shaquille o'neal is stopping by! you don't want to miss what he's going to do. [ applause ] it's pretty crazy. and later on, fitz and the tantrums are going to perform! [ cheers and applause ] it's a big show! >> jimmy: hey, guys, today's friday, and that's usually when i catch up on some personal stuff. i -- [ cheers and applause ] -- check my inbox, return some e-mails and, of course, i send out thank you notes. [ cheers and applause ] we're doing our show from indianapolis this week getting ready for the super bowl. i'm running a bit behind, so i thought if you guys wouldn't mind, i'd just like to write out my weekly "thank you notes" right now. do you guys mind? [ cheers and applause ] i appreciate it. james, can i get some thank you note writing music? ♪ [ laughter ] [ cheers ] [ laughter ] >> jimmy: happy birthday, by the way. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ laughter ] thank you, super bowl party food, or as paula deen calls it, "a healthy alternative to snacking." [ laughter and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy:

my guest tonight shaquille o'neal. i assume fully recovered from st. patrick's day. while we were gone, while we were on vacation this past week, a lot went on. there was the usual republican primary shenanigans. we tried but failed to avoid talking about that until tomorrow. for the first day back there were really only two stories that caught my attention. >> former vice president dick cheney had heart transplant surgery earlier today. >> jon: greatest joke set-up. ever! i can make the show out of that. what's the other story. >> the controversial shooting death of 17-year-old trayvon martin one month ago in sanford florida. >> jon: (mumbling). that's the headlines. oh, the headline is dick cheney got a new heart. i'm sure by the way that that is a very different headline in the organ community. probably something like innocent heart sentenced to life in cheney. boom! boom! i'm going to get to do a fon of these today. >> martin had gone out to buy candy wearing a hooded sweat shirt. >> carrying skittles and an iced at a. >> 28-year-old george zimmerman was acting a

one of our favorite guests, shaquille o'neal is here tonight!d applause ] the place with all the bass. he's the greatest. we love that guy. she's one of the hottest rising stars out there. gosh we love her. she's so cute. she's really good and she's in that new movie "mirror, mirror." lily collins is here, you guys! [ cheers and applause ] she's gonna be big. she is big. and we got an amazing performance from andrew bird tonight, you guys. [ cheers and applause ] good times. hey guys, it's time to take a look at the stories making headlines today and weigh the good with the bad. it's time for "pros and cons." here they -- ♪ pros and cons and pros and cons and pros ♪ >> jimmy: tonight, we will be taking a look at the "pros and cons" of tim tebow coming to new york. [ laughter ] he's the newest member of the new york jets. it's causing a lot of excitement and some controv-ersy. [ laughter ] either way, it should be an interesting season. so, let's take a look at the "pros and cons" of tim tebow coming to new york. here we go. pro, tim tebow could

not currently, but was for years, a guy by the name of tip o'neal. he used to say our politics are local. and i firmly believe that, but all disasters are local as well. and it's important to remember that. and it's important to remember that as each incident happens, people who are at the local level, the city level know that. sometimes just once in a while, some of the feds might forget that. but it's important to remind people of that. so if you look and you have federal government with all sorts or local and state government. very impressive team. very impressive team. can do a lot. but by no means, the team. about this much is government. can do a lot, should do a lot. but needs to bring in the private sector. as we heard not a new concept near san francisco. wasn't a new concept in boston. but let me tell you for a lot of places that is a new concept. to bring in the private sector as a key member of the team. what they can bring to the table, what they have brought to the table and what they will bring to the table. i was a little surprised wh

. >> dennis o'neal told baker the county gave proper notice and the home is a public nuisance i've had several talk was officials involved. they, also, are vowing to work more carefully and closely together to avoid something like this fester together point where it's a health, safety issue. >> the eye team reported neighbors on south claremont avenue had endured a mess 40 years. baker's collection after ply yenss, bicycles, lumber, scrap metal and more has spilled out of the house and up against fences. the neighbors rarely saw baker. >> he just doesn't know how to interact with society. he's had his life with his parents that. is all there was. >> well... i hope they start tomorrow. to clean up the place there. >> neighbors who appeared at the hearing are relieved this is underway. but disappointed the county agencies will address only exterior of the house. at left for now. >> it's a start. not happy. i'll be happier when it's completed. i don't want to partial job. i don't want the yard clean then, the rest sit, two, three months. it's been long enough. >> interior will be left for

o'neal has a critical partner in this. >> i can tell you what i was told to me that is on that and that is different from what is on the tape. >> who told you that? >> and all i want to see is this and -- that is giving me confidence that is properly and that yet needs the review of the system and making sure that, you know, it's so important that everyone feel the criminal justice system is fair and treats everybody fairly. >> reporter: the congresswoman told us that she believes that george zimmerman, the gunman, should be arrested today and that there some not be a delay and that she understands he has a gun permit and that he is armed in the neighborhood and i asked him how he handles the investigation and whether or not he stands behind the police chief. at this point, he's not come to a conclusion whether or not he's supporting the chief or not. >> and that is not a done deal. thank you. >>> and some breaking news out of mexico a major earthquake measuring 7.4 in magnitude hit this afternoon in the southern- central state of guerrero and karen gray houston has more. >> reporter: i

