its creator, andrew lloyd weber, is with us this morning. at his remarkable career. ♪ the music of the night >> a famous line from one of theater's most famed productions. written, produced and composed by london native, andrew lloyd weber. >> he's a real perfectionist which can be a pain for some people. but i happen to like that. >> and so do millions of fans and critics around the world. weber's shows have won seven tonys, three grammys, an oscar and a golden globe. over four decades, he's transformed musical theater. weber's initial success came in the 1970s with the productions of jesus christ superstar. ♪ >> and evita. >> don't cry for me argentina notes. ♪ >> in the '80s. he created "cats." >> memories ♪ >> prior to "cats" a successful broadway show would run for two, three, four years. it ran 18 years, unprecedented. >> the phantom came to town. now in the 24th year on broadway, it's known as the most successful piece of entertainment of all-time. 130 million people have seen it to the tune of $5.6 billion in revenue. >> it becomes a

weber has the microphone, please. then maybe it is a mistake, but i have the microphone. i came to this lecture trying to find a definition of what cloud computing is. maybe i understand a little better, but i still do not have its in the simple terminology that i understand. my other question is from my point of view as a user of computing services, i have recently had the experience with a couple of banks going through a total change of their website, which caused me no end of aggravation to try to continue my accessing of my data, and i had the feeling, and i think you kind of touched on this, that for maybe financial reasons or because you technology people are so influential in the world you convinced these banks they had to do this, it just really made my life miserable for a couple of weeks trying to figure out how to use their new system. i mean, it seems to me that -- you know, i had the impression that technology people are sort of making work for themselves by influencing institutions that they need to change what they have already in place. i still go by the o

republican strategist vin weber. dave goodfriend former clinton white house official.nd jim pesakukas. here is my beef. we have an issue in the campaign, believe it or not, a balanced budget deficit. the economy and jobs were second. i'm going to finish -- not knowing where either newt or mitt or any candidates stand on the balanced budget. on what they would cut, how to get the debt down, how to deal with deficits. to me, all of this name-calling, jimmy, was a wasted opportunity. >> well, we do know mitt romney, one thing he doesn't want, he doesn't want -- >> that was close as we got. >> beyond that, it's sketchy. listen, what was the best speech that we have heard over the last couple weeks? mitch daniels, because he pounded home that anti debt message. i think people just don't want to hear that debt is a bad thing. they want specifics of what you cut and how fast you cut it. . that's a key point. mitch daniels got the job done. all right. vin weber. you're in the middle of the romney campaign. where would he cut? how big would he cut? we had tom coburn on before.

its creator, andrew lloyd weber, is with us this morning.reporter: a famous line from one of theater's most famed production. written, produced, and composed by london native andrew lloyd webber. >> he's a real perfectionist, which can be a pain for some people, but i happen to like that. >> reporter: and so do millions of fans and critics around the world. webber's shows have won seven tonies, three grammys, an oscar, and a golden globe. over four decades, he's transformed musical theater. his initial success came in the 1970s with the production of "jesus christ superstar" and "avita." in the '80s, he created "cats." >> prior to "cats," a successful broadway show would run for two, three, four years. "cats" running for 18 years is unprecedented. >> reporter: until, of course, the phantom came to town. it's known as the most successful piece of entertainment of all time. 130 million people have seen it to the tune of $5.6 billion in revenue. >> it becomes a destination as opposed to just a show you go to see. >> reporter: but even if you ka

