it's called charlie sheen. >> this morning, charlie sheen takes a drug test for the cameras.he interview you have to see to believe. >>> and good morning, everyone. i just had to ask -- it is monday, right? when you haven't been to bed, you can't tell -- remember what day it was. we're having a great time here in hollywood. we're still here at the el capitan theater. it was built in 1929. they still actually play movies here. its location is primo. it's right across the street from the kodak theater where the oscars were held last night. and they're already starting to -- as soon as the oscars were over, dismantling everything. including the red carpet. we were there on the red carpet. we're going to bring you all the winners. we were backstage, as well, last night, george. it was quite a night. and melissa leo joining us live in our next hour. >> she sure broke through last night. robin, you looked absolutely gorgeous on the red carpet last night. our whole family was cheering on the couch. >> oh, that old thing? please. i just pulled it out of the closet. >>> back in new yo

we sat down with charlie sheen to talk about all that's going on.en. >> all these radio rants have people thinking, charlie sheen is -- has got to be on drugs. >> sure, yeah. yeah, i am on a drug. it's called charlie sheen. it's not available because if you try it once, you will die. your face will melt off and your children will weep over your exploded body. too much. so, it's -- yeah, no, it's just -- again, i woke up and decided, you know, i've been kicked around, i've been criticized, i've been the aw shucks guy with this rock star life and i'm finally going to completely embrace it, wrap both arms around it and love it violently and defend it violently through violent hatred. >> and that interview with charlie will be tuesday night on "20/20" at 10:00 eastern time. you get a taste coming up this morning on "good morning america." >> talking to andrea canning. you can make your own assessments from that clip. it will be interesting to see what else he has to say. >> no kidding. >>> when we return, what were they wearing? >> the stars, the fashio

. >>> and saving charlie sheen. his reality star neighbor tells us why he dialed 911, even though sheen begged him not to. >>> good morning, everyone. there are major developments in egypt this morning. the army has moved into cairo's central square. tanks and soldiers taking positions between the pro and an anti-government protesters. it came after a night of rising violence with supporters of president mubarak attacking opponent was machine-guns and fire bombs. egypt's prime minister has apologized for the attacks. that's very unusual. also promising investigation. we're going to get the latest from cairo. and talk to arizona senator, john mccain, who met with president obama on the crisis yesterday. >> continues to be a very fluid situation. >>> back here at home, so many people reeling, shivering after the enormous winter storm, that roared across much of the country, leaving a trail of destruction. and we just learned that chicago's lake shore drive has reopened for the first time for the morning commute there.

charlie sheen has got to be on drugs again. >> yeah. i am on a drug. it's called charlie sheen. it's not available. if you try it once, you will die. your face will melt off. and your children will weep over your exploded body.much. um, too much. so, yeah. it's just, again, i woke up and decided, you know, i've been kicked around. i've been criticized. like the aw shucks guy with this rock star life. and i'm finally going to embrace it, wrap both arms around it and love it violently. and defend it violently through violent hatred. >> okay. >> wow. unbelievable interview, as you can tell there. you can see more of it later today on "good morning america." l.d also, in a one-hour "20/20" that will air tuesday night, 10:00 eastern time. >>> and smoke from wildfires in texas is being blamed for a highway pileup in texas that left a young boy dead. there are several wildfires burning there in the panhandle and plains now, thanks to high winds and dry weather. at least 20 homes have burned near amarillo and two fires there have merged. >>> no

t >> sheen's ex-wife moved back it this with him.k it this with him. e also was in rehab.together ha. how much of this is good at any level in. >> when i have an intervention, i try to get all the voice has matter and oftentimes the family will not want to include another person who is also difficulted but that's often the first person they want to call. they've built a life together and they've struggled together. charlie sheen said that we are at war here and i think that is the primary notion that we can all take away. this guy is at war and it's with an addiction. and i hope doesn't kill him. >> we'll leave it at that. thank you so much. up next, william and kate step out in style. the details next. but first, these messages. ♪ [ slap! ] [ slap! slap! slap! slap! ] ow, ow! [ male announcer ] your favorite foods fighting you? fight back fast with tums. calcium rich tums goes to work in seconds. nothing works faster. ♪ tum ta tum tum tums that's why there's lubriderm® daily moisture. it contains the same nutrients naturally found i

