you just wonder who's going to carry that flame. you heard jennifer hudson tonight -- >> let me tell you, jennifer proved last night if there is an heir apparent to whitney houston it is jennifer hudson. she nailed it last night. it was a proving tribute. >> she got choked up, too. >> she felt it. >> i think all of us had chills when she sang that song. >> of course we'll have a lot more whitney houston coming up in that half hour as well. we'll turn now to some other news on this morning beginning overseas in greece where lawmakers have approved a package of some pretty deep economic cuts but as that vote neared more than 100,000 angry protesters marched on parliament, some clashing with police, some looting, even some setting buildings on fire there. more than 100 people were injured in all this. the budget cuts are aiming to keep greece from going bankrupt and taking the global economy right down with it. and markets in asia opened just hours after that vote. so far investors there seem to be responding pretty positively. but they are also looking ahead to the next hurdle in all the of this. european finance ministers meet wednesday to discuss the next outlay of cash to prop up the greek economy. the president travels to virginia today to outline the budget he will send to congress.