he doesn't sound like a banker. >> pass from you, donny deutsch. >> no.e way, if glen fine is sitting in that chair it's a different meeting. jamie dimon comes across and is a likable guy, a guy next door, not an evil banker. >> we love -- >> i'm talking about the american public. >> we know who holds donny's private wealth accounts. >> i'm just telling it like it is. his brand is a very appealing brand. >> it's not -- brand. i mean i don't -- >> it's not about his brand. >> yes, it is. >> it's also, andrea, he's pretty dam good at what he does. >> he's good at what he does and he sort of confronted it and dealt with it. their stock went up yesterday. he did well by any standards and he was not given a really bad bad time by the committee. he made the most he could out of it. he refused to give proprietary information saying they clearly still have to unwind these positions so he wouldn't say exactly how big the bets were, wouldn't go into the details, and took the hit and said it was his fault with mary thompson on cnbc immediately afterwards he was aske

care of business >> now to "today's profession s professionals," our panel of professionals, donny deutschend in for star jones is soleil moon frye. you'll always be punky brewster in our hearts. >> welcome to this crazy bunch. >> i'm very excited to be part of the crazy bunch. >> we want to start with the story that disturbed everyone who saw it, bus monitor bully be. she was absolutely taunted by a group of middle schoolers for more than ten minutes. it went on and on. they called her fat, called her an elephant, they said she was so ugly she should commit suicide. there was a video of it, it was posted on youtube. everyone agrees it's an outrage. the first question to ask, i'll put to you, nancy, what is the right punishment here? >> i think we have to stay this is a modern day version of "lord of the flies." this is a pack mentality of kids leading with the mean guy. what's the punishment? i'm sorry we had to blur their faces. i think their faces and names -- they should be held accountable. second thing is i -- their parents should be front and center public. perhaps the best way to tr

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donny deutsch, dr. and hoda. good morning. good to see you both. let's start with a story that doled over the last week. the president, president obama, on the lawn at the white house giving a speech about immigration policy when a reporter from "daily caller" a conservative website interrupted him in the middle of his speech. here is part of the exchange. >> it is the right thing to do. excuse me, sir. this is not time for questions, sir, not while i'm speaking. and the answer to your question, sir, and the next time i prefer you let me finish my statements before you ask that question. this is the right thing to do for american people. i didn't ask for an argument, i'm answering your question. >> this was not during the q&a, this was during the speech. he interrupted him. we'll start with the question, is it ever okay to interrupt the president. >> not in the rose garden, not in a formal presentation. >> he's done with a speech. when he's done wit and fields questions, yes. i do think the press corps

♪ i've been taking care of business ♪ >> now to today's professional the, star jones, donny deutsch and nancy snyderman is here. >> we have an account from a stanford police detective who said one of the ways zimmerman could have deescalated the confrontation is if he had identified himself as a neighborhood watch captain. star, you're our lauer. is this legally significant as we look at this case? >> i literally screamed at my own television when i saw the news and said "duh." that would have been one of the two things he could have done. one, not get out of the car. two identified himself. it never ceases to amaze me that people assumed that zimmerman was afraid of trayvon but never for the first time thought trayvon may have been in fear of zimmerman. he may have been in fear of some dude walking down the street confronting him. >> donny and nancy, does this change your opinion of the case? >> we'll never know what happened. it's a tragic case. >> it will be interesting to hear with the new recordings versus the scream that night if everything will turn on that. we were talking about

donny deutsch, chairman of the advertising giant, inc.ling, $163 million loss in its first quarter, revenue down by 20%, sales fell an average of 19%. you know about this stuff. what went wrong, donny. >> simple. ad hoc focus group happened here. john, not so brilliant cameraman said they lost my mother-in-law. she lost coupons. also not so brilliant stage manager -- also are brilliant. >> you're going to go blurry now. >> came over and said i like coupons. what did they do. that's what you have to know. they actually insulted their customers. we're no longer going to insult our customer and give them coupons. in reality that's what they trained their customer to want. the big mistake they made was saying we're no longer this but didn't tell you what they were. >> on the one hand you made your argument. on the other hand they said we want to give people the low, average straightforward price. we're not going to overcharge you. >> walmart. you're never going to beat walmart on prices. they couldn't compete there, specialty stores, amazons

move on to this town in massachusetts, middleboro, they have decided to fine -- impose a fine, donny deutsch0 for profanity. they're sick and tired, they say it's teen-agers, i say it's a lot of people, old and young cursing in public. >> i think it's absurd. you think it's okay? >> i've been in places where people have been swearing on their mobile phone, so loud, so obnoxious. >> is that because you're a new yorker? >> i don't like it and have i little girls but it's a slippery slope. >> he just swore at me in the commercial break. >> i just want to say it's a very slippery slope, guys. come on. >> but the problem is whether you're sitting outside in a cafe and you have your girls with you and a group of teen-agers walk by and they are using f bombs and the b word and turning around and saying some of the nastiest things, how do you explain that? >> i was in a restaurant and there was this obnoxious guy cursing, i almost got in a fist fight with him. >> but it is a free speech issue, is it not? >> not on a public street. the state does allow to you say no obscenity in public places. the st

