this heavy metal rocker iç asse is obviously off his rocker.bout president obama, this administration, i think it is devilish. when is it a crime to care about people and their health care? when is it a crime to care about women and making sure they get equal pay? when is it a crime to care about education? to take care of our veterans with the great programs that the president's wife has, michelle obama work our veterans out. there what is criminal is that you forget you want the take an american presidential candidate and make him your golden calf to bend down. to you ask him to pledge allegiance that he won't change the gun laws, the 19th amendment. and to bow down to you. rush limbaugh, watch out. you have another golden calf out there. we're all american citizens and maybe you forgot these words since you like to sing songs. we pledge of allegiance to the use of america. this undivided country of ours. maybe should you listen to some great republican women that i absolutely adore. like nancy reagan who said, no to drugs and laura bush who

ted nugent is a crazy rocker who said something stupid.he is inspiring anybody -- >> there are a lot of other crazy people out there. >> but so what? you can't control there are other crazy people. this is the world the left wants us to live in. >> there is a bubble of a world where you can't say anything because you might offend somebody. >> you sound almost outraged. >> i am. >> kevin, let me ask you, i feel like politicians are better off not getting endorsements from celebrities and possibly not from anyone. they never seem to help, but they do occasionally hurt. >> you can't control who endorses you. anyone can say i am from romney. i am for obama, who ever. it depends on how closely you want to associate with them. and they have to be careful about the allies they choose. this was the problem with the ron paul movement. they will take anybody, and it could be the biggest kook in the world. you have to be careful. >> remember when kid rock endorsed romney in the middle of the primary. where did kid rock go? >> that's true. we are movi

but it's not just rockers like nugent pushing the ugly rhetoric, allen west is refusing to back downrogressives in congress. >> which are the members of congress that are -- >> i have it right here. >> the progressive caucus. >> progressive caucus members. >> you know something? i'm just talking about the fact that the ideologies -- >> west is even porting nugent, saying he doesn't think the rocker has any ill will toward the president. it's one thing to push it over the top, but we hope the united states congress would be a little more reasonable. joining me now is michael eric dyson, msnbc political analyst and georgetown university professor. thank you for your time tonight first of all, the secret service telling nbc the matter is resolved, what do you think of ted nugents statements today? >> i think it's ridiculous, not an apology and it explanation wreaks of an arrogance. you made certain inferences and certain implications about the president. you did not back up off of those, you did not suggest you were sorry for making such extraordinary claims. you tried to explain away y

the national journal and others say the secret service plans to contact rocker and proud nra member ted nugent regarding comments he made about the president. >>> the white house standing by the men who took a pledge to take a bullet for the president. this morning new details in the secret service prostitution scandal, agents being offered a lie detector test now. >>> she got a ride home from the bar and hasn't been heard from since. the family of a ft. bragg soldier saying she may be in danger this morning. >> she's loved by all of her friends and family, and we all just really want her to come home. >> cnn spoke to her mother and her sister. we'll have the latest coming up. >>> and it is here. take a look. some drivers already paying $6 a gallon for gas. president obama feeling the pressure and promising a new crackdown on the oil markets to reel them in. >> we can't afford a situation where some speculators can reap millions while millions of american families get the short end of the stick. >> but is it just the same type of political ploy that he mocked a few weeks ago? >> good qu

the gun rights advocate and rocker no stranger to controversy. always outspoken.n's annual convention over the weekend that has now launched an investigation. listen. >> and if you want more of those kinds of evil, anti-american people in the supreme court, then don't get involved and let obama take office again, because i'll tell you this right now. if barack obama becomes the president in november again, i will either be dead or in jail by this time next year. >> secret service and nugent will meet in oklahoma. that is where he is performing a concert. they s he says they will meet backstage and he is taking it all in spried. >> is it true, are you hearing from the secret service? >> first of all, i hear from the secret service all the time. they want to buy ted nugent ammo. >> that's a plug, isn't it? that's a damn plug on this show. >> well, who doesn't want ted nugent ammo? it's out in july. at any rate, yes, we have heard from the secret service. they have a duty. i salute them, support them and i am looking forward to our meet ing tomorrow. i'm sure it will

