that brings us to eminem.e know he embodies eminem's "loose yourself." ♪ one moment >> reporter: jeremy lin captures the heck out of his one moment to seize everything he wanted. >> i've loved basketball ever since i was young. that's all i really wanted to do was play basketball. >> reporter: how about facebook founder mark zuckerberg? well, they both went to harvard. but here is where lin might have accomplished his most unlikely feat. turning his brand, into an underdog. maybe his father. he taught him how to play basketball by showing him tapes of kareem abdul-jabbar. maybe it's his smile. the enjoyment he gets from the game. maybe the humility. >> thank you for the energy, as always. we love playing here. >> reporter: in the end, the fact of the matter might be this. if you can't root for jeremy lin, that's simply

he is getting -- the eminem phenomenon because he is blown up because he is a white rapper. but it is also silly saying we don't celebrate the black players in the same way. i'm sure i have heard of jordan. >> you make a point that the eminem factor could be the barack obama factor. like samuel jackson said, "i am voting for him because he is black and eminem is an anomaly because he is a successful white rapper." though who could forget snow? >> the white ray gay rapper? reggae rapper? >> yes. who could forget snow? i believe a canadian. >> the canadian was the weird part. >> that threw me. >> did you though canada is america's hat? >> no, it is not. how dare you, good sir. >> you brought barack obama into this. i did not. you found a way to do it. >> it is a breakthrough. it is the breakthrough person. i guess that's what it is. >> bill, apparently lin, i looked this up, but he slept on his brother's couch for awhile. you also sleep on couches when you can find one on the street. so he must be an inspiration. >> couches have bed bugs. >> you guys floyd maywether is right.

in a reference to eminem's pro-detroit ad in last year's super bowl campaign. david axelrod for obama tweeted, powerful spot. did clint shoot that or just narrate it? and bill burn, a former white house aide who co-founded the pro-obama super pac priorities usa tweeted clint eastwood #winning. i think it's both ways. and i just -- isn't it amazing to listen to rove find some nasty way of describing this thing? he actually calls this some sort of payback for the bailout and that's why they -- where does he think these conspiracy meetings are held anyway? >> well, i break with karl on this. he's reading too much into it. the key to the ad that makes it so powerful is it has an optimistic vision to the future. that's key to politics and winning. that's what john kerry never got. he always painted a bleak vision of the future. this is something george w. bush always understood. and that is that you can't go out and campaign whether you are the challenger or the incumbent and say the future looks terrible. follow me. >> dukakis and al gore when he ran in 2000 and ke

>>(vo)charlie and the boys have come to pay their respects to gang member eminem. he was shot that morning outside his house by ms-13. the ongoing war between 18 and ms-13 claims several lives a week. >>we're the 18 family. if a homeboy happens to die one day, we go all the way to his neighborhood to be with him. he was from 18, and he deserves every honor. the gang's gonna make decisions, but it's not gonna end like this. we get those (bleep). >>(vo) travieso is hoping that he will be selected for the next mission. >>one of these days we're going to go and shoot them. they're going to get it big time. they know they can't mess with our gang. they're a bunch of queers. if you get a mission, you gotta go for the cause. the first time i was really nervous. my hands were shaking like this, really nervous. i'm happy to do it, because i've seen a lot of homeboys get killed. they've been shot. i've seen it. >>(vo) following charlie's visit to the prison, the tip about the guns paid off. >>we're gonna clean this place up, man. i'm serious. >>(interviewer)you're out to kil

my favorite ad i have to say of all time was the ad last year that chrysler did with eminem.ne. it made me as an american feel so proud of what was happening in our auto industry and it represented a comeback for eminem who is an incredibly talented artist. it was a perfect combination of hope and optimism manipulate. >> yeah. that's nice. you are so much more highbrow than me. i don't know if our director can pull the one i like. let's roll my favorite. ready? >> here we go. >> hello. >> what's up. >> watching the game. having a bud. what's up with you? >> nothing. watching the game. having a bud. >> true, true. >> what's up? >> it's ridiculous. anyway, okay. ann, i know you're not necessarily a sports expert. but i want to ask you if you're rooting for any particular team? if you're not going to be watching the game, what in the world are you going to be doing? >> i know. i think like most people i will be studying up for the colorado and minnesota caucuses on tuesday. >> good save, ann. >> i hate to do that. i'm not going to do that today. how about your turn on the game o

