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a new video shows bubba watson darting around fairways and water hazards in a hovercraft golf cart. t week and the great bubba week. he joins me exclusively. how are you doing? >> great. how are you doing? >> great. is this hovercraft or just an april fool gag? >> no. it's april 2nd. it is not a gag. this is the real deal. i mean, we teamed up and came up with an idea to do a hovercraft. let's change the game of golf a little bit. it was scary to drive it. i had a five-minute lesson. i figured out how to drive it. >> i love the idea of it. the way i play golf is clearly not the way you do. i would be using that all the time in the most inventive of scenery. >> for sure. it's one of those to take you to the course. have fun and then golf gets in the way. >> now, how's your form been? because worringly for you approaching the great moment again and became a wonderful masters champion, tiger woods is back and on the prowl. and in the right way this time. >> you know, it's -- my form is good. you know? it just takes a right balance. takes me making some putts. tiger is performing. number

. >> at some point he predicted he was going to win and it's kind of like a bubba watson. very emotional guy. they showed him crying in 2008 when he was leading and shot a 77 the last day. and i think just saying that he was going to win and all the emotion of this thing probably got the best of him. he bogeyed 10 of 11 and the 15 was the undoing of him. >> he goes open rounds with a 70. friday he had a 70. yesterday he had a 69. he balloons today to a 75. the champion at the at&t proam goes down today and here's what he had to say after his round. >> it's definitely a tough night. any time you have a chance to win the masters and you don't come through you're going to be upset and it's going to be a terrible night i'm not going to lie. but i'll get through it. i'm playing great and i look forward to what the next week is going to hold. >> we're getting up to the second hole in the par-5. it was a little too late for tiger woods. and why his major drought is ending. look at them kids. [ sigh ] they have no idea what it was like before u-verse high speed internet. yeah, you

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that's what a lot of people attach to bubba watson. when he won the masters like a man and then shortly after cried like a baby. there he is gushing tears of joy with mom. one year later bubba's back in augusta, recalling a story about what he did with his infant son caleb after he won the green jacket. >> i told him that i was going to go home and wrap caleb up in it. but i -- >> out of respect. out of honor, i'll -- i'll finish. try to. out of respect and honor for augusta national and one of the greatest clubs we have, one of the greatest tournaments, out of respect for them, i didn't do any of my funny antics that i normally would do. the only thing i did was wrap caleb up in it. >> see, that's a sweet story. very sweet. since bubba's the defending champion he got to pick the menu for the champions dinner. and bubba, well he went bubba. chicken, mashed potatoes, corn, mac and cheese. comfort food. now tiger woods, of course, is a past champion. he's won the masters four times before. this year watch out competition. he says he's fe

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down here. >> i'm sure everyone wants to meet you on the floor and thank you for stopping by. >> bubba watsonthe green jacket. where is it? >> i just left it there, i let them press it for me. >> get the lint off it. >> thank you, guys. >> you're the man, bubba! >> there you go. you're the man. more from steve liesman's governor, daniel tarullo. he doesn't have a green jacket. the policy and a lot more. and the head of asia pacific and it will lay out where he's looking for opportunity now. he has a cautious outlook on the banks overseas. ♪ ♪ but i wondered what a customer thought? describe the first time you met. you brought the flex in... as soon as i met fiona and i was describing the problem we were having with our rear brakes, she immediately triaged the situation, knew exactly what was wrong with it, the car was diagnosed properly, it was fixed correctly i have confidence knowing that if i take to ford it's going to be done correctly with the right parts and the right people. get a free brake inspection and brake pads installed for just 49.95 after rebates when you use the ford service

. >> meanwhile, masters champion bubba watson brought out his hovercraft. >>> the rutger's universitytball coach was fired shortly after this aired on espn. thieves in england made off with cash after blowing up an atm. >>> flames engolfed a 40 story building. also, a tribute to '80s arcade games using post it notes. >>> jimmy fallon and jay leno. ♪ who's going host tonight >> i's gonna be jimmy. >> dylan dreier join us us with a look at the weather. >> it's going to start feeling like spring. it's only 31 in minneapolis. we will most likely see snow across northern minnesota and wisconsin. in the northeast, we should top out at 60 in new york city and washington, d.c. we'll watch for severe storms across georgia and florida. for the weekend, 50s in the northeast. >> i like the sounds of that. >>> which new movies are out this weekend and what is the real reason jay leno is leaving "the tonight show." this video may not help you. details next. ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cerea