>> who weber wins our nomination can compete with and ultimately we -bank- whoever -- whoever wins our nomination can compete with and ultimately beat president obama. this election is going to be about ideas and how those ideas of that individual lives. president obama does not have a record to run on. he has to run on his record. he has to attack our candidate. whomever our nominee is, we have an obligation or can to be the reform and change nominee. president obama ran on reform and change. he did not shake up washington, d.c. republicans have the opportunity to speak to shaking things up. once elected, it is time to govern and shake up washington, d.c. >> 80% of republican primary voters said they were confident in the beating president obama. our pollsters said a lot of republicans feel this way. but there is a gap between that feeling and reality. economic conditions in the country, if they do improve, it cannot just be running on the national and environment. do you think there is something else that republicans need to do? >> let me speak first to florida. the economy is improv

marianne weber never returned home yesterday after leaving home at 1:00. she did call from a store. she was driving her '94 mercury grand marky. she was last traced to menlo park around 11:00 last night. >>> "occupy oakland" is back after weeks of staying quiet. protestors flooded the rafters at oakland scene hall wednesday night to propose redevelopment cups. "occupiers" have kept a scant presence at frank ogawa plaza for weeks now without the tents. and now they are promising some weekend action calling for protestors to take over an undisclosed vacant building. >> we're human beings out here and we're still "occupy oakland" and we're here to stay. >> basically, we're going to move in and occupy a property. >> in a letter to the mayor, "occupiers" threatened that if they are evicted again they will block the oakland airport, they will block city hall and shut down the oakland port once again. >>> people passing by rushed in to help when a boat with three people on board capsized in waters just off san francisco. it flipped in high surf off ocean beach around 5:30 last night. peopl

now, let's go to andrew lloyd weber. what do you think? well, it wasn't the right song.e, but it wasn't the right song. i mean, the thing is that dad and i should each have our own key, really. and you don't need the spare any more, not now that i'm living-- i mean, looking after dad. suppose not. and i could get you another one cut for the-- sure. you should get another couple cut, really. trent'll need some when he comes to joins you. good point. i'll get a whole batch cut. well, i don't want to keep his lordship waiting. catch you later. see ya. bye. ( door opens, closes ) right. quality adult time. dad, i think you've got an e-mail on your computer, and i believe it's from your headmaster. oh, what joy! i'll read that tomorrow. you could probably do with an early night, couldn't you? why? well, you know, first couple of weeks at secondary school. it's tiring, isn't it? is it? yes. um, did you know benjy's mum and dad are splitting up? no. really? i thought they looked really happy, actually. oh, god, i'm really surprised. so, a couple can look good from the outside,

weber took down officer clifton lewis will be found. >> make no mistake we are going to get them 13,000 chicago police officers >> important to note nobody has been charged police superintendent spoke a short time ago he said detectives in the area continue to bring people and questioning led them go as need be. no charges tonight. he was badly injured high school football injury left quadriplegic paralyzed from the neck down today 12 years later rasul "rocky" clark passed away 12 years later. live in robins where he lived at home with more on his death impressive legacy he leaps >> how rasul "rocky" clark inspiration to so many 11 years quadriplegic without putting physical or financial hardships break his spirit. former eisenhower or high school football player paralyzed from the neck down tackled during a game in 2005 ingalls hospital south suburban harvey family members around the 27 year-old took his last breath hospitalized for the past week and underwent surgery before health took a terrible turned suffered two broken vertebrae in his neck and spinal cord injury in a game against

lieutenant luke webers was buried. he payment first black air traffic controller with the f.a.a. were subject to jim crow laws inside and outside the military. >> you remember in '45, they were not given any recognition. they weren't even allowed to be part of the parade that was ticker tape parade. >> reporter: that was lieutenant colonel weber's wife. they were called the red tails because they painted the tails of their tails red. 99 pilots were trained. 444 deployed overseas. they destroyed hundreds of german planes and came home to fight another war against racism. lieutenant colonel walter mccleary was a red tail. he explained how he had to continue to fight discrimination after returning from the war. >> even congress went on record by saying black boys -- we were called boys -- did not have the intelligence and coordination to fly military aircraft. >> reporter: today one of the red tails was buried at arlington national cemetery. is it fast? it's got 10 speeds, my friend. ♪ is it fast? it's got a lightning bolt on it, doesn't it? ♪ is it fast? i don't even know if it's s

