dick clark made so famous. >> reporter: that's right. since 1972, john, dick clark as one man told me was the symbol of times square, except for one or two years for various reasons, especially when he had his stroke, dick clark was here overseeing the millions and then counting down america to ring in a new year. i'm sure everyone remembers various occasions and where they were listening to dick clark and that countdown. one man who did is donald trump, who i asked about his memories of mr. clark. >> i would watch "american bandstand" and i would also watch every new year's eve. dick clark was the one. he was a unique guy. again, a really quality person. i knew him very well because he lived in my buildings. he just is a spectacular man. >> reporter: dick clark was born just north of here in mt. vernon. a lot of memories of people here of dick clark. they get very wistful when you think about it. small rain falling here on a wednesday, big broadway night. new year's eve, not that far away. back to you. >> richard roth live for us in iconic times square. our larry king is live on the phone from los angeles. my friend, you knew dick clark. he was your friend. he was also called american's oldest teenager. this is a bit of a conversation you had with him back in 2004 where he talked about staying youthful. >> how do you stay so youthful? really? >> i love what i do. i love the invigoration of doing things i haven't done before. larry, this i think now is my 56th or 57th year since i've drawn a check, being paid to talk. >> to broadcast, right? >> initially -- >> radio where? >> i wanted to be in radio when i saw a radio broadcast done by gary moore and jimmy duranti. i got my first check when i was 17 and i've been doing it ever since. my father said to me at one time if you're still a disk jockey by the time you're 30, you better find another line of work. listen does he know i'm in my 70s and still to seven or eight hours of radio every week. >> larry, when you think of your friend and reminisce hearing that conversation, what goes through your mind? >> well, he was an amazing person, john. it was a real honor to know him. he was a true generalist. he could do anything. you could put him in any spot and he would be a professional broadcaster. he was also a terrific businessman. he produced many shows. a lot of shows people didn't know he produced. he produced the golden globe awards every year. he owned radio networks. i nearly went to work for him on the radio. when he was out to get you, he was very persistent. he was a true, true legend. you know, you can throw that around about a lot of people, but dick clark, he cut a special place. another thing he deserves great credit for, when he hosted "bandstand," i think he was the first program to have a program where blacks danced with whites. that was unheard of on television until dick clark made it happen on his "bandstand" show so in that sense he was a revolutionary. >> and that was one of the barriers that he helped break, one of the new standards that he helped set. larry, you've sat across and interviewed many good people in the supentertainment industry o the years. what was it dick clark had that helped him cross from good to great? >> he had a talent for being himself. the hardest thing to be, arthur godfrey once said the only secret in the business is there's no secret. dick clark knew that. the camera -- he and the camera had a magic together. he came, it was once said about john kennedy about dick clark, he came easy into the room. you accepted him. he was your friend, whether he was on camera or walking in to meet you in the studio or guest at a dinner party. he made things easier. that's not an easy thing to do. and he had it naturally. it was just easy to be around him. dick clark made you comfortable. he had a great, great talent for that. he was a superb generalist. you could throw him in any situation. >> an interesting point. in the conversation where he was talking about where his dad said if you're a dj when you're 30, you might think of another line of work. he was able to survive. many people have to change themselves and reinvent themselves. he did adapt to the changes in the music industry, to the changes in technology, but is it fair to say, larry, that one of his survivability skills was that he didn't change, he was always dick clark. >> you hit it on the nose. he never changed. but he understood the change in music. you could go to him yesterday and he would tell you the top 40 on the billboard charts. he knew technology. he understood everything that was going on. he understood the internet. he knew what was happening. he was a pioneer in a sense, but as himself he was the same dick clark that he was when he hosted "bandstand" all those many years ago. that is a remarkable talent in and of itself. >> and as someone who knows the business so well and how it has evolved, when did dick clark realize that, sure, he could get paid a lot of money to be a host, to be a game show host, but actually owning the production company and owning the product was the key to, a, financial success but also to a deeper, lasting