. >> we should point out across the street at radio city, which side is it? that way.

. >> we should point out across the street at radio city, which side is it?t way. >> i don't know. >> "america's got talent" kicks off. >> tonight. you people of "today." >> you're included. >> at today.com/agt you guys will help find our 48th performer that will go directly to the live shows at radio city music hall. >> wow. >> they're going to perform here? >> what's happening is they're going to -- hopefully think send in tape, audition. one spot left. we've never done this before. we partnered with you guys at "today" and producers will narrow it down to three people and they will perform on whatever you call that. >> the plaza. >> the plaza. and the viewers will actually vote for who is the person that's going to go to the live show. >> you also have the buzzer thing. >> golden buzzer. >> i thought that was something different. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> well, because the g-spot, we call that, too, the golden buzzer. the "g" stands for golden. but when an act is not getting through, like the other judges don't agree, if you're really passionate about it, each

they're headed to radio city music hall for a big performance.to perform their musical skit "you've got to believe." come on out, kids. [ applause ] ♪ you got to believe i believe ♪ you got to believe i believe ♪ you got to believe you got to believe ♪ ♪ i believe everybody, now ♪ i believe let me hear you now ♪ ♪ i believe in me >> yes. >> wonderful. >> you know what? you made a believer out of me, too. that was incredible. that was incredible. you all have worked really hard, the imagine project. now, you get to perform at radio city music hall. what are you looking most forward to? >> um, being famous. >> being famous? what? having fun? >> being the president. >> you want to be the president? i'm with you. i'll vote for you. now, are you -- >> making money. >> making money? that's overrated. that's overrated at your age. are you a little nervous about anything? are you a little nervous? >> no. >> no. >> got confidence. >> yes. i have a question. once you are famous and you're a big singing star, is there any other career you think you want to

right now, radio city music hall is where the nfl draft is going on and has been for two days.ite literally right outside our windows. like if i angle that over my own desk and yelled go patriots, there's a real chance i could start a riot in the streets below my window. >> let's go giants! >> let's go cowboys! >> the pro-football draft is where teams select new players for the upcoming season. it is basically the loudest, most celebrated human resources event of all time. even if you don't give a ten hut hike about the nfl or its loud and over the top draft, there is something about that spectacle that urgently needs debunking. that needs debunking. in a special friday edition straight ahead. stay with us. can you start tomorrow? yes sir. alright. let's share the news tomorrow. today we failrly busy. tomorrow we're booked solid. we close on the house tomorrow. i want one of these opened up. because tomorow we go live... it's a day full of promise. and often, that day arrives by train. big day today? even bigger one tomorrow. when csx trains move forward, so does the rest of th

right now, radio city music hall is where the nfl draft is going on and has been for two days.t's quite literally right outside our windows. like if i angle that over my own desk and yelled, go patriots, there's a real chance i could start a riot in the streets below my window. >> let's go giants! >> let's go cowboys! >> the pro-football draft is where teams select new players for the upcoming season. it is basically the loudest, most celebrated human resources event of all time. even if you don't give a ten hut hike about the nfl or its loud and over the top draft, there is something about that spectacle that urgently needs debunking. that needs debunking and a few other things need debunking in a special friday edition of debunktion junction straight ahead. stay with us. everything that you thought was important to you changes in light of having a child that needs you every moment. i wouldn't trade him for the world. who matters most to you says the most about you. at massmutual we're owned by our policyowners, and they matter most to us. if you're caring for a child with spe

as the governing african national congress looks to hold on to power. >> you're looking live at radio city music hall in new york city, the site of this year's nfl draft that kicks off at 8:00 p.m. eastern and houston texans have the first pick. that would be with all the umbrellas, the frozen and rainy tundra of new york. >> it's not that cold. >> welcome back. >> the u.s. finding itself possibly in another spying scandal, but this time it's on the receiving end allegedly of the eaves dropping by a major ally. >> a discovery in florida, police investigating the discovery of four family members found in a potential murder-suicide at a home owned by former tennis star. >> a new report on the crisis in south sudan, amnesty international said both sides are committing war crimes and violating basic human rights. we spoke with survivors who now live in fear as civil war rages around them. >> entire towns burned to the ground, the fighting and destruction during the conflict in south sudan displaced more than a million people. in every place affected by the fighting, the bodies of the dead have

fans camp out for a seat inside radio city music hall ready to cheer or boo their team's pick. >> get down with johnny. >> johnny super bowl. >> reporter: is it hard to hang in the with the cleveland browns through the years? >> not at all, baby. >> reporter: after being groomed and dressed by their personal stylist, the gq players walk the red carpet like movie stars on opening night, a long way from the look brett favre went with when he was chosen in 1991. jon gruden is a super bowl winning coach and analyst for espn. >> i don't know if it's a good thing or bad thing, but it's a made for tv event now, and these young players are more noticeable than they have ever been before. >> reporter: this draft day comes after an nfl season marked by a $765 million settlement between the league and thousands of retired players over concussion-related brain injuries. by hazing acquisitions from former miami dolphin jonathan martin and murder charges against former patriots' tight end, aaron hernandez. are raiders' fans the craziest? >> they are. >> reporter: and the draft experts that spend 12