>> reporter: charlie sheen continues to lash out.n fox radio's "loose canon," he railed on his own hit show. >> i know there's a pukefest that everybody worships. like that was a bad joke. >> reporter: and on his bosses who told him to clean up his act. >> these guys are a couple of aa nazis and really just blatant, hypocrites. >> reporter: sheen denies to "good morning america" of being an anti-semite, by calling out producer, chuck lorre, by his hebrew name on "the alex jones show." >> chaim levine, that's chuck's real name. mistook this rock star for his own selfish exit strategy, bro. >> reporter: in a text message to our andrea canning, he wrote, so, you're telling me, anytime someone calls me carlos estevez, i can claim they're anti-latino? he also continues to insist he is not using drugs and is willing to be tested. >> they want hair, blood, pee [ bleep ] enamel, whatever. it's all good. >> it's textbook addict denial on steroids, basically. he is coming out so forcefully. he's not simply saying, i don't think i have a proble

charlie sheen charlie sheen everyone's favorite train wreck totally an entire region all those others in my book even going crazy and he went on this rant on alex jones radio show last night which in result is going fired we have a little clip that we're going to fight to the audience. but i got i got my take i got poetry much bigger. after. you know i mean that you can bro and i why would destroy you and here are. over eighteen bro . this includes naps like you and i don't believe he could do more napping than we . and his i can turn ten cans of gold i think but it's actually kind of sad because charlie sheen clearly has a problem and you know we'll see work goes the next couple days now apparently the news late today was that h.b.o. offered him his own show for five million dollars an episode well that's what he was claiming but then i thought that was denying that because you know he obviously has some beef with the driver and we see so he was saying i give five million an episode but i can say about us when our highest paid actor on t.v. is a prostitute loving drug doing lunatic i

sheen's publicist had said he expected the show to start taping again next week but that was before sheen hit the airwaves yesterday and right now, it is suspended. cbs entertainment and warner bros. releasing this statement: " based on the totality of charlie sheen's statements, conduct and condition, cbs and warner bros. television have decided to discontinue production of "two and a half men" for the remainder of the season. the show's future was not addressed." >>> the time is 4:57. cbs 5 on the stormwatch. we have team coverage with reporters all around the bay area this morning. er. >>> a steady rain here in napa. but will it turn to snow? and if so, when? we'll have the story coming up. >>> and i'm getting rained on at 1800 feet here in the santa cruz mountains. we'll take a look at the conditions coming up. >>> rain at the golden gate bridge. [ signal breakup ] on these slick roads.

they blame sheen's conduct and condition.ame after another ram belling radio interview in which sheen blasted the show's executive producer and alcoholics anonymous calling it a bootleg cult with a 5% success rate. >>> elsewhere, "hall pass" is the lukewarm favorite at the box office this weekend. watch out from a possible upset from "drive angry" starring nicolas cage. >>> finally, lady gaga is no longer the most liked artist on facebook. the new holder of that title with almost 29 million likes is eminem. i was so surprised hear this. >> "eight mile" one of my favorite movies. >> no, i know. he is fantastic. i said, loving the tie. it's very, mighty say, dapper today.ç >> i would like to give myself credit for it, but -- >> i don't know if it's 29 million likes, but it looks good. >> my wife will be happy you said that. loo there you go. >>> >>> this comes to us from atlanta, georgia, where in nearby villa ricca where a crackdown on a group of girl scouts brought cookie sales to a halt. troop 7984 never thought setting up

we'll here some of what sheen said. find out what's ahead for him and the show. >>> also ahead, who are you wearing? that's what everyone wants to know as stars like natalie portman and anne hathaway way watch the red carpet for the oscars. >> who are you wearing, willie? >> i don't know. that's a guy's answer. i have no idea. we're going to the 10th annual south beach food & wine festival in miami. al is there. >> good morning, willie. how you doing? >> doing great. what are you cooking up down there? >> well, we've got a lot of stuff. we have great chefs who will be showing us what they are doing. this is the 10th anniversary. we'll get to that in a minute. of course the big story has been what's going on with the weather here. we'll have details on that coming up. >> all right, al. thanks. first ann has a check of the morning's top stories. >> in the news rebels and militiamen loyal to moammar gadhafi are battling for control of the capitol. in cities, thousands are rallying in support of rebels in tripoli. the situa

addiction specialists say sheen is not taking his own problems seriously. he's at home on hiatus from his tv show after several wild benders. >>> we'll be right back with the facebook factor after this. >>> is there such a thing as friend overload? there's new research that suggests having a lot of facebook friends could stress you out. hundreds of students were examined on their use of the social networking site. the neg fish effects could outway the positive benefits of staying in touch with friends and family. some of the respondents reported they felt anxious when they used the site. others said they felt guilty and uncomfortable after they rejected friend requests. and those with more friends are the most likely to be stressed because they've invested the most time in the site. other stresses include envy of other's lifestyles. that's why i have only two friends. >> just with facebook? >> in general.

