the point is what people like to say about keith olbermann is, well, he is his own worst enemy, and ihe old quip here, not while i'm alive. >> you know, is it at least possible, anna, that olbermann, you know, took all this money and went to current tv and found it to be a pretty rinky dinky place. they had all kinds of problems where they couldn't keep the lights on. they were cutting away at the wrong time. at the same time, we have to address the fact that, you know, he had a much smaller audience there than at msnbc. i wonder if his brand has been diminished here. >> i think his brand probably has been diminished because of the things you're talking about. i do think that maybe some of the problems at current in terms of the rinky dinkness could have been solved by maybe someone giving up some of their $50 million contract. >> uh-huh. >> and putting it towards production values. that seems -- actually, that -- i'm not entirely kidding. i think that would have been a wise choice to invest in the production values to make it look good, to attract more viewership. i mean, there's alw

keith olbermann and current tv filing scorching suits against each other just days after his firing. in the court of public opinion, keith takes his case to david letterman. >> i screwed up. i screwed up really big on this. >> but is he. >> the media endorsing mitt romney wroosh. >> nothing will stop him from being the man. the race is effectively over. the only person that doesn't seem to understand that is rick santorum and newt gingrich. >> and, of course, the pundits are never wrong. i'm howard kurtz, and this is "reliable sources. >> we'll get to all that, but, first, breaking news this morning. we learned within the last 90 minutes that mike wallace has died. mike wallace, the legendary, and i don't use that word lightly -- legendary talk show host, correspondent for "60 minutes" really a giant in the broadcast news industry, he was 93 years old. his son, chris, of course, is the host of "fox news sunday." mike wallace has died. he has been ill for a while, but still somehow the news coming as a shock. so i'm going to turn to our panel here. let me introduce everybody. david zur

why current tv reports keith olbermann tried to sabotage the network.e coming up. my parents ran across an ad for a hot dog cart. my mother said, "well, maybe we ought to buy this hot dog cart and set it up someplace." so my parents went to bank of america. they met with the branch manager and they said, "look, we've got this little hot dog cart, and it's on a really good corner. let's see if we can buy the property." and the branch manager said, "all right, i will take a chance with the two of you." and we've been loyal to bank of america for the last 71 years. >> shepard: now we know what happened, she lost it. the woman who claims she won the largest lotto jackpot in u.s. history says she can't find the winning ticket. doesn't sound very worried either. the mcdonald's employee told one reporter she hasn't even checked her work pants pockets. she originally said with great force then and vigor even that she had hid be the ticket that worth some $56 million or a share of that. that she had hidden it somewhere in the fast food joint. of course, nobody h

msnbc ended its contract with keith olbermann just last year. roblem with current tv. according to reuters news service time warner cable could drop the network if ratings fall below a certain threshold for two consecutive quarters. time warner told fox news there is a lot of truth to the story current tv's removal is not imminent. no word on when it might happen. again, the web site mediaite reports current released the following statement and i quote we do not discuss the terms of our distribution agreement because they're confidential. a wild car chase to show you and it seems a truck driver tried to help the cops. look how his rig almost trapped the suv there. see that? we will show you how the thing ended coming up. plus, you can blame beer for your bad decisions and sometimes your hangover the next morning. but maybe not your waist. it turns out the beer belly could be a myth. yum, beer. with no vegetable nutrition? ♪ [ gong ] strawberry banana! [ male announcer ] for a smoothie with real fruit plus veggie nutrition new v8 v-fusion smoothie

neither can keith olbermann.shep: one of the first things they taught in journalism. you will be fired. keith has been fired over and over and hasn't learned it. >> you are smart man. >> shep: not really. >> no one is irreplaceable especially in television. charlie sheen, remember him. remember the eagle's song, new kid in town, they'll never forget you until somebody new comes to town. keith olbermann is going to find that out. >> i think we may have to fire jonathan hunt. >> it's surrender monkeys. >> how do you feel about sweet pork rind. >> he bought the website, 9.99 he is making a killing. he found out about it from watching shepard smith on studio "b." my question for the lawyers, why are you getting royalties? >> shep: my beginning, middle and end and everything else is this place. i can't get nothing from nobody. >> they'll never forget you until somebody else comes an. >> cavuto will come around right after this. [ male announcer ] in blind taste tests, even ragu users chose prego. prego?! but i've been

