. >>> wizards head coach randy whitman doesn't coddle his players. instead he benches them, sometimes for an entire half when they make dumb mistakes, when they showboat or basically pick up unnecessary fouls. in tuesday's game whitman benched javale mcgee, nick young and trevor booker to start the 2nd half. mcgee never saw another minute that night. last night young and mcgee lost their starting jobs. whitman scoffs when he asked if he's trying to send them a message. >> i don't know where all of a sudden i'm sending messages. i'm coaching. that's what i'm doing. they know where they stand and what i expect of them. so there's no message. >>> university of maryland sophomore alyssa thomas has been named acc player of the year. the lady terp is just the second sophomore in the league to ever receive this honor. the other was duke's solana beard. alyssa averaging 17 points a game. >>> the caa quarterfinal, 2nd half bowie state byron westmoreland with a miss but gets his own rebound and the putback, 20-10 for westmoreland and bowie state wins 72-68. >>

governor whitman again, the same question, you are a long- time republican. why walk away from your party, potentially your nominee whether it's romney or somebody else. >> i'm fighting for the republican party i knew when i was growing up. i want to see the kind of change in washington that will get us to the point where we start making the big... taking on the big challenges and making the important decisions that we stop looking at every issue through that partisan political prism saying what's going to get me another vote in caucus? what's going to get me another percentage point on my re-elect and start saying what's going to solve the problems? when david boren was in the senate people came together. they could stand up for their parties and they did. they objected to one another. they went on the floor of the senate. they talked about the issues that were important. then they went... got together afterwards and said, okay, how can we solve this problem? here's where i am. here's where you are. let's talk about how we really solve the problem for the am

now meg whitman is combining them. it's whitman's first major move since she became c.e.o. six months ago. the strategy might work, but so far investors are not buying it. shares sold off today and are down almost 9% this year, making h.p. the biggest loser in the dow. joining us now to talk more about the outlook for hewlett packard: abhey lamba, senior technology analyst at mizuho securities. >> susie: we've been speaking >> if you look at the services, the organizations. we are seeing structures. tablets are taking more of our dollars, and more wallet share out of pcs. and it has been a service, and in printing there's headwinds. that's where hp needs to ramp business. there's a lot of business where hp needs to dom pete with the competition, and cloud computing and a lot of things are i.t. spending is flowing. >> susie: and some people are suggested that hp get into mobile computering. it doesn't really have anything in that area, but it needs to do so to be relevant. do you agree with that? >> yes, i think on the tablet side, we need to have a play over there. and the

it is actually a tactic that sounds like made whitman -- meg whitman. more from less? stop that. president yee: are you speaking, or not? otherwise, i'm going to end this part. >> good evening. executive board, united educators of san francisco. i wanted to point out some data. since we are no longer teaching from a creative bag of tricks, we are not pursuing the art of education anymore. i do have some data for you. here, there are 63% economically disadvantaged students. it is part of the zone. at sanchez, it is 92.6% disadvantaged students. where is the data-driven policy here that this administration seems to be so enamored of? malcolm x -- at muir, there is 689 -- they scored 689 on the api. not an ex is 790, in the zone. -- malcolm x is 790, in the zone. muir is 689, in the zone. webster is not in the zone at 672. o'connell in the zone, 594. jordan, which unfortunately falls out of the zone -- i guess those students are not part of the data. somehow, they are less human and less eligible for the special consideration of the superintendent's zone. president yee: thank you fo

had a hard time to get the team to play as a team and randy whitman is experiencing issuing with the team being a pushover and changed the lineup. is it working? mcgee and nick young started on the bench against the magic. he would play 16 minutes and contribute 9 points. he woulding -- he was benched the entire second half for not playing up to the game of coach whitman. when asked if it was getting through, mcgee responded, quote, i can't say i do, but i will figure it out at some point. >>> today, the head coach on all of these mixed messages. >> and i don't know where i'm sipping mess, i'm -- that is what it's called in our business, coaching and it's no subliminal messages here that somebody has to trip to and figure it's coaching. they know each players, that is not anyone any one, it's all 49 of them. they know where they stand. >> and last night, mark turgeon and the terps playing at north carolina. early on, maryland immediate fill behind by double digits and doing the best to get the team in the game and had a career high 17 points and to the second half, the deficit 11, ma

