other points include serving boston's mayor's kevin white and raymond flynn, and for the past 10 years, it is 10 already -- president and ceo of the boston foundation, and one adult oldest and largest community foundations. author, a friend of community development, and one of our own extended family members, please join me in welcoming paul grogan. [laughter] [applause] >> thank you very much, richard. it is homecoming for me. the fact that this organization is so vital and so robust, and doing such great things across america is, as you would imagine, a source of great pride for me, and i do get to work lisk.-- wher i have had a chance to see a number of you are ready, and i look forward very much to the evening, and the chance to connect some more. but, between now and this evening, we have a wonderful opportunity to hear about what is happening in urban communities from those who feel it most -- the mayors on the front lines, and we have four spectacular political -- urban, political leaders to hear from and to converse among themselves and take questions from you in due course. be

in 1975, kevin white and a legendary developer were trying to get fanuel all revitalized. had more financial assistance since then we have now. they had meetings with ceos everywhere they went. guess how much financing they were able to raise from boston budget hotel banks, insurance companies, and so forth? not a single dime. pc's business leaders were voting no on this exciting project. it was a historic part of the city. that was now complete and pervasive pessimism about the american city was. in of that they were told, we understand your intentions are nothing but the best, but this will never fly. as we know now, things have really turned around. there are troubled cities still, and even the best cities have tough problems to deal with, but what a shift there has been both in the condition of cities and the perception of them. we now seem to understand that over 80% of the population lives in metropolitan areas. 90% of the gdp is produced in metropolitan areas. the very idea of the cities, the distinctiveness of urban blight has enjoyed a comeback with significant pa

. >>> a man with ties to a white supremist group has been arrested for trying to explode a bomb at a martin luther king day parade in washington state. 36-year-old kevined with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and possessing an unregistered explosive device. he allegedly put the bomb along a parade route in spokane on january 17th. it was defused before it went off, and it's still not known if he acted alone. >>> well, it was an emotional day in court wednesday for some of the victims of the shooting rampage in tucson. they faced the man accused of opening fire that day. sandra hughes has the details. >> reporter: jared loughner smiled as he was led into the courtroom wednesday, the same smile that he wore in his first booking photo following the tucson shooting spree. now with short, dark hair and long sideburns, loughner stood shackled before u.s. district judge larry burns and, through his attorney, pleaded not guilty to 49 federal charges. he's accused of killing six people, and wounding 13 others. including u.s. representative gabrielle giffords. susan hileman sat in her wheelchair in the front row, gripping her husband's hand and f

white house" on sunday, our interview with rick santorum. >> next, a discussion on public education with sacramento mayor kevin johnson and former washington.c. school chancel michelle rhe. after leaving the d.c. school system, michelle rhee founded "student's first." from the clinton school of public service from the university of arkansas, this is one hour and a half. >> in his 2011 state of the union address, president obama mentioned the words "educate and education" 14 times. it underscores the need for real, lasting reform in our education system. the president asked us to do what is necessary to give all children a chance to succeed, but in doing so, he is admitting that we have too many kids in this country who are born into circumstances where success is not a legitimate option. our guests tonight are out to change that. michelle rhee is a former classroom teacher and a founder of the new teacher project that certifies and supports teachers in high poverty schools. she is known for her tenure as the chancellor of washington, d.c. public schools. in her new role as founder of "student's first" the stated mission is to pursue transf

kevin harpham is accused of leaving a sophisticated bomb in a backpack along the mlk day parade route in spokane. he's linked to a whitees including one count of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. >>> terrorism in the muslim community is the focus of a controversial hearing today on capitol hill. >> and a new york congressman faces some pretty intense criticism after he called for this hearing. john hendren has the story now. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, rob and peggy. a republican congressman's hearings on muslim-americans has many muslim-americans crying that they are being persecuted. muslim-americans say this is the new mccarthyism. >> mohammed was a child molester. mohammed was a pervert! >> reporter: outside a fund-raiser for muslim charities in california's conservative orange county, protesters targeted muslims as communists were targeted by congressional investigations in the 1950s. muslim-american leaders say this is the new senator mccarthy, new york republican congressman peter king. he's chairing a thursday hearing titled radicalization in the american-muslim community in the

. >>> a man linked to white supremacist group is held without bond for trying to bomb a martin luther king day parade. 36-year-old kevinington. he's accused of leaving a backpack explosive in spokane on january 17th. it was diffused before it went off. harpham could face life in prison. a deadly earthquake in china this morning. a magnitude 5.8 quake centered at a region on the myanmar border in southwest china. it toppled houses and damaged a hotel and supermarket killing 22 people and injuring more than 200. >>> a perfect finish to the space shuttle "discovery's" final flight. it glided to a lachbdsing yesterday at the kennedy space center. it's being retired after 27 years and will go on display at washington's air and space museum. >>> katie couric now has a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." >> good morning. how to stop cyber bullying and protect kids from threats and intimidation. we'll speak with one family who was too late to help their own daughter from being harassed on-line. so that story and more tonight only on the "cbs evening news." now back to "the early show." >>> and at 8:05 we send it took abou