. >> goddamnit, leroy. >> goddamnit. leroy, you moron. [laughter] >> jon: i guarantee you, i guarantee you there's a dude right now watching tv that just had the change his pants. guarantee you. oh, my god, oh... [laughter] i [bleeped] that. leroy! all right. anyway, the candidates didn't even stick around long enough to catch all the coverage. all of them giving their speeches well before all the votes were counted. rick santorum opened his speech on a note of charming humility. >> we're in steubenville, ohio. [cheering and applause] not too many presidential can dates come to steubenville ohio, much less hold their victory party in steubenville, ohio. >> jon: they can hear you. i mean, seriously, what kind of a schmuck would hold a victory party in this [bleeped] hole. am i right? seriously. the night's bigger winner than the other winners, what note would he sound, grandiose, humble, grateful? >> on november 6th we're going to stand united, not only having won an election, but having saved a future. [laughter] >> jon: saved a future. w

leroy, you can add to that. you have been going through it more recently. how has receiving the medal of honor affected your life? bob? >> well, at first i came home, took a few months to get healed up. about the time i was getting out of the hospital in colorado, then i received the medal. from that point on it just seemed to be part of my life, but didn't affect it any. i didn't participate in anything that medal of honor recipients would normally participate in. went about getting an education, getting married, and '51, then following that we had four great girls in our family. these things were more important to me than having the medal. but in 1956, six of us medal of honor recipients were invited to as a matter of fact we were told to go to france to dedicate cemeteries. there were a couple of air force people with us. and of course, when that hit the papers, then people were aware then that i had the medal, and i was asked to go here and go there, speak here, speak there. and of course, naturally began going to the society meetings and i did make use

i'll volunteer her. [ applause ] >> there it goes, leroy. you're through now. >> thank you. >> i'll take it around. >> you're a mother with children and you kind of represent the country, whether you like it or not. >> changed our life. i'm very proud of him, obviously. it's kind of a mixed feeling when he received this medal because i look at all of our other militaries and are out there and the families, we all sacrifice the same thing, so sometimes in a way i feel like they should all be receiving this, also. not just us. and so when he was awarded it, we have a lot of friends and family and spouses saying congratulations to me. and i said no, this is for all of us. congratulations to all of you because he wears this and our family represents every single one of our military and the families, and as far as the injury and receiving the medal, it has changed our family but for the better. our kids are aware of all the things that do go on, especially when they visited him in san antonio, the burn victims, it just really -- our kids have bee

leroy jenkins! here it is, your moment of zen. >> it was just odd. it felt like uncle rico in napoleon dynamite? >> which one was uncle rico? >> the guy with the hair parted in the middle and he was constantly throwing passes, talking about his high school football career, not working.cay comedy central captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org. >> stephen: tone results of super tuesday as well as a preview of meh saturday. and should we go to war with iran? i'll look at the pros and the positives. then my guest, actor willem defoe has a new movie about war on mars. i didn't know mars had oil. [laughter] happy 100th birthday, oreos. in your honor i'm eating 100 oreos today. same as every day. [laughter] this is "the colbert report." captioning sponsored by comedy central [theme music playing] [cheering and applause] >> stephen: welcome to "the report," everybody. good to see ya. [cheering and applause] thank you so much. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. [audience chanting "stephen"] i can't stop that. i can't stop that. thank you so muc

east bay president leroy more will get more than $303,000. that is not including the additional $60,000 for housing allowance and $12,000 each president will get for a car allowance. senator linda yee and the education board faced the governor today saying no way. they introduced a new bill that would prohibit a raises to top university leaders during bad budget years but the effort failed >> this is kind of scary. what am i getting, is this worth it? going to college and paying for all of this and not really receiving anything back. >> east bay says the university has no input in these types of decisions. in a statement they say the trusties understand that the duties and responsibilities of csu campus presidents require specialized experience, training, and understanding of the system in these very challenging times. csu and administrators say the compensation packages like these are necessary to help attract and keep top leaders that their institutions. >> a new report at prison realignment, counties are enduring cheaper and better alterna

