hey, i don't know if you guys heard about this -- charlie sheen?iend of ours here at "late night." we love him. [ light laughter ] he's returning to television. he's got a new show on fx called "anger management." [ light laughter ] it's true. [ laughter ] that's not the only thing he has in the works. turns out he's releasing another fragrance, a cologne for men, i think. anyway, we got a hold of the commercial for it. so, take a look. [ whispers ] >> cologne. >> well, hello there. it's been a while. miss me? well, guess what, i never left. i've always been right here. right here. and -- right here. [ cheers and applause ] that's right. i've been cloned. [ laughter ] clone cologne. my awesomeness is now everywhere. i can smell like i'm in two places at once. just when you think i've left for good, i show up again better than ever. duh. winning. >> we don't do that anymore. >> we don't? >> no, that was from last year. >> i was cloned from last years charlie sheen. >> wait, wait, wait. you were cloned? i thought i was the clone? then which one of us

charlie sheen getting set to star in a new sitcom. as he puts his anger and erratic behavior behind him. he'll talk about it as he joins us live today, thursday, march 29th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and good morning. welcome to "today" on a thursday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> good morning, i'm savannah guthrie. ann is on assignment. this morning folks are looking very closely at that video of george zimmerman and what it may tell us about his claim of self-defense. >> that's right. zimmerman told investigators he was repeatedly punched, his head slammed into the sidewalk, and the official police report does say that he was given first aid. but does new surveillance video from the sanford police department back up or contradict his claims? we're going to hear from both sides coming up straight ahead. >>> also ahead, some chilling new details in the murder of a vermont mother and teacher. a married couple is now behind bars, charged in connection with that killing. coming up, what they allegedly did to lu

. >>> and charlie sheen was doing well until last night. tmzs live from hollywood with the inside scoop. >>> and just getting a few extra hours of daylight. here come the clouds. gary. the forecast is next. st is nex ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] virtual wallet can help you be that person who's good with money. see what's free to spend. move money with a slide. save with a shake. feel good about your decisions. . >> more than 200 maryland national guardsmen returned from duty in the middle east this weekend. a homemade welcome home sign was woven into the fence of the armory. they spent a year in the sinai peninsula of egypt as part of a peace mission. one of the soldier his a reunion one year in the making, a father back from duty gives his little boy the surprise of a lifetime and maureen umeh shows us it was an overchemming experience. >> reporter: the four-year-old has no idea he's in for a special surprise at school. >> and i told him he's coming home soon. he said i'm going squeeze him. >> and his dad is waiting outside of his classroom.

that story >>> charlie sheen is trying to make a comeback. the actor whose meltdown a year ago cost him his job on "two and a half men" is working on a new sitcom. he is also the star of some high profile commercials. sheen told "today's" matt lauer this morning that it's painful for him to see how he acted last year. >> i was going to do a documentary with all the footage i shot during the tour and the whole buildup during the meltdown. which actually could be a nice case study one day. and in looking at a lot of the stuff i kind of went, ooh. whoa. >> it bugs you to look at it? >> it was cringeable. yeah. because i didn't recognize parts of who that guy was. but i couldn't have the two and a half thing be my television legacy. i couldn't have that, you know, end on that note. so if this is going to be the swan song then it has to be a beautiful experience. so far, eight days there was more fun than eight years. >> sheen's new show "anger management" appears on the fx network beginning in june. >>> the cast of "modern family" goes after an o

that would be charlie sheen with an ankle tab. obviously he's on house arrest.hat's the name of the commercial for fiat. >> i love being under house arrest. what it's for good behavior. >> i would never have guessed that. seeing him step out. perfect. >> i think every person in america wants to be in house arrest. >> being charlie sheen with house arrest is probably a lot easier. when you have a house big enough to drive your car around can't be too bad. >> especially with that big house and all those friends. >> i wouldn't mind taking her for a couple of laps around the house. >>> we've seen free runners running all over the world. how do they train? never seen that. jason paul in india, he goes to one of the biggest bollywood stars in india, who built an indoor park gym in his apartment. he's swinging around like a monkey. >> he did that at his apartment. >> think about it. he goes to a bollywood star's house. they are one of the biggest stars in the world. over a billion people in india and he gets to go do it at the star's house. >> can you believe he built