. >>> all eyes on radio city as we are about 14 hours away from the nfl draft. "morning joe," nfl analyst jon gruden joining us to talk about the topix. can you imagine the guys sweating it out to get drafted. it's their day. >>> let's bring us up to speed on the weather. some of these guys showing up tonight in new york city, should they bring an umbrella. >> it's raining cash. we do have a little rain to deal with around new york city, airport delays are likely because of the low ceilings and rain. not too much wind with it. it's pretty much isolated. right in between philly and hartford. it goes back to buffalo. it's going to be on and off throughout a good portion through the first half of today. i don't expect any rain in boston or d.c. a possibility of a thunderstorm or two around buffalo. pittsburgh at 84 today. there's a real push of humid warm air from the south. back in the west we had an active day of severe weather, still thunderstorms this morning, trying to spread rain to oklahoma city. this is gold. this is where it's been horribly dry this year.

usually it was done in darkrooms and now it's radio city and it's broadcast live.ing to be fun. it's going to be a great weekend and hopefully we can make a little history. >>> very recently there was a movie called draft day which was about cleveland and its pick so my fingers are crossed. great to see you, howard. thanks for coming in. >> speaking of reputation, here's someone trying to rehab his. today's tweet of the day comes from justin bieber. mother's day tweet 1-800 flowers using #mymom and you can win a daily bouquet. he's a paid spokesperson. never hurts to give a shout out to your mom. i am totally blind. i've been blind since birth. i lost my sight to eye disease. i lost my sight in afghanistan. and itoesn't hold me back. bumy blindness can affect my sleep patterns. i go through periods where it's hard to sleep at night, and stay awake during the day. but i learned that my struggle was with non-24. non-24 is a circadian rhythm disorder that affects up to 70% of people who are totally blind and can't perceive light. talk to your doctor about your symptom

franchises are meeting at radio city music hall to select newly eligible players. >>> on this day inoviet union announced it would boycott the upcoming summer olympic games in los angeles. >> the soviet announcement caused the white house and visiting olympic officials by surprise. they discussed what if anything could be done to reverse the decision which they called retaliation for 1980 when the united states boycotted the moscow olympics. >> it appears we're paying the price for 1980. again, the ones that are hurt are the athletes. and on this thursday, happy birthday to singer even en reokr enrique iglesias, 39. don rickles turns 88. i'm melissa >>> well, good morning, everyone. 4:30 in the morning, i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's say good morning to meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning and so close to the weekend for you. we have showers on the radar this morning. we told you they were coming in and they have arrived right on time. now, for the most part this activity stay well to the north of the golden gate bridge and we'll see two very different

the radio city hall south carolina's defensive star, quarterback johnmy manziel and linebacker michael sams could who become the first openly gay player of houstonan texans have picked. >> a road yes in the south has been called inhumane because of the people who participate. the people in this case are inmates from angola prison in louisiana. now, the untrained cowboys are some of the state's most violent criminals. some are calling this the most controversial rodeo in the world. >> reporter: it's billed as the wildest show in the south and for good reason. take a convict, an event that pits nerves against the raw power of a raging bull. the last man sitting wins cash. these are inmates at one of louisiana's most secure prisons? >> today, they can be king for a day. the victims would say: who cares? but what's important is we have to try to rehabilitate them before any of them get out so that they don't hurt you again. this is part of the rehab i w l willtative program and part of our reentry. >> the prisoners of angola or "the farm" houses some of the country's most dangerous crimina

. >>> a reminder, rounds two and three of the nfl draft, radio city, are on friday night. >> jonathanhman. chris hassle. good morning, america. >> guys, thanks. >>> up next in "the pulse," we're not quite done with the draft yet. johnny manziel was all the talk overnight. and his internet memes. yeah. they're really funny. we'll talk all about them. >>> plus, a new attraction in the windy city that's not for everyone. will you be a sound sleeper, or a mouth breather? a mouth breather! [ whimpers ] how do you sleep like that? well, put on a breathe right strip and shut your mouth. allergy medicines open your nose over time, but add a breathe right strip and pow! it instantly opens your nose up to 38% more. so you can breathe and do the one thing you want to do -- sleep. add breathe right to your allergy medicine. shut your mouth and sleep right. breathe right. there's she's-got-all-the-answers mom, always-puts-herself-last mom... don't-mess-with-my-mom mom... liking-everything-i-share- on-facebook mom... had-me-young-but-made-it-work mom... reminds-you-she-wants- to-be-a-grandma mom...

