cee-lo is at a fundraiser for president obama.he apologized later saying, hey, i should have sung the clean version of that at the fundraiser. he wasn't really flipping off the crowd but he was singing the song, which drives me crazy. tell me if president obama is guilty for attending that fundraiser at a later time. did he plant those words in cee cee-lo's mouth? what happened. >> this is not a new issue. when the kennedy campaign when they told frank sinatra to clean up his act they probably complained about lincoln going to the theater too much. you cannot blame someone like cee-lo any more than kid rock for supporting mitt romney. these are not the candidates. these are not the issues. cee-lo is not the issue. was it in poor taste? yes, but that's his hit song. could he have done the pg-13 version? certainly. it has nothing to do with barack obama. >> when we come back, santorum goes topless. don't look. it will blind you. we'll come back and discuss whether he has a shot in illinois as only one who thinks an amendment to the

[ can opening ] cee lo: pshhhht!opening ] ♪ be free and express yourself. ♪ ♪ do what comes naturally. cee lo: be yourself. be refreshing. be 7up. >> jon: welcome back. as you know, today is super tuesday. i hope you sent flowers to your super. [ laughter ] but did you know super tuesday is a political event as well with ten states up for grabs in the highly contested republican primary the top three candidates paid special attention to apparently the most important state israel. that's right. each one took time today from the biggest primary yet to address the american israeli political action committee. they love israel not like that other guy they are running runno replace. >> president obama has the worst relationship with the state of israel any president has had. >> he's afraid to stand up to iran. >> israel looks at president obama and she do not see a friend. >> that's why people like myself believe he threw israel under the bus. >> jon: whereas i mitt romney will retref from that bus and posthumously baptize

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the father looked really excited. >> of course. >> and you mentioned cee lo. to be on his team. this is what he had to say. >> i picked you guys for two reasons. you sounded great. christina said it's two of them. you know what i mean? so all of the great duos from last season we kind of let slip away. i also love billy idol so i thought that was exciting that you guys did that. one of my favorite songs growing up. that's what the world needs is good old fashioned rock 'n roll, right? >> all right. what was it like to hear that? i mean, he's a pop god. >> well, you know, it's funny. i was so focused on what we were doing and he spun around and he was wearing this jacket and i was like, he stole my jacket! >> all the studs on it and stuff. >> yeah. >> we were just like screw it. let's go crazy. and started like throwing things. it was really confirming and liberating. >> are you happy with your teammates? >> yes. our team is kracrazy this year. >> and seeing live auditions are behind us we're talking battle rounds. every time in our live chat we find new people

letterman is coming up with cee-lo green.ee-lo green. >> we'll see,,,, girl: i want to tell you about my friend. his name is ben. ben learned about a homeless boy who had an infected tooth, and the boy died. that made ben really sad. he wrote a law so every kid can see a dentist. we have special dental van that goes from school to school. he even helps make sure we learn how to brush our teeth. he's my friend, ben. i hope he's your friend, too. i'm ben cardin, and i approved this message. and welcome to the verizon 4g lte bracket preview show i'm otis livingston. this is the fordham head coach. thank you for coming in. >> always a pleasure. >> let's break down the eastern bracket where syracuse out of the big east conference is number one seed. do they have what it takes to make it to the final four? >> i believe they. do they are refocused after their loss and going into that as we talked about the losses in notre dame during the regular season. very special team. >> how will that affect them? they will one of three number o

cee lo green who dropped f-bombs at an obama fundraiser. ♪ and it's just like-- ♪ ♪ some change in myt, it wasn't enough, i'm like (bleep) you and (bleep) her too ♪ >> well, it's very exciting so election season is heating up, yes, and hollywood falls in line with the liberal president and the question is, does it help or does it hurt? an expert on these matters, greg gutfeld. >> well, this is why conservative celebrities never speak out in hollywood. there are more outspoken hollywood than there's hair on alec baldwin's back. >> nice you know. >> the thing about elle mcpherson saying she's a socialist. it's easy for a model to be a socialist, hot models operate outside all sales economic systems. dictators love hot models, they can starve the populous, it doesn't mind if you starve a model. they don't eat. >> that's true and-- >> celebrities like her never have to deal with the consequences with their own beliefs. they live in a plastic bubble, extraordinarily wealthy, they can pay taxes and-- >> you're bubble boy. >> i do that by choice. >> and now the thing about celebrities, every

