signs are all pointing to george clooney may not be available much longer. >>> coming up, walk-offs, a scary fall, and did you make money in the market yesterday? if so, i know why. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry, and here are some of your top headlines this morning. a new york times/cbs news poll finds the presidential race a virtual tie with mitt romney supported by 47% of those surveyed. president obama was at 46%. 20% of the voters say they may change their mind by november. >>> senator john mccain defended huma abedin, a top aide state department official, after allegations by congresswoman michele bachmann that she is connected to the muslim brotherhood. mccain said bachmann's attacks have, quote, no logic, no basis, and no merit, and they need to stop now. meanwhile in an interview with "people" magazine, abedin says she's proud to be married to former congressman anthony weiner despite the sexting scandal that led to his resignation. she said her husband did a really stupid thing but added they, quote, have a

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on domestic politics i just disagree with george clooney. it doesn't make me dislike him. we are demetricly opposed. i will say. this i wish he could stop telling me how great everything is going back here from northern italy. i'm back here in the gallies, pulling my ore. is he up on lake cuomo with a bikini and a jet ski telling me come on back here. >> bill: you are in a gally ship? you are in santa barbara, california. going down main street there? >> i didn't say the ore wasn't fur wrapped but i am on an ore over here. >> bill: i know. can i see the chains right in back of you. turn around and look at the back drop, miller. >> i'm afraid he'll hit me again. i'm afraid he will hit me again. >> bill: where do you think you are, in bahrain some place? >> why do i have to be raked over the coals for a joke for god's sake. keep the show moving here, billy. what did i do to you? >> bill: gally slave. if you are a gally slave i want in. all right. miller now, he did predict the supreme court would back obama care. now, how did you do that miller? >> it was just like brackets

yeah, he does. >>> finally, is george clooney almost off the market? tmz reports both he and girlfriend stacy keebler flew their parents to italy for a gathering at his villa. >>> this comes to us from boston where in nearby summerville police are doing the unthinkable. they are hassling the hoff. say it ain't so, bill. cardboard cutouts featuring the icon are being swiped from stores. this is happening all across new england. now, this is part of an ad campaign, but fans seem to think it gives them license to just steal the super-sized likeness. as for the man himself, has el hoff says he's humbled. of course, he says that. the sponsor would rather you leave the signs be. >>> police should maybe start in college dorm rooms. i think that's probably what's happening there. i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station. >>> i was inside with my three children and it is pretty unbelievable to see this tree fall down. i'm just thankful nobody's hurt. >> some streets are still closed this morning as cr

i wonder if george clooney will be watching. >> she will be jumping out of a plane with a parachute,t jumping out of a plane. tomorrow will not be as hot. it could not be much hotter. >> what about the storms? >> this was a nice evening. here is a beautiful man. what ever you were trying to do, it was tough to keep cool today. our temperatures again for the seventh time -- let's get in the pool with the cows. temperature outside right now is 82 degrees. this after our seventh 100 degree day in july. the last time we had anything -- 1930 we had six days in july. this is the most we have had in one a month. the high-temperature today in indianapolis. not only the heat but the terrible drought. it is now an exceptional drought all the way from indiana as you have been hearing about the affect of the price of corn and food stocks. there is the overall boundary to the north. look at the line of a violent storms. there were over 100 reports of wind damage. one unconfirmed report of a tornado. we are now under a slight risk tomorrow. i think if we see wins turning a little bit more to the w

i heard clooney texted you, too. >> he did.ries. >> jimmy: yeah, 'cause he just got arrested, too, right? >> he's a good man. >> jimmy: what did you say to clooney? >> i tipped my hat to him, you know? he's one of the few guys i know that really walks the walk and talks the talk, and i just have the utmost respect for him. >> jimmy: always a good dude. we love that. but we're super proud of you, man. "falling skies," killing it on tnt. picked up for a third season as of yesterday. >> yeah -- >> jimmy: congratulations. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. >> jimmy: that's good times. >> yeah. >> jimmy: are you having fun with it? >> i'm having a good time with it. it's hard work, but it's really -- it's fun to watch. >> jimmy: where do you shoot that show? >> vancouver, canada. >> jimmy: oh, beautiful place. >> beautiful. >> jmy: yeah, yeah, yeah. i mean, it's gorgeous. and steven spielberg -- >> it's wet. >> jimmy: yeah, it's very wet. it's just all foggy and rainy? >> foggy and rainy and cold and you know -- but it's -- >> ji

