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robert downey jr. called your jokes sinister. time magazine there's a fine line between playful and he bulldozed over the nuance. the front-runner by the worst p performance. >> i don't know what i did wrong. what did i say that was untrue? i made a joke suggesting that charlie sheen might like a night out. >> it's going to be a night of partying and heavy drinking or as sheen calls it breakfast. los angeles county jail. please welcome robert downey jr. i said he spent time in, you know -- he did. i'm not judging him by that. it's a joke. >> i don't want to make anyone think there weren't rave reviews. jon stewart, a lot of people have respect for him. >> i was offended that a comedian could be that funny at an awards show. ricky was hilarious. >> i do it my way. i get it on everything. >> you are free to do whatever you want, no matter the consequences. >> they don't know what i'm going to say. they won't know until i say it. >> when you are on stage am i watching ricky gervais or a character that you have create thad happens to

please welcome robert downey jr. >> reporter: downey called that mean spirited.ay," gervais said viewers should expect more of the same. >> i don't think anything i said last year was offensive, so it's going to be as offensive as that. >> he's going to be super outrageous. nobody in that ball room is safe. >> reporter: and super outrageous is always good for ratings, since hollywood's annual televised red carpet rituals get rolling. for "today," george lewis, nbc news, los angeles. >>> and you can catch all the glitz, glamour and gervais on the golden globes tonight at 8:00 eastern, 5:00 pacific, right here on nbc. and now, here's jenna. >>> dolly parton is more than a little bit country. but now she's gone gospel in the new movie "joyful noise" where she teams up with queen latifah, an old couple pairing, at least to some on-screen fireworks. take a look. >> if i got to -- >> and dolly parton and her anger management joins us this morning. you have a good arm there. >> i did. >> it was one take, too, you hit the tray every single time? >> actually i was pretty

rachelle laid off the cliff diving world championships and gary hunt may have won that you but as robert downey and experience all those who jumped on the block. anticipation. diri. freedom. we still believe but we should see it in. dealing with any kind of or roy's. the school week during easter can prove it is not possible the only things we seem to be. playing dice for a decent night will be with twenty seven meters. almost resurgence of freefall still moving but in truth to go with this beautiful hundred dollars for all. this is one of the moves dangerous sports in the planet is just a slight mistake the resulting broken blues in much worse. in didn't do any dumber. they have to fight their nerves before every single. yes it's clear but it's not panic it's good when you're scared it would be far more dangerous if we weren't before any high dive i realize how risky it is but you should be positive it is. scary and thrilling. but that's part of the enjoyment. there is a danger factor but we train. for many many years to become divers. professional. high quality and so the risk of danger is mi

s here in the russian capital robert downey watch the action for us. what does it take to. today cisco wins these games shoot much more than the first lead by the two time n.b.a. champ. the other men starts ahead of their first home game in the yearly ixtapa sixteen or just slowly us eleven wins out of eleven games in the tournament this season and the muscovites produced their victorious dozen in style in front of a cheering home crowd in fact it was only the first quarter which saw some tough competition only court. but as soon as the host center and not christie each star a dominating in the paint both scoring and rebounding the armaments lead began to grill. the two q so it was far from given out that easy they were struggling and grabbing points well to scupper plate sure in their class over and over again for eight thirty six but intermission. the game kept the same course in the second half here is discussed storm an underage girl with a slam dunk and even when they are women missed. they still school is in the end i making like a team which hardly has a weak side st

shawn downey was one of the few saints fans who came all the way to san francisco to see the game. he is taking his team's loss in stride. >> it was a wonderful, wonderful game. it sucks we lost. we're not happy about losing, but at the same time, this is what the playoffs is. >> at the nfl shop at pier 39, the excitement of the niners first playoff game in nine years is evident. the store is almost out of its stock of 49ers gear. >> a lot of jerseys where a lot of the older players. steve young jerseys, a lot of throwback players. as of right now, vernon davis is a really hot item. >> super bowl, baby! >> banking on excitement from niners fans now hoping their team makes it to the superbowl. and by the way, super bowl 46 airs right here. >>> coming up a little bit later we'll have more from coach harbaugh, who grew up in pa palo alto, of course. and we'll have more pictures on our web site, nbcbayarea.com. >>> at least three people are dead, 20 other people are injured and dozens are still missing tonight after the ship ran aground. rescuers did find two survivors trapped inside t