what can be sometimes considered the best worst night more than 250 college athletes will be at radio city music hall, here in new york city, hoping to hear afl commissioner call his name, and that will can feel like an eternity, unless you are one of the first ones picked, one of the biggest surprises may be where johnny lands. but folks in the lone star state, are pressuring their home teams to keep johnny football in texas. one texas a&m alum, even went as pharr as putting up billboards in hopes that the texas take him number one, no question his name will be called on day one, but will the heisman trophy winner be able to dominate the nfl like he did the college gridiron? >> nothing will change, i am not getting to this level to be complacent. that's no who i am. so continue to get better every day, and through this process, yeah, it is to try and put myself in the best position possible. at the same time i want to be good, and continue to get bet err the most talented player is south carolina's clownny. he is 6'6", 270 pounds and a defensive end, but get this, he has the speed of a wi

will be at radio city music hall here in new york city, in hopes of becoming overnight millionaires.ut the big question, where will dynamic quarterback go in the draft, most experts agree he will be a top 10 pick, in fact, one well to do texas a&m alum is pressuring the houston texans to pick him number one overall. putting billboards up all over houston. now the heisman trophy winner electrified the college gridiron, but can he dominate the nfl. >> so continue to get better every day, and through this off season, yeah, it is to try and put myself in the best position possible, at the same time i want to be good and get better as a player. south carolina's clownny, he is a gifted athlete at 6'6", 270 is pounds. testive end with speed of a wide receiver. michael sam made national headlines for coming out in february, now the former missouri player hopes to make history by becoming the first openly gay player to be drafted and then play in the nfl. he expected to be a mid to late round pick, but nothing pays like being number one, this year's top pick, slated to receive a $24 million c

the annual nfl draft kicked off last night at new york's radio city music hall.deveon clowney from the university of south carolina. in all, some 256 selections were made across the seven rounds of the draft. of all the players in the nfl, nearly 70% were picked through the draft. only eight teams have made the playoffs after picking the overall number one player although more than 100 of those drafted in the first round have gone on into being inducted in the football hall of fame. sports attorney and former sports agent robert bolland, academic chair and professor of sports management at nyu joins us from new york. robert, good to see you. do you miss the draft when you were an agent? >> agents typically hate the draft. everything that happens that day unless you're the first overall pick is bad. >> downhill, is it, after that? what do you think about the deal then that mr. jadeveon got? >> the deal that he's going to get, it's still to be negotiated by his agent, bus cook and of course the houston texans, will be around $25 million, maybe just under, and about

fox 5 in new york with a preview of tonight's national football league draft at radio city music hall. this year much of the speculation involves which nfl team will select former texas a&m quarterback johnny manziel also known as johnny football. this is a live look at dallas from fox 4, the big story there a late morning rescue of five children caught by rising creek water during a round of thunderstorms. police believe the kids were playing near a drainage tunnel by the creek and were swept in by high water. they say they think the teens were swkinning school. that's the look outside the beltway from "special report." we'll be right back. >>> the woman picked to be the president's new point person for obamacare is promising to take a fresh bipartisan approach to congress. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel on tough questions for the prospective new cabinet member. >> i respect and appreciate the importance of the challenges before us. >> reporter: sylvia matthews burr well is the person to replace kathleen sebelius. >> will you be the health and human services for the a

you guys, the nfl draft is tomorrow night and it's happening right across the street at radio city musichat's right. and this is exciting because it's new york city. this is where everything happens. it's right across the street. so we actually got some of the top college players in the draft with us here tonight. these guys are the future stars of the nfl. let me introduce them to you right now. it's time for "tonight show meet the players: nfl draft edition." [ cheers and applause ] ♪ meet the players meet the players meet the players meet the players ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: let's meet our first player. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> sammy watkins, wide receiver, clemson. >> jimmy: sammy's such a good receiver. he can even catch a pass from tim tebow. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> greg robinson, offensive tackle, auburn. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: greg doesn't let anyone get through, which has earned him the nickname "the obamacare website." good to see you. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> eric ebron, tight end, north carolina. and make sure y'all follow me on twitter @ebr

they held the first round of the nfl draft at radio city music hall in new york. the nfl draft is the annual event that determines which quarterback will become the next celebrity spokesman for papa johns. so a big deal. wouldn't it be fun if every job had a draft. the management at chipotle chooses kyle to be our next cashier. this event, the draft, gotten so big, thinking of moving it. that's how big it is. as expected the number one pick was south carolina's defensive end clowney who went to the houston texans. clowney, my number one pick for a baby name. my wife sxis expecting. and boy/girl our top choice. mother's day is sunday. guillermo, did you get your mother something for mother's day? did you get her a gift? >> not yet. >> jimmy: your mother-in-law will you get her a gift? a >> guillermo: never. >> jimmy: in a way you are her gift, you know. >> guillermo: unfortunately. >> jimmy: without mothers, well we wouldn't even be here. so be sure to thank your mom on sunday. and unless, in that case, take the opportunity to blame her for putting you on the god f

