today we learned jack klugman died in los angeles. he won who emmies as the messy sports writer who drove felix crazy. but his stage film and television career spanned more than five decades. he passed away at his home with his wife at his side. jack klugman was 90 years old. >>> they were only doing their jobs. answering the call for help, when a team of firefighters suddenly needed help themselves. cbs reporter on the hail of gunfire that greeted them. >> reporter: firefighters rushed to this early morning fire near rochester, new york, and were met by bullets. police say william spengler started the fire so he could lure first responders to the scene and shoot them. >> we're being shot at. multiple shots. i am shot. >> reporter: two volunteer firefighters were killed. two more were injured. because crews had to take cover, they couldn't fight the fire. it burned out of control, destroying seven homes. a swat team was called in. police say soon after, the gunman took his own life, ending the standoff. news of the deadly attack sprea

maybe you can still smell it on me. >> reporter: jack klugman died peacefully at his home in northridge, california, with his wife, peggy, by his side. he was 90. neal karlinsky, abc news, seattle. >> a towering figure. >>> and now, to the extraordinary national outpouring on this christmas eve directed at newtown, connecticut, site, of course, of the tragedy at sandy hook. the overwhelming response summed up by one local who said, quote, there were nine minutes of evil and an infinity of goodness after that. here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: a town in need of christmas cheer got it from across the country. in sparta, wisconsin, we saw these 26 snow angels, each for the innocent lives lost in newtown, each with a name and an age. from kalamazoo, michigan, 700 bracelets from a local business and from students, headed to newtown. flower seeds inside each of those smiley faces for the community to wear and plant. and for the newtown police department? officers around connecticut banding together, volunteering to work on christmas day so every newtown officer can have the day off with

john finolio takes a look at jack klugman's life, career, and challenges he overcame. >> reporter: jack klugman was best known as the lovable, sloppy, cigar-loving sports writer oscar madison in "the odd couple." >> i can't believe this poker game. you with him, you with your tie. >> reporter: klugman won two emmys for the role playing opposite the late tony randall who played felix unger, his obsessively clean roommate. >> look, what do you see? >> mayonnaise. >> reporter: klugman started acting when he returned home from world war ii. he quickly landed major tv and film roles. in 1953, he married actress brett somers, and the couple had two sons. they separated after 21 years but remained married until somers died at age 83. he would later marry peggy crosby. >> a medical term for guts. >> reporter: following "the odd couple," klugman starred as a crime-solving medical examiner in "quincy m.e." having won habit with oscar madison, he was diagnosed with throat cancer. practically voiceless he continued working. he continued to work with randall, appearing on broadway in "the sunshine b

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jack klugman lived a famous life that's worthy of note. he didn't just save lives on tv, he saved lives. may he rest in peace. we'll see you tomorrow. don't forget to check out my blog on the "washington post." now it's time for lawrence o'donnell.peace. that's it for tonight. see you tomorrow. check out my work at "washington post" at wonkblog.com. "first look" is up next. >>> right now on "first look," heavy snow, thunderstorms, freezing rain and high winds serving up a nightmare for stranded holiday travelers. >>> president obama aboard air force one right now racing back to washington to try to lead us away from the fiscal cliff. >>> former president george h.w. bush in intentive care. we'll have the latest on that. >>> a vigil for firefighters, a tornado in action and december surfing in the great lakes. good morning. i'm mara schiavocampo. a powerful winter storm that brought an odd mix of tornadoes, heavy winds and snow to the nation's midsection is now wreaking havoc on the northeast. snow and sleet have produced treacherous road c