. >>> bubba watson seems to have a lot of free time on his hands. bubba's hover, an impressive hovercraft/golf cart hybrid, he won't need roads. it's a serious upgrade but comes with a hefty price. similar models online sell between $20,000 and $60,000. if i'm on one of those old-school cars, i'm jealous. >> i don't even want to win, like, the super lotto. i just want to do that. >> i wouldn't mind being in the top 100, my friend. >>> time for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout the day here on nbc. the first cell phone call was made 40 years ago in 1973. bill was there to make it. martin cooper reenacted that call. look at that phone. it weighs 2 1/2 pounds and can only be used for 20 minutes before the battery died. today is the beginning of the brief peak season for the famed cherry blossoms in washington, d.c. about 70% of the blossoms on the cherry trees around the tidal basin should be in full bloom through saturday. happy birthday to doris day, alec baldwin, 55 and eddie murphy at 52. here's what's coming up on "today.

. >>> well, golfer bubba watson was on msnbc's "morning joe," his son caleb went right for the television when he heard his father's voice. angie watson said it was one of the sweetest things i've ever experienced as a mom. >>> broadcaster bob costa quoted rapper lewd ludicr s when he asked about his favorite rapper. he said ludicrous was the first to name check him in a rap song. >> i would be rolling torpedos for a hefty fee i'm on your record like bob costas. it was at that point, boys, where i said to myself if i step off a curb right now and get hit by a bus i've lived a full life. it's all good. >> a good chance after hearing that he'll probably keep his day job. >> announcer: "early today" sports is brought to you by just for men auto stop. gray is over. >>> cancer patients are being turned away by oncologists and new legislation to cancel existing and future alimony payments. >>> plus, tom cruise channels his inner irishman. >>> and this unique connection between garbage and lindsay lohan next. >>> well, welcome back. heavy rain is moving into areas of central california now. it h

. >> meanwhile, masters champion bubba watson broke out his hovercraft golf cart.t is real and it is spectacular. from flying high to downright abusive, the rutgers university basketball coach was fired shortly after this aired on espn. more dramatic video. thieves in england made off with cash by blowing up an atm. and an old-fashioned purse snatcher felt the pain during his getaway. flames engulfed a 40-story building in chechnya, while views from new york's 1 world trade center were unveiled. also newly debuted, a tribute to '80s arcade games using post-it notes, lots and lots of post-it notes. and finally, jimmy fallon and jay leno made light of fans to change up "the tonight show" next year. ♪ who's gonna host tonight [ cheers and applause ] >> that was nbc's betty nguyen. >>> and here's what's coming up this morning on "today." details on how the white house is responding to threats from north korea. and matt and al's big adventure today. they'll do something they have never done before. now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports a

. >>> bubba watson was on "morning joe," his son went right to the tv when he heard his father's voice it was one of the sweetest things i experienced as a mom. >>> bob costas was asked about his favorite rapper. ludicrous was the first to name check him in a rap song. >> i'd be rolling torpedos for a hefty fee among your record like bob costas. it was at that point -- it was at that point, boys where if i stepped off a curb and got hit by a bus, it's be all good. >>> tom cruise channels his inner irishman and this connection between garbage and lindsay lohan. but did you know there's a cereal that's recommended by doctors? it's post shredded wheat. recommended by nine out of ten doctors to help reduce the risk of heart disease. post shredded wheat is made with only one ingredient: one hundred percent whole grain wheat, with no added sugar or salt. try adding fruit for more health benefits and more taste in your bowl. it's the ideal way to start your heart healthy day. try post shredded wheat. this has been medifacts for post shredded wheat. with the innovating and the transforming and