legacy in the business? >> that's true. that's why ryan seacrest, who he picked to host the new year's eve thing, was the perfect follow-up to him. ryan seacrest is as much a businessman as he is a host. dick clark, as much liked running a radio network or producing the golden globes as he did hosting the top 40 every week, he was -- whatever situation he was in, he was perfect for. and he loved the business of the business. >> you mentioned he was a generalist, and perhaps one of the best, if not the best. in that regard is it harder then to in a sentence say dick clark's legacy is, because he did so many things? >> correct. you can't do dick clark in a 17 tense. you hit it on the nose again, king, which makes you the exceptional broadcaster you are. >> when was the first time you met him, larry, do you remember? >> the first time i met him was years and years ago when he was on my old radio show in miami, when i was literally first starting. he was down in miami on some sort of tour for "bandstand." i interviewed him and got to know him over the years. when i was doing network radio, he had his own network and he was out to get me and we were in between contracts and it didn't happen. i would love to have worked for him. but he was on top of things. dick clark was -- we'll never see his likes again. >> you just mentioned your experience in radio. you're also a survivor, larry. is there something about the radio experience, the conversational -- you can't see who you're talking to but you're having a conversation with the people who call in during the program, whether they are big-name guests or just the average joe calling in. is there something about the radio booth, the radio experience that gives you a special skill, a special connectivity, if you will, that helps you understand when the business changes you can roll with it? >> i think that's a good way to put it. i never thought of it that way. i guess most performers never think of it. but dick clark adapted so well, i think i -- you know, i never approached dick -- i talked to dick about this. we never approached television any different than radio. we regarded television as radio with pictures. it was conversational. you weren't in awe of the camera. it wasn't that big a deal to see the red light go on. you were just as comfortable being in a radio studio as you were in a television studio. there was just a way of knowing to be yourself. the hardest thing in the business is to be yourself. and no one knew that better than dick clark. >> amen to that. my good friend, larry king, a legend, reflecting on the passing of a legend action dick clark. larry, thank you so much. we'll be talking about dick clark's legacy throughout the hour. up next, how he brought african-american artists into the living rooms in white america in the 1950s and '60s. plus breaking news in that secret service prostitution scandal. tonight we're learning some of the employees involved no longer have their jobs. ♪ i've discovered gold. 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[ male announcer ] while others are content to imitate, we'll continue to innovate. the lexus rx. why settle for a copy when you can own the original? see your lexus dealer. the year was 1970. dick clark interviewing a now very famous face on "american bandstand." take a look. >> i think this is probably the first time this record has been played on the air and it's about to be released. this thing called abc. >> yes. >> ladies and gentlemen, would you agree? the jackson five. >> that was the jackson five's first appearance on "bandstand." 1970 was a huge year for michael jackson and his brothers, it knocked the beatles out of the top spot not just once, but twice. joining me is roland martin, john cafferty and matthew delmont. roland, let me start with you. you hear some people say he was a pioneer by bringing white kids and black kids to dance together and for people to see that on television around the country, that he helped break down barriers. true or overstated? >> i think that's a part of it, but also it was the acts. the ability to book the various artists on the show. also you have to add allen fried and ed sullivan as well because they allowed them to showcase their music to the rest of the country. that was huge because for so long black artists had to be pushed aside and could only sell their wares to african-americans as opposed to the broader audience. >> and so to someone who was on television at the time and watched as the industry changed, how much credit does dick clark get? >> i think he gets a lot of credit. if you remember this country in 1955, it was a heavily segregated nation. the segregation was even more insipid than it is today because it was below the radar and more powerful than it is now. black artists, people like chuck berry, ray charles, big mama thornton and muddy waters and on and on and on were doing rock 'n' roll music and rhythm and blues music and nobody knew it. dick clark, if it had a beat and you could dance to it, said book it, bring it on and let's go. he began to get exposure for artists who were unable to get on the white radio