country music superstar, brad paisley. great to have him here. brand-new album "wheelhouse." to the music i want to ask you about "dental racist" you made with l.l. cool j. for those who didn't see the interview how did you l.l. cool j come to record this song? >> we kind of felt like a conversation between two people that really respect each other exploring, you know, kind of role playing that topic might be a healing thing and i still believe it can be. you know, i'm getting so many great comments and so many people saying that they get what we're trying to do. i am encouraged in that sense and couldn't be prouder to be soebted with ll. >> it was great to hear you sit down and talk bit. want to ask you about "wheelhouse." you're doing everything but what were you looking to do with this album? >> you know, this album, that's funny when you talk about "accidental racist." it makes a lot more sense. the album is meant to break some boundaries and ask uncomfortable questions and at the same time be entertaining and always take left turns so it's a lot more fun to hear the whole

. >> brad paisley's new song with ll cool j out today. confederate flags, southern pride and lots of controversy. >> the white man, i wish you understood what the world is really like when are you living in the hood. >> and spring snowstorm. a massive system stretching from colorado to illinois. snow, sleet, even tornadoes. live in colorado, and you're live in the cnn newsroom. good morning. i'm carol costello, thank you for being with me. we begin with what could be an emotional crecscendo in the nation's gun control debate. these families will share their heart break on capitol hill. they will call on senators that have not called for tougher gun laws. we begin our coverage with white house correspondent briana keilar. >> if he can't convince congress to take up stronger gun control legislation, perhaps they can. newtown residents personally ushered off air force one. >> sometimes the waves of sadness are so great they threaten to drown me, i stand before you now and ask you to stand with me. with all the families. >> hockley had earlie

right by our side, brad paisley. of it. >> it's one of those things. when you're a celebrity, these things happen. >> well, george w. bush said it, when he was young and irresponsible, he was young and irresponsible, just like you. >> just like me. exactly like me. >> you were wild at 4 months. >> i was. >> let's just look that. you were enjoying every minute of it. >> you should have seen the girl off-camera. [ laughter ] >> there's more pictures. >> there are. there's more pictures. the bathtub. there are bathtub photos. >> bath time. >> yeah, crazy. >> robin, sorry you're missing this. but she's getting ready to host "live" with michael strahan this morning. >> brad took over the set and he took over the control room, too. brad said that he made some changes in the control room. >> we're going to do things different from now on. go to the orange camera over there. what's wrong with that? all right, fine go to the green one. >> poor lily. lily, you're incredibly patient. >> hey, robin? robin, are you out there? >>

i have played brad paisley's song on this show before because i like them and i'm a huge brad paisleyg. who of the artists from their genre have gotten together. this is not tupac and toby keith bringing social views of commentary together. these are two guys that are pg, fun, upbeat, smiley, happy. so in that sense, of course they will be criticized for seemingly taking race relations not seriously enough. or trivializing this. but i also love the idea that even if in a small way they are bridging two musical genres together and also in maybe a small invisible way, taking a whiff at race relations. i can appreciate the attempt. i really can. and these or two guys that i find very likeable. brad paisley is not some lunatic. he has performed for the obamas at the white house twice. he wrote a song celebrating obama. >> about the future. >> right. so i like these guys. i like the effort maybe. >> i'm not giving out any good grades it is a horrible song and moving aside from the aestheticaesthetics which you know somebody may like the sound of it. i hate it. brad paisley cannot say, well

brad paisley sat down and did something.t title for a skit. you know in every "three's company" there is sexual innuendo. i think it is the way you live your life, bill. >> i think it is a good excuse. i didn't mean to say the n-bomb. it was an accident. i actually fell on to it. >> like you fall on to a lot of things. i am a little bummed though. l.l. cool j, i miss l.l. cool j. >> he used to be cool. >> mama said knock you out, going back to cali. >> the only bad rhyme he didn't use in that song was rhyming "i'm here to say with in a major way." ♪ i'm here to say, blah, blah blah ♪ ♪ in a major way >> that is usually done in a public service announcement about reading. my name is jim and i am here to say as a librarian you should read away jie. i -- >> i hate illiteracy in a major way. >> you have the home answering machine rap. >> that's the dad rap. you would be embarrassed when your high school friends would call. >> i love the story and i would salute brad paisley and ll l.l. cool j doing something interesting and vita

