i would have said thanks for the memories, alec baldwin. i will add your tweets to my princess collection of tweets. >> here is the solution. his wife should create a fake twitter. she should hire a guy, a hacker that they always have on the tv shows that a are nerdy, have him come on and create a fake twitter so he thinks he is tweeting to somebody. he is really not. she is in the room going you are the greatest actor alec. he would never know he is actually not on the internet. >> that's hysterical. >> the problem is he keeps falling back on it as an insult. his defense even sounds bad. he said i don't mean gay like gay, but a piece of human garbage. that's not a good way to make your case. >> i would never call you gay. that's so low. >> somebody needs to explain that he can be witty and movies and on tv because he is reading someone else's lines. somebody needs him to know he is not tina fey. just go and look at his credits and it is not for writing. >> he can hire somebody to tweet for him. people do that. it is an easy solution. >> th

. >>> plus, tracy morgan has some advice for alec baldwin. you're watching "early today" only on nbc. >>> this morning on "today," cyndi lauper celebrating 30 years of musical success. the legendary singer performs one of her classics live on "today." >>> take you to sports. tuesday baseball players in all the league paid homage to the league's first black player, honoring jackie robinson. cleats and jerseys had his number 42 yesterday. it marked 76 years since the great first took to the diamond. celebrations began back in 2004. >>> new york's carmelo anthony could be done as a knick. he sat out yesterday's game against brooklyn. the future free agent tore his shoulder. he'll be out through the playoffs. team doctors say he won't need surgery. new york still wins, 109-91 yesterday. >>> portland's damian lillard has a new commercial. it's part of what espn says is a $100 million sponsorship deal. >> just picked up some fresh adidas gear from foot locker. look good, play good, right? the last thing i want to be is one of those gs who never win

why can't alec baldwin tweet about him.zing. >> that made me so happy. >> liz, you are, oh, what, there's more. that guy has this important mess too , message to tell you. >> social is the about the people. do we need another post to show up everywhere? i hope as we scatter that we never forget that our posts live forever even when we go to bed. >> that is fantastic. sam, you're a professional comedian, how would you rate that performance. >> ten. i think he was incredible. best hype man since flavor flave. >> you should have had a giant ipad around his neck but you didn't. >> yeah, that's a great idea. >> i think he needs more accessories. >> why wasn't he wearing google glass. >> also, i loved the incorporation -- incorporation -- is that the word, of jag inan. when you to include hashtag fail, gram, all of this other junk. >> this put me over the moon. this was like the wonder bread of wrap. >> it was brilliant. i think it was a very catchy tune. >> i could see you singing that. the poor girl she's feeling it in your sou

warriors celebrated clinching a playoff spot in los angeles tonight with alec baldwin? okay. snap the picture with golden state's harrison barnes. jermaine o'neil and green this afternoon. got to see this catch. i don't believe it. johnny lester. come and get it, big fella. the georgia fire of the indoor football league. wow. just over the wall. the a's hung on. never got his feet down. don't worry. got full padding and as you can see, the fella is okay. >> wow, that was incredible. >> yeah, if you liked it so much, we'll be back to show it again at 6:30. >> we'll be here. thanks. >> that's going to do it at 5:30. we'll see you in 30 minutes. for now, thanks for watching. >> good night. ,,,,,,,, really... so our business can be on at&t's network for $175 dollars a month? yup. all five of you for $175. our clients need a lot of attention. there's unlimited talk and text. we're working deals all day. you get 10 gigabytes of data to share. what about expansion potential? add a line anytime for 15 bucks a month. low dues& great terms& let's close. our best ever value plans for bu

i thought of alec baldwin in "30 rock." my character says things like, i do not like that america recycles. i think it makes us look poor. she has that kind of energy. she has a conviction of knowing things are correct because she knows that things are correct. >> could you make her more interesting? is it possible to make her more interesting because she has the background and has looks the way she does? >> my character could not exist if she was not indian. if i were being played by a thin beautiful blonde woman, you might find it incredibly insufferable. i have the trappings of a marginalized person and that person is saying all over the map things, she is constantly insisting that she is young and hot to everyone. i am a smoking hot doctor who makes a lot of money, why can't i meet anybody? she has this confidence that is so delusional. >> it is not my fault, it is somebody else's fault. >> she is very plucky and people cannot get her down. >> here is a clip from the premiere episode coming up on april 1. >> you to get