actor jack klugman has died. the beloved actor starred in shows like "the odd couple" and "quincy" and when is wl it was that gleam in his eye or impish smile, audiences were always drawn to him. for millions of television viewers, jack klugman will always be sports writer oscar madison, cigacigar-smoking writer who played off sit the neat tony randall. the series ran for five years on abc and never ranked higher than 36th in the ratings, but reruns on local stations and or nick at night turned the sitcom into a cult classic, making it far more popular than klugman's other tv series "quincy." >> you are about to enter the most fascinating sphere -- >> he was the wiley medical examiner for seven seasons. the show premiered in 1976 as part of nbc's mystery movie. it quickly became a weekly series. when it ended klugman made brief appearances but stayed mainly on his ranch raising horses. he also continued to smoke cigarettes and eventually lost a vocal cord to cancer. >> when it first happened, i was sure i was goi

jack klugman was 90 years old. >>> and actor charles durning has died. so good as playing eccentric supporting roles on broadway, he was a two-time oscar nominee best known for his roles in "the sting" and so many more. charles durning died yesterday of natural causes at his home here in new york. he was 89. >>> now to something we noticed about a lot of this year's oscar hopefuls that you might want to keep in mind before you head to the movies. you could fly from new york to ft. lauderdale in about the same time it takes to sit through "the hobbit." it's long. and many of this season's other blockbusters aren't too far behind. here's nbc's kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: they are epic productions, earning oscar buzz. >> shall we stop this bleeding? >> reporter: but this year's blockbusters have something else in common. you better block out three hours if you want to see one. as we approach the end of the year, hollywood's heavyweights are posting some hefty run times. "lincoln" clocked in as 2 1/2 hours. "le miserables" keeps audiences in their seats f

they have also lost the unforgettable jack klugman. our alina cho looks back. >> reporter: for millions of television viewers, jack klugman will always be sports writer oscar madison, the cigar smoking, beer guzzling slob in "the odd couple." >> come on. >> reporter: surprisingly "the odd couple" wasn't his most successful series. at least not at first. it ran for five years on abc and never ranked higher than 36 in the ratings but reruns on local stations and nick at night turned it into a cult classic making it far more popular than klugman's other tv series "quincy." klugman was the wily medical examiner for seven seasons. it premiered in 1976 as part of nbc's mystery movie. it quickly became a weekly series. when tended, klugman made brief appearances but stayed mainly on his ranch raising horses. he continued to smoke cigarettes and eventually lost a vocal cord to cancer. >> when it first happened, i hid from it because i was sure i was going to get better and i didn't want anyone to know i couldn't talk because then i wouldn't ge

the show, which ran from 1970 to 1975 was defined by jack klugman's character. the clash of opposites made the show irresistible to the audience. >> here, drink this. >> reporter: klugman won two emmys for the role. not bad for the man whose first drama teacher told him he was better suited to be a truck driver. >> gentlemen, you are about to enter the most fascinating sphere of police work. >> reporter: later, he redefined himself with a second tv character. >> let me give you a lesson in anatomy. >> reporter: as quincy, he was a los angeles medical examiner, with a knack for solving crime. quincy was the csi of his time and then some. he made a few films, starring opposite jack lemmon. and with an all-star cast in "12 angry men." >> i've played in backyards filled with garbage. >> reporter: he died peacefully at his home in north ridge, california with his wife peggy by his side. he was 90. neal karlinsky, abc news. >> great smile, too. just a character face. >> long life, too. >> this is how cool this cat was, he lost his voice to throat cancer in the '80s an

. >>> word from hollywood that jack klugman has died. [ music playing ] >> jack klugman may be best known for playing oscar madison in the 1970s show the odd couple. he starred in quincey me playing a crime solving medical examiner. his son said he died in los angeles, he was 90 years old. >>> santa may be on norad's radar and the shopping goes on. >> and the track, here is a live look. you can see the break lights of holiday commutes commuters -- commuters. look at you guys with your fancy-schmancy u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day you couldn't just start streaming six ways to sunday. you'd get knocked off. and sometimes, it took a minute to download a song. that's sixty seconds, for crying out loud. we know how long a minute is! sitting, waiting for an album to download. i still have back problems. you're only 14 and a half. he doesn't have back problems. you kids have got it too good if you ask me. [ male announcer ] now u-verse high speed internet has more speed options, reliability and ways to connect. rethink possible. >>> pope benedict xvi presided over mass tonight.

