it's not ellen degeneres' homosexuality.she presents it to the public that they believe they believe the million sandy rios and million moms that she flaunts it she puts it in their face. >> she flaunts it. i flaunt my hetero sexuality. >> bill: no you don't. we don't know about your personal life. you don't walk around. >> what do you mean he flaunts it. >> bill: she makes it a cause celeb. that's what they object to. >> there are minority that in many places are under attack. she has every right to make it a cause. and it's not -- there is no agenda. she is just gay. she wants to live her life as a gay person. >> bill: okay. >> i'm telling you. i'm sick of this. >> bill: bigotry against pro-life people is i think way more than the bigotry against gay people in this country particularly in the media the media supports gay people generally speaking. >> right. well, that sound bite that you played of andrea mitchell i think andrea mitchell told us more than she intended to. first, she says that there is a lot of anger in amer

and then on the opposite pole is this quartet of degeneres. -- of degenerates. then kevin dunn is this amazingly authentic character actor. >> i am trying to think who it was, another great director on this show at one time said to me that when he started directing, he asked steven spielberg for some advice. and steven spielberg given to pieces of advice. i forget the second. the first one was to not work with animals. how difficult is it to work with animals? do these animals have personalities? are they characters in this series as well? tell me about the forces. it is about horses. >> they are very much characters. all the horses you see in the pilot have their own stories. these forces will eventually go across the spread of -- these courses will initially go across the spread of nine episodes. it is all heading towards -- what we have seen is the first of a nine-hour movie. the owners of the horses will wind up going head-to-head, meaning walter smith and the stand. i realize that forces had -- i realized that horses had personalities when i had one. before

. >>> yesterday ellen degeneres stepped up for our pennsylvania teacher friend. today, ellen is being attacked by a right wing group because of her sexuality. that story ahead. >>> josh fox, brought attention to the dangers of fracking in his movie "gas land" tonight the obama administration is taking steps to make the process safer. if you care about the environment you want to see the story. this is breaking news and josh fox is here. share thoughts on twitter, #edshow. we're right back. ♪ [ woman ] when i grow up, i want to take him on his first flight. i want to run a marathon. i'm going to own my own restaurant. when i grow up, i'm going to start a band. [ female announcer ] at aarp we believe you're never done growing. thanks, mom. i just want to get my car back. [ female announcer ] discover what's next in your life. get this free travel bag when you join at aarp.org/jointoday. the two trains and a bus rider. the "i'll sleep when it's done" academic. for 80 years, we've been inspired by you. and we've been honored to walk with you to help you get where you

she's revealed she has macular degeneration. a disease that can cause blindness.aid she now gets help reading her movie scripts. now the hope on the disease that can help millions. >> reporter: she's the steely-eyed boss keeping watch over james bond. dame judi dench. acted in over 100 movies, played two queens and won countless awards. but these days the 77-year-old oscar winner can't see the face of the actor in front of her. dame judi told the daily newspaper, i got what my ma had. it's gotten bad, that i can't read scripts anymore. the most distressing thing is i can't see the person i'm having dinner with. age-related macular degeneration, or amd is the most common vision loss for americans over the age of 65. earlier on in the disease, straight lines appear wavy, in time your vision goes from this to this. there are two forms of macular degeneration, dry and wet. which is more serious. dame judi has both kinds, one in each eye. for some patients with advanced amd, there's this cutting-edge technique, implanting a tiny telescope into the affected eye. >> it a

ellen degeneres did nothing wrong. she is gay. right? there is -- reasonable people may disagree on gay marriage. that's fine. but to call on somebody's dismissal to be fired, to lose her job because she is gay is bigotry. i don't care how many people listening to us right now don't like that. >> bill: the argument though. >> let me say one other thing briefly,bill. in the middle of the last century in the 1950s and 1960's, there was another strain of bigotry on the right and it was against black people. that has to leave the conservative movement. i used to be a liberal. i have became a conservative because liberals were a little too crazy for me. a lot too crazy for me. actually. you know what? i am immensely uncomfortable with the bigotry on the right and i don't care how many people don't like it.