. >> you could see how cool it was for them on the red carpet outside radio city across the street lastost of the guys brought their mom since it is mother's day weekend. including former michigan tackle and his mom. >> just embracing the moment. it's not every time i'm on the red carpet. >> you and your mom are wearing matching sunglasses? >> exactly. >> you like that? >> he was picked 11th by the tennessee titans. >> a lot of fun is right. >> we'll be right back. okay, listen up! i'm re-workin' the menu. mayo? corn dogs? you are so outta here! aah! [ female announcer ] the complete balanced nutrition of great-tasting ensure. 24 vitamins and minerals, antioxidants, and 9 grams of protein. [ bottle ] ensure®. nutrition inharge™. >>> the portland trailblazers suffering an old fashioned beat down in san antonio. and a possible omen to the loss when robinson found this snake in his locker. it was not poisonous. check out the tweet from point guard moe williams admitting that the blazers were pretty darned scared. the snake got released safely back into the wild. >>> shepard smith reporting

the event kicks off at radio city music hall.eview the creator of the namath rapid cooker, joe namath and mr. iesman. i -- who do you say is the winner? >> i think mr. theismann is. >> what is with the apron? what do you have going on there? >> joe, can't you figure it out? i knew you could read defenses. it's getting closer to spring/summer. we're cooking. we got our cooker and we're tailgating and all that stuff. >> cooking and tailgating, my favorite things in life. i don't see the beer. you have to have some beer on ice there. >> you know what? i had to quit it. >> let me play harry reid. every politician wants to stick their nose in sports nowadays. >> how long will the nfl continue to do nothing, zero, as one of its team bears a name that inflicts pain on so many native americans? >> come on. joe, your reaction to that. joe theismann. >> we've heard it quite a bit, sean. there are a lot of people out there that are against it. i happened to be in new mexico in january who saand had some n americans who came up to me and sai

nfl draft kicks off thursday night right here in new york city at radio city music hall here now with, two of the greatest legends, creator of the name it rabbit cooker and former super bowl champion, joe namoth and mr. joe thisman. i had you up until that game. what happened? >> i tried to tell you. sooner or later the swing runs out. >> joe, namath, i picked every win except the super bowl. >> joe, i think i will be on your side. . >> i appreciate it. what is with the apron? >> can't you figure it out? i know you can read of course you read it. getting closer to spring, summer, we're cooking man we've got our cooker and tail gating and that stuff. >> two of my favorite things in life. i don't see the beer. you've got to have a beer there on ice. >> i had a quick trip. >> let me play harry reid. every politician wants to stick their nose in sports these days. this is harry reid on the senate floor telling redskins they've got to change their names. get your reaction right after this. >> how long will the nfl continue to do nothing? 0? going to do what is morally right and remove this

there's a red carpet at radio city. they look so good. a young fellow by the name of brett favre. getting the phone call at the 1991 draft that he hadn't drafted. he's in a dorm room of some kind. he's got a t-shirt on and yes, those are cuffed jorts. >> you said it. >> now, we see cuffed jorts on miley cyrus. on a like more sort of sociopolitical culture avenue, in terms of michael sam who we have been talking about a lot. he could be the first openly gay player in the nfl but right now it's a question mark as to whether he will actually get drafted. i want to know whether you agree with "the washington post" head line if michael sam goes undrafted, the nfl may have a p.r. problem on its hands do you think that's true? >> yeah, i think that's true. but general managers and coaches, all they want to do is win. their jobs are on the line. so if michael sam were, say, jadeveon clowney, he's the guy to be first in the draft who has other freakish skills, michael sam would be the first in the draft, he didn't have a good pro day. he's kind of

at radio city music hall. 32 players were drafted in the first round.ually 31, the jets got confused and took one of the rockettes. [ laughter ] but a good kicker though. amazing. 32 players drafted into the nfl. though i thought it was a a little weird when the team owners handed each of them a a rose. will you accept this rose? [ laughter ] welcome to the houston texans. did you hear? one of the prospects in this years nfl draft is a safety named ha ha clinton-dix. ♪ no i'm not kidding. that's the real -- i'm not -- that's not a joke, that's not a a joke. his name -- [ laughter ] stop laughing. it is not -- name -- his name is ha ha clinton-dix. [ laughter ] which incidentally is the title of the new "vanity fair" article by monica lewinsky. [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: it is done. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: all right. ha ha clinton-dix. of course that's just his nickname. his real name is tee hee clinton-penis. [ laughter ] >> steve: i heard that his jersey number was 69. [ laughter ] was he -- [ laughter ] is that someone's real laugh? >> steve: ye