annie potts, alec baldwin, olympia dukakis or joan cusack? >> choice "c."appier than patrick who works with olympia. >> my amazing boss, olympia dukakis. >> what is she like as a boss? >> she is amazing, wonderful, generous, kind, engaging, warm, funny, interesting. >> you're getting a raise, baby. >> and she's watching at home. >> i think we have time for one last quick one. >> lovely lady from west virginia who is the big troublemaker in the group. which of the following character says was promoted from assistant to a higher position in the 2007 series "mad men"? peggy olsson? petty francis? sally draper or midge daniels? >> "b"? >> maybe you have a little child. >> great day for kathie lee. the correct answer, peggy olson. >> from secretary pool to copy chief and she's not the only woman that's advanced in her career out of the secretary pool. >> thank you. you were terrific. tell your boss we said hey. >>> we also, you guys, want to honor our administrative professionals here at nbc news, and they happen to be kath, in the orange room. oh, they're march

it is alec baldwin. >> oh, my gosh. >> let me give you an easy one. >> kermit the frog. >> the next onene moore. >> yes. time for another one. >> oh! >> whoa. >> oh. >> all right. last one. >> okay. >> five seconds. >> meryl streep? >> pull it out. >> oh! >> we'll be back after this. ♪ suddenly i see >>> little friends visiting me today, colin mchale and his little sister riley o'sullivan. we'll give a shot of them at some point. >> in the meantime -- >> there they are. >> in the dark with their mom taran. they own cinnamon lee, the dog that -- >> that little baby that grew up. >> thanks for visiting, you guys. we're back on this thirsty thursday with another incredible edition of our "ambush makeovers." >> two lucky ladies were swept off the chilly plaza and into the hot seat in our makeup room for a brand new head to toe look. working their magic as always, "today" contributor and stylist to the stars -- ♪ louis licari ♪ la, la, la, la, la >> and "today" contributor and contributing editor for "people style watch" and author jill martin. >> hi, kiddos. >> gorgeous woman, right? >> ple

. >> i know alec baldwin at least voiced support online. jeremy irons, samuel l.>> yes, there were many people who were wonderful. as a general thing, what i saw was the terror to have the federal government. just people really didn't want to know you. because they were afraid of the government. not because they hated you, they were scared. >> and you couldn't -- >> americans shouldn't be scared of their government. i'm sorry, that's a significant thing. >> you couldn't make films at this time. you were uninsurable. >> right. >> and you were spending money on legal defense and this was an eight-year saga. when you finally had understand, i'm getting in the car to go to prison, what was going through your mind? >> um, i don't know, i've been through a lot of scare or strange experiences in my life, so, i, okay, there's no way around this, so let's go find out what it's like. so i drove to south dakota and we did it. >> and you did it. we talked on the ranch what you discovered there, how angry it made you to see these other people. it just came out this week that t

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rude to alec baldwin.don't remember that. >> one of the baristas was rude to alec baldwin. i still like him. >> you like him because of what he said about the huffington post recently. >> yes, that's why i like him. >> i know you too well. >> "new york times," i saw it, trying to bring baldwin's complex voice back to the classroom. yes, let's do that. some guy named james baldwin. >> no, just kidding. i read another country. he clues you in when you're younger, walking in someone else's shoes for a while. secretary of state john kerry issuing another warning to russia, take strong measures to de-escalate the crisis in ukraine or face further sanctions. >> the window to change course is closing. president putin and russia face a choice. if russia chooses the path of de-escalation, the international community, all of us be with will welcome it. if russia does not, the world will make sure that the costs for russia will only grow. let me be clear. if russia continues in this direction, it will not just be a g

