tone's question, would you buy anything advertised on rush limbaugh program? text a for yes, b for no to 622639. go to ed.msnbc.com, we'll bring you results later on. >>> i want to say one thing, there has been a lot of twitter about ed schultz comments allow laura in grads ham. i apologized, i had restitution. i took a week suspension, i took myself off the air, i didn't double down on day two or three and continue on a tirade against a college student. a student that has no platform to defend herself. i think rush, you just need to man up, say you were wrong and be done with it. and if you don't, you deserve to lose all your advertisers because right now, every program director in this country i think is examining whether you're worth it or not anymore. we know the congress is. >>> you may have your right wing nut jobs saying go rush go, and right wing bloggers behind you all the way. but we know what you're about. but now we really know what you are about you have no character. you can't f evess up and you maa mistake. an apology i found out goes a long way

singer peter gabriel pulled his music from limbaugh's program after learning his 1986 hit "sledge hammer" was played during last week's rant. >>> finally, what's black, white, and 100 years old? that's right, lift a glass of milk to the oreo today. the first iconic cookie was sold on this day in 1912. 100 oreos for everyone. >>> coming up, the bulls get payback against the pacers. and three teams secure their bids for march madness. >>> plus, and overtime thriller in a fierce west coast basketball rivalry. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." >>> in sports, the oklahoma city thunder notches a 13-straight home court victory last night after narrowly escaping the dallas mavericks. here is nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all of your sports headlines. >>> good morning. if it seems like your favorite nba team is playing every night, you're probably right. teams are playing more back-to-back games because of the condensed schedule. dirk no

. >>> as if it wasn't bad enough, peter gabriel pulled his music from limbaugh's program after learning his 1986 hit "sledgehammer" was played during the rant last week. >>> what is black, white and 100 years old today? that's right, lift a glass of milk to the oreo cookie. on this day in 1912, the national biscuit company made the first sale of the now iconic cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookie. good excuse for you to indulge. >>> last night on the "the rachel maddow show" show, connie schultz said rush limbaugh's apology hasn't done anything to do anything on the attack. >> i watched ms. fluke's testimony live, our oldest daughter is exactly her age, just almost exactly, she is in law school. we have three other young women, two daughters and a daughter-in-law, mother of our only grandchild of reproductive age. rush limbaugh does not understand when he unleashed when he said those words because he went after my girl, the girls of mothers across the country regardless of politics. and that is what he has completely under estimated as have candidates, what is the down side to saying

some righties out there just falling over themselves trying to defend limbaugh on friday bill o'reilly spent a good portion of the program attacking sandra fluke and defending limbaugh. here what is he said moments ago on his program. >> this was a brilliant maneuver by whatever democrat thought this up, because it was thought up, that woman, ms. fluke, did not get in front of the committee by accident. whoever got assigned that campaign is smart. >> he's framing it as a liberal conspiracy. richard, your thoughts? >> you don't have to be that smart to outsmart rush limbaugh. here is a guy who thought it was funny who have a white comedian record a jingle called barack, the magic negro and accused everyone else of being racist toward him. he set the tone and the path and strategy, not for other talk show guys, not just for presidential candidates, but leaders in congress. when he told speaker boehner he should not go to the joint session of congress for the president's job speech, the speaker's office said they were busy. he has run things strategic, if there is a conspiracy, someone called rush limbaugh has been pulling

basis teachings of a quote god hates fags and quote slogan or to put it in and put in alex's limbaugh's program there was a. church. where it branches strapless with revere that is. both deranged till you really. think you. think of the. fourth. well. spokesman said that the church agrees with rush's ideas especially when it came to late labeling sandra fluke a slut however a spokesman for rush's show so that they would not be airing the ad interesting you know that the churches entire promise is wrong and actually based on a typographical error no where in the bible did god say he hated fags instead he said he hated figs and he said it four times bigger example from a passage from jeremiah twenty nine seventeen behold i will sort upon them the sword the pheromone of the presidents and will make them like bile figs that cannot be eaten they are so evil so really westboro baptist church should be scared straight by the evil figs and up by gates for more information and westboro hatred of figs go to god hates figs dot org. coming up after the break modern history will teach you that war is an ine

