ays ] don pardo: and now, a message from the president of nbc entertainment, jeff zucker. [ applause ] when i heard that reverend al sharpton was available to host "saturday night live," i was very excited. he's a charismatic figure and a new york institution. and i knew his hosting tonight's show would get millions of african americans to tune into nbc for the first time. but it was only after i gave lorne michaels the go-ahead to book reverend sharpton that i found out about the equal time laws that apply in presidential campaigns. you see, for every minute that reverend sharpton appears on the show tonight, we're obliged to give each of the other eight candidates an equal amount of time on nbc. but we've made a negative into a positive and done what we do best here at nbc, turn lemons into television programming. you'll be blown away by this week's "law & order: special victims unit." when a convicted sex offender escapes from prison and heads to manhattan to look up his former victim, detective benson finds herself held hostage by a sadistic monster played by special g

jeff zucker, your move. >>> that is marshawn lynch wrapping while riding a camel in egypt. he was there participating in a program called american football without barriers. a program where disadvantaged kids are educated about football and where hump day comes early for nflers and rappers. >>> the l.a. clippers introduced a new mascot. chuck the condor. he wears chuck taylor sneakers. chuck is a peculiar looking fellow, but at least one person thinks he's a slam dunk. team owner steve ballmer. not bad for a 59-year-old. the former microsoft ceo owner steve ballmer is 6'5". i don't know that he needed a trampoline, christine. >> he's tall and rich. >> you can dunk whenever you want. that's the lesson here. thanks, coy. >>> millions of owners across the country are learning that today is super. super tuesday. voters heading to the polls. donald trump and hillary clinton ahead in the polls, but are there surprises in store? has a number. every y but not every insurance company understands the life behind it. f

. >> you know what i was talking to jeff zucker who was bothering me right before i went on the air. >> he'll do that. >> send the dog after him. [ laughter ] >> good idea. have a great day. "newsroom" starts now. >>> happening now in the "newsroom." romney ready to rip into donald trump. >> we're speaking for the 65% of the people who didn't vote for donald trump. >> he thinks this is going to send a message. >> this is the moment to pull out all the stops. >> it is too little and too stupid to bring out mitt romney. >> can the party's 2012 pick stop trump's march to the nomination? let's talk live in the cnn "newsroom." >>> and good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you for joining me. hours before mitt romney is set to unleash on donald trump's presidential bid the billionaire candidate launches a preemptive strike tweeting quote, failed candidate mitt romney who ran one of the worst races in presidential history is working with the establishment to bury a big r win and also tweeting i have brought millions into the republican party while the dems are going down. establishment wa

. >> you know what i was talking to jeff zucker who was bothering me right before i went on the air.>> send the dog after him. [ laughter ] >> good idea. have a great day. "newsroom" starts now. >>> happening now in the "newsroom." romney ready to rip into donald trump. >> we're speaking for the 65% of the people who didn't vote for donald trump. >> he thinks this is going to send a message. >> this is the moment to pull out all the stops. >> it is too little and too stupid to bring out mitt romney. >> can the party's 2012 pick stop trump's march

facebook ceo, mark zucker berg, had the best year of all the 31-year-old added $11.2 billion to his fortune and moved up to number six from 16. he and amazons jeff bezos make their first appearance in the top 10. the youngest billionaire in the world is a 19-year-old australian errors, alexandra anderson who has a stake in her family business, her sister, katerina, is the second youngest. forbes found 1800 billionaires with a net worth of $6.48 trillion, $570 billion less than last year. this is coming off the top of 220 people fell off >>> time now 8:56, i'm renee chou. >> i'm bill leslie. in the news, a new unc system presently speaking out about system. margaret spellings will speak at fayetteville state this afternoon at 4:00 and no doubt you will be asked about controversy surrounding her hiring and background on some of the things she has said thus far. yesterday she apologized for using lifestyle with members of the lgbt community. here's elizabeth with the weather. >> we had rain last night that has moved out. we have sunshine. take a look at the camera in fayetteville, the camera is bouncing around a little bit, we have a present of the

zucker burke, had the best year of all billionaires. the 31-year-old added $11.2 billion to his fortune moving up to number six. he was number 16. he and amazons, jeff easels, the top 10. and the youngest billionaire in the world, a 19-year-old norwegian heiress, alexandra her sister, katerina, is the >>> 7:56. i'm bill leslie with your top stories. the new unc president is speaking out about the future of university system. margaret spellings is speaking at fayetteville state university this afternoon. this is amid controversy surrounding her hiring, her background, some of the things yesterday she apologized for using lifestyle when referring to members of the lgbt community. >>> donald trump returns to north carolina, he plans to be at crown coliseum in fayetteville march 9. last year he spoke in dorton arena. changes on the way. here's elizabeth. >>> don't let the sunshine for you. we had rain overnight which signaled a cold front coming through, never cold air will filter in. it's not terribly cold this morning with temperatures in the mid-40s to the mid-50s. that's about as warm as it will get all afternoon but it will feel much different than