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. >>> so is it fear the beard or fear the sheen? hmm, that's a tough one.ut to loren scott live in phoenix. i don't know, i'm going with fear the sheen. >> take it away, lawrence. >> reporter: thanks, guys. you can't fear charlie too much. you actually know who's to blame for bringing together brian wilson and charlie scene, right? scott bakula. he starred in "major league 3: back to the minors," and sheen hates that movie so very much that he wants to bring back "major league 3" again. he's called in the big guns, yes, brian wilson as a consultant, flew him from fe phoenix to l.a. friday night. he got back in time for his session on saturday. yes, charlie sheen and brian wilson becoming fast friends. it all happened on twitter. it's twitter time. let's see that tweet from last monday. wilson tweet, "charlie sheen is legendary," all caps "i must meet." so he did. wilson has been dealing with a sore back, but he was on the bull pen mound throwing hot sauce. he calls them beebees. he said he expects to face hitters wednesday or friday. the back is much better

sheen appears later this morning on nbc's "today" show in a one-on-one interview with jeff rossen. >>'re angry. >> i'm not angry, i'm passionate. everybody thinks i should be like begging for my job back and i'm just going to forewarn themç that it's everybody else that will be begging me for their job back. >> didn't cbs have a right to shut their show down? they're reading about you partying at all hours of the night, taking drugs, abusing alcohol. it's their show. >> epic, epic behavior. no. because after reading about that, then they observed a guy hitting every mark, nailing every line, every joke. with a full house screaming. >> don't miss jeff rossen's entire interview later this morning on "today" right here on this nbc station. so which oscar movies did you actually see this year? >> i think i watched about four of them. i still need to see "the king's speech." >> you need on see the king's speech. >> you saw "social network." >> i did. >> i love that one. this now comes to us from who channel 13 news in des moines, iowa, where the hottest ticket in town had people salivating

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sheen entered rehab in january. they tested his bullying and urine and it showed that he didn't use them for 72 hours. >> the party happened. the runny was on, made sinatra and richards, jagger, look lyle, drooly children. >>> "the king's speech" was crowned win. picks ar "toy story 3" won best animated feature. they posted a picture of the big baby from "toy story 3" possible go with the oscar. there was a few surprises during the live telecast. >> and the oscar goes to. >> "the king's speech" got the royal treatment. winning four oscars including one for best picture. colin firth was named best actor as king george vi. he hopes his performance did some good. >> i hope it sent a message. i hope it shed a light that badly needed. >> it best actress honors went to natalie portman for her work in black swan. >> christian bale won best supporting actor and co-star melissa leo was named best supporting actress. she surprised everyone by using profanity when accepting. >> first time co-host anne hathaway and james franco

. >>> charlie sheen has a unique rehab setup.r early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, why this is about to get some super attention. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. here's a look at your tuesday forecast. these temperatures are a little on the cool side. 44 in seattle and portland in the 60s and 50s in southern california and arizona. when you consider how cold it is today in wyoming and in montana and in denver, the high temperatures going to be minus 2, it's really hard to complain. forecast for wednesday well, actually begin to warm it up a little bit. 64 in l.a. 48 in phoenix, and 46, a pair of them up there, in seattle and portland. weather stays nice right through the middle of this week. >>> if you are watching us on kcra 3 sacramento, california, see how west african art has inspired local artists here at home from wearable art to woven quilt at mud cloth madness at the crocker art museum. that's it for the pacific event of the day. >> thanks so much. now here's an early look

cbs suspendedded the hit comedy after sheen blasted the show's producer during a radio interview. to the producer by his birth name, which sparked claims of antisemitism. sheen argued if someone called him car loss esteves, which was his birth name ex-he would call them antilatino. you can see the interview on a special edition of "20/20". >> the 83rd academy awards airs right here on abc-7. part of hollywood boulevard was closed as the rolled out the red carpet. producers say they'lly a new device that lets winners know how much time they have in their acceptance peach. and james franco and anne hathaway will mark the first time a man and woman have hosted the show together. >> something else new, the "on the red carpet" ipad app will give you access to exclusive cameras in the red carpet in the theater, and at the governor's ball. it works on the iphone and ipod touch, and you can go to oscar.com to find the same features. >> the academy awards are right here tomorrow on abc-7. coverage begins at 2:00, and the oscars begin at 5:30, followed by a post awards show, and then abc-7

charlie sheen is surely everyone's favorite train wreck he totally beats the low an entire arena and all those others in my book he's been going crazy and he went on this rant on alex jones radio show last night which in result has gotten him fired we have a little clip that we're going to play to the audience. i got i got i got my ticket i got poetry much for your kind of. prime minister. you know i'm a guy you can bro and i want to throw you in the era. of our drug scene bro. this includes now i can name and i don't anybody can do more mapping the way. i can turn tin cans in the gold i think it's actually kind of sad because charlie sheen clearly has a problem and you know we'll see work goes the next couple days now apparently the news late today was that h.b.o. offered him his own show for five million dollars an episode well that's what he was claiming but then i talked to h.b.o. was denying that because you know he obviously has some beef with the driver and. so he was saying i get five million episode but i can say about as when our highest paid actor on t.v. is a prostitute l

