hamm also worked for the company or works for it. >> indeed, tyler. harold's estranged wife, was for many years an important executive at continental resources. her bios say that she began the oil and gas marketing divisions of the company. she clearly was part of the brains behind the operation so another reason why, according to oklahoma family law and the equitable distribution in a divorce there, she may well have a claim if there was no pre-nup to a considerable slice of that fortune. over $11 billion credited to mr. hamm these days. >> we'll have you stick around, joshua. clue us in here. continental and mr. hamm were deeply involved in the initial finds and initial developments of the batchenfield up in north dakota, am i correct? >> first of all, he's believed to be the biggest donor of oil in america, credited with the discovery of the bachen field in the 1990s of the continental has added more than 600 million barrels of proved reserves in the last four or five years alone just by drilling in the bachen formations and there's 20 billion barr

the show's star john hamm is not a fan of wearing undergarments. so in an effort to cut down on what's reported to be a major distraction, hamm was asked to start wearing underwear. >> he needs like a pr person. everything is pretty good for him. >>> the much guarded plot of the new "transformers" film was slipped out of the film office to the dismay of the director michael bay who was trying to keep everything under wraps. >>> pink stopped a song when she noticed a little girl was crying. after discovering the little girl was upset about an altercation near her seat, pink cheered her up with a toy. >> that's pretty amazing that she noticed that from the stage. >>> this comes to us from kere from minneapolis. abby harrison says she wants to be the first person on mars on 2030 when she launched her blog astronautabby.com. she won the attention of lukeo promptier. i'm richard lui, this is "early today" just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> leading the news this morning "usa today" asks is the post office going extinct. parcel

>>> just ahead, a big story concerning "mad man's" jon hamm and the blogosphere blogging about it. this is a ritual dating back hundreds of years. details next. you're watching "early today".

nike says it's simply a salute to his athletic performance. >>> jon hamm has weighed in on the wholents controversy from the set of "mad men," and the actor is not too happy about the press. in an interview with "rolling stone," a cranky hamm says "they're called privates for a reason." >>> and according to "e!" news, lindsay lohan's behavior on "anger management" was so disruptive, the cast, crew and even seheen were thinking she wasn't worth the aggravation. poor lindsay. we'll give her a break for now. i'm mara schiavocampo and this is "first look" on msnbc. stay tuned. "way too early" starts right now. ♪ >>> i think it is time for the justices to examine this issue, and i certainly believe that those states that have made a decision to recognize these couples as being married, that the federal government has to respect that decision by the states. that's traditionally been how it works. states have defined marriage and the federal government has followed the lead of the states. >> good morning. i'm bill karins. this is "way too early." thanks for being with us today. we have a lo

. >> reporter: harold hamm is the husband in the dog house. number 35 on the forbes list of richest americans. worth $11 billion. a self-made man who started in the business scrubbing out the inside of oil barrels 50 years ago. >> and there was a lot of oil people around. i had never been around people like that. >> you wanted to be like that? >> i wanted to be like them. >> reporter: sue ann hamm is his wife of 25 years. on the table is his 68% stake in continental resources. the company she helped him build. >> the wife was a lawyer and economist. that's a bad combination for him. >> reporter: without a prenup, this becomes the biggest war of the roses ever. nearly twice the $1.7 billion settlement of the murdochs. by comparison, mel and robyn gibson's settlement seems paltry. if sue ann hamm does win, she becomes one of the richest women in america. more wealthy than oprah winfrey. >> thank you, steve. >>> when we come back, you'll remember this. ♪ take a close look at the huxtables. there is something in the picture making news years after

mad men actor john hamm weighs in on his unmentionables. the material girl joins a very elite club. >>> well, welcome back on this thursday. we are watching a few showers in the west mixed with some clouds. it's not going to rain all day. we're not going to get a lot of heavy rain. but there are areas of heavy rain. 67 in portland. at least the temperatures are warm compared to the rest of the country. even the intermountain west west. as we look to your forecast a little bit like today i think we'll take most of the showers out of the forecast. enjoy what should be a decent holiday travel day. >>> madonna has officially joined the billionaire's club. between her recent tour, merchandise sales and some really wise investments madonna might as well be printing money. >>> nike's latest ad features a tiger woods quote winning takes care of everything. some are calling it dismissive of tiger's extramarital affair. nike has responded to complaints saying the ad is simply a salute to his athletic performance. >>> how about this one, jon hamm fina