she looks like cee lo green. [ laughter ] she's like a sponge. she just sucks up everything her.pongebob sweatpants." ♪ time for lunch. oh, it looks great! ♪ oh, this is going to be a party! since we're here for the super bowl, i'm hosting a little luncheon with some of the football wives. i'm making a drink right now. >> denise is hosting a luncheon with some finger food and some beverages and very suggestible items of that nature. >> god, look at this! >> this is the best indiapolis has to offer. i'm the hostess with the mostess. and the bestest boobies. [ laughter ] >> and i'm sure it will go super smoothly because denise's parties usually do. they do not. >> oh, the colts boys are here! [ cheers and applause ] >> hi, y'all. i'm sherri. >> i'm mary ann. >> i'm paris. >> i'm ce-ce. >> and i'm noel. [ laughter ] >> and our husbands play for the indianapolis colts. [ cheers and applause ] >> all right. >> it's so refreshing to meet a group of such strong, powerful women. >> if you ask me -- they look kind of like dudes. [ laughter ] >> cheers! >> eat up. look at all the great foo

. ♪ >> cee-lo green, san francisco, newspaper. >> jimmy: okay. very good. him before. >> jimmy: yep. "voice," san francisco, rice-a-roni. got some good stuff there, golden gates. newspaper. there's a thing of the past kids used to read when you'd see the news. >> one of those things? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yup. all right. you ready for this? rhymewave, get it started. three, two, one, flow. ♪ jimmy fallon built like a dream machine making music call your boy cee-lo green ♪ ♪ take a trip from new york to san francisco we flow in the air something like a whistle ♪ ♪ newspaper read about the boy majesty it seems like i'm a tragedy i flow happily let em know i'm on ♪ ♪ jimmy fallon display a little time let him know my talent rhyme 'cause i got it never been average ♪ ♪ pay them just like the giant medallions run hard hard body right in the paper ♪ [ buzzer ] ♪ run like the lakers [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's what i'm talking about. great job. stay here, buddy. come on over, guys. ♪ all right. you guys, it is time to pick a winner. [ laughter ] ♪ so

cee lo green. thank you for being with us. >> thank you for having me. >> big things are happening on "of the voice." >> you might know them well. of course. >> ok. by the way, starting on april 2, what is making the voice work so well? >> i just think people have great taste and television. it is so strikingly different that it is being affected in that way. i don't think people realize how monotonous television can be. is this something fresh. you know what i'm saying? i think this show is a breath of fresh air. >> starting last week we had the battle ground. who really shine that? -- shined? >> what is that? >> maybe you did not hear me. i wanted your impression about the battlegrounds and who shined? >> oh, i thought cristina made the right choice would jesse. i felt i made the right choice. much love to angie. the american public is most certainly and emotionally involved. highly enthusiastic about watching every night. it is on monday, 8:00. check it out. there we go again. >> absolutely. how

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the african-american business and entertainment community including at tyler perry studios where cee lo green will perform. the president has been dedicating almost a full day a week recently to fund raising as the campaign kicks into high gear while the president's financial advantage is big, team obama claims they are still trying to recover for lost fund raising time last fall in late summer during july and august during the debt ceiling debate. today by the way the first lady is also on the road raising money. yesterday at exactly the same time that the vice president was firing up crowds in ohio, the president was defending his energy policy in maryland drawing attention away from biden. and leaving the impression that the white house may be less ready to start the campaign at times than maybe the campaign team is. and though the president didn't single out his critics by name. >> a loft the folks who were, you know, run k for a certain office who shall go unnamed may have been talking down new sources of energy. they must have been founding members of the flat earth society. they

place, a packed gallery of journalists, interested parties and of course mark's most beloved judge cee-lo(laughter) he's the chief justice of our hearts. hat tip to our friends the imagineeers at the taiwanese animation studio. (laughter) let's see how that reductive outside the courtroom screaming match plays out inside the courtroom. >> insurance has become the predominant means of paying for health care in this country. but for more than 40 million americans, without do not have access to health insurance, the system does not work. >> the federal government is not supposed to be a government that has all powers. it is supposed to be a government of limited powers. >> jon: what, what what, yes, no wonder they don't want cameras in there, that show sucks. i guess basically what they are saying is the government sees a problem, that people don't have health care. and the government is saying athat in order for all people to be covered and for private insurance to not go bankrupt by covering all people they must have a pan date from the government that everyone has to buy health insurance.

