but that changed hours after espn air aed footage of how how he repeatedly abused his players during practice. >> physically kicking players, firing balls at players from point blank range. [ bleep ]. >> how did the sports network handle the story and the role of an assistant coach fired by the school? we'll ask a top espn reporter. >>> nbc doing damage control as the network finally admits it's dumping jay leno in favor of jimmy fallon. so, suddenly, mrar they're playing nice. >> jay, can i ask you something? we're still friends, right? >> yeah. of course we're still friends. >> that's good. >> still friends. well, look at "tonight show" switch and the legacy of late night comedy going back to steve allen and johnny carson. >>> she hasn't lifted a finger and yet her name is everywhere. >> hillary. >> hillary clinton. >> hillary. >> hillary clinton. >> why are the media swooning over the former secretary of state three and a half years before the next election? >>> plus, the legacy of one of the greatest film critics in newspapers, on television and on twitter. >> when i go to a grea

disturbing video on espn. rutgers coach mike rice, kicking, shoving, punching and berating players with homophobic slurs. [ bleep ]. you [ bleep ]ing fairy. you are a [ bleep ]ing [ bleep ]. >> rutgers suspended rice for three games, fined $55,000. are you are saying you are kidding, you are not alone. lebron james said if my son played for rutgers or a coach like that he would have some real explaining to do and i'm still going to whoop on him afterward. come on. rutgers practically fell over itself trying to right the bully's wrongs, but not in rice's case. after watching the video in november, the sports bully was let off easy. c nnch nn after the rutgers athletic director fires mike rice, he should fire himself. we reached out to rutgers and rice, we have not heard back. the athletic director told wfan radio -- >> there is a lot of hindsight 20/20 that there will be there was no other option than to term night mike. i made that decision, i'm accountable for it i have to live with that. >> really? deja vu a

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with sunday highlights, here's espn. >>> good morning, and welcome to your espn news update. i'm zubin mehenti. >>> this could go down as one of the worst seasons in lakers history. the lakers have been swept out of the playoffs once in the opening round, 1967. you may add 2013 to the mix. spurs dominating all day. dwight howard, maybe his worst game as a laker. 7 points, 8 boards, 2 teches. an ejection, he's gone. walki inin ining past the gm. >>> done of crutches. the lakers are done as well. >>> elsewhere in the west, golden state. nuggets-warrior pi nuggets-warriors. stephon curry, hitting from anywhere and everywhere. outside, there. inside, and then, just pulling up from wherever, behind the back, sweet. he had 31 points, five from long range. he's pulling them from wherever. the nuggets had no answer. as a result, they're on the brink of elimination. warriors win 115-1010. a shooting display like what we saw in game two in denver. ridiculous. warriors roll. that will do it for your espn news update. i'm zubin mehenti. have great week. >>> a hot time at a soccer game in

he went on to explain his actions in an interview last night with espn. >> i looked over the drop area, it wasn't very good, into the grain, tough shot. so i went back to where i was and i took two yards, you know, further back and tried to hit my shot another two yards off of what i felt like i hit it. >> and that's where the trouble began. for more, i'm joined by dave briggs of nbc sports. what happened? >> tiger had three options

that's your espn update. i'm zubin mehenti. have a great thursday. >> you hit a grand slam and get a pie in the face. >> i love it. >>> up next, "the pulse." megastar mark wahlberg with his surprising plan to help his hometown. >>> and the foul-mouthed anchor man is now getting a turn on national television. we'll be right back. boom. heart attack. i'm a nurse and a care giver. never once did i consider that i might be having a heart attack. it can happen to anyone at any time. the doctor recommends bayer aspirin to keep this from happening to me again. [ male announcer ] aspirin is not appropriate for everyone, so be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. it's working. six years and counting. know the symptoms. talk to your doctor. ( birds chirping ) exceptionally smooth with a harmonious blend of flavor and aroma. green mountain coffee for your keurig brewer. brew a better day. >>> all right. time, now, to check "the pulse." we begin with a story that i know i'm going to be talking about for the enti

highlights from espn news. >>> randy scott with your "sportscenter" update. we had two top stories in sports yesterday. one of them baseball. one of them basketball. we got to start with one that was almost history. the baseball battle for texas. rangers and astros from houston. yu darvish on the mound for texas, and, yeah, his fans made the trip. he wouldn't disappoint. perfect through eight innings. bottom of the ninth, first up, jason castro, that's not going to do it. darvish, out number 25. two away from perfection. carlos corporan rolling over to second. darvish, pitch count getting up there, doesn't matter. one out away from perfect. marwin gonzalez. marwin gonzalez who? marwin gonzalez, the guy who broke up the perfecto. darvish still gets the win, 7-0. >>> rangers, let's go to the nba. erik spoelstra and the heat. no lebron james, no d-wade. hosting the knicks who have won eight straight. that meant plenty of carmelo anthony. anthony didn't have a single attempt in the paint. all of his shots were jumpers.

