. >>> michael j. fox's courageous return to primetime. >>> and sir richard branson apparently lost a bet. details ahead as "early today" starts right now. >> announcer: this is "early today" for monday, may 13th. >>> good morning, i'm dara brown. the irs is on the other end of the microscope. a partial draft of an inspector general's report obtained by nbc news shows some irs officials including the head of the tax exempt division knew about the practice in 2011. the full report is due out later this morning. republicans say it is a gross abuse of power and wants an across-the-board review of the agency. >> this is truly outrageous, and contributes to the profound distrust that the american people have in government. >> i don't care if you're a conservative, a liberal, a democrat or a republican. this should send a chill up your spine. this is something that we cannot let stand. it needs to have a full investigation. >> house oversight chairman darrell issa says lawmakers will look at the report and make su

. >>> michael j. fox's returns to prime time and sir richard branson apparently lost a bet. not a pretty woman. good morning, everyone, i'm betty nguyen. >>> the obama administration is on the defense. t benghazi is again in the news with words like cover-up and watergate being used. tracie potts joins us with so much more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. especially here on the hill we are likely to hear more hearings and likely to see more but the focus not so much on the attack itself but what we were told about that attack. leaked e-mails now reveal the talking points on the deadly benghazi attack went through 12 revisions, first the cia blamed protesters. the state department spokeswoman questioned whether mentioning prior warnings could make her agency look bad. finally, the white house watered down the language but says the cia was responsible. >> the cia, you know, was the agency to make changes to the talking points then produced the talking points. >> for the spokesman to say, well, there was only words or technical changes made in the e-mails is

michael j fox was tb in 2000. j fox show is about a tv reporter who returned to work after getting parkinson's. nbc has a big bet on the show earning 22 episodes up front. the buzz is good. robin williams who has not starred in a sitcom. another comeback christina aguilera will rejoin "the voice." as for network stones, disney and abc for the first time will start streaming live shows to your ipad. keep track of a new cop comedy called brooklyn 99. it stars him in a bikini body. the trailer is very funny. remember, you heard it here first. [ laughter ] ashley: a little disturbing. tracy: it will be great to see michael j fox back on air. ashley: they make fun of his tremors. it is up to him to do that. time for stocks as we do every 15 minutes. ashley: the next day we just came back and gave some. what are you hearing on the floor? hear about the fed, the marketwe is resilient. it has been absolutely incredible. we are up 7% since april alone. it is up 23% now and five weeks. we are averaging about 1% a week. we ha

you like michael j. foxay after day and fall off my seat watching dead. no one does not like michael j. fox. everyone is rooting for his come back buttthe show is so brilliantly written, will produce, well created will be the number-1 show this year. dennis: he has parkinsons in character and getting back to work. michael j. fox himself is doing that. >> and newsman going back to work, and -- dennis: quick answer. >> even to last year. up on digital. dennis: thanks for being with us. site for the abbreviation. thank you. dagen: daniel loeb calling for electronic entertainment sony to spin off its entertainment unit and move to boost shares by 60%. fox business's adam shapiro following the story. all, i can't see surnamed putting on this one. >> they are responding. it is about raising the share value of sony stock. our plan shifts the paradigm and we believe if managed properly did result in a 60% upside the sony share price and that according to their point but sony responded saying as president and ceo, he

it wouldn't have a broad appeal like michael j. fox have beards. >> so does "game of thrones." i just don't know if it has the kind of broad everyone has to watch it kind of appeal that "shield" might have come this fall. great show. big audience. it is not to be ignored. it does well because it airs where it airs. >> okay. >> brian, people do like ducks. >> good point, ari. great point. >> good one. >> you're at home wondering, how does this work -- how does this work if people know what's on the tv shows. they see the clips like we just saw. what is the purpose of an up front in the business if people already know what the shows are? >> well, these are kind of like big advertiser parties. the networks are trying to show up with the best they have to offer. they're trying to sell a bulk of their ad inventory for the fall. five broadcast english speaking guys alone have 9 billion to sell. just in primetime. not including morning time, "today," "snl," "jay leno," what have you. they're convincing them to shell out the bucks now rather t

michael j. foxs returning to television with a comedy on nbc, but the drama with tv may be coming online because there's a new player in the original content game, amazon. they want to hear from you. it's a cast television network executives would dream about, john goodman, mark convict swail oes, "alpha house" is not on next thursday's nights's must-see tv. it's one of 14 online pilots produced by amazon studios. yes, the same amazon where you bought that last-minute mother's day gift. >> they were trying to put together a slate of pilots quickly. they wanted to get going. and this was rtd to go. >> the show's creator is a familiar name, too, garry trudeau, better known as the creator of doonesbury. it's how to bring his washington asatire to the small screen on the fast track. >> the amazon studio was so new, so few executives available, that we basically were given a lot of support and not that much guidance. >> the funding came from amazon? >> the funding came from amazon. they wanted to get in

