for 3 months general david baldwin has declined our request. after initially offering no response, earlier this month the guard did send us a statement that read in part, under the direction of general baldwin there has been an ongoing effort to improv the cultural climate of the california national guard. >> i can't believe that the huge chain of command can't take care of people. >> they like to keep this a dirty little secret. they like to keep knit the closet. people are getting fed up and it's time for change. >> we confirmed the guard now has a copy of the petty report. we were referred to the national guard bureau in washington dc that says that the national guard bureau cannot comment on matters which are not part of the public record. now take a look. this light under the bridge raises questions. >> this time we turn our focus to an incident connected with 1 of the world's most famous landmarks, the golden gate bridge. but the story is in the decisions that followed. its exclusive video showing ill advised helicopter trip originating f

and quote alec baldwin called him a racial epithet. a crackhead and a drug dealer. the reporter tamara pal mary by the arm and said i want to choke you to death. and she told the police who played an audiotape. he denies it took place and hurled a racial slur is one of the most outrageous things i've heard in my life and sources close to baldwin heard the audiotape of the incident and side with alec and say there were no racial slurs made. and joining me with reaction, tamara holder and comedian jim norton, i don't know what's happened here, he didn't say i want to choke you to death, i want you to choke to death. >> yeah. >> sean: okay, the same guy that got out of control and wouldn't turn off words with friends on a plane. the same guy that's screaming at his daughter. the same guy that has a vicious temper. i love alec baldwin because-- >> you're a comedian. >> you know why i love him, there's an honesty in the way he behaves, he's not pretending to be in a good mood when some vulture swoops in to get a reaction out of him. he talks to the tabloid press the way

ladies and gentlemen, the one, the only alec baldwin. alec?s and applause) ♪ ♪ thank you, alec, great pleasure to have you here again. thank you so much. let me just take a second. you were so kind and it meant such a great deal to me that you participated in the celebration of the kennedy center honors back in december and you were part of my segment and it meant so much to me that a friend and man of your stature would be part of that and i can't thank you enough. >> but he won the kennedy center honors. >> dave: but you and tina fey. >> and ray roman nope and jimmy. >> dave: jimmy kimmel. you made my family feel good about me and i've never been able to do that. (laughter) how are you doing, my friend is? >> i'm doing really, really well. how much did you pay for that vibrating sdmefk >> dave: i can't tell you. it's all part of a government contract. it's really your tax dollars at work. (applause) you look great, by the way. >> i do, thank you. >> dave: you getting a little gray going? >> i am. well, when w "30 rock" i would color my hair

actor alec baldwin has had another run-in with the paparazzi.as the focus of attention walking around his manhattan neighborhood on monday. reporters were trying to get his reaction to a photographer's claim that baldwin used a racial slur during a confrontation over the weekend. but baldwin had very little to say. >> can you set the record straight? >> not that i would bother doing that with you. >> in a statement, baldwin called the photographer's claim, totally bogus. both baldwin and that photographer have filed complaints with police. >>> those who knew country singer mindy mccready are now questioning whether something could have been done to help her. she was found dead after an apparent suicide sunday at her home in arkansas. a former boyfriend said mccready had threatened to kill herself after losing custody of one of her sons earlier this month, and should not have been allowed to leave court-ordered rehab. she is now the fifth cast member from tv's "celebrity rehab" to die. >>> magic johnson calls the late dr. jerry buss, the long-tim

baldwin denies most of this.of the most outrageous things i have heard in my life. baldwin also says photographer in question repeatedly bummed him, trying to bait him. the photographer is a former new york city police detective. paul kallen and glenda hatchett are back with me. both sides in this case have filed harassment claims. judge, who has the better case. >> i think the photographer has a better case in this situation, because the reporter was there. so he has a witness. i mean, the things that he said to this guy, really are outrageous. this is a guy who was on the new york police department force for some 15 years. and this just is out of hand. and baldwin is, as you said in the lead of this, is no stranger to this. as i understand it from the most recent reports, the police are not going to pursue any criminal charges against either of them, since both of them filed charges. but i think he has a great civil case here against baldwin. >> now, the reporter does say she got the whole thing on tape. this i