. >>> rocker tom petty is going to be reunited with his stolen guitar. find out how police cracked the case. >> the district is looking at some major tax incentives to keep one local company really happy. i'm tell you why and what it means for the local economy. that's coming up at 6:07. you are watching 9news now. with resolve deep clean powder. the moist powder removes three times more dirt than vacuuming alone while neutralizing odors for a clean you can see, smell and really enjoy. don't just vacuum clean. resolve clean. >>> the police weren't running down a dream but have caught up with a suspect in a high profile case. the theft of tom petty's guitar. >> now the rocker is getting his instrument back just in time for the next leg of his tour. >> reporter: you could say tom petty without a guitar is like a fish out of water. so when five of the legendary rocker's guitars were stolen from a soundstage in culver city last week, it was a heartbreaker. >> to a musician their guitars are everything. and in particular with tom petty, these are guitars that

. >>> rocker ted nugemt will talk about his comments on president obama. the national rifle association convention, nugent referred to what he called the, quote, evil america hating administration and urged nra members to, quote, chop their heads off in november. nugent did not make any serious threats. >>> is on again-off again relationship between a 41-year-old teachers ander and his 18-year-old student is apparently back on. jordan powers has told a sacramento tv station that they are back together. she ended the relationship earlier this month after her boyfriend, james hooker, was arrested on charges of assaulting another girl 14 years ago. hooker left his wife and children to date powers. he is now out on bail and is due back in court next month. >>> a bee invasion in the east bay. take a look at this. an unusually high number of swarms have been invading neighborhoods. in concord, thousands covered this car until a young person in a bee keeper suit was able to gather them up. the amount of bees is not unusual. they are out earlier than normal . so i

this time rocker ted nugent. a romney supporter and the self-described motor city madman. march, mitt romney and his son tag both welcomed nugent's support but nugent has been known for years as a hater of barack obama who uses violent speech against the president and other democrats most recently at the nra convention this past sated. >> we've got a president and attorney general who doesn't even like the constitution. we've got four supreme court justices who don't believe in the constitution. if you can't galvanize and promote and recruit people to vote for mitt romney, we're done. we'll be a suburb of indonesia next year. our president and attorney general, our vice president hillary clinton, they're criminals. they're criminals. >> we with braveheart. we need to ride into that battlefield and chop their heads off in november. >> joining me now is politico's maggie haberman. the romney campaign really did not distance themselves very much, they didn't mention ted nugent by name given repeated opportunities. we were calling all last night and our garrett haake was there

and rocker ted nugent's comments about president obama landing him in some hot water. but did he actually make a threat? one worthy of secret service investigation? "kelly's court" takes up that case today. >> i tell you this right now, if barack obama becomes the president in november, again, i will either be dead, or in jail by this time next year. [ male announcer ] while othe are content to imitate, we'll contin to innovate. the lexus rx. why settle for a copy when you can own the original? see your lexus dealer. this is my grandson. and if it wasn't for a screening t, megyn: president obama arriving in cleveland moments ago. a look at air force one here for you. he's expected to speak about the economy and push the so-called buffet rule at an event in the nearby town of eleyria. interestingly he started calling this the reagan rule in recent days referring to a 1985 speech in which president reagan called for everyone to pay their fair share. is it a fair comparison? michael reagan is a political consultant and the chairman of the reagan group. the president conti

. >>> why rocker ted nugent has a meeting today with the secret service. >>> across the country americansring dick clark the cultural touchstone was like a member of the family. a look back at his life, coming up. >>> why a mop and garbage bag could be the key to preventing alzheimer's. the new study that will have you doing more chores. [ mom ] to me, chex is not just a little bowl of cereal, it's kind of a big deal. to find nutritious and gluten-free cereals my whole family actually loves? well, the word "wow" comes to mind. and then a friend told me chex has five flavors that are gluten-free. even a cinnamon one the kids love. a nutritious cereal that makes everybody happy? like i said, wow. [ male announcer ] chex cereal. five flavors. good and gluten free. >>> welcome back. you can see showers along the oregon border that's where they are going to stay today. eureka 60 mostly cloudy 62 tahoe under a mostly sunny sky upper 70s chico, sacramento, 82 fresno. l.a. 78 morning clouds will keep san diego 69 palm springs 97° today. >>> 5:47 now. new this morning a series of deadly overnight