you don't care. >> you are a true fan. >> i am. >> let's talk about "mad man" star john hamm.ed. "mad man" star jon hamm is fed up with people talking about his man hood, his swing and berries. he has a tendency to go commando, and he's addressed this frenzy over his male anatomy in the april issue of "rolling stone." i don't get this quote. "i'm wearing pants, so lay off. it's not like i'm a lead miner. there are harder jobs in the world." fruit of the loom have reached out to jon and offered him free underwear for life. you could get worse pr. >> if the "mad man" people will hire me, i will get this man coffee for the rest of my life. >> you're impressed? >> no problem. >> you're over ryan gosling? >> it's hard to do that, but he has quite an argument. >> certainly. >> he has quite an argument. moving on to bieber. once again, justin bieber is in the news. this time his mom is coming to his defense. she's basically saying, look, he's young. if i could take away free will and make this better and fix all of his problems, i would, but i have to step away. he's 19, and he's you

does john hamm own the cover of "rolling stone" or does he look really, really stupid. show it. this is the new "rolling stone." we will spend a segment talking about this picture. discuss shall we in the -- >> lightning rooooooouuuuunnnndd. lightning round. >> can we put the cover up there while we talk so we can -- so people know? sherrod, what is wrong with this? >> i think adam lambert looks great. >> it is a cigarette. >> it is a lollipop. >> it is a cigarette. >> he is obnoxious. >> is "rolling stone" no longer understanding what cool is? they stopped years ago. >> they put britney spears on a cover several times. i think they for dpot what cool was a longtime ago. >> do you think people know what "mad men" really is. "rolling stone's market is now the people who watch" mad men." >> it is for the people who described to arp. >> mad men is the perfect show for that certain group of people. it is focusing on the 60s and a bunch of white people with issues and all of this stuff. they thought they could be cool and it fits them. it is still a weird cover. >> i thought it was a

[laughter] jon hamm is sick of everyone talking about his giant penis. so, media, you can start talking about mine. this is "the colbert report." ["the colbert report" theme music playing] captioning sponsored by comedy central [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting "stephen" brrk [ welcome to the report. good to have you with us. please, please -- [cheers and applause] thank you so much, nation. folks -- folks -- [cheers and applause] it is true, you know, i say it every other night but tonight it is good to have you with me. because folks, i've got to tell you -- i don't want to be alone right now. because i am shaken to the core by something i have learned in the last 24 hours. well, i'm shaken that i learned anything. i like to keep things tidy up here. [laughter] folks, it is looking more and more like the supreme court may decide that it's legal for gay people to get married. and that's okay with people. [laughter] sometimes i feel like i'm the only one holding this country together. [laughter] i used to think i had a life partner in bill o'reilly.

." >> jimmy: jon hamm, i saw. >> we bowled against jon hamm. >> jimmy: you're taking it to amc. >> yeahld like to bowl you and questo. you perked up. and steve higgins and a.d. miles. i would love to just like get a team and bowl against you guys. >> jimmy: let's go tonight. let's go right now! we ready to go? [ cheers and applause ] >> we don't have to finish the show do we? can we just go now? >> jimmy: no, when you come, we will do this. >> okay. >> jimmy: questlove has like -- you have a collection. he has a -- >> you have six bowling balls? oh [ bleep ] just got real! [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you can't say that! >> what'd i say? >> jimmy: "real." >> okay, good. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i gotta say this too. look at this. i love "wired" magazine. i gotta say. this is probably one of my favorite magazines. it might be the best magazine out there. just so fun. it's you and chewbacca and c-3po. >> yeah. >> jimmy: and is that boba fett? >> yeah, there's boba fett in there and then r5-d4, when you open it up. r5-d4 was the -- >> jimmy: are you in "vikings?" >> he's the little guy with the ba

the divorce between oklahoma oil baron harold hamm and his second wife sue ann hamm was a well kept secretnow out in the public eye. in part because of the settlement, sue ann could obtain one of the largest in history, even more than the $1.7 billion settlement paid out to anna murdoch, the ex-wife of rupert murdoch, back in 1999. sue ann, an economist and a lawyer, who once worked for hamm's company, continental resources claims in court filings that harold was unfaithful during their marriage. according to harold the couple separated back in 2005 and have lived separate lives ever since. hamm, worth more than $11 billion, was listed by "forbes" as one of the 50 richest americans in 2012 and named by "time" magazine one of the most influential people in the world. >> this is the king kong of divorce cases. sue ann stands to make lots and lots of money, more than is really on the table. >> reporter: expensive divorces are nothing new. according to "forbes" magazine, neil diamond's divorce from his first wife cost him an estimated $150 million. newly engaged michael jordan's divorce an est

so, i will start out with district 4 honoree, laura hamm. if she can please come up. (applause) >> laura is the sustainable development policy director over at spur, the san francisco planning and urban research association. laura in her work coordinates spur's work in five major policy areas. green buildings, water supply, wastewater, energy and climate change. prior to joining spur laura worked for the u.s. environmental protection agency office of inspector general where she conducted research and analysis that produced recommendations for the epa to better manage environmental problems. in this position she worked on a va right of policy issues such as enforcing the clean water act and managing electronic waste. she previously worked for the northern forest center on rural development and conservation in the northeast. in addition to her many professional accomplishments, laura has always been very involved and engaged district 4 residents and really happy to learn recently that she is a neighbor practically of mine. she served as a district 4 representative on th

