i hate to break it to you this way, but anyway. >> comedian and talk show hostelhoste ellen degeneres -- the anti-gay message is firing up supporters especially on facebook. ellen says all the hate is great fuel. >> normally i try not to pay attention to my haters, but this time i would like to talk about it because my haters are my motivate fors. >> corrie johnson is the deputy director for the gay and lesbian alliance for defamation. ellen degeneres has talked about the hate that's been directed towards her, but for the millions of lgbt americans who don't have an outlet like ellen has, what does this send to the greater picture of what's going on in this picture. >> ellen draws millions upon millions of viewers every week, because people like ellen and they don't care whether or not she's gay. in over 40 states you can still be fired for being gay, in 29 states you can still be fired for being transgendered. this sendsmessage. america is moving away from this. we are seeing tremendous progress. marriage in washington this week. proposition 8 unconstitutional. the mark of equality i

first it was push ups with ellen degeneres and now the first lady is challenging late night host jimmy fall on to a fitness challenge. who do you think won some >> we are going to start with a stair race, are you ready to do this? >> i was born ready. ♪ [ applause ] ♪ >> all right a win tore the first lady, fallon lost. i'll see you back here tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. eastern time, as always you can follow me on twitter. don't go anywhere, "now" is little owen wanted to play, but his nose was raw and sore. achoo! [ male announcer ] and common tissue made it burn even more. ♪ puffs plus lotion is more soothing than common tissue, and it delivers our most soothing lotion for every nose issue. a nose in need deserves puffs plus lotion indeed. to give your cold a comforting scent, try puffs plus lotion with the scent of vicks. but when she got asthma, all i could do was worry ! specialists, lots of doctors, lots of advice... and my hands were full. i couldn't sort through it all. with unitedhealthcare, it's different. we have access to great specialists, and our pediatrician gets all th

check her out in a push-up contest with talk show host ellen degeneres. >> all right. >> all right. >> all right. you ready? >> yeah. >> all right. >> you guys count. >> two, three, four, five, six! >> it's hard. >> whoo! >> whoo! >> that was amazing! how many was that for her? >> 25! >> i just stopped. >> that was pretty impressive, right? ellen did 20, but saying sthe didn't think it would be good to show up the first lady. that'll do it for me. "now" with alex wagner is coming up next. and alex is a woman who is glittery, pitch-perfect, with fabulous arms and ready to go. >> oh! the visual of me doing push-ups would provoke such a -- just a sheer horror, thomas. i would imagine -- >> who are are you betting on, though? >> we throw around money like it's water here, especially when it's chinese-made american currency. i'm betting on mitt romney for this one, for the donald's endorsement. we'll be talking about that, the playing of the trump card. martin bashir joining us to discuss just what the donald may have in store for us this afternoon when he rolls the dice on endorsing someb