it's a long goodbye for barbara as michael j. fox says hello again.in frazier. we start with news from the biggest week in prime tim television, the networks announcing their primetime lineup. starting with who's stepping in for jimmy fallon, is trending now. >> i'm excited about over the course of the next year, just putting together a staff and coming up with ways to do the show that are interesting and exciting. >> weekend update with seth myers. >> "snl's" seth meyers in new york, he steps in for fallon, who's taking leno's job, just

looking forward to seeing the show and seeing michael j. fox back. a thrill and get to do a sceneor a sitcom with michael j. fox. >> can't get much better than that. >> we really stretched our acting. what's my motivation, a real stretch as an actress. >> it showed. it showed. >> anyhow, mr. roker. >> let's show you what we've god as far as our -- what we've got as far as our weather is concerned. and hartford, connecticut, 61 degrees and great weather making its way along the great lakes, gorgeous day although on the chilly side. the gorgeous weather extends to the gulfcoast, toasty hot in the southwest and a few high clouds in the pacific morning. good morning, i'm meteorologist christina loren. this is san jose looking pretty good to start the day. we need these low clouds to keep us cool because temperatures are, again, going to be very warm ramping up into the 80s, 76 for fremont, 85 in livermore. meanwhile you hit the 70s around the east shore. oakland for example, 77 degrees for you and 70s straight up in san francisco. we cool off substantial

. >>> michael j. fox's >>> and sir richard branson apparently lost a bet. details ahead as "early today" starts right now. >> announcer: this is "early today" for monday, may 13th. >>> good morning, i'm dara brown. the irs is

. >>> michael j. fox's returns to prime time and sir richard branson apparently lost a bet.man. good morning, everyone, i'm betty nguyen. >>> the obama administration is on the fe

so the next big hit, i kind of like michael j. fox's news comi. attacking right on, and i think it is going to be a very successful show. >> and maybe we'll just see a lot more zombies and cia agents as well. >> lots of zombies yeah. >> we keep watching tv. david and jared, thank you. best of luck to all of you in your tv endeavors for years to come. >> yes, yes. and chrome girl, we got to get some cnn red nail polish to you, a new product, talking about social media, this is something we're launching that has been launched and we're going to get some to you. >> all right, sounds good. thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> in next hour of "cnn newsroom," a federal agency starts a new push to curb drinking and driving. learn why it is being met with actually a lot of criticism. i i had pain in my abdomen...g. it just wouldn't go away. i was spotting, but i had already gone through menopause. these symptoms may be nothing... but they could be early warning signs of a gynecologic cancer, such as cervical, ovarian, or uterine cancer. feeling bloated fo

. >> nbc hopes to recapture some past thursday night shows this fall, the michael j. foxhow is one family show focused on tonight. >> it's not aw, shucks, but it's a family show and i think it's relatable. >> a long time ago -- > the "will and grace" character plays the father of a divorced teen. >> 9:00 thursdays which a lot of shows in the history of nbc have shined in that time slot. so i hope to have some of that luck. . and moving "parenthood" >> nbc's new dramas include iron side and blair underwood who stars as a paralyzed detective and "the black list" features james spader as a world refound in criminal helping the federal bureau of investigation. was the le primetime main focus of today's presentation there were new hosts of late night. >> what the heck have you gotten yourself into in a year from now see if i'm this happy. >> advertisers filled radio city music hall for a preview. viewers can pass judgment come this fall. mark barger, wbal-tv 11 news. >> and time right now is 5:28. a an elderly couple rushed to the hospital after they were hit by a car and maki

michael j. fox, bobby valentine, mariano rivera standing behind me. here he is mark teixeira first baseman for the yankees. pleasure having you here. how's that wrist doing? >> doing great. should be back in a few weeks. >> end of may? >> hopefully end of may. >> they're doing pretty well without you, i may say. no offense at all. 24-14. >> we're doing great. so proud of the guys. pitching has been great, timely hitting. it's great to see guys stepping up. guys that some people want to write off but when you put those pinstripes on, magic happens. >> 24-14 is that right? >> first place. >> american league east. >> first place. >> where do you think we're going to get off the rest of the season? >> i think it will be better. we have guys coming back on the dl. curtis granderson, myself, derek jeter, alex rodriguez, kevin youkilis. a lot of guys that hopefully will add to the winning streak. >> you injured your wrist. a little tougher coming back now. 33 years old. takes a little longer. >> a lot of work to come back. but the wrist feels great. it's one