. >>> by the way, he ended the first round two strokes ahead of the defending champion, bubba watson, tied for 46th. but still. that's our broadcast on a thursday night. thanks for being with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> live in san jose with more, monte? >> reporter: well, jessica, good evening, the three boys are all 16 years old and are being held here at juvenile hall. officers arrested two of the boys this morning on the campus of saratoga high school. and a third boy was taken into custody in gilroy. friends of 15-year-old audrey pott remember her as a girl with a wonderful personality. the family's attorney says she want to prevent the same thing from happening to another girl. >> the message is through her story we want to make society safer and better so these things don't happen. >> reporter: the attorney said that audrey was a at a house party, and had been drinking when a group of boys sexuallily assaulted her. >> based

bubba watson shot a 75.st first round score by a defending champion since phil mickelson's 76 in 2007. speaking of lefty. a rough start with three bogeys on the front nine. he managed to come back a little bit. he's now just 1 under 71. still right in. 14-year-old tianlang guan, a 1 over par. he's 14 for a share of 46th place right on the cutline. here he is finishing his round. that was the clutch birdie putt. one of his five birdies on the day. he'll be the story today see if he makes the cut. great kid, too. really nice guy. >>> let's go to san diego. this happened late last night. things got a little heated between the dodgers and the padres. zack greinke plunks carlos quinton. he says something to him. charges the ground. greinke does not give ground. gave bup about 35 pounds in the fight. greinke just signed a guaranteed contract. run the other way. he actually lowers his shoulder into him and he broke his collarbone on the play. greinke could easily be out a month or two months. comes right at the sta

and bubba watson's hovercraft this is the coolest golf cart we've ever seen it's bubba watson new hovercraftjoke, it's real! they took the basic design of a golf cart and applied it to a hovercraft it leaves no footprint ateven ot groomed of fairways. it can also go over water which is pretty cool can't use it on tour.at least not yetbut very sweet ride.----- hello john collins- collins world record collins makes planes for kids collins new book we are back. [ birds chirping ] [ inhales, exhales ] [ announcer ] cigarettes are not just dangerous when they're smoked. [ rat squeaking ] they're dangerous long after. cigarette butts are toxic. they release chemicals that poison our water... and harm wildlife. and millions... are polluting our environment. [ sniffing ] [ seagulls squawking ] it's nice having u-verse, isn't it? see back in my day, we didn't have these newfangled wireless receivers. fangled? no, we watched march madness in the living room... that's where the tv outlet was. what is he talking about? and if mom was hosting her book club that day, guess what...you missed it! we couldn'

bubba watson, three over 75. >> i tried to play golf and i tried to give myself a chance to win it. hopefully, i'll be able to do that throughout the weekend. >> giants playing under sunshine and warmth and flew off to chick in polar bear weather in the windy city. look at this guy. if you know you're wrestling, ryan voguel song in trouble. he liked it. he's a little weird. giants down 5-0 in the north. then sandoval with a double left center two more store then three more in the fifth. nick noonan heading home, hello, noonan. that was a reach. voguel song, brilliant on that fly ball. giants hold on a 7-6 win and sharks look to bounce back against red wings. this is pure robbery right there. where w.a glove denied. waves do manage to get one past with a slapper and takes a lead in the third period. kindel on the power play. so good they named a tabblet after them. kindel reader? the philippino flash will be back in the ring puttinging his record on the line. a famed venue. do you remember that punch? he won gold in the olympic games with a cuban national team. >> that is already the

there, one baby playing patty cake at the feet of his famous father, bubba watson.ad a golf ball. and even one getting some good shots and keep an eye on the unsteady, little guy swerving around there and using the giant club as his walking stick. >>> and some good hearts to the rescue. look closely at this picture. it is a well in afghanistan, 20 inches wide, barely bigger than a basketball hoop. 30 feet down was a 3-year-old boy who fell. that's a glow stick being lowered to him where he was frightened and trapped. and 30 u.s. and afghan soldiers worked for hours into the night, until they could welcome him and his big smile. by the way, the u.s. soldiers from the aptly named "courage company 1st battalion." the troop said, we all have young nieces and nephews and kids at home, we are all the same. >>> and a history-making day in nashville, three new members of the country music hall of fame and top of the list kenny rogers. which came as a surprise to some people. >> i've got an older son who said, dad, i thought you were in the hall of fame 20 years ago. and i s

there's bubba watson. bubba is down here in the cabin where he'll be presenting the green jacket. year ago, he closed out the masters with that miraculous shot. the fans have been all week long going out there and trying to find the very spot. it's one of the memorable shots in masters history and nick, it's one of those, too, one of the few that you can actually stand right there if you come to attend the tournament. nick: yes, i went down with my son matthew. he took me there when we played on sunday. we looked at that spot and i have a photograph of him pretending to be a lefty in that position. jim: adam scott. who had played those final four holes at either am at four over. had bogeyed all four. here at augusta today he played the last four two under, then cab remarks after watching all of that unfold, had this for veryone to take a look at. reaction here was almost like a winning reaction, nick. i mean, the celebration with the son and it was more than i've ever seen from angel, even when he won here or even when he won at oakmont. absolutely savored that moment to answer. n