limbaugh has lost a couple of radio stations already that carried his program. i do think this scandal has hurt mr. limbaugh's bottom line a little bit. mostly though he has a big bottom line. mostly i think he doesn't mind the scandal all that much. publicity school of thought we'll have to see as it develops. possible he might have pulled a don imus, glenn beck, might be done but also possible that this is one of those periodic be outraged by me that pops up every now and then but have the effect of making him more famous. could we put up some of the sponsors, list, thank you. feast your eyes on that. for these companies, their role in this scandal has turned out to be positive, right? they are famous for a positive reason now. perhaps more importantly, because of mr. limbaugh's singular role in republican party politics, even if the scandal does not hurt him or the radio show, it can hurt republican politicians who can't bring themselves to criticize mr. limbaugh, because they are afraid he'll criticize them back. so because of their fear of his power over rep

. >>> kohler is the latest to retreat from rush limbaugh's radio program after his on air attack of a student who spoke in favor of contraceptive coverage. >>> the website potter more where e books of the popular series will be sold exclusively. harry potter e books will be compatible on all major e readers. more piece of the pie. >>> the mavericks chop the rockets and the panthers claw the canadiens. kobe bryant comes up clutch. your "early today" sports headlines up next. >>> good morning. if you are just waking up this is "early today." in sports manage johnson is making a return to the los angeles sports scene but it won't be with the lakers. here is an early look at all your sports headlines. >> after years of turmoil and uncertainty the los angeles dodgers finally have a new owner. a group led by former magic johnson selected to be for the dodgers. money talks and magic johnson's group bid an unheard of $2 billion. magic and his group are the new owners ending the frank mccort error with the dodgers. the lakers taking on the warriors. kobe bryant took over. the jumper from the c

limbaugh's program.ible he could be dropped from armed forces radio, important place to be if you are eye in political talk radio. all this part of the continuing fall out from mr. limbaugh attacking a georgetown university law student as a slut and prostitute and somebody who ought to put her sex tapes online. someone who advocated for insurance coverage for contraception because she was a morally despicable person and a shame to her family. mr. limbaugh made those attacks over three consecutive days during his show last week. he issued a statement that had apologize in it but said he was trying to make a joke, and people were wrong to care about what he said in the first place and it wasn't meant as a personal attack, and he his overall argument was still true. mr. limbaugh went back on the radio today and said the only reason he attacked the law student in the first place he was possessed by the left the values the american left wing made him say these awful things. and furthermore the only thing he a

limbaugh's program.nd he's now facing the possibility that he could be dropped from armed forces radio, which is an important place to be if you are in political talk radio. this is fallout attacking a georgetown university law student as a slut and prostitute and ought to put her sex tapes on line. someone who advocate forward insurance coverage for contraception because she was a morally despicable person and a shame to her family. mr. limbaugh made those attacks over three days during his show last week. over the weekend he issued a statement had the word apologize in it but was trying to make a joke and people were wrong to care about what he said in the first place and it wasn't meant as a personal attack, and he said his overall argument was true. mr. limbaugh went back on the radio and said the only reason attacked the lawsuit is because he was possessed by the left, that the values of the american left wing made him say these awful things. and furthermore, the only thing he apologized for were tw

chairman of the senate armed for forces committee, carl levin of michigan saying he thinks rush limbaugh's program should be taken off armed forces radio network krystal ball and nina turner great to have you. >> share your thoughts on twitter at ed show. >>> the romney campaign says only an act of god can stop mitt romney from winning the nomination. but the primary election is far from over, bob shrum and sam stein will weigh in. sarah palin still thinks she has a chance to be the nominee, i hope she is right, stay with us. we're right back. [ male announcer ] that. right there -- reminds you why you fell in love with her in the first place. and why you still feel the same. but your erectile dysfunction -- that could be a question of blood flow. cialis for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medications, and ask if your heart is healthy

two radio station say they have dropped limbaugh's program from their line-ups.he stations are in massachusetts and hawaii. they say the remarks crossed the line for them. so they are out. at least 9 sponsors have pulled their ads from the program so far. >>> starting out with showers around the bay area this morning, light stuff moving through. but the winds starting to pick up. we are seeing more scattered showers toward the san jose area with a weak cold front moving through. 20 to 30-mile-per-hour gusts in the bay area. cloudy skies and slick on the roads with the rain, temperatures in the 40s. now, into the afternoon it is going to stay cool around much of the state and windy, blustery day ahead. 55 degrees in sacramento. heading to the high country more snow up there a good 7" above 7,000 feet. and winter weather advisories, at 5,000 feet, as well. showers starting out this morning will be long gone in the afternoon. this afternoon, windy, cold and brisk. wind advisories going up at noon, gusts up to 35 miles per hour, maybe gusting higher than that, up to