actor charlie sheen has a new job. >> this morning charlie sheen said he cringes when he watches footage said he's moved on and focusing on his new career as a jet blue pilot. >> greta: that is horri

actor charlie sheen has a new job. >> this morning charlie sheen said he cringes when he watches footage said he's moved on and focusing on his new career as a jet blue pilot. >> greta: that is horrie. that is your last call. thank you for being with us tonight. make sure you go to greta wire.com. monday night we'll be live from wisconsin. don't miss thachl we'll see you 10:00 p.m. eastern, monday night. live from wisconsin.

charlie sheen. how does he keep hitting the jackpot? >> fiat has a commercial. they had j. lo do their fiat commercials before. didn't do well. >> didn't work out for them. >> now they've got charlie sheen selling their cars. take a look at this fiat commercial. ♪ >> i love being under house arrest. what do i get for good behavior? >> i'd give you a spanking but you'd probably enjoy it. >> okay. here's the weird thing about that -- >> i don't know how i can behave that badly and get rewarded for it every time i turn around. >> yeah. is he selling -- do people want the car he's driving? >>> i guess they do all kinds of testing on that, research. guess they realize the kind of guy that would buy that car is the kind of guy that loves charlie sheen. >> it's a little girly car, isn't it? that little fiat? not like -- >> what are you saying, hoda? >> i'm saying it's not like a bad-boy -- >> i've had a fiat before. they're a fun car. >> it looks like one of those little mini coupes, like teeny. >> it was a little small. and it was a little feisty. and it was red, my little fiat.

charlie sheen is making a comeback. the actor whose meltdown a year ago cost him his job on "two and a half men" is working on a new sitcom and is the star of some high-profile commercials right now. sheen told "the today show's" matt lauer this morning that it's painful for him to see how he acted last year. he also says he wishes someone had helped him realize how self-destructive his behavior really was. >> did you get through, did you pull yourself through the weeds? or did you have someone close to you, a family member, a friend who grabbed you by the collar and said you got to get out of this place? >> it was, yeah, it was a team effort that was ultimately led by myself, because it has to be, to make a decision fix you know, change any situation. but yeah, there was a lot of close friends, there was a lot of support. not a lot of people close by saying, hey, dude, you might just want to take a step back and let's just watch this. sheen calls his new performances a relaunch of his career. >>> 11:41 now, and still a

at the unfortunate world that we live in where charlie sheen is the one that makes it into the new york times all the time i really period. here you know your thoughts on the lead the h.s. report that we got from the stratfor e-mails were put out there when i first glance and you look at it and you see that it's just all put together through open source . tiriel right it's just a link to articles from the new york times from the guardian from bloomberg it's really painfully i guess you could say simple doesn't really seem to have a whole lot of depth to it but aside from that you find it troubling i mean should we have expected that the h.s. was going to be monitoring the occupy movement or at the end of day is it still wrong that they were doing it. well i think that this just confirms what a lot of activists already suspected there have been various settings of v.h.s. bans and suspected agents really from the beginning and it shouldn't come as any surprise considering the national surveillance state that we live in that d.h.s.s. is monitoring. activist activities as far as whether or

charlie sheen had a similar problem after tweeting his own number accidentally when he meant to sendly to bieber. >> i would love to be justin's friend. call me. you had my number. >> reporter: but kent said he has no connection to the teen idol. ♪ there's no turning back >> reporter: there's question as to whether the tweets are even authentic. calls to bieber's reps are not being returned. kent and his lawyer say they're considering legal action. for "good morning america," tanya rivero, abc news, new york. >> why is charlie sheen sending his number to justin bieber? >> but three calls a second? anowing is what that is. >>> coming up on "gma" on this saturday morning, the riveting jailhouse interview with the man at the center of the day care murder trial. you'll hear the detail of how he plotted to kill his romantic rival. >>> and the 85-year-old woman now an internet sensation thanks to her rave review at olive garden. >>> and the latest adventure of ginger zee. what is ice boat racing? need any help? uh, nope. just, uh, checking out my ad. nice. but, you know, with every door di