one grid might some be this in november artie's robert downey watch the action from ringside. treat every fight as if is the fight over a life that freed by a witch but the bicycle has lived his entire career that culminating in the biggest bud of all in moscow and settling russia still welterweight he bucks are against one of the toughest men in the business mags and bettis the reigning w. chant them to greet the second one legend to death the thirty one year old. in march possible made his way up the letter by bidding i've been browse a unanimous decision the stand around he didn't wait around somebodies is also known as i ring mike but the gun to be made of something even stronger in the night one of his dangerous knees forcings embarrassed to give up the fight due to fracture early in the first round explodes it would clear when the pistol heats came. my plan for the fight was to make mike constantly move and not let him stay firm on his feet that's where he's extremely dangerous not punching very hard but when it comes to knees and kicks well that's where i'm strongest. s

robert downey jr.ed your jokes hugely mean-spirited with mildly sinister undertones. "time" magazine, there's a fine line and another, the front-runner for the show's worst host >> i suggested charlie sheen might like a night out. it's going to be a night of party and heavy drinking or as charlie sheen calls it breakfast. many of you know him best as the betty ford clinic and los angeles county jail. please welcome robert downey jr. robert downey jr. spent some time in clinics and he did. i'm not judging him by that. it's a joke. >> and i don't want to make anybody think there weren't some rave reviews. jon stewart, a lot of people have an awful lot of respect for jon stewart. >> i was offended that a comedian could be that funny on the globe show. ricky was hilarious. >> as soon as i heard you were going to do it again, one of two things are going to happen, he's going to tone it down and not risk the controversy or he's going to go in there with his freaking guns blazing. >> again there's no contest,

sport events of twenty eleven the smolensk leg of the truck driving european championships robert downey reported in august the big brush auction was not for the faint hearted. power and speed all in one these trucks gear up to one hundred sixty kilometers an hour and could have done even faster if they hadn't been restricted. of the european truck bracing jumper ships this mine's green the two year old track designed by famous formula one architect chairman to get hosting the sports elite for the second straight time for the fifth leg of the two thousand and eleven european championships. the reigning champion until noble third in proved to be the fastest driver during saturday school vacation and started the race once from full position although this season's leader you're him han was quick to wear take this one year and lead the way to fourteen lap action soon turned into a duel between the two with the spanish fire while in melting the german ice in a thrilling finale about tenet taking the bandage over slight mistake by hand and snatching victory in the dying seconds of the race i w

but as robert downey expands all those deserve a pat on the back. in to see patients. freedom. we still have fooled by resurfacing we don't know if the school dealing with any high dive or price for the school during peace to get out of proving is not possible the only things we see the. big playing dice from a decent night before were twenty seven meters. only three seconds of freefall. into the water and this beautiful hundred kilometers per hour. this is one of the moves dangerous sports in the planet is just a slight mistake the result in broken blues and much worse. indifferent we've done our best they have to fight their nerves before every single night. yes it's beer but it's not panic it's good when you're scared it would be far more dangerous if we weren't scared and before any high dive i realise how risky it is but you should be positive it is. scary. but that's part of the enjoyment. there is a danger factor but we train. for many many years to become divers of a professional and. high quality and so the risk of danger is minimalize this is the french city of leader

despite the chilly temperatures, folks haven't broken downey of these tents. we know by noon they will have to move them out here. we talked to folks who actually are looking forward to the deadline. the only difference we have seen so far is an increased police presence, patrolling the grounds here around the park. today's deadline comes after several complaints by dc's mayor and health director about rats and other health concerns. it wasn't until congress got involved that the park service said it will take action. admitting he has been ignoring the ban, the park director said he would enforce it today. at a hearing last week it said it will finally move to end then campment. >> what we are doing is lawful and not violent and a demonstration. the park service has a mandate to enforce and to keep the peace. i can't they said we can't sleep. another meet try to get sleep in during the day. >>> you see these signs here, they have been posted throughout you know the whole three or four months that the folks have been here, they have been main stays. help us kee

