>> ted, quickly, t.j.where he is at this moment? is he just in a holding cell somewhere off this room? >> reporter: i could not see where there would be a holding when i was up on that floor. you saw that picture. he's obviously in the courthouse right now. he arrived here probably about 45 minutes ago, so he's being held somewhere inside there. i did see what appeared to be some family members, some people that were obviously distraught. they were ushered in by sheriffs' deputies and put into a separate area away from the media waiting area. they were brought into a back room. i don't know for sure, but looking at their faces, and i've attended these hearings before, it look. and they just want to see this initial court appearance. ted, do you have an eta of when this court appearance will get going? >> reporter: we anticipated it would start right about now, but as you can see, they are not ready to do so, so they're still bringing, whether they live a few minutes away for a more significant one, it's re

ted. >> clearly from those images that we're seeing coming out of syria, it is aid that is desperately need. hopefully it will get there, eventually sooner than later. ivan watson from istanbul, turkey. >>> mahmoud ahmadinejad is saying stay tuned at a rally. he said a few hours ago. he said major achievements in the nuclear field would be unveiled in the next few days. >>> much of europe has been in the grips of one of the hardest winters in years. the bitter cold is even icing over the beautiful italian city of venice. look at this. venice's famous canals are actually frozen over. boats are just sitting there stuck in the ice. let's bring in reynolds wolf. reynolds, we're getting a little cold here. a lot of people are waking up to it. boy, nothing like what europe has had to endure. >> indeed. it's been an amazing winter for them, very harsh. at this point parts of the northern plains and upper midwest, we have windchills of 20 below. here in atlanta, not quite so bad, however, we've ha

but at difficult problem worked very ted mentioned a couple. tumbling targets, i don't believe that's a showstopper. ted mentioned that if you cut the missile into pieces, that radar and infrared sensors cannot tell the difference between those chunks of missile body and warheads. that is absolutely technically not true. you can -- not easily, but you can tell the difference between the two. defense science board reports. it's a very good report. i recommend you all if you would like to get the technical details. it's called the science technology, issues of early missile defense. download it from the web. ted said the report says none of the radars work. there's no place in the report that says that. in fact, it says quite the opposite. >> it says the radars don't have adequate range. is that what it says? >> it doesn't say that, either. >> well, you're wrong. >> it says that -- >> ted, i want you to comment but all in turn. >> if you increase the radar by a factor of three, then in the most stressing case, the radar is adequate. the defense s

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i'm ted rolands.elebrated singer whitney houston is dead. she was just 48 years old. here is what we know right now. houston's body was found in her room at the beverly hilton hotel. police say there were no signs of "obvious criminal intent." her body was removed from the hotel to the morgue just a couple of hours ago. that's where they will try to determine the cause of death. music industry executives staying in the room just above houston says she heard two loud booms and a man's voice around 20 minutes before houston was pronounced dead. >> kelli carter saw whitney houston this past tuesday. she is in our los angeles bureau. tell us where you saw her and how did she seem to be doing to you? >> you know, i was actually at the beverly hilton. randy and monica, two singers who obviously were influenced and mentored by whitney houston, were rehearsing for the clive davis party, that happened just a few hours ago, and she had been hanging out with monica most of the day and her daughter bobbi christin

i want to thank peter, ted and bill. we will have a buffet lunch available out in the hallway so you can feel free to grab food and bring it back in. we'll reconvene at 2 p.m. today. thank you very much. >> on your screen is representative chris smith who heads the executive china commission. they're holding a hearing on china human rights abuses. the committee will hearing from imprisonment of china human rights attorney who's been missing for two years. his wife will be at today's hearing along with the founder of freedom now and china aid association president bob few. we expect this hearing to get under way here live on c-span 3.

>> good morning, ted. we just got word from activists in the southern provinces, which has been a real hot bed of protests from the very beginning. five minute were killed in a village town of mouseffa. we can't confirm this because we're now allowed in by the syrian government. the siege-like conditions continue in the city of homs, the third largest city in syria, which has been she would day after day by tanks, artillery, rockets and mortars with one resident making a desperate plea to us to please help get the children out of that city with the syrian military, saying not allowing for food and medicine in to help the beleaguered hospitalization of that city. the syrian government has reported state news agencies that a senior military doctor who ran a hospital in da ma damascus was murdered outside his hope. this does not bode well for the future of this country in the heart of the middle east. >> reports say that saudi arabia has drafted a new u.n. resolution for the general assembly. will we see any