. >>> he played the grouchy oscar on the odd couple, and tonight, hollywood is remembering jack klugman, the versatile character actor died at his california home today. from 12 angry men, he had decades of memorable roles on film and tv. jack klugman was 90 years old. >>> well, it could be a christmas of extreme weather for much of the u.s. a major storm is developing and gaining strength in the south. and it could lead to tornado outbreak. there are also warnings of hail, high winds, and heavy rain across the region. stay with cnn for the very latest on the threat of this dangerous weather. and on a much more cheerful note, here comes santa and his reindeer. norad is watching the jolly fellow, as is the tradition since 1955, tracking st. nick as he delivers all of those presents to kids around the world. i'm isha sesay in atlanta with a look at the headlines this >>> our time and luck are both running out, but let's go all in and ask our oddsmakers as we always do, to place their bets on whether the new year will be coming up aces or going bust. >> i would bet that in 2013, america is

we remember charles durning and jack klugman. jamie: topping the news this hour, the police are right now calling the shooting deaths of two firefighters we reported to you in upstate new york a deadly ambush. here is what is happening right now. we're learning more about the man who police say shot four firefighters as they responded to that blaze which they believe was deliberately set killing two of them. they were shot as they responded to the fire outside of webster, new york, outside of rochester. the horrible scene leaving the entire community in shock this christmas. >> we're strong people. our community that's there for everybody. we'll get through it. very sad. >> this is a time of celebration, time to be with your family and now there's people that are, don't have a home and, you know, there's family members that are missing and family members that are hospitalized and how can that be christmas? jamie: well the story is still developing. the investigation is ongoing and david lee miller live in our new york newsroom wi

. >>> the entertainment world is mourning actor jack klugman. best moknown for playing oscar madison in "the odd couple." klugman had dozens of other credits in films and television. including an emmy for a dramatic role. jack klugman was 90 years old. >>> and a denver man is hoping for more than most this christmas. he's hoping for a new life, courtesy of the white house. eight years ago, a brutal beating left benjamin kyle with no memory of who he is. and as a result, he has no identification. he is hoping a petition to the white house will help him get a new social security number, as well as a new life. >>> here's a look at your christmas day forecast. there could be severe storms, tornadoes in alabama, mississippi and louisiana. foggy this morning from tallahassee to atlanta. heavy snow in oklahoma. and a storm moves in the northwest. cool temperatures in the upper midwest. with the windchill, fargo, you're going to feel like 35 below. new york and baltimore will warm up to the mid-40s. sacramento, portland and seattle are in the 40s, as we

. >>> the entertainment world is mourning actor jack klugman. best moknown for playing oscar madison in "the odd couple." klugman had dozens of other credits in films and television. including an emmy for a dramatic role. jack klugman was 90 years old. >>> and a denver man is hoping for more than most this christmas. he's hoping for a new life, courtesy of the white house. eight years ago, a brutal beating left benjamin kyle with no memory of who he is. and as a result, he has no identification. he is hoping a petition to the white house will help him get a new social security number, as well as a new life. >>> here's a look at your christmas day forecast. there could be severe storms, tornadoes in alabama, mississippi and louisiana. foggy this morning from tallahassee to atlanta. heavy snow in oklahoma. and a storm moves in the northwest. cool temperatures in the upper midwest. with the windchill, fargo, you're going to feel like 35 below. new york and baltimore will warm up to the mi >>> and shoppers in seoul, south korea, they got a christmas

jack klugman lived a famous life that's worthy of note. he didn't just save lives on tv, he saved lives. may he rest in peace. we'll see you tomorrow. don't forget to check out my blog on the "washington post." now it's time for lawrence o'donnell. have a great night. >>> ovh, i guess it is showtime. i'm actually trying to finish my christmas shopping. a little bit behind, but, you know, on-line shopping, it will get done. plenty of time to do it during the commercial breaks. let's do this show. with only three business days left until we go off the fiscal curb, says the teleprompter, republicans and democrats are exactly where i always thought they would be. not even close to an agreement. >> christmas is over and most people have the day off. >> we have a dysfunctional congress, but the politicians are still pretending to work. >> people don't like congress. >> it is up to the senate to act. >> harry reid is working on legislation. >> harry reid, the congress and the president. >> the president is cutting his hawaii vacation short to dea