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. >>> when we come back, wait until you hear what charlie sheen has done now. >> whoo! don't know, would you call it a tirade? >> i would call it a tirade and then some in a radio interview yesterday. now production of his hit show has been shut down. and we're going to update you on this situation when we come back. if you're a fan of the show, no more this season. >> no. and even if you're not the story will have you talking all day. or is sweet... and more. if you replace 3 tablespoons of sugar a day with splenda® you'll save 100 calories a day. that could help you lose up to 10 pounds in a year. that's how splenda® is sweet...and more. that could help you lose up to 10 pounds in a year. >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> good morning. it's 7:55. time for news headlines from cbs 5. i'm frank mallicoat. >>> there is a little snow mixed with the rain and wind this morning in the santa cruz mountains. forecasters say tonight there is a great chance of snow in lower elevations around the bay area that could even include san jose and right here in s

>> yeah, i was wondering how you were going to get from charlie sheen to weather. very nice. >>> low pressure off of oregon right now, the cold front in advance is now just beginning to nudge to california. from long experience, i know what's going to happen tomorrow morning. people all over the bay area are gonna go "where is the snow." it's all a matter of timing, the snow is not due in until late tomorrow, tomorrow night it will be saturday morning when much of the bay area weeks up to a lot of snow, rain in the mountains, so from mount diablo to mount hamilton to mount tam, saturday morning is the time when you're a photographer to go out and capture the stuff. in the meantime get this far enough south and have enough precip left in order to make sure we have got snow that is going to be coming in tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow night, and beyond. the doppler radar, we're looking for a widely scattered showers, a quarter inch of rain falling up in napa county, we have had about the same amount around the peninsula and for the bay area we're going to be looking for

this was essentially charlie sheen unplugged. it was a series of very overly casual conversations that were on the air about his private life that to some seemed a bit cavalier, especially given how many jobs are on the line while they wait for the star of "two and a half men" to come back to work. charlie sheen loves baseball. not just on screen, but in real life, too. which is perhaps why he felt compelled to call in to dan patrick's radio show on monday to explain a pep talk he recently gave ucla's baseball team. >> i said, stay away from the crack. which i think is pretty good advice, unless you can manage is socially, dan. if you can manage it socially, go for it. but not a lot of people can, you know? >> reporter: that sent the tabloids scurrying to press. and the late-night comics into overdrive. >> what does that mean? i got the big i.t. meeting in the morning, so only one rock for me. i'm just a social crack smoker. oh, yeah. >> reporter: to the cast and crew who depend on sheen as the star of "two and a half men," it's

then charlie sheen writes an open letter to address the ending of the season., i fire back once and this contaminated little maggot can't handle my power and can't handle the truth. i urge all my beautiful and loyal fans who embrace the show for almost a decade to walk with me side by side as we march up the steps of justice to right this unconscionable wrong. when charlie sheen became ghandi, i don't remember, but that's what he said firing back at producers of the show. a hot mess. "two and a half men" done for the season. >> think about all those other people's whose jobs are impacted. did he make this phone call from the tropical island? >> good luck, charlie. >>> here come the oscars on sunday. we have a wager. did you know that the oscars are the most gambled upon annual nonsporting event in the united states? >> really? >> this is a national pastime. another side note, we all know anne hathaway and franco are hosting the show. it's not going to be like gervais, the golden globes, raked everybody over the coals but he did offer his services to write the o

sheen said he tends to unravel pretty quickly.o, show producers should put him back to work right away. >>> it looks likes tiger woods will have to cough up quite a few bucks after spitting on the green during a tournament in dubai. they described it as a breach of conduct. and woods apologized on twitter, saying, he just wasn't thinking. the fine has not been disclosed. but it could be as high as $15,000. >>> spring training ball clubs in florida are coming to life. chicago cubs players greeted each other yesterday, the first day that pitchers and catchers across the league reported for duty. espn cameras were there as the phillies did the same. they'll play the very first spring training game next thursday. now, for college hoops, though, her is don bell, at espn news. >> good morning. i'm don bell, with your espn news update. kansas, ranked number one for the first time this season on monday. and the first game out of the box, tail take on kansas state. state up by two. that's jacob pullen. sticks the three. wildcats up by five