. >>> well, a golfer bubba watson is a week away from defending his masters championship and has beenhe helped design a golf course friendly hovercraft. a joint venture. it's about to take the golf world by storm. >> have fun. let's go through the water hazard, come off the other side by the green, putt your ball in the hole and drive back across the water hazard. who doesn't want to do that? >> there is only one prototype but they say you can drive it across the green without any imagine. a bunch of yahoos will have three beers at the turn, get in that hovercraft and cause all kinds of mayhem. >> hovercrafts are too much fun to put them on a golf course. you will upset way too many hoity-toity golfers in their plaid shirts. >> a little rodney dangerfield in the hovercraft, "caddyshack" action. sign me up. >>> that's something i think i can get into. i don't golf, though. >> you can drive the hovercraft. >> i'll drive the hovercraft. how about that? you golf, i'll drive the hovercraft. done. >>> for some of you your local news is coming up. >> for everyone else, another star sent pack

tiger woods looking to win his first green jacket since 2005 while bubba watson tries to defend his crown minutes before the hour. we look at the good, the bad, and the ugly. a pair of ducklings rescued from a storm drain in california. look at this. both are now in rehabilitation and will be released back into the wild. next the bad, a lobster and banana rob a college campus. it is no joke. you can see the accused crooks dressed up in their costumes. they are accused of stealing art from the university of north carolina student center. who wants to steal college art? all right. the ugly, an out-of-control s.u.v. drives through a liquor store in florida. the store worker was safe but another man died. >> time for this brew on your question of the day responses. we told you about a new study that find more relationships are being ruined because of people's insulting posts on facebook and twitter. >> we wanted to know is facebook your friend or is it your foe? here's what some of you said. brian from florida said i think it can be healthy to have a place to speak our minds. if you can't tak

. >> well, in keeping with the weekend's festivities and the masters, we thought bubba watson, who wonght be the appropriate one to go to. there he is now. what is that? >> a golf cart hovercraft. the first hovercraft that's a hybrid golcart. >> the decals i saw on the back. >> it rhymes with oakley. >> oakley. and the hovercraft, i think, is a great idea as well. by the way, i have oakley glasses. i'm partialo oakley glasses. but havei have to say, that loo like something every golfer should have. what's the reaction? >> lif imitates art forhat we do. now neiman marcus wants to put it in the christmas catalog. >> that belongs in the neiman catalog. >> absoluty. >> how is the client responding to this? tell us what the reaction is. how you -- this is a relationship, obviously, between you and guys, your company and your clients. how does this continue? >> we got a call from oakley after this video launched. we launched it a few days before the masters and they said, we have never seen anything like it. this is t most powerful marketing initiative. it increased their awareness, even dur

lou: keeping with the weekend's festivities and the masters, we thought bubba watson who won last year'sbe the appropriate to go to right now. well, there he is now! what would you call that? >> that is a golf cart hovercraft, and it's the world's first hovercraft that is a hybrid golf cart. lou: what are the decals on the back there? >> rhymes with oakley. lou: and the hovercraft, i think, is a great idea as well. by the way, i have oakley glasses, partial to them, but i have to say, that looked like something every golfer should have. what's been the reaction? >> life intimidates art. we saw they want it in a christmas catalog. lou: belongs there, doesn't it? spl -- >> absolutely. lou: how is the client responding to this? what's the reaction? how you -- this is a relationship, obviously, between you guys, your company, and your clients. how does this continue? >> we got a call from oakley after the video launched a few days before the masters, and they said we have never seen anything like this. this the thee most powerful market initiative we have ever, ever seen, and it impress the

that's why a lot of people like bubba watson because he's not afraid to be so real. last year we watched him win the masters like a man and afterwards cry like a baby. there he is gushing tears of joy with mom. one year later he's back in augusta, the defending champ and he's sharing a story about what he did with his infant son caleb just after winning the green jacket. >> i told him i was going to go home and wrap caleb up in it. but i -- >> out of respect. out of honor, i'll -- i'll finish. try to. out of respect and honor for augusta national and one of the greatest clubs we have, one of the greatest tournaments, out of respect for them, i didn't do any of my funny antics that i normally would do. the only thing i did was wrap caleb up in it. >> that's a proud papa right there. now bubba is, of course, the defending champ so he got to pick the menu for the champions dinner. bubba went bubba. chicken, mashed potatoes, corn, mac and cheese. southern comfort food, bubba style. tiger woods is a past champion. he has won the masters four times before. this year he say

