that drove my very, very much to do well in school so i ended up going to a city college, pass pasadena city college, right after high school, went there for two years, general ed courses, and that's where i met my english teacher, the one who discovered my writing talent who told me to be a writer, and so when i transferred from pasadena college, went to uc santa cruz to study creative writing, and that's where i began to write high first novel when i was a junior. .. consider the respect that immigration will have been her family. because i think a lot of times they don't think about it that way. they think about the possibilities they will find here. but sometimes, you know, immigrants when you're trying ty save their family sometimes ther end up destroying their families because of that separation is veryer devastating and the famit especially the family that stays behind. they go through so h manye hardships i definitely don't discourage anyone from immigrating because, unfortunately, immigration is a necessity, it's not a choice. so i'm not, i'm not discouraging anybody. but i would li

they have performed at the parade in pasadena and the new york city st.rick's day parade and they have performed overseas in the 2008 olympic games in beijing. by the way, on the left side of the screen, that's the commander-in-chief ball. kate, are you ready to go? >> i am ready to go. when are you picking me up? >> my tux is pressed and ready. >> that's beautiful. >> that's a beautiful shot of the washington convention center where the balls will be taking place. this is the commander-in-chief ball. fewer balls than previous years. >> we'll have special coverage later tonight of all of the balls. anderson cooper, erin burnett, piers morgan, they are spread out across this town and are watching what is going on. i think our viewers right after "the situation room" will want to see our coverage of the balls. i assume the first lady, the second lady, they are inside the white house now. they are getting ready. >> oh, they have to. that's right. >> some amazing musical acts. alicia keys, katy perry, soundgarden. >> some of the same artists actually performe

pasadena. very cold in the midwest with most cities stuck in the 20s. phoenix and sacramento in the 50s.onolulu sounds awfully tempting at 78. i'm highly jealous if you're in miami or honolulu. i wish i were with you. >> me, too. >>> coming up, a look at new year's celebrations around the word. >> but first, we'll remember those that we lost in 2012. you're watching "world news now." ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back. as we say goodbye to 2012, we say goodbye to a long list of public figures that passed away. >> here's a look at those we lost. ♪ ♪ i will always love you ♪ >> this badge does all my talking for me. i'm sworn to uphold the law and that's what i mean to do. ♪ ♪ wherever you're going, i'm going your way ♪ >> i'm sentimental and romantic. i make no bones about that. >> blue suit, gray suit, i'm just a fat little man, a fat, ugly man. >> we wish you love and peace and soul. >> can we all -- can we all get along? can we get along? >> why? i'm mike wallace. >> the experience of a lifetime to be able to fly in space. >> i found a money back guarantee on a beauty cream. i rushed down to the sto

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pasadena, california, the 124th rose parade kicked off this morning. 42 floats made the five-mile journey along with 23 marching bands. an estimated 700,000 people lined the streets to watch. and in new york city, it was an early morning start for sanitation workers. crews worked to collect tons of garbage, including the remnants of some 17 million pieces of confetti that fell on times square at midnight. new year's celebrations turned deadly overnight in ivory coast, when a crowd stampeded. more than 60 people died in the crush to leave a stadium after a fireworks show in abidjan, the country's major commercial city. most of the victims were children and teenagers. some 200 others were injured. today the president of the west african nation called for efforts to improve public safety. it's a national tragedy, of course. and i really hope that we will push ourselves to investigate to see what could have prevented this tragedy so that it will not happen again. >> the government also pledged to cover the cost of hospital treatment for the injured. a new wave of violence rocked pakistan today leaving nine dead and dozens wounded. in the northwest, gunmen a in the northwest, gunmen ambushed a van

pasadena, california, the 124th rose parade kicked off this morning. 42 floats made the five-mile journey along with 23 marching bands. an estimated 700,000 people lined the streets to watch. and in new york city, it was an early morning start for sanitation workers. crews worked to collect tons of garbage, including the remnants of some 17 million pieces of confetti that fell on times square at midnight. new year's celebrations turned deadly overnight in ivory coast, when a crowd stampeded. more than 60 people died in the crush to leave a stadium after a fireworks show in abidjan, the country's major commercial city. most of the victims were children and teenagers. some 200 others were injured. today the president of the west african nation called for efforts to improve public safety. >> it's a national tragedy, of course. and i really hope that we will push ourselves to investigate, to see what could have prevented this tragedy so that it will not happen again. >> the government also pledged to cover the cost of hospital treatment for the injured. a new wave of violence rocked pakistan today leaving nine dead and dozens wounded. in the northwest, gunmen ambushed a van in the town of swabi, k