nbc's lisa meyers has more. >> really awful. should be ashamed of themselves. >> reporter: she struggled to contain the damage first on msnbc. >> that's not true. not true. >> there is an explosion of anger among your long time supporters. >> there is a tremendous amount, lisa, of emotion. whenever you're dealing with issues of vulnerable populations, whenever there is the idea of change. >> a lot of folks see this as a political indecision. >> we are not a political organization and this is not based on a political decision. >> reporter: brinker says the group is under investigation in congress and some states. because much of that money was passed on to other providers and didn't meet new grant criteria designed to measure an improve effectiveness. however, sources knowledgeable about the decision claim these are excuses and coleman was trying to find a way to stop funding planned parenthood because of pressure from antiabortion groups. they also say komen's top health official molly williams recently resigned in protest over

lisa meyers, nbc news, washington. >>> last night on the ed show, the president for national organization for women told ed schultz she thinks the komen ceo will not reverse her decision and may pay a heavy price. >> if you look at what ms. brinker has said it's clear she has dug her heels in and is determined to keep the policy of defunding planned parenthood going. 26 senators have signed a letter protesting this decision by the komen foundation, along with 22 members of the house had signed a hletter as of this afternoon. there is a building backlash. one of the things you have to wonder is why would corporations like yoplait and dell computers and new balance shoes, corporations listed on komen's annual report as in the million dollar club, they are going to have to move away from komen. they are not interested in funding an organization that strikely has a political anti-women's health agenda like komen does now. so you have to think that what ms. brinker has actually done has been really to lead this organization off a cliff. >> each night ed schultz tackles issues that matter most.

lisa meyers, nbc news, washington. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news.ew york city police have released video of an armed robber terrorizing people at gunpoint at local gas stations. he's been attacking customers, and he shot and wound a store clerk. >>> new video shows the moment of impact when a bus carrying rush hour commuters was hit by a pickup trush. the december crash killed the pickup driver is, but everyone aboard the bus driver, something the bus driver supervisor's credit to her quick reaction. >>> a sign of the times in south carolina, literally. one man has had enough of growing crime. he's put up a message outside his home reading "crack dealers, users, and prostitutes not welcome here." the street has only five homes, yet there were 57 calls for law enforcement there in just the past year. some aren't thrilled by the sign, but authorities say it is within the law. >>> and finally, check out the home of one new york giants fan and what it's turned into. a giant shrine. 40 years worth of memorabilia, including the actual ten-yard marker from

lisa meyers joins us.d the reaction from the komen side of thing and now planned parenthood is reacting to the reversal. >> planned parenthood is quite pleased about all this and i thanked people for the outpouring of support. the komen board had come to the conclusion the last 24 hours that there was no way to dig themselves out of this hole they had faced an explosion of anger and their affiliates were in rebellion and scientists were upset and donor base and sponsors were upset, so it was a matter of time before they would need to change this policy. and what was the statement put out today, it would appear to be almost a complete turn around. >> when we talk about the fact, and as you point out, they put themselves between a rock and hard place, as planned parenthood goes back to apply to komen in the future, how do they know there's not a prejudice aligned toward them? >> given the experience, i think they would not stack the deck against planned parenthood, and the statement says that they will allow

. >> lisa meyers reporting for us there. the 24 hours after komen's announcement planned parenthood reported $650,000 in new contributions. michael bloomberg pledged to match $250,000 donations to the group. more to come. >>> as the patriots and giants lock down in their hotels to get foe dusted for the game seen by a big chunk of the planet, the rest of the characters are growing less and less focused. jimmy fallon coaxes jerry rice in a woman's wig to reenact a scene from jerry maguire. >>> the donald has thrown support behind mitt romney we thought we would look back at all mr. trump has given us. a rememberance and a check on weather when "way too early" comes back. ♪ [ male announcer ] we know you don't wait until the end of the quarter to think about your money... ♪ that right now, you want to know where you are, and where you'd like to be. we know you'd like to see the same information your advisor does so you can get a deeper understanding of what's going on with your portfolio. we know all this because we asked you,