one of whitman's first acts as c.e.o. was to reverse a decision by former c.e.o. leo apotheker to dump the p.c. business all together. combining printers and p.c.s would help h-p cut costs and could result in significant job cuts. h-p's not commenting. but investors were. hp shares fell slightly, down about 1.5% to just under $24. >> tom: in fact this is the first time h. p. has closed below $24 since last fall. some selling pressure taking hold there for h. p.. let's get you updated with the rest of tonight's market focus. the worries about china's economy cooling squarely hit the u.s. stock sectors that have been fueling that growth. while the selling pressure came right at the opening bell, the downward pressure on stock prices waned throughout the session, with the s&p 500 closing down just a fraction and down from its post-recession high yesterday. the sectors most closely tied to the global market saw the brunt of the selling. the energy and industrial sectors were down by more than 1% each. materials fell more than a half percent. the signs of slower steel

randy whitman and the wizards hosting the magic tonight. fourth quarter. wizards down three.rian anderson makes that six. three of his 23 to lead the magic in scoring. later, the wiz down five. the ball to john wall for two of his game high 33 points. but the imaginic just too much for the wizards. dwight howard had 14 points, 12 rebounds. magic beat the wizards 102-95. >> i think we ran out of gas a little bit. we missed shots. we're going to have to shoot the ball better against that caliber a team. they seemed to hit the big bucket just to kind of break your back there at the end. >>> maryland in chapel hill. the dish and the flush. 19 points for henson. still tin first half, nick faust working the give and go with alex lynn. day ler zeller was too much. 30 for him. tar heels win by 24. >>> adrian hot dog mcdanielf and gaithersburg high going for their, get this 49th straight win. trojans working the senior connection. colleen marshal in tran sir, passes ahead to jackie jackson. gaithersburg wins 64-42. they will go for win number 50 on saturday in the regional times. >>>

but i do want to, well, first of all, i am sure chairman whitman talked about his paycom visit. i was a part of that when we did that in this past august. and it was a wonderful trip and the republic of korea was on there. one of our common denominators of concern was if we moved our posture. maybe retreating or just falling back a little too far for their general welfare that then they would have to deal do whatever they have to do to take care of the security and stability of their population. so i guess what i'm saying, i hope we're focussing on china. the president was talking about it being an emerging threat. that and cybersecurity. the middle east. making sure that the shipping lanes around the world are continuously open because our economic and national security depends so much on it. and then you hear we're talking in this very -- another hearing and we hear that, i don't know -- or it is a separate conversation, actually, that the chinese are even building icebreakers to go up into the arctic so they can begin claiming the north seas for those resources. so that cause

whitman. in the case of herman cain, we had a woman who wanted to speak out.we helped to empower her. helped her to have a voice to speak out. and to speak the truth. i do think the truth matters. and it may make some people uncomfortable. >> should having an affair preclude a man from running for office? >> i think that if -- >> if that was the case, then there would be no jfk, no bill clinton, there is no newt gingrich. i mean there are lots of people who have been top of american political life and would never have careers. so where do you draw the line? >> well, i think that politicians, if they are going to seek the highest office in our land, the presidency of the united states of america, they need to be honest with the american public and put it all out there. and not be hypocrites. don't present themselves as the perfect family man if they played around if, they've had affairs. put it out. there the public will decide if it matters or not. >> newt gingrich has been now pretty open and said look this is all in my past. i'm married now for the third tim

