. >>> from carlos santana to the beach boys, the red carpet event tonight to welcome california's newest hall of famers. >>> students and faculty of a bay area high school are mourning the death of a football star. fred thompson was a defensive tackle at his first year at morgan state when he collapsed suddenly on wednesday. >> reporter: by all accounts fred thompson was a hero both on the football field and off. investigators believe thompson died while playing basketball with friends. >> everybody liked fred. that's the best way to say it. big old guy, fun, great smile. >> reporter: by this morning friends had already posted video tributes to thompson on you taoáub. students at oakland technical high school say they are still shocked by thompson's sudden death. >> nobody can be like fred. ever. nobody. >> reporter: high school senior muhammad played football alongside thompson at tech. >> he will always be there for you. a will the of people take it as a big brother. fred was always there to help you. >> reporter: faculty members at tech remember thompson as a hard worker. they say at

. ♪ >> reporter: a little justin bieber and carlos santana.t midnight, lady gaga. ♪ i was born this way >> reporter: it's stunning, to think about how much has changed over 40 years of countdowns and party favors. saturday night will bring one more precious snapshot of popular sound and fashion. each times square smooch made all the sweeter by nostalgia and tradition. >> i remember as a kid, standing in my living room and i was allowed to stay up and watch dick clark with the headset and the microphone and the big abc lo logo. >> hi, dick clark with you. >> reporter: that's right, kids. long before "american idol," there was this guy. a consummate pro with a teenager's soul. >> it's all dick clark shaking in times square. >> you would watch at home and you would feel like you are part of the party. feel like he was just talking to you. >> reporter: the man in charge is now 82 and it's been seven years since the stroke that changed his beloved broadcast. >> i want to thank you for tuning in tonight. >> reporter: how is he doing? >> good. he's e

this year's list includes carlos santana, basketball superstar magic johnson.best selling novelist amy tamm mike love, buzz aldrin and doris fisher. >>> occupy evictions round two. all-night face off, skirmishes with police as protesters try to retake justin herman plaza. we are there live with the latest. >> reporter: oakland toddler may be taken off life support today. police are watching carefully. i'm amy hollyfield live in oakland. next what officers are worried about. >>> major pay concession san jose police are willing to make to protect their jobs. beth! hi. looking good! you've lost some weight. thanks! you noticed! you know these clothes are too big now, so i'm donating them. nogoing back the again. good for you! how'd you do i eating right, whole grain. whole grain? whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't... multigrain cheerios has five whole grains and 110 lightly sweetened calories per serving... more grains. less you! multigrain cheerios.

a little justin bieber and carlos santana.ht, lady gaga. ♪ i was born this way >> reporter: it's stunning to think about how much has changed over 40 years of countdowns and party favors. >> i remember as a kid, standing in my living room. and i was allowed to stay up and watch dick clark, with the headset and the microphone and the big abc logo. >> dick clark with you, live. >> reporter: long before "american idol," there was this guy. a consummate pro. with a teenager's soul. >> i was impressed how he could make you so comfortable. you'd watch at home and you felt like you were part of the party. >> reporter: the man in charge is now 82. it's been seven years since a stroke that changed his beloved broadcast. how's he doing? >> good. he's excited about this year. he gets excited every year. looks forward to this. >> reporter: will he make an appearance? >> he will. he'll be on. are you kidding? he still runs the show. >> reporter: can we go see the actual -- >> yeah. you want to go upstairs? >> reporter: the ball? can you ge

many grammy award-winning artists such as carlos santana, john santos, arts commissioner john calaway and john santos and internationally renowned artists like paul simon, bonnie wait and herb hancock support this. many local artists in san francisco are potentially impacted financially by the loss of the opportunity to have their music nationally recognized so i urge colleagues to support the rest. and lastly, i'd like us to close the meeting in honor of china town born civil rights and human rights activist franklin fung cho o.i.a. was born on may 29, 1936, and passed away a few weeks ago in november. he lost his life to leukemia and was a nate a native of china town but attended san francisco state university where he was active in the san francisco state third world strike and fighting for ethnic studies classes in our schools and worked for 30 years as a federal employee in washington, d.c. for the eeoc and civil rights commission. he was a long-time supporter of small businesses and promightor of the golden gate caterers and editor of china line and teacher of chinese cooking. h