. >>> >>> and ellen degeneres strikes back speaking out against the conservative group that threatened to boycott jc penney for hiring her to be their spokesperson. one thing has become abundantly clear over the last two days, mitt romney has lost his mojo, his cam -- the next 24 hours could prove critical for the one-time front-runner. mitt romney speaks before a key conservative gathering tomorrow known as cpac. and it could be his chance to reload and reboot his message. meantime nothing greets success like success. and rick santorum is raking in the cash right now, bringing in more than $1 million. and he's literally feeling the embrace of staunch conservatives. >> folks, president of the united states is selling the economic security of this country down the river right now. people say, well, you know, if you go out and you grow the economy and you create the opportunity for blue collar criminals to work, i don't care if they vote for me, i care if they have a great quality of life in america. >> let's bring in our panel to talk about the candidates, usa today politics jackie -- t

that's your pacific event of the day. >> thanks, todd. >>> normally, ellen degeneres pays no attentiono her so-called haters. yesterday, she couldn't resist. she hailed the court decision finding california's ban on gay marriage unconstitutional and then she thanked jcpenney and her fans for standing by her against a conservative anti-gay campaign to have the retailer drop her as a spokesperson. >>> simon cowell told reporters he offered beyonce $500 million to be a judge on the "x factor" were, quote, complete nonsense. >>> karl lagerfeld is known for speaking his mind. he's done it again. this morning, he's being ripped for it. in a french newspaper, he judged singer lana del rey's looks, quote, not bad at all, but questioned whether she had undergone plastic surgery asking about, quote, all her implants. pretty tasteless. this is even more tasteless. he really caused a stir when despite calling the english singer adele's face beautiful and her notice divine, he also called her, quote, a little too fat, which is really just so disturbing that he would go that far in a public newspape

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and then ellen degeneres.hey told jc penney they should remain neutral in the cultural war, by firing a gay business. this is a good time to give jc penney some business. and then a republican state representative in florida. we know about alec the right-wing group that concocts laws. they produce these templates and individual lawmakers aller to them slightly and introduce them as their own bills. unfortunately sometimes being a vessel through which billionaires do their dirty work does not require significant intelligence. it would reduce taxes in florida because she forgot about audit them slightly and introduce them as your own. her bill read, quote: i said it before and i'll say it again the main defense democracies lies in the stupidity of those who would destroy democracy like the representative from florida. today's worse person in the world! >>i'm a political junkie. >>this show is my fix. [ male announcer ] succeeding in today's market requires decisive action. i go to e-trade and tap into the power

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a push-up contest against ellen degeneres.e'll show you who won coming up next. >>> we should be in for plenty of sunshine for your friday. i'll have details on your weather forecast. julie wright is in with a look at your on-time traffic. we've got that coming up after the break. i can't stand these spots. those spots are actually leftover food and detergent residue that can redeposit on your dishware during the rinse cycle. gross. jet-dry rinse agent helps wash them away so the only thing left behind is the shine. jet-dry rinses away residues for a sparkling shine. >>> welcome back to fox 5 news. we'll kick things off with tucker here. >> should be a nice-looking friday. it will be comfortable in the upper 40s to about 50, maybe 52. >> cool and dry. >> cool and dry. and it's friday. >> you can't beat that. >> any weather combined with a friday make people happy. >> we'll even steak snow on a friday. >> oh, wisdom. >> a blizzard? >> some snow. not a blizzard, some snow. >> let's kick off the forecast with yesterday's high tem

the group opposes jcpenney's decision to hire degeneres as their new spokesperson because she's gay. 1 million moms claims that jcpenney is making an attempt to gain the lgbt community and it's asked the department store to replace ellen as their new spokesperson immediately and remain neutral in the culture war. the president of jcpenney says the company stands behind the talk show host. the gay and lesbian alliance against discrimination has just launched a stand-up for ellen website and within hours, more than 10,000 people haved in> e. signed up online. >>> back in a moment. >> >>> that baby giraffe we told you about yesterday made her first public appearance today at the oakland zoo. maggie is her name. she's the first baby female draft at the zoo born in nearly a decade. she was born last month. her birth is pretty important because the population of wild giraffes has decreased by over 80% in the past ten years. a fun fact about giraffes. within the first hour of birth they can already stand and walk. maggie could grow to be 14 feet tall. >> she looks great. just chilling out a

the 77-year-old oscar winner clarified her condition after revealing she had maccue regard degeneration and is unable to read scripts anymore. macular degeneration causes diminished vision. >> sometimes you need to bend the rules a little in order to keep your country safe. >>> out on dvd, leonardo dicaprio stars in a biopick about the former f.b.i. director jay edward hoover. >>> and ben stiller and eddie murphy star in the revenge comedy "tower heist." i'm edward lawrence for cbs news, hollywood. >>> good morning. thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. happy tuesday. >> mardi gras. >> fat tuesday. >> i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm mike hydeck. good morning. glad you're here. here's monika santami. >> go ahead, howard. give me some french. >> oui, oui. weather wise, we have a good day ahead. we start with clear skies and cold temps and light winds. we finish with more clouds and higher temperatures in the 50s and a bit after breeze as well. looking at your day planner, expect sunshine this morning with the clouds rolling in here midday. temperatures will be climbing into the mid- to