when they arrived on the scene, 37-year-old robert leroy wright was suffering from stab wounds, later dying at the hospital. police arrested one 67-year-old man. he charged -- he has been charged with the murder too. now, in the statement, they said that he is a volunteer on the campaign staff, but not involved in the leadership capacity. word is that the stabbing may have been prompted by somebody's dog and somebody's yard. coming up tonight on nine news now, the presidential inaugural may be a year away. but the hotel rooms are filling up fast. we'll have that story. >>> and bruce, we saw the cooler temperatures for you today. it was quite breezy. we are watching the storm system that could bring the flurries to the d.c. area. we'll talk about that coming up when nine news now returns. >>> with just a couple of days to go until super tuesday. they are hoping that they will get last-minute support. at stake is over 400 delegates in some 10 states. mitt romney is ahead of the pack with 233. now he picked up an important endorsement from eric cantur. rick santorum is a distance second

of course i really would get assassinated if i don't mention commissioner leroy king, sit -- sittingyee. welcome, kim. we are really looking forward to working with kim to get students to come visit the kinsey exhibit. just one second. and also supervisor scott winer -- weiner is here also. let's welcome him. newly elected schedule. we're back on schedule and graced with the presence of our new mayor. we, as i mentioned earlier, we had the pleasure of working well. are city administrator at the time ed lee and supervisor ross mirkarimi in connection with the adoption of the slavery disclosure ordinance a couple years ago.

of course i really would get assassinated if i don't mention commissioner leroy king, sit -- sittingyee. welcome, kim. we are really looking forward to working with kim to get students to come visit the kinsey exhibit. just one second. and also supervisor scott winer -- weiner is here also. let's welcome him. newly elected schedule. we're back on schedule and graced with the presence of our new mayor. we, as i mentioned earlier, we had the pleasure of working well. are city administrator at the time ed lee and supervisor ross mirkarimi in connection with the adoption of the slavery disclosure ordinance a couple years ago. and we look forward to working with him on many issues to come. please welcome mayor ed lee. >> hello, everybody. you know i don't like to read speeches. i've been doing that in the past, so i want to have a chance to speak from the heart. this is our celebration of black history month. and i am so happy to see all of you come to city hall to recognize this and to recognize the great work that pa

and tomorrow, we will be presenting a documentary called "a king behind kings" about leroy king. so our point is that this kind of information is the kind of detail that would get our kids interested and address many of the achievement gaps that we see. but we see in action from the school administration making the information available. so those of us who have spoken tonight represent some of the longest serving institutions in the city. there are five black organizations that are celebrating their 160th anniversary, founded in 1852. "new york times" wrote about it. but it's not taught in our schools. so let's work together to bring our children up to where they need to be. thank you. [applause] >> so the next speakers i'm going to call on are dr. michelle clearer and helen ley. heather murdoch, tony wilson and forest gray. are you here? go ahead and step up to the podium. >> good evening, board members and public. my name is dr. michelle clearer. i have an m.a. in sports psychology and a p.h. in clinical psychology. part of the work i do is with folks who are struggling to lose

leroy king is here today. along with commissioner dar. thank you.applause] i want to thank the bayview merchants association. thank you for constantly working with us here and making sure we do the right thing and communicate with all the people and not let go. i want to thank our police department. the captain is here. he is working with everybody thank you for being here. [applause] askinder is very worldly. he knows what is happening in our city and in this neighborhood. he is investing in an neighborhood he knows very well and investing in people. that is what makes a great menu, if i can put that connection together. a menu that will be reflective of the health of this neighborhood. it will get us involved. it will get the contractors involved. some are down here working in the bayview, along with the contractors and vendors throughout this corridor. he is working with mohammed nuru who is here as well with dpw. he is working with our city administrator noami kelly, who is also here. we're all here in collaboration to make sure that you know ci

of course i really would get assassinated if i don't mention commissioner leroy king, sit -- sitting

csu east bay president leroy morishita would get a base salary more than $303,000, and mildred garcia would get more than $324,000. those salaries are 10% more than their current pay. the meeting comes as majority of cal state campuses plan to close spring admissions next year. only eight of 23 campuses admit students for spring 2013 term. cuts in response to $750 million in cuts to state funding. >>> meteorologist christina loren is off. that means anthony is here. cool day to come in. >> they brought the new guy in last weekend for the rain. they give me one day to shine with good weather. we are talking sunshine across the bay area now, as you saw earlier in one of our reports, the sun is out. it will continue to poke its head out through the day, because clouds are making it out of the region. we have a few sprinkles trying to fall this morning, but it is all because of a cold front to the north. this cold front will hang out, continue to bring showers to northern california, san francisco, and points southward. i don't think we're looking at any rain. in the north bay, still coul