. >> they did frank sinatra at the radio city music hall that way. >> thanks for being here, eric. "happening now" coming up next. we'll see you tomorrow. have a great day everybody. jon: explosive new charges in the growing veterans affairs scandal with reports that president obama and his transition team were warned about wait time problems back in 2008. good morning to you, i'm jon scott. >> i'm patti ann browne in today for jenna lee. there were claims of neglect first reported in arizona, jon. jon: allegations that dozens of veterans died waiting for medical treatment and the delays were covered up. now the scandal stretches across the country with new mexico just the latest state facing accusations of mismanagement at its va facilities. joining us now, bret baier, the anchor of "special report." bret, how did all of this come to light? >> well, jon, this was the result of a foia request by "the washington times," the specific story you're talking about in regards to when the obama transition team was briefed about the problems at the va. the other scandals that have, the alle

jay stands on stage with reasonablier cadell at radio city music hall. the south carolina native picked by the houston texans. congratulations. >>> headlines are coming up after this with richelle carey. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey. here are tonight's top stories. severe storms. reports of tornados. inches of snow in dallas triggered flash floods and winds. there were power outages for thousands of relatives. the state department said a team of the officials is in nigeria to help the african country find 276 girls kidnapped. syrian state tv said rebels levelled the hotel in the city of aleppo. the rebels tunnelled underneath and planted explosives. the hotel was used as a base for government troops. 14 people were killed. both president obama and vladimir putin plan to attend d-day ceremonies next month, but the white house doesn't expect the two to meet. they'll attend the 70th anniversary. tensions are high between the world leaders because of the crisis. controversy over the occupy wall street protest. this time protesters are

weird to be talking about football right now but they held the first round of the nfl draft at radio city music halton night. the draft is the annual event that determines which quarterback will become the next celebrity spokesman for papa john's so it's a big deal. wouldn't it be fun if every job had a draft? the management at chipotle at la bray and charles chooses kyle. it's gotten so big next year, they're thinking about moving it to peyton manning's forehead, that's how big it is. as expected the number one pick was south carolina defensive end jadeveon clowney who went to the houston texans. jadeveon clowney also happens to be my number one pick for a baby name. my wife is expecting and jadeveon clowney kimmel, boy or girl, is our top choice. you know, mothers bay is on sunday. guillermo, did you get your mother something for mother's day, did you get her a gift? >> no, not yet. >> what about your mother-in-law, will you get her a gift? >> never. >> jimmy: never. in a way you are her gift, you know? >> guillermo: unfortunately. >> jimmy: unfortunately. without mothers, well, we woul

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coming up the nfl draft took place within spitting distance of this studio, just up the street at radio cityx news is there. we caught up with some lucky first round picks and asked how they plan to handle their newfound fame and fortune. johnny football was there. can you start tomorrow? yes sir. alright. let's share the news tomorrow. today we failrly busy. tomorrow we're booked solid. we close on the house tomorrow. i want one of these opened up. because tomorow we go live... it's a day full of promise. and often, that day arrives by train. big day today? even bigger one tomorrow. when csx trains move forward, so does the rest of the economy. csx. how tomorrow moves. humans. we are beautifully imperfect creatures living in an imperfect world. that's why liberty mutual insurance has your back, offering exclusive products like optional better car replacement, where if your car is totaled, we give you the money to buy one a model year newer. call... and ask an insurance expert about all our benefits today, like our 24/7 support and service, because at liberty mutual insurance, we believe our

it was right across the street at radio city music hall.ot of excitement there but it was a little tense. tense night for quarterback johnny manziel. [ laughter ] also known as johnny football they call him. it was tense for him because everyone expected him to go pretty high in the draft. he fell to number 22. at one point the "today" show was like, "so, how do you feel about johnny foosball?" [ laughter ] so cool. that's right johnny manziel fell all the way to number 22. but as he was getting passed over he got messages of support from his fans while i just got flashbacks to gym class. [ laughter ] ♪ [ laughter ] "i can play kickball too guys." "get out of here nerd." ♪ but on top of falling in the draft it seemed like the nfl commissioner was a little confused when saying johnny manziel's name. check it out. >> with the 22nd pick in the 2014 nfl draft, the wickedly talented adele dazeem. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: adele dazeem. you see where he got that. yeah. oh, i also want to say congrats to our pal ha ha clinton-dix. [ cheers

