that is part of andrew breitbart's legacy. as bad as i feel for his family, we've got to keep that in mind, too. as i watch the rest of television treat breitbart like he was a conquering hero, that is not the whole truth of the matter. i want to bring in better that lewis, a former c.e.o. of acorn and now the founder of the black institute. better that, thank you so much for joining us. i want to ask you. >> thank you. >> first lets start with what acorn was before andrew breitbart got to it. what did you all do? >> well, it was the largest community organization in the country. owe organized low and moderate income families. we organized folks around bread and butter issues, better housing, better neighborhoods better schools better wages and just fair treatment so that people that were low and moderate income folks, most of these people were black and brown could actually have a voice and have some power and some say in this country, and have some say over their lives. >> and what happened once breitbart put out the video fr

i wouldn't have met you if it wasn't for andrew breitbart. he introduced you to me trying to convince you to do this show. by the way, this show would not exist without breitbart. it was him who talked to fox to get this show -- or to get me a job. i was living in england and he talked to people at fox. i met with the people at fox and the next thing it was "red eye" and everybody here sitting here with the exception of bill because i knew bill, we never would have met. we never would have met if it wasn't for andrew breitbart bringing us together because that's what breitbart does or did and probably still will talking to somebody on his cell phone constantly. >> yes, and your introduction reminds me that not only would "red eye" not exist, but acorn would exist and representative anthony wiener would exist. i have been amazed today listening to how many people knew breitbart and talked to him in the past 24 hours. man he had a lot of friends. he told me so much about you before i met you. he was following you on huffington post and there was

i wouldn't have met you if it wasn't for andrew breitbart. he introduced you to me trying to convince you to do this show. by the way, this show would not exist without breitbart. it was him who talked to fox to get this show -- or to get me a job. i was living in england and he talked to people at fox. i met with the people at fox and the next thing it was "red eye" and everybody here sitting here with the exception of bill because i knew bill, we never would have met. we never would have met if it wasn't for andrew breitbart bringing us together because that's what breitbart does or did and probably still will talking to somebody on his cell phone constantly. >> yes, and your introduction reminds me that not only would "red eye" not exist, but acorn would exist and representative anthony wiener would exist. i have been amazed today listening to how many people knew breitbart and talked to him in the past 24 hours. man he had a lot of friends. he told me so much about you before i met you. he was following you on huffington post and there was

the defense of these attacks has been when teddy kennedy died andrew breitbart called him something like a piece of human excrement. in andrew's defense he was a piece of human excrement. and, also, all you get for when someone has actually killed a girl oh, you know, the line -- "new york times" reporter wrote in his book that even mary jo kopecky probably would have appreciated what teddy kennedy appreciated in his lifetime. there is no negative press throughout the guy's life. i think a little push back not a push back but, in the alternative media what andrew breitbart said is not so shocking. with breitbart, it's not like he didn't have people denouncing him every second of every day. he used to retweet all of the vials that would be sent his way. >> sean: you used to be friends with bill maher. i don't know if you are. he is still on hbo. i have defended his right to say every ignorant stupid hateful mean thing he has said over the years. [ laughter ] >> sean: i have. he has every right to say it? >> i know you have. as we learn with media matters that there is this well-funded cam

the left has their andrew breitbarts but the right never had such a thing until andrew came along. that is a true test of a visionary. someone who reminds us of nobody else. is it rude to wonder who can replace him? because we need more breitbarts. this country needs them. i know it's not me. i'm not brave enough. even i'm out here swinging but i don't have his guts. so our biggest tribute to him is to continue his fight, but adopting his fearless manner with love, with wit and with joy. he inspired more people than he will ever know. it's now our turn to return the favor. if i can be selfish he was a great, great drinking buddy. unbelievably smart and mischievous. partner in crime and hilariously funny. andrew, thank you for everything you did for me and for us. i kind of screwed up there. i meant to say he loved his wonderful family and his wonderful life. he had a fantastic family. suzie and the kids were amazing. and it's a shock. and for them and for by condolences go out to them. they are amazing group of people. eric, i know you had him on your show in the past. he is one of

bill: more on the death of andrew breitbart coming in "america's news rooms", andrew breitbart, the newse of 43 in los angeles. martha: all right. and we want to get back to some of the election news that we are covering for you this morning as well. and we have some very interesting polling to share with you. a major reversal in the race for the republican presidential nomination. brand new poll numbers on the battle between mitt romney and rick santorum. it is almost a mirror image of where we were a couple weeks ago when rick santorum enjoyed a huge surge and took over the top spot in this race. big turnaround to report to you now folks. mitt romney is now 16 points ahead of rick santorum. back on february 14, santorum held a 12-point lead. those numbers, according to the latest rasmussen survey, these numbers have just come in. scott rasmussen is here, president of rasmussen reports, author of "the peoples' money" and he joins us to go over some of these numbers. you know, we all ask that question, scott, after michigan, after arizona, it started to seep in, were we going to see a di

