had - said.what deniro said last night was inexccsable and the prrsident shoulddapologize for &phim.t aa obamm fundraiser, it is exactly wrong, it divides the ccuntry. if people on the left want o talk about talk show hosts, then everybodd in the country should hold the presideet accountable when somebodyyat his event says something that is utterly and totally deniro said last night and i call on the president to apologize for him. the sallo by gingrich launched a free republicans and conservatives obamas for what some construed as racially insensitive remarks, while supporters of the first family suggested deniro's comments amounted to a harmless joke, eepecially considering the ffct that all other us firss ladies except for mrs obama were white. nonetheless when we asked if the president would apologize, it was the first lady's campaign office that responded with this six word email: we beeieve the joke was inappropriate. robert de niro issued a stattment also saying my remarrs, although spoken with satiriccl jest, were not meant to offend or embarrrss anyone--especially he first l

robert disco -- robert deniro makes a joke. and they call the killing of osama bin laden the most audacious plan in years, which i think means the day since 1512 and under the forces of gasccon in the bay the tell of rivena even though he lost his life. >> it is defoit. >> i don't believe it is. >> it is de-foix. look it up. >> i don't care. >> it seems you don't or you would have pronounced it correctly. >> i don't care about the french. >> neither do i so why are we speaking? >> exactly. >> go away, weird man. >>> let's welcome our guests. shy puts the leg in allegations. i am here with criminal defense attorney recommend knee spencer. remi spencer. and kurt loder, "reason magazine." the good the bad and the god awful. you must read it now. you can see his new digs under the under passes. bill schulz. sitting next to me, the great tucker tucker carlson, fox news interest crer and editor in chief of the delightful "the daily caller" add a dot-com and you can look it up. and our new york times correspondent. good to see you, pi

deniro was quoted as mentioning the wives of candidates. our country is red for a white first lady? in the morning, former house speaker newt gingrich trailing badly in the polls and campaigning in louisiana seized on the comment and demand the president himself apologize for what deniro had said. >> what deniro said last night was inexcusable and the president should apologize for it, it was at an obama fund raiser and it's exactly wrong and it divides the country and if people on the left want to talk about a radio talk show host then everyone in the country should hold the president accountable when someone at his event -- >> that was joe johns reporting. you saw the first lady standing there. her office issued a statement saying the comment was inappropria inappropriate. robert deniro issued a statement saying the comments were made in jest and not made to embarrass anyone especially not the first lady. >>> a firebomb goes off at a state senator's office and police have made an arrest. cedric steel was charged for arson. you can see pic

we're talking about the actor robert deniro.e speech and political correctness that pulled in the president of the united states himself. here's our senior correspondent joe johns. >> reporter: at a monday night fund-raiser attended by first lady michelle obama academy award-winning movie star robert deniro accompanied by his wife grace hightower made a joke that went viral almost immediately and opened deniro up as fair game in the republican race for the nomination. deniro was quoted ina i white house pool report as mentioning the wives of republican candidates. calista gingrich, karen santorum and romney. now do you really think our country is ready for a white first lady? in the morning former house speaker newt gingrich trailing badly in the polls and campaigning in louisiana seized on the comment and demanded the president himself apologize for what deniro had said. >> what deniro said last night was inexcusable and the president should apologize for him. it was at an obama fund-raiser and it divides the country and if peo

tavis: sean penn directing robert deniro in "the comedian." i respect you not just for entertaining us, but also for empowering us in the work that you do. the work you do in haiti is among the best work that yois de in the world. >> and i thank you right back. tavis: glad to have him back on this program. that is it for tonight. we leave you with a small sample in the memorable role that sean penn has given us over the years. in the meantime, good night, l.a. as always, keep the faith. >> tasty waves, cool but, and i am fine. >> you do not have to go up there. >> the whole nation is watching. >> my name is harvey milk and i am here to recruit to! i want to recruit to for the fight to save your democracy! >> i have had a lot of time to think about what it is that make somebody a good parent. and it is about constancy and it is about -- patience and it is about listening and id is -- it is of but pretending to listen even when you can not listen anymore. >> thank you for letting me. that is my daughter in there! he has my daughter in there! no!