raised in the 40s and 50s and may be carried to the 60s that is what you turn on the morning from radio city so she thought she was fooled by him that he was going to make something of himself so she plagued him his whole life. she would put up george is the paradigm of success was his father's brother who was a commander in the navy, and officer and would put his sword over the fireplace. he would put dollar bills on the christmas tree and he would hand out these elaborate presents. he absolutely loathe george is george was his name and this guy was once picked up at the airport because they thought he was george. the cocaine smuggler when he wasn't. he was the august commander, a tired commander. so i asked the fbi to turned in george and two called you? was that the mother? he said no, not directly. so the mother called the uncle who called the fbi is the way i interpreted that description. >> there's a lot of confusion in the lives of these drug dealers and particularly the big ones. people in the media during the 70s and 80s were very interested in covering them as though they were hero

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that just everybody gets together in radio city music hall, right across the street is art deco jewel and fans can't get enough of it. which is great. >> seth: people are lined up outside. >> they are right now. >> seth: yeah. they just can't wait to get to the nfl draft. >> they can not -- or inside anywhere at this point and time. >> seth: right. yeah, that's true. now are you -- how many drafts have you done? >> this is my tenth. >> seth: your tenth draft? and did you watch the draft as a kid? i was obsessed with the draft. >> oh, of course. absolutely, yeah. yeah, because this is when everybody is 0-0. no wins, no losses. and hope can spring eternal. as you saw tom brady, in your previous segment, pick 199 as you know. >> seth: yep. >> and he became one of the greatest players in the history of the game. so you just never know. >> seth: so, you a tradition ten years ago, at the nfl combine. this is where all the players go, and they test their height and their vertical leap and their speed. >> yes. >> seth: you started doing the 40 yard dash. >> in my suit and tie. >> seth: how do

and 48 people get to go to live shows at the iconic radio city music hall.ne slot. >> one slot left to go directly to the live shows. that's why i'm wearing this shirt. "today's got talent." we are going to let the "today" show viewers choose that final contestant. >> they don't have to audition. >> you're going right through to the live show. this is how we're going to do it. first of all, send a tape or audition, go to today.com/agt to send a video of your audition. anything goes. i just told you anything. you don't have to sing. you don't have to dance. anything goes. and, they will come here, you guys will whittle it down to three people on the plaza. and then your viewers will vote for the one person that goes to the live shows. so we are letting you, "today," we are letting you decide who is that final person. and matt, a dream will come true. you can make the next superstar. it doesn't say today.com/agt, but that's where you have to go. >> i just wish you were a little more into it. >> i love it! it's amazing. wait until you see the tapes you get. >>

the opening round of the nfl draft across the street at radio city music hall, with a lot of eyes ontar quarterback johnny manziel. the draft has become a spectacle nowadays, almost as popular as the games themselves. round one of the nfl draft. a night where pro football's most rabid fans meet its future. >> diehard raiders fan. >> i stood in line for eight hours yesterday. >> and after the houston texans kicked off the night -- >> the houston texans select jadeveon clowney. >> the focus of many fans turned to this draft's biggest personality, a former heisman winner with a headline-ready nickname. >> johnny football, baby! >> but that didn't go as planned, with the browns initially passing on johnny manziel, shocking the fans, and the analysts. >> i won't say it's mind boggling or craziest thing i've ever seen, but very surprising. >> eventually getting their man with the 27th pick, and the room erupted. >> this is better than the movie "draft day." >> before they can suit up for the nfl in the fall, the athletes tried to score points with their fashion sense. a world away from bre

he was surrounded by his family at radio music city hall in new york.he first defensive player chosen first overall since way back in 2006. >> wow. you can see why people are really into it. it's an emotional moment there. >> it's tremendous. now, not selected this round is mike inouye. >> shocking. how are you doing with that? >> fingers still crossed. i want to go to the oilers. do they still play? looking over here, little east for us and this is the westbound direction for 580 through dublin coming out of livermore. look at that easy drive. a lot of cars. look at the maps, that's just typical for 580 and there's no slowing through dublin and the arrow all the way over on your right and friday commute coming out of the altamont pass and we're looking at a smooth drive towards that bay bridge and all throughout the east bay and across the richmond san rafael bridge and we'll give you a live look northbound 101 coming towards us with not a lot of headlights and a special visitor and we'll send it back to you. >> yes, in fact, thanks, mike. >>> presiden

