6:00 AM: Rick Perry dropped out of the GOP race yesterday, and he is backing Newt Gingrich. Yesterday Newt’s ex-wife went to the media and said that in 1999 Newt Gingrich told his wife that she had to have an open marriage or he would divorce her. He claims this isn’t true, and went off on it during a debate last night. Sarah Burke, a 29 year old freestyle skier passed away yesterday after being in a coma for a month. She was in an accident skiing, which put her into the coma. An 18 year old kid was arrested for impersonating a Florida police officer. One year ago he was arrested for posing as a physician’s assistant, and he worked in the emergency room for 6 days. Haywire, Redtails, and Underworld are all out in movie theatres today.
6:15 AM: The Week in Review.
6:30 AM: 4 things you need to know with Sara. Barack Obama spoke at the Apollo Theatre and sang a few lines from an Al Green song for the crowd. He surprised all of us with his good singing! Facebook is releasing a new app for people with the timeline feature that allows people to do more than just “like” statuses. By 2020, it is expected at 50% of all textbook sales will be digital.
6:45 AM: Shit Alex Says.
6:52 AM: 2 minute topic. A town in Louisiana is considering banning the wearing of pajamas in public.
7:00 AM: Coast to coast news in 60 seconds.
7:10 AM: Cecily Knobler ‘s movie reviews. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is out today in Austin, and Cecily really liked it. It stars Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock, and deals with 9/11 as a topic. Grade: A-. Haywire is out today starring Ewan McGregor, Antonio Banderas, and Michael Fassbender. Cecily didn’t like that the lead girl is a UFC fighter, and not an actress. She said it felt like a student film. Underworld Awakening is out today and it didn’t screen for critics, which isn’t a great sign. Sara saw Redtails last night and really liked it.
7:20 AM: 7:20 topics. Ratings for American Idol are down 18% this season. Prince Harry is going to climb Mt. Everest with injured soldiers. A new study finds couples who get married are no happier than couples who live together, unmarried.
7:30 AM: 4 things you need to know with Sara. Yesterday Newt’s ex-wife went to the media and said that in 1999 Newt Gingrich told his wife that she had to have an open marriage or he would divorce her. He claims this isn’t true, and went off on it during a debate last night. Taylor Swift is rumored to be dating Zac Efron. An 18 year old kid was arrested for impersonating a Florida police officer. One year ago he was arrested for posing as a physician’s assistant, and he worked in the emergency room for 6 days. Apparently George Clooney’s girlfriend and Brad Pitt’s wife (Angelina) hate one another, which is causing some issues in their friendship. America’s favorite actors; 5) John Wayne, 4) Tom Hanks, 3) Clint Eastwood and Denzel Washington tied, and 1) Johnny Depp.
7:42 AM: I screwed up. Can you admit you screwed up a good relationship? Valerie was afraid to commit to her boyfriend and lost a great friend at the same time. Marie was 25 and she was engaged. Her fiancé was out at a bar with her ex husband, which upset her. She threw a fit, and went out and cheated on him that night. John opened his own business and worked 7 am to 11 pm 7 days a week, and ended up losing his girlfriend.
8:00 AM: Coast to coast news in 60 seconds.
8:12 AM: Headlines that don’t make the 4 things. Last year the state of Florida paid 15 employees of their law enforcement system to get drunk. They spent $8,000 on this “test”, in which on the clock, these employees got wasted on Jim Beam whisky. Their study was to try and prove that a certain type of breathalyzer was worth keeping, and it was thrown out. There was a study done at Yale that concluded that the “G spot” does not exist.
8:30 AM: 4 things you need to know with Sara. Barack Obama spoke at the Apollo Theatre and sang a few lines from an Al Green song for the crowd. He surprised all of us with his good singing! There is a rumor today that Angelina Jolie may be pregnant, and this would make 7 kids for her and Brad. By 2020, it is expected at 50% of all textbook sales will be digital.
8:42 AM: What are you thinking? Cass is thinking about her friends who got engaged last night. Alex is thinking about watching NFL all day Sunday. Sandy is thinking about his man date with JB tonight. JB is thinking about the boat show this weekend, and Sara is thinking about the movie she saw last night about the Tuskogee Airmen.
9:00 AM: Coast to coast news in 60 seconds.
9:30 AM: 4 things you need to know with Sara. Kobe Bryant will have to pay 75 million dollars to his wife in their divorce. The captain of the ship in Italy waited 75 minutes after hitting the rocks to sound an alarm. Taylor Swift is rumored to be dating Zac Efron. America’s favorite actors; 5) John Wayne, 4) Tom Hanks, 3) Clint Eastwood and Denzel Washington tied, and 1) Johnny Depp. Sarah Burke, a 29 year old freestyle skier passed away yesterday after being in a coma for a month. She was in an accident skiing, which put her into the coma.
