they went on to discuss whether glee s gleason would be alive by next week.ost then went on to discuss whether gleason would be alive by next week. >> terrible. >> yes. terrible. the hosts have since released an apology. >>> to baseball now, one fan attempted to get a foul ball, but ended up getting stucks in the seats. after much embarrassment, the fan was given the ball and able to laugh it off. the fun and games go awry when a girl elbows an innocent bystander. the little boy is crying because his cool aid spilled all over him. >> all fun and games until someone spills their cool aid. >> too late. then it's over. >>> thanks too much. it's time now to dig a little deeper into some of our topo lit call stories. david, thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> president obama's approval rating is at 45%. that's down eight points in a month. why is he taking such a hit now? >> his administration has been rocked by a number of these controversies, from the nsa scandal to the i.r.s. scandal that his administration has said they'll make changes in that a

the radio hosts set up a skit where they pretended they were interviewing gleason. the host then went on to discuss whether gleason would be alive by next week. >> terrible. >> yes. terrible. the hosts have since released an apology. >>> to baseball now, one fan attempted to get a foul ball, but ended up getting stucks in the seats. after much embarrassment, the fan was given the ball and able to laugh it off. >> at least he got the ball, right? >> i was going to say, at least he came away with something. >>> ahead, a naval academy football player is to face sex assault charges as early as today. >>> plus, actor johnny depp thrown from a horse and trampled during filming of "the lone ranger." details coming up. >>> if you want to find extreme weather, go to alaska right now. they're in the middle of an all-time heat wave. two days in a row now, they were above 90 and yesterday they were at 94. never happened before. juneau was 82. this is very warm by alaska standards. today, 87 degrees in fair banks, alaska. 87 is like -- that's warmer than atlanta today. so it's k

the host then went on to discuss whether gleason could be alive by next week. yeah, they were fired. and the hosts have since released an apology. >>> lastly to the college world series, where we see the downfall of civilization play out. right there, one young girl gets a foul ball as a souvenir. she's excited. she brags about it to her friends and then, well, the friends launch a revolt attacking in all directions and then the fun and games end when the girl, you see it right there. she elbowed that little boy who starts crying because he got kool-aid spilled all over him. it's classic, folks. >>> "early today" sports is brought to you by touch of gray. get rid of some gray, never all. >> just ahead, naval academy football players who face sexual assault charges as early today. plus, actor johnny depp thrown from a horse and trampled during filming of "the lone ranger." we've got those details next. >>> welcome back. our stagnant weather pattern is stuck in place. we are going to watch more in the way of that storm on the northwest coast beginning to slowly p

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hosts who were fired for joking about gleason's ald, definitely not funny, but gleason who was diagnosede disease in 2011 is confined to the wheelchair and he has lost the ability to speak. he wrote on his facebook page -- we have all made mistakes in this life. how we learn from our mistakes is the measure of who we are. >>> the atlanta falcons have chosen the design of the new stadium. check it out. it's absolutely insane, it features eight-piece roof that will twist closed. >> amazing not sure how that's going to work, but construction is set to begin some time next year. that's going to be the coolest stadium on the planet. >> thanks so much, betty. >>> our top politics stories. i'm joined by boris enstein. thanks for being here. >> good morning. >> obama just wrapped up the international stage. >> he did okay. there weren't high hopes about the nsa program. he did all right. today he'll have the big speech. this is not going to be a big marker on his international background or his international affairs policies but it was a job well done in terms of status quo. >> lot of attention

the morning radio show used a fake automated voice as gleason.tening in new orleans? >> i am. >> i just don't know if i want to play. >> i wish i could play. >> yeah you cannot play anymore, right? >> no. knock-knock. >> steve. no steve. we do knock-knocks on thursday. we don't do it on mondays. we do it on thursdays. >> i may not be here on thursday. knock-knock. >> who's there? >> smother. >> smother who? >> smother me. do me a favor. >> just cruel. all three hosts were fired today. the general manager apologized. fired host posted this say to where to begin. the obvious and rightful place is with an apology. and the reality of knowing that falls short. no matter what i say is heartbreaking. the sheer stupidity of trying to put this as a failed attempt at humor is motte lost on me. the words should have known better mean nothing to me and shouldn't to you right now. i would like to offer my apology. steve's als organization put out this statement. i reached out to them personally. they are saying at this time dwoent feel the need to issue a sta