and espn, let's be honest. they got caught flat-footed yesterday on the biggest story of the last several years. >> halfway through the day their front splash was tim tebow. >> that was embarrassing. so embarrassing that bob lee who is considered the absolute king of moral authority at espn, the outside the lines host, he tweeted out so glad we've moved off the tebow mania. several of the espn personalities actually retweeted the words. it was an embarrassment they went with tebow for several hours after this was announced. the fact though that then outside the lines which he was not hosting yesterday, chris broussard, the platform, knowing what he would say to me, stank of desperation. it stank of wanting to actually be a part of a story that they were shut out of and it was an embarrassing display of media malpractice. >> bill: what a way to be part of the story right? >> yeah. >> bill: to put your most bigoted voice on the air. does he speak for a lot of members of the sports world? >> see that's the thing t

one-half of "mike & mike" in the morning from espn. now he is adding title of novelist. mike greenberg's book is entitled "all you could ask for." and fans may be surprised by the subject matter. >> thank you. >> i had never heard before heard 100% of the proceeds going from the author to fighting cancer. this is personal for you, because of your wife, your friend, heidi. explain the back story. >> our friend heidi, we met her, her son walker and my daughter nikki were on a twos program together, early 2009, she developed pain in her back. let's do an mri, rule a few things out. the mri showed she had stage 4 breast cancer that spread to her bones and died seven months later. her struggles, the way i saw three women, my wife and two other dear friends, i called heidi's angels, sort of named after charlie's angels, the way they were there for her is what inspired the story. the story is not about cancer. the story is about the power of friendship to lift people through times of adversity and stacy and i, my wife, created a foundation called heidi's angels and we are donat

. >> i'm an espn columnist and author. i've been covering the world of sports for 30 years, life is just like sports, only with less padding. >> jason taylor. >> i play professional football for 15 years. i played football and baseball. i majored in political science and criminal justice. >> and alicia menendez. >> for years i worked in washington making sure more young people, latinos and women are involved in our democratic process. i want us to have a conversation about what it means to be an american. let's "get to the point." >>> hi, everyone. welcome to "the point." we will be here all week, and you already know the headlines. there's a lot to get to tonight. alicia? >> the ap has new wording around illegal immigration, i'm wondering, is this a tipping point for america? >> my point is about college kids that can't handle rejection. are we raising a generation of whiners? >> no. >> yes. >> my point is about bill o'reilly. is same sex marriage dividing the gop? >> i hope so. >> my point is, why did it take them so lon

>> reporter: today, less than 24 hours after abc's sister network, espn, aired that video, rice was out, fired by rutgers. this morning, rice apologized. >> i've let so many people down. my players, my administration, rutgers university, the fans. my family who's sitting in their house just huddled around

we're talking to espn's mike and mike. looking forward to that. and a parade of star witnesses on tap in the michael jackson wrongful death trial set to start just hours from now. why one lawyer promises it is going to get ugly there. welcome back to "early start." glad you're with us, i'm zoraida sambolin in new york. >> and i'm john berman in boston. it is tuesday, april 30th. 30 minutes past the hour. a lot going on all over today, but we're going to start here in boston because up first, female dna found on a fragment of one of the boston marathon bombs. now the big question is, where did this come from? the fbi has now visited tamerlan tsarnaev's widow katherine russell at her parents' rhode island home. agents seen leaving with bags of dna evidence. meantime, the massachusetts medical examiner has determined that tamerlan tsarnaev's cause of death, they have determined his cause of death but the examiners are not releasing the details because neither russell nor anyone else has claimed the body yet. as for surviving suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev

positive even prompting a phone call from president obama saying he was impressed by collins' courage, espn's chris broussard from "outside the lines." >> i believe that's walking open rebellion to god and jesus christ. >> espn later apologized and said the comments was a distraction. also saying why he picked number 98 for his jersey. 98 representing the year that matthew shepard was killed in one of the country's most infamous gay hate crimes. shepard's mother, judy, says that news made her cry and was honored. >>> turning to boston marathon bombing investigation fbi agents visited tamerlan tsarnaev's widow monday, leaving with several bags of material. catherine russell is staying at her parents' house in rhode island. officials reportedly collected a dna sample from her to compare with the dna found on one of the bomb fragments used in the marathon attack. investigators note that dna could have come from anyone. >>> monday surviving suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev has a high-profile addition. defense attorney judy clark has negotiated life sentences for several past clients including the unabom