last year he talked about robert downey jr.e partying and crazy. >> it seemed to be one of the things where it was awkward for the people in the room. for folks at home, can't turn away television. >> it was awkward and they were shocked they would bring him back. people will tune in to see what he says. >> just to seat train wreck. >> yes. >> from the goldens to the oscars and the trailers out. >> the trailer is out. it looks cool and it's going to set tone for an amazing night. a lot of problems finding a host and the trailer lets you know that billy crystal is back and in effect. >> we come to you on behalf -- >> you could have just texted. >> you gotta love the guy. he hosted times and will do an amazing job. >> there other folks. >> josh did you >> we go from the golden globes to the oscars because in terms of the type of show, the oscars generally tend to be very -- >> more formal and people are drinking and hugging and getting up in between speeches and having a good time. >> arz demonstrated by the host choices. >> exac

jim downey, as you know, writes most of those pieces, as does seth meyers and it takes a lot to figure them. so that's a huge part of it as well. >> this republican campaign this year has just given your writers, you guys at "snl" -- >> we couldn't have imagined it. >> you thought michele bachmann was enough, she's running and then herman cain, you didn't see him running. >> we didn't see any of this. and the dialogue, the words, we barely have to change anything. it's a really lucky thing. >> where do you fit portland dee yeah's shooting into snl? is that done during the "snl" hiatus? >> yeah. we end snl in may. we shoot all summer in portland and we're done by the end of summer. >> so you don't get the summer rest? >> i don't sleep anymore. sleep is but a memory to me. >> and this weekend you can't tip your hand on what's going to happen at 11:30 saturday night? >> no. mostly because we don't know. >> what is the writing schedule of the show? >> we pitch on monday, tuesday we write during the day but mostly during the night until the next day and then thursday and friday we just writ

caller: i am calling from downey, california. host: go ahead. caller: i admire speaker gingrich for his historical acumen. i would like to clarify the comments he made about guns about three days ago he was more or less bringing god into the equation. others like him to clarify if god really supports guns. i'm not necessarily anti-gun but bringing religion in and saying it is god-given right to have as many guns as you want, obviously i am from england were the murder rate isow and japan is almost zero. i wanted to clarify. i don't think you should mix religion citing it as a god- given right to give everybody guns. other tn tha i admire his historical articulation. that is my question. guest: thank you for calling so early california time. i was speaking as an historian gary i havwritten a book called "discovering god in america" and a recent book called a nation like no other which explored the foundg fathers and their thinking. if you read the declaration of independence, it says we are endowed by our creator with certain unalienable rights w

she went to england to downey street and not destruction on how to run a parliamentary government. very ingenious for her to do. an example of her resourcefulness that she continued to display throughout her life. during the first 10 years on prime minister she got more done in her critics saw and could repeal the four parts of the law that made it very difficult not only for a woman who was raped to complain about it but to put them into the check box because if you complain your rate without witness is then they put you in jail for adultery with all of the punishments. it was a terrible hanna-barbera:00. she did not have the political guts to repeal that inevitably the military gets rid of her and you see the musical chairs taking place between her and omar sharif to lose more pro-business compared to benazir who is more populist new the wind got on well with the military but the point* of benazir this is somebody who refused to take no for an answer so the next time there was an office she came right back in won again and this continues through all of these things somebody who h

caller: i am calling from downey, california. host: go ahead. caller: i admire speaker gingrich for his historical acumen. i would like to clarify the comments he made about guns about three days ago he was more or less bringing god into the equation. others like him to clarify if god really supports guns. i'm not necessarily anti-gun but bringing religion in and saying it is a god-given right to have as many guns as you want, obviously i am from england were the murder rate is low and japan is almost zero. i wanted to clarify. i don't think you should mix religion citing it as a god- given right to give everybody guns. other than that, i admire his historical articulation. that is my question. guest: thank you for calling so early california time. i was speaking as an historian gary i have written a book called "discovering god in america" and a recent book called a nation like no other which explored the founding fathers and their thinking. if you read the declaration of independence, it says we are endowed by our creator with certain unaliena