>> that's alec baldwin in new york responding to allegations of racism with a smile. what allegations of racism you ask? >> alec baldwin had another run in with the paparazzi. >> this time it involved a black photog from the "new york post. >> they asked him about a recent lawsuit with his wife. not only did alec grab her by the arm and say i want to choke you to death. >> he allegedly called a black photog a [beep], a crack head and a drug dealer. >> but alec denies any of this happened. >> he claims he didn't threaten her. he said i hope you choke to death. >> guess that's cool as long as he's not the one that does it. >> he's amused by this. >> did you call this photographer a [beep]? >> isn't it hard to believe he's racist? >> well, he is speesedly very liberal but --. >> he threw a homophobic slur in my direction. >> yes, alec wasn't harvey's biggest fan. >> what was his method of killing me? >> he wanted to knife you and then with your last breath stare you in the eyes and watch you take it. >> was that alec or any one of us? >> i don't mean to say it smiling. >

so i have to think baldwin will win this in the end. there's a tape, the cops haven't lodged charges. you know what that means. they don't have a case. >> interesting. i didn't know about the tapes. that will be interesting to watch this. >> maybe you'll join the defense team with me, judge. >> give me a call. >> neither alec baldwin nor "the new york post," no shrinking violets here. one thing is sure as this case goes on, it will remain interesting. >> fireworks. >> thank you for being with us. >>> newsroom international comes up next. >>> welcome to newsroom international, i'm suzanne malveaux. >> she is. i'm michael holmes. >> we 25i you around the world in 60 minutes. we begin with south africa. everybody is talking about this, of course, oscar pistorius breaking down in court, tells a packed courtroom that he shot and killed his girlfriend but he says he didn't mean to. track star was so upset at his bail hearing today he broke down every time anyone mentioned reeva steenkamp's name. the judge up graded the charge against him to p

but this time, baldwin and the photographer filed police reports, with baldwin claiming the photographerting aggressively, getting into his face and banging into him with his shoulder. >> i'm pretty confident that there's a measure of provocation on the part of "the new york post." but he's got to develop a thicker skin. >> reporter: baldwin's wife was quick to defend her husband on twitter. shame on anyone, who says my husband is a racist. she tweeted that due to the paparazzi situation, i will not be teaching yoga classes this week. since the incident, baldwin seems to have removed a tweet he posted, referencing the photographer as an excrack head. >>> now, to the latest on mindy mccready. the country music star dead after an apparent suicide. and the 37-year-old was the fifth participant from the tv series "celebrity rehab" to die. did her very public attempt at recovery hurt her chances to get getter? gio benitez is here with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. the host of that show, dr. drew pinsky, speaking publicly about mccready for the first time, as we learn more about her f

"the new york post" accused baldwin of assaulting a reporter and staff photographer. while walking the a dog, baldwin reportedly grabbed her by the arm and said i hope you choke to death. and then the photographer, who is african-american, allegedly calling him a crack head, baldwin claims none of this is true. and he spent the day on twitter. >> he's never done anything like this. never. >>> fergie announced she's expecting her first child. she tweeted the news with the hash tag, my lovely baby bump. >>> yesterday we told you about brad and angelina's wine label, and "access hollywood" asked the question, do you ever buy a bottle? surprisingly, 32% of respondents said yes. although, the yet to be revealed price of that wine may change a bit. if you buy it, i'm drinking. >>> producer are reportedly asking mario lopez to come back to the "x factor." >>> and finally, paul mccartney always said how his grandkids beat him at the beatles game. he said you may beat with rock games, but i made the ultimate record. that's the trump card, right? >> i want to play him in rock b

>> that's alec baldwin in new york responding to allegations of racism with a smile.legations of racism you ask? >> alec baldwin had another run in with the paparazzi. >> this time it involved a black photog from the "new york post. >> they asked him about a recent lawsuit with his wife. not only did alec grab her by the arm and say i want to choke you to death. >> he allegedly called a black photog a [beep], a crack head and a drug dealer. >> but alec denies any of this happened. >> he claims he didn't threaten her. he said i hope you choke to death. >> guess that's cool as long as he's not the one that does it. >> he's amused by this. >> did you call this photographer a [beep]? >> isn't it hard to believe he's racist? >> well, he is speesedly very liberal but --. >> he threw a homophobic slur in my direction. >> yes, alec wasn't harvey's biggest fan. >> what was his method of killing me? >> he wanted to knife you and then with your last breath stare you in the eyes and watch you take it. >> was that alec or any one of us? >> i don't mean to say it smiling. >> but he

