who puts the apple dna in the future? and if it is a collective entity, apple should be able to come through with more products. it's not going to be easy. the apple without steve jobs will not be the same company. they've seen what it looked like before. and that is they're going to see obviously for much sadder reasons what it's like again. >> hey, richard, andrew in hong kong. i just wanted to get your thoughts on a hypothetical question. when they come, if they come to carving the faces on the mt. rushmore of business titans of u.s. corporate history, will steve jobs face there be? >> absolutely. i don't think anybody would doubt it because only in corporate life those chief execs, those visionaries that people know the names of and can actually talk about are few and far between. and you obviously, whether it's a walt disney or a steve jobs or a bill gates, there are very few people that ordinary, everyday individuals can relate to that can link a company with a product with a consumer. and it was that ability to put

the apple store is mobbed. when i asked children what they asked about america, because we spent some time with kids, it was iphone, and they would all yell it. that is, really, a synonym for america. at a time when our country is taking a hit financially, it was apr apple that stood for what's wonderful about america around the world. this something that will matter to a lot of people far away from here. >> his impact, not only the united states, as you point out, around the world. everyone stand by. we're following the very sad breaking news tonight, the death of steve jobs. we'll talk to more people who knew him well when we come back. where do you go to find a business backed by the superguarantee®? only& suonline.s®. on your phone. or in the book. go to superpages®. and let the good guys save the day. every time a local business opens its doors or creates another laptop bag or hires another employee, it's not just good for business. it's good for the entire community. at bank of america, we know the imp

he didn't just do it with one item, the apple computer or the apple. he did it with the apple 2 and the iphone, itunes, and so on. and then, of course, you have the sideline where you have pixar and you end up with a totality of a picture that makes you question and wonder what happens to apple and how apple keeps that momentum, that mojo if you'd like, as it moves forward, carol? >> well, tim cook took over the company. supposedly steve jobs groomed him for that role. >> yes. and there is -- look, this is the problem. this is the difficulty. apple spends and apple people spend a lot of time telling us that steve jobs' fingerprints were on every product they make. he was a micromanager who was into the design, the effect knowledge, the style, the substance. if that's true, then what happens to an apple without him? and if it's not true, then, of course, apple succeeds as it does. they can't have the argument both ways. either this was all steve jobs or the legacy has now been created that can be continued. the truth is, we will -- i hate that phrase, t

the 56-year-old apple co-founder was the father of the iphone, the ipad, and the ipod. the man who started apple in a silicon valley garage and built it into the world's leading tech company. and in the process he started a worldwide computing revolution. jobs's family says he died peacefully today, surrounded by his loved ones. apple announced jobs' passing on its website saying, and i'm quoting now, "those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor. steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built and his spirit will forever be the foundation of apple." dan simon has the story of steve jobs' incredible life. >> today apple is going to reinvent the phone. >> reporter: steve jobs was a modern-day thomas edison. >> you can do multifinger gestures on it and, boy, have we patented it. >> reporter: he didn't have a patent on his own look, but he was rarely seen without tennis shoes, levis and a black shirt. he was legendary for his flair and showmanship. >> amazing. and the screen literally flo

the future now of apple, the business and the brand? >> he left them in capable hands with him cook. -- tim cook.l tim cook showed as he was able to run on apple event, some of the most heavily trafficked internet events ever, without trouble. it will be fascinating to see where things had at apple. this is a huge change. hopefully, and i believe this is the case, i believe steve jobs put it in very capable hands. >> steve jobs with apple and apple with steve jobs. could apple products louvre there -- lose their luster now that steve jobs is not marketing for them anymore? >> i do not think so. i think apple events are very popular. they were popular because of the showmanship. there was always one more thing. people were very excited. as long as apple keeps making phones that everyone wants to buy, making laptops everyone wants to buy, i think they will get along just fine. >> thank you so much for joining us. joining me now in our studio in singapore is brian ma. mr. biggs was talking about the presentation of steve jobs, the event at