like a shaquille o'neal slam dunk, there it goes.o's amway arena got it down in under ten seconds, the old home of the orlando magic, the building imploded in front of hundreds of people. a man two blocks away was actually hit in the leg with a piece of shrapnel from the blast but was not seriously hurt. >> yikes! >>> and he's back. for the first time, listen to the cheers, in over two years, tiger woods is a winner on the pga tour. he ended the drought at the arnold palmer invitational yesterday with a five-stroke victory. tiger finding his form just two weeks before the master's tees off. >>> it is 31 minutes past the hour. it seems the closer mitt romney comes to securing the republican nomination the nastier the attacks get from rick santorum. santorum wasting no time after winning louisiana, the primary on saturday, he is campaigning in wisconsin. we see him there yesterday. wisconsin's primary is next week on april 3rd, 42 delegates at stake there. maryland and washington, d.c., holding primaries on april 3rd as well. and liste

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tip o'neal used to sit down and say whatever he said, he could make happen.'s the tail being wagged by the tea party dog. >> is that the weakness of boehner or the strength of the tea party? >> it's both. the dynamics of the republican party at this point in time. >> also some of the independent players unlike the days of tip o'neal. you can raise all the money you need online. if you are michele bachmann, she raised like $12 million online. >> who was the eric kantor of tip o'neal? there wasn't one. he was in charge and nobody conspired to stab stab him in the back. they used the revolt against the party in general. nothing like that. they could make a deal and reagan could make a deal and be sure the republicans could come after him. >> compare barack obama to bill clinton, a topic that you know a great deal about. you are writing a book about president clinton. compare the two reactions to terrible political setbacks? >> they are similar in a lot of ways. in the lame duck session, i don't know that you would compare what obama did in the lame duck to all o

like shaquille o'neal size. i'm not even joking. >> reporter: you're kind of shrimpy compared to him? >> yeah, compared to him in his prime very shrimpy but i'm sure i could move around better than he could. >> reporter: his mom shelley is a 20 year veteran of the marines. >> she started off as an e-1. the smallest of the small. being ordered around to do halt really bad jobs that no one wanted to do slowly and slowly over her years she got respect. so i kind of lived by that. >> reporter: respect is something robert had to earn, as well. he went from community college to division 3 norwich university and finally scholarship at cal. >> when i heard that i was getting it, i called my parents and like my mom was crying you know. my mom always told me you know, never get upset about things you can't control. and that's something that always that kinds of stuck with me. >> i'll be back... >>> pretty amazing story going from carrying water to a significant part of that basketball team. now, cal is in trouble. they lost to stanford last w

certainly i voted against ted kennedy, tipp o'neal and bill clinton.med like a good group to be against. >> shepard: exit polls show about 10% of michigan primary voters were democrats. and more than half of them went for rick santorum. james rosen in d.c. tonight. james? >> yeah, as we can see from that graphic, shepard, 53% of those self-identified democrats in michigan voted for rick santorum yesterday. let's dig a little deeper. among those who call themselves liberal or somewhat liberal santorum won by 11 points. among voters who strongly oppose the tea party,son tropical storm crushed romney by 16 points. santorum even carried 24% of those voters who said abortion should be legal in all or most cases. in an interview with fox news' mike tobin in grand rapids this morning. santorum suggested he only received the support of reagan democrats who were motivated by family values and blue collar appeals. >> and on those two issues, they connect with me. that's why we were able to win city of detroit in that con directional district. >> president obama

shaquille o'neal has been on ride alongs with police departments.ou have a high profile person doing police action with video cameras involved, the chances are good it's going to get unusual. >> your report also indicates the congressman was wearing a police coat and a badge while on this ride along. the statement say the policy restrictions which prohibit individuals who are not u.s. marshals employees from filming inside a private residence are intended to be in place during all ride alongs. we are currently investigating this matter who determine exactly what happened in this instance. >> yeah, a criminal defense attorney that i talked to yesterday flagged the fact that he was wearing a police coat and a banl and said you know, that's unusual. >> do you hear members of congress often doing this in their down time? >> this is the first i've heard of it. i don't know about you. >> we'll see what the congressman has to say about this. thank you very much. democrats are gearing up for the next big battle with the gop over familiar heated topics. the