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current tv is fighting back against fired at anchor keith olbermann, filing a countersuit today. keith olbermann filed a suit, seeking $50 million, claiming that current tv breached a contract with him. the network called him an immature and not arrogant and say they cannot have to pay him a dime. we all know that tim tebow has faith, and he will share it at an easter service in austin, texas. leaders of the church invited him to speak and he accepted. the nondenominational service will take place outdoors. it will be sitting on lawn chairs and blankets, and some say it will be like attending a concert. the "american pie" gang is back in theaters, and we have a look at who it is -- who has changed and who has not. >> what we had was special. >> then we graduated and started getting jobs and getting married, having kids, and all the other stupid stuff. >> "american pie" reunites 13 years later in "american reunion. now they have grown up problems. a part of the fun is reconnecting with a familiar cast. they still knock them dead at. >> you can pick things up, you don't even want t

after the speech he returned to his home state of texas to campaign. >>> keith olbermann is suing currentv for more than 50 million dollars. he claims they ran an unprofessional show fraught with technical problems. he was fired last week. >>> it is 4:44. a special terminal in the works for the 49ers, sharks and earthquakes at the san jose airport. >>> local coffee shop chain with a new way to speed up the process of delivering could have economic indicators show hiring on the rise. which industries want workers? coming up. 3q lysol knows the soft places we love could be home to thousands of bacteria. so use lysol disinfectant spray on soft surfaces everyday when you're cleaning up to keep your home healthy. it kills 99.9% of bacteria, won't stain, and leaves your soft surfaces with a light, fresh scent. lysol - the number one pediatrician recommended brand. lysol. mission for health. beth! hi! looking good. you've lost some weight. thanks. you noticed. these clothes are too big, so i'm donating them. how'd you do it? eating right -- whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose mor

keith olbermann burned more bridges than the arsonist of madison county.cus bachmann, he plays cameron on "modern family." stand up and take -- where are you, marcus? there he is. >> all right, funny stuff there. keith had a big blowup at msnbc, current tv. all this. he apparently did not like what jimmy said. he said he voluntarily isn't going to the dinner, since 1988 or what have you. he did tweet during the show. funny that jimmy kimmel ripped me after his people desperately wanted me to fly to l.a. to be on his show this past wednesday. he tweets that. folks kind of respond, say, look, lighten up. >> yeah, a joke. >> he tweeted again. i am not complaining about the kimmel jokes, i am fair game. i am complaining about the revenge element, it reminds me of o'reilly. referring to fox news bill o'reilly. >> such a curmudgeon. it's a joke. it's a joke. >> thick skin. thick skin. if you dish it out you have to take it. >> he dishes it out. hard. >> moving on to seedier things. >> exactly. >> michael jackson, his multimillionaire martial arts master and body

. >>> and our round table with keith olbermann. >>> good morning. the headlines out of washington this week swirled around a single theme -- federal workers behaving badly. new photos showed gsa official living the high life at a las vegas hotel at taxpayers' expense >>> and the scandal involving the president's security detail continues to spread. six forced out. >>> the white house said that security was not compromised and standing by secret service director. but congress is stepping up its investigation and our headliners are at the center of that work, susan collins and carolyn ma lo loney. we just learned this morning, that the agent who swept in and cleaned this all up, a female agent, had of the service detail down in latin america, she got to the bottom of this quickly? >> she did. she acted decisively, accurately, i won for there was more women in that detail if this would have happened. >> what's the latest on the investigation >> i talked to director sullivan last night, he was commending her leadership, too. i asked how many women on th

