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!s and 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 co

i mean, he's -- he's like the shaquille o'neal of a dog.ll his weight is stretched out lengthwise. and so if you just saw a still shot of him, he just looks like -- he looks perfectly proportioned. only when you see him next to something visually do you realize how visually big he is or in person. he's just so huge. >> look at the size of his head. he's enormous. giant george is 7'1" from the tip of his nose to the end of his tail. george is 6 1/2 years old and weighs in at 245 pounds. that's actually kind of old for a great dane. he scarfs down 180 pounds of food a month and believe it or not he was the runt of the litter of 13. he clearly has made up for that in his old age. he's a beautiful -- look at his head next to the guy. it's like twice the

the thing is about him, he's like the shaquille o'neal of a dog because all his weight is stretched out length-wise. and so if you just saw a still shot of him, he just looks perfectly proportioned. only when you really kind of see him next to something visually to you realize how big he is or see him in person, he's just so huge. >> he's sitting on the couch. with his feet on the floor. all right. giant george is 7'3", standing on his hind legs. george is 6 1/2 years old and weighs in at 245 pounds. he scarfs down 180 pounds of food every month and believe it or not, he was the runt of the litter of 13. he's made up for that. so where does he sleep, you ask? well, in a queen-sized bed. just for him. lucky george. >>> now for a look at what's coming up in sports, damon andrews of comcast sportsnet. you have a little baseball action? >> we have a lot of baseball, diane. i think giant george sleeps anywhere he wants to. speaking of the giants, a's always missed business on the diamond. the big news of the day came off the field. the d-men take on the pirates. san francisco's own black bea

president garcia: that is pretty discriminatory against people like shaquille o'neal and other tall people. >> any public comment? you are one of the appellants, right? you can speak under rebuttal, but you cannot speak under public comment. we will move into a bottle. you have three minutes. -- rebuttal. you have three minutes. >> i am not afraid of this technology. i do not fear anything about this. i did want to say a couple of things. i do not know if this is the kind of forum to have this decision made. what i what so bad is to have been denied their permit and take this back to the appropriate forum for discussion. maybe that is the planning department. many other cities buried this equipment underground. why aren't we doing that in san francisco? it is not like we do not want the technology. we all want our computers to move faster. but it is how it is being placed in the city. they have a right to put this equipment and a public way, but san francisco has a right to oversee the whereabouts. i found a case in new york were this particular village, at the same thing was happening to

president garcia: that is pretty discriminatory against people like shaquille o'neal and other tall people. >> any public comment? you are one of the appellants, right? you can speak under rebuttal, but you cannot speak under public comment. we will move into a bottle. you have three minutes. -- rebuttal. you have three minutes. >> i am not afraid of this technology. i do not fear anything about this. i did want to say a couple of things. i do not know if this is the kind of forum to have this decision made. what i what so bad is to have been denied their permit and take this back to the

what's that, shaquille o'neal on the line there for me?u handle that dog? we're both dog owners. >> i like big dogs, but that's a lot of dog. that's a horse. in fact, he's running in the kentucky derby. did i mention that? >> my money's on george. awesome. >> you were thinking of the question i wanted to ask but couldn't bring myself to. >> yeah, how big is the pooper scooper? >> i wasn't going to say that word. i was just going to say that responsible pet owners. >> okay, fine. >>> time to check with david gregory, see what's coming up on "meet the press." hey, david. >> thank you for that segue. i appreciate that. coming up, the fight for women voters heated up this week and we'll talk about it with kirsten gill brandt and michele bachmann. plus, tim geithner talks jobs, taxes and the sluggish economic recovery. it's all coming up this morning on "meet the press." >> david, thank you very much. that does it for us. thanks to tamron hall, lynn berry and crystal egger. there they are, in the dark. >> in the dark! keeping it classy. >> we'l

pete and i were in the green room and shaquille o'neal came to say hi to us. >> in the green room?y kids, we're out on twitter, showed it. >> wow. >> radio shack, monster short interest. all the bad news is out. either going to zero or 15. i think it's going to 15. got to be in it to win. it can't pick microsoft. got to go out there. especially with the seventh and final pick. i put it out there on the line. that's how i roll. >> shaq is in the green room and you think radio shack. love how your mind works. very simple. >> can you imagine if you walked into the green room? i would have picked, can't even tell. >> mike murphy? >> like guy's thinking on it, but this stock i think goes to 0 a lot quicker than 15. >> that's what makes markets, baby. >> but to buy the stock here after it came down from, 6, i think 0 is in the very near future. >> would you change your mind if shaquille o'neal walked into the green room when you were there in. >> that's a question i saw the picture of guy on twitter with shaq. i may, honestly, i may have to change my opinion >> i guess he's that convinci