arianna, thank you very much for joining me. >> thank you, piers. >>> andrew breitbart paved the way a new breed of journalists and dana was mentored by him and joins me now. a very sad day for anyone that knew andrew well. arianna clearly did. i know that you did, too. how do you feel overall about the way that andrew's death has played out today? it has been an extraordinary day. it has been a really big event. he clearly touched people in a way that maybe even he didn't realize. >> i think he would be very pleased with how everything has been going in the media and his name trended on twitter. i think it would amuse him and please a part of him as well. he would have been happy. >> what kind of man was he really away from the public figure that we saw? what was the guy that you knew? >> andrew was -- he could be polarizing. there were people who either loved or hated him, and he definitely had enemies on the left and definitely people on the right that didn't agree with him but to know andrew is to like him. i always thought, i challenge anybody who really thinks they hate andrew b

andrew breitbart is survived by his wife and four children. he was just 43 years old.los angeles, adam housley, fox news. >> bret: sad story. >>> unemployment benefit requests dropped another 2000 last week. to 30351,000. that matches -- to 3451,000, matching the four-year low reached three weeks ago stocks were back in positive territory. dow was up 28. s&p 500 gained 8. nasdaq finished ahead 22. crude oil was up almost $2 to finish just shy of $109 a barrel. gasoline went up another penny a gallon overnight. the national average is $3.74. that is 13 cents higher than a week ago. the soaring gas races are getting in the way of president obama re-election effort. tonight,head henry looks at the administration -- ed henry looks at the administration spending energy to spin the energy. >> two days after energy secretary said lowering gasoline prices is not the overall goal of the administration, president obama vowed he will announce a series of steps to help consumers. as he was serenaded by chants of "four more years" today was about oil and gas sub did is that may rai

what andrew breitbart stood for was turning people into citizen journalists. we were not going to allow the elite media to tell us what is a story. he said that our job is to vet the president of the united states. that was his job, our job, everybody's job. what is so important, honestly, what is amazing about this video in particular, here this isn't open to anyone. this is not hidden. it was hidden by them. but it wasn't hidden from the media. if the media wanted to do the leg work, they could have found this stuff. meanwhile, they are checking sarar's random emails. >> caller: we will talk about why professor ogletree was bragging, i don't care if they look at it now and sounds like they were hiding it back then and the reasons for that and the media and why they never asked questions about ayers and wright, especially bill ayers, only one time. and what this means in terms what have did they know, when did they know it and what does it mean for journalism and the media in this country? woo we will have more look at the exclusive tapes that andrew breitbar

the unbiased careful reporter had been expecting to happily live his life without ever meeting andrew breitbartdrew to a party that no one else would have dared to bring him too, now report was standing there talking to andrew about news and politics. their opinions could not be more different, but they never raised their voices and they never stopped smiling. the public version of andrew was not the version i knew. i won't miss the public version of andrew. but the next time i'm walking down the street in new hampshire, i will think of him, and i will wish i could run into the andrew breitbart who i knew. joining me now, author of who is afraid of post blackness and crib tor to time. and goldie taylor. contributed to a part of msnbc news. so this news came across this morning of andrew's death. i started looking at twitter. i thought i might say something. then i saw goldie did. and then you did, tourre. doeldie's first tweet. i passionately disagree with andrew breitbart, but a conversation ensued. we are both better for it. you got a lot of negative reaction to that. >> yeah, well, you know,

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. >> andrew breitbart the conservative media activist has died at the age of 43.im a pioneer in conservative blogging. rebecca cooper is live. >> despite problems with this hard in the past year, andrew breitbart's friends say the death was completely unexpected. he collapsed near his los angeles home while out for a walk last night. news of his death has sent shock waves through washington. he was not a household name, but andrew breitbart was a well- known name in washington. >> it is shocking. what a powerful force. >> he made no apologies for his tactics. >> i promise to these people will go down eventually. that is basically what i do for a living. >> video he posted of acorn cost the group federal funding. it was him who posted the pictures of anthony wiener that he accidentally put on his twitter account. >> i want to hear the truth. quite frankly, i would like an apology for him being complacent in a blame the messenger strategy. >> -- complex it and they blame the messenger strategy. >> his last order post called one critic a putz. the route washington to

she had to leave her job and of course that wasn't great for andrew breitbart. a look at the statement that has been put out by the president of his company. breitbart confirming his death. a terrible feeling of pap and loss. we announce the passing of andrew breitbart. this is going to be something that is going to reverberate throughout the blog sphere throughout the day and throughout the conservative movement. andrew breitbart was very influential in republican politics. >> we will stay on the story, bring you details as we get them. we'll be right back. and annoyi. at e-trade, our free easy-to-use online tools and experienced retirement specialists can help you build a personalized plan. and with our no annual fee iras and a wide range of low cost investments, you can execute the plan you want at a low cost. so meet with us, or go to etrade.com for a great retirement plan with low cost investments. ♪ and making the tom cat famous. what's better than the movie "top gun?" . a.j. hammer, host of "showbiz tonight" has that scoop from new york. a.j., fill us in.