brad paisley's from west virginia.in folk in west virginia who broke away from virginia because they didn't want to secede. there were folks in georgia who had to steal that secession to get out of the -- you had to -- >> tim wise, i'm going to ask you then -- i'm going to play devil's advocate here. some people may be proud of that. why can't they be proud of that and wear their rebel flag? >> you can be proud of it. but when you say that it's about southern heritage, what you've just done is reduced the south to a four-year period of the region's history and not only is that a slap in the face to black folks, it's a slap in the face to those white folks who did not want to join the union and who did not support the system of enslavement going all the way back to the colonial period. if you want to be proud of four years and say that's what the south is, that's pathetic. but there's a lot more in the south to be proud of than that. >> i want to find out from you guys, is it possible to be an accidental racist or are m

ll cooljay and brad paisley recorded a socially cognizant song of their own. but instead this tune has ignited a media firestorm. abc's rob nelson. >> reporter: it's the new country meets hip-hop song. ♪ i'm just a white man coming to you ♪ ♪ from the south land >> reporter: that's anything but black and white. >> dear mr. whiteman, i wish you understood what the real is really like when you're living in the hood. >> reporter: brad paisley and ll cooljay tried to bridge the gap with their new song "accidental racist." ♪ but it ability like i can walk a mile ♪ ♪ in someone else's skin." >> reporter: it begins with a simple premise. explaining his confederate flag on his shirt to a black worker. >> this is the most important song in our world today. >> i wanted to break outside of my comfort zone and basically explore things that i wasn't sure if they had never been explored because it doesn't work, or just the fact that it's just one of those things that's difficult to do. ♪ and we're still paying for the mistakes ♪ ♪ that a bunch of folks made long before we c

brad paisley and l.l. cool j teamed up to tackle the serious issue of racism. ably heard the snickering about their newly released collaboration called accidental racist. the song, which is on paisley's new album is an attempt to use music to confront issues of racism and stereo typing head on. but what we end up with is a duty that in my view makes "ebony and ivory" sound like "the i have a dream" speech. take a listen. ♪ i'm just a white man coming to you from the southland trying to understand what it's like not to be i'm proud of where i'm from but not everything we've done ♪ ♪ and it ain't like you and me can re-write history ♪ that was brad paisley's part. here comes where l.l. cool-j comes in. ♪ dear mr. white man, i wish you understood what the world is really like when you're living in the hood just because my pants are sagging doesn't mean i'm up to no good. you should try to get to know me i really wish you would now my chains are gold but i'm still misunderstood ♪ >> mama said knock him out for those lyrics. we're joined by "the wall street journal"

. >>> brad paisley and l.l. cool j have been making headlines with "accidental racist." paisley said it is not perfect but it is honest. he is not backing down on the criticism of the song. >> exactly. he was on "the tonight show" earlier this week, defending the

brad paisley, tiny, small guy. pack a lot of punch. >> ll is towering over that guy. what happened to country music, starbucks down on main street? >> well, you know, they're everywhere now, nashville, cheyenne. >> what do you think? >> i like them, i like them both, but i don't like the song. it's not my cup of tea. >> my favorite lyric. just because my pants are saggin' doesn't mean i'm up to no good. you should try to get to know me, i really wish you would. my point is, if your pantses are sagging, you don't want to get to know me. >> they're both superstars, can we stop having to stroke them here. >> i don't know if they are. >> a lot more rimes with pants than rimes with saggin'. >> i'm waiting for the jasper version. >> ahead on the five. why did david letterman make lindsay low man cry last night on his show. he's a monster. the poster girl for bad behavior appe appeared last night before another stint in rehab. kimberly has all the gossip. >> thanks. you just devalued my segment. >>> time for a little fun