. >> when alec baldwin is not on your flight, most people are well behaved.ncidents of unruliness up from just 500 five years before that. this is a high-growth industry. people are getting drunk. this industry is trying to figure out what to do about it and a lot of the problem is actually because the planes are mostly leased. 50% darlene stand where the jurisdiction is does not necessarily correlate to where they are flying or who owns it. there's a big problem. >> at always thought it was odd that you essentially have a flying bar. your only options are getting drunk and watching movies. that's the only thing you can do. >> and eat. >> we should do a story about you in the same situation. terrified of air marshals. i cannot believe more people are not scared of getting in trouble. you can get in trouble for that kind of stuff. to a moreurn potentially heartwarming story now. her father a did big favor. charlotte walked toward the first lady and said, my dad has been out of a job for three years and i wanted to give you his resume. michelle obama seemed tak

>> there are guys who push the button out of kanye west or alec baldwin to make it more valuable.rities who are, i hate paparazzi. there are those who tell them where they're going to be. the kardashians and a lot of people of their stature have accounts with the same agencies so when the photographs take the picture, not only do the photographers get paid, they get paid. >> shocking. >> crazy. >> talk about feeling dirty. in the end do you think the paparazzi -- i guess it's difficult to put them all into the same camp, but do you think they get a bad wrap or do you think it's justified? >> i think what happens is they stand on this idea of free speech, what they do is completely legal based on free speech. i think that's the problem. there needs to be a divide. whether it's children -- where you stop on people's personal boundaries is the issue. >> we've all been at stakeouts where we've waited to get shots, trying to film something that doesn't make you feel good all the time. where is the line, even the honorable paparazzi, where's the line between what they do and journalists

thought of this kind of change i thought it was going to be the save you know the understand the alec baldwin's of the world and i do i do to absolutely i think. i understand him totally but do we do you twitter you do all these social media i don't i don't twitter we have some tweets for you how well ok you know just on instagram your first job while i work as an extra and then you do a movie work for an extra as an extra for about a year and do the scenes you know for about a year i worked as an extra at hearts freeway tweets will there be more books with scott any chance of another conversation with r w yes. we're thinking about another book down the line here but we may try to set that up and get it go and it's hard to get a book on these days as united has a different world at coogee smith on twitter wants to know if we'll see you again and then c.i.s. i hope so. when they do they let you know yeah well i'll be on you know i will be on them on the show next year they've got three more to do now and i'll come back again and. frank cardia and george skank are the producers and they write the

. >> alec baldwin. >> oh, my gosh. >> another one.econds. >> meryl streep? >> pull it out. >> meryl streep? >> pull it out. >> oh![ thunder crashing ] ♪ well, i love a rainy night ♪ i love a rainy night ♪ i love to hear the thunder ♪ watch the lightning when it lights up the sky ♪ ♪ ♪ you know it makes me feel good ♪ rarrh! [ laughs ] ♪ 'cause i love a rainy night [ female announcer ] yoplait. with flavors the whole family will love. it is so good for a night in. with flavors the whole family will love. cleaning his cabin, mr. clean likes to keep things simple. that's why he brings his magic eraser extra power. it quickly cleans hundreds of different surfaces, so you can get back to doing what you really want. the magic eraser extra power. >>> good morning to you. it is 10:26. i'm laura garcia-cannon. sad news to report. san jose police say a baby died after the infant was accidentally left in a car for several hours. officials say the baby's father was supposed to drop the 9-month-old baby boy off with a babysitter before going to wo

. >> stephen baldwin, yeah. not alec. [laughter] now?ere is he >> well, he is in phoenix. >> could we take a picture? >> ok, ready? 1, 2, 3. good. >> bonus shot. >> i just want to make sure i get it good. >> thank you. >> appreciate it. yeah. that will be nice. appreciate it. >> hi. photographer.ood yeah, and now i am interning. >> cool. nice to meet you. >> awesome. >> got it. >> thank you. >> thank you for your work. >> thank you. we really appreciate what you are doing these days. we have five kids here. homeschooled. very cool. thank you for coming. appreciate it. nice to meet you. go has got the camera? -- who has got the camera? >> i do. >> can i get a picture? >> you bet. >> awesome. what your name? -- what's your name? ethan? nice to meet you. >> here we go. >> oh, in iowa? yeah, i went to high school there was. >> i shook your hand. >> yeah, i remember you now. >> yay! >> yeah. >> [indiscernible] >> nice to meet you. >> [indiscernible] >> oh, really? >> [indiscernible] >> oh, i did? >> [indiscernible] >> very cool. >> you work f