jack klugman was 90 years old. his wife was there by his side. he has two sons, also there. >> clayton: thanks so much. coming up next what, are your special christmas traditions? father jonathan morris is sharing his coming up. >> rick: then still haven't finished your christmas shopping? oh, oh don't panic. we've got a last minute gift guide so some of you don't even have to leave your house and you can still finish up your christmas shopping. initiated. neural speeds increasing to 4g lte. brain upgrading to a quad-core processor. predictive intelligence with google now complete. introducing droid dna by htc. it's not an upgrade to your phone. it's an upgrade to yourself. i hate getting up in the morning. i love bread. i love cheese. did i say i love chocolate? i'm human! and the new weight watchers 360 program lets me be. the reason i'm still in this body feelin' so good isn't cause i never go out and enjoy the extra large, extra cheese world we live in. it's because i do. and you can too. because when a weight loss program is built for human

a first jack klugman past business even for the second time in as many days hollywood has lost one of the great character actors. a career that spanned six decades, charles durning was known as the king of the character actors. his career was long and varied with memorable roles and classics like "tootsie" and "the muppet movie" all the way to recent shows like "family guide." prior to hollywood he was a decorated world war ii hero who barely lived through the day and was taken prisoner at the ballot -- battle of the bold. his family is planning a burial at arlington national cemetery. tornadoes ripped through parts of alabama, bringing christmas to an abrupt and frightening and. incredible twist is caught on camera. later, a little time spent exercising outside can do more than help shed extra holiday pounds. how the great outdoors can empower your mind. >> after starting out today with snow and ice, we are starting to see a transition to rain. that is good news as the green is starting to creep up from the south. that means the roads should be a little bit better for some. here is a

jack klugman lived a famous life that's worthy of note. he didn't just save lives on tv, he saved lives. may he rest in peace. we'll see you tomorrow. don't forget to check out my blog on the "washington post." now it's time for lawrence o'donnell. have a great night. >>> oh, i guess it is showtime. i'm actually trying to finish my christmas shopping. a little bit behind, but, you know, on-line shopping, it will get done. plenty of time to do it during the commercial breaks. let's do this show. with only three business days left until we go off the fiscal curb, says the teleprompter, republicans and democrats are exactly where i always thought they would be. not even close to an agreement. >> christmas is over and most people have the day off. >> we have a dysfunctional congress, but the politicians are still pretending to work. >> people don't like congress. >> it is up to the senate to act. >> harry reid is working on legislation. >> harry reid, the congress and the president. >> the president is cutting his hawaii vacation short to deal

actor jack klugman a star of that 1970s sitcom died today in california who could forget his tv career it came to abrupt end in the 19 80s when he lost his voice to throat cancer. he trained himself later acting on broadway and third watch. clugman will always be best remembered for the odd couple where he played the messy oscar madison always annoying his roommate, jack klugman was 90 years old. [ laughter ] smoke? nah, i'm good. ♪ [ male announcer ] every time you say no to a cigarette, you celebrate a little win. nicoderm cq, the patch with time release smart control technology that acts fast and helps control cravings all day long. ♪ quit one day at a time with nicoderm cq. gives you 1% cash back on all purchases, plus a 50% annual bonus. and everyone...but her likes 50% more cash. but i'm upping my game. do you want a candy cane? yes! do you want the puppy? yes! do you want a tricycle? yes! do you want 50 percent more cash? no! ♪ festive. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card gives you 1% cash back on every purchase plus a 50% annual bonus on the cash you earn

