>> exactly. ♪ >>> we know planning a wedding can be stressful, especially if you're alec baldwin. star swung a punch at the paparazzi right after getting his marriage license on tuesday. >> and just last night on the "david letterman show" baldwin dropping his drawers to show that he's not a threat to the public. actually, he's showing off his weight loss. but abc's linsey davis explains why some are not laughing with him. >> reporter: when push came to shove for alec baldwin, push quite literally came to shove. >> that's when alec baldwin turn around came after me and started like punch me and push me staying stop, stop, tonight touch me. >> reporter: moments earlier, he had gotten his marriage license. but as he was leaving, a scuffle began with photographers gathered outside, including marcos santos. of the "new york daily news." >> he lunged at me, like a ranging bull. >> reporter: on tuesday, santos filed an assault complaint against the star before heading to the hospital to be examined for injures the photographer says were inflicted by baldwin as seen in this "access holly

well, alec baldwin's in trouble once again, and this time it's no game. alec baldwin allegedly punched a photographer tuesday morning leaving manhattan's marriage license bureau with his fiancee. marcus santos of the "daily news" filed charges after he was examined at a hospital. baldwin's rep denies punches were thrown. he claims the photographer, frustrated by someone blocking his shot, pushed by and assaulted baldwin with his camera. baldwin later tweeted with hash tag all paparazzi should be water-boarded. >> little over the top. >> a little bit. >>> after 14 years johnny depp and partner vanessa paradis have, quote, amicably separated. for months depp has denied trouble, despite the two mostly living apart. >>> well, forbes' list of highest paid actresses has a new number one, kristen stewart, with $34.5 million earned from may 2011 to may 2012. a close second, cameron diaz with $34 million over the same span. way back in third, sandra bullock with a more modest $25 million. angelina jolie took fourth place with $20 million. >>> well, this come to us

. >>> alec baldwin takes to late-night to explain his headlinemaking fight with a photographer. >>> and they're back. great white sharks returning on cue. detected off some of the country's most popular beaches. >>> good thursday morning, everyone. we begin with a blast of sticky, hot air melting the northeast. >> more record highs today, as temperatures climb even higher. flirting with the 100-degree mark. some cities will actually feel as hot as 110. >> warnings and advisories are from maine to west virginia. and it's not letting up until saturday. at least a dozen states remain under heat warnings this morning, as temperatures records are shattered from the midwest through the northeast. >> we're forecasting above-normal temperatures for most of the country, especially into the central states where there's been expanding drought. and especially in the southwest, which has been suffering through a very rough wildfire season. >> reporter: many chicago residents flocked to the beach for the third-straight day, hoping to find some relief. >> in the water. lands in the water. not just you

well, alec baldwin is in trouble once again and this time it's no game.c baldwin allegedly punched a photographer tuesday morning leaving the mants license bureau with his fiancee. the photographer filed charges after he was examined at the hospital. he denies punches were thrown. he claims the photographer who was frustrated pushed by and assaulted baldwin with his camera. he tweeted all paparazzi should be water-boarded. >>> after 14 years johnny depp and partner vanessa paradis have , quote, amicably separated. >>> highest paid actresses have a new number one, kristen stewart, earn 34d million from may 2011 to may 2012. cameron diaz. way back this third, sandra bulk and angelina jolie. kind of surprising there, kristen stewart. i mean the -- >> angel lee hina is still on t. she had a couple of kids. >> she's still working. >> this comes from new york city where a new exhibit would make james bond feel right at home. but unlike the movies everything here is real. from fake pijs to the ice ax that killed the russian communist leon trot ski. thousands bef

alec baldwin stepped out on the red carpet the other night, for his new movie. amera-wary star putting himself smack-dab in front of dozens of photographers. >> paparazzi are never there -- >> reporter: while baldwin was supposed to be promoting the upcoming film, "to rome with love," it's what happened in new york with anger tuesday that continues to make headlines. >> alec baldwin. >> reporter: on david letterman overnight, the notoriously hot-tempered actor, dropped trou making light of his now-infamous run-in with a photographer. >> i'm forming the letter "f," be my mouth. >> yeah. >> and what i'm saying is -- i said to him, as i walked up to him, what f-stop are you on with the camera? >> reporter: it all began as baldwin and his fiancee, hilaria thomas, were getting their marriage license. as they were leaving, they got into a scuffle with photographers outside of the clerk's office. lunging at santos. and allegedly hitting him in the face. >> reporter: santos, an award-winning journalist, who has covered events as far as haiti and the middle east, has file