but we didn't know exactly why until the tape first appeared yesterday on espn. it has since really gone viral. >> pamela brown is following developments for us. certainly this is the talker overnight. >> it sure is. so many people were shocked to see this video yesterday. rutgers university officials are facing some tough questions this morning, on why they didn't fire rice after learning of the allegations last summer, and then seeing the video several months ago. as pressure mounts for further action, many people including some nba stars are sounding off about rice's homophobic rants and abuse toward his players. hurtling basketballs at players' legs. even their heads. [ bleep ] >> reporter: grabbing, pushing, kicking, and punching them. and screaming homophobic slurs. >> [ bleep ] you're a [ bleep ] [ bleep ] >> reporter: this video obtained by espn's "outside the lines" shows rutgers head basketball coach mike rice going off the handle and abusing his players during practices from 2010 through 2012, according to the sports network. the footage surfaced after

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here's highlights from espn. >> cole wright here with your "sportscenter" update. let's head straight to new orleans arena, where final four teams looking to turn themselves into 1 of 2. notre dame squaring off with uconn. second half. irish down nine. skylar diggins. getting the steal for 2 of her 10 points. that brought the irish within seven. later in the half, stephanie misses. breanna stewart did not miss. uconn up ten. later on, seven-point husky game. lewis, part of her 16-point evening. the triple try good. a uconn ten-point game. later on, stewart from three. 4 of 5 from deep. she led all scorers. uconn wins. 83-65. they're in the national title tilt. who will they take on? louisville or cal? let's find out. under three minutes left in regulation. louisville down one. smith, the up and under goes. she was enthusiastic about that. so was louisville. later on, tied at 57-57. ensuing louisville ball. schimmel to hammond. draws the foul. she made her free throw. louisville wins, 64-57. they advance to the national title game tuesday night in new orleans. that

. >> espn later apologized calling his comments a distraction. collins revealed his number, 98, is an out spoken sign of solidarity with the gay community. the year matt shepherd was killed in a gay hate crime. shepherd's mother, judy, said that news made her cry. she was honored >>> turning to the boss tom marathon and bombing investigation. fbi agents visited tamerlan tsarnaev's widow and collected a dna sample to compare it to female dna found on one of the bomb fragments used in the marathon attack. that dna could have come from anyone >>> monday, surviving suspect, dzhokhar tsarnaev has a high-profile addition to his legal team. judy clark has successfully negotiated live sentence for past clients sparing them the death penalty. he was wounded in a shootout with police and is recovering from a prison hospital. >>> the faa is investigating a deadly mid-air collision of two small planes. alan ken its zen with the faa says a single engine cessna landed on a golf course on monday after colliding with another cessna eight miles northeast of ventu

and that is your espn news update. i'm zubin mehenti. have a great day. >> up next on "the pulse," that joyride that's gone viral. a 9-year-old behind the wheel of a ferrari. the cops, as you can imagine, not too happy. >> newest internet craze, baby mugging. [ designer ] enough of just covering up my moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. i decided enough is enough. ♪ [ spa lady ] i started enbrel. it's clinically proven to provide clearer skin. [ rv guy ] enbrel may not work for everyone -- and may not clear you completely, but for many, it gets skin clearer fast, within 2 months, and keeps it clearer through 6 months. [ male announcer ] enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events, including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, nervous system and blood disorders, and allergic reactions have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss whether you've been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. you should not start enbrel i

we get those from espn. >>> and a good thursday morning to everyone. i am matt barrie with your "sportscenter" update. who doesn't love a good streak in sports? it seems like we've had a ton of them over march and now april. the knicks, the latest, trying to go for ten in a row. carmelo anthony just playing some good basketball. 13 points in the first quarter against the hawks. knicks up early, second quarter now, and if you like efficient basketball, well, carmelo has got you covered, 15 of 22 from the field. closing seconds of the third, this is when this thing got out of hand. first j.r. smith, 19 points off the bench. ties it at 68. that's as close as it got. fourth quarter, jason kidd, the high handoff to carmelo. seven assists for kidd. that's the nicest one. knicks go on to win ten straight. 40 points for carmelo. 95-82 the final. new york basketball. >>> how about new york baseball. hiroki kuroda on the mound for the yankees trying to avoid losing their first two games at home since 1982. shane victorino puts one off kuroda's hands. take anothe