you have keith olbermann on. >> he's joining the roundtable. his "this week" debut. we got keith and george will on the roundtable a little baseball, too. >> anything can happen with that group. we'll be watching. thank you so much, george stephanopoulos, coming up "this week," george stephanopoulos is going to have again keith olbermann since he left current tv, peggy noonan and matthew dowd. >>> i want to start with why i'm in chicago. a very important reason. i was at a benefit last night. i was cohosting. i'll share a picture before i introduce you to a few quiet people. the other co-host the man there, one woman is here as well, she's my makeup artist, brenda. the other man is cristiane. again, a little crowd that's growing already here in chicago. family. so nice this morning. i'll introduce you more to them in just a bit. we have to get to the weather. the western weather, a record high, 103 in phoenix. today, 104 heading your way. all of that heat out there. midwest, it's not record heat but much more cool that's what going to interact with nor'easter. finally

on tuesday night keith olbermann sat down with david letterman and admitted he was partly at fault forg on this. let's just start there. >> all right. >> i thought we could do this. >> but after seeming to take the blame for his latest professional divorce, olbermann opened up on the left-leaning network co-founded by former vice president al gore and suggested the network wasn't capable of supporting him or his show. >> you know, if you buy a $10 million chandelier, you should have a house to put it in, just walking around with a $10 million chandelier isn't going to do anybody a let of good. >> no. >> and it's not going do any good to the chandelier. >> you're the chandelier? >> but behind all of the banter is a fierce feud between olbermann and his former employer. last friday the cable network announced that olbermann, who had been brought in on a five-year deal reportedly worth $50 million, had been fired saying in a statement that its relationship with olbermann no longer reflected the network's values of respect, openness, collegiality and loyalty to our viewers, and we have end

under each one you will find a copy of keith olbermann's resume. is keith here tonight?o wouldn't pick him up? the thing about keith olbermann. he is so lookable. he is so likable. al gore launched current tv in 2005 and it took off like a north korean rocket. but to be honest, i didn't even know current tv was still on the air, but then i don't get channel a million. keith olbermann burned more ridges than the arsonist of madison county he has more pink slips than marcus bachmann. too soon? too soon? if you are not familiar, he plays cameron on the show "modern family" stand up and take -- where are you, marcus? there he is. i have one real question for you, mr. president, what is with the marijuana crackdown? seriously what is the concern? we will deplete the nation's funion. supply. pot smokers vote too. some times the week after the election, but they vote. let's take a quick poll, i would like everyone in this room, raise your hand if you have never smoked pot. there you go. look at brit hume. he is high right now. he is on his fourth almond macaroon. mr. president,

in it, keith olbermann is asking the judge in california for a jury trial, whether he will get it ise is citing a litany of complaints against current tv run by former vice president, al gore, saying there was breach of contract involved, a lack of editorial control that had been promised to him. he said there was increasingly erratic actions on the part of the people that run the place according to him. that they had promised him to put up a website and failed to do so. he talked about significant technical issues that were very hard for him to deal with and overcome. for example, you have heard him complain about this publicly on david letterman earlier this week. the lights going off in the middle of a live broadcast. talking about lost video feeds and teleprompter not working, freezing up. he said at one point, a member of management told him, quote, we are paying for a porsche, referring to the technical facilities there and getting a ugo. he said he had been promised editorial control of the primary coverage and they didn't deliver. so he called management at one point, no more

keith olbermann, he compared himself to an expensive chandelier while explaining his most recent firinglast week current tv cable network founded by the former vice president al gore fired keith olbermann and replaced him with the former new york governor eliot spitzer. relied a statement relationship with oshman values of respect, collegiality. he has threatened to sue current tv over all of this. last night he went on the late show with david letterman and keith olbermann explained the fallout with the following metaphor. >> if you buy a 10-million-dollar chandelier you should have a house to put it in. just walking around with a 10-million-dollar chandelier is going to do anybody a lot of good. >> no. >> it's not going to do any good to the chandelier. >> you are the chandelier? [ laughter ] >> i'm the chandelier. >> shepard: the chandelier has hung in a lot of places. he has had a history of bad blood with his bosses. olbermann left espn in a cloud of controversy. fox sports net owned by our parent company fired him in 2001. msnbc ended its contract with olbermann last year and thou

