it is time for trending today. first up, regis philbin takes to twitter, apparently he tweets, who knew, he doesn t understand all the fuss over his big announcement. plus, tons of drama in tunisia, not to mention hollywood filming near the rioting of we ve seen the last couple of days. kareen wynter joining us from los kareen wynters joining me from los angeles. first talk to me about reeg. apparently retiring and tweeting. he is. doing a little bit of both. let s get people up to speed in case they didn t hear. the whole world heard regis announcement yesterday. this is what he had to say on his show about calling it quits. this will be my last year on this show. there is there is a time that, you know, everything must come to an end for certain people on camera, especially certain old people, so, anyway, folks. just want you to know that.
an adverse reaction to medication. thanks. all right. that was jimmy kimmel s take on how his publicist handled the star. he is topping the list today. he made headlines for holding up in a vegas hotel with a porn star. he s been front and center for months. the network that airs his show has been silent until now. what is cbs saying about the recent bad behavior? it s nothing new. it s trending today. charlie sheen, he s making a ton of money, as you know, starring in two and a half men making $1.8 million an episode.
say here s what i did or how can i help you more or need me to come in this weekend, extra hours, that sort of thing. keep it all written down so you can come to them with bullet points. also, if you can t get that raise in money you might be able to get that raise in another way. try negotiating other perks, extra vacation days, flexible hours, working from home one day a week. also, nonmonetary perks, a better assignment, moving your career forward. let s say you want to move to another city, get on another team. you can ask for those things. don t just stop if the boss says it s not in the budget. there are other ways you can get a raise. i ve written all that down. thank you, poppy. you re online now and we are, too. sandra endo is tracking the hottest trending stories. hey, sandra. hey, carol. trending today, what else, all that snow. 49 of 50 states nationwide have snow. our i-reporters are doing a fantastic job sending us all
willy-nilly and run out on the streets. i don t even know how to respond to that. spalding township, michigan, police chief is being called a hero after he pulled a 10-year-old boy from a burning house. i was able to give it one good hard kick and it flung open. i couldn t believe it opened up. just was able to get in there in to get him. the home was a total loss but the family is thanking the chief for saving the boy s life. here online right now and we are, too. here s sandra endo with a preview of what s trending. hi, sandra. carol, trending today online and on facebook, heidi, a wild fury opossum, take one look at her. [ male announcer ] breathe, socket. just breathe. we know it s intimidating. instant torque. top speed of 100 miles an hour. that s one serious machine. but you can do this. any socket can. the volt only needs about a buck fifty worth of charge a day. and for longer trips, it can use gas.
that s right, carol. absolutely. it s trending today. the deadly shooting in arizona, and as you mentioned it s not only major news here in the united states, also making headlines around the world. take a look at the front page news of australia s sydney morning herald, anger, hatred, bigotry. and also from puerto rico, another headline dominating the front page. so certainly major news around the world, and interestingly, also, online, the marketing director for facebook said this weekend that more than 2 million people were talking about the shooting, using the social networking website. here s some comments posted today. thelma moore stewart says how sad i feel. almost numb. how can we teach others about the power of words that incite hatred and distrust? cynthia mar thal coleman also writes, what can we do to stop this kind of action? there s too much hatred voiced daily. and back here on the twitter board, trending on twitter, of course, a lot of comments we re