on espn. i'm matt barrie with your "sportscenter" update. and with their team's victory secure, louisville fans hit the street. >> a huge crowd gathered on what's called cardinal boulevard. someone even brought along small fireworks. maybe not the best idea in a big crowd. things started out mostly peacefully but, unfortunately, there were a handful of arrests and the crowd had to be dispersed with tear gas. we were talking about that earlier. clearly it didn't get too out of hand. >> a little bit of trouble. >> okay, you saw louisville's kevin ware on his crutches and cutting down the net last night in atlanta. he was the cardinals' inspiration since suffering that horrific compound fracture of his leg back on easter sunday. >> now, after the game he continued being the ultimate team player. >> it's not about me. no, i've never been that type of guy. these guys came out here and played a great michigan team, and these are my brothers, you know. they got the job done and i'm so proud of them. i'm so proud of them. >> the guy knows what to sa

espn and jason and those people write newtown. this has affected me personally. i was really depressed until yesterday. connecticut closed the gun show law loophole. they finally said you can no longer buy these magazines with 30 bullets, a hundred bullets. by the way, we've been talking about this for about four minutes, since we started this subject, adam lanza shot in five minutes. five minutes, she was shooting the whole time. so when states like arkansas say hey, we just made it easier for you to carry a gun in church and when south dakota says now teachers can pack, people, we're going backwards. we can do this. you can keep your guns. but you don't have to be crazy. we don't need to make it convenient to hunt human beings. >> so i think the point is where has the break down been at the federal level? these are all state initiatives. there has been a breakdown at the federal level of being able to get something done that people agree on. and we know there are things people agree on. 89% of republicans are in favor of it. i know if you think hillary clinton

video aired on espn shows mike rice being abusive towards players during practice, even yelling gay slurs at them. >> a former top assistant to rice says he went to rutgers officials as early as last summer to blow the whistle on the coach's tactics. >> to see your coach physically putting his hands on players, physically kicking players, you know, firing balls at players from point blank range, the verbal abuse, the belittling, yeah, i was like in total shock this guy wasn't fired and immediately on the spot. >> rice was suspended for three games and fined $50,000 last december because of this behavior. but several new jersey lawmakers are now calling for the school to fire him immediately. >>> a heartbroken north carolina family is demanding answers after a trooper's mistake. carolyn watkins' car ran off the road last week. the troopers who responded noticed the woman was missing but the 62-year-old grandmother's body was there all along apparently hidden by the air bags only to be discovered three days later at the tow yard. >>> take a look at this. for the first time we are seeing vid

espn is reporting that athletic director tim pernetti is out of a job. this comes after the resignation of the assistant coach, jimmy martelli. for martelli this all is a result of what you have on your screen, a video broadcast by espn showing coaches, at least one in particular, physically and verbally abusing the players. our pamela brown joins us now on the telephone. pamela, what more do you know about this decision? is this whiplash? is this strategic? or is there nothing to read into it because it's just too early? >> reporter: right now, it is too early. we have been reaching out to the university today. so far, officials they are staying tight-lipped. there is a press conference at 1:00 today at rutgers university, so we hope to learn more then. but right now, according to espn and other reports, a decision was reached thursday that tim pernetti, the athletic director at rutgers will go as well. per nettie took responsibility for the decision back in december to suspend mike rice after he became aware of the video that we saw. and that video was

espn's colleen dominguez has the story. >> reporter: for the first time, in an exclusive interview with espn, the nfl's donte stallworth is talking about the hot air balloon accident that left the wide receiver and his friend, soleil guerrero, with serious injuries after both were electrocuted when the balloon's basket struck power lines. it all started on a sun-drenched saturday morning in march, just south of miami. >> very quiet. very peaceful. it was a nice day. took a lot of pictures. >> there is the man. the pilot. the man. >> see what happens. flight is not over yet. >> reporter: for over an hour the flight was uneventful. but when the pilot told them they couldn't land at their expected location, things quickly took a turn. >> i began to become concerned when i was looking back behind me and i saw that we were getting really close to the power lines. and by the time i realized that -- that we were going to hit the power line, it was too late. >> as soon as we hit the power line, i can feel the electricity run from -- i felt it in my spine from the top all the way through my body