days that is important taste of chicago a summertime fixture more than 20 years in recent years to webered- back following a fatal shooting in 2008 and city budget problems shortly after taking off last may emmanuel said there was no longer fireworks associated with the festival. three and a half million people visited in 2008 and last year only 2.6 million showed up. >> not just the amount of days what you fill the days with and the quality to the families of city of chicago and i think the days one component those changes after 20 + years tinkering or around the edges bring in a fundamental change i have confidence people will continue to enjoy it. >> restaurant owners of welcoming the move might result in more upscale event of their separate lament the loss of revenue that a shortened taste of chicago might bring. a brand new treatment to defeat brain cancer a chicago hospital on monday first in the nation to offer. and the threat of fines did not do it so creating a new way to get dog owners to register a dog show i think we clip that video. and it woman calls 911 after burglars brok

tom weber, beneath the weight of been there is some fog and a little drizzle. some of that drizzle can freeze on contact with area temperatures are out freezing. that could cause problems. that could develop some slick spots and icy patches here and they're especially on the side streets. that is something to keep in mind through the really morning. otherwise, running up to the upper 40's, through the drive home with areas of rain. back to you. >> thank you. " crews spent the night trading potential slick spots on the roads. john gonzalez is live in springfield with how they are sparing so far. >> good morning, ladies. in the last couple minutes we have noticed a light mist in the air, which is what we don't want with these low temperatures. this wall, you can see it does not take much water to create this ice. that is exactly what we don't want on roads. of course, the federal government is not taking any chances. opm is revising federal employees to stay off the roads until 9:00 this month and. we have seen dozens of salt trucks at some of the local domes fil

tomorrow night low temperature dropping mostly into the mid- 20s a crisp wind chill once again at webersday look at that number 44-48 degrees. that will be a nice change but on friday talking about that of course the seven day forecast we should cold temperatures friday slightly above 40 degrees. enjoy that while it lasts. it is after all january. not chicago without a weird weather is we're all right. >> do not wonder if we ever get snowfall when the snowplows will hit your street in chicago after this winter city has unveiled a new website called chicagoshovels.org at of that website you can track the latest movement by the city and tire still fighting fleet also learn more about parking restrictions at how to team up with others to shovel sidewalks. >> i have a four-wheel drive car and travel lot for work. that would be nice to know what roads have cleared and what has not bad but city is hoping the new tools will help prevent a repeat of debacle oddly shore drive last winter. was there a murder at the queen's estate? mystery body found near the royal family's country home and back t

we are joined by ben weber, he was a member of congress during the reagan years and a adviser to the romney campaign. you come to this with a respect, you are a long-time friend and in the romney camp. we want to put that on the table. >> it's a lot to put on the table. >> it is, looking back overall those years it's clear from all the people i talk to to reagan camp that newt gingrich was not part of the team. >> newt doesn't have anything to apologize for except now for exaggerating so much his role. most of what with we call the reagan revolution was enacted in his first two years in office. i was in my first term in congress at that time and newt was in his second term in congress. we were both good supporters of the reagan revolution, but the difference between newt and i, i understood that we were both foot soldiers and newt thought he was a general. we were not generals we were foot soldiers and in a minority party and neither of us were in leadership. to claim credit for creating the reagan revolution is an exaggeration in extreme. >> turning to this campaign and what we see

jonathan capehart and imogene weber. and renowned economist and friend of the show, peter marisi. your thoughts as an admirer of america, as a foreigner, in a strange land, on the nature of the rhetoric that you heard last night. >> well, i think it's a campaign tour. it is an advantage for the prds that he gets to beat up on his opponents as it were, republican contenders for president. in saying that, to me a lot of it was about romney. romney wasn't named but let's face it. the attacks, romney personifies the problems. >> with the tax code. >> i find it very interesting if n romney is the nominee there will be a debate about the very nature of capitalism and that will be very interesting around the world because the world will be watching. >> it was a wonderful confluence of events. the occupy wall street movement didn't pop up because mitt romney decided to run for president. it popped up because people are very concerned about income inequality and being screwed by a system. >> two sets of rules. and yet here you have a president who is trying to address those things and is l

