but blake shelton and friend luke brian stole the show.ey are trying to be ellen degeneres oscar selfie. >> honestly, i think we are probably the biggest celebrities in this room. just take it of ourselves. >> you got it on there. ? >> those two co hosted the event last year. >> big hit. >> love blake shelton. >> it is 20 minutes to the top of the hour. think antibacterial soaps are getting your hands clean. the shocking reason you are not benefitting from it. >> it's a traveler's worst nightmare staling luggage off the carousel. the warning you have to hear before you head to the airport. >> darius rutger from my home town. >> from last night's awards. ♪ >> thank you for waking up with us on "fox & friends first". a major warning to tell you about for those flying into cpac international airport in seattle. your luggage could be stole then. officials say a team of thieves stealing luggage sometimes before the passengers can make it to the baggage claim area. a couple of things to protect yourself while you are traveling. go to baggage cla

luke bryan is cohosting the acm's with blake shelton. >> reporter: as easy as it is to get distracted in sin city, make mow mistake, country stars are here to take care of business. stevie xnix and lady antebelum are the opening act. >> i was saying there were more people on stage playing than out in the crowd. >> the show is with the entertainer of the year award. the nominees include miranda lambert. taylor swift and blake shelton and luke bryan who won last year. >> being the reigning, i guess i kind of -- i don't want to hand over the crown. >> reporter: even if he loses he will still party vegas style. [ laughter ] >> now, the band "perry" is kicking off the show with an expleasive performance with "chainsaw" the first time they will perform the act on stage. reporting live in las vegas, ann back to you. >> there is a lot of talk about george being a shoe in for entertainer of the year. sentimental favorite right now. >> absolutely. now, luke bryan, a lot of people are wonder figure he might come back to reclaim his crown and for the online poll, neck and neck. george, he is star

country met rock and roll when pop star shakira performed a duet with blake shelton.up with stevie nicks. vocal group winners the band perry kicked off the party with their hit "chainsaw" under confetti. >> there's $20 million worth of hairdos. it all has confetti in it. this is nod a head & shoulders commercial, everybody. >> reporter: and meryl haggard celebrated his 77th birthday. with a special award for his five-decade award. >> country music has been great to me all my life and it has tonight. >> reporter: co-hosts blake shelton and luke bryan met with humor. >> how are you supposed to get lucky in that thing. >> reporter: and even posed for a selfie as country music honored its biggest stars. suzanne marques, cbs news, las vegas. gas. you turned up the fun. tylenol® provides strong pain relief while being gentle on your stomach. but for everything we do, we know you do so much more. tylenol®. he was a matted messiley in a small cage. ng day. we know you do so much more. so that was our first task, was getting him to wellness. without angie's list, i don't know

blake shelton and luke bryan hosted the 49-th annual academy of country music awards, last night in las vegas. the night's big winners: florida georgia line won for "vocal duo of the year". justin moore won "new artist of the year." miranda lambert won for single record of the the year, and female vocalist of the year. entertainer of the year didn't go to blake shelton, his co- host or his wife --but to "the king of county" george strait. "captain america: the winter soldier" starring chris evans, is number one at the box office... taking in 96-million dollars -- that's the best ever april opening weekend. "noah" took second, followed by "divergent". "god's not dead" and "the grand budapest hotel" round out the top five. chiwetel ejiofor could be up for a new leading role. variety reports the actor from "12 years a slave" is in the running to play the villain in the next bond movie. the report says no offer has been made yet, but he is a top choice. production for the movie is set to start this summer with a release date of november 20-15. >> good morning. we are expecting some cloud co

luke bryan and blake shelton kicked off the show at taking aim at some controversial issues. >> a yearx marriage met once you got married, you had the same sex over and over and over again. >> reporter: if the second year in a row, they hosted an evening more about the show than the awards, the band perry, brad paisley and the king of country george strait. ♪ >> it was over an hour before the first award, vocal duo of the year went to florida georgia line. jason aldean and miranda lambert also pulled repeats. >> i cannot believe this. >> reporter: the night quickly shifted back to the music. stevie nicks joined lady antebellum. who paired up with darius rucker. ♪ >> reporter: and it wouldn't be an awards show without an ellen-like selfie courtesy of blake and luke. but the real star of the night was king george who snagged the night's top honor, singer of the year. >> i love all you. thank you so much. >> reporter: though strait edged out the hosts for award, they had nothing but kind words for their idol. >> good night, everybody. we love you. >> those were some of the highlights of t

she joins pharrell williams, blake shelton and adam levine. >>> 81 years old, willie nelson shows no signs of slowing down. the country music legend kicked off the week by becoming a fifth-degree black belt in martial arts. >> amazing. >> 81. all right. i'm richard lui, and this is "early today." we hope it's just your first stop of the day right here on nbc. >>> leading the news, congressman accuses wife of bigamy. democrat allen greyson of florida claims his marriage of two decades was invalid because his wife had not yet divorced her previous husband. he's demanding an annulment. >>> and in "the houston chronicle," russia suggests new way for u.s. to reach its space station. a trampoline. russian deputy prime minister there saying that u.s. sanctions against russia will boomerang, especially since nasa currently depends on russian rockets for transportation to the space station. >>> some other stories we're watching. new documents reveal why an italian court decided to find amanda knox guilty for a second time over the 2007 death of her roommate. the court alleges knox and her roo