joining me here are espn columnist jamell hill. former university of south carolina women's basketball coach susan and olympic gold medal swimmer donna, also live from my hometown. and we have the star forward guard honored as one of the five players. thank you so much for being here. is there anything to this idea of let's make the men's game look like the women's game? absolutely. it's one that's very exciting and more traditional. >> and not only what's happening on the court, right? which is one part of it. there's also the piece of when we look at them as student athletes, women in the ncaa, the tournament teams are graduating a much higher percentage of their students. they have less of a racial gap between black and white women who are finishing and other students of color. >> well, they're not there in college with the entire mindset on becoming a professional. obviously you can play overseas. but clearly the monetary gain is not the same as it would be for men. when you look at young boys that play sports, the number one g

and even espn released this video after a broker's assistant coach leaked it to the network. this was between 2010 and 2012. they first saw this footage and suspended him for three games and he went under anchor management. and he was fined $50,000. however, many people want him fired. gary radnich will have the details later. >> pam: the national rifle association set up a school safety task force. right after the newtown shooting massacre. the 2=hundred= plus page report. includes common= sense recommendations on surveillance systems and securing doors. the fuss. is over the proposal to arm school personnel. kron 4's catherine heenan reports. >> and reference to newtown this is the first time the school did was that they get are not officers to protect the children. >> this includes a model training program for school personnel to use firearms and change in state laws so teachers would be allowed to carry a firearm in a school ground. and increase coordination between security matters and a pilot program on threat assessment and mental health. this has the backing of a new

in video aired by espn he was shown abusing players. >> i want to tell everybody who believed in me that i'm sorry. >> a mild mannered apology for this brutish abuse on the court. rutgers university men's basketball coach mike rice fired after this video sur fatsed -- surfaced showing the coach hitting, kicking and hurling basketballs at player heads. behind the bleeps, screaming obscenities including homophobic slurs. a former staff member tells espn it's the same abusive language he used towards young boy who's participated in his summer camp. >> the athletic director saw the videos rice was suspended for three games, forced to pay a $50,000 fine and take anger management classes. today, he admitted he was not wrong for not firing him then. >> is is surprised it's only a suspension at the time. i do think now that i think firing him was a right decision. >> rice says he realize was the shove and slur he let his cool school, team and his family down. >> there is no excuse for it. i was wrong. >> rutgers last made headlines when a student committed suicide after being bullied by a room p

>> when you go home espn is on 24/7 at the stephanie miller house. the rumor is the boston celtics may well give collins a one-year deal. that's going to be significant. who signs him and what happens going forward, really if he doesn't play, a lot of people are going to say it is because he came out and it was too much of a distraction. somebody has got to step up. it's the next event that will be key. what team will sign him. >> stephanie: yeah as you know the bravery somehow shockingly lost on rush limbaugh. who said he just did it so he could sue if he doesn't get picked up. >> like you can sue? discrimination in america is illegal in america. you can't sue. >> stephanie: yeah. >> can any of his wives sue? just on principle? just because they were married to him. >> stephanie: just for ptsd? i don't think so. >> here is what i hope all of us can do. if jason collins is playing, then there ought to be fans that cheer him and applaud him, and say listen we have your back. just like michelle obama said, we have your back. >> stephanie: and let's ope

seen in december at a practice pushing a player and suspended if they games after this was aired on espn and the clips add up to half an hour of abusive behavior by the coach shoving players, throwing basketballs and taunting them with gay slurs. university officials say they will reconsider their decision to retain the coach. >> it is 6:18. mike nicco is joining us to watch the weather. there is stuff happening. >> stuff. >> what do you call it? >> low clouds. the stuff is not causing any flight delays into sfo or oakland or san jose but that is not the case tomorrow when wet stuff comes on. >> good to have you here today, katie. live doppler 7 hd showing do you not need the wet weather gear and it is dry commute. we have been tracking the fog all morning and right now it looks to be thickest at livermore and napa and half mile visibility and up to ten miles' visibility in novato and a mile and plus at half moon bay. and to redwood city not that threatening. now, what will happen today, you can see the high clouds and mid-clouds so we will call it cloudy but we have a mild air mass with

