and there's this one on eliot spitzer. makes you wonder what letterman was thinking himself back then. >> maybe you don't know about this. the new scandal here in new york city just breaking a couple of hours ago. eliot spitzer, apparently involved in some kind of prostitution activities. this is why i always wear a fake mustache and pay cash. that's the only way to go. [applause] let me ask you a question -- do you think it's too soon to be hitting on mrs. eliot spitzer? chris: we'll be checking that one out. letterman did all the usual jokes about south carolina governor mark sanford and his lover down in argentina. but in retrospect, here's a revealing comment. >> guess what we have here? the category tonight, governor mark sanford excuses. this is a guy from south carolina. and as always, it's less the infraction, it's less the violation than the judgment surrounding it. chris: hmm. when we come back we'll talk more about the letterman case, is it more about the charge of blackmail and less about what letterman did? ar

a pr expert says there is a difference between what letterman did and what bill clinton or eliot spitzer did. >> letterman was single, she was dating, he did people on his staff, which was questionable. but he was single and dating as opposed to somebody who at the time was married and having an extramarital affair. >> obviously, those are the elected officials, and david letterman hosts a talk show. shepard: this is nobody's business, and nobody would know, except, according to prosecutors, a man attempted to extort him. >> this story is unbelievable. prosecutors say that halderman waited outside of letterman's manhattan home the morning of september 9, when he initially gave letterman a letter spelling out demands. letterman then went to the district attorney's office, who asked lederman to set up another meeting with halderman. it was in that meeting that letterman's lawyer or a microphone and recorded halderman asking for $2 million. halderman is now charged with eight counts of grand larceny, and if convicted with that, five years to 15 years. shepard: the flu pandemic turns million

you look eliot spitzer. a lot of men in power do some bad things. greta: as i noted earlier, while i think it is that what david letterman did with employees of lesser stature than him in the organization, but i also blame the women, and i do not know where they are on the totem pole, but it takes two to tango. >> it absolutely takes two to tankan. if you are a professional in the workplace, you have to know how to handle yourself -- it takes two to tango. greta: he is laughing, may be laughing all the way to the bank. thank you. up next, liz cheney -- maybe laughing all the way to the bank. plus, rush limbaugh. why today is the worst day of the obama presidency? he will tell you in his own words, rush limbaugh. you're the colon lady! diarrhea, constipation, gas, bloating. that's me! can i tell you what a difference phillips' colon health has made? it's the probiotics. the good bacteria. that gets your colon back in balance. i'm good to go! phillips' colon health. are more than words here. it's personal. i have diabetes. rodney's kid too. so we're s

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good news for south carolina governor mark sanford because he -- how about that eliot spitzer, would you take a look at that? i still feel like i did the right thing and now, also, because what can it hurt once again, i would like to apologize to the former governor of alaska. sarah palin, i'm terribly, terribly sorry. so there we go. >> joining me now is the editor of newsweek.com dillon gourd. the late night hosts took their best shot and then left him alone. >> their job is to be funny, you get a shot above the belt, not below the belt, and then you move on. you can't leave this alone, you got to take your shot and go. >> conspicuously absent is conan o'brien. i know conan holds dave in great awe and has great respect for him. >> i think respect is putting it mildly. before he was on the tonight show, he spoke at length that he was humbled by the prospect of being even a competitor of letterman. but conan is the only one that competes directly against him in the time slot. so there is the danger that him making a joke about this, could be seen as him trying to capitalize on david'

eliot spitzer?reporter: some of the politicians who have been the source of letterman's best material are now offering their support. >> good news for south carolina governor mark sanford because e he -- >> reporter: from governor sanford, both my thoughts and my prayers are with him. >> hmm. that was peter alexander reporting. worldwide pants says while stephanie birkitt is on paid administration leave, she is not banned from the studio. >> still to come this afternoon, embattled governor sford in the spotlight again, this time for what happened during a traffic stop. >>> and harry connick jr. talks about the guest appearance that put him in an awkward position. we'll show you what happened there. >>> he created a washington institution more than 50 years ago. today the city is mourning the loss of the founder of ben's chili bowl. ben ali died last night after a long illness. his u street restaurant opened back in 1958 and is famous for its half smoke and its high profile clientele. celebrities lik