of steve jobs people are mourning the loss of the apple from occurred the apple founder. and this is where we find many people in union square with the crown is growing. >> there is a general consensus that apple will continue to shine on at the business. but down here on the ground it is a remarkable scene. we have hundreds and hundreds of people coming around here to the apple store they have lit candles, from one purchased a lot candles. they also have been cut up post-it notes, this is in no key attribute to unlimited demand this has been going on all evening there's even this of tears and the messages that you see posted on the wall here in all different languages. one of them says thank you for changing their world, one of them steve jobs stay hungry state foolish--at the foolish. there is french, this time, there is dutch, we imagine that things are going on like this all the world. at different apple source. what is amazing is steve jobs he was up computer inventor, but this goes beyond his achievements. the emotional outpouring that has been taking place really s

a lot of people are tweaking the the very familiar apple symbol. if you look at the website, it is then replaced with the word steve jobs. it is a black-and-white photograph of steve jobs. he is someone who has affected so many people around the world. not everyone realizes how much this man has affected them. he has been a hugely influential figure. not only in electronics, but everyday life for some many people. >> thank you. joining me now from new york is our correspondent, looking at the business aspects of this. steve jobs was apple. can apple logo on without him -- pineapple go on without him? >> there has been a lot of speculation for a long time about whether you could separate apple the company from steve jobs. he was so much behind the innovation, the countless innovation over the years. i suspect when its shares began trading in apple again, when people live that a chance to digest the news, we may see a slight fall and the share price on the initial reaction. what happens longer-term? that is harder to predict. people have been saying

steve was the act, a co-founder of apple is camped outside of the apple store in los angeles. >>darya: everyone is going to get in on the funds as soon as the doors open. 8:00 a.m. is when the early opening is for apple, best buy, verizon, at&t and sprint as they get a jump on the iphone 4s. >>darya: to date is a date of remembrance in honoring steve jobs. 11:30 a.m. in the parking lot of hurricanes electric. >>mark: we want to know who you think is the best carrier for the iphone. visit us on our facebook fan page. >>james: here is a look from the james lick freeway. looking back at san francisco, it is a cool, clear morning. i want to focus in on the east bay before we get into the forecast to point out what we will see in some of the area's temperature wise. oakland is 80 and sunday. it will be another set the pace. livermore, a free spirit and another lost a house staff. theories support to test a theory here thought thought lower eighth half of if if who pfitzner >>george: traffic can change in a snap. so far it has been a great writer around the bay area. we have had no

the whole idea of the apple store. the store layout. 345 stores across the globe. the key to these locations a clean layout and employees were approachable and well trained. you can get the devices fixed there and take a class on how to use your mac and, lastly, the actual apple inc. the world's most valuable tech company briefly this year surpassed exxon mobil as the most successful company overall. jobs returned there in 1997 and rebuilt apple into this and if you bought $10,000 of apple stock on the day that he came back, it would be worth $640,000 today. >> i got to tell you, we're talking about how steve jobs is so unique. you and i have after this demonstration couldn't even get a job at an apple store. >> no, we couldn't. that's part of the charm of apple and not of us. >> i was laughing through that whole seg lt. >> we weren't really laughing as much as the executive producer yelling in our ear. what are you doing? >> it was just fine. i understood every word and that's what is important. >>> steve jobs was the heart and soul of apple. his legacy is the stu

he really had -- he was the heart and soul of apple and apple became kind of the heart and soul of the technology market while he was here. he was ceo of the decade, last decade. and apple rose to prominence as being the most well valued company, highly valued company in the united states, if not the world. while he was there. at least for a short time. he was an amazing individual and he'll be one that will be long missed and not easily replaced. >> and it is as great and colorful an american success story as we have. someone who started trying to put a thing together called a computer in his garage. thinking that there was home market for computers. those of us old enough to know that the home market for color televisions hard started not long before that know how extraordinary a dream that was when he was working in his garage. >> yeah, that's correct. it really was a rags to riches story. he was an orphan and adopted as a child. he explored what many of us explored as we were growing up including traveling india by barefoot which almost killed him. the -- he came to be a power and

but apple is the one that made everybody want it. he had a way of take things that didn't exist and there wasn't even a need to be met and creating a way not to do it but do it elegantly and in a way that everybody wanted. >> and ey serwer, you were talkg about how he went back to a community college to take a calligraphy course. >> before that, typing on a computer was just those block letters. he said to the programmers, we're going to make fonts. the programmer said, what's a font? now we all take that for nt granted. watching that stanford video, you were asking earlier what motivated him, we saw, in part, death motivated him. as he got sicker and sicker and realized his time was becoming less and less, he worked more and more feverishly to produce more and more. over the last couple of izant a passing his level on. and working on a biography, coming out very, very soon. >> we have to take a quick break. our coverage continues. we'll be right back. we're making tomorrows like clockwork. ♪ for all the different things our custom