joel baldwin? tony can kovaleski. do you have a few minutes to talk with us. >> we can walk down to the h hotel. >> reporter: members of his leadership team have said general david baldwin has a great story to tell. i would like too much your answers to questions brought up by members of your guard. but for some unknown reason general baldwin has continually avoided our request to sit down for 15 minutes and answer accusations raised by more than two dozen members of his guard. >> i can tell you the culture in the 129 rescue is fractured. it's toxic in my opinion. >> i'm angry because to make changes in the organization. i just can't accept that. >> they don't want their reputation to be tarnished. they don't want heat or light on their unit. >> reporter: they said that you have not met their expectations in fixing the culture. how do you answer that? >> we had a survey done last july by the equal opportunity management that shows we have the best command climate in the entire department of defense. >> reporter: but t

to police if you're alec baldwin p.r.to-bismol now? >> dana: if i'm his p.r. person i have a strong stomach. it happens every week. i thought he wanted to run for mayor. i'd like to know his position on bike lanes rather than this. i am not a fan. he is hilarious on "30 rock." i love the show. >> a queen senator has asked tv producers not to contact baldwin until this issue is figured out. he says he should seek counseling for anger management. this is a democratic lawmaker in new york. >> greg: if you are a left winger it's okay to talk about this. you can be sexist and race fist you're for the greater good. is he racist, though? i don't think he is racist. he is a nut like paul krugman. we need to pass the alex law to get him off the street before he hurts himself. i don't think it's racist. this is fighting words. if you get angry and you look at somebody and go i will use the thing that is the closeest to insult to you. i don't mean it. i think 90% of all racist stuff is fighting words. >> andrea: fighting words or ra

this happened outside of baldwin's home. were trying to get a statement on his wife, a yoga instructor. he became aggressive and grabbed the reporter by the arm and started into a tirade calling him a crack dealer. he used racial slurs. the photographer showed him a retired cop i.d. and baldwin called it a fake and said ralston claims he's an ex-nypd. that can't can be. ex-nypd don't become crackhead paparazzi. baldwin says it's completely false and describes the alleged racial slur as one of the most outrageous things i've heard in my life. on a radio program earlier today, the 30 rock cast tracy morgan says if it's true baldwin needs to apologize. we reached out to a spokesman and said that baldwin and photographer both filed harassment charges against one another. there were no injuries or witnesses. not sure where this will go from here. it's not the first time baldwin has lashed out, even launching a tirade against a "post" columnist who always seem to be baiting the actor. they were waiting for a comment and it just tu

jim, i also need to point out that baldwin denies any of this happened. although he did continue to refer to the photographer as a crack head on twitter before he deleted the tweets. >> i love this one. more fake outrage. the man said a bad word. what a bunch of dummies americans are. just obsessing over whether or not alec -- first of all this guy, i think this guy was a cop and was in narcotics so 15 years at nypd narcotics and you are shocked somebody used a stereo type? shut your face. the press does nothing but take nonstories and make them stories. they behave in an invasive manner and then your reaction is the headline story. them complaining about how somebody reacts is like sandusky complaining a kid spilled ice cream on his rug. they propel the story on purpose. >> did you miss the part where i said the new york post is owned by fox news parent company? >> the post has been good to me. but they fall in the sub category of media. i am not talking about walter crone kite. that's not what we have in journalism anymore. just a bunch of tabloid repor

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. >>> the saga of alec baldwin's problems continued. new hampshire post accused of assaulting. while walking the a dog, baldwin reportedly grabbed her by the arm and said i hope you choke to death. and then the photographer, who is african-american, allegedly calling him a crack head, baldwin claims none of this is true. >>> fergie announced she's expecting her first child. she tweeted the news with the hash tag, my lovely baby bump. >>> and access hollywood asked the question, do you ever buy a bottle? surprisingly, 32% of respondents said yes. but the price of the wine may change a bit. if it's not two buck chuck, i don't want it. >>> and finally, paul mccartney always said how his grandkids beat him at the beatles game. that's the trump card, right? >> that's fun, right? >> yeah. >> it's one of those games that's about you. >> and it would be fun to play with the person who that is modeled after. a little intimidating, apparently, they're not hard to beat. >> there would be pressure having him as your grandpa. >> they probably don't even know. >>> the next one comes from kbe

at worse, what alec baldwin did was harassment in the second.sment in the second not only isn't in the statute, it's not even a crime under new york law it's a violation and that was the complaint that they each had against each other, a simple harassment complaint which can happen if you push or shove somebody or if you engage in a course of conduct that's designed to harass or annoy. and this was the first contact with that photographer, nothing else is going to fly, not even harassment. >> megyn: but there's another problem with the potential claim, david, and that is you -- for it to be a hate crime, you have to target the person because of their race. now, just saying a word doesn't make it a hate crime. i mean, if he did something to the photographer, pushed the photographer, or you know, hurt the photographer, he did it because he's black, that's potentially a problem. but if he's just, you know, throwing around racial epithets that's not necessarily illegal. >> well, and it may be that alec baldwin's problem with newscorp and the new yor