on the news, bill clinton says -- good news for mark sanford because he -- how about that eliot spitzer. take a look -- >> all right, there you go. again, he's a funny guy. are we bordering on inappropriate? >> i don't think we are. i mean, you know what, if you work in an office building and there's a guy there getting caught doing something wrong, he says i don't want to talk about it, then everybody is like whoa. if he comes to work like i'm an idiot, you relate and feel for him. that was kind of funny what he did. >> again, funny stuff, but we're talking serious topic and a horribly hurt wife, cheating, abuse of power. >> what is dave letterman supposed to do? >> i don't know. how it's playing out in public opinion, it cuts both ways. i'll throw this to you, kelly. the press conference not laying it out to joke about it. say your apologies and that's all you say about it. >> in letterman's case, it would be the pot calling the kettle black if he denied it. here's a guy that's made fun of clinton. he laughs at this. for him to act like he's a stand-up guy, what he's doing is brave of

. >> if you go after politicians like eliot spitzer on sex charges, you know, and there are others, ican't think of right now and then you are involved in the same thing. bill: it wasn't the same thing. spitzer was a prostitution beef. the last question is, does this hurt cbs in the sense that now letterman is going to be more constrained in what he can or can't say? >> well, if he, by constrains you mean he won't be able to tell certain kinds of jokes for fear is he going to look like hypocrite even though the analogy isn't perfect. maybe. in the long run, i think this has about a zero effect. these things don't matter anymore. bill: his fans are his fans. is he a good entertainer and this, that, and the other thing. >> exactly. bill: roman polanski. american people, i would say 80%, the guy got what he deserved. bring him back. let him serve his punishment for the assault on the 13-year-old girl. but the hollywood community has been very, very vocal in saying let him go, don't bother him and you say what? >> well, i say as roman -- what roman polanski did, to call it disgusting does

. >> this guy has about as much clout as eliot spitzer in the new york area.hat's how much they like him. we're talking about phillies pitcher pedro martinez. you you know why they don't like him? because he threw a 60-plus-year-old man don zimmer to the ground when he was a red sox player. he once called the yankees a daddy after a loss. how do you think they greeted him? "who's your daddy"? >> after he lost, he called the yankees his daddy. they're saying, we are your daddy. they were in about the sixth inning, the score was tied, had a pretty darn good game. but then matsui broke it open with a home run. nainkes are still his daddy. yankees win to even the series. >>> the divorce of the owners of the dodgers. court documents filed by frank mccourt say he fired his ex-wife jamie as ceo partially because she had an affair with the driver. they allege she and the driver took a vacation and billed the team. jamie did not publicly respond to the allegations. she filed for divorce and she wants to be reinstated as ceo. in california, half. >> half. >> she probabl

. >> i don't think eliot spitzer spent is that much on two minutes.est a big area of low pressure. this thing tightens up over the next couple hours and regenerates over colorado. rain and snow out there. snow coming pretty well toward the olympic mountains of washington state. a shower of snow thatlessens in a bit. salt lake city the snow is beginning to change over. elevation is going to drop down. winter storm warnings out there for most of western colorado. those are the red shaded counties. white shaded counties under a winter storm watch. 18 inches of snow for denver today. the wind comes up the mountain. cold wint. temperatures drop down. high 31. 8 to 14 around denver. one to two feet towards northern utah. more winter storm warnings towards northern idaho, western washington state, too. we're watching for that. look how much snow over the next two days. the purple shaded area over denver is about two feet. mostly around the wyoming and colorado border. also for today watching the wind. it's going to be very, very strong. winds gusting to 60 m

this man is about as liked as eliot spitzer in the new york area. we're talking about philly pitcher pedro martinez remembered in new york for infamous throwing for don zimmer to the ground in 2003. also one time when he lost to the yankees he called the yankees his daddy, so here's how he was greeted, with chance of "who's your daddy?" that's pressure. to his credit he was the big papa for about six innings until here hideki matsui hit a home run to break open a tie. pedro was pulled off the mound and gives a little smile. yankees even the series. >>> the divorce of the owners of the dodgers takes another bizarre turns. court documents filed by frank mccourt says he fired ex-wife jamie partially because she had an affair with her driver gloid by the team. frank's attorney also alleges they took a vacation in france and billed the team for it. jamie is the one that filed for divorce. she wants the court to reinstate her as ceo, because she says she is co-owns the team. in california -- half. >>> check out this crazy behind the back pass in baton rou