rocker ted nugent once said barack obama could suck on his machine gun.e believes the democrat party act as a modern day slave master to the poor. if those comments didn't stop mitt romney seeking his endorsement. he agreed to gun laws to get his blessing. romney should not have been surprised to hear what ted nugent had to say. >> if you don't know that our government is wiping its [ bleep ] with the constitution, you're living under a rock. four supreme court justices signed their name to a declaration that americans have no fundamental right to self-defense. that sounds like a stoned hippie. if you want more of those kinds of evil, anti-american people in the supreme court, then don't get involved and let obama take office again. i'll tell you this right now if barack obama becomes the president in november again, i will either be dead or in jail by this time next year. if you can't go home and get everybody in your lives to clean house in this vile, evil american hated administration, i don't know what you're made out of. if you can't galvanize and pr

. >>> the show "off their rockers".we love with betty white. >> can you please put it on earlier? i mean come on, i am off my rocker and we go to bed. >> it's on at 8:00. >> still a little late. i'd like it at 7:00, please. >> this is like an older people's "candid camera," they spoof younger people. >> why did i think it was on at 10:00? >> because you're always sleeping. >> let's roll the first clip. ♪ >> you guys valet? >> huh? >> wipe it down, will you? [ bleep ]. >> you got to be ridding right now. >> are you kidding me right now? >> no. >> excuse me. hi. you know, they used to make these eggs in a carton of six. >> really? >> yeah. look. can you hold this, please? i mean there's 12 of them. i don't need 12. i'm single. i mean really. why would i need this? >> i don't know but this is awesome. >> one more. >> am i wrong, did we see that lady before? she's one of their regulars. >> she may be one of their regulars. >> that's going to be the trouble. people are going to start recognizing them if they're up at 8:00 wa

is proving once again that she is in the palm of her life with a new nbc comedy called "off their rockers." " with senior citizens. what an honor to speak to you. >> good afternoon, sarah. i don't know about the honor, but it is fun to talk to you. >> it is senior citizens pulling pranks, right? >> yes. they are overheard by young people at uc the confusion on the young people's faces . listen to what they think of serious conversation. it is kind of a fun. >> what prank do you think will surprise viewers most? >> i did not hear the question. >> what prank do you think will surprise viewers most? >> i am having trouble with my audit. >> can you give me now? >> that's better. >> your style of comedy seems to be so effortless. what do you find funny? >> i think the less people think they are funny, when they plays it straight -- it is when people think they are funny that the humor goes away for me. >> i know what you mean. >> you know what i mean. >> absolutely. >> "hey, did you hear what i just said?" >> yes, when it is is forced like that. your career has provided so much joy for your fa

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"off your rockers," abc 8:00 on wednesdays. and "hot in cleveland," 10:00 p.m.te, thank you. >> it's been a joy. thank you. >> all mine. all mine. coming up, how can you follow betty white? i know, only in america. a cop handcuffs a 6-year-old child. >>> tonight only in america, meet shenisha johnson. she's 6 years old and lives in georgia. like many children of that tender age, she can be a bit naughty at times. last friday she was very naughty indeed. she threw a temper tantrum at her school, the creek side elementary school, and began throwing books and toys around. she jumped on a paper shredder and tossed some stuff off a wall, including a shelf that hit a teacher's leg. so how do you think the school responded to this very naughty 6-year-old girl? trip to the head teacher's office maybe? a trip to the naughty chair? maybe even a request for her parents to come collect her? no, the eminent brains at creekside elementary school decided there was only one way to control this unruly 6-year-old girl. yes, i do keep saying 6, not 16. that was to call the police.