alec baldwin pops the paparazzo as other photographers snap away. >>> good wednesday morning, everybody. we begin with the searing temperatures, baking the northeast, ushering in this very first day of summer. kicks in about 8:00 eastern time tonight. but it's going to be a rough one. >> you have your countdown, right? >> yes. >> and what a difference a day makes for millions of folks. >>> it's 20 degrees hotter. it's not going to let up for at least two days. it's a cruel, cruel summer. and many in the east are about to find out how cruel o pressive heat and high temperatures can be. folks in the chicago area tried to flee the storied temps. but flocking to beaches and pools. >> trying to keep cool. i wanted to bring her out and not be in the house all day. >> reporter: for people like milwaukee's chet taylor, who rides an asphalt paving machine for eight hours a day, there's no escaping the heat. i have the hottest job up here. we have umbrellas. we never pull them out. it kind of holds the heat in. it doesn't escape. so, i don't put them on. >> reporter: even driving can be hazardous

alec baldwin and america's newest anchorman. >> listen. i want you to sit down, take a seat, and listen to this. it could save someone's life that you know or love. it is no longer hiding in the shadows of seedy downtown alleyways. heroin has a new home, bringing it's highly addictive and often deadly power to the trees in suburb i can't. the average age that kids start using heroin before their 15th birthday! most of them are white. and more of them prefer to shoot it up than taking it any other way. why the increase here? it's cheaper than pills. the crack down on oxycodone has made pills expensive to users. 20 bucks a pill. heroin way cheaper and more plentiful and more popular. two people who know that painfully well is john roberts and pam anderson. both parents who separately lost their sons to overdoses of heroin. mr. roberts, thank you for joining us. miss anderson, thank you so much for joining us. we start with you, mr. roberts. you're a retired chicago police captain. you move to the suburbs for a better life for you and your fa

coming up another run in for alec baldwin. what prompted this?the low down on tattoos only jessie water could do for us. >> tell me about your tattoos? how many do you have? >> i have 8. >> jessie also takes a look at what a tattoo says about you. >> it is 43 after the top of the hour. what stories are making headlines overseas. we begin in egypt. the country will have to wait a little bit longer for official confirmation of who will be the next president. they are postponing the results because of the alleged voting fraud. they are looking at hundreds of complaints. results now expected this weekend. after nearly 10 weeks of testimony they will hear closing arguments in if the murder trial. they will reveal if they want him to be sent to adviprison or ruled insane. >>> the hits keep on coming one day after alec baldwin attacked a photographer he has yet another run in. antoine lewis joins us in if new york with more on alec's antics. >> let me set the scene. we are in front of his apartment building i am on the side of the street. there's the bu

. >>> also, later, alec baldwin is in trouble again.lain his run-in with the new york newspaper photographer and what led up to it. that's coming up in "the skinny." so a couple months ago, the words with friends thing on the plane which made national headlines sadly, and now another tussle. alec baldwin is a funny guy, sick of his antics off camera. >> caught off-guard, surprised. >> didn't see this coming. he is so mellow. >>> but we are going begin with oppressive heat in the north east. millions will endure temperatures 20 degrees hotter than yesterday. >> the mercury is on the rise. heat warnings and advisories have now been issued in a dozen states from virginia all the way up to maine with record breaking conditions in store. abc's t.j. winick has more. >> reporter: the first day of summer should be a scorcher with a heat wave expected to blanket much of the central and eastern united states. >> wednesday and thursday are going to be extremely uncomfortable along the eastern seaboard. >> reporter: it's already cracked 90 degrees