. >> reporter: they're mocking steve gleason.h the aid of a voice synthesizer. >> i was diagnosed with als two years ago. >> reporter: because of his condition he can't talk. the d.j.s apologized. one of them, chris dimino said it was sheer stupidity. another, nick chililini said it was stupidity. shapiro said i am truly sorry. 790 the zone said the station in no way supports that kind of content. they're called shock jobs because they're paid to shock you. it's what gets the ratings, but they're not the first to be fired for taking it too far. >> so i watched the basketball game between a little bit of rutgers and tennessee, the women's final. that's some nappy headed hos there. >> reporter: in 1997 don imus was fired. jimmy the greek was fired for saying blacks are bred to be better athletes. >> if they take over coaching there's nothing left for the white people. >> reporter: on social media some came to their defense. you can't be funny unless sometimes you push and, yes, cross the edge. family guy, south park, howard stern a

the famous jackie gleason was a friend of mine and got him to do my show and for maybe a minute i was intimidated i was a little in awe and then it got right down to who what where when why first time i was in the white house well first time i interviewed any world leader be it the. mr putin or or tony blair or or margaret thatcher you're hearing or someone who has attained a great deal of public that go that goes away really goes away very quickly and another thing you always know your the interviewer is in control you sophy are in control of this not me you control this moment and once i understood that weather was frank sinatra or vladimir putin or the mailman i control the situation and if you control it there's no reason to be nervous there's no reason to be scared there's no reason to be apprehensive because you control the moment you this is your show but if that one minute of intimidation that you fail gendered for you. now are not i don't think so. i don't know i when i say intimidated that's a momentary it's just a flash that's. i said a minute it's probably twenty seconds y

the segment consisted of a mock interview with gleason. you see gleason there. the real steve gleason has to use a computer to be able to speak. the voice the shock jocks used is a fake robotic one. >> you listening in new orleans? >> i am. how was "jersey shore"? >> you cannot play anymore, right? >> no. >> knock knock. >> no. we do knock knocks on thursdays. we don't do it on mondays. we just started doing that again. we do it on thursdays. >> i may not be here on thursdays. knock knock. >> who's there? >> smother. >> smother who? >> smother me. do me a favor. >> 790 the zone put out an apology on its website. "the zone, our owners, sponsors and partners in no way endorse this kind of content. we sincerely apologize to mr. gleason, his family, and those touched by als." they have been fired and apologized continuously on social media but haven't gotten their jobs back. >>> today is deadline day for chrysler to respond to the government's request for it to recall three million older suvs for potential fire hazard. allison has more. >> repter: chrysler has got u

the famous jackie gleason was a friend of mine and got him to do my show and for maybe a minute i was intimidated our i was a little in awe and then it got right down to who what where when why first time i was in the white house well first time i interviewed any world leader be it the. mr putin or or tony blair or or margaret thatcher you're hearing or someone who has attained a great deal of public that go that goes away really goes away very quickly and another thing you always know you're the interviewer is in control use sophie are in control of this not me you controlled as moment and once i understood that whether was frank sinatra or vladimir putin or the mailman i control the situation and if you control it there's no reason to be nervous there's no reason to be scared there's no reason to be apprehensive because you control the moment you this is your show but if that one minute of intimidation that you fail gendered for you . now i'm not i don't think so. i don't know i when i say intimidated that's a momentary it's just a flash that's. i said a minute it's probably twenty

the famous jackie gleason was a friend of mine and got him to do my show and for maybe a minute i was intimidated our i was a little in awe and then it got right down to who what where when why the first time i was in the white house well first time i interviewed any world leader be it the. mr putin or or tony blair or or margaret thatcher you're hearing or someone who has attained a great deal of public that go that goes away really goes away very quickly and another thing you always know you're the interviewer is in control use sofi are in control of this not me you controlled as moment and once i understood that whether was frank sinatra or vladimir putin or the mailman i control the situation and if you control it there's no reason to be nervous there's no reason to be scared there's no reason to be apprehensive because you control the moment you this is your show. but if that one minute of intimidation that you fail gendered for you. now i'm not i don't think so i don't know i when i say intimidated that's a momentary it's just a flash that's. i said a minute it's probably twenty

a lot of people thought all in the family was sort of a spinoff from the ancient jackie gleason show.an interesting aspect, that was originally a british show called till death do us part. it was brought over to the united states. it was not a hit immediately. in fact, they were thinking of dropping it. the summer reruns, they ran it in the summer, it clicked in the summer and pushed it to a new night and the rest, as they say, is history. >> larry, a lot of people say that about maureen being her sister. i don't think maureen was actually her sister. i think that's something that sort of come about over the years and people assumed that. but, you know, to get back to her. she won three emmys for that role. you know, to win three emmys for a role that you put -- for one role, that's a heck of a lot. >> you say maureen was not her sister? i think everyone assumed she was. >> everyone assumes that. i'm hearing from producers that it was not. >> i don't think i knew that. >> let's move on. to win three emmys for one role, that's quite an accomplishment. i'm not sure who has done that ove

we'll be talking to steve gleason who is battling this disease and we'll see how families are helpingo support people with the disease. we'll talk about what is being done in the medical world. please join us. >>> you have a sense of adventure we go to a restaurant. >> reporter: just outside established but it started off as an illegal. >> it's the entertainment for black people. we wanted to enjoy ourself together. >> i want to come and see some of it. >> you're welcome. >> we talk about it. this is the one. >> that's south african. >> south african. >> really looks like spinach. if someone likes grits. that's tripe. do people know they are eating cow's intestines? >> they know. it's nice. it tastes beautiful. that's ox live. that's tomato gravy. >> i'm supposed to dip this into this. it's like a hot steamed bread. >> sit down, enjoy it. this is paris and niki hilton. look at this. bernie king. so many people. they want to put a stamp, a mark that they are here. they were here. it's unbelievable. come and enjoy the excellence. >> all right. delicious. >> i've got some treats for you.