jack klugman died monday afternoon in los angeles at the age of 90. he starred as a medical examiner in the tv series quincy," but he is perhaps best known for his role as felix unger's sloppy roommate oscar in the tv version "the odd couple"". at the vatican, the pope led his midnight mass at 109 p.m. to allow himself more rest before his big christmas day speech. he told worshipers he's worried there is no room left for god in our hectic and technology-driven lives. >>> in the kabul, u.s. and other nato soldiers celebrated christmas eve away from their families and friends with a special meal and candlelight service. here is one soldier's take on not being home for the holidays. >> you know this job comes with a price. many of the soldiers they realize that price. so even though we'd like to be with our families we realize the importance of what we're doing here and we believe in it. >> while the first family vacations in hawaii, first lady michelle obama took phone calls from some lucky kids who are tracking the progress of santa claus through a si

jack klugman died monday afternoon in los angeles at the age of 90. clug man starred as a medical examiner in the tv series quincy," but he is perhaps best known for his role as felix unger's sloppy roommate oscar madison in the tv version of the who had couple". at the vatican, the pope led his midnight mass at 10:00 p.m. to allow himself more rest before his big christmas day speech. the pontiff told worshipers that he's worried there is no room left for god in our hectic and technology-driven lives. >> in the afghan capital of kabul, u.s. and other mate toe soldiers celebrated christmas eve away from their families and friends with a special meal and candlelight service. here is one soldier's take on not being home for the holidays. >> you know, this job comes with a price. and many of the soldiers, they realize that price. so even though we'd like to be with our families we realize the importance of what we're doing here and we believe in it. >> while the first family vacations in hawaii, first lady michelle obama took phone calls from some lucky

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the great white way goes dark tonight to honor actor jack klugman. the marquee will dim for one minute at 8:00. klugman owned a tony award nomination for "gypsy" in 1960. his broadway roles include "the sunshine boys." >>> britney spears could be out as a judge in "the x factor" after just one season. reports say simon cowell didn't believe she was earning her paycheck. >> could wanted crazy britney. but he got boring britney. and critics seem to agree that she didn't add much to the show. >>> the clock is ticking and the world is waiting for the big ball drop here in new york in times square. >> preparations have shifted into full swing. and workers are putting on the touches of the giant waterford crystal ball. >>> a chicago woman has found her own unique way to celebrate the holidays. >> she creates amazing gingerbread villages with trains and christmas trees. the village is illuminated. and music plays around it. and she started it as a way to beat homesickness. beautiful, too. >>> and listen to this. an oregon man is going retro in hopes of find

actor jack klugman died monday in los angeles at age 90. alina cho looks back at the life of this television icon. >> for millions of television viewers, he will always be the sports writer. cigar smoking, beer drinking, opposite tony randall. surprisingly, it was not his most successful television series. in the 1970's, it was on five years on abc. and it never went up to 36 but reruns' turned this into a cult classic. it was far more popular than his other television series, quincy. he was the medical examiner for seven seasons. it premiered in 1976 as the mystery movie. it quickly became a weekly series and when it ended, he made brief appearances but stayed on his ranch racing horses. he continued to smoke and he lost a vocal cord. >> he thought sure that he was going to get better. - and i thought that i was going to get better. >> one of his most memorable was "days of wine and roses"... he also starred in 1283 me12 angry men. he married twice and had two sons. he earned two emmy nominations on the odd couple. it was his longtime frie

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. >> carolyn: award winning actor jack klugman has passed away. he played the roommate in the odd couple later starred as medical examiner who solved crimes in quincy. he lost his voice to throat cancer in the 1980s but taught himself to speak again. he said the only stupid thing he did in his life was to start smoking. >> the yacht venus was impounded in holland who claims jobs estate owe them money. they paid money to resolve the dispute. it cost $127 million to build. >>> the governor has granted 79 pardons this christmas eve. those pardons were given to people who have completed their sentences. they have been out of prison for more than a decade without any criminal activity. individuals who have been convicted of a crime in california can apply. they have to earn it following their conviction. once it is granted. law enforcement is notefied and their records are updated. >> people at this toy drive are working harder than ever this holiday season. >> carolyn: also at 6:30 a look behind the fiscal cliff to break them down how much l it will c