game tonight is espn. first time they have been on since 2009. they come home against tampa, dodgers and toronto. instead of taking the kids to the ball games tomorrow jones will host more than 100 kids and coaches from the orioles at a spring game. rbi's program encourages kids to stay in school and play baseball. that's good. here's the deal. i think you'll like this week in term of temperatures. the problem is it is going to rain or thunderstorm late day every day tuesday on. that is not a guarantee. we'll head line the risk. 71 tuesday. 70s this week. update the forecast at 11:00. see you tonight. have a great rest of your night. >>> welcome to maryland spotlight. 165,000 people across the united states die from lung cancer every year. joining me today is a survivor. michael osborn thank you for being here. tell me your story. >> i was diagnosed april 8, 2008 with a rare form of lung cancer. the name i have a hard time pronouncing. it was detected after an x-ray revealed a tumor in my right lung. x-ray was part of a routine physical for anoth

the one guy who is it against him is espn chris brussard. it will trickle over in the next few months and then everyone forget which is what gay people want. >> cenk: equality, stand up for it. i want to go to chris brusard. he is an espn analyst: let's watch that. >> what about gay guys. many approach you. >> i don't do the gay guys. >> many on the 49ers. >> cenk: artie lange who also didn't like gay people. >> in is a whole bunch of them. >> cenk: right, do we have br brussard or no. he said, living that type of lifestyle and the bible says you know them by their fruits. you know it's a sin. you're openly living in a sin etc. he's against it. he says god is against it. but brian i get the sense that these guys are now the new minority. like the anti-gay folks are not kind of--they almost completely shunned and they look like losers idiots and outcasts. that looks like a nice day in america. >> well, you're using once again the anti-gay forces are aligning themselves with scripture, the bible, and the new testament. that's probably not the

espn has been covering the news developments. so this was sort of emerging in the two cultures. >> no surprise to me "the boston globe" photographers who took the pictures, another great picture right inside the magazine. they are so well trained just because things happen. think of a football game. i'm not comparing by any means the tragedy. terrible. but you are moving around the field, a golf tournament, they are so ready with so much equipment that i'm sure when this happens, you run out and do this and capture this moment for posterity. >> the boston marathon, like events of its kind, is a wide open situation. 27,000 people from around the country run. this is not immune from terrorism. we have known it, but we have seen it here and see the shot of the running before the bombing. will this change the nature of future sporting events? >> since 1984. >> but i don see how you role off new york or boston. >> 26 miles, 385 yards. it's surprising to me that this kind of thing hasn't happened somewhere before. golf tournaments wher

to do sports on the "imus in the morning" program when he was announcer for the knicks and voice for espn. for those that know him for that, you don't know how funny he is but you will. mike breen has a new book called killing imus. we'll leave it there and he'll fill in the blanks. we were crying. we were laughing so hard and you will be as well. we'll have our humorous moments from the crew, including mississippi white boy. and to sing the blues for us and reverend jesse jackson. we begin with the record producer and music geat, clive davis. >> i was telling clive davis this was the first time in 40 years i've gotten a guest on five minutes earlier than scheduled time but clive davis, of course, is not to embarrass mr. davis, but one of the true music jeans i couldn't says of our -- jeanouses of our lifetime and one of the most fascinating stories. his new book is called the sound track of my life. welcome to the program clive davis. >> thank you very much. good morning. >> imus: so it's a great title for a book because, i got to thinking about it, we ask every guest and have for severa

one commentator on espn said something very espn did a little rant today. but even the response t"o him has been so strong it says something that we're in a new era in 2013. and the chris broussards of the world need to deal with it. >> dave for joining us. i appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> the russians reportedly had him on tape talking about jihad jihaded with his own mother. so why didn't the government do more to stop tamerlan tsarnaev? >>> later, don't mess with texas. governor rick perry is furious over a cartoon, one that appeared in "the sacramento bee" bee." and it wasn't over something charlie brown said to lucy. here's some information that may be worth looking into. in a clinical trial versus lipitorterol to a goal of under 100. getting to goal is important especially if you have high cholesterol plus any of these risk factors because you could be at increased risk for plaque buildup in your arteries over time. and that's why when diet and exercise alone aren't enough to lower cholesterol i prescribe crestor. [ female announcer ] crestor is not right for everyone. lik

and suspended for three games and forced to undergo angry management classes but four months later espn released the video, and rice was fired. >> i let so many people down. my players, my administration rutgers university the fans my family. there's no explanations for what's on those films. because there is no excuse for it. i was wrong. >> how politics has turned the sports world upside down. dave, thank you for coming on as always. >> great to be here. >> did coach rice deserve to be fired. >> something stinks in new jersey, and it's not chris christie's hamper. >> john: oh. >> boom, yes, he deserved to get fired. but this is not something for coach rice to have to bear alone. the athletic director tim pernetti all need to be looked at carefully for their leadership in this situation. let's be honest. the reason why coach rice was relieved of his duties. it was not because of homophobic throughs or physical abuse against the players. it was because it was caught on videotape. >> john: yep. >> and the videotape itself is what has brought a light on to rutgers and how this operation h