i was at radio city music hall when it happened.d it was a stunning moment because again, this big linebacker, you know, and his boyfriend kissing. and i think it caught everybody off guard. people argue what happened -- i'm not a big fan of it even when it's like, you know, the guy and his fiance. i'm like enough is enough. but i get it. this is a barrier that's been broken. we have to deal with it. one thing i would say is this, however. that when you are the first. okay? when you are the first it can't be just a one-way street. i mean, you have to expect to get pushback. and there's going to be pushback. >> what kind of pushback do you have to expect? >> what we saw on twitter. you know, now that was ignorant pushback. it was ignorant pushback. but we have the same problem about racism in this country. and it's interesting that as we speak now we have two dynamic things going on. in the nba they're dealing with racism. the nfl is now dealing with sexuality. and i think that to deal with things openly there has to be an open back

across the street will be radio city where they'll have the big nfl draft starting on thursday. >> thews and let's talk about -- >> lois lerner. politics in washington. listen to what's going on today. the house of representatives is now inching closer to charging former irs official lois lerner with contempt. there is a meeting later today to consider that, as well as a gop request for a special prosecutor to investigate the targeting scandal. >> this is a whole week of let's investigate the administration. maybe we can get ken starr to come out of retirement. maybe he can do another investigation and waste taxpayer money. but like any judge in any courtroom, we'd much rather have the witness answer the questions than hold them in contempt. >> there could be a full house vote today or tomorrow. we'll keep watching that one. >>> california congressman duncan huntser calling secretary of state john kerry inept. he says kerry has mishandled the case of a former marine who is currentsly being held on weapons charges near tijuana, mexico, after he drove into mexico with three firearms that

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stuart: when you were at radio city and you spent this week going around to the stars, getting theirraph on various cards and footballs, that is what you did. you cashed in on this event, the nfl draft. >> rookies try the trading card category. bridgewater, and if you are up last night late, all the excitement on that when minnesota moved in to the first round and took seattle and you have nine guys, three quarterbacks taken in the first round this year. loss of excitement for johnny. charles: what would you say if he doesn't do well? he gets his starting job? >> a lot of people going number one and say he plays with cleveland and they don't do very well. when you argue that at some point the value of these products go down a little bit? >> transcends the game, and -- charles: rookie card helps anything. >> it is -- stuart: that is not the point. stuart: such as special guy the value can't go down. >> for memorabilia perspective we won't see it for a long time. stuart: when you are arguing in your book you can't agree with me you can't possibly agree with me. how could you agree with

it will all go down in radio city music hall. a special preview with some of the lucky fans in the building and the commissioner. >> it has become one of the great spectacles in television. >> thousands of media will be attending, probably 20 million

at a packed radio city music hall yesterday. linzie janis is in social square with who went where.inzie? >> reporter: good morning. the top hash tags on twitter were all related to the draft. and for the first time, each player celebrating with his own walkup music. jadeveon clowney going to the houston texans as the number one pick. he chose that song you're hearing now, "the man" by allo black. jadeveon even crying. sammy watkins was picked fourth to go to the buffalo bills. he celebrated by taking a selfie at center stage here with the nfl commissioner. and the player called johnny football, so much anticipation about him. johnny manziel, picked 22, by the cleveland browns. he's nicknamed johnny freefall, this morning. lara. >> anxious day. he was waiting all day long. thought he was going to get picked higher. straight out of the move -- i know you saw it, the movie, "draft day," that we saw a few weeks back is just like that. >> who was he talking to on the phone? >> why is my name not being called? he did go in the first round to a great team. i don't think it's really a free

during the trip bill visited radio city music hall, saw the rockettes perform, went to the pollo theater and saw willis gator to perform on his saxophone. not long after the new york trip, mr. speaker, a mr. bob lewis was hired as the school's new band director. bill idolized bob lewis. everything he did impressed bill, from his style of dress to his shined shoes, and bob played the saxophone. it was a tremendous influence of bob lewis and his piano teacher, mrs. albright, both graduates of virginia state university, that prompted bill to attend that institution. since bill didn't have the resources to attend college, he began performing his musical talents. he joined bands that performed at the tropicana club, the blue moon club and the rose club. eventually bob was able to save enough money to join virginia state university. in 1955, bill graduated from virginia state university and joined the united states army as a second lieutenant. after his military service, bill's father arranged an interview for him to teach at frederick douglass high school in elm city, north carolina. the scho