. >> for the last four years artist jennifer hamm has been part of the team that makes those renditionsgoogle home page. >> we don't want to hinder our audience from actually searching because they came to our home page to search, but we also want to do something fun. >> recently the doodlers have ratcheted things up. users were allowed to record their own songs for the day. >> in total around the world, there was about 57 years of music recorded on the doodle. >> 57 years. >> he's the lead engineer on the doodle team. he says the collaboration of artists and technology is worth it, despite spending several months to create a doodle that's only on the home page for 24 hours. >> even though it's there for a day, i think it brings enough joy. sometimes i describe my job is just to make everyone happy for ten seconds. >> the california team produces over 300 doodles a year. for dozens of countries across the globe, working with fellow google employees both far and near. >> do you think most people have any sense for how much work goes into that? >> no, but i think that's okay. >> rebecca j

favorite tax havens are in the caribbean, mostly cayman islands, ba ma'am hamm whats, british ver ginds. globally, channel islands, singapore, switzerland. they told me this morning that wealthy clients are now demanding more information about their overseas accounts. asking about the banks. they're asking about the countries themselves and the fiscal and capital conditions of these countries now, the caribbean countries do have that british legal history that makes them more stable but little is known about the capital structure about the offshore banks and governments, they are notoriously fragile and vulnerable to a lot of corruption. many say cyprus cannot happen here. bottom line, it's shown that wealthy countries can seem like tax havens and seem like a wealth shelter but they can quickly become a wealth trap. >> more scrutiny on the way. >> not a bad thing. >> thank you very much. >>> the euro meantime really slid big. the government of cyprus hasn't even voted to approve the package yet. that decision is delayed until tomorrow evening. what now? joining us, author and up estab

i'm going to tell you right now -- [ speaking simultaneously ] >> the curse of hamm was used to say we are the victims -- >> are you trying to get old testament? remember, the new covenant with christ, the new covenant with god, that's why we have the new testament. >> dana, dana, dana, dana -- [ speaking simultaneously ] >> dana, dana, dana, what do you say to van's point that it wasn't so long ago he wouldn't have been able to get married without the help of the government interfering? isn't that an incredibly salient point? >> you know what, republicans all throughout, piers, i agree with that because republicans, that's why you have the republican party because they split from democrats and split from the kkk, the militant faction of that. they didn't believe they were the original abolitionists, the frederick douglass republicans. they thought that was horrible. that's why you had individuals fight for the civil rights act. >> unfortunately, we've got to move on. i think you made some very good points which i think are pretty inarguable. the fact you couldn't have got married 50 y

newspaper didn't identify the inmate but whitey and the other prisoners could have for leggitt fais hammes wingfield bernadette, the newspaper without credit have listed the description that he had written for the atlanta in which was the prison magazine. they covered it in their own prison magazine. the inmate publication. in an issue that included such articles as ted williams, she'll or hero, and virgins would you marry one? ran on a cover story called i went insane for science and the author was a doctor writing anonymously about his experimental trip and the article included the mention of his work in the atlanta prison. whitey met with pfizer and his associates just a few weeks after he started working in a hospital in july. the heat under -- he underwent a process to the site cord the previous october. the inmates called him the not doctor. dr. brough and interviewed whitey and administered psychometrics tests which included tests designed to confirm a volunteer was normal. doctors involved in the ilyse project when writing were talking about the inmates meant normal in quotation ma

continental resources issued a statement saying, quote, harold hamm has announced that a petition foring in the district court of oklahoma county. this is a private matter and has not and is not anticipated to have any impact or effect on the company's business or operations. now, notice the careful wording. they are saying no impact on business and operations but not shares. we have seen recently how big divorces can result in big share soles or changes in the board. here's why a couple's wealth, especially when it comes from public shares, those shares could be split when they divorce and when the wife or spouse gets those shares they are typically sold. take the care of wynn resorts. as part of the egrain elaine wynn got 10% of the shares or 10% of the company. the deal said she couldn't vote or share her shares without steve's permission but she south last year to void that agreement and she sued for the right to sell them. another example is google. google's chairman reportedly splitting from his wife and recently filing to sell millions of shares in google as part of any possibl

harold hamm drove a truck for ten years so he can afford to go to college. he majored in geology.ng some geological surveys concluded there must be oil in north dakota, went to north dakota and drilled a well, dry hole, and told it costs $2 million to drill a dry hole. he drilled 16 more. they called it harold's folly up there until the 17th. the backen range he discovered is estimated by some to have as many as 500 billion barrels of oil. i'm seen risk taking. the flagging lumber business and mounting losses convinced the international paper corporation that they needed to shut down their mill in new hampshire. the plant manager and sales manager borrowed and invested in every thing they could find to save the business, they saved their job and the jobs of 30 of their colleagues and grew sales from $5 million a year to $50 million a year. i met people of great faith. the honor of being in the home of billy graham and the cardinal dolan. i've met heroes in our armed forces. men and women who have resigned with the national guard after multiple tours of duty in afghanistan knowing