jcpenney has a new spokesperson, and it's ellen degeneres. there's a group that's called one million moms that's asking for a boycott of jcpenney, because ellen is gay. and -- >> what does her being gay have to do with being in a jcpenney ad? gay people go to jcpenney. i don't understand that. >> i want to applaud jcpenney. there's something called corporate terrorism where basically a group doesn't like something and they all of a sudden get signatures and who even knows how many of those are real. i did the first campaign, my agency, in '93 for ikea for a gay couple shopping. the first time gays had been -- the hate mail and they're, we're not going to shop at your store. these are people who weren't shopping at ikea, anyway. the real hero in the story is jcpenney, they're not being held up by these people. >> do we assume that jcpenney factored that into its decision and expected -- >> she's already done a major cosmetic company. >> cover girl, she's been hit before. she almost lost her career over coming out early on. the great thing abou

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to me those are traditional values and that is what i stand for. >> degeneres told her audience she'shat jc penney stuck by its decision to make her their spokesperson. >>> conservative groups are disappointed in the susan g. komen's foundation to continue giving grants to planned parenthood. a former official for the breast cancer charity is unhappy with the decision. karen handel, the vice president of public policy, resigned yesterday. last week, komen announced it would no longer give grants to planned parenthood. after days of criticism, the group reversed its decision. >> i am speaking personally, i don't work for the organization anymore. i am very disappointed and i think komen would have been in a strong place had, you know, the organization stood firm. with that, you know, i respect the decision. that was their right to make. >> before joining komen, show ran for governor of georgia and detailed her pro-life message. >>> for parents with a strong preference whether to have a boy or girl, some people can claim they can help get them what they want. one uses a method passed do

i hate to break it to you this way, but anyway. >> comedian and talk show hostelhoste ellen degeneresers especially on facebook. ellen says all the hate is great fuel. >> normally i try not to pay attention to my haters, but this time i would like to talk about it because my haters are my motivate fors. >> corrie johnson is the deputy director for the gay and lesbian alliance for defamation. ellen degeneres has talked about the hate that's been directed towards her, but for the millions of lgbt americans who don't have an outlet like ellen has, what does this send to the greater picture of what's going on in this picture. >> ellen draws millions upon millions of viewers every week, because people like ellen and they don't care whether or not she's gay. in over 40 states you can still be fired for being gay, in 29 states you can still be fired for being transgendered. this sendsmessage. america is moving away from this. we are seeing tremendous progress. marriage in washington this week. proposition 8 unconstitutional. the mark of equality is moving ahead. >> the one million moms issue

now she's taking her fight to save public schools to the ellen degeneres show. we'll have the highlights next. >>> china's trading policies have put over a million americans, their jobs at risk. what can the president do about it? we'll visit with leo girouard when we come back. >>> a few weeks ago on this program, we introduced you to a teacher from pennsylvania named sarah ferguson. she was one of a number of teachers who volunteered to work for free when her school district ran out of funding and the state refused to help. since then sarah attended the state of the union address as a guest of the first lady. and today sara appeared on the ellen degeneres show to tell her story and she walked away with a big surprise. >> i love that we have for our students and our city is priceless and we will not stop fighting for our children. we won't. we won't. if we don't step up for our children here in the united states, it is going to hurt all of us. >> yes, it will. i don't know how we don't see that. it is going to hurt all of us. they're our future. >> every child

now she's taking her fight to save public schools to the ellen degeneres show.ll have the highlights next. >>> china's trading policies have put over a million americans, their jobs at risk. what can the president do about it? we'll visit with leo girouard when we come back. [ male announcer ] to the 5:00 a.m. scholar. the two trains and a bus rider. the "i'll sleep when it's done" academic. for 80 years, we've been inspired by you. and we've been honored to walk with you to help you get where you want to be. ♪ because your moment is now. let nothing stand in your way. learn more at keller.edu. like a ramen noodle- every-night budget. she thought allstate car insurance was out of her reach. until she heard about the value plan. dollar for dollar, nobody protects you like allstate. >>> a few weeks ago on this program, we introduced you to a teacher from pennsylvania named sarah ferguson. she was one of a number of teachers who volunteered to work for free when her school district ran out of funding and the state refused to help. since then sarah attended the stat

