don johnson is here to tell us how he beat the odds. >> how did you do it? >> i think it was more what had developed within the industry in new jersey, or atlantic city particularly, that a lot of competition had arose in adjoining states, that being pennsylvania, delaware already had gaming, new york now has gaming. and revenues were declining. i just happened to be at the right place at the right time when they had changed some of the marketing rules. i think the games were always there. >> you took advantage of it and basically said, hey, if i show up to play, you have to give me, what, 20% when i lose? >> right. they were offering 20% discount on losses if you had a losing trip. in the trop, offering a 20. discounted if you had a loss of 500,000. it required you to come within a million. you'd never go for the million. you'd only go for the 500,000. do they give you a 20% discount, you're only going to lose 400,000. they'll also give you $50,000 walking in to start out with their money. you're playing $350,000 to try to win unlimite

robert redford hates my guts, miami lice about don johnson and this does it all because she was thereg to the hollywood attitudes. this woman was intimately sally van syke - slyke you and i have worked together. i love you already but nobody has had the courage. >> this is a group of short stories they are fun. they are true but not snarky >> robert redford. when i did not say that i hated them. he hates me. >> and i had to tell them what to do. covelo i was a hollywood suit and i ran the marketing division of hollywood pictures. i did of the material for jones, magazine covers. >>jan: that was scary with martin scorsese. >> the last temptation of christ. i had a real body guards for the amount of six months. . i was a run for some of that and it was a dangerous time to be involved. >> it was dangerous because it made people mad this was all about jesus and as he is dying on the cross he decides what would have happened if i would've been a normal person. but you dealt with a movie itself and the body guards let us move on to this like miami lice about don johnson. >> he was >> he was

it has been nothing but praising don johnson. he has converting jcpenney into the greatest retailer ever. ron johnson sold 150,000 shares of apple stock. at about 300 and something a share. it was a high at the time and it doubled. when you look at arthur at apple and the names and you start to see where they sold in the past, you can argue wow, this is something that is shocking to me. i have to get nervous. i am looking at arthur levinson and he sold $262 and $252 and 45,000 or 30,000 shares and he continues to go on and on. they are not trying to pick it and i don't think that's the reason they are taking it away. >> when you sell 30% of holdings, you could be getting divorced and estate planning could be taking place and a lot of things can happen and you can be worried about the stock. >> for every instance, they make a lot of good points. the rule ors are glaring. you have to be concerned that they had a rip here to date. however you want to slice it. this company is growing despite the fact that it trades. i don't think th

liam neeson may play lynn don johnson.d play richard nixon. >>> speaking of first ladies, michelle obama arranged quite a school trip. she invited a dozen of students from london to visit the white house. they met with mrs. obama earlier this month. one girl was so inspired by the first lady she now wants to be prime minister. >> nice. >>> how smart are you? that depends on how many friends you have. new research finds that people with bigger brains have more friends because it takes brain power to keep up those friendships. that's long story short. erica, you've got a big ginormous brain. erica, you've got a big ginormous brain. >>> [ male announcer ] this was how my day began. 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? ♪ >>> salsa, anyone? welcome back to "cbs this morning." after four busy days in mexico, pope benedict is in

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his name is don johnson, which could not make the story better.gle handedly nailed down $6 million in one night. he broke the revenue stream for a month for tropicana. and that wasn't the only time he was able to bring in a big win. 6 million in one night. he took another casino for 5 million and he took caesar's for $4 million. >> $15 million, folks. >> you think somebody was watching him? >> they were all over him like white on rice. >> even though the security cameras were on it, the pit bosses were on it. they have come to the conclusion this guy was just great. he's just a good card player. >> what a great story. >> unbelievable. >> there's a new search for amelia earhart. she disappeared on a flight across the pacific 75 years ago. historian rick gillespie says a photo takenen a remote island three months after her plane vanished may show the landing gear sticking out from a reef. really? >> and we missed it before? the crew will head there on july 2nd, 75 years to the date that she disappeared with high-tech subs and a discovery channel cre

about, they fell well short of 2011 supposed to hit 10,000 sold and didn't, hit about 7700 and now, don johnsone clearly impacted by the investigation over the fire related information and he exaggerated negative coverage he says, it was the media's fault the exaggerated coverage. >> dave: the coverage of the fire was a bit exaggerated. the fire risk is no greater than most cars. the price tag doesn't help. 41,000. >> alisyn: you can get a tax credit of 7500 and knock it down to 34,000, still an expensive car. once there's an investigation launched by the national transportation highway safety administration, then maybe they do explode upon impact, and that's accustomed to sales and even if the investigation found they didn't, there is no higher rate of explosion, but that cut into sales. >> dave: it's about communication, too, with the white house. just like the problem with solyndra, out there touting the success of companies like solyndra, he's southing the success of the volt a few days later. >> clayton: the demand. >> dave: five weeks, by the way. >> clayton: the ford fusion, electric fus