. >> newt gingrich upset about a comment made by actor robert deniro. why newt gingrich wants president obama to issue an apology. >> wheeeeeeeeeeeee! whee! whee! wheeeeeeeee! ah heads up. wheeeeeeeeeeee! everything you love about geico, now mobile. download the new geico app today. >> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington" with cynne simpson and steve chenevey. this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> taking our top stories investigators want to know how a body ended up inside a burning vehicle in fort washington. firefighters found the body after putting out the fire in the 1100 block of homer road. the victim had been shot. authorities have not released the victim's age or identity. french police blocked in a standoff this morning with a gunman suspected in three attacks including monday supposedly a jewish. school jewish police officers were injured in the shootout with the man. he told them that he belonged to al qaeda and wanted to avenge palestinian children killed in the middle east. mitt romney celebrating a big victory i

newt gingrich calls on a joke made by rob deniro about first ladies. newt says it is inexcusable.oke and find out what you think. >> like our lost heroine, you will call carry our hopes with us into whatever field of endeavour you go. >> plus, what happened to amelia earhart 75 years after her disappearance. the search for the aviator is back on. and how secretary hillary clinton is now involved. >>> we began this half-hour with the gop house budget unveiled. today it is already threatening to spark another partisan battle and possibly another political win. at least that's how the democrats see it. the proposal that paul ryan released today will simplify tax, slash spending through cuts to safety net program like welfare. republicans also want to move forward with that controversial medical overhaul that sparked fire storms last year. >> we preserve the medicare guarantee for today's seniors so they can count on the benefit they've organized the retirement around. and we preserve that guarantee into the future for tomorrow's seniors by empowering them with choices, including a se

please explain what was allegedly offensive about deniro's joke. should also point out that ann coulter is a big mitt romney supporter, and she has defended others who have been criticized by newt gingrich in the past. megyn: very interesting. satirical jest. satirical jest. [laughter] thanks, trace. well, as president obama heads to oklahoma to talk about oil and gas prices, the top guys at four of the state's biggest energy firms write an open letter to president obama. one of them, former american petroleum institute chair larry nichols, and he will join us live in five minutes -- less than, actually -- to explain what changes can really lead to a break for american consumers. plus, why'd he do this? >>> and breaking news on two oklahoma landowners who fought the epa all the way to the u.s. supreme court after being fined thousands of bucks a day for building their home on wetlands. even though there's no water in sight. some happy news for them right after the break. >> no one in this country, no american taxpayer should have to go through what

. >>> newt gingrich came out swinging today with comments from actor robert deniro.y from the president because the incident happened at an obama fundraiser. deniro joked that america wasn't ready for another white first lady. >> everybody in the country ought to hold the president accountable when somebody at his event says something like deniro said. >>> you see them everywhere. littering the ground. paying the homeless to pick up cigarette buds. how much they'll be getting in the city where it's happening. >>> santa cruz county today began a new crack down on the use of plastic bags. grocery stores, mini marts and shopping centers are banned from using plastic bags and to encourage shoppers to bring their own recycle bag, stores must charge 10-cents a bag. the city of santa cruz is considering a similar ban. >>> volunteers in san rafael are trying something new to clean up the most common type of garbage that litters our streets, cigarette butts. city leaders say this program not only helps clean up the streets but also helps people in need earn some money. organi

. >> robert deniro in trouble with the white house and we have it all in your hollywood headlines.next 6:24 and here is our hollywood minute. robert deniro is taking heat for making and incense the joke edit obama fundraiser. >> he listed the wives of the republican presidential candidates and said "do you think the country is ready for a white first lady?" he said the comment was not meant to in fact -- oh fan or embarrass anyone. >> beyonce it will return to the states for the first time a after the birth of her daughter for a memorial weekend day concert for the opening of a new resort in atlantic city. >> she looks unbelievable since giving birth. the muppets finally have a star of the hollywood walk of fame, 57 years after kermit the frog made his first tv appearance. >> and just as their movie is out. >> and long overdue. >> still another half-hour of "good morning washington." >> a suburban principal sued by his teaching staff and we will tell you why. >> police are forced to battle a car fire after finding a man shot inside. we will have live reports. >> thick fog and this