. >>> by one count, some 33 advertisers have now bailed on rush limbaugh's radio program following his tirade against georgetown law student sandra fluke. today is the day for apple's highly anticipated ipad 3 unveiling. volvo unveiled the first in safety design yesterday. a sensor that detects human contact and triggers an air bag on the outside front end of the v40. a nebraska woman has sold a 3-year-old mcdonald chicken mcnugget that resembles president george washington sort of, if you look there closely, for $8,100 on ebay! just remarkable! >>> coming up, the mavs big man helps hold off the knicks. a new skin the mask mamba and another team set for march madness. last night, the miami heat managed to make seemingly impossible shots look easy. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> while the eastern half of the country is enjoying spring fever, the midwest going to get a little chillier and a little wet. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." [ female announcer ] with swiffer wetjet, cleaning better, doesn't have to take longer. i'm done. i'

chairman of the senate armed for forces committee, carl levin of michigan saying he thinks rush limbaugh's program should be taken off armed forces radio network krystal ball and nina turner great to have you. >> share your thoughts on twitter at ed show. >>> the romney campaign says only an act of god can stop mitt romney from winning the nomination. but the primary election is far from over, bob shrum and sam stein will weigh in. sarah palin still thinks she has a chance to be the nominee, i hope she is right, stay with us. we're right back. ♪ oh! [ baby crying ] ♪ what started as a whisper ♪ every day, millions of people choose to do the right thing. ♪ slowly turned to a scream ♪ there's an insurance company that does that, too. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? ♪ amen, omen >>> coming up mitt romney was last night's big winner but is newt playing the spoiler for rick santorum bid for the nomination? bob shrum and sam stein coming up next. >>> president obama goes on offense. taking on the gop's criticism of his foreign poll circumstances e.j. dionne will weigh in. >

chairman of the senate armed for forces committee, carl levin of michigan saying he thinks rush limbaugh's program should be taken off armed forces radio network krystal ball and nina turner great to have you. >> share your thoughts on twitter at ed show. >>> the romney campaign says only an act of god can stop mitt romney from winning the nomination. but the primary election is far from over, bob shrum and sam stein will weigh in. sarah palin still thinks she has a chance to be the nominee, i hope she is right, stay with us. we're right back. [ male announcer ] fighting pepperoni heartburn and pepperoni breath? fight both fast with new tums freshers! concentrated relief that goes to work in seconds and freshens breath. new tums freshers. ♪ tum...tum...tum...tum... tums! ♪ [ male announcer ] fast relief, fresh breath, all in a pocket sized pack. brad needs car insurance, but, uh, brad doesn't want to spend too much. who's brad? this is brad. ahh! well, progressive has lots of discounts for a guy like brad. brad's intrigued. paid in full, safe driver, multi-car, going paperless -- all can help brad

. >>> by one count, some 33 advertisers have now bailed on rush limbaugh's radio program following hisirade against georgetown law student sandra fluke. >>> today is the day for apple's highly anticipated ipad 3 unveiling. >>> a nebraska woman has sold a 3-year-old mcdonald's chicken mcnugget that resembles president george washington sort of, for $8100 on ebay. $8100. unbelievable. >>> coming up, the mavs' big man holds off the knicks, a new skin for the masked mamba, and another two teams set for march madness. >>> plus, last night's miami heat made seemingly impossible shots look easy. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> after one of the windiest days in it the west, you're going to like the forecast. it's coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> while the eastern half of >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." >>> in sports, after a 14-year career with the indianapolis colts, it appears as of today, quarterback peyton manning will announce his departure. here is nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all of your sports headli

and a growing list of companies are pulling their ads from the rush limbaugh program. impact on the show and how everyone is weighing in. also, she is part of a mythical dynasty and she is -- political dynasty and part of a iconic fashion family lauren bush lauren. she will be here in studio 57 at 7:00. >> love that name. lauren bush lauren. >> when she got married. she was lauren lauren because she married david lauren. >> very glamorous. >>> super tuesday may be a distant memory by the time the republicans finally get a nominee. joining us now to shed light on super tuesday is cbs 5 political analyst joe tuman. we were chitchatting. i know romney has a little bit of momentum. but really are we any different than where we were before super tuesday? >> i think romney's further along in the sense he amassed more delegates tha anyone else. that's a positive. he is keeping or newt gingrich is choosing to stay in the game but the fact that gingrich and santorum are both there actually benefits -- although it sounds like this is counterintuitive, it benefits romney because