. >> he is the shaquille o'neal of a dog. >> he looks like regular dog only when you see him next toee how big he is or in person. >> look at the size of his head and he is sitting on that couch. his feet are on the ground. he is 7'3" on his hind legs. he is 6 1/2 years old and weighs 245 pounds. he eats 180 pounds of food every month. where does he sleep? in a queen sized bed. >> 245 pounds. >> give or take. >> that is a large animal. >> wow. >> and he also just drinks out of the sink. he just walks up. >> on the island. >> exactly. >> we have nice weather coming up. >> if you want to walk a dog. >> you did that today. >> second half of the week might see cooling early on but looks great next week. >> thanks for choosing nbc bay area. chris matthews is next. good night. >>> other groups want to target all non-residential properties. nbc bay area supports an honor debate about the unintended results of prop 13. it was

. >> kelly: moorehouse college, i was blown away, i did interview with shaquille o'neal on the campusf moorehouse county on the martin luther king chapel and said because of the beyond the dream, and exemplified the ideals of martin luther king, jr., humbled me, they inducted me into their hall and board of preach e. >> jamie: you're a preacher as well as a journalist and that smile says it all. congratulations, kelly, we adore you and what you do. >> kelly: thanks, jamie. >> jamie: thanks so much. >> kelly: we're following developments from the trayvon martin case as well now. george zimmerman the admitted shooter could be released from jail at any moment and the judge setting bail at $150,000 yesterday. we'll keep you updated on his release. >> jamie: and also keep an eye on syria, because the violence continues and it's gripped that country and the u.n. is at work together. can their actions help put an end to all the bloodshed? we'll be right back. greetings from the windy city of chicago. people here sure are friendly but some have had a hard time understanding my accent. so to m

crews plan to put up shaquille o'neal columns on the building tomorrow bringing the height to just moren 1250 feet a little taller than at empire state building. of course took a lot of preparation and hard work, but the terror is not finished yet. tune in tomorrow night for the complete coverage of this milestone and fox report will take you to the top of one world trade center tomorrow night right here. don't miss it. tragedy at sea for a team of sailors in a california race. three people dead, one missing, their sail boat destroyed in the dark of the night. investigators don't think nature had anything to do with it. and a new reaction to a controversial campaign ad from the election team. it questions whether mitt romney would have given orders to take out osama bin laden. now you'll see who is speaking out. stay put. [ 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. mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa

. >> didn't shaquille o'neal go from high school to -- >> yes. >> okay.s say it came out of nowhere, a plane fell right through the roof of a shopping spent -- shopping center. >>> and bay area baseball, yes, it's back. a lot of people 8@a@@ >>> three people still? the hospital after a private plane crashed in florida. this one slammed into a supermarket just minutes of a taking off from an airport near daytona beach. witnesses say it appeared to have engine trouble when it took off. five people including the pilot and a passenger suffered burns. this morning, federal investigators will begin to look into that accident. >>> construction thursday april 19th and the new stadium will have fewer seats than candlestick park overall, but it will have 9,000 club seats which are not subject to revenue sharing with other nfl teams. >>> the giants took the first game of the three-game series winning 4-2 in san francisco last month. -- night. matt cain will pitch for the giants tonight. he sined a contract extension worth up to $127 million. >>> the opening of the n

numerous words for social and a special accomplishment and she has worked with such authors as shaquille o'neal, pam grier, can the rest of the and many, many others. lisa seymour. there she is. founder and editor of red on press, which published worth celebrating that and men and promoting understanding between the mainstream. she is the editor of a number of anthologies and executive producer and writer of the united but alder project in a feature documentary of black elders. johnny temple right here is a publisher and editor-in-chief and award-winning indian company to literary fiction and political nonfiction. partnered with regina brooks, mark alan, maria brown to launch the open print which i'm sure we'll hear much more about. in addition coming is published randal robson, bernice mcfadden and i'll send urgently this guitar in the band girls against boys and has toured and recorded extensively. last but certainly not least, cheryl woodruff, the president and associate publisher of selling books and imprint launched at a house in conjunction with tbs broadcasters. she is a pioneer african-

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