justin bieber was just a baby. so this was a long time ago when newt gingerich was the speaker of the house. and those government shutdowns did damage his credibility. democrats will say it helped deliver bill clinton another four years in the white house. so all of this is coming back to the surface with newt gingerich. isn t justin bieber still a baby, though? that s right. and his hair is early similar to newt gingerich s, but let s not get into that. jim, thank you. you bet. we need to take a moment to note the death of a man who was integral to to cnn s success. his name is burt reinthardt. he died on tuesday. he guided cnn through its editorial infancy and those penny pinching early days. cnn s founder, ted turner, says he s not sure cnn would be here today without reinhardt. burt reinhardt, 91 years old.
it was cnn founder ted tuner who named reinhardt president of cnn. burt had a lot of good common sense and his feet were right on the ground. and yet he really knew what he knew journalism inside and out. i m not sure cnn would be here without him. he was an integral part of getting the whole operation going and keeping it going. i was chairman and he was president. and we got along like two peas in a pod, always did. and i love him like a brother. reinhardt stayed with cnn until he retired in 2000. he died in atlanta from complications from a series of strokes earlier this year. he was a remarkable man who lived an extraordinary life, a true pioneer. burt reinhardt was 91 years old. a lot of other news. isha sesay joins us with a 360 news and business bulletin. isha? new eyewitness reports say rebels are making small gains in libya as they defend themselves against attacks by government
it was cnn founder ted tuner who named reinhardt president of cnn. burt had a lot of good common sense and his feet were right on the ground and yet he really knew what he knew journalism inside and out. i m not sure cnn would be here without him. he was an integral part of getting the whole operation going and keeping it going. i was chairman and he was president. and we got along like two peas in a pod, always did. and i love him like a brother. reinhardt stayed with cnn until he retired in 2000. he died in atlanta from complications from a series of strokes earlier this year. he was a remarkable man who lived an extraordinary life, a true pioneer. burt reinhardt was 91 years old. a lot of other news. isha sesay joins us with a 360 news and business bulletin. isha? new eyewitness reports say rebels are making small gains in
enforcement are ready to come back and finish the work we started. immigration reform plan includes creating a path to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants. heavy hearts at cnn. we lost a dear friend and the world lost a pioneer. burt reinhardt died after suffering a series of strokes. you probably never heard of him. burt scheid away from the spotlight but he is the man who single handily spearheaded 24 hours news coverage in this country. he was president of cnn from 1983 to 1990. he also served as a combat photographer during world war ii. our founder ted turner said, quote, i m not sure cnn would be here without him. reinhardt dead at the age of 91. we ll be back. [ male announcer] look outside. it s grow time.
listen, one-tenth of that is under water. but when you see those pictures, you get the impression that the entire city surround water. more on that in a moment. newt gingerich today becomes the first republican to formally announce his running for president. gingerich is a former house speaker who retired in 1999 after an extra marital affair and ethics scandal. a government undercover operation shows the nation s busiest seaport isn t as sharp as it should be. investigators flashed phony credentials. one agent drove a dummy bomb into a secure area. a moment of silence in japan today. exactly two months after an earthquake and tsunami led to a nuclear crisis, but triple disasterers have less 130,000 japanese people homeless. the death toll is now approaching 15,000. almost 10,000 people haven t been found yet. on monday, the commencement peeker at booker t. washington high school will be none other than the president of the united states. its graduation rate jumped