it's called charlie sheen. >> this morning, charlie sheen takes a drug test for the cameras. the 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

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

sheen 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 lu

>>> and charlie sheen in his own words. >> all these radio rants have people thinki ining charlie she has got to be on drugs again. >>

>> 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

sheen 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 prostitu

let's head inside to jenna. >>> now to the latest trouble surrounding charlie sheen. thursday night cbs and warner brothers stopped production on "two and a half men" and on friday the troubled actor took to the airways again with another shocking rant filled with rage. >> reporter: for charlie sheen, the rants just keep on coming. >> they picked a fight with the wrong guy. defeat is not an option and they know it. >> reporter: a day after lashing out, he returned to the airways this time speaking to pat o'brien. >> they said change your life and i did in like an hour. and, you know, i guess they might be sort of missing the old guy that was just showing up sort of quietly and hitting his marks. >> reporter: and sheen didn't waste any time. again, attacking his bosses, including chuck lorre, the creator of "two and a half men." >> they know what they did was wrong. they're in absolute breach. i got the first amendment behind me and an army marching. >> reporter: that followed thursday's radio outburst when sheen slammed lorre and raised eyebrows by calling him by his

>>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

when it comes to charlie sheen, cbs and warner brothers have had it. last night, they announced "two and a half men" is over for the season. they blame sheen's conduct and condition. it came 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 vill

. >>> plus, more headlines from charlie sheen and a speak peek at his exclusive interview coming up later this morning on "the today show". >> coming up. some great finishes m mba. baseball loses a legend, and a cheerleader takes the game into his own hands. you're watching "early today." >> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of your top headlines this morning. pressure is mounting on gadhafi's faltering regime. opposition groups are expanding their control of key cities mere the country's capital. meanwhile, the key prosecutor of the international criminal court at the hague said reports of attacks against civilians by forces loyal to qadhafi could be calls due to crimes against humanity. the top prosecutor there has banned ousted president hosni mubarak and his family from leaving the country. the prosecutor ordered their funds "impounded." >>> meanwhile, unrest sweeping lou the arab world has now spread to theç gulf nation of omam where riot police clashed with demonstrators yesterday. 64 were killed as security forces pird tear ga

then charlie sheen writes an open letter to address the ending of the season. and he says, 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

america looks like charlie sheen's coffee table now. and 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, outsid

charlie sheen and the giants. why 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. >>

>> work on your impulse control. >> because charlie sheen does that so famously. sheen also told patrick he's not in alcoholics anonymous nor does he believe in it. 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 gener

. >> 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

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

>> reporter: charlie sheen continues to lash out. in his latest rant on 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

did charlie sheen go too far with his radio rant? and so much to do and so little time. the harmful effect multitasking can have on your health. that and much more when we come back. ,, rising in new zealand.. in the >>> the toll plaza at the golden gate bridge, not a lot of traffic right now. it's slow out there and slick, too. so if you are heading out, take your time, folks. take your time. the time is 4:48 on a friday. and the death toll rising in new zealand in the wake of that powerful earthquake earlier this week. 113 confirmed dead, more than 200 still officially listed as missing around the city of christchurch. officials there say 70 people were rescued in the first 25 hours after the magnitude 6.3 quake. but no survivors have been found since. >>> a college student from saudi arabia due in federal court in texas today. 20-year-old khalid ali aldawsari is accused of planning a terror plot with explosive chemicals he bought online. authorities say his potential targets included nuclear plants and even the dallas home of former president george w. bush. according

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. >>> 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.

. >>> when we come back, wait until you hear what charlie sheen has done now. >> whoo! yeah, a little bit of i, i 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

. >>> charlie sheen has a unique rehab setup. your 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 l

charlie sheen -- we walked in this morning, and on all the televisions we heard charlie sheen's voice. he called in to this radio show, the alex jones radio show. apparently a friend of his. and he's on vacation in the bahamas with apparently two -- what do you call them? >> porn stars, which are not his sobriety counselors, and his ex-wives. the three of them were there and he made a phone call into the alex jones show, and i can only say what he said was shocking and surprising even by his standards. the first thing he talked about was chalcoholics anonymous. this is interesting. let's listen. >> this is the work of sissies. the only thing i'm addicted to right now is winning. this bootleg cult referred to as alcoholics anonymous reports only a 5% success rate. my success rate is 100%. do the math. and alex says, be speci-- alcohs says, be special, be one of us. i am special, and i will never be one of you. >> the arrogance is incredible. >> cbs has said they're going to stop shooting the show for the rest of the season. which is only a handful. >> four more. they already have 170 e

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. >>> well, don't miss the latest head-shaking charlie sheen news. your 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 e