howard kurtz interviewed espn reporter cats who wrote a piece about hannity and i defending this coach a little bit. now, they didn't even see the segment. they clearly couldn't have seen the segment because i never said racial slurs were okay. gay slurs are okay. i said that aside, if he got fired for the other stuff, i disagree with it wouldn't you think the media would do their job, bob, and watch before they start -- >> -- i was shocked to hear you say it in the first place. you stood your ground. would youwussification of amern men. >> i will tell you something. you have a good point. i left the speech team it was far more mean. like mean girls and i went to the softball team. they liked me a lot. >> where they don't throw hard balls. >> you know who are awful people anybody in ache coppell low a cappella groups. >> or bell choir. >> speech and debate. >> you were on the debate team? >> i was, yeah. >> we'll leave it there. one more thing is is up next. ♪ what doesn't kill you makes you stronger ♪ stand a little taller ♪ doesn't mean i'm lonely ♪ when i'm alone ♪ what do

espn yesterday broadcast a video clip taken from practices between 2010 to 2012 and rice apologized. >> i can't say anything right now except i'm sorry, and there will never be a time where i'm going to use any of that as an excuse or will there be any excuse. i've let so many people down. >> new jersey governor chris christy joined those demanding the university take tough action against the coach. >>> a new report shows nearly seven and a half million californians live in places that face major flooding. the joint report from the state and federal governments says it would cost $100 billion to protect the state's endangered infrastructure, 10 times more than the state has to shore up aging dams and levees. the experts say even those would not provide protection from 100 year floods. >>> there is a warning out for boaters after numerous sightings of gray whales that my great between march and may. in the past few days whales have been spotted inside the bay and near san francisco's ocean beach. federal marina thorties say boaters should stay at least 300 yards from the whales. boate

espn yesterday broadcast a video clip taken from practices between 2010 to 2012 and rice apologized. >> i can't say anything right now except i'm sorry, and there will never be a time where i'm going to use any of that as an excuse or will there be any excuse. i've let so many people down. >> new jersey governor chris christy joined those demanding the university take tough action against the coach. >>> a new report shows nearly seven and a half million californians live in places that face major flooding. the joint report from the state and federal governments says it would cost $100 billion to protect the state's endangered infrastructure, 10 times more than the state has to shore up aging dams and levees. the experts say even those would not provide protection from 100 year floods. >>> there is a warning out for boaters after numerous sightings of gray whales that my great between march and may. in the past few days whales have been spotted inside the bay and near san francisco's ocean beach. federal marina thorties say boaters should stay at least 300 yards from the whales. boate

espn aired this video yesterday.and coach mike rice was fired less than 24 hours later. >> we have let so many people down my players. my family who is sitting in a household are round because of their father was an embarrassment. there is no explanation on what is on those films because there is no excuse. >> school administrators first saw the disturbing video in late november. coach rice was suspended, fined, and ordered to take anger management classes. but once a former rutgers assistant coach game the video to espn - the public out-cry to fire rice was overhwelming. these incidents happened between 2010 and 2012. >> san jose taking its athletics pursued to the next level. how they are trying to get the oakland a's out of all plant. >> tech startup companies trying to even to entice you with $100,000! >> catherine: and even a state religion proximal >> catherine: and even a mom, i invited justin over for lunch. good. no, not good. he's a vegetarian and he's going to be here in 20 minutes! don't stress. we can figure this out. [ male announcer ] get the speed to make a great first

espn airs an video where he is seen hurling basketballs, shoving and even kicking players. rice is even seen throwing a ball at a player's head. rutgers admits it is considering letting him go amid widespread outrage about this this morning. the school knew about this video since november. rice is suspended for three games and fined $50,000 a month later. the former assistant coach blew the whistle on the abuse. >> to see your coach physically putting his hands on players, physically kicking players and firing balls at players from point-blank range, the verbal abuse, the belittling, i was like in total shock that this guy wasn't fired. >> the video shows rice yelling homophobic slurs. murdoch is considering suing for wrongful termination. the school says he was fired for insubordination. >> the time is 18 minutes after the hour. next on the rundown, our first look inside that deadly florida sink hole that swallowed a man who was asleep above it in his bed. >> lady gaga and angela jolie are used to being in the spolt but this time -- used to being in the spotlight but this