we have donny deutsch. >> he's too tall to love. >> yes. and mark barnicle.oing to be a restraining order enacted. i'm calling ari to help out. >> in miami, tell municipal dough's jose, diaz-balart. and "business week's" josh green. >> a bloomberg poll shows the president was ahead by 47 points. we have a couple different polls out. i think mike bloomberg was actually asking his friends on the upper east side those questions himself. but we have two new polls out this morning that show a tad different story. >> we do. they show a tightening race between president obama and mitt romney. pew research finds among all registered voters, the president holds a four-point lead over mitt romney, 50-46%. just a tad bit. while the associated press showing romney up two points from a month ago, but still trailing the president, 47-44%. later today, president obama will address a group of influential latino officials in florida, one week -- well, you know. you've got -- >> coincidence. you know, it is the season. >> yes, it is. >> of the latino. >> hey, if approximate it

attorney and author star jones, ad executive donny deutsch and head and neck surgeon and nbc's chief medical editor, we may need a doctor, dr. nancy snyderman. >> speaking of doctors. the psychiatric team from bellevue is checking us out now. >> i've got a blood pressure cuff right over there. let's start with the hot topic. the miss usa controversy. miss pennsylvania was on our show this morning, exclusively, talking about why she stepped down basically relinquished her title of miss pennsylvania because she thinks the contest was rigged. first of all i know you all watched the interview. did you believe her story? >> she seemed to be very credible. however i'm waiting to see some evidence. it's one thing to make a claim. it's another thing to say that she saw something from a friend, or she heard something from a friend. that friend now denies it. if there is no factual empirical evidence to back up her claim she's really going to be in trouble in a defamation kind of lawsuit. >> could be clear, she said that she heard another contestant said they knew the five finalists before the

. >> matt was interviewed by donny deutsch who was standing in for me. let's just watch. >> the biggest heart in broadcasting. incredibly talented. but, again, feels, cares, is concerned about other people more than anyone i've met. >> kind of what everyone says about ann curry. the reason i think it's more than just an industry issue is the "today" show is a bit like "the tonight show" in the morning, isn't it? and these stars, matt lauer, meredith vieira. you when you did it. >> right. >> you become, for the period that you're sitting there, part of millions of americans lives. >> and -- >> they don't want to be threatened by too much change. the key question i have for you, deborah, is this, do you think it was sexist that ann was singled out for the difficulty in that relationship with matt? would it have been fairer to say, as he has said, look, it may be my fault? >> he's not losing his job so i don't think anybody would agree with him when he says that. you had a similar situation. here you had three guys about whom a lot of reporting was done. yo

mention we have a special show this friday, a full hour of "today's professionals" star jones, donny deutsch new and what's happening. they're also going to be giving one person a complete lifestyle makeover. it's a full hour of professionals friday on "today." >> is it too late to apply for that? >> pretty good. let's get a check of the weather from steph. >> first of all, you all look better than me. i don't care what age you are, you guys all look amaze zblpg thanks. >> you do. >> i'm serious. >> let's have a look at the weather as we head throughout the day today. it's going to be sunateled again here into the northeast and into the northwest where that heat is still sticking in the center of the n >> good morning. a mixture of sun and clouds. there is a 30% chance we could see a couple of rain showers. >> is it time to cut the cake yet? >> yes, it is. >> okay. let's make it official. we've got to eat this cake. >> let's get into this. >> now as you're cutting. how do you really feel about 40? >> you know what? i am -- it's another day. i think a lot of us choose to live our lives 30. i

. >> fantasy land i'm giving you artistic -- >> i'm pretrending to be donny deutsch is what you're saying. >> try to explain to me why the republicans have a good point here on this fast and furious issue. >> i'll try to pretend you're a straight down the middle reporter and explain the republican's best point on why holder should be held in contempt. >> i don't know that i think i can on contempt. i think, you know, the notion that -- i can make the case for why republicans, you know, this was a program that went bad. >> right. >> and you can make the argument -- >> let me stop you there. programs like these, stings. >> yes. >> go bad all the time do they not? >> they do. >> so why is it that this one program that has gone bad when you take chances as we said after 9/11, sometimes you have to take chances with bad people doing bad things to figure things out, when you do stuff like that, bad things happen. so bad things have happened here. why has it risen and again, i am asking you, to try to take the republican line, why has it risen to this level in an election year when we know sting