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in the meantime, charlie sheen reportedly is going to sue cbs for $320 million for mental anguish after the network dropped his show "two and a half men." the network cancelled the show after a series of private scandals and a public rant against the show's creator. this morning jeff rossen has an exclusive interview with sheen. >> i'm not angry, i'm passionate. everybody 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

charlie sheen. >> t and c was the first to get their hands on the audio. between the audio and the dispatcher they posted online, take a listen. >> 911 this is an emergency. >> of the burly hills. >> mr. >> said is caught that call from charlie sheen, he is said not to call 911. them at the idea goes on for several more minutes as the doctor and dispatcher tried to figure out what his address is. white lushy allspice? but starr had severe abdominal pains, he had a hernia front laughing too hard. they say heat partied too hard for several hours. he is reportedly in rehab. stay with us, but kron4 news is at 630 is coming up. >> now, at 6:30 p.m.. tonight's big stories in one big block of days. workers, more stories, write our top story. but what here in said is a panoply of the day care center is in jail with the alleged molestations of five girls under age 10. 25 year- old keith with his of san jose is charged with 14 counts of lewd acts of a child. he was a substitute a year at the child development center. he was under contract for the school district. po

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sheen, this is actually, i think, a great story about charlie sheen. he reportedly has said for the weeks -- the portion of the salary during the two weeks the show was down "two and a half men" he's volunteering to pay the crew. in terms of the actual number, this is what he said. he says, i'm upset warner brothers and the show's creator have not offered to pay the crew for the down time, so i'll pay one-third of the crew's salary if warner brothers and cbs pay one-third as well. he says, i'm ready to come back to work next week, despite all of the drama going on. a cbs executive is telling tmz that no one on the show is ready to go back to work on monday. they say under the best of circumstances the show will come back at the end of the month. that is assuming that charlie can handle it. he's saying, you know what, i'll open up my wallet. >> i mean, he obviously makes, what, $2 million plus an episode. certainly, he can afford that. secondly, he's a walking economy. you're the highest person in tv, that show grosses how much so he owes that. good mov

first, charlie sheen's father, clearly supporting his son through all of this. calling him, an extraordinary man. at this london movie premiere, charlie sheen's father, martin sheen, and his brother, emilio estevez, broke their 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

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charlie sheen sent a text message to e! news, where he said that people should stop caring about him and focus on the situation in egypt. which is weird because the egyptians said people should stop worrying about them and get charlie sheen some help. that's what they did. [ laughter ] you guys, we have ricky martin on the show tonight. [ cheers and applause ] i love ricky martin. man, i haven't seen him since our days in menudo. [ laughter ] ♪ [ cheers ] thank you. >> audience member: go jimmy! [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that's another guy from menudo. [ laughter ] when you reach a certain age, they throw us out. congratulations to my man craig ferguson, who just had a baby boy named liam. hey! [ cheers and applause ] that's great, isn't it? so if you're watching right now, liam, i just want to say, what's your favorite "late night" show. huh? [ laughter ] who is your favorite "late night" show host? huh? who is it? it's me. it's jimmy. [ light laughter ] seriously though, congratulations, craig. that's awesome. [ cheers and

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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. here's the latest word from wilson today. >> great. it's a great game. clearly, you know, there's going to be speculation. what's going on with brian? what the heck? it's funny. it happens every spring. you know, at this stage of my career, it means a little bit more, you know. i'm not a rookie anymore. i understand why there would be a concern. i'm not concerned. the pitching staff's not concerned. the team's not concerned. i'm ready to go. let's do this. >> the giants' newest shortstop, miguel tejada, taking on a whole new level of seriousness. he's been around the block. he gets it. he understands the void in the infield and in the clubhouse with uribe and renteria finding new teams. it's critical and he knows it. >> everywhere that i went, you know, i talk about baseball. that's what i

don't forget to tune in to the "today" show tomorrow to hear what charlie sheen has to say to defend his actions 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 r

"based on the toe alberta of charlie sheen's statements, conduct and condition, cbs and warner brothers 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." >>> male infertility isn't something you hear much about these days but researchers have noticed a trend that started in just the last few years. a general decline in sperm count. what's going on? dr. kim mulvihill has more. >> reporter: dave and terry have been trying to get pregnant for five years and assumed the problem was her. >> it never crossed my mind i was infertile or i would have an issue with fertility. >> reporter: do you think men think much about their fertility. >> no. >> reporter: their future fertility. >> no, men do not think about fertility. they are immortal. >> reporter: guys are like cars he says. >> men are engines that run hard almost all the time, you can give it diluted fuel, water it down, get it out of tune somehow. >> reporter: diluting the fuel, not something most men like to think about. but according to studie