and later this week, the great don rickles, kristin chenoweth, dave franco, nascar driver jimmie johnsonmusic from neon trees and the band from the muppets -- dr. teeth and the electric mayhem, will be here for the greatest drum battle in television history -- travis barker versus animal. [ applause ] >> jimmy: nine years ago, our first guest was best known for having difficulty distinguishing tuna from chicken. now, she's oprah rich and smarter than all of us, with a hugely successful clothing line and a new job as mentor on the new reality show, "fashion star." watch it tuesdays at 10:00 on nbc. please welcome, jessica simpson. [cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i feel nervous about asking, but are you pregnant? >> yeah, slightly. i feel like i have a bowling ball sitting on high hoo-ha. it's intense. >> jimmy: you might have a couple bowling balls there. >> everybody's saying that to me. apparently i have a lot of fluid, so whenever my water breaks, it will be like a fire hydrant. let's hope it doesn't happen tonight. >> jimmy: let's hope it does happen tonight! i would be honored to de

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the senate side, well, some of those tea party freshman like ron johnson in wisconsin well, look at that. he hired a former lobbyist, donent as his chief of staff. not just in an important position, but chief of staff. same thing with big time tea party guy mike lee. they've been having fundraisers left and right. you can pay $2,500 for one fundraiser, and that gets a ticket to enter and by the way one of those leanne rimes was there singing. wahoo. and you can be a benefactor of a tea party republican. must be nice. well, has lobbying increased recently? to say the least. let me show you some numbers. back in 1998 there was still a ton of lobbying of $1.44 billion. now in 2011, these are last year's numbers, of course, $3.3 billion. now you think they're doing that for their health? no, they're doing it for a result. which we'll talk about in a second as well. now when you look at who is doing the lobbying and giving the money to the politicians well, of course, it's multiple national corporations. u.s. chamber of commerce giving $66.4 million just in 2011. general electric with $26 million. national association of rea

johnson. >> a lot going on the first weekend of march. arts and entertainment reporter dons hot. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: cirque de soleil returns with breathtaking acrobatics under the big top at the bridge in san jose. latin roxanne tan that bring his band to -- latin rock santana brings his ban to the bay area. snow case of films -- star-studded event in san jose. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> reporter: jazz legend tonight at the bankhead theater in livermore. >> this envelope is not for you. >> reporter: scorched new drama about twins in a struggle and search for their father. journey of russian music from the red army chorus and dance ensemble friday in the marin center. ♪ >> reporter: stage debut of our legal analyst dean johnson. [ inaudible ] hugo stun ago academy an -- >>> the royal shopping trip that brought one of london's most prestigious stores to a Ñ/Ñ/&Ñ&Ñ&Ñ&Ñ&Ñ&Ñffttñ!ñ!ñ!ñ!ñx >>> a girl's shopping out something not unusual unless they are the leading ladies of the british royal family this morning queen elizabeth, kate the duchess of cambridge and camilla, the duchess of cornwall vis

johnson. >>> john ham >>. >> jon hamm who plays don draper. joining us also is gayle king. party. >> first person i ever knew was watching the show. >> and proudly brought a photograph of her with the cast. >> go to the "charlie rose show" and bring my own show. thank you. it was an honor to be on your show. it's very dark in there, charlie rose. >> late night, my dear, late night. >> it's really an honor to talk to the cast of "mad men" with you. >> they like you. sitting next to jon hamm. >> that wasn't too bad. i walked in that studio and you feel smarter. you sit up straighter and you feel smarter. i know some big words. it was great. >> we have fun there. >> we did. we did. welcome. you can invite me back any time, just saying. >> we are looking for something. >> she is a smart girl. >> erica? >> i'm in. >> welcome back to "cbs this morning." >> a bidding war in hollywood begins over the movie rights to one of the hottest selling books these days. it's an erotic novel called "fifthy shades of gray." they are sharing it with everyone they know. >> contributor lee woodru