it included the over heated response by the left and the right to robert deniro's now infamous first lady joke. the actor eventually had to say his remarks were not meant to offend. marr asks, when do we get it in our heads that we have the right to never hear anything we don't like? meanwhile, media matters is spending $100,000 on a campaign attacking rush limbaugh. in one of the ads listeners are urged to call to say, quote, we don't talk to women like that. speaking of not taking responsibility for his actions cash dash. >> jayden, look at this mess. did you do that? did you make this mess? jayden, did you make this mess? >> i don't believe he closed that door. that was a sham. >> dogs don't have hands. good to see you. as always i love your sweater. >> good to be here. >> where does mark get off writing that op-ed. his insensitivity is appalling. >> he is 100% right, and every person who talks to are a living . every time somebody has a verbal faux-pas we use it to jockey for position in the next argument. the liberals are frauds and gingrich should shut his stupid mouth and so s

and robert deniro has no sense of humor. a very dull guy, just a great actor.is trying to present some balance in the editorial but the balance is fake because the degree and proportion of vile tweets and vile jokes is huge on the left compared to the right. his editorial should have been geared towards the people he agrees with. once in awhile rush says something that was inappropriate or crass, that lasts for a month because the press is overwhelmingly liberal. so they pull that story as long as they can go. when a left wing comedian says something that lasts a couple of days because the media agrees with it. you can make fun of sarah palin because the media thinks she is a joke so they laugh along. >> greta: i'm reading one part of the op ed says when the lady at costco gives you ham pudding and you don't like it you spit is into a napkin and keep shopping. you don't declare a holy war on ham. i'm not sure what that was except an effort to be clever. >> that is the best you will get from him. he is saying what you just said which it if you don't like somethi

controversy stirred up at a recent fund-raiser with michele obama headlines the event, actor robert deniro joked about the republican field saying do you really think our country is ready for a white first lady? newt gingrich jumped on the comment? >> he should apologize for it. >> reporter: gingrich finished fourth in illinois just behind ron paul who talked to jay leno last night. >> i think the other three should just get out of the race. >> reporter: paul is running last in the delegate race but insists his campaign will continue to the convention. randall pinkston, cbs news, the white house. >>> here is what the primary calendar looks like. on saturday the louisiana primary will be held. santorum holds a 13-point advantage over romney in the latest poll there. then on april 3, voters in the district of columbia, maryland and wisconsin will go to the polls and on april 24, five states, including new york and pennsylvania will hold their primaries. >>> coming up next, howard and the forecast. >> i see it rather comfortable. we've gotten rid of the drizzle, most of of the fog, but there'

and about but ann romney the latest figure to weigh in on a controversial comment that after robert deniro he reportedly asked now do you really think our country is ready for a white -- [inaudible] last night ann was asked about that. >> that's take for what it is. we are all overreacting to somebody saying making it so difficult which means we have to watch every word that we say. we can't be spontaneous, we can't be funny. i will tell new politics -- the fastest way to get in trouble is to make a joke. i think he has just learned that. >> she may be right. he has apologizes for the joke issuing a statement saying his remarks are spoken with jest and weren't meant to offend orem brass anyone. >> coming up at six, the house of delegates is debate the state budget and while they debate those frustrated by a possible tax increase made sure lawmakers heard it. >>> and the bond between a mom and child strong. how a class is make that bond stronger and teaching life lessons at the same time. those and more coming up for you at six. we will see you then. turn left. the passat is one of nine vol