stations, ergo, they couldn't get their music into the record stores because the when i audience hadn't heard about them. without realizing it at the time, dick clark was responsible for a pretty seismic change in the music business for sure and the exposure of black artists who weren't getting much and a softening of young people of some of the racial hatreds their parents squawked about. >> professor, you say you thought that when you started the research that he was -- that dick clark was kicking down the barriers, but you came to the conclusion, correct me if i'm wrong, that yes, he helped break down the barriers but he did so because of pressures from don cornelius and that he wasn't such a leader, but a follower, is that fair? >> in terms of the timeline in which things happened, "american bandstand" was on the air in the 1950s, well before "soul train." "american bandstand" did help down break down the doors with regards to african-american artists. it helped them sell a lot of records. where i differentiate, you didn't see integration reflected in the studio audience. they discriminated against black teenagers for the years in philadelphia. there wasn't racial integration in the studio audience, the same as the performers on stage. >> i'm reading a book where they were performing in atlanta, lots of racial tension, 6,000 mixed teenagers in the group and dick clark was very worried. so he went to sam koch and said we can cancel this show. sam said i'm only on two and a half, three minutes, you're on for an hour, i'm fine. dick clark went ahead with the show. he said, quote, it was one of the few ballsy things i ever did to go on with that show. but he faced the other side of race when don cornelius came out with "soul train." dick clark said you're taking some of my territory. he created another show to compete with him. he got a tag for it. they came to the conclusion, "soul train" beat him in the ratings, he pulled his show off. so he felt the other side of race trying to target don cornelius and "soul train." >> a veteran of the business, when you see the survivability of dick clark, we see black and white tv from the '50s and he was on the radio before that, but what's the key to success that you can keep that? >> i think larry king talked about that. he was vanilla ice cream, a big loaf of white bread, but he was good at being that. he was very, very good. dick clark was cool. he was cool like johnny carson was cool. but he was very approachable, very amenable. i interviewed him several times here in new york city. he'd walk into the studio and act like he knew me. i knew who he was but he acted like he knew me. i think the kids picked that up that watched him on television, that he somehow knew them. he knew what they were about and what their lives consisted of. he was the real deal and he had that very rare chromosome that allowed him to go right through the lens of the camera and jump right out in the room with you. >> professor, you talked about the discrimination in the studio audience in your view. what was the other most significant thing you learned about dick clark in your research? >> i would echo the points that jack just made and larry king made, that he was a tremendous businessperson. his role in terms of popularizing rock 'n' roll was unprecedented and no one can match it in the 1950s. in the 1950s you could only push that racial envelope so far. >> we almost did not get to see dick clark the tv star. remember, with "american bandstand" he owned publishing rights. abc said you've got a choice, sell it, sell your publishing rights or keep your show. he sold the publishing rights and went the other way. that's where the money was. had he stuck with publishing, we would not be talking about "american bandstand" to the degree we are right now. >> made the right business choice right there, though. >> he worked it all out in the end. roland martin, jack cafferty, professor, thank you so much. we'll talk to dick clark's legacy. we'll talk to charlie daniels and freddie "boom boom" cannon. this hour we're learning the fate of three secret service employees involved. neosporin® plus pain relief starts relieving pain faster and kills more types of infectious bacteria. neosporin® plus pain relief. for a two dollar coupon, visit neosporin.com. neosporin® plus pain relief. fore! no matter what small business you are in, managing expenses seems to... get in the way. not anymore. ink, the small business card from chase introduces jot an on-the-go expense app made exclusively for ink customers. custom categorize your expenses anywhere. save time and get back to what you love. the latest innovation. only for ink customers. learn more at chase.com/ink to provide a better benefits package... oahhh! 