johnson and absolutely mind blow iing parachute. how much? >> it's a staggering amount. the reports are saying that williamwell dontands to gain kbfts at $143 million. he started in 1971. he's going to begin collecting benefits once he steps down next month. he's going to remain on as chairman. it hasn't been doing as well as it could be. we've been seeing the market move up high er. so that raises the question of are these payouts commiserate to how the companies are performing? >> thank you very much. >>> speaking of madness, march madness turns into office madness. according to statistics compiled by "usa today," 86% of employees plan to devote some work time today to following games. $175 million paid will be paid to unproductive workers during the first two days of the tournament. 55% of hr professionals say office pools are good for morale. also worth noting. big brother is watching. 42% of i.t. professionals will monitor employees trying to access game streams online. so beware. [ male announcer ] the draw of the past is a powerful thing. but we couldn't simply repeat history. we had to create it. introduci

nobody doubts ron johnson's skills as a retailer, but maybe some were drinking the kool-aid a little too soon and thinking it tasted like don per on. >> when i made this a prediction for 2012 -- 30s. >> scott, really quick. look at the 50-day moving average. if you're taking a flier out, it goes much lower. i'd rather be a buyer in macy's. >> can you repeat that. . >> take a look at that 50-day moving average. >> we'll catch you later at 2:00. >> it's a massive job. there's a lot we can do on the cross side. my concern is really on the top line side. how are they going to grow sales and particularly, when you've got a very competitive space and kohl's just talked about a new pricing initiative so they're going after that business, too. >> a lot of big plans for sure. whether they pan out is the ultimate question. >> j.c. penney is the hewlett-packard of retail. we're not talking about a turn around in a month. we're talkinging about years. >> bit of a reality check perhaps on what the job is ahead. let's hit or call of the day. shares of research in motion getting hammered. peter of jeffrey's cut estimates, lowered his pric

don draper back in action. ♪ >>> wow, and there is a political angle too to the return. . the real made men created an add campaign for lyndon johnson'srted a new era for candidates to be advertised like soap. we have thetizing director for bush's 2000 and 2004 campaigns. and we have dan rather with us. let's start with a critic perhaps. the history of this, let's take a look now for this 1964 ad, the case is made for lyndon johnson that all the moderate republicans that criticized barry goldweather. we pick up the ad with a familiar name. let's listen. >> governor romney. in june he said goldwater's nomination would lead to the suicidal destruction of the republican party. so, even if you're a republican with serious doubts about barry goldwater, you're in good company. vote for president johnson on november 3rd. the stakes are too high for you to stay home. >> boy, that was gothic. that was so direct. there's something wrong with goldwater, mark. it didn't have to say too much about it because everybody sort of knew there was something wrong with goldwater. >> they had a study where they had 2,000 psychiatrists polled and they came

don larsen. people your age to realize how good he was. everyone tends to think basketball began with michael jordan and larry bird and magic johnson hall haag'sder thing? he hit a 611 ft. home run in spring training. >>gary: i have never heard of that. >>darya: they did not subtracted the role which was over to defeat. he feels warm no thought hi. we're sprding the word out new honey buncheof oats uit blends and theirunique tast. like peach/raspberry. with one fvor in the granola nch and one on the flake. two flors. in harmony. honey buncheofats. make your day bunches better. the best approach to food is to keep it whole for better nutrition. tha's at they do wi great grains cereal. they steam and bake thacal wholerain while the other guy's flake is more processed. mmm. great grains. the whole wholgrain cereal. now with amazing tools like the hd ation. share your pictures, stream hd videos and movies. all on your tv. even seamlessly video chat. all powered by the 4g lte droid razr. droid razr by motorola, just $199.99. get twice the data for the sa low price. verizon. >>george: and dry tons of mercury to berkeley has jumped to 32 minutes, mer

don, good morning, to everybody. today in court jurors will watch more video and prosecutors will call more witnesses. 20-year-old twins travers and trumaine johnsonlony charges, accused of dousing a pit bull with gasoline and setting her on fire. she had to be euthanized. the brothers have been trieded once but it ended with a hung jury. legal experts say prosecutors almost always win a retrial. the trial is expected to last at least a week, don. >> thank you very much, marylanders rally -- continue to rally in the trayvon martin case. they held a rally yesterday in support. they say new evidence released by police fuels more questions. the video shows george zimmerman the night he shot trayvon martin looking uninjured after claiming he was shot -- he shot him in self- defense. >>> a baltimore toddler is hospitalized after being hit by a car driven by a police officer. the two-year-old was hit by an unmarked vehicle and was taken to the hospital and is expected to recover. the investigation continues. >>> for the first time in his time in office the governor could mutommuteed two sentences. the governor has previously denied 49 commutation reques