. >>> the voice judges blake shelton and adam levine always verbally rough housing on and off air. to another level. the double dog dare came down to whether shelton would tweet levine's phone number. shelton tweeted what appeared to be just that. the tweet is still up. calls to the number get a busy signal. interesting. >>> today marks the opening of the new west coast home for nbc news, brokaw news center despite his long and illustrious career, tom brokaw telling brian williams this time it is different. >> this is very gratifying. for the first time in a long time, my family is actually excited about my public recognition. they mostly are, like, okay, dad. >> that so brokaw. just part of me working hard. i'm richard lui. this is "early today." we hope it is your first stop of the day right here on nbc. let me get this straight... [ female voice ] yes? lactaid® is 100% real milk? right. real milk. but it won't cause me discomfort. exactly, because it's milk without the lactose. and it tastes? it's real milk! come on, would i lie about this? [ female announcer ] lactaid. 100% rea

. >>> music superstars blake shelton and adam href vine shared good natured jabs. e's personal cell phone number and may send it out. he finally tweeted out the supposed personal cell phone number. we tried calling and the voice mail of adam is full. >> they say they want to stop global warming but how much do some of the folks supporting it really know about the subject? >> o'reilly's jesse watters meets up with earth day supporters to find out. >> happy earth day. >> happy earth day. it's theç best day of the year. >> good grief. >> what country do you think is the biggest polluter? >> america. >> probably us. >> i'm going to say us. >> why? >> have you been to detroit? >> china because of the massive coal they use right now and production. >> what is global warming? >> i don't really know what it is but i just believe in global warming. >> people say the earth is getting warmer. how much do you think the earth has warmed over the last 15 years? >> 35. >>ç 3.75 degrees. >> 15 degrees. >> 100 and something degrees. >> 1? >> .11. i thought there was global warming

yesterday on "the voice," blake shelton was being sneaky and maybe a little unkind and he tweeted adamevine's phone number. >> blake might be not perfect? >> so he took adam's home -- personal cell phone number, the one that all of his friends have and tweeted it out to the world. okay. and, you know, i remember that is not a great thing -- what is your password, brit? okay. that's loud. she'll change it. i'm not using my phone because the last thing i used my phone on the air, it happened to me. britney doesn't mind. we'll call adam. i think we can do it. his number is 310-493 -- let's put it on speaker. here we go. so excited. [ busy signal ] >> oh. >> that's called a busy call. >> i guess everyone tried to call, but it became a thing. he has to change his number. he has to change all the times his number is used on credit card stuff. his friends are going to be upset. >> i'm not going to hold up britney's phone. that's not nice. >> don't do it. >> i didn't do it. >> mother's day is quickly approaching. we have personalized gifts that your mom is going to love. >> a stranger gives a

>>> blake shelton versus britney. his on-air diss at the acm awards with britney's sister in the audience. >> go down the block and see britne

. >> anyway, blake shelton hosted it with luke bryan. >> and you're very upset.u? because miranda lambert looks so darn great. >> i'm the one who walked in and said she looked so great. that's terrible. you threw me under the bus. i thought she looked fabulous and she's the big winner of the night and she had lots of costume changes. they kicked off the whole night with the band perry. >> love them. >> they sang, and then something happened after they sang, a whole avalanche of white confetti finely shredded fell on to the audience. and if you look -- it is, like, you have new hair and lots of spray in it, and -- look. >> oh. >> one of those times where they pretend it is okay, but they all want to scream. >> my god, it is -- poor carrie. it is all in there. i wonder if those are snowflakes. >> no. that's not a good idea. >> anyway. blake and luke are friends, they always have fun and look at how blake introduced luke's performance. >> ladies and gentlemen, here's last year's entertainer of the year and nominee again this year, bluke lyran! >> i want to see how g