brad paisley's due the et with cool j, accidental rapist, getting attention. >> and brad paisley says to spark discussion and if that's the case, it's mission accomplished. pretty much everyone is talking about it, some praise and others attacking it. pa brad paisley and ll cool j, can they overlook each other's differences fr differences and here is a snippet of the song ♪ not everything we've done ♪ the chains. >> the 6 or 8 minutes. rip, robert e. lee, but thank abraham lincoln for freeing me, now what i mean and brad paisley lyric, quoting our generation didn't start this nation and we're still paying for mistakes that a bunch of folks made long before we came and caught between southern pride and southern plains. here is paisley and ll cool j. >> some people take exception with the lyrics. >> i felt like what we had on tape is something that people needed to hear. >> and getting heat, and number 26. >> megyn: thank you. one of our nation's biggest allies is raising its threat status to one just below all-out war. amid concerns that a north korean missile launch, we've got a live

i can appreciate brad paisley having the courage to sing. thought you were a racist if you had the confederate song. but after this song, i am proud of where i am from, not from what all we have done. took a lot of courage -- >> i have to move your mike there. >> my weave is in the way -- >> yeah, let's go to scott. >> as a comedian who in my own comedy i talk about social and political issues i applaud paisley and ll cool jay for addressing the race. it's not saying forget what happened, it's saying acknowledge it but then move on. there's a line that says don't judge the book by its cover. we're all guilty of that. we need to judge them by who they are or how their pants fit or their accent, but judge them as dr. king said, by the content of their character. >>> and speaking of moving on, let's go to shania twain -- let's not -- sorry. let's go to a girl that wanted joe jonas to attend her college sorori sorority. >> i got a great message going to the formal with you. unfortunately i am not able to be there. so i have a proposition for you

exclusive interview with two titans, brad paisley and ll cool jay.idental racist," raising a lot of eyebrows. that is their only interview speaking out about their message and what they intended. paula faris is here with the latest. good morning to you, paula. >> just trying to open up a sensitive conversation. during our interview you can tell two things, brad and ll cool jay appear to be legitimate friends, the other is that both men take the message of this song very seriously. but critics will say that message has been lost in translation. the new song may be called "accidental racist" -- ♪ i'm just a white man coming to you from the south land ♪ >> reporter: but an exclusive interview with abc the two stars who sing it say the international debate is sparking was every bit intentional. ♪ but it ain't like i can walk a mile in spun he's skin ♪ >> i'm not sure we were going to find any answers but it was the idea we would ask the question. >> martin luther king had an interesting quote. he said darkness doesn't drive out darkness. only love can. w

both rand paul and brad paisley seem to think the way to bridge the racial divide is a double helpingr earnestness. if you don't believe me, here's just another little taste of paisley. ♪ i'm just a white man coming to you from the southland ♪ >> but earnestness, as nice a trait as it is, believe me, i know of where i speak, is no substitute for a sophisticated understanding of how our past relates to the present. contra paul and paisley, achieving racial progress in this country isn't just a matter of having the right conversations, it's about bringing about genuine equality, and if history has taught us one thing, it's that equality comes from struggle, not from group hugs. we'll be right back. i'm only i. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplemen

both rand paul and brad paisley seem to think the way to bridge the racial divide is a double helpingr earnestness. if you don't believe me, here's just another little taste of paisley. ♪ i'm just a white man coming to you from the southland ♪ >> but earnestness, as nice a trait as it is, believe me, i know of where i speak, is no substitute for a sophisticated understanding of how our past relates to the present. paul and paisley, achieving racial progress in this country isn't just a matter of having the right conversations, it's about bringing about genuine equality, and if history has taught us one thing, it's that equality comes from struggle, not from group hugs. we'll be right back. ary sweat. it smells worse, and it can happen anytime -- to anyone! like when i ran to catch the train to work and a draft blew my skirt up and everybody here saw my unmentionables. yeah, and they aren't even cute. hello, laundry day. no... [ female announcer ] stress sweat can happen to anyone, anytime -- and it smells worse than ordinary sweat. get 4x the protection against stress sweat. introduci