robert leroy wright died at a hospital. police arrested one 56-year-old ellsworth cobbert. >> it's very sad you know, and that's the thing. mine people are shocked. well all are. i've talked to people all over hill crest and we're just very, very shaken by the news and it's just unfortunate. i heard what it was over was about dog droppings or something in the yard and for something, a young man to go out and walk his dog and not come over something like that, it's just terrible, this is a tragedy. >> tonight he has been charged with second degree murder. >>> family and friends gathered tonight to remember a 2-year- old girl who died after a fire in her district heights home. mariah hood was sleeping you have stairs when the -- upstairs when the fire broke out at this house on hill mar drive. the toddler was rescued and rushed to the hospital. shedded two days later. -- she died two days later: three adults and two juveniles survived. tonight there was a vigil. the fire was caused by cooking left unattended and investigators

police say 37-year-old robert leroy wright was found with stab wounds. he was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. less than an hour later, 56-year-old ellsworth colbert, who volunteers for the chavous campaign, was arrested and charged with murder. chavous said in a statement, "i hope 9 allegations of mr. colbert's involvement in this killing are false but if they are true he needs to face whatever justice is handed down by the core." >>> in decision 2012 we are just two days away from super tuesday, when ten states cast their pick for republican presidential candidate. fresh off a saturday caucus win in washington state, mitt romney picked up an endorsement from house mangt leader eric cantor. the congressman from virginia says romney has the best plan to make america financially strong. >> mitt romney is the only candidate in the race who's put forward a bold pro-growth, pro-jobs plan for the future. you know, a lot of the things that he's talking about in his plan we're working on in the house of representatives. >> cantor says he has

she's no longer collecting food stamps we don't know about leroy fink.laughter] we don't know, he might still be on 'em. megyn: i don't think he's having any regrets. well, we are following a developing story from the fashion world today. reports of growing sales of a product called manty hose. think we're kidding? wait until you see the pictures. >>> plus, keep an eye on electronics today. we're tracking a massive solar storm that could cause big problems here on earth. >>> and the white house just weighed in on a report that we, that we -- the administration -- offered to sell israel powerful new weapons if the israelis would promise not to attack iran this year. we will hear the israeli side of this story next. >> in the meetings the president had, there was no such agreement proposed or reached. we have, obviously, as we've discussed high-level cooperation between the israeli military and the u.s. military. i tried weight loss plans... but their shakes aren't always made for people with diabetes. that's why there's new glucerna hunger smart shakes. t

it's the historian from georgia, newton leroy gingrich who may walk away with the win. or a coder to his presidential ambitions. joining us is rick tyler. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> mr. gingrich has put a huge emphasis upon georgia and hoping to do well in tennessee and o oklahoma. in all seriousness, if romney wins more than half of the 424 delegates available today, it's surely all over for your candidate, isn't it? >> it ain't over till it's over. never say never and never, never ever quit. if he decides to go to the convention. we'll be there with him. >> i guess mr. gingrich can carry on as long as he's got mr. adelson who continues to through money at him. do you understand the distinct hypocrisy only for mr. gingrich to be relying upon the profits of sin city from mr. p adelson just to keep his campaign afloat. >> i don't know how much he's given to mr. gingrich's came pain. we're gratef fuful for that. >> how much has he given to winning the future. >> i believe over $11 million. >> you accept there may be some basic cuization accusations wheh ac

newton leroy gingrich, better known as newt, is of german, english, scottish, and irish descent.t should reach everybody. he received a degree in history from emory university in 1965. he proceeded to turn and m.a. in 1968. both from tulane. gingrich has two daughters. speaker gingrich represented the sixth congressional district for 20 years and was elected speaker of the house. he has remained active in debates and worked as a consultant, and now he is running for president of the united states. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome speaker newt gingrich. way.'s on his >> i did not talk long enough. please be seated. you can rise again when he comes, and when the speaker is behind the curtain, he can come on through. i hope you enjoy the beautiful music on the organ tonight. >> thank you for that very warm welcome. as somebody who went to high school in columbus, georgia, next alabama, i kind of feel relatively at home here. this morning when i had crits i thought was a normal thing to do. -- grits i thought it was a normal thing to do. i was along the coast, and had grits and s