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. >>> rocker thed knew gent went -- knew gent went off on the obama administration.knew gent called the obama administration vial, and american hating and called the top officials criminals. ted knew gent endorsed mitt romney in march. >>> nearly a year after a 12-year-old was murdered in baltimore city, police make three arrests. >>> plus, could fast food be putting your relationship on the fast track for disaster? linda so explores the relationship. those stories and more at 6:00. here's a preview of what's ahead tonight at 6:30. >>> coming up on world fumes tonight, they are beautiful to watch but struggling to find food to survive. the home is vanishing beneath them. how americans are saving the polar bears. >>> we're down to five hours and hopefully you have filed your return or at left filed for an extension. how many people have already beat the clock and what the refund picture looks like. >> reporter: whether you finished your taxes months ago or waiting until the last minute, taxes must be in the mail tonight. if you need more time you better hurry and foil

you mentioned being a rocker.irector pal from "school of rock" getting back together on this. was that fun? >> yeah, it was a blast. i have to clarify, though, this is not a sequel to "school of rock." don't take the kids to "bernie." that would be -- yeah, an eye-opener in the wrong way. >> jack, thanks for coming to see us. >> thanks for having me. >> good to see you, jack. >> "bernie" opens this friday in select theaters. and coming up next, little big town is here with an exclusive announcement. it's worth waiting for. right after this. ♪ follow the wings. ♪ [ male announcer ] tough on sweat. ♪ not on skin. get powerful 48 hour sweat protection plus 1/4 moisturizer technology. only with dove men + care deodorant. ya', you betcha honey. ya' think so? mm-hmm. [ male announcer ] some mornings, you just can't eat at the table. introducing eggo wafflers, a new kind of waffle packed with flavors like brown sugar cinnamon roll so you don't need syrup. new eggo wafflers. ♪ >>> there you are, listening to the new singl

veteran rocker ted nugent will meet with secret service today. he has to explain inflammatory comments he made to members of the nra last week about president obama's reelection bid. >>> today is the 17th anniversary of the 1995 bombing of the murrah federal building in oklahoma city, that claimed the lives of 168 people. president obama declared a national day of service and remembrance for victims and survivors of terrorism. >>> happy birthday to kate hudson who turns 33. >>> all day long, stay on top of the latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc and watch brian williams with "nightly news." >>> here is what is coming up on "the today show." eva longoria previews "ready for love" and gives us a sneak peek of the bachelors. train will perform live in concert. >>> keep on it this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more, i'm lynn berry, thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station. have a good one.

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secret service is investigating rocker ted nugent after a violent rant against president obama. he called the president and his advisors evil, and urged members of the national rifle association to "chop their heads off in november." he said "if barack obama becomes the president in november again, i will either be dead or in jail by this time next year." nugent endorsed mitt romney whose spokesperson referred to the rant as "offensive." >>> now here is a look at other stories making news "early today," disturbing video out of florida shows the moment when a woman plowed her car right in a supermarket full of shoppers. amazingly, though, no one was killed. look at that, a stroller right there you can see the vehicle making a direct hit on customers including that baby stroller. other cameras show the car going right past the check-out line before coming to a stop. two people were seriously hurt. the 76-year-old at the wheel has been cited for careless driving. unreal. >>> in new york, dangerous new game is being played in the subway system. not bright, you guys. teenagers are ju

the gop front-runner is distancing himself from the rocker after he made some threatening comments about president obama to a gathering of nra -- of the nra last weekend. nugent said, "if barack obama becomes the president if november again, i will either be dead or in jail by this time next year." nugent also called the president a criminal and denounced his "vile, evil, american-hating administration." romney did not condemn the comments but called for civility. the vechs secret service is fol up on the comments. former presidential candidate rick santorum is defending letters he sent out ripping mitt romney. the letters say santorum is friented e-- frightened of rom earning the nomination. the letters arrived a week after santorum suspended his campaign. former advisers said the letters were sent before the announcement was made. santorum has so far refused to endorse romney. >>> we are just 100 days away from the summer olympic games. a little more than three months before the olympic torch is lit in london. that city is preparing for millions expected to descend on the city. finishi