it was go daddy, teleflora, david beckham even eminem. >> i'm sexy and i know it >> reporter:. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> reporter: as for rock elton john, samsung video and motley crue. not to mention babies, bears and monkeys. which like the most? an analysis of all social media, twitter and facebook from a company reveals the most popular was the great dane who rubbed out the family cat and used doritos as hush-money. this spot was made for just $20 but netted the maker one million dollars in a contest from doritos. the most talked about ad period, positive and negative? that good long look at david beckham, almost all of david beckham from h & m. more than 80% of those weighing in? women. >> people are hurting. >> reporter: tops among men this uplifting ode to detroit from clint eastwood and chrysler. >> yeah, it's halftime america. >> it is legal i believe. >> reporter: 3.5 million dollars for a 30 second spot for advertisers it is all about making memories that stick. apparently, something cities about scantily clad women, near naked beckham and babies. will it make you buy stuff? who know

during last year's super bowl, the car maker used rapper eminem to rally detroit's spirits. >> our second half is about to begin. >> reporter: the eastwood ad was designed to sell cars, but in this highly-charged political season, some complained it was pro auto bailout and tantamount for an ad for president obama's re-election. a conservative commentator tweeted, did i just see clint eastwood fronting an auto bailout ad? it seems to put eastwood at odds with his own words when he said, we shouldn't be bailing out the banks and car companies." at the white house, the press secretary jay carney said they had nothing to do with it, but welcomed the message. >> he made the decisions he made and believes they are the right decisions. >> reporter: the ad seemed to have viewers rooting for a second-half comeback worthy of eli manning and the new york giants. john yang, nbc news, chicago. >>> up next tonight, america's greatest generation. everybody played a role in the titanic struggle to save the world. >>> finally tonight, it might be the greatest slow-motion tragedy of our times. we can't st

the real russian eminem. ♪ yo yo yo ♪ check this out ♪ yo yo yo ♪ mr.irst presentation of real rap music from russian federation mr. jay-z you are not allowed ♪ ♪ this is my friends they got million dollars ♪ ♪ we are super star on tv in russia ♪ ♪ we don't speak english we use ipads because our english is very bad ♪ >> turn my mike up. russian tradition and singing and dancing on camera was established in the mid-1990s by this guy, russian president boris yet sen who took the stage during a russian rock concert during his election campaign and hasn't stopped since. here's current president dim mystery medvedev dancing the night away to american boy at his class reunion in 2011 and then russian prime minister vladimir putin singing "blueberry hill" to an audience of goldie hawn at a 2010 chairty dinner in st. peters burg. ♪ on blueberry hill ♪ on blueberry hill ♪ where i found you ♪ on blueberry hill ♪ until my dreams came true >> still ahead on "way too early" -- why are you awake? your bright-eyed tweets, texts and e-mails are next and "morning joe" n

it was go daddy teleflora david beckham even eminem. >> i'm sexy and i know it >> reporter:. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> reporter: as for rock elton john samsung video and motley crue. not to mention babies bears and monkeys. which like the most? an analysis of all social media, twitter and facebook from a company reveals the most popular was the great dane who rubbed out the family cat and used doritos as hush-money. this spot was made for just $20 but netted the maker one million dollars in a contest from doritos. the most talked about ad period positive and negative? that good long look at david beckham almost all of david beckham from h & m. more than 80% of those weighing in? women. >> people are hurting. >> reporter: tops among men this uplifting ode to detroit from clint eastwood and chrysler. >> yeah, it's halftime america. >> it is legal i believe. >> reporter: 3.5 million dollars for a 30 second spot for advertisers it is all about making memories that stick. apparently something cities about scantily clad women near naked beckham and babies. will it make you buy stuff? who knows. but