. >> charlie sheen's show shut down. the actor's on air rant and the coming showdown with the network executives. ,,,,,,,,,, pulled a human body from the ground. it was discovered a few days ago in a couple's backyard. detectives say it was about six feet deep... under a recently built brick patio in the >>> this morning investigators unearthed a body in a couple's backyard. detectives say it was six feet deep under a brick patio in the backyard of evelyn smith's home in novato. crews shored up the hole to deep from collapsing. investigators think the body is smith's husband, dale. he has not been seen in more than five months. right now, his wife is what they call a person of interest. her attorney is telling the "chronicle" newspaper that smith died of natural causes and that his wife buried him in the backyard. >>> tonight reports of mass killings detention and torture trickling out of libya. earlier today anti-government protestors staged one of their largest demonstrations yet in tripoli. as joel brown reports, a fe

hours later, sheen wrote this letter to lorre. i fire back once and this contaminated, little maggot can't handle my power. i wish him nothing but pain. clearly i have defeated this earth worm with my words. imagine what i would have done with my fire-breathing fists. earlier this week, his father, martin sheen, weighed in on his son's troubles. >> if he had cancer, how would we treat him? the disease of addiction is a form of cancer. >> i have a disease? bull [ bleep ]. i cured it with my brain. with my mind. this bootleg cult arrogantly referred to as alcoholics anonymous, has a 5% success rate. my success rate is 100%. >> reporter: the actor is vacationing with his girlfriends natalie kenly and porn star brie olson. he has another message. >> i have real fame. they have nothing. they have zero. they will have that night. and i will forget about them as the last image of them exits my beautiful home. >> reporter: and sheen says he's in talks with hbo for his own show called "sheen's corner." radaronline says it would be a $5 mil

sheen played rick the wild thang vaughn in the first win to stallments. i guess charlie sheen getting his act together, we hope, and -- >> charlie is starting to live like the wild thing right now. >>> 4:57. dozens killed many more trapped. we continue to follow developments in the new zealand quake. >> more on that coming up. >>> and violence explodes... >> elderly women targeted in a rash of robberies outside this safeway store. we'll tell how authorities are looking for. -- we'll tell you who authorities are looking for. >>> and violence explodes in libya a rare sighting of the wanted man. what moammar qaddafi said about his future plans coming up. >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> caption colorado, l.l.c. comments@captioncolorado.com >>> a scene of utter devastation right now in new zealand a powerful and deadly 6.3 quake crushes buildings. the rush to save dozens trapped in the rubble. >>> plus, robbed at the grocery store. sometimes even followed home. a warning for oakland shoppers who are specifically being targeted. >>> cl

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charlie sheen and the giants. one prominent player was whisked off to the tv star's home. >>> also on this president's day, we introduced you to the bay area man helping to bring some white house history to life. >>> good evening. i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. plenty of cold air across the bay area. dropping to 40s inlermore. close to that in san jose. d we'llk al tal about t cold air coming pack to hee south t bay. and also an event, aert, vy v event that could happen in the next couple days. >>> ask not what your country can do for you. ask what you can do for your country. >> the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. >> and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon. >> stlip surly bonds of earth. >> some memorable moments throughout the history book from george washington now to president obama and all the presidents in between. a bay area man shares his presidential memorabilia with the public on this president's day. >> a behind the scenes tour of his rare check. >> the

. >> after last friday's workout he says he spent the evening with troubled actor charlie sheen.flew there from scottsdale on machine's private jet. sheen was hosting a party but wilson says there was no party and major leaguers were there to consult with sheen and producers about a 4th installment of a movie franchise called major league. >> and the coach knew about it, didn't mind it at all. what is it, snow in tahoe. look at that sight. >> let's take a look at it. it's beautiful out there. wow, the snow and they're going to get more as we get more over the weekend. if you get up there for ski week you'll have a lot of groomed powder. i have it zoomed in on where the think the snow/rain line will be. i guess we don't have time. it makes it all the way out to the coast. >> mike, thanks very much. >> bye-bye. 

at this london movie premiere, charlie sheen's father, martin sheen, and his brother, emilio estevez,ir silence about the troubled actor. >> with prayer. >> we lift him up. we ask everyone who cares about him to lift him up and lift up all of those in the grip of drug and alcohol abuse. >> reporter: it's the first time sheen's family has spoken out since the star was hospitalized with stomach pains after a night of heavy partying last month. >> if we had cancer, how would we treat him, you know? the disease of addiction is a form of cancer. and you have to have equal measure of concern and love. and lift them up. and so, that's what we do for him. >> reporter: back in l.a., charlie called in again to "the dan patrick radio show." >> are you in love? >> 100%. what's not to love? you got to see this one. >> you won't tell me who she is. >> the world will know soon enough. >> reporter: we didn't have to wait too long. sheen was caught kissing his new woman. >> how are you doing? everybody is wondering how good you're doing. >> winning. >> reporter: and last night, seen with her again. pa

. >> after last friday's workout he says he spent the evening with troubled actor charlie sheen.flew there from scottsdale on machine's private jet. sheen was hosting a party but wilson says there was no party and major leaguers were there to consult with sheen and producers about a 4th installment of a movie franchise called major league. >> and the coach knew about it, didn't mind it at all. what is it, snow in tahoe. look at that sight. >> let's take a look at it. it's beautiful out there. wow, the snow and they're going to get more as we get more over the weekend. if you get up there for ski week you'll have a lot of groomed powder. i have it zoomed in on where the think the snow/rain line will be. i guess we don't have time. it makes it all the way out to the coast. >> mike, thanks very much. >> bye-bye. ñcñcñññ [captioning made possible by disney-abc domestic television] meredith: thank you! nice to see you guys. hello, and welcome to million dollar movie week. we have partnered with netflix, the company that makes it so easy for you to instantly watch the movies and tv s