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. >>> well, it is jon hamm's world. we're all just living in it.help us live a little larger. an online list. it's even offering clothes with its jack threads acquisition. ben lair is here with us as well. i was perusing your site, you know, very cool. >> thank you. >> a little private jet trips and trips to costa rica. now you're getting into actually selling stuff. >> yes. >> why? >> well, we had a relationship with our guys through the content where we would recommend them go to a restaurant and they would go. or buy clothing and they would buy it. and we realized that we weren't taking full advantage of the trust that we had. and ultimately we could offer a better expense by not just telling them about services and products that other people sold, but we could sell them directly. >> there are a couple companies that do this. not just exactly that, but you've got bluefly, daily deals, et cetera, et cetera. >> many of them are not focused on our demographic. we're very directly -- we're talking to guys. and bluefly, for example. >> young guys or

mia hamm and julie foudy, historically great, talked about having their level lifted by their teammates they were able to push their limits that they thought they had, and they didn't realize they had another gear. >> the reason why you got such a great response to your article is because this is contagious not only on the basketball court, but you're an attorney. >> right. >> jonathan is a journalist. if people around you make tough decisions, decide to go after a story that might be unpopular or take a case that nobody else wants to take, that sort of action is contagious. >> and people who are willing to have conflict, but they understand, we can disagree, but after we disagree and a decision's made, we're going to unite and we're going to move on together. and that's sort of the idea of being a great teammate. who taught you to be a great teammate? there wasn't any class on that. the great teammates are the ones who compete their tails off and practice every day. we may be competing for the same spot. and you're the starter and i'm the reserve. now, do i sit there and hope that you

oil exec harold hamm, one of america's wealthiest men is reportedly embroiled in a nasty fight with hisding partial control of continental resources, america's fastest growing oil company. ouch. >>> and if that's not enough for you, how about some simple public revenge. this billboard was stopping traffic in north carolina. take a look. a woman named jennifer appears to call out her cheating husband. okay. michael. it says "gps tracker $250, camera with zoom lens, $1600, catching my lying husband and buying this billboard with our investment account, priceless. tell jessica you're moving in! well, publicity stunt. turns out the billboard is one big marketing stunt because the message has now changed inviting jessica to visit a local restaurant. that restaurant -- >> because with the publicity stunt we will not partake in but, yes, everybody thought it was a real -- >> i mean, that was all over the news last night. >> i know. >> i guess mission accomplished. >> giving some people an idea how to handle it in real life. >> that unnamed business establishment for the -- >> wine therapy. >>

harold hamm how much money does he have? >> number 35 in america. $11 billion.ing leaders in the country. >> what? >> fracking. no fracking jokes. >> they do frack. >> yeah. they're a big leader in the oil field. continental issued a statement saying, harold ahamm announced that a petition for divorce is pending. the matter is private. has not and is not anticipated to have any impact or effect on the company's business or operations. we can talk about that in moment. suean alleged harold was having an affair that she discovered in 2010 prompting her to later file for divorce. this would be the most expensive divorce in history. they have been married since 1988. the value is not only created during this marriage but in the last five or seven years. she worked for the company. she posted in marketing. >> second wife already? >> he was divorced in 1987. >> this was already sort of the trophy wife. >> well, i wouldn't say that. but it was his second marriage. >> he married her in 1988. >> i think she's in her 50s. >> she worked for the company. so maybe he knew th

. >> reporter: another normal day in raleigh, north carolina, for bruce hamm.breakfast. >> pretty good. >> reporter: and getting himself ready for work. but there's something missing from this picture that makes bruce's family a little different. >> it just wasn't registering when i went through it that she was going to die that quickly. i thought we had more time. and we just didn't. >> reporter: in 2010, bruce lost his wife, lisa, to cancer, after 16 years of marriage, and in that moment, bruce became a statistic, just like the estimated 20,000 other men who annually lose their wives to cancer and find themselves facing parent hood alone. >> cancer is certainly amongst the leading causes of early parental loss in this country and around the world. >> reporter: psychiatrist dr. donald rosenstein realized a need for these grieving families, he started a first of its kind monthly support group to help single fathers who lost their wives to cancer. bruce was one of the first to join. >> when i heard about this group i thought you know, that's interesting to be in