the mega millions. >> how does one get killed by a vend mag sheen?> it's unfortunate. throw i do love chee-tos. >>> divided three ways, the lucky players in each state get $213 million before taxes. 2, 4, 23, 38, 46, and the megaball is 23. if you get the megaball, you get all of $2. >> just if you get the megaball. >> i want my $2. >> there it is. the lucky numbers being drawn overnight. you could almost hear a massive collective sigh of grief and disappointment at 11:00 last night as millions of us learned we were not the multimillionaire. check this out, this is "gma's" bucket of broken dreams. these are people coming to terms, coming to grips with the fact that their future will not include a lamborghini. >> you promised them a trip to the caribbean. >> disney world. >> we get free tickets, though. >>> to one of the luckiest 7-elevens in the world. david kerley is in baltimore, maryland. you're covering the story for us, so i'm assuming you did not win, david? >> reporter: it's become quite the buzz here. that is the world famous machine that sol

char lyrics e sheen's x has pleaded guilty to a cocaine charge under a deal that will wipe her recordan if she serves a year of trouble-free pro bags. james cameron plans to set a record riding his submersible, what he calls a vertical torpedo, nearly 7 miles down into the western pacific. finally, richard branson says he's booked his 500th customer to fly into space. >>> asthot kutcher dropped $200,000 to go to space. >> i want to do a lot of test players. >> and news comes to us at whdh 7 news in boston where one potential juror had a really good excuse to avoid doing his civic duty. jacob is only 9 years old. but that didn't stop him from getting a summons. his first reaction was to ask what exactly is jury duty? it turns out the census messed up jacob's birthday. this kind of thing happens once or twice a year and jacob's family can vouch for that. jacob also had a summons when he was only two years old. >>> well, i'm lynn barry and this is "early today" your first stop of the day on your nbc station. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. w

here's martin sheen an actor and activist that i respect but here's what he said very recently: >> well, was, of course, he easy the president of the united states, but it seems like there's always an excuse of like oh god it's such a hard job! so you have to give them all the breaks. i get it. you to have tell it in its proper context but the next quote by more tin sheen i really dislike: >> does that mean only cornell west can criticize the president? i don't think that makes any sense at all. that's a needless injection of race into the issue when it doesn't belong there. i'll tell you things that concern me today we read how they might be bringing back the grand bargain basically the simpson-bowles the president has wanted all along. the so-called grand bargain on the budget, they would do three times as many spending cuts as they would do so-called tax increases. now as a progressi why in the world would i be in favor of that? that's a terrible ratio. we've cut spending to the bone, cut three times more than the tax increases. i don't agree with that. i don't care if we're heading

what you'll notice now is fear traffic is just starting to train in the east a free ski concede the sheene roadway. there is puddling going on and watch out for the high winds. >>justine: major delays at sfo because of the bad weather. some arriving flights are delayed up to three hours. this is affecting some departing flights as well. chats with the airline before you travel. other airlines, look at these live pictures out of atlanta. a jet basically roll off of the runway while it was being taxied this morning. it is tilted on the embankment. haugh " >>darya: traffic is moving well on the james lick. fly to the roadways are left. we're taking a look at our traffic cameron san jose on 101 southbound. there is a little bit of slowing the air, we will be right back. slowing the air, we will be right back. pete, did you forget yours? me pete, me use pen! (laughter) sorry i'm late, i was in the 16th century looking for pete's pen. (laughter) guys, guys. take it easy, ok? pete's mom is videochatting me, and she wants her pen back! ok, alright, well. i just got one. so... yeah, you've got a l