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. >>> jack klugman is dead at the age of 90. he was best friends with co- star tony randall until his death eight years ago. klugman worked more than 60 years in dramatic and comedy roles on broadway and tv. the family says he died peacefully at home last night. >>> hollywood lost another actor yesterday. charles turning died at -- durning died at his home. he did a little dance in the best little whorehouse in texas. >>> hundreds of people in south africa attended christmas services to play for the recovery of -- pray for the recovery of fell san mandella. he's been in the hospital since the beginning of the month. doctors say they have no plans to release him any time soon. now he, he originally was hospitalized for a lung infection but also had surgery for gallstones. >>> people in newtown, connecticut, are trying to neighborhood some christmas eye joy. it's been -- christmas joy. it's been more than a week since a gunman killed 26 people at sandy hook elementary school. yesterday on christmas eve volunteers passed out free h

. >> dan: jack klugman, acted for and regular guy who was loved by millions of people has died. he was the messy one in tvs the odd couple. he played the crime fighting coroner in quincy. great show. he lost thinks throat voice to throat cancer and trained himself to speak again. he was with his family and exact cause of death is not known. his son says his father had a great life and he enjoyed every moment of it he was 90 years old. >> carolyn: a police officer is being called a hero after rescuing a drowning woman in new england. he did it under the worst conditions. >> reporter: it's protect and serve to whole new level. [ siren ] >> reporter: this cellphone video shows boston police officer jumped into frigid river to rescue a drowning woman. he said he didn't think twice. >> i feel like i would expect someone else to do for one of my loved ones, my wife or my daughter or mom or anybody. >> reporter: the frantic woman was desperately clinging to a raft. she later said she accidentally fallen into the water during a torrential downpour. with a little help from the life prese

he's so young. >> tony randall and jack klugman, "the odd couple." it's sad. >> i'm a silver spoons guy. >> have you seen "tootsie" the movie? >> i've seen clips. >> charles durning? his most famous movie with bill murray, hilarious, daffney coleman and jessica -- he won bad picture. charles durning had it bad for dustin hoffman in drag and when he found it it was like a crying game. he loved this woman and wanted her and couldn't understand why she kept rebuffing him and dustin hoffman, you had to suspend disbelief any would want him the way he looked. it was more of a mental love. when he did find out, he was mad. >> a mental love. >> he was mad when he found out charles durning, just like in "crying game" wasn't what he thought she was. >> a quick segue to this story. we have go. it might have been his credit score, dustin hoffman's credit score, a story in the "new york times" today says date, people ask for the credit score, the equivalent of asking for your sexual disease history. >> i asked my wife for her credit score and sexual diseases. >>

. >> jack klugman has passed away. he is best known for playing "the odd couple." >> chuck pagano returned to his team as he continues to battle leukemia. >> i asked bruce to take over. you had to win nine games? >> all that matters. >> first lady michelle obama answers calls on the santa tracking program. >> on the third day of christmas -- >> my true love gave to me. >> that stupid hat. >>> merry christmas and welcome to >>> merry christmas, welcome to "cbs this morning." merry christmas to you and you. >> our first christmas together. >> our first christmas together. yeah. great place to be. looking forward to a healthy and happy new year as well. >> so am i. santa was good to you? >> well, i'm going to see when i get home. he wasn't there when i left. since we get here so early, i'll check in when i get home. >> exactly. all right. >>> before we get started though, let's go to rebecca jarvis for a quick check of the headlines. >> thanks i'm rebecca jarvis. from the midwest to the southeast, millions of americans ar