. >> did you hear what actor robert deniro said. about first ladies has both republicans and democrats angry. >> seven hours after a rupture, east bay crews are still out here at the scene of a water main break. i'll bring you the latest coming up. [ female announcer ] here in california, our schools need help. the largest class size in the nation. 47th out of 50 in per-student funding. but right now, we can make history with a ballot measure to send every k-through-12 dollar straight to our schools. to every school and every child. not to sacramento. it's the only initiative that can say all that. check out our online calculator and find out how your school would benefit. visit ourchildrenourfuture2012.com today. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> stocks mostly lower today on wall street as following rather a bumpy start you can say to the week after stocks have been on the rise for a long time. the dow currently down 31 at 13,138. and the nasdaq is also down slightly. actually it's turped up five. >>> occupy home sales dipped by nearly 1% last month to

will catch up with george clooney and robert deniro as we get started on a wednesday morning. >> thank. 56 degrees on tv hill. >> coming up, we'll take a last look at weather and traffic before you head out to start your day. >> if you're heading north on 95 come you may have a big problem. >> the e-zpass lanes are closed because of a tractor-trailer accident. watch for delays as volume picks up. southbound delays at the fort mchenry. we have a problem in columbia. watch for debris in the road. a slow go on 95 coming out of white marsh. 32 of the west side outer loop. this is the fort mchenry. looking at delays coming out of the toll plaza. a slowdown development of the north side and harford. >> a slight cold dawn today. >> from 80 to 76. what a day yesterday. a high temperature of 66 or 77. a chance for rain and back in the forecast thursday night and into friday. i love what into the neighborhoods on days like this. -- i love walking through the neighborhoods on days like this. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> going to the

rates robert deniro apologized michelle obama's office called the joke inappropriate so is this just politics or is it yet another example that political incorrectness will be shunned in the society earlier i spoke to political comedian dean obeidallah and got his take on whether american society is an offensive unapologetic nation take a listen. i think there are too many insincere apologies i think there are too many people asking for apologies and i think that at this point we're stifling comedy i'm a comedian you know i wrote an article for c.n.n. dot com earlier this week or stop the war on comedy and that's what this is we love to do is joke let's be honest who would be offended by that of the new rich who is sailing in the republican party killing his own party to support him and trying to get some media coverage but that's all it is in the hyper partisan world that we're in and the media cycle twenty four hours needing new news new gingrich says if he gets the media for about five minutes that's it but it's not just for it's not just the g.o.p. candidate you know there was al

. >>> tonight, the president's reelection campaign is distancing itself from robert deniro.or, jokingly suggested that america is not ready for a white first lady. the republican candidate, newt gingrich, called the comment inexcusable. the first lady's called the comment inappropriate. >>> queen elizabeth made a rare address to the members of parliament today. it's part of the on going celebrations marking her 60 years on the thrown. tina with more on this diamond jubilee. >> queen elizabeth made a grand entrance to westminster hall to deliver a landmark speech. lawmakers from both side of the aisle came together to market queen's 60 years on the thrown. >> with the support of my family, i dedicate myself to the service of our great country and its people now and in the years to come. >> queen recalled a long relationship with parliament. the 85-year-old has worked with 12 prime ministers and signed more than 3500 bills into law. in a nonpolitical yes, sirture, members of parliament unveiled a special gift to recognize the queen's milestone. they gave her a grand window mad

when deniro says something and everyone flips out and it was innocuous joke. the key word is the children. >> we ought to live where the math place of ideas is governed by the quality and content of your remarks. i went to marketplace to govern. >>sean: when they could not compete on air america, could not get fairness doctrine pushed through so they say it is the marketplace we are attacking their adversitiesers but it is an effort to quiet mill speech because it is effective. that is where i think they may have, well, they are well funded, endless sums of money from soros and they want the conservative voices shot down. >> but it is, in fact, shut down with rush limbaugh, more listeners now and people rally when they see the word police kicking in. if we now are in a situation where we have the word police going after everyone, whether it is rush or we are focused on bill maher it should be aplayed -- applied. >> i like bill maher. i would not support a boycott of bill maher because it will stifle or sterilize speech. >>bernie: if bill maher, he does get awa

on monday she had a fundraiser that was hosted by robert deniro, and she appeared on leatherman. >> mys guy. we were have very close family. my father had multiple sclerosis, and he worked so hard. and from him i learned absolute complete unconditional love. we had rules and boundaries, but there was nothing he would not do for us. >> don't make we cry. this isn't oprah, it's supposed to be letterman. >> i think she is great, so what is it about michelle obama that makes her such a potent tool for her husband' reelection? we have rue gene robins that knows many things. let's go to the expert on the obama's. my question so you, hiding hern the white house as the mother of the president's children, as the wife of the president, certainly dignified in that role, but not actively political, what's changed? >> well, she has been accumulating and guarding her political capital all this time. this is the big one, this is their last race, and she is all in and determined to see her husband re-elected. >> why is she a plus now and hasn't been one for three years, or hasn't been used as one? whe