cee lo green is lending his voice to the effort. he says the black vote was key in 2008 and even more important this year. >> just to reassure that your voice and your vote does count. it is very urgent that we get involved. >> reporter: anticipating losses among independents who supported mr. obama in southern swing states like virginia and north carolina in 2008, the re-election campaign is redoubling its efforts toward african-americans to make up the difference. >> he's going to get a high percentage of african-american votes, but what he wants is more african-american voters and i think that's the big challenge. >> reporter: polls show nearly 90% of african-americans approve of the job the president is doing. the question is will they go to the polls in november? kristen welker, nbc news, atlanta. >>> and up next here tonight, planet earth as you've never seen it before. >>> we talked a lot about warm weather. tonight, the opposite extreme, a journey to the part of the world few of us ever get to see with the start of a new sev

. >> speaking of music sensations, cee-lo green.maybe he brought his cat. >> that cat's been making a lot of appearances on the show. and a diet you will love. dr. oz is here with an eat what you love diet. >> ooh. >> he'll tell you how it works. there are four rules you have to follow. >> we'll get to that. let's get inside for a check of the top stories. >> good morning. the taliban is vowing revenge one day after an american soldier allegedly massacred at least 16 afghan civilians including nine children. officials say the army sergeant shot the victims before dawn on sunday then attempted to burn their bodies. he's now in custody. >>> britain's prince harry is winning praise for his charm after a solo trip to the caribbean and brazil. michelle kosinski is at buckingham palace with more. good morning. >> reporter: hey, natalie. when you look at his popularity, how crowds want to connect with him, prince harry is right up there with kate lately. he's a young royal with a modern focus on service and is exuberantly himself. he's the

about 1,000 people attended that fund-raiser which featured music by voice judge cee lo green. tickets for the fund-raisers ranged from $250 to $35,000. >>> the two men leading the gop race to unseat president obama are abeing ttacking him on his surf. romney and santorum both campaigned in illinois. newt gingrich spent the day campaigning in new orleans. louisiana is the next red state to hold a presidential contest, but it's still more than a week away. the republicans are also fighting for votes in puerto rico which holds its primary on sunday. >>> prince george's county executive baker is pushing hard to get a casino in the county. today in annapolis, he testified before a house committee. he says his county and the state would benefit greatly from a major gambling facility. under consideration, a slots parlor at rosecroft raceway or a full-fledged ka seen flcasino a arbor. >> a very nice facility that will attract people not only in the washington region but worldwide. >> among those against the idea is a company with a bid to build a slots parlor up in baltimore. the comp

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jamie, you were making sandwiches and you and cee-lo bonded over the love of sandwiches on the show. like to be on this big stage? >> it's crazy. three weeks ago, i'm still making sandwiches now in the time off. people come in and ask for me. it's weird. i'm a normal dude. i'm really just getting used to not -- just people knowing who i am. >> it's great. they will know you more after tonight's battle round episode. thank you so much. >> thanks for having us. >> kw"the voice" airs tonight a 8:00/7:00 central on nbc. we'll be right back after your local news. whoagasp! you wanna make these? you put it in here? yeah, put it in there. ok, just press. i'm gonna give you some m&m's® to put in there. ok! ready? and then you wanna take this... ...put it together. shake it. [ giggles ] are you making them for the easter bunny? no, you. ahhhhh. [ female announcer ] this easter... bring a tradition... out of its shell. rice krispies®. i did it! you did! but i wanted more support for my heart. i found centrum specialist. a complete multivitamin enhanced for what's important to me. vision. energ

. >> reporter: there are several images of artists, rock calls the modern like cee lo, janelle monetin, just playing around, truth comes out of play and bono was playing around and did it and got it. >> looks like a habit you would wear. >> reporter: as far as the best out there today, rock calls david graw and the foo fighters the best. >> in terms of rock and roll, that could be the best rock and roll out there today the foo fighters. >> reporter: that shot with the tongue out was spontaneous this one of debbie harry in 1978 was design >> no body was ever as divine as her look at that. even i look at it and go ah, debbie give office big kiss please. >> reporter: there are several photographs to have man rock credits with putting him on top, david bowie ♪ [ music ] ♪ >> he was a very long way ahead of his time like the profit of a new millennium. >> reporter: we had fun with the agelessness of rocker iggy pop. ♪ [ music ] >> he has no body fat. >> none. >> he is weird i said to him, a couple years ago i said you know it is very peculiar you have no body fat he says yeah, i don't kno

charlotte and jermaine, you're on team blake shelton and tony is on cee-lo's team.ng at all. >> barely can stand here together. >> we love each other actually. everyone's friendly and we hang out. >> at the end of the day, we're all here to sing, spread love. >> yes. >> we have to remember while you're on the same team now, eventually you have to compete. >> bring it on, jermaine. >> i'm going to put this microphone on you, as i ask you a question. you recently serenaded alicia keys. you were a backup singer and she's now supporting you? >> she is. she's been a very strong support for me. pushing me every step of the way. i have been here a couple times with her actually. we have done morning shows. it's cool to be here for myself. >> charlotte, you were wanted by all four judges. how did you make the choice? >> oh, gosh. i was so overwhelmed. they're all amazing. i thought i was going to pick cee-lo or christina. blake is genuine, sincere and a lot of fun. he can hang with a jersey girl. >> tony, a broadway veteran. what's it like? you have been on the big stage. w