he just had a dinner at clooney's house. >> were you there? >> no, i was not. >> not invited?> no, i was -- just didn't go. i was home having dinner with my kids. >> you even turned down dinner with the president and george clooney? >> you can cut a check. she took the train up, because i've always been far more concerned with causes close to me, inner city youth, trying to create opportunities for kids. i've been doing a lot of work with the sheriff in l.a. i just got on the board of the sheriff's youth foundation. he's an incredible guy. to find these kind of law enforcement agencies that are actually really trying to help kids and prevent them from going to prison as opposed to locking them up and throwing them in the system and throwing away the key basically. >> we'll take a short break and come back and talk quickly about "boogie nights" and your body. a lot of women want to know how you get those abs. i want to know how you get those abs. >>> i grew up diving in the >>> i grew up diving in the florida keys and the corral reefs were so beautiful, and that is what i grew

she talked to george clooney.entative john lewis from georgia. he's a living legend. he has a beautiful book out. we have a full half hour ahead. we're starting with you, amy. alec baldwin. his fiance, now his wife, his yoga instructor. they got married over the weekend. >> alec baldwin was all smiles over the week end. they say i do in what turned out to be an a-list affair. all smiles before heading down the aisle with yoga instructor hilaria thomas. the usually private star was married at old st. patrick's cathedral after a three-month-long engagement. >> he's looking didn't, more fit. this marriage looks like it will last. >> reporter: the occasionally hot-headed baldwin left the battle with the paparazzi to the body guards outside the church. one day earlier, he faced off with yet another photographer. >> they're breaking my arm. >> reporter: nothing foiled the actor's mood at saturday's star-studded affair. with ak resz mariska hargitay and woody allen in aten answer the. thomas wore a silk gown with cap sle

he just had a dinner at clooney's house. >> were you there? >> no, i was not. >> not invited?. i was home having dinner with my kids. >> you turned down dinner with the president and george clooney? >> well, you can cut a check. but i think, you know, i've always been far more concerned with causes that are close to me, inner city youth, at risk youth, things like that. trying to create opportunities with kids. i've been doing a lot of works with a sheriff in l.a. i just got on the board of the sheriff's youth foundation. bacca is an incredible guy. there are programs to help the kids stay out of the trouble instead of locking them up and throwing away the key. >> let's talk about "boogie nights" and your body. women want to know how you get those abs. i want to know how you get those abs. >>> i grew up diving in the florida key answers it was just the most magical place. the coral reefs were so pretty and that's what i decided i wanted to do for a living, is dive in coral reefs. in an area of coral reefs, there is always more fish. the reefs provide protection for the coastal

. >>> george clooney's summer vacation with stac

the clooney family together with the keiblers in italy. is a wedding in the works? ♪ >>> behind the scenes of j lo sf lo's new world tour. >> i need a band of seven 11. >> backstage in the dressing room. warming up with her boyfriend casper. >>> hi, i'm jimmy kimmel for "e.t.." i'm in my pajamas. >> jimmy's big emmy announcement. we're with the nominees tonight. >> i can't believe it. >>> plus, which tv stars are overpaid and who are primetime's biggest bargains? >>> i got to go. you know the warden is here. >>> whitney houston's daughter on a tyler perry sitcom. only we can show you bobbi kristina's acting debut.