the big apple. back to you guys in new york. >> that's the news you need to know to start your day. "american morning" is back right after this. >>> 52 minutes past the hour. welcome back to "american morning." turning now to politics. sarah palin has finally decided she decided she was not running for president in to 12. she will not seek the republican nomination or that of a third party. palin believes she can make a difference in 2012 without the title of candidate. joining us from washington, cnn senior political analyst mark preston. was anyone surprised by this decision, mark? >> with sarah palin, she is very unpredictable and you never know what she is going to do. she did say on fox news just last week that she did not want to be shackled by a title and she sounded like a movement leader and that's what she sounded like last night. listen to what she had to say on fox news about her decision not to run where she is a paid contributor. >> i concluded i can be an effective voice and a divisiv

you can see the line in front of the apple store. there was a big round of applause from people we have been talking to steve was the at all morning. he says that he is excited about a lot of the new features. >> i have been using it for a year. had been available as a standard act. not very many people i know use did. it became the love of my life. talking to the phone rather than tapping or finding buttons, just speak to it. everything about people understanding, i love siri as the best out. now it is going to be so much more improved. >>craig: was the act led the way. there has been a long line in los gatos they just opened the doors a couple of minutes ago. there is still a bit of a line. >> was the axe said he is getting an iphone for his wife. i want to know, from people watching right now, at best buy or verizon, she even go down? >>craig: i think at this point if you came to the store and stood in line, you are probably wasting your time. i think this is a first-come, first-served situation. basically, if you want to get one,

the apple iphone 4s. people are camping out across the country and in the crowd here in the bay area. one very familiar face. damian trujillo is live with the biggest apple fanatics. >> it's been a circus outside the apple store because of steve wozniack. he's been here since noon yesterday. apple fans have been clambering at him. he's given 100 interviews so far this morning. just look at this crowd. he's a profit out here now he's joined by dozens of other apple fans wozniack is excited about the new features. it's supposed to be faster. the camera should be better. it has a voice operated system that wozniack is really excited about. he says apple customers shouldn't see much of a difference wozniack was clear this morning with us about the concerns. >> the quality of apple products is due to one person tightly controlling that. i hope apple doesn't split up and have individual power centers. i hope it runs for a long time. >> but we should see the steve jobs stamp on the product that apple rolls out f

the the death of apple former ceo steve jobs. he underwent pancreatic cancer and had a kidney transplant 2009. he remain as a part of the apple's board of directors and steve jobs co-founded apple in his crotch with steve and saw it grow into a $350 billion business. we are live this morning at the cupertino headquarters of apple where the memorial has been growing over night. >> you can see the sizable memorial right out front here. you can see that it is lit up in the light here at night there are people live are to come by. now we will give you some pictures of a close-up. there are even apples out here, real apples at the site with headphones and sticking out of them. there are more deals like this all over the country. as was the apple stores in china. today everyone will be seen the cool light of day people have been coming to work slowly while learning the news of his death. there many thought some people's mind especially when is apple go from here. it is a media circus especially all around the country and again as worke

the apple store. that has not stopped people from coming by and turning this into a memorial for steve jobs. it's open 24 hours so always a steady stream of people but today they came bearing more than their apple gadgets. >> exactly. i'm chris wragge. when i pulled up this morning along the side with construction there was some graffiti, i love you, steve, and spray painted on there. people are leaving their mark, leaving flowers and lighting candles. the one phrase we have heard over and over since the death of steve jobs announced he changed the world. >> hard to find anyone who would disagree with that. we begin our coverage with john blackstone who is outside apple's headquarters in cupertino, california this morning. john, good morning. >> good morning. >> reporter: here at apple's headquarters the flags have been lowered to half-staff and people coming here to his nearby home and palo alto to leave flowers and condolences. while steve jobs touched people around the world, here in silicon valley