. >> natalie and others at walt whitman high school have been selling t-shirts trying to raise money awareness. >> what he is doing is so terrible. it is like hitler all over again. >> in fact, some that new his violence firsthand are in town this week. >> the world is realizing that something bad is going on. my father was murdered by him. >> he is number one on the international court most wanted list. this viral video sensation is urging americans to help find him. >> the student clubs, the teacher, the video -- all leading up to one day next month when the national spotlight will be on capturing joseph kony. >> with posters of kony wanted for murder here in washington, too. >> you will wake up and see it everywhere. it will go viral just like the video has. >> some people say it is all too simplistic. nobody argues it is a tale that must be told and a core that must be stopped. -- horror that must be stopped. >> we are expecting rain tonight. the forecast on the comeback. -- when we come back. >> the number of people filing for first-time jobless benefits is up. >> 362,000 people

coach randy whitman was not happy.e said, quote, i apologize to everybody that had to watch the game and had to come here tonight. d.c. hosted golden state. the warriors had a 17-point lead after the first quarter. six players were in double digits. wizards lose 120 to 100. they host the lakers tomorrow. i think the lakers have beat them nine straight. we'll see if bcu can repeat its final four run from last year. took on drexel last night. lie ole la university in baltimore also won its conference title last night. so they are heading to the big dance as well. >>> spring training monday night, the nationals visiting the new york mets in the second inning, rick hit his first home run of the spring. bryce harper went two for two with a walk. nats up 3-1. d.c. against atlanta this afternoon. >>> au swim team, check out this clip. ♪ >> whoa. >> the men dancing during a trip to south beach. you can decide for yourself if they're sexy. we have a link to the entire video on wusa9.com. but can they swim? >> that is a riot. >>

. -- randy whitman was visibly upset. >> i apologize to everybody who had to watch that and come heretake responsibility for that. >> college basketball georgetown had a bye in the big east tournament. they will play pittsburgh tomorrow. howard upset north carolina 51- 50. let's go to madison square garden. look at that. two days after winning the honda classic playing tennis at madison square garden with a couple of blondes. he has her on the ropes. he wednesday. over her. it is love. he is an ace. let's go to baseball. jason worth hit a home run and washington the atlanta 5-2. i know you want to talk about -- >> i want to talk about the wizards. they give up 41 points in the [ male announcer ] this was how my day began. little bird told me about a band... ♪ ♪ an old man shared some fish stories... ♪ ♪ oooh, my turn. ♪ ♪ she was in paris but we talked for hours... everyone else buzzed about the band. there's a wireless mind inside all of us. so where to next? ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have creat

the whitman makeover. we're trading hp. combining the pc businesses. crude spiking above $107 today but could it soon hit 200 kate kelly has that story. starbucks is playing nice with green mountain. welcome to the "fast money half-time report." peter oppenheimer saying the prospects for future returns on equities relative to bonds are as good as they have been in a generation. you look at the bullet points today. joe terranova, good-bye bonds, good-bye stocks. it's a big call. some will say maybe it's a little late considering where we are off the bottom. nonetheless, it's a call on the street today. >> i think it's a call that is focused more towards the passive market. i think the ultimate tale on this, a new quarter is about to be introduced. will you see this reallocation trade that many have expected out of bonds into equities? and i believe you can. you have a u.s. tenure moving towards 2.35, 2.40%. even if you look in europe, you're seeing the german ten-year, which was around 1.75. that got above 2%. the safe havens are not the place thaw want

it will be hosted by ceo meg whitman. santorum will be in the bay area this week. he will attend a fund-raiser on thursday in alamo. a new poll finds mitt romney has the greatest support out of california raps with 42% of registered voters. santorum is trailing by 19 points with 23% and newt gingrich and ron paul are distant third and fourth. >> labor activists have launched a campaign to encourage companies not to send jobs overseas. locally they have targeted the bay bridge. members of the alliance for american manufacturing paid for two billboards, should be made in america. they have placed those signs off of 880 in oakland and near the bay bridge toll plaza. they say similar ads wi be placed nationwide around dozens of projects so that federal and state leaders can see them. >> kristen: we're enjoying a brief break from the rain but another storm is coming in. >>> looks like we have things, very dry and wet and cold since spring started. good morning. you see it's very quiet around our neighborhood. as we head to the north, few radar returns around lake county