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[ male announcer ] ...forbusiness.com. ♪ ha ha! how math and science kind of makes the world work. in high school, i had a physics teacher by the name of mr. davies. he made physics more than theoretical, he made it real for me. we built a guitar, we did things with electronics and mother boards. that's where the interest in engineering came from. so now, as an engineer, i have a career that speaks to that passion. thank you, mr. davies. we'll have much more on dick clark's death and legacy throughout the hour, but now let's turn back to our other breaking news story tonight, wig fallout in the secret service prostitution scandal. two of the employees tonight no longer have their jobs. as we told you at the top of the hour, an experienced supervisor, i'm told he was at the agency for 26 years, has been allowed to retire after being told he would be fired. another employee, a relative newcomer, resigned and the agency is making moves to fire another officer, this an agent, excuse me, with 20 years experience, a supervisor. fran townsend is live with us in new york tonight. within days the files closed on three. is the director and his team meeting the test when they promised a very aggressive and rigorous investigation? >> reporter: oh, john, let's be clear. director mark sullivan is outraged by this and outraged not just because of the humiliation the secret service is being put through but it's clear he's outraged for the really decent rule-abiding many tens of thousands of agents that he supervises who themselves have been humiliated. so no question. we hear and understand from sources that mark sullivan, the director, will appoint an external panel that includes former law enforcement and women on that panel to look not only at this case but at sort of the policies of the secret service and make sure that they have got sort of the structure in place to prevent this from ever happening again. >> well, that is the key to his long-term survival. is it not in the sense that he is embarrassed here and he wants to make the case that this is a one-time humiliation, not a deep cultural problem. when you've got 11 of your personnel involved in something so embarrassing, you have to ask that deeper question, don't you. >> reporter: absolutely. you have to give him credit, he's not shying away from the obvious question, is there something deeper here. senator susan collins went out and said it perfectly. you have to start to wonder when you've got 11 agents, two of whom are supervisors, each with more than 20 years experience, engaged in this kind of conduct. he's right to be looking at that and asking that question. he would be wrong to ignore it. look, i think you've got to give him credit. he's acted decisively, he's been out front about this, coordinating with congress. i think they're doing the right thing, despite how horrible this is for the reputation of the service. >> help me understand how the process works given your experience in the government. i'm told several of those agents under investigation have been subjected to polygraphs. i hear he's put on the table the possibility of drug tests. there were outside allegations there were drugs in the rooms. they have double and triple checked and have found no evidence of that but he said use any means available, possibly drug testing but i'm told there are objections to that and there are lawyers involved. >> reporter: absolutely. we have to remember the agents are career civil servants so they're called by the merit protection service board, which means they have all these rights they're associated with their firing. as outrageous as their conduct is, there is an administrative process that the secret service is required to go through in order to separate, fire these folks. i think you have to look at the polygraphs as a tool. much has been said about the fact that they're not admissible in court. but that's not really why you use them. you use them, john, as leverage. what you're looking to do is apply pressure to the agents under scrutiny and see if you can get any of them to cooperate and give details on one another and offer them some leniency in return for that. so as is always the case in investigations, those who cooperate first get the best deals. and the others are left to deal with the facts. >> the president was not in colombia yet. i'm told these guys had not been briefed on the minute-by-minute tick tock. every source i've talked to insist there were no classified documents given to them and were not available in the rooms. you have deeper sources inside the intelligence community. are there any fears that there was any significant security breach or is this just an embarrassment? >> i think it's largely embarrassment. this was a night have heavy drinking. what these guys said to these girls is part of the investigation. in terms of documents, the way this is set up, you remember from your time in the white house press corps, the agents stay mostly on a hallway. there's usually somebody standing a post. there's a control room where any sensitive documents, weapons are all put and they're kept there and guarded 24/7. so while they may have had loose lips and may have said things, there shouldn't have been a compromise of weapons, documents or anything that put the president in jeopardy. >> fran, thanks so much. we'll stay on top of this story. expect more in the days ahead. up next, a special tribute to dick clark on the hollywood walk of fame in los angeles. later, the artist who appeared on "american bandstand" more than any other guest. freddie "boom boom" cannon joins us. hey dad. see how the carrots i grow make that new stouffer's steam meal so tasty. actually, the milk from my farm makes it so creamy, right dad. ah, but my carrots have that crunch. it's my milk in the rich sauce coating the chicken and the pasta. boys! don't you think stouffer's steam perfect bag should get some credit? 