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ladies and gentlemen, here with a performance from "jerry maguire," nfl stars tony gonzalez and jerryers and applause ] okay, guys. okay, guys. take it away, you guys. ♪ [ laughter ] >> hello. tonight, our little project, our company had a very big night. [ laughter ] a very, very big night. but it wasn't complete. it wasn't nearly close to being in the same vicinity as complete -- [ cheers and applause ] -- because i couldn't share it with you. [ laughter ] i love you. you complete me. [ cheers and applause ] and, i'm just -- >> shut up. [ laughter ] just shut up. you had me at "hello." [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: tony gonzalez and jerry rice! [ cheers and applause ] very nice. oscar-winning -- oscar-winning performance! thanks. that was pretty good, actually. yeah, it wasn't half bad. this one's from maurice keiber from ooey-pooey. [ cheers and applause ] "jimmy, i love ladysmith snack mambazo. you know, that south african singing group who only does songs about food. you should have them on to sing a song about my favorite food, subway." maurice, done. let's do this. ladysmit

a lot to tell you about including the former goldman sachs executive who as jerry maguire style farewell has caused a big stir on wall street. we will dig into that. >>> plus, the special relationship just getting more special by the moment, guys. first a fella's night out at the ncaa tournament. now a couple of bro man's toast at the state dinner. looked like the best man praising the groom at a wedding reception after a few cocktails. those clips later. >>> first let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock. u.s. officials say a man who yashed a stolen pickup at a military airport in afghanistan yesterday was trying to kill marines who had gathered there to meet defense secretary leon panetta. the truck crashed near the runway just moments before panetta's plane was due to land. officials say the driver who emerged from the truck on fire died of his injuries just today. >>> security breach underscores renewed tensions in afghanistan four days after an american staff sergeant allegedly killed 16 afghan civilians. secretary panetta addressed that shooting incident yesterday wh

. >> reporter: it was wall street's "jerry maguire" moment, reminiscent of the movie where the sports agent writes a manifesto about an increasingly soulless business. >> it was the me i'd always wanted to be. >> reporter: but greg smith's crisis of conscience is, of course, infinitely more consequential. and it raises questions about how much, if at all, wall street has changed since it brought america to the brink of a great depression. a crisis for which no major financial executive has faced criminal charges. william cohan wrote a book about goldman called "money and power." would it be wrong for the average american to look at this letter and think to themselves, nothing has changed? >> it would not be wrong, no. the reason nothing has changed on wall street is because the incentives on wall street have not changed. >> reporter: today, the head of goldman sent this memo to the firm's 30,000 employees. saying he was disappointed by the comments from one disgruntled employee. as for greg smith, he's not going to be working on wall street anytime soon. as one observer said today, he

certainly not the only explosive "i quit" moment between the tristar pictures movie jerry maguire andnham's retirement, here are are other examples how to end your career with a bang. >> well, don't worry, i'm not going to do what you all think i'm going to do which is flip out! who is going with me who is coming with me? who is coming with me besides flipper here? >> i have never been a quitter. therefore, i shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow. >> management wants you gone by the end of the day. >> what sort of severance pack able is management prepared to offer me considering the information i have about our editorial director which i think would interest the irs since it constitutes fraud. >> man, you are one twisted. >> nope, i'm an ordinary guy with nothing to lose. >> great stuff there. >>> let's take another look at european stock markets. 14 minutes in the trading session, after a lackluster start, gaining a little bit more momentum, really things hovering around the flat line for most of the market the athens is. thanks ever so much for joining the of two u

a jerry maguire letter this is not. after all, every cop is in the business to make money but it is resonating among employees this morning. back to you. >> thank you, scott. >>> 6:26. still to come on "today in the bay," there is a push to get caltrain running on electric. details are coming up in a live report. >>> and we're busy in the storm center tracking some significant cells this morning. take a look at this one getting ready to hit hercules in the next ten minutes. we'll continue to pinpoint these showers and tell you when you might get a break coming up. >>> a drive through the south bay, 101 but a new incident at 280. this may be weather related. we'll have that coming up. ♪ [ male announcer ] aggressive new styling. a more fuel-efficient turbocharged engine. and a completely redesigned interior. ♪ the new c-class, with over 2,000 refinements. it's amazing...inside and out. the c-class starts at just $34,800. >>> good morning. i'm christie smith live in oakland where the rain just won't quit. the ground so sa

. >> reporter: it was wall street's jerry maguire moment, reminiscent of the moment where the sportstes a manifesto about an increasingly soulless business. >> it was the me i always wanted to be. >> reporter: but greg smiths crisis of conscience is of course infinitely more consequential. and it raises questions about how much, if at all, wall street has changed since it brought america to the brink of a great depression, a crisis for which no major financial executive has faced criminal charges. william cohan wrote a book about goldman called "money and power." >> the reason nothing has changed on wall street is because the incentives on wall street has not changed. >> reporter: the head of goldman sent this memo to the firm's 30,000 employees, saying he was disappointed by the comments from one "disgruntled employee." as for that disgruntled empl employee, greg smith, he probably will not be working on wall street anytime soon. as one observer said soon, he might as well go into the witness protection program. dan harris, abc news, new york. >> one thing that dan did mention on "w

following jerry maguire, or the muppets, is tough. it might be one of the few times we agree.is well placed critiques of this guy who obviously is hardly a whistleblower. he's run out, enjoyed a dozen years of wealth. ubz but the other side, of course, is you're right, none other than our friend they have made criticisms that echo the criticisms two weeks ago in the delaware chancery court. and in the senate last year, and you wonder what's new here? so what? there's gambling in las vegas. what's new here is that the board has to pay attention. >> that was my question. jeff,r, you're an expert on manage, and agreed, there's not a lot new here. let's all assume that. i've talked to many clients, as i'm sure you have, off the record that so fully admit these things. not crimes, but goldman is out for goldman. does the board -- >> it's whistling past the graveyard. for them -- or that they're still an employer of choice, they definitely are a very popular place to work. >> yes. >> however, we're on, you notice, precious time here, thin ice the thomas moore in "man for all seasons

then is goldman having their own jerry maguire moment, quitting by way of a scathing "new york times"tyle. we'll get the word from traders here on the nyc and nike is running all the way to some new highs. their new line of sneakers combined with march madness push this to the winners circle. we'll start with "squawk on the beat." republican race for the white house taking an interesting turn in the south, rick santorum scoring two strong win, mitt montana coming in third in both states. the call for newt gingrich to end his campaign is becoming stronger. good morning, john. >> good morning, carl. this was the night that rick santorum wanted to have. not only did he win both races beating mitt romney but he prevented newt gingrich from winning. because newt gingrich couldn't win in the deep south, which is his home region, the place where he won in south carolina and georgia, that makes newt gingrich a diminishing force in this race, whether or not he formally pulls out or not. remember, his campaign team had said earlier he needed to win one of those states. but of course that didn't