i'm ted rowlands sitting in for don lemon. it is music's biggest night, but all the attention is on the one superstar who won't be at tonight's grammys, whitney houston dead at the age of 48. the cause of death is still unknown, but we've learned that an autopsy will be performed as early as today and may have already taken place. tmz is citing informed sources who say the singer was found unconscious in the tub of her beverly hills hotel room where she was pronounced dead. the site also claims her bodyguard attempted cpr and pills were found at the scene. this is also courtesy of tmz. a picture of the 18-year-old daughter of whitney houston and bobby brown, bobbi kristina rushed to a los angeles hospital in the last few hours. no word on why but her condition was thought not to be life threatening. fans gathered outside the hotel where houston died laying down roses and candles and ireport tributes have been rolling into cnn. tonight the music industry will honor whitney houston at the grammy awards. jennifer hudson and chaka

>> reporter: good morning, ted. the final day here at cpac, conservative political action conference. it's like super bowl for conservatives nationwide. they have been doing it for 39 years. the top leaders and activists are meeting this year. we have the battle for the republican nomination going on. itis quite a contestant. three of the four candidates were here. here is a taste of what they said. >> who has supported the stepchild of obama care? the person in massachusetts who built the largest government run health care system in the united states. someone who would simply give that issue away in the fall. >> i happen to be the only candidate in this race, republican or democrat, who has never worked a day in washington. [ applause ] i don't have old scores to settle or decades of cloak room deal that is i have to defend. >> all of you have seen the washington establishment pile on top of me. all of you have seen things that are profoundly false. there's a good reason they are doing it. this campaign is a mortal

and i will say this right into the camera, thank you ted turner. because it is ted turner who is the body, strength, spirit and money behind this project. fit were not for ted turner, nobody in hollywood would care if this film is made. we have dealt with an astonishing variety of -- i won't get into it. it's been an interesting experience, to say the least. but because of ted turner, we are making a movie. and i hope all of you get excited by that. the release -- this is a big screen feature film. it will be released probably christmas 2002. the filming should go from the end of august into december. you have to cover two seasons. i talked about this before. you have chance lorz bill in the spring. you have to film it when there is green leaves. you can't film it in when the leaves are changing. then you have fredericksburg which takes place where there are no leaves on the trees at all. you have to bridge the two seasons. and they'll be doing that from august to december. so i knew about that. so i thought i would just answer it first. anyone els

well-known blog, ted's take with interesting material on it. i was looking at it yesterday and featured a quote from winston church hill, which one of his season ticket holders said to him. when you're going through hell, keep going. that sounded like good advice. holds the chair in government studies at brookings, author of a number books on government performance and various types of public policymaking. he's putting out a paper today entitled political dysfunction and economic decline. we'll spend a little time talking about that. the paper looks at the growing political polarization between the parties and diminished capacity of congress to address important issues. bill is very honest and direct about many things in part because in his earlier life he served as a sarge enin the u.s. marine corps, which i always thought was an important part of his biography. what i'd like to do is start with peter. you lead one of the major media outlets in the country. i've seen the virtual revolution take place in the media industry. how is the prolifera

ted olsen went on to become solicitor general in the bush administration. a conservative icon and liberal icon fighting on the same team. they won their first round in federal court with a ruling that proposition 8 was unconstitutional. that was appealed up to the circuit court, which is one level below the u.s. supreme court. today we got the ruling from that circuit court. they found proposition 8 does violate the united states constitution. it is unconstitutional. the court found that proposition 8 served no purpose and had no effect other than to lessen the status and human dignity of gays and lesbians in california. joining us now for an exclusive interview is one of those two famous lawyers that got that big win today, former solicitor-general ted olsen. congratulations and thank you for your time tonight. nice to see you. >> it's my pleasure to be here. thank you, rachel. >> i'm no expert on these matters, especially compared to you, but the ruling seems to be narrowly construed to aapply just to the situation in california, to not assert a right to

thanks so much, ted.ou tomorrow morning. >> all right. >>> a stamp of approval from politically influential conservatives. that's what all four republican presidential candidates are fighting for today at cpac, the conservative political action conference in washington. cnn political contributor mark preston. results of the cpac straw poll will be released later on today. highly anticipated. what's the buzz in the room there? >> well, a couple of things. one, we don't have ron paul, fred, this year at cpac. in past years he's had such a loyal following of young voters who would come in and stuff the ballot box and he would win the straw poll. however, ron paul did not participate in cpac, instead he decided to stay on the campaign trail. so one, will mitt romney win the straw poll and if he does, will that help change the narrative about his affiliation and attraction to conservative voters. something he has had a little bit of trouble with so much in this race for the presidential republican nomination.