and my favorite country singer is brad paisley.ove all his songs from alcohol to camouflage to toothbrush to chicken chet. he writes a lot of his songs inspired by validating his identity at websites. but now paisley is inspired by a much higher goal: solving racism. folks, let's take a little listen to paisley's new song "accidental racist." ♪ to the man that waited on me at the starbucks down on main ♪ ♪ i hope you understand is ♪ when i put on that tee-shirt, the only thing i meant to say is i'm a skynyrd fan ♪ the red flag on my chest somehow is like the elephant in the corner of the south ♪ >> stephen: that's right. calm down, african-american baristas. everyone knows this flag up here just means someone's a skynyrd fan. the same way that burning a cross just means someone's a madonna fan. by the way, jefferson davis, huge skynyrd fan. got on board way early. folks, paisley is so committed to kick starting a dialogue between blacks and whites that he even started one mid song with n.c.i.s. gloss star linebacker l. cool ., who

if the past 50 years were the brad paisley, ll cool j let by gones be by gones we've we'd have done with for the tax [cheers and applause] >> jon: welcome back. oh, doctor! now louisville's big win over michigan monday night ending a thrilling ncaa tournament which saw even savvy bracket prognosticators completely screwed by production assistant jay franklin who, think we can all admit got completely (bleep) lucky. i mean, note to self: fire jay franklin. despite the ncaa's good works there are those who would try to tear them down. assif mandvi has more. >> college athletes they are princes of their schools and enjoy everything from the love of enthusiastic coaches from all the attention they get when they twist their poor little ankle out of their skin. but there's some students like this university of minnesota wrestler who would spit in the face of ncaa and defy their perfectly fair rules. >> my eligibility got taken away. it got swiped. i couldn't compete for the university of minnesota. >> why did they strip you of eligibility. >> i had a phone and my name was on it. >> why did you

the music of brad paisley. and "jaywalking." and now, jay leno!heers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television captions by vitac www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jay: thank you very much, welcome to "the tonight show." nice to have you all here. as you know, yesterday, congress returned from spring break. see, congress spring break a a little different from college spring break. in congress spring break, you screw as many people as you can when you come back from vacation. it is sort of the opposite, different way -- [ cheers and applause ] well, starting to get serious, china has warned north korea about starting a war. china told them, "oh, really?" no, china told them flat out do not fire any missiles at the united states, "at least until after we get our money. they owe us $16 trillion, wait until then." [ applause ] actually, some experts believe that north korea has a missile that could reach los angeles. and of course, if north korea did attack los angeles, that would of course start a war with mexico. and the w

tonight ought to be good -- there are going to be live performances from brad paisley, i love brad paisleystar jennifer lopez. >> cool. >> it will be a good show. >> looking forward to it. let's talk twitter. i got dragged on to twitter by diana perez a month ago. >> you are still learning. >> i have 700 followers. >> not too bad. >> not too bad. >> still learning how to do it. any way, another famous, a famous fellow, somebody real famous, former president bill clinton. went on "colbert." and colbert dragged him on twitter. gave him an account. let's listen in. >> now president clinton was taken. william jefferson clinton was taken. but pres billy jeff was available. >>@presbillyjeff. that is for real. it was monday night. the account has 115,000 followers. which is impressive. >> i believe it. >> colbert has a little on the president in that regard, 4 million. 4 million followers. >> oh, my goodness. >> you will be there one day. >> 4 million? no, i doubt it. >> yeah. all right, so your favorite tv show -- "buckwild" on mtv. >> it's my favorite show? i didn't know that, but okay. >> sure

. ♪ where river runs into stream ♪ there's a sign there on the limit ♪ ♪ it says the home of brad paisleys brilliant. >> funny. >> and they must have been tipped off. >> we will find out exactly how they could potentially end up in a google street view shot without their faces blurred. we have our google street view expert -- >> zach. >> hey, zach. >> hello. >> how in the world can you set this thing up? >> the creators of the video say they have a friend who runs one of these google street view cars so they were able to work with him to get this filmed. >> how does the friend not get fired. >> i don't think they're on google street view, and if they are, apparently no one's found them yet. they say they can't tell us the location where it is or else their friend would get in trouble. i'm guessing they got these pictures before they went on street view, so these are the raw footage without the blurred faces. >> pretty cool video. a very random video for tech time. not quite as random as you explaining this next video. >> this is how to get matte nails using nothing but steam. >> i love it