that was robert deniro. >> well taxi whatever. [ laughter ] taxi something. >> jimmy: yeah.nyways. >> jimmy: that's just "taxi." not something. it's no nothing. just "taxi." it's real easy. >> okay, "taxi." >> jimmy: just stop there. [ laughter ] oh, man. >> studies show that laughing is a big reliever stress. >> jimmy: yeah. >> growing up, i was the class clown, i just, you know, loved to laugh. i just loved to laugh. >> jimmy: but you're coming out with a youtube channel? >> yes. >> jimmy: which is good. it's call the comedy -- the comedy shaq. >> the comedy shaq. >> jimmy: s-h-a-q. >> s-h-a-q. >> jimmy: yeah. comedy shaq. what does it -- when? april 7th? no, no. no april 7th you have a live show? >> yes. i have a live show in newark, new jersey, comedy show. >> jimmy: and this is a bunch of different comedians get up? >> yes. a bunch of different comedians. a couple years ago, i saw that there was void where, you know, they didn't really have a lot of comedy out there. so, at the all-star i put together a show and it was a hit. and then we tried it again and it was a hit.

. >>> tonight michelle obama will join robert deniro, whoopi goldberg at a swanky hotel for a fund-raiser0 a plate. she'll make an appearance on "the late show with david letterman." ann romney is launching her own appeal to the ladies. here she is at a campaign event in moline, i willinois. >> and i love it that women are upset, too, that women are talking about the economy. i love that. women are talking about jobs. women are talking about deficit spending. thank you, women. we need you. we all need you in november, too. we have to remember why we're upset and what we've got to do to fix things. >>> and tomorrow is a big day for congressman paul ryan and house republicans. he will unveil his new budget proposal complete with this web video. >> this coming debt crisis is the most predictable crisis we've ever had in this country. and look what's happened. >> and senator scott brown takes a funny line from conan o'brien that he used back in february as he takes a shot at rick santorum. >> i see that both newt gingrich and rick santorum now have secret service with them on the campaign tra

hbo and robert deniro has commissioned a script. it is being written right now and it is to at the end of the month. so keep your fingers crossed for that one. [applause] >> and now let's welcome diana henriques. [applause] >> one thing that is really wonderful about this book is that if you really are very unfamiliar with wall street, with the market, with hedge funds, with bernie madoff, it is a book that really anybody can understand. however, if you're somebody who is a really sophisticated investor or hedge fund manager, you'll enjoy the book, too. you won't feel that it talks down to you at all. so today what we're going to do is talk about bernie madoff, we was, what he did. but we don't want to leave anybody behind, we will start with a little bit on who is bernie madoff, what he did, and i think importantly why he did it. what he says in the book is that he really did intend to be a great financial advisor and that he intended to get great returns for his clients. and just, things get going wrong, going wrong and he dug him

is deniro sorry for it? >> i apologize. no, i don't apologize. i think it was silly.ry that it had to go that way. it's ridiculous. everybody knows that. that's all i have to say about it. nonsense. >> romney told cnn's piers morgan, she thought it was a joke. >>> news of the trade shocked the sports world. tim tebow to the jets. will his squeaky clean image survive in gotham. stand by. there's no going back. see your lexus dealer. a little bird told me about a band... ♪ an old man shared some fish stories... ♪ oooh, my turn. ♪ she was in paris, but we talked for hours... everyone else buzzed about the band. there's a wireless mind inside all of us. so, where to next? ♪ i like yoplait. it is yoplait. but you said it was greek. mmhmm. so is it greek or is it yoplait? exactly. okay... [ female announcer ] yoplait. it is so greek. >>> he is certainly one of the more popular players but can he keep his faith in the city. >> reporter: america's most christian quarterback can he survive. >> the tabloids are already making god puns. just when new yorkers thought the whole pu