we have got to get there. >> ted olson, former solicitor-general under george w. bush along with david boyes. thank you so much for joining us tonight and congratulations on your win today. >> thank you so much. >> a programming note. one of the couples represented by ted olson are on the last word with lawrence o'donnell tonight, which is very cool. you have to watch that, okay? deal, deal. joining us now is dahlia litwick. dahl dahlia, thanks for being with us. >> hi, there. >> listen to ted olson, do you agree with his take on whether or not this case goes to the supreme court and how it will do there? >> well, i agree with just about everything he said. i do think it's really important to look back at judge von walker's 2010 decision and look at how thermonuclear that decision really was. what he did in that opinion, finding a fundamental right to gay marriage, finding an equal protection violation was whittled down by the court today. i r ironically it looks a little like bush v. gore to me. a little bit like they're saying? states where supreme courts give o

listening to ted olson, do you agree on his take? zpl >> i agree with just about everything he said i think it's important to look back at judge walker's 2010 decision and look how thermonuclear that decision was. what he did in that opinion finding a fundamental ray to gay marriage, finding equal protection violation was whittled down by the court today, and ironically, i do think you have to read a little bit of judge reinhart, the two judges in the majority of the 9th circuit as writing something that looks like bush v gore. they are saying in states where supreme courts give one the right to marry, and then by referendum that right is taken away, someone dried it as lucy with the football you can't put it out this and take it back. in those states when there are 18,000 couples who marry in good faith believing they have the right to marry you can't take it away, that is a pretty narrow one-ride only determination. now, i do agree with mr. olson, absolutely, the language in this is so powerful, so eloquent, it really is and i reme

ted, a quick snapshot of the forecast.r heart is, quote, one of the millions that are broken by houston's death. rick vincent looks back at the life that was marked by great success and some very difficult times. ♪ because the greatest >> reporter: her united states was a voice instantly recognized worldwide. whitney houston sold more than 170 million albums with hits including "saving all my love for you" and "the greatest love of all" ♪ and i will >> reporter: perhaps her crowning acleavement her cov or of dolly partner's "i will always love you" from "the body guard" with kevin costner. born into a musical family in newark, new jersey, 1963. her incredible talent was discovered at an early age and signed by aris ta records in 1983. two albums brought seven consecutive number one hits passing the beatles and the beegees. she was music. 's most awarded artist of all of time, six grammys, two emmys, 16 billboard awards and 23 american awards and named female artist of the decade in 2000. she struggled with alcohol and drug

ted rowlands, thanks very much for that. ted rowlands reporting live for us in ohio. and we'll have more on this story straight ahead. but we do want to turn to our other news of the day, politics, another very big story today. crucial primaries playing out in arizona and michigan. for mitt romney and for rick santorum, 59 delegates. that's the number up for grabs when both of those states go to vote all day today. a lot of attention on mitt romney's home state of michigan, where his father served as governor back in the '60s. a lot of political pundits say losing michigan could certainly sting mitt romney's bid for the republican nomination. some recent polls show that romney and santorum are in a statistical dead heat in that state. and while the republican candidates face off, president obama took an opportunity to shore up support with the united auto workers. he told them he was proud of them and he knew the 2009 auto bailout would succeed. >> it wasn't because of anything the government did, it wasn't just because of anything management did, it was because i bel

ted stevens died in an airplane crash two years ago. still to come on abc7 news, a timesaving way to get through airport security is heading to the d.c. area. we will tell you what you have to do to be part of the program. >> and mcdonald is making a lot of money even with the fight on fat under way. >> and rick santorum and his three wins are changing the course of the race. what he had to say, and [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless sperum, we can empower more people to innovate create jobs, and put momentum behind our economy. and a spectrum auction could raise as much as 30 billion dollars to help fund the payroll tax cut. it's simple. more spectrum means more freedom. for everyone. >> we continue now on the latest with the republican candidates for the presidential nomination. a lot of action at the polls last night for rick santorum. >> that is right, rick santorum swept the caucuses and primaries in three s