country singer brad paisley and rapper ll cool jay, their song "accidental racist" intended to bringelations is now getting mocked. here's how "saturday night live" handled it. >> all we try to do is start a conversation, you know what i'm saying? >> yeah. >> hey, you're white. >> you're black. uh-oh. >> don't follow me around this store. >> don't talk during this movie. >> you see? a conversation. >> that's it. >> a conversation. >> that's what's going on. >> pretty funny if you saw that entire skit. pretty much a consensus from a lot of folks is that maybe the effort was good but it was a bit ham handed and maybe they should try again. maybe they will. who knows. we'll see. >>> i'm don lemon. at the cnn world headquarters in atlanta. i'll see you back here as news warrants. don't forget the preview of anthony bourdain "parts unknown" at 9:00 eastern. how's that? a lot of programming. see you later.

. >> working with somebody like brad paisley is wanting to show the way music can be a force for good and bring people together. >> he's putting together a tour that looks to what he sees important in music. he gets people who have done that. >> bring the public enemy on the tour, public enemy destroys the state. ice cube de la soul. it's going to be a great show. >> ♪ >> hosting the grammy's was great for the tour. >> i want to work with the people i think represent the genre and people i think are king of the mic. their point of view and what they mean to the culture. people need to see that live. >> did a great job. will be released in may 30th. >> makes a stop right here in the bay area at shore line amphitheater. i'll get some tickets. >> coming up, what most people will be giving mom for mother's day. >> maybe ll cool j tickets. >>> gets the best of the box office. what movie goers found alike. >> and iron man 3 setting records and not even out here in the us of a coming up. ,, >>> plenty of sunshine outside today. if you are headed out there here's your pollen count. all runnin

i don't know --" [ laughter ] did you see brad paisley's eyes during that, too? brad's like, "uh-huh. where are we going with this? like, what?" watch this again. look at brad's eyes. >> in terms of symbols, sometimes i put a skull and crossbones on. >> jimmy: huh? [ laughter ] what? what? >> but you know, i'm not a pirate. >> jimmy: no, no, you're not a pirate. [ laughter and applause ] "don't call me a pirate!" [ laughter ] i just saw, you guys, that the playboy bunny house across the street from hugh hefner's playboy mansion is on the market for $11 million. yeah. hefner would have gotten more, but as always, he was low balled. [ laughter ] [ audience aws ] [ applause ] did we get the emmy -- did we get the emmy yet? >> steve: i think so. >> jimmy: did we get the emmy yet? >> steve: they just delivered it. >> jimmy: you can tell it's the playboy bunny house 'cause it looks good, but there's nothing going on upstairs. [ laughter ] and finally, new york city is considering a law to ban people from wearing costumes in times square after a man dressed as the cooki

because people are calling me like oh, my god you've got to listen to this song, was not that brad paisley you know, awry, or astray. he does. but for a lot of reasons i don't necessarily expect anything from him, right? and he's -- you know, he's apologetic in some ways. but in other ways, i'm like you are trying to be like, you know, woe is me, i have white privilege, it's not my fault. and i'm like, wait a minute. but then when ll cool j -- and we've known ll since he was 17 and radio and like he's never been a political rapper. but, you know, he's been a strong figure, he's been a central figure, an important figure, his verse is not that bad. right? i moon he talks about i feel like a new fangled django dealing with invisible whitehood and i'm like, okay. like, i like that line. but then we go into the last course, and now we go into real problems where ll first gives us this false equivalent of don't judge me for my do-rag, and i won't judge you for your red flag. entirely two different things. it's flag, and an article of clothing. right? and if brad put on the do-rag, then nobody w