. >> there are several images he calls the modern like cee lo.lady gaga ♪ [ music ] ♪ >> again, just playing around, bono was playing around and just did it and i got it. >> looks like a habit she would wear later. >> the best out there, rock calls david grol and the foo fighters the best ♪ [ music ] ♪ >> reporter: in terms of rock and roll that could be the best out there today, the foo fighters. >> that shot with the tongue out was spontaneous. this one of debbie harry taken in 1978 was by design ♪ [ music ] ♪ >> reporter: no body was ever as divine as her even i look at it at times and say oh, debbie give us a big kiss please. >> there are several photographs of the man the rock credits with putting him on top, david bowie. ♪ [ music ] >> he was a very long way ahead of his time like the profit of the mu millennium. >> reporter: we had a little fun with the agelessness of iggy pop ♪ [ music ] >> he has no body fat. >> none. >> he is weird i said so, i did him a couple years ago i said it is mysterious you have no body fat he said yeah, i don't

president will head to a high profile appearance in atlanta with film producer tyler perry and singer cee-lo green. to further help his re-election bid, now seeing a 17 minute document that describes the president's first term. last night the campaign released the road we traveled 3, 00 screenings across the country. and portrays the president as a determined figure who confronted the economic downturn and handled a series of problems with tough decisions. republicans have dismissed the film saying it is nothing more than a slick piece of propaganda that fails to give the full account of the president's presidency. >>> time right now a couple of ticks away from 9 minutes after the hour on a friday morning. in a rare sight in michigan, a twister. next a look at the widespread damage it left behind. >>> and the wait is almost over. the newest i-pad goes on sale this morning. but apple's newest product will draw protesters as well as fans. more on that coming up. >>> plus, the ncaa tournament is in full swing. we will check in with the players ahead of this afternoon's game. that's coming up ne

>> i try not to think too much about cee lo green.it the fast forward to get through it. he can barely put together two sentences. >> bob? >> nobody should say that. somebody ought to tell the punk he ought to learn some manners. >> he should apologize for doing that. it's just totally disrespectful. it's a terrible reflection on a president who is calling for civility. but if you look at his twitter page and you look at the profile picture, it's basically a picture of him with blank you behind it. you know what you are getting. >> this goes to the heart of the white house. does anyone not think to protect the people, about the people singing at the events? >> it happens. it happens. >> and find out what the lyrics are and what kind of statement that would make. >> based on the information this hope sent me today, looks like there are two versions of that song. it appears, if you look at the video, he actually asked permission to sing the vulgar version and appeared to have gotten permission from somebody in the room. >> and then some

the other three in atlanta with tyler perry, cee-lo greene attending that one. this after releasing if full 17-minute documentary on the president's first years in offic office. >> how do we understand this president and his time in auchs? do we look at the day's headlines? >> following thursday's big speeches with president booum and joe booid nn two different states we roll on with biden headed to south florida. he'll visit iowa, virginia and pennsylvania. the dynamic duo is literally on fire in yesterday's speeches. >> if some of these folks were around when columbus set sail. they must have been founding members of the flat earth society. they would not believe that the earth was round. the economic theorys of gingrich, santorum and romney. joining me this morning, julian reid, msnbc contributor and managing editor. former dnc communications and director. nbc analyst. and former rnc communication director. it's great to see you all this morning. the obama-biden duo in full campaign mode now. it's clear mitt romney is going to be nominee. flst no point in wai

this is the cat on "the voice" cee lo is always petting. >> ooh, ooh, ooh, weird.hrough the battle rounds. okay? i want to see who you pick. gross! stop stroking it. >> go ahead, i'm ready. >> oh, i get to watch. >> this is christina, moses, stone versus the line. ♪ i can't get no ♪ i can't get no ♪ i can't get no ♪ i can't get no ♪ satisfaction ♪ i can't get no satisfaction ♪ because i try and i try and i try and i try oh and i try ♪ >> that was the lions versus moses. >> i think i would go with the duet only because i didn't love the way he was phrasing -- and he was coming in too soon on a measure and it's one thing to be soulful, it is another thing to just take it -- >> i completely agree we but christina chose the guy who sang by himself. >> okay. >> here's another one, nicole versus mattai. this was a tough one. ♪ head under water and they tell me to breathe easy for a while ♪ ♪ the breathing is harder even i know that ♪ ♪ maybe it's too soon for me to see if i'm happy in your hands ♪ ♪ i'm usually hard to hold on to ♪ >> those two, who do you like? >> i did