let's check in first with our ted rowlands. ted?er student has died as a result of the shooting here in ohio yesterday. we're learning more about the suspect, as well, who will make his first court appearance coming up in a few hours. we'll have the latest coming up at the top of the hour. >>> i'm cnn political editor paul steinhauser. at a polling station, could democratic voters decide who wins the republican presidential primary here? details at the top of the hour. >>> i'm alison kosik, 20 years ago, gordon gekko claimed greed is good, now the fictional insider trader is changing his tune and teaming up with the fbi to catch criminals just like him. more on that in the next hour. >> thanks, everyone. we'll check in with you. >>> well, rising gas prices threatening americans' livelihood. >> the prices keep going up. how can you afford to get to work? >> it's not just workers who are feeling the pinch. we're going to see whether higher prices are hurting a state that depends very heavily on tourism dollars. who are you talking to?

ted, i wanted to start with you though. what can you tell us what you have learned today from reporting on this about who tj lane is, the shooter here? >> reporter: well, you alluded to it, erin. a young man from a tough childhood. lived off and on with his mother or grandparents, has a brother that has been in and out of joil. one student described him as very quiet. said he didn't have a very good attendance record, but when he was here, a fairly nice child or young man and according to one person, they say this was a complete shock. he was reported to students a victim of bullying on and off and that's sort of the picture we're getting. a young man who didn't say a lot, but was the target of some bullying from a broken home. >> that bullying the link to the students? what have they been saying about how the five kids who were shot were targeted? were they specifically targeted? >> reporter: well, that according to witnesses, it seemed to many eyewitnesses that these students were targeted. now, the reason likely accordin

so scott brown, a republican, wins ted kennedy's senate seat. this has devastating consequences for the president's legislative agenda. it's all in jeopardy now, and, you know, she has two issues with her husband's team. one is that, you know, she doesn't understand how they could have let this happen. you know, how they could have sort of drops the ball on the race. but the other issue which is so, is more, i think, to the heart of the role she plays in the presidency. she's always had this idea that her husband is going to be a transformative president, right?

ted rowlands is in chardon, ohio, this morning. ted, are all the teachers back in school as well and i know a lot of the counselors have showed up as well? >> reporter: yeah. the teachers are arriving just now, actually. they started to arrive at the top of the hour here. they are being checked off. there's a security perimeter around the school so that only teachers and employees come to the school today. they are coming here, i just talked to the superintendent a few moments ago, they're coming to heal themselves and to come back and reintroduce themselves, if you will, to the scene of this crime, this horrific shooting. the calf tear yeah, etc., and prepare for students to come back. tomorrow parents are invited to come to the school to do much the same thing with their students. so they'll spend the day, these next two days, trying to establish some sort of normalcy and then on friday classes will resume. >> and so what more are we learning about that assistant football coach who's being called a hero, ted? >> reporter: well, h

one thing both john and jacqueline kennedy i think both felt is what you are saying, ted, one test of american power is the number of missiles and nuclear weapons and so, but often times just as important is how people think about america in their hearts and that was what the peace corp was about. >> there's wonderful statements in the book -- >> one or two. >> -- thank goodness. i learned she named her poodle degall -- >> this was my foot note, she should not be held responsible for that. >> did those surprise snu >> when she said that she came to have, i think the same opinion of french people as she did of people in wisconsin. i think sort of for the same reasons, because wisconsin did not ultimately vote overwhelmingly for john kennedy and the french particularly charles degall was giving her husband a great deal of trouble. so i think you can see the things to some extent as a great test of loyalty. >> there's language in the middle of the account of the cuban missile crisis. she said no day and no night. >> no difference between sleeping and waking. and that was a signal. one of

steve, go ahead. >> we talked a little bit about the ted offensive earlier in the session. can you talk about what impact reporters had in vietnam while in the election? >> it was the first time that tv was really involved in the war. the visual image in general, it was probably 16 millimeter film at the time brought back to the tv stations. there was no embedding going on. there was no control by the military of this. they just went. she showed battle scenes and things you don't see now. they brought the war really into the living roo >> 1964, the dixie crowds who were in segregationists, many of them moved to the republican party or retired. that had a lot to do with losing the south. wallace, it's hard to say which side he heard more, but any one of these things, including gene mccarthy's support of humphrey could have won the election for him. >> so plrks caouette, let me conclude where your documentary ends and where hubert humphrey's life ends in his battle with cancer, and i think it pretty much encapsulates that phrase you used earlier, the so-called happy warrior t