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john taylor, simon rhoad nim rh simon le bon, you're not boys, you're men. >> we survived the '80s. the third british invasion, piers. >> exactly. you'd never really gone away. but when you come to america now, how's it changed in all senses from when you first came out here? >> wow. i mean, we came out -- we've really hit new york to begin with. and it was just an incredible time. the early '80s in new york were amazing. the clubs that were there. peppermint lounge and danceteria and aria. it was incredible. there was a real scene. things have shifted there. how was l.a. when we first came here? >> boring. we played the roxy, we did two shows at the roxy and we stayed -- we got kicked out of the hyatt. continental hyatt. >> kicked out of the hyatt. >> it was a must do. you must get kicked out of the hyatt -- >> so how did you get kicked out? >> andy taylor, who was a guitarist with duran duran, was standing on top of the hotel where there's a pool. and he found a bucket, and he was filling it up with water from the pool and pouring it over the diners who were eating in the open din

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roger simon, reporter for "politico." and john aravosis, author of americablog.com. why are there so many debates? >> the debates are media driven. they're not driven by the candidates. the candidates do hate them not just because they're afraid of each other but because they take over the schedule. you have to go to where the debate is, even if you'd like to go california instead to raise money. you have to study. you can't afford to make any mistakes. what really benefit from the debates? the branding of the media on the backdrop behind them. we are pushing these debates. >> i would not quarrel that at all. the ratings pretty good this season. cnn got 5.5 million viewers for the most recent debate, fox got 6.5 million. in the sound bite, saying nothing more than to tear down the candidate. is he right? >> that comes from a candidate who's been torn down at the debates. >> he has the expertise on the subject. >> exactly. i wouldn't choose anybody else in that department. i think actually these have been some of the more interesting debates that we've had in any rece

john? okay, there we go. you know what? simoneliminated him when he got out here. as those of you with an internet connection probably know, candid photos of a woman that looked like scarlett johansson found their way online last week. and she hasn't confirmed that the photos are of her but the fbi is investigating the case, so -- i bet there's quite a fight about who got to handle that one, huh? i'll take the naked scarlett johansson case. you go sit in the van. [ laughter ] there's a company over in taiwan that any time anything weird happens with a celebrity, they make an animated video of it. they use this whatever, the computer. they did it with tiger woods and charlie sheen and sure enough, they've done it again. >> jimmy: not only is -- [ applause ] that a ridiculous image, the guy at the end, can we see the guy at the end again? happens to look exactly like our tv researcher here at the show. a guy named steve abrams. so, this really caught our -- and can you see, oh, wait, he's got the same motion and everything. congrat

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after publishers simon and shuster spread up its release by a month, the authorized biography of apple co-founder steve jobs goes on sale this week. >>> finally, a tooth the late beatle john lennon gave his housekeeper goes on auction next month in london with a starting price of just under $16,000. >>> the jets fly, the packers roll and the bears invade london. plus, a back and forth world series filled with good pitching and lots of long balls. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> only in denver can it feel like summer one day and winter the next. that's going to happen tomorrow. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, in what up to now has been a seesaw world series, last night, it was the texas rangers turn. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. after scoring 16 runs on saturday, the cards couldn't get anything going last night against the rangers. game four of the world series, ron washington needed a good start, and they got it. but no second-guessing what mike napoli can do. third home run of t

john lennon's 71st birthday. paul was expected to sing "let it be" and a new song, specially written for his new bride. simonod, abc news, london. >>> and a note from california tonight. al davis, the hall of famer, owner of the oakland raiders, died this weekend. stadiums around the nfl observed a moment of silence today. the raiders played with "al" right on their helmets. davvi davis' motto was "just win baby," and for years, the raiders did, capturing three super bowl trophies out of the five they were in. davis hired pro football's first black and latino head coaches and the first woman ceo. he was 82. >>> when we come back, if you are one of those multitaskers with your blackberry and everything else, what is it really doing to your brain? moki. chantix reduced my urge to smoke -- and personally that's what i knew i needed. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these, stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor a