he learned to make brillantine in red, blue and golden colors to give a beautiful sheen to the hair. in his spare time, when he could break free from his alchemist's captive vit, he would go listen to cuban music at the park plaza hotel in manhattan. those were happy times and years later became a happy tomic with me, convinced early on that my father inhabited a magic world. a few years ago, while listening to a recording of cuban blues by chico, i remembered in new york in those stories of the 40's that chico and my father met at club cuba in manhattan and again in havana in the mid-50's. the sessions of chico's house in our neighborhood became so famous that even my father, not particularly fond of cuban jazz, couldn't resist dropping in once in a while at the much-talked about terrace. i listened to the rumba of chico's suite, then i would imagine chico back in new york doing arrangements for count bassie and ringo starr and i see myself turning into a big fan during my teenage years in havana. so that gives you a little idea about all these connections. i was born in havana in t

charlie sheen opens up in a live interview one year after his public meltdown. keep it here for news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching early today, your first stop today on your nbc station. have a good one.

we're going to find out when charlie sheen sits down with us live in studio tomorrow only on "today."o doubt another cannon into another cannon. >> he always has a colorful way of putting things. >> tiger blood. we'll check in with him. also coming up in this half hour the aspiring model lauren scruggs who lost an eye and a hand after walk nothing a spill-spinning plane propeller. she is going through an amazing recovery and we're going to have an update on how she's doing coming up in a bit. >> also, no time for dinner? how about breakfast? giada de laurentiis is making gourmet dinners by turning the tables on supper. she has quick and easy meals for families on the go. you're going to like the sound of this. then beauty on the go with the airlines restricting what goes into your carry-on. a quick weekend getaway can be complicated for women. we're going to have some of the best beauty products that are now tsa friendly. >> some news we can all use. first one last check of the weather from maria larosa who is in for al. >> good to see you guys. we still have a little bit of the morni

martin sheen has been arrested more than 60 times, earning him the dubious distinction of being the celebrity with the most mug shots. can you name any of those causes? which begs the question. what extent will the notoriety of these arrests help or hurt the causes? in jason russell's case, the answer is kind of obvious. in clooney's, the answer is not so clear. >> women are charmed by him and want to be with him. men want to be him. everyone in the public eye can stand to learn from george clooney. i rarely see anyone do it better. he's not afraid to take a political stand. and people are more endeared to him for it. >> reporter: yes, it helps clooney. but will it help darfur? that's the open question. today, twitter users riffed on the hash tag, clooney's crimes. among them, driving while intoxicating. and statutory dreaminess. they were talking about him. not him. i'm david wright, in los angeles. >> nice. our thanks to david wright. >>> up next, the snowboarder who overcame enormous odds to become a champion. [music playing] confidence. available in color. depend® for women is now peach.

. >> was that charlie sheen's ex-wife?her it was brook mueller. >> the public hears about gas prices. i was with fifth graders the other day and even they were talking about gas prices. it's having a big impact on consumers. >> i think the guy told us yesterday that consumers will drive five miles just to get 3 cents cheaper gasoline, which -- >> you see people more and more running out of gas and having to be taken to the gas stations because they can't make it, you know, they're stretching so far they can't make it and the cost of having to repair your car when that happens. >> what does that do to the stock market? could that be the tipping point that -- >> well, i think you're going to see the impact on this on the earnings that are going to be reported in the next few weeks. >> you mean company margins getting squeezed, too? >> yeah. higher cost, combined with currency head winds. three months ago people thought profits would be up about 7%. now the expectation is flat profits. so that's not great. we still got gdp mo

. >> reporter: tickets are selling as fast asthma sheens can print them and each buyer hopes he or she has the lucky one. at milford liquors, tickets are flying out of the lottery machines. did you buy a ticket? >> yes, i bought two. >> reporter: the megamillions jackpot hit a whopping $540 million. it's the biggest jackpot in the history of lottery gains worldwide. marylanders are hoping to strike it rich. >> we'd sold $3.3 million of megamillion tickets just today, coming out to about $13,000 per minute. >> reporter: the odds of winning megamillions aren't that good, but with a jackpot this good, people tell us they're willing to take a chance. >> put my daughter, my niece and nephews through college, buy houses. >> reporter: 42 states, plus the district of columbia play the megamillions game. gamblers are waiting for the friday drawing to see if lady luck smiles on them. what would you do if you won? >> go on vacation. give back to the community. >> reporter: at the level of $545 million, the if one person won, that means they've receive $259 million after taxes, but that money is e

