there was an emotional speech made about hiring mr. clemens, and talked about it without naming somebody a friend of his who had a son who was having trouble and how compassionate mr. clemens was. it turns out that man he talked about was the father of evan evil. his father, jack, is a prominent oil and gas attorney in the denver area and was friends with hickenlooper, and a very unusual twist this would come back around to be the friend of the governor of all people. very unusual. >> thank you for the great reporting. small airports across the country are taking a big hit starting next month. the faa just announced it's shutting down 149 air traffic control towers because of the forced spending cuts. the tower closings are opening up a lot of questions about whether the skies will be less safe, but is that really the case? here is cnn's tom foreman. >> all of the airplanes flying