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andrew breitbart lobbies behind a wife, four children, and he was 43.hepard: thank you from los angeles. breaking news, i was told there would be animation but we got word from the associated press that the young man, t.j. lane accused not shooting death at the school in ohio has been charged not as an adult but with three juvenile counts of aggravated murder. the shooting happened in the school cafeteria in chardon, ohio, will there be adult charges added? what is the status? we will find out. hey. this is challenger. i'll be waiting for you in stall 5. it confirms your reservation and the location your car is in, the moment you land. it's just another way you'll be traveling at the speed of hertz. that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm. for half the calories plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8. >>shepard: breaking news on "studio b" the accused school shooter in chardon, ohio, has been charged. as a juvenile. in he is convicted on juvenile charges only the ohio 17-year-old could spend only a matter of a couple of years in juvenile detention. he

we will have much more on andrew breitbart. but this is one thing that is quintessentially andrew. and no remark would be complete without this next clip. new yorkers and news jankies alike, on the edge of their seat, waiting for anthony weener to address a sexting scandal. but andrew wasn't about to have his reputation dragged through the mud while the liberal media buried the congressman's transgression. he forced the congressman's hand and tookest on press conference. >> i am here coincidentally. i just arrived at la guardia because of media request. as i got into my hotel -- i am andrew breitbart by the way. we reported this at big government and big journalism. i am here coincidentally. i didn't know they were going to be announcing this. i am in a hotel three blocks away, so i decided to come by and see what he had to say. >> how positive are you? >> specifically? i mean, we are reporting a lot ever things here. such as that at first, we were vindicated at first, after a three-day frenzy of trying to attack my journalism, my web sites on the nature of the initial hack story.

in this book, i acquired this copy from the library of congress, "righteous indignation," andrew breitbart, this is a new conclusion to andrew's recent books. he wrote this new conclusion himself. these are andrew's words. i love my job, i love fighting for what i believe in. i love having fun while doing it. i love reporting stories that the complex refuses to report. i love fighting back. i love finding allies. and famously i enjoy making enemies. three years ago i was mostly a behind-the-scenes guy who linked to stuff on a very popular website. i always wondered what it would be like to enter the public realm to fight for what i believe in. i've lost friends, perhaps dozens, but i've gained hundreds, thousands whoer, who knows, of allies -- thousands, who knows, of allies. ed a ath the end of the day i can look -- at the end of the day i can look myself in the mirror and i sleep very well at night. he now sleeps in the arms of god. andrew was being denalized by those who were profiting from their deceptions of people and their cronyism with the government. he was rallying like-minded am

struck up a conversation talking about hbo's bill maher program and politics andrew breitbart who is a conservative pundit and blogger, he appeared at the cpac conference this past month here in washington, d.c. and on the floor of the house earlier today, congressman louis gohmert, a republican from texas paying tribute to andrew breitbart. >> but i can't help but think his devotion to truth, to preserving liberty, will have inspired so many who will pick up that banner and potentially as was the case with john convincy adams and abraham lincoln do far more than adams himself could have done and in this day, in the years to come, do more than andrew could have done by himself. >> though andrew did great service to himself, his family and his nation, it's my prayer that his greatest contribution to this, the greatest nation with the greatest freedoms in the history of the world will not be those specific but amazing accomplishments he achieved but that his greatest accomplishment will be the inspiration he was and is to so many who saw his devotion, saw his commitment, saw his goals

, romney on twitter, "ann and i are deeply saddened by the passing of andrew breitbart.ntrepreneur, fearless conservative, loving husband and father." thank you so much, john, from politico. thanks for the politico briefing today. >>> president obama is now in nashua, new hampshire, taking the stage, speaking at a community college. >> it's good to be back in new hampshire! >> 911! >> okay, we'll be all right. they probably were just standing too long. just give them a little space. where's our ems folks? they'll be okay. just give them a little space. this happens sometimes. you guys have been here a while? >> yeah. >> well, no, you have to eat ahead of time. keep your blood sugar up. we got somebody over there? jordan? right in the middle. there we go. here's our guy. make a little room, everybody. >> as you can see, at this community college in nashua, new hampshire, people have been waiting, presumably it's a hot room, and they are getting the emergency medical teams. someone has apparently passed out. we don't have details. the president's obviously waiting as the e

jon: media and politics today, conservative commentator andrew breitbart suddenly died. his website just hours ago, announcing the publisher and activist has died unexpectedly of natural causes in los angeles. breitbart only 43 years old. we're told he was walking near his home just after midnight when collapsed. someone saw him and called for help. andrew breitbart was known as outspoken critic of the mainstream media. he worked to expose government corruption and media bias as well. andrew breitbart leaves behind a wife and four young children. jenna: right now in the senate we're awaiting the first vote on a controversial policy in the health care law. lawmakers consider a measure allowing employers to opt out any provision they oh pose on moral or religious ground. that would include the free birth control coverage mandate. rick folbaum has more on this. >> reporter: jenna, senator roy blunt of missouri introduced this amendment. he tacked it onto a transportation bill. it does not specifically mention the word contraception. blunt says it is not about any specific m