you heard alec baldwin.you almost hit him with your camera. >> i never him with the camera. how am i going to take a picture that comes too close? >> you didn't approach him? didn't come right up in his face? >> no. >> he also says that he never threw a punch. where did he hit you? >> on the chin. >> how bad hurt are you? >> i have headaches. and my jaw is hurting. >> we're going to pull up the picture for a second. he says he pushed you. we see him pushing you pretty clearly there. very aggressive. doesn't look like he's throwing a punch in that photo. when did another happen? >> look at the angle. you cannot see -- i was like this. the camera -- he said the punch landed. i'm moving back. >> he hit you before -- i'm moving back because he hit me. i was trying to move back to soften the blow. he's just coming at me. >> why did he lunge at you? >> i saw him come out of the court. and we started taking his picture. next thing i saw, he's going after the other photographer. i look at him and said, don't touch h

one more way quicken loans is engineered to amaze. >>> alec baldwin wants everyone to keep back. er nearly hit him with his camera this past week and the cameraman says baldwin hit him. let's take a listen. >> most of the paparazzi have their foot out to trip you. they want you to fall on the ground and they want that shot. they want you to pick your nose and get that shot. it really is something that has become a menace. >> what is the answer? tougher privacy laws like in france? >> yarks i think so. i think people have to get away. >> connor, alec baldwin doesn't want you or me or anyone else coming a hundred feet within him. >> i don't think to get 500 feet within him. he terrifies me. he's a great actor and a famous quick temper. he says he was provoked and the guy says he punched him. in terms of a law legally that's a difficult thing to enact especially in new york city so i don't know if he is going to have much luck in that arena. >> the old saying you should be worried when they stop talking about you. why do you think it's so hard for many people to feel bad for the star

he appears, as you can see here, to shove something in his mouth. >>> and alec baldwin, striking again. this is not a rerun from the tape we showed you last week. this is baldwin violently grabbing another photographer yesterday morning. and the day before his big wedding day. he needs a little -- >> he's a yoga teacher, right? we all celebrate in our own way. >> we do. >>> we're going to start with the young man from texas, this man. he went over to africa to help wild animals. andrew oberle was attacked after the chimpanzee he was working to protect turned violent. >> reporter: this is tough stuff, dan. he was attacked by the animals he loved so much. and this morning, andrew oberle is in intensive care fighting for his life. he went to africa to help the chimps. he knew the dangers. but in an instant, he became a victim. 26-year-old andrew oberle's facebook page proudly displays photos of the chimpanzees he loved and traveled a world away to study. but his research stint at the famed jane goodall institute. one of the chimpanzees left the group. and crossed over one of two groups. n

and that's when alec baldwin came after me. >> i don't know why he was bothering alec baldwin. sounds to me like his problem was with alex baldwick and his brother allen. the baldwick brothers. [laughs]. >> jimmy: the euro cup is going on right now in the ukraine. is it the ukraine? it's like batman and the batman. portugal beat the czech republican. it was the highest scoring match in soccer history, 1-0. [laughs] it was an exciting game. i wanted to highlight it tonight. i personally selected this moment. it's time for the euro cup play of the day. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: guillermo, have you ever watched the euro cup? >> guillermo: yes. >> jimmy: have you been enjoying it? >> guillermo: yes. >> jimmy: who are you voting for? >> guillermo: germany. >> jimmy: why germany, by the way? >> guillermo: because one of the guys work here. >> jimmy: he's german? i got you. every once in a while guillermo gets asked to do an interview. what is the name of this show you did? >> guillermo: young hollywood. >> jimmy: young hollywood? >> guillermo: yes. it's young with a y. >> j

one stars alec baldwin, jezy eisenberg, greta gerwig, and ellen page. another starses can crews, and allen tibry. >tibry. it is woody's first appearance since his last film "scoop" in 2006. here is that vignette. >> he's going to be a big star. >> she probably won't stab a woman. go ahead. calm, calm, relax, relax. you have an attitude problem. put the knife down. this is going to be our mother-in-law. >> rose: joining me four cast administration alec baldwin, penelope cruz, greta gerwig, and ellen page. also woody's sister and longtime producer letty aronson. i am pleased to have all of them at this table. welcome. letty, what is this all about? tell me where this is in woodia journey? >> you mean going to rome. >> rose: yes. >> rome is very beautiful. the people who financed it are an italian company and we always go some place that woody feels comfortable being for three months because we're there-- we only shoot for seven weeks, but we're there for preproduction, so we're there a good 10 weeks. >> rose: particular time of the year? >> always in the