. >> blake shelton. >> yes. you know why? because he's not so buttoned up but he is gentlemanly. >> who is mine, hody? >> yours is a man we all like to call hugh. jackman. >> he's always -- >> absolutely. here's what i love about my ihoda today. it's an old song that became new again. >> uh-oh. >> we aren't going to -- >> doesn't have a rapper in it? >> we're not going to put the words up. we'll have a music video. it's your girl band. what is the girl band's name is the question? we're going to watch it. it is called -- ♪ keep it coming do your dance do your dance ♪ ♪ do your dance quick mama ♪ come on baby tell me what's the word ♪ ♪ >> here we go. you know this song. ready? ♪ pretty ladies around the world ♪ ♪ got to show all the boys and girls ♪ ♪ tell your mother, your sister, and your mother too ♪ ♪ because we're about to throw down and you know just what to do ♪ ♪ wave your hands in the air like you don't care ♪ ♪ the people stop and stare ♪ do your dance do your dance ♪ do your dance quick mama ♪ come on baby tell me

country stars, luke bryan and blake shelton, continued the night's crossover theme. one point, disguised as daft punk. >> that's good. >> very cute. >> we finally know now. >> we know who they are. >>> speaking to "the new york times" about his second memoir being released. most of us are only good for one memoir. but rob lowe took to a second one. complaining about being a good-looking actor. >> rob talked about the, quote, unbelievable bias and prejudice against, quote/unquote, good-looking people. they just can't be in pain or can't have rough lives. lowe does confess that in his teen idol years, he was, quote, so pretty, i wouldn't have taken myself seriously. >> fear not, america, lowe says he is finally getting painful roles. and he loves it. he is ageless, that guy. he still looks like he always does. >> don't talk about how good-looking he is. we're supposed to be mad at him for saying he's so darn good-looking. >> oh, well. he is. >>> next, not only is this about a woman with no regret, there's not even recognition. >> here's a very young jon hamm years befo

luke brian and blake shelton hosted the event while other genres rocked the stage the biggest award of night entertainer of the year went to george straight. >>> happening today a toll increase going into effect on the golden gate bridge, clay 1 increase means most fast track users will pay $6 and drivers without a fast track will get a $7 bill in the mail. the district is trying to chip away at a large budget shortfall. >>> i'm mark kelly live in petaluma, protesters are expected at this new beef plant here this morning. they are not happy and they do not want it to open. their plan is to show up in bloody aprons to protest this new plant under new management and in their words they say the new plant, marin son farms is no more humane or sustainable than the old plant rancho feeding corporation so here is a little bit of history about rancho. that plant closed its doors, its now under criminal investigation because of charges from the fed's it processed diseased animals, possibly for as long as a year. the usda alleges rancho was slaughtering sick cow and sneaking them in behind the b

no, not adam levine, not blake shelton, jim birdsall, the voice of cnbc.eyes and listen. >> i'm going to really have to sound good now. the city of today's "power house" hosted the super bowl twice, spike lee was born there. it's the home to u.p.s. can you name that city? more "power lunch" coming up. >>> excuse me. >> yes. >> we're on live television here. >> this is live? this just in. ge is bankrupt. sue herera. >> how are you? >> ooh. are we going to make hot spanish love right now? stocks and bonds? >> stocks and bonds. >> are you familiar with stocks and bonds? >> i don't know anything. i just wet my pants. i just wet my pants. >> well, hang on. i think i have some kleenex. no, i don't. >> yeah. hold on. >> enough with the pleasantries. >> are you sure that tom brokaw started this way? whoyour boss?rk for? yourself? your parents? your family? at baird, what matters most to you... matters most to us. as an employee owned firm, our financial advisors have the freedom and resources to realize a plan to fit your family's unique needs. we'll listen. we'll

. >> blake shelton. >> you nailed it. >> and shakira. >> my hips don't lie. >> who has a 1-year-old sonhakira? we've seen milan. been great for me, because my kid's come to the set. i feel like i've got romper room coming on. is it hard to be away from him? >> it's so hard. that's the only downside of doing "the voice," the times that i've had to leave him back home. but his dad is such a good dad. he's so devoted, so dedicated. >> your son knows you as a singer. i'm now a full-time coach. i got my son auditioning at home. he's like dad, i want to audition for "the voice." >> adam, shakira, usher, and blake don't just work together on the set of "the voice." on this night, the four superstar recording artist, who are able to sell out huge arenas almost anywhere in the world, play together at a small club in los angeles. >> i like the intimacy. it feels good. ♪ there goes my baby >> there's something more intimidating about playing to a small, intimate room. because it's right there and there's people right there, the p.a. is smaller. your mistakes are that much more under the microscope

blake shelton. and taylor swift. >> great. great. gio? >> top r&b artist. >> all right, gio.berlake. [ applause ] >> finally. >> top artist overall. >> all right. i know you want to hear this one. for top artist. miley cyrus. imagine dragons. bruno mars. katy perry. and justin timberlake. >> big year for justin timberlake. >> big year for justin. >> thank you so much for announcing the finalists. all winners already. just great music this year. >> of course. incredible. >> we have a little bit of time to talk to you. a lot of our fans have been weighing in and want to hear from you. when you're writing music, what inspires you most? >> when i write music, i want to write about my life. when i write about my life, things are a little more true. we're all human beings. we all go through the same things. and i feel like it's more relatable when i just talk to you guys like i'm talking to my best friend. >> do you talk dirty to your friends? >> not so much. >> only his girlfriends. >> the album, "talk dirty" comes out tuesday. tell us a little about what we can expect. >> oh, my