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if dierks bentley and brad paisley were rapping these types of lyrics, i mean they wouldn't be invitedo the white house. >> the justice department, civil rights division would be -- oh, god, can you imagine? >> mainstream stuff in the music world. >> a paramedic -- two paramedics in new york recently got fired for tweeting really bigoted stuff. stuff you say off the top of your head. not songs that are well produced and you spent a month on. they lost their jobs. if thez guys actually did rap, they would be at harvard. isn't the big winner here tyga? he's getting paid 40 grand, which is 20 times your yearly salary, and he gets all this free publicity even though he's kind of a nobody. >> i was about to defend him. this is like complaining about what was on the set list at a party at the princeton club. and by the way, it was all german marching tunes. very, very, very shocking. it's a private college. if you as a parent don't like this, do not send your kids to harvard. if you at a student at harvard don't like it, do not go to this party. the real loser is dana. dana, that you would r

brad paisley out of his results show. the song features ll cool j exploring racial perception in the south. saying it's meant to be fun. have a fall, love, brad. you can get all entertainment news there, any time. >> still head new warning from north korea to tourists and foreigners. >> also a showdown over gun control. the debate getting personal as a top democrat senator shares the story on gun violence. >> secret recordings that have mitch mcconnell asking for an fbi investigation. why ashley judd is at the center of this controversy. >> a court hearing that determined whether >>> we have developing news involving a soldier from the south bay killed while serving in afghanistan. >> the 24-year-old was killed in the same attack that took the life of a u.s. diplomat over the weekend. david lieu gee live with more on this for us. david? >> private first class santos was on the second deployment to support operation enduring freedom. the 24-year-old was a scout and had been deployed to afghanistan just 11 months ago. privat

brad paisley put my friend the greatest singer of all time passed to those who knew him our lives are full. to those who don't, discover him now z dolly parton said my heart is broken. george jones was my all time favorite singer. he was 81. in hollywood last night the classic film festival put on by turner classic movies. events hosting stars including jane withers and ann blythe n theaters this weekend the big wedding is a comedy full of stars. >> who knows if i'll get a chance to say those names? >> also stars in the new sitcom family tools. >> still to come at 4:00 looking for answers in a big fire destroying a historic san jose building and emotional toll its taking on residents. >> there is a deal to get furloughed air traffic controllers back to work. but what other >>> updating breaking news this is a live shot from sky 7 in oakland near park boulevard. bad crash we've learned one person died and two other people are seriously injured this is a scene there is a massive traffic back up. keep it scheer we'll keep you posted as well. >> federal investigators are trying to figure

s interview with the controversy with brad paisley. >> in no way was i saying slavery was ok. that's heartless. >> and lindsey vonn looking every bit the golf wife for tiger. and brian just interviewed melissa mccarthy and came back in handcuffs. what's up with that? >> long story. >> renee's a-list interview with harrison ford. why america's most-ripped 70- year-old is covering it up in a bat suit. kimmel and cruise play dramatic movie star game. >> is there a way to get the soup and the salad? [captioning made possible by warner bros. domestic television distribution] >> welcome to "extra" at the grove. i'm mario lopez. >> and i'm maria menounos. kim kardashian back battling in divorce court today. the joke she cracked before facing the judge coming up. >> first, charlie and lindsay together and kissing on the red carpet. >> terry's got them both breaking all kinds of headlines about lindsay's trip to rehab and why the charlie/lindsay's show just getting started. >> the most anticipated -- >> charlie! >> hyped up, made in tabloid heaven red carpet coupling happened. charlie

continues to own it, literally as i am speaking right now with michael strahan filling in for kelly, brad paisleyor her and special co-host this morning. we just might acknowledge the actual calendar date of the calendar as it turns from march to april. there is a chance we might acknowledge that. turning from one month to another on "good morning america". >> eric: looking forward to it. see you later. >>> new this morning, on april 1st as josh was saying, google and youtube and twitter are kicking off april fool's day with a couple pranks of its own. it's getting rid of all vowels and shifted to a two tiered service. everyone can use the base can service but you only get the consonants and if you want the vowels you have to pay $5 extra a month. >> and google says it wants you to find treasure so there are treasure maps under google maps. good luck. >> as the baseball season starts living near the nation's ballpark. >> bank of america wins the dubious distinction. >> a lot of people have their mortgages through the bank of america. fighting information, and accounted for nearly one-third of all