in a moment, we're going to show you what happened next. >>> and alec baldwin, striking again. this is not a rerun from the tape we showed you from last week. this is baldwin violently grabbing another photographer just yesterday morning. and the day before his big wedding day. he needs a little -- >> he's a yoga teacher, right? we all celebrate in our own way. >> yes, we do. >>> we're going to start with the young man from texas, this man. he went over to africa to help wild animals. andrew oberle is in critical condition this morning, after the chimpanzee he was working to protect, turned on him violently. abc's john muller is here with that. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, dan. this is tough stuff, dan. he was attacked by the animals he loved so much. and this morning, andrew oberle is in intensive care fighting for his life. he went to africa to help the chimps. many are violent after encounters with poachers and abusers. he knew the dangers. but in an instant, he became a victim. 26-year-old andrew oberle's facebook page proudly displays photos of the chimpan

. >> alec baldwin like his picture taken?ncourage you to try to it every opportunity. >>> alec baldwin hates the paparazzi. he lectured a photo journalist and on thursday, the actor wasn't bananas on a camera wielding dude outside his new york city apartment. >>> never attack a man holding a stuffed bear. in a related story, his brother steven balanced win got his picture at dmv for his new driver's license. do you like to be filmed? >>> nicky i don't think he liked getting his picture taken? >> he has a temper on him. he called his daughter once a pig and in this guy a little girl. what is wrong with little girl? it's the ultimate insult for him. >> just like my daughter. [ laughter ] >> i can't believe he was attacking you against that man. >> i'm looking at this and -- is this you do everything possible as obscure in your career? how you run from things. rejecting mediocre material. >> i perform bad jokes on stage. [ laughter ] >> i apologize. >> and 50 shades of grey on me. >> i love what balanced win is doing on this. i

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. >>> plus, alec baldwin goes on the comedy offenses on the dust-up with the new york photographer. >>> a record-setting night at yankee stadium and college football takes another step toward a playoff system. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry, and here are some of your top headlines this morning. egyptians are protesting the delayed announcement of the winner in the presidential vote, while allegations of election abuse are investigated. that could affect whether an islamic candidate or a former military officer becomes the country's next leader. >>> in san francisco, bill lee has been fired as police chief for the unarmed shooting of trayvon martin. the city manager said they need a police chief all citizens can support. >>> he has died at age 91. >>> and england's prince william is celebrating his 30th birthday privately today. turning 30 also means that william inherits around $50 million from his trust fund from his mother. >>> and now here's an early look at one of your top health headlines on msnbc.com. a new study

welcome back to krcbs "this morning." >>> we reported earlier how the "new york daily news" reported alec baldwinotographers. baldwin says the photographer was the aggressors and that he was simply defending himself. >> baldwin wrote on twitter, the photographer almost hit me in the face this morning. yesterday after that incident i spoke with baldwin about his new movie and actress penelope cruz with a with him, co-starring in the woody allen movie, it is about the issues involved with being famous. here's part of that conversation. >> when you have an incident like you did, is it because you get upset somebody's invading your privacy? >> the guy almost hit me with a camera. >> what happened? >> there was a person in front of me blocking him. guy lunged and he almost hit me in the teeth with the lens of the camera. so i just push the guy away. my favorite line was john malkovich. he said they all scream like they're political prisoners. >> paparazzi. >> yeah. he said they all scream like political prisoners. i don't want to take our valuable time with this, but in this business, in the modern er