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>> dick clark was a piece of americana. we all grew up watching him, loved him and learned the newest dance moves and the newest performers out there. he helped a lot of careers get started on his show and we're going to miss him quite a bit. >> thank you, anna. we appreciate you taking time out. so there it is, a wreath remembering dick clark. certainly an icon in hollywood. beloved in this town for another reason. he put a lot of people to work, john. >> paul, thanks so much. let's get more perspective now on the death of dick clark from jean cassom and the wife of another legend, kasey kasem. you know the family well. your thoughts this afternoon. >> well, you're welcome, john. you know, we're just simply lost for words. we are just so devastated. you are never really prepared for this day. it's such a horrific loss for the industry, if not the world. there will just never be anyone again like dick clark. casey and he go way back 50-odd years when casey launched american top 40, he would have dick subhost. he was at our wedding when casey and i were married. and we just feel that he was one of the most mag nanimous men we ever knew in the husband. >> your husband doesn't want to speak with us because he's so overwhelmed. >> he's just at a loss for words. he respected dick so much. they shared only good and great times. both of our love and respect go out to carrie and her children. >> so many of us for generations think we know dick clark because he is such a presence on new year's eve, maybe watched "american bandstand," the pyramid or other game shows. you know the man, the husband, the father. tell us about the things we don't know about dick clark. >> well, everybody always jokingly said he was america's oldest teenager, but there was so much truth in that because he just seemed to have had some of the fountain of youth in him. you know, there's a great word that is synonymous with dick and that's loyal. loyalty is a lost art form today. and it applies so much to dick. >> i've tried to answer this question throughout the afternoon, maybe you can help me. what made him someone who could be so adaptable and such a survivor? began on radio back in the '50s and here we are more than a half century later and dick clark was still active, still relevant, still present? >> because he was passionate about what he did. he was a believer. he wasn't a hoper. he was a believer, and there's a distinct difference between the two. >> jean kasem, appreciate your time and perspective on this sad day. >> thank you so much, john. >> thank you. just into us at cnn, a statement from the president of the united states, barack obama, on the passing of dick clark. quote, michelle and i are saddened to hear about the passing of dick clark. with "american bandstand" he introduced decades of viewers to the music of our times. he reshaped the television landscape forever. as a creative and innovative producer and for 40 years we welcomed him into our homes to welcome in the new year. more important was the way he made us feel. as young, vibrant and optimistic as he was. as we say a final so long dick clark, america's oldest teenager, our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends. that just issued from the white house. a.j. hammer is live in los angeles. a.j., tell us about the man. what was he like? >> dick was a good guy. dick was the true professional. dick has everything to do with what i do and how i hope to do it. he was the measure. he set the bar. he set it, unfortunately, very, very high so i only aspire one day to get a little close to that. but as a young kid starting out in radio and then eventually moving into television, he was the true pioneer for having done that, where music was his first passion and television became his true love and he combined them in a way that had never been done before for all of those decades back on "american bandstand." back in the 1990s he was working at vh1 at the time and this was at a moment in my career there whereby then i had interviewed probably every huge music superstar on the planet. then one day i get the news as i'm handed his latest book that dick clark was coming in. that's when the nerves started. i would never get nervous if i had jon bon jovi or someone of that ilk coming in, but my idol, my hero was coming in. dick came in and he made it very easy. you know, a great host can be a great interview subject, and he sat down with me on the set and we had a wonderful conversation. afterwards, we walked back into my dressing room together. he closed the door and he asked me, a.j., what do you want to do? and he paid me some compliments i could