charlie sheen is here and alec -- >> i hold charlie sheen in higher regard, right. >> alec baldwin is tweeting again. >> he's really good in those commercials. >> when you say that joe should follow him, does that mean joe has done something the past week? >> no if you got a twitter account, you could actually follow him. he's a fun one to follow. >> we skipped eed the greg news. he's writing a book? we're just as shocked he's writing a book as he is. >> he has an agent and going around town. >> couldn't make it big at goldman sachs, so he'll make it big this way. >> we'll see. interesting to hear what he has to say. >> can't you just say, yeah, that's true? >> real question to me is what is he going to say in the book that he hasn't said already. >> i'm not going to read. >> let's get to the global markets report. ross westgate is standing by in london. and ross, i'm heart broken, i can't believe i missed you last week. i thought you were going to be here on friday. >> i know, were through friday morning? >> i was. and i was like where's ross. no, he's already gone back. >> i know. i

. >>> charlie sheen's ex brooke mueller has pleaded guilty to a cocaine charge in a deal that will wipe her record clean, if she serves a year of probation trouble-free. >>> james cameron plans to set a record riding his new submersible what he calls a torpedo seven miles into the western pacific. >> and finally, billionaire richard branson says he's booked his 500th customer to fly a future flight into space. that would be ashton kutcher. he paid $200,000 to go into space. >> we're so fascinated by how the rich play. let me go into a subseven miles into the pacific or fly into space. just go to the beach. >>> this comes to us from whdl seven news in boston. in yar mouth, one potential juror had an excuse to not do his civic duty. that's because jacob is 9 years old. that didn't stop him from getting a smons, his first reaction? what is jury duty? a census worker messed up jac jacob's birthday. jacob also got a summons when he was 2. oops. >>> i'm lynn berry. this is "early today." just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> well, if you're afraid of heights, consider

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we are moving, a little sheen on the roadways and fog around, we'll see how things develop. >> thank you very much. it is 5:01 right now. >>> after 32 hours standoff in southern france between police and a suspect wanted for the deaths of seven people, including children, is finally over. today in the bay is following the situation. joining us from the news room, marla? >> it was 2:30 this morning our time when french police decided to storm the apartment where the suspect was hold up and that's when everything came to a head. the french interior minister wrapping up a news conference about 30 minutes ago. this right is a live look at the scene. a much calmer scene than we've seen overnight. when police entered the apartment, they found him hiding in the bathroom. a shootout followed and that's when he jumped out of a window still firing his weapon ultimately jumping to his death. police found him dead on the ground. this was a standoff that lasted for more than 32 hours and included several attempts by police to coax the 23-year-old french citizen to surrender. officials say at one

there are a lot of calls for martin sheen to run for office.t enough not to run for office. but his voice still resonates, and he has a lot of power with the american people. and i think it's a very powerful ad. >> always good to see you, howard. thank you so much. >>> i want to bring in msnbc contributor and democratic strategist crystal ball and rich galen is former communications director for speaker newt gingrich. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> morning. >> so the rnc held a news conference a short time ago. let me show just a little clip for you. >> we're here to stand with americans who don't want and don't like and can't afford obamacare. we're on the side of the majority who says no to big-government health care and yes to real reform and individual liberty. >> now, crystal, we heaaven't heard from the president, but there are all kinds of people outside the supreme court with their signs and they're bringing their kids. does any of this make a difference, any of the stuff we're hearing right now? >> well, we're basical

