i'm paula zahn. and as mr. now, there's another big friend of us, friend of all of us. i'm sure you know, you know him very well. ladies and gentlemen, david foster. [ cheers and applause ] zahn: mr. foster has been called "the hit man," and for good reason, having not only composed a score of hit songs himself, but also having discovered and nurtured some huge stars along the way. [ cheers and applause ] good evening, andrea. hi, david. i was out there with the people, listening to the concert, and you are -- i don't know if you can say this on tv -- but, you are singing your ass off. [ laughter ] it is unbelievable! it sounds so great. i wanted to say that andrea and i have worked together a lot, and we have great fun together. and, as he mentioned, a couple of the composers -- morricone -- but there's a lot of italian -- popular italian songs that became big in america, and this one was from 1962. and it won a grammy for riz ortolani. and when i said to andrea that we should do this song, like, amore style,

he's now working for investigation discoveries on the case with paula zahn. he served four months behind bars for pleading guilty trying to blackmail letterman. >> from cnn's world headquarters bringing you news and analysis from across the nation and around the globe, live from studio 7, this is cnn saturday morning. >> and it is top of the hour straight up. we are at the cnn center. it is cnn start morning and new year's eve, saturday, december 31st. i'm e.d. hill. thanks for joining us this morning. presidential politics less than 72 hours from the first in the contest of election 012. republican candidates sprinting down iowa's home very much. we're live in des moines in just a moment. >>> verizon, you know that fee they were going to charge you? the company says they herd the outrage and they're now backing off. details, coming up. >>> times square in new york city, looks pretty normal right now, but a million people are on the way to fill it up for america's biggest celebration. >>> and 2012 arriving hour by hour around the world. live pictures here. ha

i'm paula zahn, and, as you can see, the stage is set and the musicians are in place in anticipation of an evening that mr. bocelli calls his gift to new york city. and what a gift it promises to be. join us as "great performances" presents "andrea bocelli: live in central park." ♪

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he's working for investigation discoveries on the case with paula zahn.s after pleading guilty to trying to blackmail letterman. >> and fred did you see this coming? they are so cute. katy perry, russell brand say it's over. the british pop star -- i should say the pop star and british comedian, they say irreconcilable differences, like they all do. they don't give us the good stuff. the two tied the knot in india last october. ♪ at last >> a representative for etta james says the 70-year-old singer is now breathing on her own. i just listen to those pipes. beautiful. she's amazing. amazing. she has fortunately been taken off a respirator. she's still in the california hospital. according to one report she's battling leukemia and dementia, sheels well-known for that hit, then you think about to that youtube hit "friday friday ♪ >>> pitch er r.a. dickey puttin his career on the line. next month he plans to scale kilimanjaro for awareness and money to stop sex trafficking in india. the mets told him they have the right to void his contract if he's injured d

robert halderman who goes by the name of joe is now producing on the case with paula zahn on the investigation channel. hauler man was released from prison a little more than a year ago. he was a producer for cbs' "48 hours: mystery" when he told letterman he wanted money to keep quiet about the late show host's affairs with some female staffers. >>> steven hawking is looking for a high scale helped. the fame british physicist needs someone who help develop and maintain the electronic speed system that allows him to communicate his vision of the universe. an ad on his website says applicants should be computer literate and able to repair electronic devices without an instruction manual. >>> this is causing fury among some customers. verizon will now charge some of them a $2 fee just to pay their bills. the new charge affects people who pay their bill over the phone or online with a credit card. it goes into effect january 15. it will not apply to electronic check payments or automatic credit card payments. people are comparing it to the debit charge from a lot of banks. >>> the ipad is the nex

robert halderman is now a producer for "on the case with paula zahn" on the discovery channel.alderman admitted he tried to get money from letterman. >>> this is confusing to me. is it or isn't it contaminated? there's a very confusing lettuce recall effecting ten western and southwestern states. growers express says there is no evidence that its iceberg lettuce has salmonella. but kroger's and smith's growthry stores in those states are pulling the letties off tuc shelves. the stores say they are doing it as an unofficial recall what is that? is it contaminated or not? >>> all right. let's turn to politics. a great sport and mitt romney is getting a boost from a guy many republicans would hope would run for president himself, chris christie. christie jokingly played the role of political wise guy yesterday. >> so, listen, i want to tell you something. i want to tell you something really clearly. i'm in a good mood this morning. i'm feeling happy and upbeat. i love being with mitt, but you people disappoint me on tuesday, you don't do what you're supposed to do on tuesday for m

"on the case with paula zahn."ind bars pleading guilty to trying to blackmail letterman. >>> i thought it might last, but, no. katy perry, russell brand, so funny. they're calling it quits. pop star and british ka median citing irreconcilable differences. doesn't everybody? tied the knot in india in october of last year. ♪ at last my love has come along ♪ >> you know, between patsy, ella and etta, i don't know which one's bet. but go have good news about etta james. representatives saying the 73-year-old singer is now breathing on her own. she has been taken off a respirator and remains in a california hospital, according to one report. james is battling leukemia and dementia and, yeah, who doesn't love that song? gosh, they don't make voices like that. ♪ like a song >> oh. >>> well, best of luck to her, and good health in the new year. >>> a former pro wrestling now calling it quits. it seems his turn at ultimate fighting didn't end so well. and so now, i go backened forth. a former pro. came back, now he says, no