>>pam: actor charlie sheen is making headlines for rent he gave on the radio. he lashed out at the producers of his producers of 2 1/2 men. >>reporter: backlash against what charlie sheen after harsh, as the actor made on the college jones arabia show about the producers of his own show to what have men. >> they laid down what there are wires and their ugly children and just look at them as allies in the new look at me and they say, i can't process said. will no, never will exclamation stop trying! >>reporter: in a statement the network said " based on the totality of charlie sheen statement, conduct in condition cbs and warner brothers television have decided to discontinue production of two and 1/2 meant for the remainder of the season. " gene seems on phasing in the radio interview that if the show was canceled he would " will make movies with superstars instead of working with idiots ". this is the latest bad boy beaver from the actor who in recent months made headlines for getting rush to the hospital after allegedly having a wild party with a porn actress

america looks like charlie sheen's coffee table now.nd of course -- [ laughter ] folks who are hit hardest in a storm like this is the weather men. >> it will melt to rain. the cold air will keep us below the surface and that spells that nasty four-letter word, ice. >> jimmy: with two cs. meteorologists are predicting a three-day white out. no one told mother nation it's black history month. these are some of the cities that are affected. >> they removed 30en tos of ice. >> it's a thick coating of ice. >> hundreds of power outages. >> the temperatures now with the windchill, 8 degrees. >> with windchills here in denver, 30 degrees below zero. >> i can't more than 30 yards. >> have you stepped outside tonight? it's so chilly? >> i did. it's so cold. we are at 48 degrees now. >> we are suffering through it. >> jimmy: 48 degrees last night. the high today was 64 degrees. that was fahrenheit too. i feel bad for the kids in l.a. they don't close school. if kids in l.a. want to build a snowmen there is no snow. and the kids out here, outside

. >>> well, don't miss the latest head-shaking charlie sheen news.r early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. sflimplgts plus, the mystery of the heart. in vermont. you're watching "early today." zarchlgts welcome back. it's an umbrella day. maybe you even need two of of them up in northern oregon and the coastline of northern california. the reason i say that, it's pretty windy out there too. now, as far as seattle goes, could even get a stray thunderstorm with some of the instability moving in. cooler temperatures than yesterday. we stayed dry from l.a. to phoenix, but along the coastline, you may get drizzle every now and then, and that same forecast holds true for wednesday. some significant rain events. some getting as much as four inches in northern california. sdmrimplgts well, if you are watching us on khnl news now it's honolulu, hawaii. visit members of an endangered seal species that can only be found in the aloha state. the monk seal habitat. that's your pacific event of the day. see, i didn't even know that. >> good excus

. >>> the actor charlie sheen who may now be better known for his out of control behavior off screen than his actual acting at this point has finally gone too far with management. cbs announced last night it's shutting down production of his hit sitcom "two and a half men," the number one comedy on television, by the way, after sheen delivered a rant on the radio against his producer. sheen says he will still report to work next week. >>> and exactly how bad a spring flooding season are we expecting in the american midwest? today anheuser-busch in cartersville, georgia, stopped producing beer and turned out canned drinking water instead. they want to build up a reserve of 25,000 cases in case it is needed for flood relief. they have given out six million cases over the years in response to various disasters. >>> when we come back here tonight, the man who's making a real difference as his city struggles back from a terrible disaster. >>> tonight's "making a difference" report combines two things, our continuing coverage of the enormous damage and suffering in the city of christchurch

this morning jeff rossen has an exclusive interview with sheen. >> i'm not angry, i'm passionate.verybody thinks i should be begging for my job back, but i'm going to forewarn them that it is everybody else that's going to be begging me for their job back. >> you can see rossen's entire interview with charlie sheen coming up at 7:00 on the "today" show this morning. >> such an interesting guy. >>> 6:26 right now. sfo is about to crackdown on panhandlers at the airport. see how coming up. >>> and people who want a memorial for the victims of the jonestown massacre will demonstrate today. we'll find out who opposes that memorial coming up. >>> good morning. i'm christie smith. slow and steady it goes. the latest piece of the new bay bridge tower is going up this morning. we'll show you the work that's going on right now plus advice to drivers passing by it. >>> and a live look outside. it looks hike like traffic is picking up a bit on oakland's 880 stretch there. we'll go to mike who willmm c evhere. ony g commute everywhere. twizzlers. the twist you can't resist. [ female announcer