well, the obama campaign website says actor george clooney will be the headline attraction at a sequelockbuster fund-raiser he held for president obama. the new $20,000-a-plate dinner -- cha ching! will be in geneva, switzerland, in august. mark your calendars. >>> actress mila kunis told "glamour" magazine her fund-raising for president obama involves what she called street art-based stuff in l.a., but she can't really talk about the campaign graffiti, because she says "i'm pretty sure it's illegal." >>> "the daily beast" reports that after visiting the fire zone on friday, president obama asked supporters on a conference call more cash to avoid being out-spent. >>> new york city's board of elections reports that congressman charlie rangle's lead in his congressional race primary is now down to only 800 votes. the outcome of that tight race z decided thursday when they count those absentee ballots. >>> "politico" reporting that congressman allen west called house democratic leader nancy pelosi delusional for refusing to call the individual health care mandate a tax. >>> speaking of he

the clooney family together with the keiblers in italy. is a wedding in the works?he scenes of j. lo's new world tour. >> i need a band of seven 11. >> backstage in the dressing room. >>> hi, i'm jimmy kim mem for "e.t.." i'm in my pajamas. >> jimmy's big emmy announcement. we're with the nominees tonight. >>> plus, which tv

he also went to los angeles for a dinner with george clooney. >>> and president obama isn't the only one campaigning in the bay area. coming up in six minutes, the six stops mitt romney made in california today. >>> a 6-year-old boy wounded as he was standing in a bus stop. the accident happened in the hunters point neighborhood. the boy was shot in the arm and taken to the hospital. they are looking for at least two gunmen that opened fire at the bus stop striking the teen. >>> police are looking for two men that shot at a chp officer last night in oakland. as we first recorded, the incident happened around 10:00 near the high street onramp to interstate 880. a highway patrol officer was chaising a white van when a black acura appeared and started ramming into the patrol car. then someone inside that car shot at the officer. the officer wasn't hit but the rear window of his patrol car was shattered. >>> richmond police are looking for two shooters who opened fire on one man who said they did not long to a gang. two men stopped and asked the victim which gang they were in. when the v

they could sell the individual on the big screen but also make the fund-raiser like george clooney hosted $50 million just from one evening. barack obama hopes hollywood has the same effect as 2008. hollywood has the allegiance two barack obama. jeffrey katzenberg of the dreamworks animation ceo said i have a dependency on barack obama. we must fight for him so he can fight for us. hollywood is dependent on barack obama. that is how he launched into stardom. going back to a little-known story and individual five fed name of david geffen. part owner of dreamworks. along with bill clinton, they were tied to. a man crashed on each other when david was in washington d.c. he would spend time in the lincoln bedroom. when bill clinton was in california he would crash there. but then he refused to grant it apart -- a pardon to a radical in the american indian movement. serving consecutive life sentences aiding and abetting the execution-style murders of two fbi agents for about nothing excites the left more than cop killers. the left still has their posters if there is a rally but had to say afte

>> kimberly: george clooney is cool.her side i like him. >> greg: just because he hit on you. every time he runs into you, he hits on you. can you blame him? coming up, she may be the most hated woman in america. the year after acquitting of killer her daughter, casey anthony is making headlines. if you leave now, we won't have a new show tomorrow. ♪ ♪ >>> as to the charge of first degree murder, verdict to count one, we the jury found the defendant not guilty. so say we all. ♪ ♪ >> kimberly: welcome back to "the five." casey anthony who was acquited of killing her daughter one year ago. her attorney jose baez was on "fox and friends" earlier and said this. >> the jury got it right. people should try and understand that i hope the public could say okay, she has had her day in court. allow the verdict to stand. i hope that casey can find a way to mourn and get on with her life. and make something of it. i hope that she can contribute something. and i have a feeling she will. >> kimberly: i think that is very doubtful. "pe

are they conveniently forgetting how much dough obama pals like george clooney and sarah jessica park ver. and greg gutfeld on deck. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> greg: welcome back. "washington post," michael moynahan looks at the media taken to presidential backers and finds it's not fior and balanced. the media made sure we knew how rich the hampton fundraiser were, zeroing in on it. they drove cars. probably made of fabrege eggs and kittens. they listed the mercedes, bentley and candy red ferrari spider. the "l.a. times" added range rovers, roadsters and bmws and a cherry red ferrari. mind you, the times ceo janet robinson got a $24 million severance. i bet she won't spend it on a moped. but the coverage isn't the same when obama attends the star-studded fundraisers. here is why. political reporters are starry-eyed school girls whose hearts flutter in the presence of cokeed up therapy driven chuckle bags who thinks wearing a ribbon makes them look smart. if a star says earth good, people bad, they get a gold star from the a.p. rich republicans are easy targets because they're rich. the media envies