. >>> by one count some 33 advertisers have now bailed on rush limbaugh's radio program following his tirade against georgetown law student sandra fluke. >>> today's the day for apple's highly anticipated ipad3 unveiling. >>> volvo unveiled a first in safety design yesterday. it triggers an air bag on the outside front end of the v-40. >>> and a nebraska woman is laughing all the way to the bank. seriously, she sold this 3-year-old mcdonald's chicken mcnugget which resembles president george washington loosely, if you look closely. she sold it for $18100 on ebay. i'd like to meet that sucker. >>> and mavs' big man helps hold off the knicks. >>> and another two teams set for march madness. >>> plus, last night, the miami heat managed to make seemingly impossible shots look easy. your "first look" at sports is straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. wake up! that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm. for half the calories plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8. [ female announcer ] gross -- i'll tell you what's really gross: used dishcloths. they can have a history that t

. >>> rich limbaugh insists he's not losing revenue despite 40 advertisers pulled their ads from his radio program. limbaugh coaling law students a prostitute. after she tested in favor f the policy. limbaugh claims two new upon cores signed up. >> now to a news alert,ly say a race ended up killing an innocent driver. sky fox over the scene. the nissan being driven by 31- year-old garcia was changing lanes when a silver car moved into the same lane, hitting garcia's car, sending it across traffic and on to a sidewalk. the victim died a short time later. investigators think that silver car was racing the green and white mini. neither of the drivers involved stayed at the scene. >> not far from that accident, police are trying to -- we're told the custody is in questioning. there is so question between the systems and the victim. >> talk about your child's sighty. the cause he's fighting for, next. plus, the latest competition for iphones. check out some of the other stories on the rundown. be right back. [ male announcer ] for the saver, and a big first step. for the spender who needs a lit

. >>> kohler is retreating from rush limbaugh's radio program after his on-air attack of a graduate student who testified in favorinsurer-provided contraception coverage. >>> and finally, j.k. rowling has done it again. she's conjured up another realm in her "harry potter" empire. the website pottermore where ebooks of the popular series will be sold exclusively. and unlike other sellers, "harry potter" ebooks will be compatible on all major ereaders. >>> coming up, the mavericks top the rockets, the sabres slay the caps and the panthers claw the canadiens. >>> plus, kobe bryant comes up clutch, shooting the lakers past the warriors. your "first look" at sports is straight ahead. you're watchi ining "first look" thank you so much, i appreciate it, i'll be right back. they didn't take a dime. how much in fees does your bank take to watch your money ? if your bank takes more money than a stranger, you need an ally. ally bank. no nonsense. just people sense. 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? e

on monday aol and tax resolution services company suspended their ads from limbaugh's syndicated radio program. nine sponsors have pulled out since last week when limbaugh made derogatory statements about a law student. sandra fluke testified before congressional democrats about access to birth control. on monday limbaugh made an on-air apology to fluke. >>> and 100 years ago today the world was introduced to the oreo cookie. over the last century the cream-filled treat has become the best selling cookie in the world. to celebrate the anniversary, kraft is rolling out a special birthday cake-flavored oreo. betty, you know i love birthday cake i don't think i even seen you more excited to report a story. we have tooreos and quick. ashley morrison here in new york. thank you. >>> straight ahead, your tuesday morning weather, and in sports, the march madness? just bring home your conference championship. we'll show you the latest winners. try advil congestion relief. often the real problem is swelling, not mucus. advil congestion relief reduces swelling due to nasal inflammation. so i can breathe