. >> reporter: they weren't the only musicians on the list, iconic guitarist carlos santana made theired justice roger trainer talked about the value of hard work as did mba legend magic johnson who has invested in sacramento with a technology area in the south area. >> major jackson came and said, you need to invest here, you've invested in a lot of places around the state -- mayor jackson. >> thank god for you because you've been a mentor for these men and women, for these gang members. >> where to stand that we're to announce a message. to stand with those who are poor and powerful and voiceless and to stand with those who's burdens are more than they can bare. >> it's so wonderful to be here -- >> reporter: major kevin johnson and lisa ling handed out the awards. and rob lowe came in to speak. >>> look for the gallery section on the home page, we have all of the candidates. >>> robert cole was hit by a fine by a state's ethics panel. we told you about cole leaving the city and enlisting in the army. he is now a sergeant. >>> a ban on free toys with fast food has had little effect

so will carlos santana. what they won't have is this -- or this.ities big and small have their own answer to that famous times square ball. trip adviser rounded up the best of them. from cheese, in plymouth, wisconsin, to moon pies in mobile, alabama. they may not be as big. but they have as much heart. and it's watching a possum at midnight isn't your idea of a dream new year's, you can always join the 1 billion people worldwide, that's billion with a "b," who will watch that ball drop on tv. and perhaps enjoy a less public new year's kiss. it is always so nice to get to know the faces behind this big celebration, who makes it possible. we want to head over and say good morning to jeff strauss, president of countdown entertainment. >> good morning. >> good morning. and good morning morning to jim o'leary, of waterford. the crystal, everybody is fascinated by. let's talk about the theme this year. there is one. >> every year, we have a new theme. this year, it's let there be friendship. it's not just in the united states. friendship is a world, glo

and carlos santana, guitarist from san francisco. what took them so long? that's quit a bunch. >> i like this next story. >>> let's go. an iraqi vet tied the knot in a very unexpected way. >> he and his bride decided to exchange their vows at a starbucks coffee shop. >> why not? >> the groom said he wasn't a big coffee drinker until met her. they kept coming back to the starbucks until the navy deployed him to iraq for 15 months. the bride wanted her wedding to reflect how her love story began. >> we started out as coffee friends. and then we found love over coffee. >> isn't that sweet. >> whatever. >>> you get on the news and be a little different. >> must have been a very small wedding. >> yeah. they really jammed them in there didn't they? the baristas were happy to the store for the ceremony. nice of them. >> random strangers. >> what's going on? i need a triple latte here, come on, banging on the door. >>> an olympic athlete up for sale on ebay. his plea before the big summer games. >> and her ratings are down. key staff members have left. now the lega

. ♪ a little justin bieber, carlos santana. ♪ maria >> reporter: at midnight, lady gaga. ♪ i was bornr: stunning to think about how much has changed over 40 years of count downs and party favors. >> i remember as a kid standing in my living room and i was allowed to stay up and watch dick clark with the headset and microphone and big abc logo. >> hi, dick clark with you. >> reporter: long before "american idol" there was this guy, a consummate pro with the teenager's soul. >> i was always in pressed with how he could make you feel so comfortable. watch at home and feel look you were part of the party and he was just talking to you. >> reporter: the man in charge is now 82. and seven years since the stroke that changed his beloved broadcast. >> how is he doing? >> good. he is excited about this year. he gets excited every year. looks forward to this. >> reporter: will he make an appearance? >> he will. >> reporter: yeah? >> are you kidding he still runs the show. >> reporter: can we go see the actual? >> go upstairs. >> see the ball. >> got me up there? >> don't press anything. or brea

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