that's what makes it different from george clooney saying something.film in ten years. an athlete has a limited window in which to use cultural capital. when they do it, we notice. >> i will encourage folks at home if they don't know your whole story, and you dave penned this book together, "the john carlos story" it's indicative of exactly what it takes to have the bravery to take that moment. thank you so much for being here. thank you, donna. thank you, john. thank you to dave and jameel. it's lovely to have this conversation with you. up next, former south african president nelson mandela's birthday this week. a reminder of how his struggle changed our politics is next. ♪ [ acoustic guitar: upbeat ] [ dog ] we found it together. on a walk, walk, walk. love to walk. yeah, we found that wonderful thing. and you smiled. and threw it. and i decided i would never, ever leave it anywhere. because that wonderful, bouncy, roll-around thing... had made you play. and that... had made you smile. [ announcer ] beneful. play. it's good for you. i've got a nice

>> kimberly: george clooney is cool.side i like him. >> greg: just because he hit on you. every time he runs into you, he hits on you. can you blame him? coming up, she may be the most hated woman in america. the year after acquitting of killer her daughter, casey anthony is making headlines. if you leave now, we won't have a new show tomorrow. ♪ ♪ sleep train's 4th of july sale doesn't just end sunday, it's going out with a bang! through sunday, save on sleep train's most popular mattress sets. plus, pay no interest for 36 months on tempur-pedic and serta icomfort. big savings and interest-free financing? these deals aren't just hot... they're explosive! sleep train's 4th of july sale ends sunday. ♪ sleep train ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> as to the charge of first degree murder, verdict to count one, we the jury found the defendant not guilty. so say we all. ♪ ♪ >> kimberly: welcome back to "the five." casey anthony who was acquited of killing her daughter one year ago. her attorney jose baez was on "f

if i don't get to make out with george clooney, i want to hear all about it from someone who has. >> they seem. know what i'm saying? all right, what else? >> there is something else. yesterday we went to see -- i didn't title it so don't judge us. "old jews telling jokes." it is exactly as advertised. except there are a couple of young jews, too, telling jokes. it's 80 minutes at the west side theater, downstairs little theater. although it didn't seem downstairs to me. >> huh-uh. >> no. but it's very, very funny. one joke i didn't appreciate. the rest is absolutely great. >> they said bette midler was there the night before howling. >> i know so many of these jokes and you scream anyway. it's delivered brilliantly. have fun there. sid the sloth is back in town. >> he is. john leguizamo is back with us. >> what is he eating? he's eating the food. >> nobody eats the food in the greenroom. it's just for show. >> and we'll have the results -- >> doesn't he know not to eat that? we'll have the results of our ambush makeovers. but first of these messages. ground) things have been a littl

are they conveniently forgetting how much dough obama pals like george clooney and sarah jessica park ver. and greg gutfeld on deck. ♪ ♪ well the kids wanted a puppy, but they can be really expensive. so to save money i just found them a possum. dad, i think he's dead. probably just playin' possum. sfx: possum hisses there he is. there's an easier way to save. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. ♪ ♪ >> greg: welcome back. "washington post," michael moynahan looks at the media taken to presidential backers and finds it's not fior and balanced. the media made sure we knew how rich the hampton fundraiser were, zeroing in on it. they drove cars. probably made of fabrege eggs and kittens. they listed the mercedes, bentley and candy red ferrari spider. the "l.a. times" added range rovers, roadsters and bmws and a cherry red ferrari. mind you, the times ceo janet robinson got a $24 million severance. i bet she won't spend it on a moped. but the coverage isn't the same when obama attends the star-studded fundraisers. here is why. political reporters