you'll find a copy of keith olbermann's resume. is keith here tonight? limo wouldn't pick him up?h olbermann, he's so likable. al gore launched current tv in 2005 and it took off like a north korean rocket. to be honest, i didn't even know current tv was still on the air, but then i don't get channel a million. keith olbermann burned more bridges than the arsonist of madison county. he has more pink slips than marcus bachmann. too soon? if you're not familiar with marcus bachmann, he plays cameron on "the modern family." stand up, marcus. there he is. i do have one real question, mr. president. what is with the marijuana crackdown? seriously, what is the concern? we will deplete the nation's funyan supply? pot smokers vote too. sometimes a week after the election, but they vote. i would like everyone in this room to raise your hand if you've never smoked pot. look at brit hume. he's high right now. he's on his fourth almond macaroon. mr. president, marijuana is something that real people care about and the fact that you believe speaker boehner, when he tells you he still has contr

. >>> and our round table with keith olbermann. >>> good morning. the headlines out of washington this week swirled around a single theme -- federal workers behaving badly. at the gsa, the death of was wasteful spending became clear. new photos showed gsa official living the high life at a las vegas hotel at taxpayers' expense. >>> and the scandal involving the president's security detail in colombia continues to spread. six forced out. 11 members of the military also under scrutiny. the white house said that security was not compromised and is standing by the secret service director. but congress is stepping up its investigation and our headliners are at the center of that work, susan collins and carolyn maloney. welcome to you both. it's appropriate that we have female legislators here this morning. we just learned this morning, that the agent who swept in and cleaned this all up, a female agent, had of the service detail down in latin america, she got to the bottom of this quickly? >> she did. she acted decisively, accurately, i can't help but wo

in the media world without a doubt one that was with that last friday that we found out that keith olbermann the prime trying to terminate actually it was monday maybe was not there and marty probably losing my mind in terms of feeling weak let along with hungry exactly but now we're finding out a little more some of the documents are coming out from the lawsuits and. basically even really think all that kind we're all that highly apparently of bank about me which is weird because when jake posted alderman's show on him with n.b.c. and filled in for him he had nothing but great things to say about. i want to thank you for letting me just goes on the show which has been critical to opening up a conversation in this country in the early bush years when we were in the wilderness both and wrote about a show that could challenge conventional wisdom and take on the powers in washington this is that show and it's been an honor to host the today in the house of olbermann built i'm jake you are cute will be back tomorrow night. very kind and gracious of jay but apparently. and gorman asked about the

you have keith olbermann on. >> he's joining the roundtable. his "this week" debut. all of this week's presidential politics, including the dog wars. we got keith and george will on the roundtable a little baseball, too. >> anything can happen with that group. we'll be watching. thank you so much, george stephanopoulos, coming up "this week," george stephanopoulos is going to have again keith olbermann for the first time since he left current tv, peggy noonan and george will. >>> i want to start with why i'm in chicago. that's a very important reason. i was at a benefit last night. i was cohosting. i'll a picture before i introduce you to a few quiet folks. let's look at the picture first. i was at a red dress party. the other co-host, the man there, the woman is here as well, she's my makeup artist, brenda. the other man there is cristiane. again, a little crowd that's growing already here in chicago. family. some signs this morning. so nice this morning. i'll introduce you more to them in just a bit. we have to get to the weather. one part of the weather that we did

keith olbermann files a lawsuit against his former bosses at current tv. >>> also, new this morning,orum's latest strategy for staying in the gop presidential race. >>> what candidate ron paul told thousands of people at uc berkeley. >>> rick santorum has a new strategy for staying in the race. the candidate met with conservative leaders yesterday and together they decided to pressure current third place candidate newt gingrich to dropout. the idea is for conservatives to rally behind santorum running second behind romney in the gop nominating racism analysts expect santorum to make his last stand in pennsylvania in that primary, his home state, later this month. >>> ron paul says he will not quit the race. >> i think if we have a military, which we should have, we should defend this country we shouldn't be the policemen of the world! >> last night paul spoke to thousands of people at uc berkeley. the crowd was so big the event was moved. earlier he told mark matthews that his message is resonating with young people and despite falling behind in the delegate count he's determined to