. >>> he played the grouchy oscar on the odd couple, and tonight, hollywood is remembering jack klugman, the versatile character actor died at his california home today. from 12 angry men, he had decades of memorable roles on film and tv. he was 90 years old. >>> well, it could be a christmas of extreme weather for much of the u.s. a major storm is developing and gaining strength in the south. and it could lead to tornado outbreak. there are also warnings of hail, high winds, and heavy rain across the region. stay with cnn for the very latest on the threat of this dangerous weather. and on a much more cheerful note, here comes santa and his reindeer. norad is watching the jolly fellow, as is the tradition since 1955, tracking st. nick as he delivers all of those presents to kids around the world. right now, he's in greenland. keep watching, keep waiting. i'm isha sesay in atlanta with a look at the headlines this christmas eve. more bestill ahead. >>> our time and luck are both running out, but let's go all in and ask our oddsmakers as we always do, to place their bets on whether the ne

. >>> and jack klugman, the actor best known for playing oscar on "the odd couple" died at his los angeles home. he was 90 years old. back to you to the program. >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. a shooting star is the name many use for the path of light a meteor makes when it enters earth's atmosphere. it's an incredible sight that few people have the opportunity to witness. and this is your chance. november 20th, 2008. a peace officer in the small canadian town of devon, alberta is cruising the streets at 5:30 in the evening when suddenly, a ball of fire blazes through the sky. the spectacular sight is a meteor that grows brighter as it shoots towards earth and it's all recorded on the officer's dash cam. a meteor this brilliant is known as a fireball. the international astronomical union defines a fireball as a meteor brighter than any of the planets. most meteors burn up in the atmosphere but some crash into earth where they make craters and break into smaller pieces called meteorites. several meteorites are found after this recording is made. the whole event

jack klugman died in los angeles. he was 90 years old. back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. the history of sky diving dates back to 1485 when leonardo da vinci sketched the first blueprints for a parachute. these days, hundreds of thousands of people jump from high places and planes every year, deploying parachutes to bring them safely back to earth. according to the united states parachute association, the likelihood of a fatal crash is roughly 1 in 140,000. and the sky diver you're about to see escapes that fate by the skin of his teeth. an experienced sky diver is sailing down to earth at 45 miles per hour. like he's done more than 300 times before. but this time, something goes horribly wrong. >> are you okay? >> i've been in other situations where i've got out of them. this one here where the winds happened to catch me at just the wrong time. i had to make some really fast decisions. and obviously, it didn't pan out the way i wanted it to. i was hoping to miss it, but i didn't miss

. >> 90-year-old jack klugman best known as the messy sports writer oscar madison in tv's "odd couple" died at his home in california yesterday. klugman won two emmys for playing oscar madison and later portrayed medical examiner dr. r. quincy in "quincy." >>> much-needed day off for police officers in newtown. after working nonstop since the school shooting tragedy, find out how they are getting a break from the officers in their neighboring communities. >>> hi, i'm captain jeni david and i want to say hello to my beautiful baby girls, marisa and katie, my husband, ben, and all my family an friends stationed at minot air force base. love you all, happy holidays, and see you son. [ male announcer ] it's that time of year again. time for citi price rewind. because your daughter really wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and register your purchase online. have a super sparkly day! ok. [ male an

actor jack klugman was died in california. online, we ask "what did the world look like in 2012?" kwame holman is here to tell us. >> holman: rewind the year in photos and revisit some of the most memorable and tumultuous moments around the globe. find that slideshow on our world page. plus larry tlikoff continues to answer questions about social security, including what happens to the benefits of those who die without a survivor. find "ask larry" on the business desk. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> brown: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, christmas day, we'll look ahead to 2013, a pivotal year for implementing the new health care reform law. i'm jeffrey brown. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening. merry christmas, thank you, and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. >> macarthur foundation. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting

>> thanks a lot, george. >>> veteran actor jack klugman died in los angeles. you probably remember him for playing the sloppy sports writer oscar in the 1970s sitcom "the odd couple" or maybe when he played tough- minded medical examiner quincy. klugman lost his voice to throat cancer in the 1980s but trained himself to speak again. he was 90 years old when he die. >> two-time oscar nominee charles durning, dubbed king of the character actors, die in new york at age 89. he portrayed everybody from a blustry public official in many movies and tv shows to -- he's been in the rerival of "cat on a hot tin roof" on bravo and nominated for his oscar appearance in 1982 in "the best little whorehouse in texas" which then an oscar nod for "to be or not to be." we'll be back with more in a couple of minutes so don't go away. here's a look at a camera. we're fogged in there because we're getting storm on this christmas day. >>> after christmas comes new years and we hope you spend it with kron 4. we have our new year's eve live party at 11:30. >>> the pope delivered the

actor jack klugman died yesterday in california. he drove felix you thinker crazy for five seasons in the early '70s tv show "the odd couple." he was 90er use old and passed away at his home. >>> some of them don't even know it yet but dozens of former california prison inmates got pardons on this holiday. governor brown issued the pardons to 789 convicted fell -- 79 convicted felons who have done their time and been crime free now for at least decade. most were convicted of drug offenses and that includes ken benedict who got involved with a bad crowd 20 years ago. >> christmas eve, you know to find this out. what a gift. you know to finally have some closure to you know a long story that you know i did something dumb when i was younger. >> well, he was in prison ben digit joined an -- benedict joined an inmate fire crew. he actually saved a boy's life in a malibu fire in 1992. he was now a school vol fear and is engaged to be married and has his life back on track. >>> time now 6:08. still ahead, santa goes "gangnam style." >> of

. >> catherine: there's word tonight that veteran actor jack klugman, has died. he died today in los angeles. klugman was probably best known for playing the sloppy sports writer oscar in the 19-70s sitcom the "odd couple". he also played a tough-minded medical examiner in quincy, m.e.," klugman lost his voice to throat cancer in the 1980s but trained himself to speak again. he was 90-years old. >> in national news. a police officer and a bystander were shot and killed in suburban houston this morning. it began when the officer made a traffic stop. the suspect drove away - and later began shooting from a parking lot. police say the man shot and killed a bystander, then fired at the officer who was killed. the suspect was also shot - and is in critical condition. police say they have no idea why he opened fire. >> also in texas.six children were hurt when a gasoline can exploded in a backyard today. the children in the dallas area had been sprinkling gasoline on a fire pit in the town of mckinney. the gasoline can blew up, burning the children. some were seriously

and actor jack klugman has passed away at the age of 90 according to the associated press. now back to "caught on camera." p >>> now back to "the mcveigh tapes." >>> it's just 24 hours after the bombing of the murrah building, and timothy mcveigh is sitting quietly in a perry, oklahoma, jail cell. he's not being held in connection with the vicious act that killed 168 people just the day before, but rather for misdemeanor charges. an international manhunt is issued for two suspects, john doe number 1, and john doe number 2. several witnesses claim to have seen a second man in the ryder truck prior to the bombing. as this is happens, mcveigh is biding his time, waiting to see how long it will take for authorities to figure out who he really is. >> while mcveigh's in prison in this little relative ocean of solitude, you know, just waiting for something to happen, the rest of the country is just uptight, in knots, wondering, is there going to be another attack? people are wondering, is this something from the middle east? who could do this? >> fbi agents comb the debris for clu

. >> hollywood is mourning the defendant actor jack klugman this morning. klugman, adored by millions of television viewers over the years. younger fans will remember him as a crime-fighting coroner in the hit tv show "quincy" but he's best remembered for his role as the sloggy cigar-champing sports writer oscar madison in the tv sitcom "the odd couple," a show that never really caught on with audiences until years after it ended in reruns and on nick at night. here he is with larry king back in 1984. >> we were never below off 45, and tony was so worried, and i said listen to the audience, how they were laughing. >> never a hit? >> never, never. >> klugman, once a five pack a day smoker eventually lost a vocal cord and his voice to throat cancer in the 1980s, but he taught himself how to speak again as you see there. his son said he died with his wife by his side on krif machri eve. he was 90 years old. >> all day, all night people in newtown, connecticut are paying tribute. a candle lit for each child an adult thrown there. they will take half hour shifts