limbaugh's comments have come back to haunt him. nearly 30 sponsors have pulled advertising from the show. and at least two radio stations have dropped his programher. many have chosen to distance himself from limbaugh after he called a georgetown university lawsuit advocate for birth control, a prostitute. >> by using this language. and a lot of people, i see, crossed the line. that's why you see this huge backlash, including the advertisers who are now deserting his program. >> limbaugh has since apologized and claims everything is cool. he claims three new sponsors have signed onto his show in the past two weeks. >>> apple's company ceo, tim cook, introduced the new ipad today. the latest version has a sharper, high-resolution screen and weighs just 1 1/2 pounds. it also has a more advanced five-megapixel camera. plus the powerful 4g network. like the older ipads, the price starts at $499. i'm itching. >> me, too. but no. >>> check in with eyewitness news at 6:00. for all new stories coming up, denise is standing by with a preview. >>> a violent robbery spree. the multiple crimes this man is now connected to. and the new rewards to catch him.

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. >> and more rush limbaugh advertisers are dropping the program after a controversial comment about a georgetown law student. today aol and tax resolution services says they're pulling their ads. seven other businesses have done the same. limbaugh called her a slut and a prostitute after advocating health care coverage for contraception in a congressional hearing. limbaugh issued a written apology but today, says it changes nothing. >> i don't think that a statement like this issued saying his choice of words was not the best changes anything. and when that statement is issued when he's under pressure from his sponsors. >> she says she hasn't heard from limbaugh but says comments were so personal she'd rather not speak to him z peter gabriel took action to stop limbaugh from using his music during the radio show, it's being called largest cyber attack ever on a music company two. hackers accused of down loading michael jackson's files two. british men facing charges for hacking 50,000 songs after the company purchased rights from the estate. the catalog includes one never released so

' army is joining the ranks of advertisers who will be no longer buying time during rush limbaugh's radio program. just how trouble producing were rush's recent remarks on sandra fluke. a new bloomberg poll says that 53% of those polled says rush should be fired for calling her a prostitute and a slut. 53% say rush should go. that's tonight's very big number. >>> up next, republicans are accused by their enemies of waging a war on women. so why is mitt romney now saying he's going to get rid of planned parenthood. that's ahead. >>> and later, actor and activist george clooney joins us here on "hardball." he's back from a humanitarian mission in africa. you're watching "hardball," only on msnbc. >>> my test is pretty simple. is the program so critical it's worth borrowing money from china to pay for it. on that basis, of course you get rid of obama care. that's the easy one. but there are others. planned parenthood, we're going to get rid of that. >> we're going to get rid of that, planned parenthood. welcome back to "hardball." there was mitt romney in that interview on tuesday afternoon, a day a

states army is joining the ranks of advertisers who will be no longer buying time during rush limbaugh's radio programst how trouble producing were rush's recent marks on washington and sandra fluk? a new bloomberg poll shows that 53% say that rush should are fired for calling her a prostitute and a slut. 56% of women and 30% of republicans agree rush should go for those comments. 53% say rush should go. that is tonight's very big number. >>> up next, republicans are accused by their enemies of waging a war on women so why is mitt romney now saying he's going to get rid of planned parenthood? that's ahead. you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. more and more energy. the world needs more energy. where's it going to come from? ♪ that's why right here, in australia, chevron is building one of the biggest natural gas projects in the world. enough power for a city the size of singapore for 50 years. what's it going to do to the planet? natural gas is the cleanest conventional fuel there is. we've got to be smart about this. it's a smart way to go. ♪ why? i thought jill was your soul mate. no, no it's he

' army is joining the ranks of advertisers who will be no longer buying time during rush limbaugh's radio programe producing were rush's recent remarks on sandra fluke. a new bloomberg poll says that 53% of those polled says rush should be fired for calling her a prostitute and a slut. 53% say rush should go. that's tonight's very big number. >>> up next, republicans are accused by their enemies of waging a war on women. so why is mitt romney now saying he's going to get rid of planned parenthood. that's ahead. >>> and later, actor and activist george clooney joins us here on "hardball." he's back from a humanitarian mission in africa. you're watching "hardball," only on msnbc. people with a machine. what ? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it ? hello ? hello ?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello ? ally bank. no nonsense. just people sense. i'm going to own my own restaurant. i want to be a volunteer firefighter. when i grow up, i want to write a novel. i want to go on a road trip. when i grow up, i'm going to go there. i want to fix up old