. >> reporter: one woman's posting on facebook to her wedding of corrections officer alan o'neal turns out to be another reason to call the police. >> she goes to this facebook page and shes her husband, in wedding attire, in front of a wedding cake with another woman. >> reporter: that was enough to charge o'neill with bigamy. and it was facebook that helped investigators crack the case. the social media site recommends people who have something in common. in this case, they shared alan o'neill. something they only found out when they saw the other woman's online. >> with facebook. everybody's information is out there. >> reporter: it didn't matter the husband they shared had two different names he was alan folk to his first wife and alan o'neill to the other. >>> and joining us is jane velez mitchell. host of jane velez mitchell on headline news. good morning. >> this is so weird. what could this guy be facing? >> he could face a year in jail. the prosecutors said, i'll let him out. what's the worst thing he can do, get marry aid third time? >> lovely. great thinking. prosecu prosecu

that's 13 inches taller than shaquil o'neal.s astounding and a pituitary gland is the problem, a gland about the size of a pea in your brain, now doctors at the university of virginia, the medical center there, have done successful laser surgery along with medication to shrink that tumor so it does not keep producing growth hormone because it he keeps growing, doctors say, it could be very dangerous. listen: >> if he had broken a bone what had led to an infection or blood clotting he could have died suddenly. so our hope is that by stopping him from growing at least we will prevent worsening of his overall health. >> reporter: you saw the picture of him getting into the car. he can barely get in a standard sized car. the hospital was the same way, they didn't have a surgical helmet big enough to fit him so they had to bring that in, no beds big enough, they had to bring that in. couldn't fit in the elevators. the doctors said if he kept growing the skeleton could not hold the weight which is now 371 pounds. in case you're wonder

terri o'neal says this is more than an insult against one pattern. she sees it as a broader pattern of comforts attacking women. >> rush's comments are part of a coordinated attack on women's access to birth control. that honestly, has wakened a sleeping giant. >> reporter: limbaugh is taking full aim at groups and accusing them of trying to silence him. he said inflammatory statements gengs sarah palin and other conservatives without being condemned. to the advertisers, this message. >> those advertisers who no longer want your business, fine. we'll replace them. it's simple, really. advertising is a business decision. not a social decision. only the leftists try to use extortion, pressure, threats, to silence aposing voices. we don't do that. >> reporter: appeared on the show "the view" not swayed by limbaugh's apologies. >> i don't think that a statement like this issued saying his choice of words was not the best, changes anything. >> right now, rush limbaugh still has the backing of clear channel and there is reportedly, a backlog of advertisers

attorney for the middle district of florida, robert o'neal, the deputy assistant general, roy austin,and other department officials met with the family of trayvon martin, specifically his father, mr. tracy martin and miss sabrina fulton along with their attorney. first and foremost the statement from the justice department we extended and continue to extend our deepest condolences to the family for their loss. during the course of this meeting we listened to the concerns of the family and the representatives. the statement winds up by saying this. earlier this week the department of justice announced the opening of a parallel investigation into the death of trayvon martin. that matter remains open at this time. the department of justice, u.s. attorneys office and fiber available to provide likal authorities with assistance in this case where appropriate. that's the statement just released by the justice department. we'll have the news conference from the parents as soon as they show up there. there will be a rally there later tonight as well. we're watching this story unfold. we're al

. >> and goldman's jim o'neal on "squawk box" this morning suggesting another blowout on friday couldus another leg up on the equity markets. a major move as people perhaps reassess their doubts about the american economy. >> i agree, simon. and i think you know, any improvement, just like today's ism, best in a year, there are bright spots, we want to make sure that the eraser of uncertainty doesn't take them off the chalkboard. >> thank you very much, rick, we'll come back to you in chicago in a few minutes' time. let's focus on the internet ipo fever, yelp, after a strong start, surging 50% in its first day of trading friday. zynga has been on a great run since going public in december. so can we expect the same from facebook when it makes its big debut this spring? michael pacter is managing director of equity research at webb bush securities, good morning to you, michael. >> good morning, simon. thanks for having me. >> have you been swept up in this ipo fever? >> yes, i think that the hype is actually pretty real. i think people are really interested in the power of social media

joining us is former omb director june o'neal.much for joining us this morning. >> pleasure to be here. >> can you talk to us about the aspiring health care costs? >> i was bc ochl cbo director. >> thank you for correcting us. you can talk to us about the health care costs and what you think needs to happen? >> it's true the costs of health have been spiraling and presumably that was one of the reasons for health reform. however, the particular health reform that passed the congress is not going to do that, it will inflame costs, not reduce costs. so as i guess most people know who look at tv or read the paper, the supreme court is now considering whether it is constitutional the affordable care -- this so-called affordable care act that the administration backs. >> i know you've done a lot of work on the uninsured. what do you think about the constitutionality of it? >> well, the -- i'm not a legal scholar, but in terms of constitutionality, it does a lot of things that are totally at odds with the way the economy has functioned

. >> when shaquille o'neal played there it was a circus? ever had -- some of the best pink popcorn i ever had. >> where did you get your worst pink popcorn? >> actually the same place. >> alison, while you were gone, we had summer. >> i'm not happy about that. i like to go away when it's snowing. >> you should have been here last week when it was wrong. 46 degrees right now in new york city. 55 still in chicago. enjoy that because tomorrow you're not even going to get towards 50, which is going to feel not nearly as comfortable after this week. a few scattered showers. the worst of it across parts of new england. that cloud cover and gloomy conditions are going to stick with us for much of the day. this is that upper-level low, the same one that brought the snow a week ago into arizona, such a slow-moving storm it will finally be gone by tomorrow and we'll be done with it. but it's going to remain very, very cool across the northeast for the next number of days. here's the next stores, out across parts of the west. very heavy rain and very