all the judges say the brothers looked like they were having fun but cee-lo green picked erin martin.l be a lot of star power at this year's hall of fame induction ceremony. chris rock is tapped to induct the red hot chili peppers. he's been a big friend and fan of the band for a long time. other inductees including donovan, beasty boys and the small faces, the faces which included rod stewart. the ceremony will air may 5th on hbo. >>> whitney houston's daughter is not getting married. 19-year-old bobbi kristina brown seen here in her interview with oprah winfrey has been wearing a big rock on her finger but it simply belonged to brown's late mother and there are no wedding plans. rumors started flying when brown was spotted cuddling with nick gordon. >>> well, we know her as kim. real housewife of atlanta star didn't waste any time having another baby. she and her husband are expecting their second child. the reality star and the atlanta falcons defensive end have a 9-month-old son, k.j. she said she's four months along. she said her son was an oops pregnancy but this pregnancy was p

the answer is coming up on "ask liz" >>> cee lo green's super bowl performance with madonna was an elaborate affair and now he is launching his own late night show in las vegas. green who is a coach on nbc's "the voice" says the show will feature show girls and pyro technics with tributes to prince and the rolling stones and will highlight his flamboyant sense of style. the show launches august 29th at planet hollywood, a resort and casino on the vegas strip and runs through the end of next year. >> boy, he was sparkling last night wasn't he? >> yeah. the end of this year it runs. >>> the alleged ring leader of a series of burglaries at the homes of hollywood stars pleads no contest in connection with two break ins. nicholas prugo entered that plea today and is expected to serve two years now in state prison system. >> the plea was in connection with burglaries at the homes of lindsay lohan and reality tv star "ardrina partridge. the plea comes in exchange for his promise to testify against three other suspects accused of helping him. >>> lohan is in the news today for a big gig tomorrow nig

they are on team cee lo. >> we'll be watching. good news for your weekend. to worry about is basically already coming to an end. we have more rain drops to deal with in the next couple of hours but our severe weather risk has been reduced to zero. so that is welcome news. outside we go. it's a cloudy start on your saturday. plenty of wet roadways around the area. be careful. drive a little extra slow. don't forget to put your headlights on if turning on your windshield wipers. cloudy skies this morning await you. rain showers are almost done with us at this point in time. 48 degrees down at reagan national. a light breeze out of the southwest for now. winds will be increasing from the west later on today. current temperatures, mid-40s in northern maryland. mid-40s in the panhandle of west virginia. mid to upper 40s, near 50 as you get south of town toward stafford and fredericksburg and spotsylvania. mid-50s this morning. near 60 for a brief time this afternoon and mid-50s by 6:00 p.m. a lot of clouds and rain chances here stacked up into the front half of t

the chat to give us a little bit of an idea of what went on behind the scenes and how their coaches cee lo. >> i would think they would be tough coaches, i would think. that's just me. >> but they're also very encouraging and inspiring. >> that's the way coaches are, tough and encouraging. >> all right, chuck. thank you, everybody, for joining us. that's going to do it for this edition of "news4 today.today.. >> join us monday morning at 4:30 a.m. ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours. lower cholesterol. lower cholesterol. i'm yummy. lower cholesterol. i got that wrong didn't i?

they wowed the judges and were picked up by cee lo on his team.y'll be joining us live in studio this monday on "news 4 at 4:00." and remember to set the alarm to remind you on your phone to join me and big tigger on our website, nbcwashington.com during monday night's episode of "the voice." i will be web chatting live throughout the show and the shields brothers, these guys right here, they offered to jump in the chat as well and take your questions. >> that could have been my theme song in high school. dancing by myself. >> oh, chuck. >> such is life. >> i don't believe that one bit because you are absolutely loveable. i would have danced with you. >> and a dancing machine is what i feel. >> more loveable now than i have been ever. no doubt. >> i'm liking you because the rain is moving out. >> yes, exactly right. we needed a little rain. we've been behind in rainfall for the year. we don't need the rain on the weekend necessarily. we've been able to get most of the rain showers out of here now just in time for the second half of your saturday l