you have keith olbermann on. >> he's joining the roundtable. his "this week" debut. i'm looking forward to it. so much to talk about, the secret service scandals, all of this week's presidential politics, including the dog wars. we got keith and george will on the roundtable a little baseball, too. >> anything can happen with that group. we'll be watching. thank you so much, george stephanopoulos, coming up "this week," george stephanopoulos is going to have keith olbermann for the first time since he left current tv, peggy noonan and george will. >>> now, we'll join ginger zee who has the weather in chicago. >>> i want to start with why i'm in chicago. that's a very important reason. i was at a benefit last night. i was co-hosting. i'll share a picture before i introduce you to a few quiet folks. let's look at the picture first. i was at the chicago red dress party. a party where they benefit hiv and aids. the other co-host, the man and the other woman here is my makeup artist, spectacular from chicago. the other man there is cristiane. a huge star in the telenovela

current is now in a tough spot because even with keith olbermann, their ratings were terrible and now ratings may go so low that they get dropped by tile warner cable. if your ratings go below a certain number, you're gone, which would probably mean the end for current tv. so, now, al goerl re is trying different approach. this is a new promo they started running today. >> al gore did his level best to create a tv network with real information and in depth analys analysis. but that's not what you want to watch. you want trash, america? al will give you trash. tuesdays at 9:00, "jersey gore." that's right. al gore tanning. al gore getting drunk. al gore getting tattooed like an [ bleep ]. al gore smushing with a bimbo. you happy now? "jersey gore," only on current tv. current tv. you make us sick. >> jimmy: one more thing. it's thursday night and it's time for our weekly tribute to the fcc where we bleep and blur things whether they need it or not. it is "this week in unnecessary censorship." >> time and time again, the republican establishment has [ bleep ] down the throats of the rep

. >>> tv host keith olbermann filed a $50 million lawsuit over san francisco based current tv.hat is after they terminated his five year $50 contract. a spokesman calls the lawsuit malicious. >>> federal judge has approved a $25 billion mortgage settlement with five of the largest u.s. banks. the five banks include wells fargo, bank of america, allied, jp morgan chase and citi bank. they will pay $5 billion for foreclosure abusement. they will also include cuts to mortgage debt amounts and restructuring of trouble loans. >>> a san francisco judge has thrown out a lawsuit that would have banned toys in mcdonald's happy meals. sacramento mother and the san francisco of science say they lure the children into eating fast food. the judge disagreed and the toys will remain in the children's meals. >>> 4:50 is the time. a teenager stranded on the rocks near ocean beach. who called 911 and the rescue to get him back to dry ran. >> it's the end of the road for deandre brackensick. >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. it's 4:52. take a look at this. it's a rescue of a te

also the kick off of what you might call, the keith olbermann apology tour.stay with us. >>> welcome back. here is kate bolduan with the latest news you need to know right now. >>> hello, everyone. headlines to catch you up on. the man accused of orchestrating the 9/11 terrorist attacks will face the death penalty charges. khalid shaikh mohammed and four others will be arraigned at naval station guantanamo bay. president obama stopped charges filed in 2008 while trying to close the detention center and move the case to a federal court in new york. >>> five former new orleans police officers were sentenced today to between six and 65 years in prison for shooting an unarmed civilians after hurricane katrina. the ex-officers were convicted for multiple civil rights violations, including killing two victims on the bridge after the 2005 hurricane. a judge says he hopes it will give the victims' families peace and closure. >>> check out the frightening pictures. a 65-foot yacht was engulfed in flames off of malibu, california. the coast guard put out the fire. inve