it's like the spot a year ago featuring eminem nem. >> there was a lot of heart in that one.was like a like a speech but he is an actor. >> the ad agency created this ad for audi. headlights so bright. they released the spot before the game. >> you've got to have a pr machine going into the game and coming out of it. you've got to take advantage. >> what did he like? there were. >> silver auto spot i thought was stunning. and the end of prohibition. >> the art direction, propping. impressive. >> and go daddy.com is there every year. there was david beckham's under wear and there were animals. >> the overweight dogs. >> points for originality. we saw that go on with a horse for years. >> it's can get you, if dogs don't get you, babies will. >> dmot try that at home. he says super bowl is one day when his industry is put on a ped decemberal. he thinks industry was disappointing everybody this time around. >> i thoulgt it was fun. >> sure, they were. >> and and we'll show you at 6:00. >> see you then. >> still ahead, is shamu a slave? the case against sea world coming up. >> and

. >> we weren't here a year ago tonight talking about how eminem, the ad started the detroit is on thewas ploy. detroit came up with the ad detroit is on the way back buy american cars. very successful ad. detroit said let's do it again. >> bill: chrysler not everybody in detroit. but the point is that smart guys like mr. paul and karl rove, you would cede both of them are smart guys. they took it as a subliminal political message that the government in washington, giving taxpayer money to private industry to keep them from going down, was worthy and good. that's how they took it. >> that's right. >> you know, that's the beauty of subliminal ads. you can take it any way you want to. i turned to my dad and said is clinton eastwood announcing is he running for office? >> he was actually doing an ad he is joining the fray. >> bill: stimulus or bailout money didn't enter into your mind at all. >> no. >> bill: this is a fascinating discussion. so now eastwood, who i think tried to do a good thing, all right? would you both cede he tried to do a good thing? he is trying to get americans sayi

>> we always wanted to do a collaboration with eminem. >> he's such a focused artist and his lyrics areway that we do. >> i love the country and rap merger. >> can you talk to him? >> i'll call him up. >> and of course we wish the band perry the best of luck zund night. and that is it for this very special edition of "showbiz tonight." show piz at tbiz at the grammys. thanks for watching. this bowl of strawberries is loaded with vitamin c. and now, b vitamins to boot. coffee doesn't have fiber. unless you want it to. splenda® essentials™ are the first and only line of sweeteners with a small boost of fiber, or antioxidants, or b vitamins in every packet. mmm. same great taste with an added "way to go, me" feeling. splenda® essentials™. get more out of what you put in. are you still sleeping? just wanted to check and make sure that we were on schedule. the first technology of its kind... mom and dad, i have great news. is now providing answers families need. siemens. answers.

dan pfeiffer followed, with "saving the auto industry," something eminem and clint eastwood could agreen. by monday, it went viral. presidential candidate newt gingrich took a different view. >> i think it was pro-american. i know clint personally. and that is not something he would do. >> that is something mr. eastwood confirmed. >> detroit is showing us it can be done. and what's true about them is true about all of us. >> that was chip reid reporting. eastwood gave his entire salary for that ad, to charity. >>> another glorious day with lots of sunshine. nothing like a normal maryland february. but it is hard to complain right now. there is a change in the air. wjz has weather and traffic. bob has the updated numbers. >> by tomorrow afternoon, you might be scramping your -- scratching your head, as saying what season is this. look at these temperatures. in the mid-50s many places. down to the west of us, it is chillier, down in oakland. now at 41. we're in the mid-50s still. big changes coming up tomorrow. believe it or not, we're talking about snow returning to the region. across mu

they had what, eminem last year and decide clint eastwood this year?k at the same ad and see different things. i saw the ad as a celebration of the american spirit. not a celebration of bailouts or subsidizing failure but the fact that companies not just like chrysler but also ford which didn't take a dime in federal money got off their knees and the economy turned around, not because of anything barack obama did. i'll say this about the hoke strag add. debbie stab knbe know has been the senate and the senate under democratic leadership has been unable to perform even the most rudimentary legislative functions charged under the constitution. for her to vote repeatedly for -- >> hoekstra doesn't have ralph reed in his hat. we are talking about his ad which means it's powerful. >> i've gotten used to democrats screaming racism. when herman cain, a black man who grew up in a separated america said that he agreed with newt gingrich that barack obama was a food stamp president, suddenly black democratic activists were calling him either a racist or an uncle