bubba watson the masters champion.im to augusta. >> it looks like fun. >> it looks like a lot of fun. the coolest thing ever. >> very cool. >>> not going to be able to top it. i have really nice "pop news" to start with and we begin this morning, oprah winfrey did it in south africa and now angelina jolie started a school for girls, this one in afghanistan. here's how it's working. she's got a new high-end jewelry collection, style of jolie and every dollar goes to helping those in need. the school currently educates between 200 and 300 young girls and jolie wants to open more schools around the world. 100% of the profits to be clear from style of jolie collection, these are fine gems, will go to a charity, the education partnership for children of conflict. >> very amazing. >> i like that. >> she puts her money where her mouth is continually and we applaud her. >>> and the apple hasn't fallen far from the tree for ireland baldwin, wow, beautiful. 17 years old, the daughter of kim basinger and alec baldwin signed with

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. >>> the tweet of the day comes from the wife of bubba watson.ing one of the sweetest things i experienced as a mom. went straight for the tv when he heard daddy's voice. he was watching dad on msnbcs "morning joe." they adopted him a year ago. he says that's better than winning any tournament. ♪ you know my heart burns for you... ♪ i'm up next, but now i'm singing the heartburn blues. hold on, prilosec isn't for fast relief. cue up alka-seltzer. it stops heartburn fast. >>> president obama is giving himself a pay cut. he's returning 5% of his salary to the treasury in a show of solidarity with hundreds of thousands of federal worker who is will lose money when they are furloughed. richard lui is here. will it make a difference? >> we looked at the numbers. for the defense department alone, 800,000 employees will face pay cuts because of the sequester. the 5% obama is giving could help spare furloughs. here is how. the president's salary is $400,000 the average employee $70,00 o. the president is giving back 5%. a furlough is a 20% pay cut. the m

better than bubba watson. tiger woods is tied for 13th. sergio garcia and mark leishman they are tied for the lead. >>> 6:48. i want to check in with sal. there is a very serious problem in san jose. >> we just got word from chp they will open up the left lane. northbound 85 at 87 is what they said. northbound 85 traffic is slow. the alternate route is 101 no 280. or you can use the -- news chopper 2 is almost there. we'll have a live report from the scene. let's move along and take a look at westbound 237. much different scene here. at the bay bridge toll plaza we haven't had a big delay. it's only backed up for a short wait. 6:48 let's go to steve. >>> sal, thank you. a little bit of fog around. mainly kind of chilly and cold this morning. just had a nice tweet from clint up in middletown. 36 degrees and leoy in clear lake said 39 degrees. patchy low clouds. they seem to be picking up a little bit. sunny and nice today. cool for some. mild to warm for others. it looks like another wind pattern. let's hope it'sing to compared to what we h

better than bubba watson. tiger woods is tied for 13th. sergio garcia and mark leishman they are tied for the lead. >>> 6:48. i want to check in with sal. there is a very serious problem in san jose. >> we just got word from chp they will open up the left lane. northbound 85 at 87 is what they said. northbound 85 traffic is slow. the alternate route is 101 no 280. or you can use the -- news chopper 2 is almost there. we'll have a live report from the scene. let's move along and take a look at westbound 237. much different scene here. at the bay bridge toll plaza we haven't had a big delay. it's only backed up for a short wait. 6:48 let's go to steve. >>> sal, thank you. a little bit of fog around. mainly kind of chilly and cold this morning. just had a nice tweet from clint up in middletown. 36 degrees and leoy in clear lake said 39 degrees. patchy low clouds. they seem to be picking up a little bit. sunny and nice today. cool for some. mild to warm for others. it looks like another wind pattern. let's hope it'sing to compared to what we h