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you are listening to brad paisley, country superstar, brand-new album out.accidental racist." he's here live and tomorrow morning taking over our spring concert series tomorrow. >> interesting to not only hear his single. >>> also coming up in this half hour, la toya jackson is here to talk to us about her brand-new reality television show giving us a sneak peek inside the lives of the members of the top music family, the jackson family. she looks gorgeous. >> she does. >> looking forward to that and also looking forward to this. master chef alex guarnaschelli here to sweeten up our day vp sharing the secrets to some of her incredible desserts. >> ice cream. >> oh, my goodness. >> sandwiches. >> napkin, napkin. what is on the edge of this? >> it doesn't really matter. >> okay. >> oh, really. good job, josh. >> and we have an announcement from facebook. >> what? >> just ahead. you're not going to want to miss it. but i have some other stuff to do first. >> but first -- >> who needs a napkin? >>> to the first new technology that can help us find a perfect pair

if dierks bentley and brad paisley were rapping these types of lyrics, i mean they wouldn't be invitedo the white house. >> the justice department, civil rights division would be -- oh, god, can you imagine? >> mainstream stuff in the music world. >> a paramedic -- two paramedics in new york recently got fired for tweeting really bigoted stuff. stuff you say off the top of your head. not songs that are well produced and you spent a month on. they lost their jobs. if thez guys actually did rap, they would be at harvard. isn't the big winner here tyga? he's getting paid 40 grand, which is 20 times your yearly salary, and he gets all this free publicity even though he's kind of a nobody. >> i was about to defend him. this is like complaining about what was on the set list at a party at the princeton club. and by the way, it was all german marching tunes. very, very, very shocking. it's a private college. if you as a parent don't like this, do not send your kids to harvard. if you at a student at harvard don't like it, do not go to this party. the real loser is dana. dana, that you would r

. >> i guess i can say that that might be better than the brad paisley l.l. cool j. when you get into the content of it what do you think, eric? >> i think he is going to make a lot of money. if you -- 13 or 14-year-old son who listens to rap. this is tame in comparison to some the stuff you hear in some of these rap songs now. all right. so he is having some fun. i'm going to stand by. this i think we are making a lot of jay-z and beyonce going there. they shouldn't have probably done things that no one else can do. but it's time to open the lines. it's time to allow free travel back and forth and free transactions. it's just time. >> what about the explanation here, greg, from the administration saying that the treasury department told politico on wednesday while the department approved the trip's organizers to travel to cuba as part of this cultural learning experience, they didn't know they were going to be there. that jay-z and beyonce was going to go. >> yeah. another really transparent answer. you would get straighter answers from lombard street. you are not f

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brad paisley and l.l. cool j. their song, "accidental racist," is sparking an international debate. it only on "gma." >> only love can so what we're talking about on the song is forgiveness and compassion. >>> and good morning, america. robin off today. great to have elizabeth vargas here. boy, we have a whole lot going on this morning. all that you just saw, plus two more major stories we're reporting on right now, and we just learned that a deal has been reached for expanding background checks on gun buyers. the president and those newtown families have been pressing for it and looks like a major breakthrough. >>> and we're also standing by for a possible north korean missile launch, we're standing by that could take place at any time. we'll go there for a live report. >> tension keeps on building. >>> but let's get to that florida couple who kidnapped their own children and fled to cuba back in florida this morning in custody and abc's gio benitez has all the details. good morning, gio. >> reporter: good morning to you, george. that couple now facing serious kidnapping charges, l

the best part, doing "hot for teacher" with brad paisley later this morning on "good morning america.cool. >> the kid is talented. >> imagine how great when he grows up. if he is that good now. >> absolutely. sky is the limit for that guy. >>> coming up, the latest song out from psy. is it as memorable as "gangnam style"? we'll find out. >> the unforgettable chapter in pro baseball history told in a brand new film called "42." the stars who tell the story of jackie robinson. share their insight. you are watching "world news now." ♪ i'm jackie robinson when i run base i dodge the pen ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by united health care. pen ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by united health care. enses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like