looking at the sheen on the roadway and slick conditions especially those off ramps, be careful. light in volume. keeps things moving across the san mateo bridge, smooth drive as well. no major issues, even off to the right lit up yesterday with the wind advisories, not today. the san mateo and bay bridges reporting a slow drive. >> thank you very much, mike. it is 5:01 now. volunteers, searchers will be out again this morning looking for morgan hill sierra lamar. detectives now say that it is highly unlikely the teenager ran away. bob redell is live in morgan hill this morning with the focus of the investigation and how it has changed. good morning, bob. >> yeah, good morning to you. this will be day two of the first ever volume tear search being run out of burnett elementary at morgan hill. as the sheriff's office believes that it is highly unlikely that the 15-year-old girl, sierra lamar, ran away. that instead they believe someone most likely abducted her two friday mornings ago. investigators reached in conclusion after interviewing more than 100 of her family and friends. f

the golden gate bridge, a sheen on the roadway there is and we have a nice smooth drive out of the north bay. visibilities fine now. but again, the slippery roads and the off ramp could may a factor. so be careful. back to you. >> thanks, mike. new details coming out about the accused gun man behind the shooting spree in afghanistan. how the soldier's lawyer is responding to rumors he was upset about marital problems before the shooting. >> plus, democrats on the offensive after letting republican candidates take their punches president obama swinging back. we'll have that next. >> and businesses looking forward to st. patrick's day this weekend. why this year's wearing all of the green could have people spending more green. >> you know who i am, mo green. i digress. for your news, weather, and traffic updates check us out onk search nbc bay area news. b >> welcome back. we give you a peaceful look over san francisco. it's early so it's kind of dark out there but not going to be peaceful for long according to meteorologist christina loren, rain getting ready to dump all over the bay area

. >> majority of americans, for a majority of americans -- >> and martin sheen. >> the overwhelming evidence in this case proves -- >> as scores watched online, about 100 people came to san francisco's lgbt center to relive the drama and emotion of the trial which challenged the statewide ban on same sex marriage. >> it was very accurate. they took the trial transcripts and put them into a play. the testimony given was word for word what was said during the trial. >> it was empowering for me to be able to see that and to be able to take all of it, i felt, during the trial and with all the decisions made and see it come together in one play. >> the play was written by dustin lance black who won an ost ka are for a screen play of the mover milk about harvey milk and it was produced by rob reiner who said the play was a response to a successful move by prop 8 backers to keep the videotapes of the trial from becoming public. kate kendall who sat through much of the real tree says it provides a way to share the experience she had with the world. >> the most powerful thing about this reenactment i

charlie sheen's ex brook mueller has pleaded guilty to a cocaine charge to a deal that will wipe heres a year of probation trouble-had free. >>> james cameron claims to set a record riding his new submersable what he calls a torpedo into the western pacific. >> and finally, billionaire richard branson says he's booked his 500th customer to fly a future flight into space. it's ashton kuch ir. he apparently dropped 200,000 bucks. you know he's single now. he's got nothing better to do. >> 500 people signed up for 200,000. that's a lot of zeros. >> a lot of people with a lot of money. just for a trip to space. i'm lynn berry. this is "first look" on msnbc. stay tuned "way too early with willie geist" starts right now. >>> mitt romney is happy to be out of the south and poised, according to most polls, to win the state of illinois tonight. the question is, will the romney campaign's math argument become more compelling with a big win in a big state like illinois? we'll talk live in a second to mark hill principal. >>> staff sergeant robert bales meet s with his attorney and sas he doesn'

the coast guard searched through the night after finding debris, an empty lifeboat and oil sheen several miles off the coast. the search was called off after 30 hours. >>> 4:47 now. whitney houston's daughter says she's doing well and coping with the loss of her mother. on oprah winfrey's "next chapter," bobbi kristina brown says she still feels her mother's presence. brown says she and her mom were best friends and always took care of each other. she also defended her mother's reputation. >> saw her cry, you know, and i held her through that. you know, we held each other through that. we have so many people saying so many other things. but they don't know who she really was. and a lot -- everything that people are saying about her, you know, all that -- all that negativity, it -- it is garbage. >> houston died last month in a beverly hills hotel bathroom. authorities are still trying to determine an official cause of death. >>> this weekend marked one year since a woman brutally killed a co-worker at the lululemon athletic store in bethesda. family, friends, and the community honored th