. >>> an already ugly breakup between keith olbermann and current tv has become nastier. commentator is suing his fo former station for at least $15 million. he was fired last week after a long-running dispute. his lawsuit claims the company violated his contract by firing him without reason and not giving him complete editorial control. officials from current tv responded to the lawsuit calling it false and malicious. >>> some kids told him he's worthless, to go hang himself. i think he got to the point where enough was enough. >> the controversial film meant to shine a light on bullying can be seen by more kids. the motion picture association has lowered the rating from r to pg-13. the film's director argued the movie's language was justified by its subject matter. he also said lowering the rating would open it up to its intended audience. the documentary is supposed to give an uncensored real life portrayal of the bullying millions of children suffer every year. >> keep your eyes closed. trust me? >> i trust you. >> it's back. "titanic" is back on the big screen markin

you know, maybe -- maybe keith olbermann doesn't need tv, at least in his mind. glenn beck. >> i hear the sound of bridges burning. >> current tv didn't even wish him well, the formality of that. >> we'll see what happens. to be continued, for sure. thanks. >>> it has been 100 years since the titanic sank, 15 years since james cameron put it on film and now he's talking about the new 3d version of that blockbuster and his recent underwater adventure. that's ahead when "cbs this morning" continues. >> announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by prudential. prudential, bring your challenges. ocean spray cranberry juice versus vegetable juice. first the cranberry. mm! tasty. now, the vegetable juice, with more than 10 times the sodium of cranberry juice. we have a winner! hershey's drops. a lot of hershey's happiness in little drops of milk chocolate. and cookies n creme. pure hershey's. ♪ can't buy me love love ♪ >>> on this date in 1964 the first five songs on the billboard top 100 were all by the beatles. qunt can't buy me lieu," "twist and shout,"

. >>> this morning, keith olbermann is looking for a new job. the network current tv fired him. apparently the move comes after several meetings between olberman and former vice president al gore who founded the network. olberman had his own show on msnbc. "the daily beast" reports that olberman complained that current tv did not live up to its promise to supporting a professional cable news show. also reports he missed several shows. >>> this morning, mitt romney is learning to trust his campaign staff all over again after aides pulled off an april fool's joke on their gop candidate. >> yeah. take a look at what happened when romney thought he was about to give a speech in a room packed with supporters in milwaukee. >> the next president of the united states! [ applause ] >> he's a good sport. laughed it off. that's wisconsin's -- wisconsin congressman paul ryan who gave the fake introduction at the pancake brunch. turns out romney walked into an empty room. eventually he found the real crowd here. he told them he forgave his staff for the joke but is not going to forget it. >>

. >>> in other news, a slightly snarky keith olbermann appeared "the late show" with david letterman.ewed up big. but then, he elaborated, if you buy a $10 million chandelier, you should have a house to put it in. that refers to obermann himself, and what would have been his salary at that network. >>> the fda is investigating a salmonella outbreak they suspect may be linked to sushi. 9 people have been sickened in 19 states and the district of columbia. no one has died. investigators are focusing on six clusters of restaurants. they say that spicy tuna rolls are, quote, highly suspect. >> be careful. >>> in sports news this morning, a big dose of perfection last night in denver, all thanks to the baylor university lady bears basketball team. we get all the details, now, from espn news. >> good morning. i'm don bell with your "sportscenter" update. we have a national champion in women's college basketball. to denver we go. brittney griner and baylor looking to become the first team in ncaa history, men or women, to win 40 games and be undefeated. notre dame, in the title game for the

. >>> less than a week after being fired by current tv, keith olbermann is now suing his former bosses. olbermann filed a breach of contract lawsuit in los angeles today. he claims the bad production values of his show hurt his reputation. and he says he's owed $70 million. olbermann left msnbc in january. he took the job at current tv. he was fired on friday. current tv owners say their relationship with olbermann "no longer reflected respect." >>> matt lauer isn't going anyplace. the "today" show host has signed a new multier deal to stay on the show. the terms of the contract haven't been released but lauer's expected to pull in about $25 million a year. the new contract comes in the midst of rumors he wanted to leave the show. just yesterday matt and ryan seacrest quipped about whether seacrest would take matt's place. lauer has been with the "today" show since 1997. >>> nasas goi's going to bring retired space shuttle "discovery" on the back of a jumbo jet. they'll do that later this month. today the space agency flew two t-38 jets over the wash region. the pilots flew at 1500 fee