>> reporter: the officers were from the weber morgan strike force. made up of officers from multiple agencies apparently. they were trying to serve a search warrant last night in a neighborhood in ogden, utah but the suspect starts shooting. additional officers respond. police block off the area and a s.w.a.t. team takes position. police eventuallyly surround the suspect near a backyard sled. witnesses say the scene, kay at tick? >> -- chaotic. >> we heard the three pops. didn't know what they were at first. two or three minutes later heard multiple gunshots go off. sounded like ak-47s. >> reporter: you heard him like ak-47s, bill. bill: what a scene that must have been. what do they say about the officer that was killed? >> we know his name. he is jared francom. he served seven years. he is survived by his wife and two young children. five officers remain hospitalized with serious to critical injuries. they are part of a special unit that investigates the making selling and using of controlled substance under local, state and federal laws. the resid

i would like to walk onto the podium joe weber. he is a friend from texas. come on up here.ou can come up here. tell us why we should support for perry for president. >> where i am from we say howdy. we are grateful to be here. i want to tell you, it is the first time i have been to iowa. to be treated as nice here as texas is amazing. the ministers, thank you for having us. rick perry and i grew up together we played football together in high school. we went to texas a&m together. he went into the air force. he went into politics. i went into the marine corps. [laughter] [applause] we were all over the world. i know if you are in college, you worry about them. we never worried about hours because rick perry kept a close eye on our children. more important, i had to make several calls from the combat zone to rick perry and say, i am sending a kid home and he has made the ultimate sacrifice. i think you need to be with his mom and dad. there were other cases where i said he is not in as good as shape as when he came to us. i think you need to be with his mom and dad. he dropp

brent weber, you came from college station, texas, home of texas a&m university.ou are a supporter of rick perry. >> i am a volunteer for rick perry. there are probably at least 500 volunteers that have come from all over the country to say that we support rick perry, and we hope others will, too. >> what is your mission tonight? >> my husband is a surrogate speaker for rick perry. we are just happy to have come all this way to support him, and the iowans have just been so gracious and fantastic to us. we are glad to be here. >> the process is very different than texas. >> we are excited to be here. there is an energy on the topic that we don't necessarily have at the primary. it is exciting to see how violence take care of business. >> you live here -- to see how iowans take care of business. >> i was actually a herman cain supporter first. herman dropped out, and i am going to someone else. newt gingrich is very strong. >> we have been covering caucuses since 1984, but for those sitting in for the first time, give us a sense of what to expect. how do you get und

. the crossing in the salt weber was where native american farmers, ranchers, could forge the river the tonto creek. president roosevelt's signature on the reclamation act of 1902 supply the funding mechanism for the dam and other projects, triggering the development of the salt river valley and the greater phoenix metropolitan area by providing an assured water supply. another monument to the federal state cooperation started in 1973 at lake have us do, and 20 years later, 336 miles and $4 billion later, the central arizona project was completed, ringing life-sustaining water to cities and farms and native american communities. and october of last year, i had the honor of helping dedicate via o'callahan tillman memorial bridge. is an extraordinary structure. the product of the late arizona congressman, bob stump's relentless pushing and prodding. the bridge restores the freedom to commercial traffic across hoover dam. with the completion of the bridge, now is the time to add another monument to the federal state cooperation, the future interstate highway linking phoenix and las ve