imagined coming from dick clark at the time but took a very serious interest in me, john, and he told me he believed in me. which throughout my career was gone a long way into allowing me to believe in myself. as i said, the impact that he's had on me as well as my colleagues in the business sort of came up through the same schools can't be underestimated. i should point out, it was interesting, john, for me just hearing jean kasem speaking, jean and casey kasem and dick clark and his family had known each other for many, many years. dick had filled in on american top 40 at one time. he was a regular fill-in. but then he got the idea i should do my own show and his weekly countdown show, although it never quite caught casey', was the only show to sort of give american top 40 a run for its money. i know it was always a very friendly competition. but i tried to catch both countdown shows as often as i could and would listen to dick on the radio every week. just an inspiration and i can't overstate that. >> quite a fascinating insight into dick clark the man. a.j., thanks so much. let's get some perspective on the passing of a legend from charlie daniels. mr. daniels, first and foremost, what did dick clark mean to you? >> well, you know, dick was a pioneer in so many ways in television. of course the "bandstand" concept. it was copied so many times after he came up with it. he was always a favorite of people in the music business because he broke so many artists back in those days. i've never seen anybody who could run a tv show like dick did. if it was behind time, he would get up during commercial time and tell the audience we're going to speed this thing up. we're going to do shorter acceptance speeches, if it was an awards show or whatever but we're going to make it run on time. if they needed some time, he would figure a way to fill it in. when i think of dick clark, i think of somebody that was totally in charge. >> and we know him and you know him as a host. we know him as a producer. we know him as the owner of the properties, the programs that he put on the air. most of america and most of the world has seen dick clark on stage. what was he like backstage and offstage? >> he was very conversational. always knew you. always had time to talk to you. i was just talking to one of the guys that dick had come to nashville to do a show of ours. he was at the hotel getting ready to leave and the guy that was in charge of transportation said let me get you a car, mr. clark. he said, no, there was a big van sitting out front they were going to load with people. i'll ride in the van. my wife and myself will ride in the van. you don't need a car for me. very down to earth fella. very ordinary. just very streetwise. very professional. he was just -- he was the consummate professional. i don't think he ever went into a situation where he felt like he didn't know what he was doing. he had command of it and control of it from the time he started. he was a pleasure to work with because he was such a professional. i did quite a bit of things back in the day with dick. we did a couple of tv specials together. another series of shows that he did. and i worked on what he called his super band a couple of times. he put together once in a while on his tv show. just a whole bunch of stuff. he was just a pleasure to work with. whatever he told you, that's how it was. >> what is the key in your mind to his survival and his adaptability? here's someone who started on the radio, got into television in the '50s. "bandstand" was black and white in those days. so much has changed about the music industry, television industry, broadcasting industry and american and global culture. how did dick clark stay forever young and relevant? >> as far as the forever young thing is concerned, i don't know. but as far as staying relevant is concerned, you just stay on top of thing. he knew what was going on. he stayed current. he knew what the latest trends were, what the -- who the top artists were, what musical things were going on. he stayed on top of the situation. and he was -- he made it his -- you know, his business to know what was happening. he just stayed up with it. >> charlie daniels, appreciate your time and perspective on this important day, america and the world losing a legend, dick clark, at age 82. thank you, sir. >> thank you, my friend. coming up, singer freddie "boom boom" cannon who appeared on "american bandstand" over 100 times. he joins us live to remember the life and legacy of dick clark. according to the signs, ford is having some sort of big tire event. i just want to confirm a w things with fiona. how would you describe the event? it's big. no,i mean in terms of savings how would you sum it up? big in your own words, with respect to selection, what would you say? big okay, let's talk rebates mike, they're big they're big get $100 rebate, plus the low price tire guarantee during the big tire event. so, in other words, we can agree that ford's tire event is a good size? big big (sfx: car garage sounds) today my journey brings me to charlotte, north carolina, where i spent the day with geico driver casey mears. i told him the secret to saving money on car insurance. he told me the secret to his car setup. first he adjusts... first he adjusts... (sfx:engine revving drowns out gecko's dialogue) then he... then he... fx:loud drilling noise continues to drown out gecko's dialogue) then he... .and a quarter cup of neapple juice. or was that the secret to his barbecue sauce? hey, "secret" sauce. geico®. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. freddie "boom boom" cannon appeared on conclude's "american bandstand" a record 110 times. clark wrote the introduction to cannon's latest book, "where the action is." freddie cannon joins me live now from los angeles. sir, you are among the many who owe so much to dick clark for giving him national, if not international recognition. first your thoughts on this sad day. >> well, that's an understatement, john. my thoughts, i'm shocked, first of all, that i got this call to say that he was gone. i've listened to some of the other people paying tribute to him. there's so many things that you could say about dick. i knew him -- don't forget, i'm going back before all these people that paid all these tributes. i go back to 1959 when i had tallahassee lassie and i first met him at the wfil studios doing "american bandstand" the very first time. from then on, we became friends, not just because of music, became friends with the family and his family became friends with my family. i mean we're talking about -- i'm talking about 53 years ago now. there's so many things i could thank him for and now he can't hear me, but i'm sure he's up there in heaven, because if it wasn't for him, there would be no freddie cannon and thousands of other acts should feel the same way. he did help a lot of people, i mean a lot of people. you can underline that ten times if you want. >> in those five decades, what changed about dick clark? and i guess more importantly, what didn't? >> i think -- i think nothing -- nothing really changed as far as i could see. i mean dick -- i did every show that he ever did. like the title of my book, he wrote the introduction in my book two months ago. so it was very nice. here i'm talking about a book and here the poor man is gone. what it is, i think he just -- he went with the times, he went with the music. he was into rock 'n' roll music or whatever music was happening in the popular field, he was on top of it. just like charlie daniels said, he knew -- he stayed on everything. and the guy, he included me in a lot of things. i mean no one knows how many live shows we did in las vegas. we played almost every casino in las vegas from the '70s into the '80s. every casino that was there from way back to the thunderbird when red foxx was there, we were playing there. what can i say. i did so many shows with this man, live and tv. he's going to be missed. i mean right now it's hurting me to even mention these things and talk about him because i don't think of him. i think of him as being right here living, you know. that's how i feel. >> you spoke about a month ago. what's the last thing he said to you? >> well, i talked -- called over there to thank him for the book, for doing the introduction to the book. he didn't stay on the line too long because he slurred his words and he couldn't -- you know, but he was saying, freddie, you're welcome. you deserve that. and god bless you. and things like that. you know, i know it was hurting him that he couldn't get up out of the chair or the wheelchair, wherever he was, to just move around and be mobile, you know, because he wasn't. but, you know, his senses were all there. he was making decisions and knowing what to say. just to hear his voice, i was choked up. i couldn't really say too much because he sounded like, you know, very slurry on the phone. but it was great to hear his voice at that time. i wish i could have talked to him again a couple of months after that. all this has just happened. >> freddie "boom boom" cannon, appreciate your insights about your special friend on this sad day. thanks so much for coming in. take care, sir. >> my pleasure, thank you. >> thank you. when we come back, there's a new judge in the trayvon martin case. who it is after this. all energy development comes with some risk, but proven technologies allow natural gas producers to supply affordable, cleaner energy, while protecting our environment. across america, these technologies protect air - by monitoring air quality and reducing emissions... ...protect water - through conservation and self-contained recycling systems... ... and protect land - by reducing our footprint and respecting wildlife. america's natural gas... domestic, abundant, clean energy to power our lives... that's smarter power today. ♪ ( whirring and crackling sounds ) man: assembly lines that fix themselves. the most innovative companies are doing things they never could before, by building on the cisco intelligent network. ♪ ♪ and the flowers and the trees all laugh when you walk by ♪ ♪ and the neighbors' kids... what does being true to yourself have to do with being healthy? 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