actress brittany murphy who played eminem's love interest in "8 mile" and an ugly duckling that becamewan in the teen comedy "clueless." >> why am i listening to you to begin with? you're a virgin who can't drive. >> that was way harsh. >> the coroner ruled murphy's death at age 32 was an accident due to the combination of pneumonia, iron deficiency and multiple drug intoxication. murphy's husband and mother disputed the findings to larry king. >> for the record, a declarative statement, my wife had not taken any drugs that could harm her that morning. that is -- >> no drug overdose -- >> please. >> brittany was scared to -- >> she had a heart murmur. >> and heath ledger, known for his groundbreaking performance in the movie "brokeback mountain" where he played a gay cowboy opposite jake gillen hall. >> ledger died just months before the release of his biggest blockbuster "the dark knight." critics and audiences raved over his turn as the arch villain, the joker. >> no, no, you, you will complete me. >> ledger died from an accidental overdose of pain killers, anti-anxiety drugs and sle

saw it as pro-america the same way the chrysler ad frankly last year and of you got to love it when eminemint eastwood are on the same page. and again, remember in the obama record, that is going to be a very important message in places like michigan and ohio where individuals and communities know that their jobs were saved by the actions that this president took. >> buy american, buy american all the time. great to see you both this morning. thanks so much. >> thanks, thomas. >> absolutely. >>> here's a look at other stories topping the news now for you. the u.s. is pressuring egypt to drop charges against 19 americans facing trial. this move comes as violent clashes between police and rioters today in cairo. they were charged with receiving foreign money and channelling it to fund and support anti-government protest groups. only six of the americans charged remain in that country, including sam lahood, the son of u.s. transportation secretary ray lahood. >>> well, the number of cruise ships stricken by a norovirus outbreak this weekend is now up to three. royal caribbeans voyager of the

actress brittany murphy who played eminem's love interest and was an ugly duckling and became a swanith the help of alicia silverstone in "clueless." >> you are a virgin who can't drive. >> that was way harsh. >> the coroner ruled that murphy's death at 32 was an accident due to the combination of pneumonia, iron deficiency and multiple drug intoxication. but her husband and mother disputed those finding to larry king. >> for the record, a declarative statement, may wife had not taken any drugs that could harm her that morning. i will -- no drug overdose. >> please. brittany was scared to take -- >> she had a heart murmur. >> and this was heath ledger the actor known for his ground breaking performance in broke back mountain where he played a gay cowboy opposite jake gyllenhaal. >> i wish i knew how to quit you. >> then why don't you? why don't you just let me be, huh. >> lenler died just months before the release of his biggest blockbuster, "the dark knight." critics raved over his portrayal of the joker. >> you complete me. >> ledger died from an accidental overdose of painkillers

the ad, dan pfeiffer communications director tweeted "saving the american auto industry something eminemweet eed "powerf spot, did clint shoot that or narrate it." >> clint eastwood, #winning. what do you make of this? i think it's both ways and i just -- isn't it amazing to listen to rove find a nasty way of describing this thing. he actually calls this some sort of pay-back for the bail out, and that is why they do it. where does he think the conspiracy meetings are held, anyway? you don't want to comment? >> i break with karl, he's reading too much in it. the key to the ad that makes it so powerful it has a optimistic vision of the future, that is key to politics and winning and that is what john kerry never got, he painted a really bleak vision of the future, this is something george w. bush always understood, and that is you can't go out and campaign whether you're the challenger or incumbent and say the future looks terrible, follow me. >> dukakis and al gore, kerry, i don't know what is in the democrat's blood stream that makes them do that. ronald reagan evoked in that america on

saving the america auto industry, something eminem and he can agree on.er senior adviser to george w. bush saw it as political payback from the auto industry to president obama. >> and the president of the united states and his political minions are in essence using our tax dollars to buy corporate advertising and the best wishes of the management which has benefitted by getting a bunch of our money that they'll never pay back. >> reporter: in radio interview, presidential candidate newt gingrich took a different view. >> i know clint. i assure you, he did not make an obama ad. >> reporter: that's something clint eastwood confirmed. >> detroit's showing us it can be done. and what's true about this is true about all of us. >> reporter: now, the ceo of chrysler denies that there was any political motivation here, and a couple of things to keep in mind. first, the bailout of chrysler began during the bush administration with $4 billion. another $8.5 billion was added during the obama administration. a total of $12.5 billion. about 90% of it was paid back bu