nancy snyder, donny deutsch. they are here to tackle the topics of the day. good morning.lking about, karen klein, the 68-year-old bus monitor who was brutally verbally abused by middle school students on the bus. she was on the program yesterday. there has been an outpouring of support to the tune of $650,000 raised on her behalf. so what should she do with this money? star? >> i say pay off whatever she owes on her house, take care of her grandchildren and retire. she's earned it. give a little bit back to charity. >> a little bit? how much is a little bit. >> tithe something to the church. i think she says she wants to do that. give something back to charity for older women. i think it's a good idea. >> you're handling the brand that is now karen klein. what do you suggest she do? >> here is my question, what was the intention of the money. were most people sending it to her because she needs a vacation? to me, she should do at the end of the day what she wants. i would hope she would take care of herself and give the majority of it to an anti-bullying charity. i think

donny deutsch, from advertising, inc. >> right off the bat jess's story tells us something, how muchyou used the word passion twice. i don't care if it's stay at home mom or anybody in the workforce, what is the key to your success, be passionate about something. women looking to get back to work or starting your own business, start with what turns you on. what is your love as a kid. go from there. >> with this economy a lot of people are looking for ways to make money. yet with all the risk that may entail, starting a home business, the question people may be asking is when is a good time. >> first of all, now is a great time. you can do things where there isn't a ton of risk. you watch her story, she started making dolls. i always say the best way to come up with an idea, think about your own life, not only what you love, have you ever said to yourself, why didn't somebody make this. i wish somebody made watch bands, blah blah blah, a need for it and make it. start out, go online, go manufacture watch bands. on google it shows up and you make one. >> you find a manufacturer. >> or

. >>> back now at 8:09 for a brand-new edition of today's professionals, star jones, donny deutsch ando break down the day's topics. start with stepfather, videotape that's been seen by a lot of people. he's playing ball with his stepson in the backyard. he gets angry, yells at the young boy. he takes his belt off and begins to hit this boy with the belt. the video is taken shot from the neighbor's window through the blinds of the neighbor's window. so raise your hands -- by the way, the neighbor then takes the video and posts it online and sends it into authorities. raise your hand if you would have done exactly what the neighbor did. >> and then some. >> then some. >> also we need to add the neighbor did yell out afterwards, stop hitting this kid as he was taking the video. >> no one here a little queasy about the spying part of this story. that raised some questions? >> absolutely not. people look out windows. when a child is in danger, there's no gray area. >> the law would require it. >> you're watching this poor little kid get hit. whether you run in there or jump out -- i've bee

. >> donny deutsch is involved. >> all right. that's -- meantime lead stories making news today.icials are racing to find the source of an e. coli outbreak in florida, georgia, louisiana, and alabama. at least 11 cases have been linked to the outbreak. including the death of an infant in new orleans last week. however, officials are just beginning their investigation, and they hope to identify the source of the contamination before the outbreak widens. >>> british prime minister david cameron has been called to appear next week before an ethics committee investigating the tabloid phone hacking scandal. his predecessor gordon brown will also appear. cameron's former communications chief and two friends have faced charges in the investigation. >>> wild weather, including tornadoes, destroyed at least five homes thursday in southeastern wyoming. several people were treated for minor injuries. powerful storms also pounded parts of colorado with hail. and an ominous funnel cloud developed near an outdoor graduation ceremony in new jersey, forcing new graduates and their guests to run

attorney and author star jones, ad executive donny deutsch and head and neck surgeon and nbc's chiefstepped down basically relinquished her title of miss pennsylvania because she thinks the contest was rigged. first of all i know you all watched the interview. did you believe her story? >> she seemed to be very credible. however i'm waiting to see some evidence. it's one thing to make a claim. it's another thing to say that she saw something from a friend, or she heard something from a friend. that friend now denies it. if there is no factual empirical evidence to back up her claim she's really going to be in trouble in a defamation kind of lawsuit. >> could be clear, she said that she heard another contestant said they knew the five finalists before they had really even done the last 16. >> but that alleged contestant has now said that did not happen. there was no list. and so i'm not sure if she's got really a claim. >> donny, what do you think? >> i found her to be very, very engaging. and i want to give trump some branding advice. donald and i go back a long way. he's starting to

mention we have a special show this friday, a full hour of "today's professionals" star jones, donny deutsch a complete lifestyle makeover. it's a full hour of professionals friday on "today." >> is it too late to apply for that? >> pretty good. let's get a check of the weather from steph. >> first of all, you all look better than me. i don't care what age you are, you guys all look amaze zblpg thanks. >> you do. >> i'm serious. >> let's have a look at the weather as we head throughout the day today. weather as we head throughout the day. it's going to be unsettled through the northeast and the northwest with the heat still sticking in the center of the country. now here's a look at what's happening outside your door. >>> good morning, sunshine in washington, parts of northern virginia into maryland. farther south it's cloudy and getting some showers now. from charlottesville north up to near loray and heading east. and we will have a likelihood of some scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers popping up. highs reaching low to mid 70s before that happens. and more of the same tomorrow.