the event is being hosted by meg whitman. rick santorum won 49% of the vote and half of louisiana '20 delegates. romney garnered 2% of the vote and five delegates. a bay area fund-raiser will be held on thursday at a private home. tickets for that event range from $125 to $2500. >> there's more outrage across the -- >>> there's more outrage over the shooting of trayvon martin. a lot of people showed up for a rally led by jesse jackson and al sharpton. members of the aclu attended. the 17-year-old was shot a month ago today by george zimmerman. he said he was acting in self- defense and his lawyer denies any racial motivation for the shooting. >>> a total screamout here is set to support this hour to show support for the slain teenager. christien kafton is live with more. >> reporter: that screamout now underway. organizers started showing up just about a half an hour ago. they pinged the hall -- picked the hall of justice. they say that they are also complacent when it comes to the death of young men of color. they say they a

it will be hosted by ceo meg whitman. santorum will be in the bay area this week. he will attend a fund-raiser on thursday in alamo. a new poll finds mitt romney has the greatest support out of california raps with 42% of registered voters. santorum is trailing by 19 points with 23% and newt gingrich and ron paul are distant third and fourth. >> labor activists have launched a campaign to encourage companies not to send jobs overseas. locally they have targeted the bay bridge. members of the alliance for american manufacturing paid for two billboards, should be made in america. they have placed those signs off of 880 in oakland and near the bay bridge toll plaza. they say similar ads will be placed nationwide around dozens of projects so that federal and state leaders can see them. >> kristen: we're enjoying a brief break from the rain but another storm is coming in. >>> looks like we have things, very dry and wet and cold since spring started. good morning. you see it's very quiet around our neighborhood. as we head to the north, few radar returns around lake coun

blanch lincoln and christy todd whitman. both are moderates. thank you for coming on. going to step out of the way. i'm just a television commentator. you guys have ran for office. won election. difficult elections. lost some. i don't think christy todd ever lost any. you lost that first one for governor up there. >> no, senate. >> that's right. that was a close one. tell me your views about the two political parties. i know you want to hit both. why is there no room for people crossinging the aisle, making deals with the other side, being close to the aisle so you can be one of those people that helps make those deals work? >> i'll just jump in there. >> go ahead. >> hello, christy, it's great to be with you. >> it's because it's all about politics. it's all about who is going to win and stay in charge. it's not about what are we going to get done and do for the country. that's why it's so sad to see olympia leave. she was amazing. she was always about hard work, solving the problem and getting down to making a difference. >> i wonder, governor, who is supposed to rep

kentucky see a collection of chinese paintings in traditional fashion at art on a roll at the headley-whitmaneum. that is your "early today" event of the today. >>> here is an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. >>> lady gaga is twitter's all-time champion. unbelievable. she passed 20 million followers. that is the most ever on the site. twitter's top five show music rules, in second, that's right, just tin bieber with 18.1 million followers. katy perry has 15.7 million. shakira nearly 14.6 million, and rihanna both 14.5 million followers. bill, you're 16, 17? >>> denver broncos tim tebow set the record straight regarding "the bachelor" on tuesday. quote, rumors can be crazy. even though i watched the show before, i'm definitely not going to be on the bachelor." 66-year-old singer debbie harry got a big ego booster over the weekend. pap roarazzi mistook her for 25-year-old lindsay lohan. for debbie a big ego boost. for lindsay, that is brutal! that is definitely not something you want to hear about. >> 60s, the new 20s. >>> this comes from news 5 in cincinnati where in ne