. >>> rocker levon helm, the drummer of "the band" died at age 71. >>> during a visit to the henry fordeum in michigan, president obama was photographed sitting on the bus in which rosa parks made her 1955 protest against segregation by refusing to move to the back. >>> the space shuttle discovery is now at the smithsonian national air and space museum. enterprise will leave the smithsonian next week for display at the intrepid museum. >>> the world's oldest living man, he just celebrated his 115th birthday in japan yesterday. he looks great. the father of seven children, he has 14 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and 13 great-great grandchildren. he says eating small portions of food is his secret to longevity. >>> now here is an early look how wall street will kick off. the dow opened at 12,964 after losing 68 points yesterday. s&p lost 8 points. nasdaq fell 23. taking a look at overseas trading, in tokyo the nikkei was down 27 points, but in hong kong the hang seng was up 15. >>> despite a slew of reports, fear factors spooked investors in selling thursday. rising spanish bond y

off their rockers airs 8 p.m. wednesday and hot in cleveland 10 p.m.and and you can catch me in the middle of the betty white sandwich. what a place to find myself. thank you. >> thank you. it has been a joy. >> coming up, how do you follow betty white? only in america a cop handcuffs a six-year-old child. you won't believe this. 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. it was in my sister's neighborhood. i told you it was perfect for you guys. literally across the street from her sister. [ banker ] but someone else bought it before they could get their offer together. we really missed a great opportunity -- dodged a bullet there. [ banker ] so we talked to them about the wells fargo priority buyer preapproval. it lets people know that you are a serious buyer because you've been credit-approved. we got everything in order so that we can move on the next place we found. which was clear on the othe

>>> and my response to some ugly comments from republican rocker ted nugent.re watching "politicsnation" on msnbc. ♪ ♪ lord, you got no reason ♪ you got no right ♪ ♪ i find myself at the wrong place ♪ [ male announcer ] the ram 1500 express. ♪ it says a lot about you. ♪ in a deep, hemi-rumble sort of way. guts. glory. ram. >>> mitt romney's biggest problem in this race may be a guy named mitt romney. he just can't get out of his own way. that's next. [ female announcer ] the next generation of investing technology is now within your grasp with the all-new e-trade 360 investing dashboard. e-trade 360 is the world's first investing homepage that shows you where all your investments are and what they're doing with free streaming quotes, news, analysis and even your trade ticket. everything exactly the way you want it, all on one page. transform your investing with the all-new e-trade 360 investing dashboard. >> wow, what aç rousing show o support from the top republican in the senate. are you ready to endorse romney? yeah, i guess so, if i have to. folks, even r

. >> i want to turn to the rocker and romney supporter ted nugent. he is taking a lot of heat for saying he will be dead or in jail if president obama is re-elected. now he says he is getting a visit from the secret service. take a listen to this. >> yeah. we actually have heard from the secret service and they have a duty and i salute them. i support them. i am looking forward to our meeting tomorrow. i am sure it will be a fine gathering back stage. >> you have -- wait, wait, wait. you have a meeting tomorrow? >> yes. >> now, karen, the secret service said in a statement we are aware of the incident with ted nugent. we are conducting appropriate follow-up. we recognize an individual's right to freedom of speech, but we also have a responsibility to determine and investigate intent. yet, karen, we heard nothing from romney save everyone needs to be civil and on a conference call earlier today one of his people said we have already issued a statement on that, no comment. >> yeah. two ingz this. one, i would just say the secret service, it is the prot

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"off their rockers" premieres tonight at 8:00 right here on nbc 4. >> looks like it's going to be fun. >> can't wait for that. >>> the official announcement came today. ryan seacrest is coming to nbc but maybe not in the way some people were expecting. >> months ago rumors began swirling that seacrest might replace matt lauer on the "today" show. this morning matt came right out and asked him about his plans. >> i've worked with the e network for years and they're the same family and so the plan is for me to join the nbc family and continue to have a role at the e! network. the first assignment will be to join the primetime team for the olympics on nbc. >> there you have it. ryan seacrest in london with nbc at the summer olympics. as for matt lauer's future there is less than a year left on his contract but he and nbc are reportedly close to a deal on a new contract. >> an interesting exchange. the back and forth between the two. wasn't it? i don't think ryan saw it coming. though he was good on his feet. >>> up next on news 4 at 4:00 ever heard the customer is always right? of course

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