publishers simon and shuster spread up its release by a month, the authorized biography of apple co-founder steve jobs officially goes on sale this week. >>> finally, a tooth the late beatle johnon gave his housekeeper goes on auction next month in london with a starting price of just under $16,000. >>> the jets fly, the packers roll and the bears invade london. plus, a back and forth world series filled with good pitching and lots of long balls. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. yeah, maybe not. v8 v-fusion juice gives them a full serving of vegetables plus a full serving of fruit. but it just tastes like fruit. v8. what's your number? the new way to add the safety of onstar to your car. [ computer ] onstar. we're looking for city hall. i'm sending directions to your car. turn right on hill street. go north for 2 miles. ♪ this is onstar. i got a signal there's been a crash. do you need help? yes, please. i've got your gps location. i'm sending help. ♪ [ female announcer ] for a limited time, get an onstar fmv mirror for only $199 after $100 off. ♪ all right delivering mail, medicine and packages. yet they're closing thousands of offices, slashing service, and want to lay

john lennon's 71st birthday. at the reception paul is expected to sing the beatles' hit "let it be" and a new song especially written for nancy. for "good morning america," i'm simon mcgregor-wood. >> there's a special abc connection. nancy shevell is cousins with barbara walters. >> wow. >> second cousins. >>> coming up -- we'll be talking once again about amanda whether she was sexually assault by a guard in prison. -- by a warden in that an italian prison. >>> and apple worship. high-tech giant is a like a religion to some, so what does that make its late leader steve jobs? our god squad weighs in. >>> take a look at this video. how long with this dog fascination with a chihuahua. these are our ocean spray sparkling juice drinks in cranberry and pomegranate blueberry. they have bubbles and come in these really cool cans. it's real fruit juice, crisp sparkling water, and no added sugar. comes in diet, too. it's refreshing, tasty -- the whole family will love it. you want one? i'll wait a bit. all right. mmm. refreshing. real juice. real bubbly. find it in the juice aisle. [ laughs ] [ laughs ] [ laughs ] that's awesome. you can read that? ♪ [ female announcer ]

john lennon's 71st birthday. at the reception paul is expected to sing the beatles hit "let it be" and a new song specially written for nancy. for "good morning america," i'm simonn mraibone, central london. >> dan, did you know there is a special abc connection to the wedding? >> no. >> nancy shevell is cousins with barbara waltersment >> wow. >> yeah. >> nice. >> second cousins. >> good factoid, bianna golodryga. >>> coming up we'll talk about amanda knox. new questions whether she was sexually harassed by the warden this that prison. we'll tell you about a letter she's written and we'll hear from one of the jurors. he's going to explain why he acquitted her. >>> and apple worship. the high-tech giant is like a religion to some, so what does that make its late leader steve jobs? our god squad weighs in. >>> and take a look at this video. how long will this big dog put up with this blatant provocation have a chihuahua? these are our ocean spray sparkling juice drinks in cranberry and pomegranate blueberry. they have bubbles and come in these really cool cans. it's real fruit juice, crisp sparkling water, and no added sugar. comes in diet, too. it's refreshing,

simon, thanks. we're talking about 70 million blackberry users around the world, not knowing what to do. and, you know, john, some people were saying, you know what, it was a nice break. it gave me an excuse to say, okay, i can't get back to you right now. sorry, i didn't get the e-mail. >> that little box of plastic and chips runs our lives. we had a break from it for a while. >> people around the world were noticing what was going on. 70 million people is a lot of people. a newspaper called "the national." this wasn't an opinion piece, but they are calling this a death sentference the blackberry. they quoted telecom who said the three-day failure of blackberry service could become a death sentence for the maker of the device. they're picking up on what dan was saying. but despite the service problems this week, blackberry ranks as one of the most popular smartphone brands in the region. despite the iphone and despite the android, everyone seems to have one. the "toronto star" heads, is it over. the service disruptions are the worse since an outage swept north america in 2009, but the landscape has changed