weber has been the alternative to romney that blooms in nationally, you have seen that bubble in nevada as well. that newt some town gingrich is within striking distance. host: talk about the tone of some of the ads on television. guest: ron paul en rick santorum have had a positive message. romney has a positive end, and is going after newt gingrich and another on the foreclosure crisis. you see mitt romney going after newt gingrich for his time spent advising fannie mae and freddie mac, the accusing him of cashing in on the housing crisis. guest: as far as the process for next saturday, walk us through it. will it just be the four canada, or the original nine? -- candidates, were the original nine? guest: i did not as the party. we will definitely see ron paul, mitt romney, newt gingrich, and we will see what happens to rick santorum 10th as far as the process is concerned, it has been -- santorum. as far as the process is concerned, it has been an interesting story. the state party has not been well funded. they have elected to the counties. they have given leeway to the counties to

we didn't take webers parking lot. it was a six-acre park and not belonging to the city of dallas. it's now 500 another hotel. it is the silver certified. it's an amazing hotel and they've got great facilities for the downtown nightlife. i mentioned earlier one of the other things we are known for and we've done well with its affordable child care management to work for system. the work for system can and should manage shot care for working families. that is the predicate that you be working and keeping your job. it's a very good dovetail and it's all about the economy. if you have a good daycare and you're on top of the issue when people need it, men and women both go to work. you don't have the issue of the child is safe. talk to employers. we have two object is en masse. employers depend on employees to get to work. and tomorrow's workforce begins in pre-k. we've got these kids in schools. if they're not learning to read, they have to be at sugar bowl, trainable people we can count on it 25 years. in 2011, we serve 24,000 children through the system, an average of 11,085 everyda

we are moving toward a police- type government, and the weber had two type attacks, they will have that is people will go for security. remember that benjamin franklin once said that goes to subordinate liberty security deserve neither. >> -- host: our guest is a 5 time candidate for president of the united states. he was a write-in. a green party nominee in 1996 and in 2000, an independent in 2004 and 2008. >> actually, but slightly more republican votes in the 1992 primary. host: why do you think that is? guest: you get down to issues like civil liberties and living wage and of breathing clean air and eating clean food and having clean water. when you get down to getting corruption out of politics, when you get down to what we have to do in campaigns. whether you are a republican or a democrat. your car with a defect that can fly into a wall with a sticking throttle. you look at the candidates. they stay very, very general. have they ever named a company? they will name an agency, but by and large, they stay general. that is what drives people in the media crazy. and so what happens,

strike force, five of them, including michael runkis, casey burrell, sergeant nate hutchinson of the weberounty sheriff's office and jason vander worth were also wounded in the shooting. officer burrell remains hospitalized as he recovers from the serious injuries that he sustained in the shooting. madam president, along with everyone in utah, i am deeply saddened by this turn of events. at the same time we are humbled as this tragedy reminds us all -- reminds us all of the bravery and dedication of the women and men of law enforcement who risk their lives every day to keep their communities and our communities safe. as i have served the people of utah over the years i've had a chance to meet and get to know many members of our later community -- law enforcement community. they are among the most honor able people i hope to meet. i'm honored just to be in their presence. today i was joined by senator lee in introducing this resolution recognizing the sacrifice of special agent franken, extending the senate's condolences to his family, and friends, expressing our good wishes to his fellow o

. >> the only thing i would sarah weber, mother when i was a young person problems are like babies, theore you nursed the more they grow, and it's not always what your problem does for you. it's a matter of what you do with what could have been your problem. i think you are all well on the way to not having problems but having solutions. thank you very much. .. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> i know it's going to be hard to top that and all, but thank you off for being here and i will now introduce the second panel. first we have ms. alicia puente cackley, director of financial markets and community that is u.s. government accountability office. mr. seth diamond come u.s. department of homeless this. ms. maria estella garza, homeless liaison for san antonio independent all-district. mr. mark johnson, deputy assistant secretary for special needs, office of community planning and development, u.s. department of housing and urban development, currently known as type. ms. barbara poppy council on homelessness. dr. chris whitney, director of connecticut headstart state