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. >>> clear and cold start to the day. however, we're heading for probably the warmest day of the week as temper

sheen. sheen attacked the show's producer, chuck lorre, referring to him by his hebrew name. >> last i checked, chaim, 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,

this charlie sheen stuff is getting insane. i mean, in an open letter, charlie asked his fans to walk with him as they march up the steps of justice. or more accurately, stagger with him as they stumble up the steps of a house that kind of looks like his. [ light laughter ] get this you guys. a 10,000 square foot medical marijuana store will open tomorrow in california. it's being -- [ cheers and applause ] isn't that wild? it's been called a wal-mart for stoners. [ laughter ] really? wal-mart sells doritos, parakeets, and kiddie pools. i'm pretty sure wal-mart is the wal-mart for stoners. [ laughter ] what more do you need? >> steve: and funions. >> jimmy: that's right, a mega store for marijuana. it's the only store where the managers are like -- "attention shoppers -- -- does anyone remember what i was going to say? [ laughter ] never mind." [ light laughter ] this is nice. a woman here in new york celebrated her 105th birthday this week by gambling at a casino. yeah. it's a little different than the way she usually gambles

>>> three's company for charlie sheen. your skinny on that. charlie sheen. ♪ right, "the skinny." we all know what's going on these days in libya, the frightening unraveling of the gadhafi era. there is a hollywood weird part of the story that involves his son, obviously, just like we've seen in egypt, the ruling family is incredibly wealthy, mainly from oil revenues, billions of dollars. he has several sons who live these very lavish, posh, hard drinking -- >> well documented, big partiers. >> lifestyles, parties and clothes and women and yachts and booze. the funny part is the celebrities who have benefitted from these guys' lifestyles. apparently the two sons here in 2009 and 2010 threw some pretty lavish and well documented new year's eve bashes. one in st. barts and another one -- new year's in st. barts and one in caribbean. in 2009 mariah carey performed and was paid a cool $1 million just to do a couple of songs in 2009, one of the sons denied that report. pointed the finger to the other son. in 2010 apparently beyonce performed, another million bucks, usher performed, ano

later in the interview, charlie sheen said that lindsay lohan should work on her impulse control. whoa. that's -- that's like the pot calling the kettle to buy pot. it's really -- [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] this is big. watson, the ibm computer, beat his two human opponents by a long shot in "jeopardy," yesterday. he's already getting a little famous. in fact, today, he was offered a million dollars to pose nude for "popular mechanics." [ laughter ] oh, man. that's right. watson the computer beat his human opponents on "jeopardy." the humans were like -- well, either way, i still love this game. and watson was like -- i still don't know what love is. [ laughter ] listen to this. arkansas congressmen steve womak has proposed getting rid of funding for president obama's teleprompter. oh, man. when obama finds out, he's going to be speechless. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ laughter ] no more fist pumping. check this out, guys. a new study found that married couples who go on double dates with other couples are more likely to have better relationships. yeah. the

pierre, thanks. >>> we're going to shift gears to the strange journey of charlie sheen. cbs has finally said enough is enough. pulling the plug on sheen's program, after he let loose with a scathing and some would say an anti-semitic rant about the show's creator. andrea canning has been covering this story for us. andrew degree -- andrea, he reached out to you. >> reporter: he did. and he says he's 100% clean. he plans to show up to work, no matter what's going on. we'll see what's going on there. he also tells me chuck lorre is a loser and a clown, and worse than that. it's unclear what started the bitter feud. but lorre, who runs "two and a half men" and has a long history with the actor, accused him earlier this week, publicly of having reckless sex and a drug problem. charlie sheen delivered a scathing and rambling message to "two and a half men" creator, chuck lorre, on "the alex jones radio show" thursday. >> i've spent, i think close to the last decade effortlessly and magically converting your tin cans into pure gold. the gratitude i get is this charlatan clearl

charlie sheen called into a radio show today, and said he has never been drunk or high on the set of his show. well, that makes one of us. [ laughter ] in the interview, charlie sheen did say that he's been so hung-over on the set of "two and a half men" that he had to lean on props to keep from falling over. [ light laughter ] in response one of the props said i'm the kid who stars in the show with you. so, i'm not just a prop. later in the interview, charlie sheen said that lindsay lohan should work on her impulse control. whoa. that's -- that's like the pot calling the kettle to buy pot. it's really -- [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] this is big. watson, the ibm computer, beat his two human opponents by a long shot in "jeopardy," yesterday. he's already getting a little famous. in fact, today, he was offered a million dollars to pose nude for "popular mechanics." [ laughter ] oh, man. that's right. watson the computer beat his human opponents on "jeopardy." the humans were like -- well, either way, i still love this game. and watson was like -- i still don't know what love is