. >> so would eminem >> i would have gone off on this guy. >> all over his white tux seed doe shirt. >> at -- tuxedo shirt. >> at the time it wasn't funny, it was contrived and forced. >> i am surprised. >> look at them taking him away. >> yeah, it is oscar night you are ruining the guys tuxedo but ryan could buy a million of those. >> could i say something about tom crews has he aged into -- cruise has he agented a movie star or what. >> looks fantastic. >> the show overall >> i didn't watch opening but boring. >> billy crystal? >> i thought he was pretty good, but you know, not great, and i thought the audience reaction for everyone being so happy oh, crystal is back their reaction to him was subdued i thought. >> i think had eddie murphy gone through with it i don't know why i was so detached from it i love billy crystal but didn't really. >> i heard you clicked it off early. >> i did and i don't do that i am a pop culture chick but i was like i'm done. >> i get it. >> oh, well. >> what have you got this morning. >> beautiful forecast for you to start your week in fact most of the

eminem, say, reboot our economy, time to restart.e it. >> so you disagree with carl, is that what you're saying were sna mary? >> i'm surprised to hear carl say that. that stimulus was everything -- it was timely and targeted and temporary and attached to very strict and measurement market-forced conditions all of which were met. there are many management jobs. labor jbs lost. dealerships closed. iconic brands went down. a lot of reform-oriented restructuring and accelerated bankruptcy. all of which was put in place by bush. this is not to be confused with the subsequent stimulus packages which were not nearly as productive so i'm not sure why he said what he said. but i'm sure he had a good reason for it. >> mary matalin, still zebding the bush administration. we're out of time, donna, but we'll continue the conversation. >>> the violence is worsening in syria. jack cafferty is asking -- why isn't anyone doing anything about the bloodshed? your answers in a moment. >>> and something you don't see every day, the prince performing the

about michigan and detroit, i'm saying i need to know what prince is going to do, i need to know what eminemi have always -- >> i have always said that. nobody believes me. >> we always say it, don't we. >> totally with you. >> going to be interesting to see what happens. thanks so much. >> thanks. >> thank you. >>> cnn tonight, two more opportunities for one of those candidates to separate themselves from the pack. coverage of the arizona and michigan primaries begins at 6:00 eastern with a special edition of john king usa followed by cnn complete live coverage of results at 7:00 eastern with wolf blitzer and the best political team on television. oh will you grab us some yoplait? sure. what flavor? mm, one of each. lemon burst, hm, cherry orchard, blackberry harvest... my daughter's grabbing some yoplait. pina colada, orange creme. i can't imagine where she is... strawberry cheesecake. [ grocery store pa ] clean up in aisle eight. found her! [ female announcer ] yoplait original. 25 flavors for you to love. it is so good. a little bird told me about a band... ♪ an old man shared some fish

not the recent clint eastwood ad but last year, the eminem ad.n used to create a story of an eminent detroit comeback that weaves together pretty seamlessly. >> what does this city know about luxury? huh? what does a town that has been to hell and back know about the finer things in life? well, i'll tell you. more than most. you see -- >> the people of detroit know a little something about this. they almost lost everything. but we all pulled together. now motor city is fighting again. >> that's who we are. that's our story. now it's probably not the one you've been reading in the papers, who are being unwritten by folks who never have been here and don't know what we are capable of. >> some ads showing the comeback of detroit. you know, i spent some time in detroit doing some reporting last -- two years ago, i guess. and i was struck by what a powerful place it is in all sorts of reasons. one of the reasons, obviously, is what has become a cliche about detroit which is the fact that, obviously, a lot of people have left and there's a lot of aband