still getting set up but tomorrow night the party is going to get started with me and my co-host blake shelton lum. plus there's going to be one special performance that i promise you you do not want to miss. it's going to be great time. anthony, i know you're such a music lover, and vinita i know you're from texas. so i expect you two and everyone else to tune in tomorrow night. >> a personal shout-out. that's not bad. >> how about that. >> tony hale has a knack for quirky characters. now he's an emmy winner for the hit show "veep," playing julia louis-dreyfus's personal aide carrying her bags. >> i have an idea. instead of doing all this precampaigning sometime in the next 24 hours you grab a mike and say i'm running for president of the united states. >> i'm going to use the bathroom really quickly. >> way too early. you don't announce your candidacy while it's still warm. that's like trying to bang the widow during the funeral. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> there's so many shows that have hints of politics "house of cards," "scandal." yours questions our worst fears on how the feder

. >> go to lindtgoldbunny.com and bid on bunnies signed by blake shelton, seth meyers, kelly clarksonu're a paid spokesperson for lindt dog it. it's all about raising awareness. >> when you see firsthand how it affects the life of someone, my brother, especially, certainly he's been an inspiration to me but seen how hard and how challenging it's been for him so anything i can do to help him and other kids out there. >> the studies, its so staggering. >> 1 in 68. >> guarantee every single person out there, it's affecting you. autism is affecting each and every one of us. everything we can do to help. >> absolutely. >> another cause, we learned something else near and dear to your heart is your little boy. congratulations to you and vanes vanessa. i have known her for years and years. tell me about life as a dad. >> it's more magical than i could have ever imagined. every single day is a new milestone, a new moment. really is the best thing that's ever happened to me. >> who does he look more like? >> i think he's starting to look very much a hybrid of both of us. great. the more he loo

. ♪ >> it was lambert's husband blake shelton and luke bryan who stole the show.ake a look as they tried to beat ellen degeneres's selfie. >> honestly, i think we're the biggest celebrities in this room. take it of ourselves. you got it on there? those are your headlines. having a good time. >> afterwards he said we got the turn around, that's sheryl crow. we can't have her in the shot. >> that's great. i'll see you later. >> thank you, heather. >>> have you ever seen this video. a hot air balloon ride goes horribly wrong when the balloon hits live wires. the entire thing caught on camera. >> much better off in the jet pack. >>> the ceo pushed out for supporting traditional marriage. liberals are vowing to go after others. our next guest wants to know where is the tolerance? >> first another highlight from last night's american country music awards. ♪ [thinking] i'm still working. he's retired. i hope he's saving. i hope he saved enough. who matters most to you says the most about you. at massmutual we're owned by our policyowners, and they matter most to us. whet

i work with blake shelton. >> there you go.type of emotional feedback. >> a mirror can make me grumpy all day. it literally can. >> guys, we tend to look and go, it's not so bad. we're not that critical. >> i think there's a perception if someone looks in a mirror a lot, they really love themselves. and i think the opposite is true. i think if you see someone constantly look the at their reflection, if it's a woman, more likely than not, they're going, do i really have this wrinkle? i need to put some lipstick on. >> the most liberating thing, you've got to go bald. it just takes the pressure of the mirror right away. >> it would save me 45 minutes in the morning to make this hair straight. >> the best part were your little outfits. >> yeah, your jammys. >> sweater around the neck. every afternoon at home, that's how it looks. >> they took them right from your closet. >> i know. >> the dove study had a statistic that said one in five women said looking in the mirror can sometimes make them feel bad for the rest of the day. i'm

blake shelton. >> thank god. voice" returns tonight at 8:00/7:00 central here on nbc. >> okay. >>> so yuou've got to get in line, right? you've got to get in line for oprah. >> oprah revealed, i guess to tmz, that people often ask her for money. if you are wondering how much people ask for, she said they ask her for $50,000. not for 10 bucks or a 20. i got in a jam. they ask oprah for she says no less than $50,000. >> are these people on the street or her family? we can all relate a little bit. everybody knows she is one of the wealthiest women in the world. they also know she is philanthropic. >> i think it's weird, because one time a wealthy person who i know went to a wedding, and she gave like one spoon as the present -- you know, the wedding gift. and you know how even though that was on the registry as a gift, you wouldn't expect someone who is so wealthy to give a spoon. >> how much did the spoon cost? >> it wasn't that much. i don't remember. i looked at it and i was like, wow, a spoon. i think you expect