sheens. i've heard about it differently -- >> jimmy: sheens.on't know if you saw this -- during his interview with president obama last night, bill o'reilly asked him to explain how he deals with so many people hating him. in response, obama was like, "you first." [ laughter ] standoff. hey, check this out. a new study found that 25% of prostitutes use facebook to solicit clients. yeah. the other 75% just do it the old-fashioned way, craigslist. [ light laughter ] [ one person cheers loud ] [ laughter ] somebody just made some money right there. [ laughter and applause ] please turn your phones off! no mobile craigslisting while you're here at the show. this is insane, you guys. an alligator farm in florida just installed a zip line so that visitors can ride above the alligator tanks. [ laughter ] that's nice. it's like the alligator version of those sushi bars with the conveyor belts. it's like, "not that one, not that one, no. oh, yeah, that fat guy. yeah, drop him, let him go. let him in." and finally, mattel is releasing barbie dolls inspir

don't forget to tune in to the "today" show tomorrow to hear what charlie sheen has to say to defendctions this time around. "sports sunday" is up next with the latest from spring training, that is, as the a's open their cactus league schedule. >>> plus, we go deep with knbrt. laurence scott is next with "sports sunday." [ male announcer ] breakfast for breakfast. breakfast for lunch. breakfast for dinner. with three new breakfast lovers dishes, who needs a break from breakfast? denny's. america's diner is always open. >>> and now an nbc bay area editorial. >> despite signs of recovery, our cities and counties still wallow in red ink. and until we fix the crisis in local governments, the bay area's rebound will be weak. i'm suzanne shaw. the silicon valley index, a sobering new report on the region's economy concludes that even with a rebound in the private sector, public sector problems will hurt our prosperity. we spend far more than we take in. demand is up. food stamps, medical, pensions, you name it. so even though local governments cut thousands of jobs, the gap between revenue

sheen is dealing with drug issues and is taking a break from his tv show on cbs.on says sheen wants his advice in preparation for potentially a new major league movie. sheep starred in the first two films as a pitcher named rick "wild thing" vaughan and kind of wanted to talk to wilson to see -- >> he is a bit e centric himself. >> he wanted to see if wilson had tips for him. >>> do you have something that bothers you so much you would like to watch it get crushed by a monster truck? we'll see how we can help coming up. >>> california is one of several states facing tough budget crunches. we'll have more on the pension crackdown that's happening all across the country coming up in a live report from washington. >>> and a police officer is attacked right in front of his own dashboard camera. see more of the attack coming up. >>> and a live look outside this morning across the bay bridge. folks making their way into the city for work. you can make out the lights at the toll plaza across the water there. we'll track the commute coming up in a few more minutes. [ fema

sheen attacked the show's producer, chuck lorre, referring to him by his hebrew name. >> last i checkedaim, i spent close to the last decade, magically converting your tin cans into pure gold. >> couric: in a statement, cbs and warner brothers say the decision to end production was based on "the totality of charlie sheen's statements, conduct, and condition." and coming up next, high schools musical. , high school musical. [ male announcer ] a chicken coop: the unlikely birthplace of a fundamental idea. it's where ethel percy andrus found a retired teacher living because she could afford nothing else. ethel couldn't ignore the clear need for health and financial security. and it inspired her to found aarp. for over 50 years, we've continued that work, to help all americans pursue their best life. discover more of what we do, for every generation at aarp.org. time to face the pollen that used to make me sneeze... my eyes water. but now zyrtec®, the fastest 24-hour allergy relief, comes in a liquid gel. zyrtec® liquid gels work fast, so i can love the air®. comes in a liquid gel. sometime

. >> charlie sheen the embattled star is at war with the creators of the hit comedy.has called another radio show that cbs is in breach of contract. he says she clean and sober and ready to work. >> charlie sheen continues to laugh out in the latest rant on fox radio's he raled on his own hit show. >> i went wow, that was bad joke. >> the bosses that told him to clean up his act. >> they are call aa nazis and hypocrites. >> being an anti-sem semitic by referring to his hebrew name. >> it's nothing. it's deplorable and hiam levine mr. rock star for his own exit strategy. >> in a text message, she wrote. so you are telling me somebody calls me estevez i can claim they are anti-latino. he is insisting he is not using drugs. >> they want hair, enamel, whatever, it's all good. >> it's denial on steroids. he is coming out so forcefully. not simply saying i don't think i have a problem. he is basically saying all of you are stupid. i can do this myself. see, i have already done it. >> sigh could colonel gist, says sheen clearly feels attacked by the producers who are likely

the interview with sheen will air on abc 7 tuesday night at 10:00 on a special edition of 20/20.t here right now my friend lisa argen with a look at the accu-weather forecast. >> you know, temperatures were colder yesterday than this morning. so we do have a couple records that we've shattered. >> yeah. >> but not as many as yesterday. we have this to look forward to. clear sky, a bit of a warm-up and temperatures semirecovering but more rain is headed our way as well. stay tuned. we'll have it all for you coming up. >> thank you, lisa. also coming up, the quest for a championship. saint mary's battles portland with a share of the regular season battle on the line. this is a strawberry pop-tart. and this is the warm fresh baked taste... of a strawberry toaster strudel. see the difference? pillsbury toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat. than listening there'to our favorite songs. there's nothing we love more than listening to our favorite songs. but our favorite thing is eating totino's pizza rolls. but our favorite thing is eating totino's pizza rolls. ♪ we're the kids in am