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baldwin accused the photographer of bumping him with his lens.ngoing columnists seem to get to him. he says his charitable contributions have given to africans in the past and the issue is not with the paper but with the photographer. wolf? >> deborah feyerick, thanks so much. >>> you're in "the situation room." happening now, a secret chinese military group allegedly in this building built for hacking government agencies. >>> she's not even a senate candidate yet. why is the actress ashley judd already being hit with a political attack ads. >>> and a man on a christian dating website is charged with raping a woman he meant online. police fear there may be other victims. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> a secret chinese army unit is being tied to a massive cyber spying campaign. a study released today says dozens of organizations have been hit worldwide. the targets, according to various reports, coca-cola, rsa, a security company known for its secure i

the new senator from wisconsin, tammy baldwin on the "full court press." former senator and our good friend from north dakota, byron dorgan here on the "full court press." the very articulate, aggressive, effective congresswoman from maryland donna edwards here today on the "full court press." and a whole lot more! and michael bloomberg, man of the hour. but first... >> this is the "full court press." >> some other headlines making news on this thursday. an nfl prospect tried clarifying his comments yesterday after saying a team asked him if he liked girl the or not. nick cafe is a player forethe university of colorado told the dan patrick radio program he didn't think they were really trying to find out his sexual orientation, rather that they were just firing questions at him to test his focus. the day before, he told espn radio he thought them asking about his sexual orientation is a little weird. >> bill: let me tell you something, you don't make -- you

it was with alec baldwin. and alec baldwin said, "what is your name?" i said, "jimmy fallon."e more than anyone's ever said your name on television." and so he added it into the sketch. >> "well, jimmy fallon." >> jimmy: yeah, he goes -- "how you doing? whoa, thank you jimmy fallon." >> "i'm jimmy fallon." >> jimmy: yeah. and to this day, my parents love alec baldwin. [ light laughter ] >> hey, who doesn't? >> jimmy: yeah, he took care of me. yeah. >> alec baldwin. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: leading the crowd. >> you guys don't have to do that. >> jimmy: yeah, i know, they -- hey, the oscars are coming up. i want to congratulate you. last year you were in "the artist." that won an oscar. >> yeah. >> jimmy: and this year, up for best picture. "argo." >> "argo," yeah. >> jimmy: congratulations. [ cheers and applause ] >> it's great. i mean, we -- i knew it was a good film, but i didn't expect all these awards to come up. and i'm so happy for ben because he was so well prepared. he's such a good director, and a great guy. we had a great cast. >> jimmy: i mean, did you expe

. >> actor alec baldwin is in hot water again after he was accused of yelling racial slurs against a new york post photographer. a reporter accused boldin of grabbing and threatening her and plans to have recorded the exchange. >> on twitter, baldwin says he is filing a complaint with police against the photographer. >> today was presidents' day and is also national wine day. it is said that the signers of the declaration of independence raise a glass of portuguese wine. >> jefferson said it should never make any important decision without first having a glass of wine. if it doesn't work out, it is two. a beautiful night. it is chilly, but the wind is like. -- light. 40 degrees high in the sky. imagine if you were flying up for the international space station is. here are in washington. here is dulles airport. this is from a satellite four hundred miles above us. here you can see eye-95, baltimore to washington. such a clear day, and a bit of snow for use no lovers. there is skyline drive, out in the beautiful blue ridge mountains. the first son of those high cloud cover showing up w

i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. a dad is charged with murder for allegedly killing the drunk driver who ran over his two young sons. we're on the case. >>> plus, north korea rattles the world by launching a nuclear test. i'll tell you when america should be worried. >>> and -- >> the president of the united states! >> -- inside the most bizarre moments from past state of the union addresses. my tv crush john berman joins me live. wait until you see what he found. >>> hi, everyone. i'm brooke baldwin. want to begin with the hottest stories in a flash. we call it rapid fire. roll it. a carnival cruise ship that broke down at sea, now on its way to mobile, alabama. folks on board say the ship, food and water are scarce and the smell of sewage, sickening. listen. >> sewage, raw sewage, pretty bad. when you walk in the hallways, you have to cover your face. we don't have any masks. >> this sewage is apparently running down the walls. and, to make matters worse, the ship is moving very slowly. i'm talking