very similar to the ancient "honeymooners" where gleason was the central character and alice, the wifehad to play off carol o'connor and she often had to play kind of sort of an idiot but she really wasn't an idiot. then as the seasons went on, they gave a lot more depth to her. she -- the time that she would have illnesses and she would have growth, and then she became a feminist which shock archie. so she had to grow with the part as well. you put a stamp on a role as she did -- and that show started in britain. originally "'til death do us part" as a british show. it wasn't here initially but they tinkered with it, it moved from one network to another. it was originally abc, wound up on cbs. it failed in its first winter. they held on to it and played it in the summer reruns. it became hate. then of course, became number one show for five straight years. >> amazing. larry king, on a truly historical role. thank you very much for joining us, mr. king. we love larry king. >> love you, baby. thanks. >>> a shocking loss for singer bruno mars as well today. a representative for the star

they were fired after they mocked a call from gleason.t his voice because of a disease and speaks through a computerized speech device. >> hello steve. >> knock knock. >> who's there? >> smother. >> who? >> smother me. do me a favor. >> that is horrible. that's sick. at least one of the hosts says he regrets the joke. >>eric: a woman in australia left with a horrible injury after a car accident. she's all right except for one side effect. she speaks with a french accent even though she is not french. >> i am >>eric: doctors say she suffers from foreign accent syndrome. it is so rare there have only been 62 cases worldwide. you don't speak with such accent. is varney's accent real? >>gretchen: it is and i love it. maria has a florida accent a little bit. >> that's right. there is a south florida accent. i can actually tell when people are from miami. we want to take a look at the weather because across the country we have very active weather especially across areas south of the great lakes, also parts of the plains and rockies and into mon

at one point the host speaking p at gle gleason wondered if he wd be still be alive. he is best known for flocking a punt following hurricane katrina. >> uncool. >>> now 7:27 on this tuesdayis y morning. still to come not invited. >>> tomorrow frederick douglasre will bdee honored at the capital but dc officials and resident re are being blocked from the ceremony. >>> we asked a top lawmaker about the restrictions and hende will join us live next to shareh the reaction he got and the spot headed into tomorrow's dedication. we will be right back.  >>> one of my top songs.songs. always turn it on the radio. >> turn it up a little bit, bi let's hear it. >> all right, welcome back toaco fox 5 morning news. and it's sever 7 i will there 7e beyonce. >> that day doesn't look bad, ba although it looks muggy. >> can you see the water in atmosphere, you are trafficraff copter is not up this morning mn because of all of the haze. haze >> it look a little bit like li that. >> a lot of water in atmosphere we got showers and thunderstorm on the way, and we got

. >> with the odds against them, pro per inmates thomas gleason and ronnie senegal still feel that they> so it's just simply being out there on the streets. the odds are against me. when police officers come through like slave catchers, you know, and literally give you cases that you have not committed and they know you haven't committed. but to gain the conviction and the actions from some of the courts are atrocious. >> well, the representation that i had, i felt he was incompetent. you know, i'm facing 42 years to life, and i just took it into my own hands. i felt i could represent me better because i was at the incident. you know what i mean? can't nobody represent me from just paper drawn up. and the representation that the people gave me was nothing. he just was coming in there doing his thing, and i felt like no, i didn't feel comfortable with him. >> these inmates could spend up to two years in 900 max waiting to present their defense in a court of law. >>> next -- "lockup" takes you inside the jail investigations unit, where crime fighting happens behind the walls of l.a. count

. >> to me, it was that one and it was jackie gleason. >> honeymooners. >> sure. absolutely. >> genial stapleton died over the weekend. we were her when she was always there to one-up archie bunker. >> the first time in my line a 227 game. what do you say to that? >> i was arrested. >> archie you bunker and he hadedith bunker. you wouldn't put this on television today but it was funny then singing the theme song. >> that miller played. ♪ songs that made the hit parade. ♪ guys like us, we had it made. ♪ those were the days. ♪ >> and i was there when you there were there. ♪ girls were girls, and men were men. ♪ we can use a man like herbert hoover again. ♪ >> but the most popular show by far at the time. jean stapleton. coming up, reed wilson is going to join us from the hotline, ryan grim will be here from huffington post and we will have reporters from washington post and politico to round up our look at the news this morning. eric byrnes will be here from bullfight strategies as a friend of bill and doult women deserve equal pay for equal work? does that sound li