why isn't clooney taking those movies?eric: you are saying he believes in what he is saying, it's not bad an it's not -- >> greg: no. i'm saying we are coming down to a fairly substantial debate about ideology. >> kimberly: right. >> greg: that is why bob should be participating in this. >> bob: can i just -- >> kimberly: yes. >> bob: i know we don't have much time left in the block. but this is my, the real news for today, i don't know if anybody can read this. it says mr. romney, please, please release your tax returns. what are you hiding? please tell us what you really did with bain capital. and please release the names of your bundlers like every other president. >> dana: if you meet these demands -- >> bob: these are the real news stories. >> dana: we have a thought from our good friend charles krauthammer who addresses those three points. >> tax returns in bain are a distraction. the real issue of the campaign is precisely what obama said. that is precisely at the center of this. free interexcise, capitalism, americ

there's george clooney getting involved a lot.here that people in politics may know, bob perry, you know, has been a republican donor for a long time, but weighing in heavily this year and foster freeze who made news around the time with rick santorum. >> foster freeze, my fav. >> the numbers, how do they look, the last election was pricier than ever. this one will blow that away? >> even more so. particularly with the role of super pacs making this election, unlike the ones that preceded it. and the republicans right now, president obama yesterday sent out a fund-raising e-mail saying we will be outraised. you're seeing this sort of shift a little bit toward mitt romney and the republicans are raising a lot more money. at least over the past two months. they're far ahead of the game in the super pac realm by like three to one, republicans have more money. >> it's interesting, though, a lot of emphasis has been placed on these big donors. and certainly much more on the republican side and the democrats as you pointed out -- >> the

you were very helpful with george clooney and others.ed and the president's endorsement? >> oh, i think that was an amazing endorsement and i'm very happy that we're living in a time where progress is being made. but i think people really, people are so upset and so hurt over, that i think people need to realize there is a silver lining in sight. it will take some time to get there, but we will. >> president obama is facing election in november. what are your thoughts? a lot of hollywood people disappointed in him. threatening to turn their backs. are you standing firmly by your president? >> you're asking my political advice? >> you can vote. >> i can, right. >> are you very political? >> i was in high school. i was a big speech and debate champion in high school. i was very political but i have since kind of taken my foot out of that pond. >> is it too dangerous to be a young handsome "glee on pontificating about politics? >> i don't want to be a young actor that joins a band wagon because the cool kids are. i'd rather have my own, whi

>> kimberly: george clooney is cool. because he hit on you. every time he runs into you, he hits on you. can you blame him? coming up, she may be the most hated woman in america. the year after acquitting of killer her daughter, casey anthony is making headlines. if you leave now, we won't have a new show tomorrow. ♪ ♪ the postal service is critical to our economy, delivering mail, medicine and packages. yet the house is considering a bill to close thousands of offices, slash service and layoff over 100,000 workers. the postal service is recording financial losses but not for reasons you might think. the problem ? a burden no other agency or company bears. a 2006 law that drains $5 billion a year from post office revenue while the postal service is forced to overpay billions more into federal accounts. house bill 2309 is not the answer. [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and

and tell me the republicans have an attitude problem when president obama is at the home of george clooney, going to be a fund-raiser overseas. they're operating within the guidelines of the law. let me finish. my last point is to say that republicans don't look at people and say, oh, if you're not in the top whatever percent we're going to look down at you. they look at people as individuals. >> exactly, john, we saw the people at the hamptons fund-raiser, people donating to mitt romney do exactly that. the problem is not about people raising money, not making a lot of money. the problem is about the attitude. you have -- >> you don't think there's an attitude with rich democrats when they have these fund-raisers? >> very different. >> but they're not giving money to the obama campaign hoping to prop up the 1%. which is what they're doing. the reason is fits in so neatly with the mitt romney narrative going on this week about disclosing his tax returns. why does he have millions in an account in bermuda or in the cayman islands or in a swiss bank account? it contributes to the feeling tha