that was straus, the nominee and admiral and the congress secretary. >> off the top of his head. he did not google it. >>ive might have written about that recently. >> i am as much of a nerd as you are still. >> i don't know. >> he got it. >> he said 1959. >> it's not my matter. >> he has the desk to prove it. >> in the memory of john tower and lewis straus, we end it there. up next, the immigration and positive talk. will anything get done? that size the cycle rolls on for wednesday, january 30th. time just flies. [ male announcer ] how do you measure happiness? by the armful? by the barrelful? the carful? how about...by the bowlful? campbell's soups give you nutrition, energy, and can help you keep a healthy weight. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. for their annual football trip. that's double miles you can actually use. tragically, their buddy got sacked by blackouts. but it's our tradition! that's roughing the card holder. but with the capital one venture card you get double miles you can actually use. [ cheering ] any flight, anytime. the scoreboard doesn't lie. wh

. >> reporter: jeff straus is the president of countdown entertainment. the evening's festivities are part of a public-private partnership between his firm and the city of new york. >> you've got our costs, you've got the cities costs, it's a lot of money, but it's also one of the biggest events in the world. the promotion that new york city gets from times square new year's eve when the world is watching. that's priceless. >> reporter: and, that means lots of eyeballs for marketers. the big sponsors tonight, nivea, toshiba, philips and the ball's maker, waterford. >> first and foremost. this is a civic event and we needed partners who understood that the civic nature is the priority and if we could build there marketing goals into what is the tradition of the event then it works for everybody. >> reporter: tonight's star attraction weighs in at nearly 12,000 pounds, is made up of nearly 27,000 cut crystal panels and is worth an estimated $1 million. but the celebration isn't just great exposure for the sponsors. >> after the christmas holiday people come

. >> reporter: jeff straus is the president of countdown entertainment. the evening's festivities are part of a public-private partnership between his firm and the city of new york. >> you've got our costs, you've got the cities costs, it's a lot of money, but it's also one of the biggest events in the world. the promotion that new york city gets from times square new year's eve when the world is watching. that's priceless. >> reporter: and, that means lots of eyeballs for marketers. the big sponsors tonight, nivea, toshiba, philips and the ball's maker, waterford. >> first and foremost. this is a civic event and we needed partners who understood that the civic nature is the priority and if we could build there marketing goals into what is the tradition of the event then it works for everybody. >> reporter: tonight's star attraction weighs in at nearly 12,000 pounds, is made up of nearly 27,000 cut crystal panels and is worth an estimated $1 million. but the celebration isn't just great exposure for the sponsors. >> after the christmas holiday people come

variable rate bond financing to fund a renovation of the school's campus, which is the former levi straus factory at 250 valencia street. the project enabled the school to pursue its growth plans of adding grades 6 through 8 * . and it added classrooms, labs, library, visual and performing arts space, athletics facilities, and an outdoor play space. we are asking a recommendation and approval for refinancing these series 2007 bonds. additional bond proceeds would find new capital improvements to the school's facilities and pay for the cost associated with terminating its existing interest rate schwab related to the 2007 bonds. >> okay. there's

random house at a time that publishing -- i think were often referred to as the golden years but roger straus on for our strauss, charles scribner and knopf owned alfred knopf so it wasn't a joke. in fact you had enough money to go into the whole thing to begin with. but i started and my interest has always been serious fiction and nonfiction. so that is what i publish through the 60s and in the 70s i was at simon & schuster, where i first began to publish being mcewan and margaret atwood, barry unsworth and i commissioned schindler's list at that point. tom conneely always submitted to books to be published at the same time and one was perfectly wonderful and the other was i thought a clinker. i made an offer on one and i never got to publish in. one day i got a letter from him handwritten saying i have come upon these remarkable files in a letter shop and are you interested? you have always been so nice in liking my work. i said well can you tell me a little bit more? so he rode a little bit more and we had to have a -- we didn't have a literary agent for him in dealing with this because i

a city investigation finds paxtai's cheese collected a surplus, but the city says the strau restaurantaby coos ] [ man announcing ] millions are still exposed to the dangers... of secondhand smoke... and some of them can't do anything about it. ♪ [ continues ] [ gasping ] >>> welcome back. 10:28. 63 by thursday, 65 by saturday, 66 on saturday and 65 at the coast. we'll start warming you up by tomorrow. let's check on the drive, mike. >> and i guess if you can't take the cold, stay off this flagpole over here. the entire area getting swept away by the wind. a smooth flow of traffic. a vehicle south toward mission on 680 off to the side, but not much of a problem. still a little slow through mountain view and could you pleaseer -- cupertino. westbound smooth after a few problems. no problems now from university all the way to the toll plaza with no backup. >> thank you so much for joining us. we'll have top stories coming up in a half hour from now. that's at 11:00. hope to see you then. . ♪ what's going on, what's going on ♪ >> we're back on this fun day monday with today's buzz. it was