. >> they did frank sinatra at the radio city music hall that way. >> thanks for being here, eric.g now" coming up next. we'll see you tomorrow. have a great day everybody. jon: explosive new charges in the growing veterans affairs scandal with reports that president obama and his transition team were warned about wait time problems back in 2008. good morning to you, i'm jon scott. >> i'm patti ann browne in today for jenna lee. there were claims of neglect first reported in arizona, jon. jon: allegations that dozens of veterans died waiting for medical treatment and the delays were covered up. now the scandal stretches across the country with new mexico just the latest state facing accusations of mismanagement at its va facilities. joining us now, bret baier, the anchor of

there's a red carpet they came into radio city with their moms. that was heavily tweeted.10 million tweets. >> good to have roger there with the players. he looks like he is 5'6". he's 6'4". he's huge. they come can up to him and give him a big bear hug. >> these guys are amazing athletes. when you see them in person, even without pads. >> 18 or 19 years old. >> some of them, yeah. so, look, again, you mentioned it before, they have this emotional release. they have had this lifetime journey that this is their goal. they are used to the spotlight. >> i'm worried about the 21 teams that did not pick johnny football. i think it's cool that he's going to cleveland. i do. and i don't like cleveland coming from cincinnati. i don't know. >> do you think he's going to do well? >> i do. he's a gamer, isn't he? he's small, though. but so is joe montana. >> this guy has won everywhere he went. it's amaze to go watch people gravitate towards him. >> everywhere cleveland goes is going to be a huge tv deal. >> i think people gravitate towards teams and players. and zony manziel's story

radio contact. they monitor city streets with the help of hundreds of security cameras. whenever they suspect a crime the pilots are called in to back up the operation. homicide are down 12% on a national level, but not in the state of mexico. in the first two months of the year murders rose from 303 to 374. extortions and kidnappings are also up dramatically. >>> some government officials believe the spike in violence could be the result of cartels looking for new territory as the government tries to push them out in the neighboring state. the surge in crime worries mayors like this one who approved the plan to use else. >> we're seeing killings and kidnappings that we didn't see before in the state of mexico. we're trying to take those preventive measures so it doesn't spread to other cities. cities. >> reporter: extra boots on the ground may not be enough to curve the violence. >> it is important for the federation to help out the state of mexico government. because on the one hand federal forces are well trained, well paid, and well organized, and they work well toge

it's just going to get bigger and bigger as they move it out of new york, on it of radio city.ly trying to squeeze it. if they move it around, let cities bid on it, it's just going to get bigger and bigger. >> this quarterback, is there anybody better? >> look, he's a guy from central florida that not many people know about. he was the least talked about of the three quarterbacks. he's a great talent. unfinished product. he needs a couple of years before he is an nfl talent. he's going to jacksonville where he may have to start right away. now we look forward to michael sam, the first openly gay nfl player. will he get drafted at all? if he doesn't get drafted, are there going to be bad things said about the league? he is a projected six rounder. it's possible he's not drafted. that's entirely based on his talent. today, a the more rounds. nothing sexy as we go on. carr is one to watch. you will have to see the houston texans. >> from first to worst anyway, didn't he? the reason i know this, didn't they play the bengals? >> many thought they would go to the super bowl. >> we lo

cities as workers demand higher pay at chains including mcdonald's. the demonstrations building on union campaigns to create awareness and push for $15-an-hour wages. >>> and radioend caste city kasem has been found in washington state days after leaving a nursing home in california. his exact location still unknown as police say that he is, quote, somewhere in the pacific northwest. family members say that they are relieved but still concerned about his health. jon: well, his father was president of the united states as was his brother, and while jeb bush may be mulling a run in 2016, he might not get the republican support he needs because, as our next guest says, quote: contrary to a lot of psychological analysis, republicans don't go for the guy whose turn it is because they are hard wired to be hierarchical and orderly. they do it because the guy who came in second last the next four years wooing the conservative base. the author of those words is jonah goldberg with the national review online and a fox news contributor. he diswhroins us now -- joins us now. that article was titled "why jeb bush's turn may not come." you think he is not going to be the next

the three-day nfl draft event kicks off at new york's radio city music hall. at 8:00 p.m.e clock. we always update the five things you need to know. go to cnn.newday.com for the latest. >>> the clippers and thunder are tied at one game apiece in their play-off series after oklahoma city won last night. the real drama is, of course, happening off the court and continues to do so. nba owners met again wednesday to ramp up efforts to take the team from donald sterling who is considering his legal options. now the woman who recorded his racist comments, v. stiviano is reportedly under investigations herself for allegations of trying to blackmail sterling. let's discuss this with criminal defense attorney daryn kavinoky. great to see you. >> thanks kate. >> let's start with where the nba is, ramping up their efforts to take the team from donald sterling. this could come down in a morality clause in documents he signed when he bought the team back in '81. explain why that applies here. >> first of all t nba has a lot of momentum right now and a lot of cause to feel highly confid

committee, kate howard, the mayor's bunket director, and i'm barbara taylor, city hall bureau city for kcbs radio. quickly again if you'd like to submit some questions or comments you can email