the apple family and people all over the world as you see are mourning the death of the apple co-founder steve jobs. we're following reactions from people to this sudden news, governor jerry brown is releasing a statement saying that steve jobs was a great californian and a great innovator who demonstrated what a totally independent and creative mind can accomplish. few people have made such a powerful and elegant imprint on our lives and we wish to express our deepest sympathy to steve's wife in their entire family. now he had been battling pancreatic cancer as remember, he stepped down as the ceo of apple in late august as his health continued to deteriorate. steve jobs did today at the age of 56. we will take a short break and be right back. [ male announcer ] if you're ready to get more from your tv service, now's a great time to get at&t u-verse tv. make the switch! [ female announcer ] call to get u-verse -- now with free hd -- only 25 a month for six months -- our lowest price ever. plus get up to 182 channels with hbo and cinemax free for three months. [ male announcer ] u-verse

the first apple. and bill gates was developing microsoft and software. what was that? you canive us some historical perspecti on that relationship. >> yeah, i think that steve and bill gates and andy grove, if you had to pick three peoplewho ilt the computer-- personal computer industry over the last 35 years, in a lot of ways in retrospect the way it will be dcribed is they drove each other to greatness. so there were points in time when one of them or another d to jump strategically or had the bigger market valuation or the bigger revenue. you know, but all three would continuously drive each other to greater and greater heights. and you know, i think that apple was an inspiration to microsoft for many years in terms of the products and over time various resemblances. microsoft was very successful as a business and very successful with their products. when steve came back to apple, steve was determined to make sure that apple would be able to be a ver successful company, and at the time microsoft do

he's always been with us with the apple, the tv. i grew one apple. and my daughter is growing one apple. he was an amazing man. his brilliance. just shocked. rest in peace. >> it's a huge loss for everyone. i feel like his vision will carry on. let's get chinese. should we order panda blossom, panda moon... how about chinese at home with wanchai ferry? you can make it in just 14 minutes. mmmh, orange chicken. great. i didn't feel like going out anyway. [ male announcer ] wanchai ferry. restaurant quality chinese in your grocer's freezer. [ mmontgomery and abigail higgins had... ...a tree that bore the most rare and magical fruit. which provided for their every financial need. and then, in one blinding blink of an eye, their tree had given its last. but with their raymond james financial advisor, they had prepared for even the unthinkable. and they danced. see what a raymond james advisor can do for you. and what it doesn't cover can cost you some money. that's why you should consider an aarp... medicare supplement insurance plan... insured by unitedh

going to the apple country was huge for me. again, i am embarrassed to say, 15 years i had never been once with. this is a lunatic thing my brother is doing with these apples. when i sailed down this huge area of fruit country, imagine after 9/11, apple country at harvest, thousands of acreage, beautiful skies. i got tears. it was like america the beautiful. it was so rural. it was such a different world for me. the first sighting of my brother. he didn't know i was coming was at the packing house. i remember seeing him, millions of apples coming down the flumes. my brother was looking at every single piece of fruit to be sure it was shipped correctly. he was to tender. i was seeing him from a long shot. i thought oh my god, all he needs is a sweater, he'd look just like are mr. rogers. i began to realize i didn't get it. that was the beginning. then i began bombing him with questions about apples and fruit. there was one moment that did change things in my perception, which is we were walking one day, i worked the fields and p

because this is the new ipod. today, apple is going to reinvent the phone. a truly magical and revolutionary product today. again, using this thing is remarkable, it's, it's so much more intimate. remembering that i'll be dead soon is the most important tool i've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. because almost everything, all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure, these things just fall away in the face of death. leaving only what is truly important -- remembering that you are going to die is the best way i know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. you are already naked. there is no reason not to follow your heart. >> and steve jobs, as you probably know by now, did die yesterday at the age of 56. you'd be hard-pressed to find a man who has changed not just america, but world culture over the last generation. more than steve jobs did. our children, their children and their children will read in history books about the man who was the face of our information age. we'll take some ti

the pair scored an early hit with the apple two in 1977, the first consumer-grade computer to catch on. four years later, jobs began working on the macintosh introduced with a now-legendary commercial during the super bowl in 1984. two days later jobs himself did the unveiling. >> you've just seen some pictures of macintosh. now i'd like to show you macintosh in person. all of the images you are about to see on the large screen will be generated by what's in that bag. >> reporter: but early macintosh sales proved disappointing and by the mid-1980s, apple was in a slump, and jobs was forced out. during that time, he bought a tiny graphics company called pixar from "star wars" creator george lucas. it's first film "toy story" was a four year project involving a team of computer scientists, artists and animators and the company became a force in the film industry with a string of major hits. then, a decade after leaving apple, jobs returned in 1996 and the company began a turnaround. jobs' legendary sense for what people would want, led to a creative flood of revolutionary products-- the