he's even beating defending champ bubba watson. he's going to make the cut. >> i feel good to play a first -- first round here, and i just a little nervous on the first tee, and i hit a great key shot and after that i just feel -- >> so after some crazy weather passed through augusta last night, round two will go off on time for all things masters, of course check out bleacherreport.com. >>> all right you remember this video it first surfaced last september, got more than 2.5 million views on the net? the detroit lions liked this guy so much they brought him in for a tryout and then signed him to the team. norwegian rugby player, harvard rugland will join david akers as detroit's two kickers in the fall. the lions just cut jason hampton after 21 years in the league. now this trick shot video is titled kick alicious. rugland also tried out with the new york jets. guys for the past few months, he decided really to put his focus into the nfl, working with a former nfl kicker in florida, and obviously signing a deal in the league. that

woods is also facing a fierce fight from bubba watson.s the masters golf champion. yesterday showing off his little boy caleb decked out in green and white. it was the memory of caleb last year wrapped up in his green jacket that actually brought watson to tears. >> out of respect for them i didn't do any of my funny antics that i normally would do. the only thing i did was wrapped caleb in it. >> reporter: this year's drama on the green with the return of tiger woods is pushing ticket prices into the stratosphere. four-day badges with a face value of $250, are commanding prices approaching $14,000. amazing, right? >> that's a lot of money -- >> the masters is like the crown jewel of golf. but that is a crazy amount of money. >> the most expensive tickets in all of sports. i'm surpriseded to hear this. more expensive than the super bowl. >> really quite amazing. right? augusta, putting controversy behind them. >> oh, you like my green jacket. >> i love your green jacket. >> i am an excellent golfer. >> you would be joining condi rice and

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. >>> old bubba watson on his visit to "morning joe" last week.n at augusta cheering on hur boyfriend and doing so in a floppy hat, mike barnicle. shooting 2 under par 70 there is tiger on the 18th hole. this one for birdie. missed it. good highlight there. >> nice. >> i was waiting for it. >> so was he. >> four strokes behind the leader. bubba watson shot a 75. mickelson despite a rough start with three bogeys on the front nine. he managed 1 under 71 on the day. here is the storiy. 14-year-old eighth grader tianlang shot a 1 over 73 and roped his first drive off the first tee at augusta. right out of the eighth grade and finishing his round with a birdie on the 18. one of five birdies on the day and he is 14 years old. players tee off at 8:00 a.m. over an hour from now for the second round. >>> did you not to start over on a new career path? kurt warner and charlie ebersol will join us on the show about second chances coming up next. ♪ i can't take another heart ache ♪ many cereals say they're good for your heart, but did you know there's a cerea

bubba watson tears up to my fund d n texas he was talking about his one mont child and his green jacket the jacqueline bennett. my friend is not here. >> gary: let us see what it jacqueline has brought in for us. >> gary: guess who is number one in the n f l 49ers #1 in nfl sales :kaepernick is the big reason why. i was looking at the llist. the 49ers are moving their merchandise. and this was something last night. baseball tampa bay. closing out a game. >> a 3-2, rodriguez. and did this call this a strike three? you have got to be kidding me. john madden coming out of the dugout. it is absolutely horrendous! >> gary: what is funny about this is that joe namath pretends that with his 300 save of his career. they lost the game, 5-4. the umpireump horrible call ends game admits that they made a bad call. when we come back jacqueline, this is a friend of jacqueline's. we have this rustl--pro wrestler.. and he seems like a nice guy. and these are professional westlers. maybe we could take the mask off. >> jacqueline: maybe he could take the mask off? >> pam: okay. >> gary: it is my challeng

we showed you yesterday, bubba watson crying when talking about taking the masters green jacket. >> iid -- i'll probably cry again -- he said it is your green jacket that you're taking home. i told him i was going to go home and wrap calob in it. >> that is his son. watson and his wife adopted him a week before last year's masters. yesterday he stole the show. the masters team off today as watson tries to defend his title. also saw wade gretsky's -- let's not get distracted. kilmeade and friends coming up today at 9 till noon. great guests, mike emanuel, how do you say it? steve doocy. dr. keith ablow, more of a personal visit. >>gretchen: president obama claims his budget is a balanced approach to cut spending, but with across-the-board tax hikes and fees exceeding $1 trillion, many on the other side are disagreeing. here to weigh in is stuart varney. you don't get distracted do you? >> certainly not during a promo of brian's radio show. this budget is fantasy. i hate to be too harsh, but lets get real here, shall we? this budget does not -- repeat -- does not cut the debt; okay? it