senator tammy baldwin gotta love -- god, i love saying that, senator tammy baldwin from wisconsin on other issues facing the united states senate. and brendan ayanbadejo who is, of course, the baltimore ravens linebacker, thank you. i knew it wasn't the quarterback:here about the latest questions the nfl may be raising about the sexual orientation of some of the new players. all of that coming up. president obama today gets the daily briefing then he has lunch with the vice president. those are the only two public events on his schedule. press briefing at 12:30 with jay carney in the briefing room and i will be there representing all of you. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> bill: good morning,er. good to see you today. it is thursday, february 28. welcome to the "full court press," coming to you to every corner of this great land of ours. taking your calls at 1-866-55-press. it is a big day. a big day for several reasons. it is a big day because this is the last day for benedict xvi to be on the job as pope. today is the first day for jack lew to be on th

alec baldwin's wife says enough is enough.t she's calling the most hurtful thing reported about her husband. >> another a-list couple calling it quits. >> josh brolin and diane lane are divorcing. >> that's a shocker to me, both of them have talked openly about their marriage with "extra." about their marriage with "extra." eight years together, $85

i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. a millionaire reveals his plan to send a man to mars. but, will it work? >>> plus -- >> that's not a safe environment for her. >> born a boy, lives like a girl in the first grade. a school bans this child from using the girl's bathroom. now the parents are fighting back. >>> and health warning. reports of a rare super bug on the rise. what you need to know. >>> hi, everyone. i'm brooke baldwin. before we begin, i want you to hear emotional sounds this is from a dad, begging congress to do something about gun control. you're about to hear from neal heslen, his son jesse shot and killed in the newtown massacre. his father testified before the senate judiciary committee as lawmakers are considering this ban on assault weapons. listen. >> good morning. december 14th, we stopped at a misty veil deli, got his favorite sandwich, sausage, egg and cheese on a hard roll. he ordered me one. he would always do that. i would get a coffee, and jesse would get what he called the cov

can ask your buddy alec baldwin.on his little podcast show and i was talking "time"-to-anymore the elevator after the interview. i couldn't shut up! >> you know what i recommend far guy with that problem? a talk show. (laughter) >> dave: we tried that, doesn't work. oh, my god! jerry, jerry, nice to see you. the family's doing well? >> everyone's good. >> dave: you look like a billion dollars, my friend. you can see that "comedians in cars getting coffee." it's fascinating. if you love cars it's great and you get to snow jerry's friends and speak outside the limited group of friends he has. (laughter) it will get you in practice to find crackle. (laughter) jerry seinfeld, "comedians in cars getting coffee." good to see you, buddy, nice job. thank you. we'll be right back with dave grohl, everybody. ♪ (cheers and applause) ♪ ♪ >> dave: ladies and gentlemen, in addition to being the a founding member of one of the great rock 'n' roll bands, foo fighters, our next guest is also the director of a woond wonderful document

. >>> cracking open the buzz bin with more drama surrounding actor alec baldwin.old a reporter he wanted to choke her to death and then says something racist to the black photographer. he says the accusations are absurd. new york state senator is calling on the entertainment industry to ban baldwin from future projects. >>> it appears khloe karsashian has been fired from the x factor. several sources are reporting she won't be back for a second season. seemed nervous and unprepared while working with the more experienced mario lopez. would be the third high profile exit for the show. judges britney conspiracy and la reed have already left. >> good news from hollywood good. singer fergie and her husband are expecting their first child. made the announcement on twitter saying josh and me and baby make three. the black-eyed peas singer have been married since 2009. >>> the duchess of cambridge is showing off her baby pump. paid a visit to a rehab clinic this morning. she wore a gray wrap dress and no coat giving the press at a look at her baby bump there. doesn't she

bad news for alec baldwin also known as an angry liberal.actor is being investigated for a hate crime over recent altercation with a new york post reporter and photographer. baldwin, according to reports, fired off racial slur of the photographer who is african-american. then he threatened to choke the reporter. the post reported it to the new york police department, a recording of the incident where he denies all allegations. up next, instead of making any effort to fix the limning sequester, you know, picking of the phone, calling the speaker, the president today called for even more spending and spend some quality time with local tv anchors instead. the "a-team" to talk about quality time next. coming right up. [beep] [indistinct chatter] [kids talking at once] [speaking foreign language] [heart beating] [heartbeat continues] [faint singing] [heartbeat, music playing louder] ♪ i'm feeling better since you know me ♪ ♪ i was a lonely soul, but that's the old me... ♪ announcer: this song was created with heartbeats of children in need. find