earning the third is newton leroy gingrich he's confident. he's a once in a lifetime shot away from upsetting the favorite. he's got a problem. the key assist from key super pac benefactor is fading away. he's a ball hog with no shot, and needs to sit down and ride pine. of course, that's not how he sees it. >> the thing i find most disheartening about this campaign is the difficulty of talking about positive ideas on large scale because the news media can't cover it and my opponents can't comprehend it. >> the guy is a genius, just ask him. rick santorum, fresh off some impressive scc wins in alabama and mississippi. how did he win them? he's tebowing. >> every day when i talk to people all over this country, the first thing they almost always say to me, i prayed for you. it works. >> while watchers get excited about a small program with some big wins, there's a flip side. santorum has the problem a lot of small programs he. he lacks the resources to attract big talent that wins these. a small staff has made it difficult to qualify for major

police have made an arrest in the murder of robert leroy wright stabbed to death early sunday morning volunteer for kevin chavous, jr. >>> traffic on the outer loop is recovering from an early morning accident. look at that. five cars were involved in this mess near university boulevard about an hour ago. fortunately no one was seriously hurt. >>> just one goal between the caps and flyers last night. caps lose 21-0 -- caps lose 1- 0. >>> cbs this morning begins in a couple of minutes. they'll be talking about the new movie called "game change." >>> we have one more check of traffic and weather right here in a moment. >>> welcome back. one more thing before we go. a lot of furor over this n.f.l. story about an assistant coach with the redskins. he also of course was with the saints where the investigation started, gregg williams, about offering his players $1500 to in effect injure another player. one of the interesting other sides of the story, brett favre has come out, now retired, said it's just a game. it's the way it goes. is it more about people getting caught talking about it or

newton leroy gingrich. [cheers and applause] >> better known of newt, is of german, english, scottish, irish descent. that should reach everybody. gingrich received a b.a. degree from emeritt university in 1965. he then provided to earn an m.a. in 1968 and a p.h.d. in 1971 in modern european history. both from tulane university. gingrich has two daughters, kathy gingrich lubers and kathy gingrich cushman. he represented georgia's sixth congressional district for 20 years and elected speaker of the house from 1995-1999. speaker gingrich has remained active in debates and worked as a political consultant and now as you know, he's running for president of the united states. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome speaker newt gingrich. [cheers and applause] >> he's on his way. he's on his way. i didn't talk long enough. thank so you much for your enthusiasm. please be seated. you can rise again and roar again when the time comes. so when speaker gingrich is behind this curtain, he can open it up and come on throu

according to court documents 37-year-old robert leroy wright was stabbed to death by a neighbor identifieds 56-year-old ellsworth colbert. according to court documents the victim had been walking a neighbor's dog near colbert's home when colbert confronted him about the dog being near his yard and sources say that colbert may have been upset about the dog wright was walking relieving himself on his lawn. >> anybody who is telling you that this case had anything to do with dog poop doesn't know what they're talking about. this is much more complicated than dog poop. >> reporter: an argument began between the two men and a witness says they saw the accused holding a knife and walking stick and that he cut wright on the hand. the victim picked up a shovel and the two wrestled to the ground. when it was over the victim got up and collapsed stabbed several times. >> ellsworth has been in the community for a number of years. he loves the community and i don't see him picking on anybody. >> reporter: public documents show the accused has had past run-ins with the law among them an incident last y

. >> newton leroy gingrich. >> should newt gingrich get out of the race? in order to unify conservatives? >> i don't think newt's going to get out. >> he needles at rick santorum and divides the conservative vote. >> this is his last hoorah. he's having fun. >> this is personal between him and mitt romney. >> guess what, i made a lot of money. i've been very successful. i'm not going to apologize for that. >> oh, now he's talking about how rich he is. >> i've got money, so what? >> just like al gore, mitt romney's taking too much advice. >> at the end of the day republicans want to beat barack obama and we're going to rally behind him. ♪ it's going to start raining mitt ♪ ♪ it's raining mitt >>> martin short, ladies and gentlemen. if you think the republican clown car of republican presidential candidates had problems before today, well now the "a" team is coming after them. president obama and vice president joe biden delivered speeches at exactly the same time today. the president's speech was to a community college audience in maryland addressing the la