cbs canceling that show after charlie sheen went on a rant.d the show's producer. >> if you check, i have spent i think close to the last decade, i don't know, effortlessly and imaginely converting your tin cans into pure gold. i'm dealing with fools and trolls, soft targets. >> production of the top rated sitcom was suspended in january to allow sheen to enter rehab. cbs confirms the show is on hold but didn't address its future. >>> this weekend belongs to hollywood's biggest stars. >> that's right. the academy awards will be presented on sunday. and producers are calling it the most interactive oscar night ever. it will have accounts with facebook, twitter and myspace. get updates on winners and losers plus behind the scenes peeks throughout the ceremony. ann hathaway and james franco are hosting, two of the youngest host ever. >> it's in the afternoon, so we should be able to stay up that late. >> speak for yourself. i go to bet at 7:00. [ laughter ] >>> 5:54. we have been talking about a possible snowstorm and we just heard from chris up

charlie sheen.st have super powers of some kind because -- [ cheers and applause ] wednesday night, charlie sheen by a number of eyewitness accounts had a wild party at his house with porn stars, cocaine, cool ranch doritos, everything bad. then he went to the hospital. where he spent most of thursday. then over the weekend, he voluntarily entered rehab. which i guess there's a porn star named rehab? according to witnesses inside the sheen residence the last straw was when charlie actually used the last straw. one of his friends -- funny, one of his friends said the reason he went to the hospital had nothing to do with drugs, he went to the hospital because he got a hernia from laughing so hard. that's something on television. charlie's friends and publicity team have come up with some spectacular excuses for him over the years, in case you've ever wondered how they come up with them, well, here's how it works. >> yes? no. no. incorrect. the real reason charlie went to the hospital was -- hold on. h

sheen was taken to the hospital and released later that day.two and a half men" is now in rehab. production on his show shut down. sheen spoke out for the first time about his latest troubles, releasing a statement saying, quote, i have a lot of work to do to be able to return the support i've received from so many people. to my fans, your good wishes have touched me very much, like errol flynn who had to put down his sword on occasion. i just want to say, thank you. leanne suter for abc news. >> they say executives at cbs have been pushing for him to go to rehab for quite a while. he has twin boys and two young daughters and all those folks are in the custody of his two ex-wives. really, the job is the only thing he has left, if he's able to keep that. >> i know, and now that we're hearing from the porn star who reportedly partied with him, there's a lot of things going on in terms of tennis ball size cocaine. >> this is more than just a partying lifestyle. this is a problem. hopefully rehab does what it's supposed to do. >>> coming up, we're

. >>> charlie sheen's big rant. the words that has a network ready to pull the plug on one of the most popular comedies. >>> how's this for talent? bob ridele tries his hand at sword swallowing. tl y wouhere w you can watch the experts this week skwend. c o>> how you can get the he schultz museum nor free. just search worth the drive. >>> right now it looks like an odd radio interview kill cost charlie sheen his tv series. during that interview he took verbal shots at his ex-wife and alcohol anonymous and chuck lori. >> i spent close to the last decade magical convert yurg tin can into pure gold. >> after the interview cbs and warner bros. shut down production citing sheen's conduct and condition. sheen respondsed he's sober and that while the show may be over, he's entitled to his pay of $1.1 million per episode. >> he's offered radar online to do a drug test on monday. >>> justin is here with us. the boys are back in action. >> the giants. it's good to see them back. their world series giants now, so they're fired

. >>> charlie sheen sent a private jet and invited brian wilson to go to l.a. and meet with him on friday. sheen is reportedly working on a third movie. >>> all -- god -- we're getting a lot of attention. we're japan's team. >> how have you learned to handle the scrutiny. it's been like this for almost # 0 years. it's important to make sure -- 20 years. >>> when he got there to the clubhouse, dallas braden had put a life-sized godzilla at his locker. >> we will deserved. >> it's about time. >> it will be interesting to see what kind of year he has. i hope it's a good one. >> 25 homers, that's all. >> that does it for us. see you at 11:00. ,,,, ♪ [ female announcer ] starbucks via is planted the same... ♪ ...harvested the same... ♪ ...and roasted the same as our other premium coffees. it only makes sense it would taste the same. so, try it for yourself. buy a pack of 100% natural starbucks via ready brew. we promise you'll love it or we'll send you a bag of starbucks coffee. it's the starbucks via taste promise. look for it where you buy groceries.