a few hours later, i spoke with alec baldwin about it.e says he did not hit anyone. >> oh, the guy -- there was this person in front of me he was blocking him. and the guy lunged and almost hit me in the teeth with the camera. i pushed the guy away. but of course they all make it out -- my favorite line was john malkovich's, they all scream like they are political prisoner, he said. >> the paparazzi? >> yeah. he said they all scream like political prisoners, you know. the other thing about it is i don't want to take our valuable time with this. but in this business, in the modern era, all of us, we make appointments with the press. this is an appointment with the press. we make ourselves available as an obligation per or contract to our employers to represent the product and help to sell the product. and then when i walk out the door, that's over. when the guy jumps out of the bushes with the camera and tries to take a picture of my kid, they want to say to you, well, here is another appointment you have with the press. >> we'll hear more

he says baldwin never threw any punches and that, quote, any subsequent physical contact was simply alecg himself. and to prevent a repeat of any further fisticuffs, baldwin reportedly took to the street later in the day wearing this, a paparazzi-proof blanket. only, even with the blanket on, people were still taking his picture. in new york city, that may not have looked all that bizarre. police say baldwin is cooperating with the investigation. the photographer is reportedly suffering from pain in his chin, a headache and also dizziness. meanwhile, plans for baldwin's june 30th nuptials are in full swing. although, no one expected it to be quite so -- >> see what he does with a sheet that day. >> thank you, linsey. >>> we're going to turn to more revelations from rielle hunter about her relationship with john edwards. her new book sheds much light on how their affair began. what happened between them. how they're raising their daughter, quinn, and whether they have a future together. you saw chris cuomo. he sat down with her. we'll have that interview for you later. right now, amy roba

alec baldwin will reportedly wed here in new york city later today. on was not on his bride-to-be but on the photographers following the couple's every move. nbc's michelle franzen has more on this story. >> reporter: today could be wedding day for alec baldwin and fiance hilaria thomas. >> they couldn't be more different. alec is in his 50s, big movie star, tv star. his fiancee is in her 20s, yoga instructor, someone we had never heard of before. he fell head over heels, and one year later he's getting married. >> reporter: and if today is the big event, the fireworks came a day early. >> want you to shut the [ bleep ] up and get out of here. >> reporter: as baldwin confronted a photographer outside his new york apartment friday morning. >> you little girl. >> reporter: baldwin tweeted after the incident "reporters are stalking outside my house and following in their car only to harass and disturb. if only a meteor would hit that car." just last week, baldwin was leaving new york's marriage license bureau when he had this run-in with a "new york daily

alec baldwin back in the news. >> i want you out of here. >> just leave him alone, all right.o go. >> you are are breaking my arm. >> he is going to go. >> all we are doing is taking your picture. >> i want you to shut the [ bleep ] up and get out of here. >> leave my neighbor alone. shut up. shut up. leave my neighbor alone, okay. hear what i said? >> yes, yes. >> did you hear what i said? you little girl. >> you're messed up. i know you got raped by a priest or something. first of all, this is the best thing in the world they are taking pictures of the guy and put it in papers and good publicity. what is wrong with this guy? >> he should try decaffeinated coffee, tastes just as good. my pasta sauce. he wants to run for mayor. when you run for mayor they will take a picture or two when you are running for mayor. they always take two because the first one might be good. you have this guy look and he has problems. he has the premarital jitters. he is going to get married. >> sean: let's not make excuses. >> he is tired of the photographers. >> he shouldn't have done it. he got

look at the front page of the papers alec baldwin unleashing his fury on a photographer. wait until you hear what he did next. >>> hecklers trying to drown out these children singing "god bless the usa." who does that? first on this day in history 1975 the movie "jaws"" was released unleashing decades of terror in the water for many of us. s >> good morning everyone. first day of summer. how about that. don't you love to see it. i am heather nauert. >> i am ainsley earhardt. a>> now for your top five stories. in contempt of congress over the fast and furious debacle now moves forward later this morning. this after a failed meeting with house oversight committee chairman darrel issa. he said he would postpone the vote if he handed over more documents but holder refusing to do so saying the justice department has already done enough. >> he said in the meeting if we go forward with contempt we get no cooperation from that time forward. on the other hand he said if we take a briefing we have to close the case. we are between a rock and a hard spot. >> we have made today avail