last year's masters champion bubba watson get a legal emotion now and then.was talking about last year, hence the tears, and what is the most interesting thing he did with his green jacket. >> out of respect for augusta national and one of the greatest clubs we have, one of the greatest tournaments, out of respect for them, i didn't do any of my funny antics that i normally would do. so the only thing i did was wrap -- up in it. >> thank you. >> okay. that ends our press conference? >> bub was can laugh and cry with the best of them. kayla is bubba watson's 15-month-old son. margaret carlson will join us coming up on "morning joe." you're watching "morning joe," brewed by starbucks. ♪ before tori was taking her kids to lunch in her new volkswagen... before her passat had passed 30 different inspection tests, and before several thousand tennesseans discovered new jobs on volkswagen drive, their cfo and our banker met for lunch. together, we worked with a team that helped finance construction of the world's first leed platinum auto manufacturing plant. that's t

this is a takeoff on a video you produced with bubba watson. >> that's correct. >> it was for who? ed something exciting and we came up with this idea along with bubba. >> i want people to know, this thing is not a car. this is more of an airplane than it is a car. it was hard to drive this thing. >> it hovers. it doesn't have wheels. it go over water, sand, grass, anything you want. that's the beauty of it. >> you've been working on the hovercraft for 50 years. >> people are not aware of it very much but our video put it out there again and everybody wants it. >> matt got 20 minutes of training on this. he did a pretty good job. >> i was scared to death, let me tell you. >> two quickest learners were bubba watson and matt lauer. >> and we should tell people they're not going to see these on golf courses, right? >> not in the future but there are golf courses who are very interested in buying them, that's for sure. >> these aren't very quiet? >> they're good. they're good. let me ask you this, you guys are specializing in taking videos, making them viral. you tried to push the envel

. >>> bubba watson made it famous. now you too can conquer the golf course in a hover craft. f it's real, i want one. >> well, bubba put the if to real. oakley being bubba's sponsor. it took two months for this prototype to be adapted. it's been building hover craft for over 50 years. >> it's sort of a magic carpet floating around on the golf course. >> the great thing is it doesn't mess up the grass as company founder say. >> you use absolutely no trace. >> now some golfers might be tempted to take a club to the hover craft. it makes about as much noise as an electric leaf blower, make that several leaf blowers. though they have reduced the engine noise some and plan to do it more. actually, bubba, you're supposed to say fly it, not drove it. the controls are on a handlebar like a motorcycle. it's a little like fly ago helicopter. they're good for rescues on ice or in swift floodwaters. youtube commenters say they should have called it the bubba hova. the small company is being flooded with orders from golf courses worldwide. but it won't be able to meet demand for months. >>

we talked with adam scott about his masters victory but last year's champion bubba watson received an last month, he gave charlie and me a lift as well. look at him pick up charlie. it's like he weighed nothing. >> and i weigh more than 200 pounds. >> i think shaq likes picking up people. >> and does it well. that does it for us. your local news is next. we'll see you tomorrow on "cbs this morning." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com the humble back seat. we believe it can be the most valuable real estate on earth. ♪ that's why we designed our newest subaru from the back seat forward. introducing the all-new, completely restyled subaru forester. love. it's what makes a subaru a subaru. >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald >>> good morning, everyone. it's 8:55. i'm frank mallicoat with your kpix 5 headlines. >>> 12-year-old aaron hern out of martinez is due to have more surgery today in boston. he was hurt in monday's bombing at the marathon. his mother says aaron has communicated that he is comfortable and he is okay. good news. >>> san mateo man saved his family from

he's beating bubba watson. he won an impressive 1 over 73.the same number today, is he going to make the cut. >> i feel great to play a first round here and i just a little nervous on the first tee and after that. >> let's talk a little tiger woods. he is not at the top of the leaderboard at the start of today but he is good enough after playing one round to be there on sunday. he shot a 2 under par 70. today he will tee off at 1:41 eastern. for all things master, check out bleacherreport.com. this weekend, texas motor speedway is the site for all things nascar. it's sponsored by the nra which has brought on its share of controversy and critics. they have sponsored a nascar race before but it was before the sandy hook shooting. nascar has no official position on the gun debate but will take a look at evaluating future sponsorships. >>> remember this video that surfaced last september that got more than 2 1/2 million views on the internet? the detroit lions liked this man so much, they brought him in for a tryout, waited a little while to sign