find out what ellen degeneres did, and it's great.hat she did for this school. >>> and the susan g. komen foundation is facing more backlash after pulling grant money from planned parenthood. the president of the national organization of women joins me tonight. share your thoughts on twitter using #edshow. we'll be right back. when i grow up, i want to fix up old houses. ♪ [ woman ] when i grow up, i want to take him on his first flight. i want to run a marathon. i'm going to own my own restaurant. when i grow up, i'm going to start a band. [ female announcer ] at aarp we believe you're never done growing. thanks, mom. i just want to get my car back. [ female announcer ] discover what's next in your life. get this free travel bag when you join at aarp.org/jointoday. >>> and i'm going to work very, very hard to make sure that the people in this country have a brighter future than that being projected by the cbo. driven by the policies they're seeing from a president who's failing. he's frequently telling us he did not cause the recessi

it's an idea ellen degeneres liked. >> it is a fantastic game. it's brand new. go check it out. and boy, did you. so many people went to wetopia the website that you crashed it. >> wow. >> thank you. >> reporter: and now justin bieber is the latest celebrity to get behind it. ♪ like baby, baby, baby so what makes it so special? >> with wetopia we're able to create a relationship between the causes that our players want to support and the charities that they seek to help. >> reporter: charities such as build on, which is working with wetopia to build schools around the world. >> when i heard lincoln's vision for this, i thought it was brilliant. i thought it was brilliant because it democratized philanthropy. you did not have to be wealthy to make a difference. >> reporter: it was the devastation from the haiti earthquake that inspired lincoln to create wetopia. with the help of ad revenue and sponsors like mattel and clorox wetopia was able to start supporting projects. >> we built 32 schools in haiti collectively. there are 60 refugees. 60 people that came from

typically you need combination of drugs and an very important area in nerve degeneration is understanding once the disease is initiated with factors like probeta and progranulin what are the executioners of the nerve cell death. it's thought the tau protein is involved in this and drugs against tau are being made and developed and they can work in a complementary fashion. >> rose: when we look at the concentration of tao what do we see? >> we see it increasing in spinal fluid over time. tao is interesting because it's in the tangles david talked about the neury fib you'llr >> the execution pathway may be where you can get a drug that works across dim en dementias. >> rose: let's broaden this out and talk when the cost. there's huge societal cost. >> enormous. >> one forgets and this is one of the things that marc pointed out, the costs are true for cancer as well. it takes a long time to bring a drug to market. the reason the cost is so enormous here is because there's an epidemic and so much population is suffering. as a medical student this was not talked about. this is a dramatic incre

here is degenerate dry conditions we have overhead. yesterday's storm is out to sea and out of the picture. we're in this large area of high pressure over us now. clouds are into it in the ohio river valley. two fleis in the two fli -- two flies in the ointment. storm just developing in the texas panhandle. the two of those are expected to come together by the weekend. seasonably chilly. 42274 the high. northwest winds at about 10 miles an hour developing storm in the panhandle by friday will be in oklahoma and moving into tennessee and by friday evening into the carolinas, and that of shores saturday morning. -- offshore saturday morning. the two of them meet saturday morning. as to what happens as far as the weather is concerned, the computer models indicate a mixture a presentation friday night in the saturday. we might get accumulation before saturday intote sunday. by friday night to saturday, rain-snow mix. we dry out of it on sunday. chilly, breezy, maybe some flurries. >> dr. emily reger from falls road animal hospital is here

they went up into the 20's before degeneres ended the contest. mrs. obama was on a two-day trip to the los angeles area, part of her let's move campaign promoting healthy food and fitness. clearly the first lady practicing what she preaches when it comes to fitness. >> getting a little workout in on her trip to the west coast. >> absolutely. 6:41 right now 34 degrees in waldorf. also also looking at more metro headaches, and they're not going away anytime soon. >> daniel radcliffe trades valdemoort for the woman in black. i'll have the weekend's best bets. >> politico's anna palmer joining us live. also the role of the super ♪ ♪ pierre! your fashion is so "right now," but your banking is so last season! earn more with high yield free checking at capital one bank. instead of some unfashionable rate your checking could be earning five times the national average. and free atms anywhere. five times the interest? that's hot. oooooo! let's catwalk! you want more interest? open an account at a capital one bank. what's in your wallet? does this make my tuches