it's like gotham with multiple batmans. [laughter] you shine the bat signal, all these clowns show up. [laughter] i mean -- [cheers and applause] holy sausage fest! [laughter] [cheers and applause] after all, i mean -- i mean, which one's infallible? say you're having a smoke break in the apse, and the two of them start walking towards you from different directions. you're getting double-poped-- [laughter] you know d-p'ed-- [cheers and applause] think about this -- which pope do you bow to and which one do you just go "sup?" [laughter] and imagine the confusion in the breakroom fridge when there's more than one yogurt labeled "pope." [laughter] i'm so worried. i'm so worried about this. as an observant catholic, ---6- but, to the man's credit, he's not holding onto all the trappings of power. >> he'll trade in his famous red shoes, the prada red shoes, for a pair of hand-crafted brown loafers out of mexico. >> stephen: okay, red shoes are gone. meaning he is no longer able to transport himself to kansas. [ laughter ] and th

it's like gotham with multiple batmans. you shine the bat signal all these clowns show up. >> so you think he will be forgotten by monday? >> you would like to think he wouldn't be, but, you know, people forget a lot over the weekend. >> yeah. that's when they get together. all right. all day long stay on top of the very latest developments, those stories and others as they break on msnbc and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with ""nbc nightly news."" later on the "today" show, brand new clue in the treasure hunt and candid moments with first lady michele obama and this sunday on "meet the press," an he interview with job boehner on the budget sequester and whether washington can break the cycle of governing through crisis. keep it on this channel for local news, weather, sports and more. i'm richard lui, thanks for watching "early today," your first stop of the kay day on your nbc station. have a great weekend. >>> breaking news. a deadly shooting in sonoma county overnight. we're learning more about a bizarre set o

it's like gotham with multiple batmans.hine the bat signal, all these clowns show up. >> all right. coming up next in entertainment news, we're going to talk about some box office news which is poised for a giant disappointment this weekend. "jack the giant slayer" hits theaters today. the film's $200 million budget isn't doing it any

. >>> in gotham city, the ban on large sugary drinks was reversed it came as a blow for mayor michael bloomberg who is an outspoken advocate for the prevention of obesity. he spoke about it on "the late show with david letterman." >> we heard today the sugary 16-ounce soda ban has been overruled by a state court? >> state court judge said we didn't have the authority do it, we think we do. this year 70,000 mideasterns wi american als americans will die from obesity. >> reporter: a ban on large drinks bigger than 16 ounces and larger may be arbitrary. >> you could have a banned drink at a restaurant, but go right next door and it would be okay. >> reporter: some in new york welcomed the judge's decision. >> i think it's great. there should have not been a ban in general. >> reporter: the american beverage association issued a statement saying it provides a sigh of relief to new yorkers and thousands of small businesses in new york city that would have been harmed by this arbitrary and unpopular ban. it's not the first time new york mayor michael bloomberg tried to enact laws to effect

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. >> normally he patrols gotham city, but the cape crusader has made a detour now and gone to great britainbc's danny savage reports, batman is pretty busy. >> reporter: bam. kpow. zap. it sounds like the most exciting thing ever to happen at this police station in bradford. but when batman brought in a suspect, the reality was a bit more sedate. leaning against the front desk, waiting for an officer, the caped crusader chats to the man she's handing over, who has been charged with handling stolen goods and fraud. but the identity of the man in the batman costume remains a mystery. although as you would expect a man of his pedigree, he just disappeared into the night. across town, someone believes they've met the man behind the mask. do you think you sold the batman costume to the bradford batman? >> yes, i believe i did, yes. >> reporter: how do you know? >> he was very specific what he wanted. he wanted a gray batman outfit. he's a tall young man, a local man. >> reporter: anything more you can tell us about it? >> yes, i believe he lives on letsby avenue. >> reporter: do you feel safer k

trying to basically say if you want to sand up against your community against the big shots from gothamyou can vote for more guns. you know what's going on here. >> if wayne lapierre is the country mouse, he may be the only making money to preach the kind of stuff he preached yesterday. he tries to make this about mime bloomberg and nra. that's a waste of an important national moment when everybody in this country, nra member, gun owner, and person who has never looked at a gun in their life, aught to be having a conversation about where there is common ground. in discussing this with people out in the country since newtown and for the past five years. despite what you hear on news programs, there's actually an enormous and pretty durable consensus about what you would do if you wanted to save a lot of lives but at the same time respect the rights of law-abiding citizens. it's background checks. that's what everyone agrees on. >> i think they do. the numbers sure prove it. anyway, mayor mike bloomberg of new york argued yesterday the public is on his side when it comes to background che

. >> to make his point, casey gets back on his bicycle and rides the streets of gotham.

. >>> a rainy day in gotham. it's the battle of the smartphones. in one corner, it's apple. almost 2% today after jeffries cuts its price target on the iphone maker. in the other corner, blackberry. its shares down 3% as the new z-10 gets ready to launch in the u.s. next week. now, can either of these stocks pack a punch to make your portfolio a champ? let's start talking apple versus blackberry. and talking numbers on the technical side, it's ennis tanner with risk vertical.com, on the fundamental side, it's abigail doolittle with the s seaport group. ennis, which group looks best right now? >> i think apple is slowly in the process of forming a bottom. it's become a stock that everyone loves to hate, and on the charts, we're seeing that as it gets close to long-term support. if we look at the three-year chart, we can see the 400 to 425 level was resistance to 2011, and it's really, i think, going to be an important area of long-term support for apple going forward. i think the stock's risk/reward is to own here. >> abigail, who do you like best? >> i think that blackberry

joining me now to discuss it the gotham ghost writers and ben ferguson. >> megyn: and dr.thdraw if that is what the class wants, saying it's their day and doesn't want to rain on anybody's parade and he has since come out and clarified what he was saying, trying to say to hannity, saying that, i think people have completely taken the wrong meaning out of what i was saying, he told the baltimore sun. i certainly believe gay people should have all the rights inning else have i was trying to say as far as marriage is concerned it had traditionally been between a man and woman and no one should be able to change that. your thoughts, dan. >> i want to wish everyone good passover and happy easter. you know, look, i think dr. carson learned a very valuable lesson here. freedom of speech does not guarantee freedom from consequences, i teach my ethics student at nyu. as he was practicing his free speech rights the students are practicing their free speech rights. it comes not a free speech issue, but a values issue. who does johns hopkins want to represent them. that's something to

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