last year's champ, bubba watson, having a tough round.ing this 14-year-old amateur. you heard me. 1-4. tianlang, go on. he's the youngest player in masters history, 14, in eighth grade, holding his own. he's 1 over par through ten holes. >>> and today marks one year since the arrest of george zimmerman on a murder charge. his case got national attention when he was accused of killing an unarmed teen. to mark the anniversary, his mother has some harsh words. she's penned this online letter calling out anyone who thinks he's guilty. and this isn't the first time a family member has been speaking out. remember that? on the case next. oh, hi thehey!ill. are you in town for another meeting? yup, i brought my a-team. business trips add up to family time. this is my family. this is joe. hi joe! hi there! earn a ton of extra hhonors points with the daily grand promotion and feel the hamptonality. turn to senokot-s tablets. senokot-s has a natural vegetable laxative ingredient plus the comfort of a stool softener for gentle, overnight relief of oc

. >> that's a real moment from bubba watson. he's the defending champ. ot to pick the menu for the champion center which was tuesday night. and bubba went bubba as you see there. chicken mashed potatoes corn, mac and cheese. i love that it's grilled chicken. go all the way with fried chicken. tiger, of course, got to attend that dinner because he's a past champion, won the master four times before. this year he says he's feeling, quote, very balanced with his life and very comfortable with every aspect of his golf game. beware, the rest of the competition, he's back, he's got three wins so far this year, ranked number one in the world again and he's the overall favorite to win the masters. now the annual par three contest is later this afternoon in augusta, it's always the family affair. you've got current and past players bringing out the kids, bringing up the grand kids. rory mcilroy on the other hand is bringing his girlfriend. she's actually going to caddy for him today. you can check out a complete guide to this year's masters at bleacherreport.com.

cart that is anything but par for the course and hit a driver drooling watching masters champ bubba watsoncraft, zipping over water hazards. >> who doesn't want to do that? >> if it's real, then i want one. >> reporter: bubba put the if to rest. >> this is not a gag. this is really it. >> reporter: oak sli bubba's sponsor, it took two months for this prototype to be adapted by a company called neotera cover craft. they've been building hover craft for 50 years. >> it's sort of a magic carpet floating around on the golf course. it's about nine inches off the ground. >> reporter: the great thing about a golf hover craft it is doesn't mess up the grass as the company founder. >> you leave absolutely no tracks. >> it's about the same force as a sea gull standing on one leg. >> reporter: now some golfers might be tempting to take a club to the hover craft. it makes about as much noise as a vacuum cleaner or an electric leaf blower. they've had several leaf blowers. they have reduced the engine noise some and hope to reduce it more. >> it was fun to do. scary to drive it. i only had a five minut

so basically you have the situation there where players like phil mickelson, bubba watson, defendingwill contend and will make things very hard. of course, rory mci'lroy is someone else who is trying to get his major. tiger will tee off with england and scotland of the usa. all desperate to get this tournament under way. looking forward to the challenge of tiger woods. he's after a fifth masters green jacket. but he wants to eclipse jack nicklaus as the game's all-time most recorded with 18 majors. woods has four to go to level him and he needs one more to become the game's most decorated player of all time. john, christine. >> really a crucial time for tiger. the way it sets up, they should be consider eed favorites there. even so, they are not necessarily the game people are talking about right now. it's this young 13-year-old chinese golfer. >> incredible story. guan tianlang, basically by day plays practice rounds with the likes of the tiger woods and then goes home to do his homework and work on his english. i shook his hand when he was holding court with the media, came out and

bubba watson has a solution for you. a whoever craft. this is not an april fools' joke. ything, the bubba craft can do head over to bleacherreport.com. guys, i don't play golf very often but if i got to drive around a whoever craft every time i went i'm pretty sure i'd go just about every weekend. >> i'd be there every day. that's the coolest thing i've ever seen. >> that's awesome. >> thanks, andy. >>> we're going to hear from kevin ware later today. did you know that? ware is going to, and his mother, will speak to rachel nichols this afternoon in louisville. look forward to that. >> "starting point" is just moments away. we're back after the break. rs ad she can't always move the way she wants. now you can. with stayfree ultra thins. flexible layers move with your body while thermocontrol wicks moisture away. keep moving. stayfree. with the innovating and the transforming and the revolutionizing. it's enough to make you forget that you're flying five hundred miles an hour on a chair that just became a bed. you see, we're doing some changing of our own. ah, we can talk