it was him and the apple. d he said that's t ugliest and in many words he said that i can't actually say even on public broadcasting. and he said i'm not going to cooperate anymore unless you let me be involved in the cover. in fixing the cover. i think it took me somewhere between one and one and-a-half seconds to say okay. it's the greatest design in the world and he's demanding to do the cover. okay, great. thank you. i remember agonizing, i turn the book in june and we're trying to get e cover straight. and lots of e-mails and calling and calling family and saying can't you get him to sit down and take thpicture. and he is very good at focusing meaning sometimes if he's focusing on other thing, he's just not going to answer. he's not going to deal with it. that's fine he had other things focus on. then one day he focused and he got a couple thoughts idea. he said yes you can go with that picture. he said do it in black and white because there was a color version. he said i'm a plaque and white sort of guy.

you can look, the apple page here just changed. they removed his picture and says, apple has lost a visionary and creative genius. if you would like to share your thoughts and memories, they have a website set up where you can do that. tonight the world lost great innovators and changed our way of life. taking a look at twitter this morning, one of my favorite comments, apple changed the world, the one that steve made. we expect lots of this throughout the day and we know something similar to this with flowers and candles and so forth is taking place in arlington. >>> and apple stockholders are keeping a close eye on the markets today. stocks dropped 0.25% after the news of his death was announced last night. experts of wall street say we won't know the long-term effects for quite some time. >>> today, hundreds of renters in prince georges county will find out who owns their homes. 87 foreclosed town homes will be auctioned off in district heights. tenants fear the new owner will force them to move because the building has failed s

b >>> just like the scene at apple stores around the world, a memorial has sprung up outside of apple headquarters in northern california for the man known as the king of cupertino, as apple begins a new era without its iconic guru. >>> the second-most valuable company, opinions are mixed. while some say jobs left apple in good hands and the company is strong right now. others think apple will struggle without him. jobs attracted some of the best talent of silicon valley to apple. the question is whether they will follow his vision, and adapt to a changing marketplace. >>> and microsoft might be thinking about buying yahoo! again. its take overbid three years ago ended after a bitter fight. microsoft is just one of several potential suitors. >>> overseas markets this morning are higher on optimism about europe and the u.s. tokyo's nikkei average picked up 139 points today. hong kong's hang seng is up almost 5%. in london, the ftse opened higher. on wall street, the dow gained 131 points yesterday. the nasdaq index rose 56. >>> and coming up next on this thursday morning, tracking down

the apple store. that has not stopped people from coming by and turning this into a memorial for steve jobs. it's open 24 hours so always a steady stream of people but today they came bearing more than their apple gadgets. >> exactly. i'm chris wragge. when i pulled up this morning along the side with construction there was some graffiti i love you, steve, and spray painted on there. people are leaving their mark leaving flowers and lighting candles. the one phrase we have heard over and over since the death of steve jobs announced he changed the world. >> hard to find anyone who would disagree with that. we begin our coverage with john blackstone who is outside apple's headquarters in cupertino, california this morning. john, good morning. >> good morning. >> reporter: here at apple's headquarters the flags have been lowered to half-staff and people coming here to his nearby home and palo alto to leave flowers and condolences. while steve jobs touched people around the world here in silicon valley it

the world. >> reporter: at the apple stores that steve jobs founded, flowers and candles. he was the thomas edison of his day. >> people want large, color screens they can put photographs on. people want motion video. >> reporter: he transformed the way we work. >> i want to show you macintosh in person. >> reporter: and he loved it. >> you have to find what you love. if you haven't found it yet, keep looking. and don't settle. >> reporter: a 20-year-old jobs launched a revolution from his parents' garage with buddy, steve wozniak. >> this is like jfk or martin luther king. >> reporter: he was fired in the '80s. >> i was publicly out. >> reporter: he was rehired in the '90s and spent the last eight years battling cancer. >> i wanted to mention this. >> reporter: in his final years, he was gaunt but still an inspiration. >> remembering that i'll be dead soon is the most important tool i ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. everything, all pride, fear of embarrassment or failure, these things fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly imp