. >>> the rutger's university basketball coach was fired shortly after this aired on espn. thieves in england made off with cash after blowing up an atm. >>> flames engolfed a 40 story building. also, a tribute to '80s arcade games using post it notes. >>> jimmy fallon and jay leno. ♪ who's going host tonight >> i's gonna be jimmy. >> dylan dreier join us us with a look at the weather. >> it's going to start feeling like spring. it's only 31 in minneapolis. we will most likely see snow across northern minnesota and wisconsin. in the northeast, we should top out at 60 in new york city and washington, d.c. we'll watch for severe storms across georgia and florida. for the weekend, 50s in the northeast. >> i like the sounds of that. >>> which new movies are out this weekend and what is the real reason jay leno is leaving "the tonight show." this video may not help you. details next. ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal -- heart-healthy, whole grain oats. you can't go

sunday's match up is at 3:30 specific time and shown on espn. the players and the coaches seemed thrilled for the send off. >> we always want to play for the fans and the community but to have this send off, we can probably fly without a plane to new orleans right now. >> they want the ultimate price, the championship. >> ktvu chan 2 news. >>> the okay land as have momentum. they won going away against the mariners thanks to a 2-run home run. recycling may soon take on mu mean nothing san francisco. the city's -- new meaning in san francisco. >>> and the rain is gone, but for how long. the meteorologist will let us know what is expected to roll in mrap . [ male announcer ] the southwest airlines nationwide sale lets you go from working hard... to hardly working. ♪ big sales that help you get away. that's how we fly. act now to grab flights all over the country as low as $59 one-way. these fares won't last long so hurry and book now, only at southwest.com. we are southwest. welcome aboard. . >>> recycling in san francisco may one day be more ef

he's the guy that outed the tape to espn to get this guy fired. it should have been done months aago back in november. he did not get his contract renewed by the coach. >> my bonus point goes to senator from illinois, mark kirk, the second republican in the senate to come out in favor of same sex marriage in the last few weeks. it's particularly pivotal for the state of illinois right now, whose legislature is considering passing same sex marriage. if it passes, illinois will be the tenth state to pass same sex marriage. >> it's happening. >> but yeah. kudos to him. >> my bonus point, jay leno, we talked about it last night on the show. he'll be stepping down at the end of his contract. here's a guy that's handled it with such elegance and dignity, doing the video last night to today coming out and saying, i wish jimmy luck. jay leno will still have a lot to do in front of him. he went out on top and he's not going anywhere. >> brian banks, he was 16 years old, on the long beach poly high school football team. he was wrongly convicted of rain, spe

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in an espn/abc exclusive he talked about the harrowing moments. >> reporter: for the first time in an exclusive interview with espn, donte stallworth is talking about the hot air balloon accident that left the wide serve and his friend with serious injuries after both were electrocuted when the balloon's basket hit powerlines. it was a quiet saturday morning in march just south of miami. >> very quiet. very peaceful. a nice day. took a lot of pictures. there's the man, the pilot. the man. >> we'll see what happens. the flight's not over yet. >> reporter: for over an hour, the flight was uneventful. when the pilot said they couldn't land at the expected location, things quickly took a turn. >> i began to become concerned when i was looking back behind me and i saw that we were getting really close to the power looins. by the time i realized that we were going to hit the line, it was too late. >> as soon as we hit the powerline, i can feel the electricity. i felt it in my spine all the we through my body. >> it felt like make two or three seconds. but the longest two or three seconds of

so i would like to be the next espn, all online. it's a changing of the guard in media. it's our time. >> reporter: a terrifying thought to sensitive viewers and shy donkeys everywhere. i'm bill weir for "nightline" in brooklyn new york. >>> next up, best remembered at the moo uh vies, roger ebert passes away at the age of 70. an american pop culture icon. most people think that after an accident, you'll have to pay five hundred bucks for your deductible. the truth? at allstate, you could pay zero. allstate gives you a hundred dollars off your deductible the day you sign up. then another hundred off every year you don't have an accident. let the good hands reward your safe driving with a deductible that goes away. ♪ deductible rewards. one more way you're in good hands with allstate. ♪ i can't breathe, so i can't sleep. and the next day i pay for it. i tried decongestants... i tossed and turned... i even vaporized. and then i fought back with drug-free breathe right. these nasal strips instantly open my nose, like a breath of fresh air. i was breathing and sleeping b