fox as marty mcfly. he is one of "entertainment weekly's" most memorable movie characters now reunited. still looking pretty in pink, molly ringwald reunited with the cast of her classic movie for "entertainment weekly's" great reunions. the pretty party included annie pots who played leona movie and jon cryer as duckie. his enemy was blaine, who was pursued by molly ringwald's andy walsh, a girl from the wrong side of the track. >> you're ashamed to be seen with me. >> she spoke her mind and she was sort of an iconoclast and a rebel. >> relentlessly pursued by duckie. >> blaine, that's a major appliance, not a name. >> at "entertainment weekly's" great reunion of the "pretty in pink" cast, jon speculated about how all the teen angst ended. >> andy and blaine probably did not end up together. but duckie and andy ended up friends for life. >> from teen dreams to "lord of the rings," "entertainment weekly" also reunited a trio of hobbits. >> it's crazy. in a lot of ways, it feels like that much time has pa

fox's marty mcfly. eric stoltz was five weeks into shooting the famed role when the director decided things weren't working out and made the switch. never before seen footage of stoltz as mcfly is part of the extra package for the 25th anniversary rerelease of the three "back to the future" films. i never knew that. can you believe tht? >>> after almost five years of marriage, christinaguilera and her producer husband have separad. the two have agreed to live apart for a while and see how things go. >>> finally, as opposed to ducking his marriage issues, david arquette calling into the howard stern show yesterday to talk candidly and take blame for his separation from courtney cox blaming his, quote, cookie ways. she said she asked for the separation telling him that she didn't wnt to be his mother any more and th he's been, quote, begging courtney to get back with me. bill, what do you think about that? he's being pretty honest and true. >> yeah, but doing it to howard stern? maybe oprah or something l

and marty mcfly was going to be eric stoldz stoltz? i don't think so. >> it was a good call to change. >>> this next story comes to us from kc3a in sacramento, california. destiny had no idea her did the dad was home early from afghanistan until she saw him standing in the classroom with flowers. but it was her little brother, caleb, who was speechless. look at him, shocked to his his dad walk in. sergeant porales returns to afghanistan in two weeks, but for now, they're focused on catching up and spending time together. i'm thomas roberts. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today in hd. >> good morning, everyone. we're off to fight nice quiet start on this wednesday morning. we do not expect any precipitation. it will be cooler than the last couple of days. los 50's right now. 49 degrees and parkton. mostly sunny with high temperatures in the mid to upper 60's this afternoon. we come back, we will talk about some rain that is coming i

fox played marty mcfly. their role turned a tv star into a movie star. an>> it is a different experiene for people. and >> in this case even the white house took notice. >> who is president of the united states in 1985? >> ronald reagan. the bill made such an impression -- the film made such an impression that reagan barrower from eds. >> where we're going we do not need roads. >> i'd grab the telephone and said did you hear what he said about your move the? to a good 25 years later, fans still want to talk about the film. >> it is a very sweet, nostalgic lovely movie that i do not know if it would be made today. >> making it 25 years ago made it a classic. and >> what a great movie. and next, your maryland lottery pick three and picked four numbers. another check of your forecast. first, look at how wall street is performing at this hour. stay with us. [ ehrlich ] four years ago unemployment in maryland was under four percent. today, it's nearly double. and nearly a quarter of a million marylanders are looking for work. in addition, we face a national h

he followed his role of marty mcfly with 20 films. >> it was on "doc hollywood" where he had symptoms of parkinson's disease. he was in a new role, that of advocate. >> it's a winnable role. >> he works for a quest for parkins parkinson's. campaigning for the cause. his support for stem-cell research has, at times, sparked controversy. despite using his celebrity to point the spotlight in a different direction, he hasn't left hollywood permanently. fox is still a familiar face and a line from his fine episode of "spin city" still rings true. >> it's going to be okay. i'm going to bounce back. it's not over, right? >> it's a long way from over. >>> coming up, the moment michael j. fox learned his life was about to change fofr. >> it may sound like a silly question, but are they sure you have parkinson's? >>> this may sound like a silly question, but are they sure you have parkinson's? >> yes, to an extent, but it's an umbrella. it isn't -- i have textbook parkinson's. other ways i have id owe sin cattic aspects. i'm so sensitive to aldopa. over time, with a lot of patients, it's after

. >> back to the future is, well, back. 25 years ago today marty mcfly traveled back to 1955. it spent 11 weeks as america's number 1 film back in 85 and it spawned two sequels. all three movies are coming back in a blu-ray release and fans are still talking about this iconic sky i comedy. >> it was just so original. nothing we had ever seen before. >> not to mentioned delore yann is a cool car.

. >> michael was not the original marty mcfly. >> and that's interesting and why is that? >> i'll tell you later. >>> also ahead on a more serious note, an exclusive live interview with tiffany hartley, who's using her husband's death to bring attention to the violence that's happening along the border. >>> but we begin this hour with a legal alcoholic drink that's believed to be responsible for sickening nine college students in washington state. >> reporter: good morning to you and, yes, police are saying this is all the result of underaged binge drinking made worse by this product, four loko, wiz some students call black out in a can. now the university wants this banned. >> i guess i wanted to kind of say, like, sorry for the negative attention this has brought on campus. >> reporter: what sent her to the hospital was not a spiked drink as first suspected. she was one of nine students rushed to the hospital after attending an offcampus party on october 8, the students, mostly freshmen women started vomiting and passing out. >> we saw blood alcohol levels ranging from .

plus the bbue ray has never before seen foot annual of the original marty mcfly. eric shot 5 week worth of scenes in the original film before being replaced by michael j fox. and in tv news the fourth is back and bet than ever. >> negotiate the treaty with jab a. find the renegade. fichlt your mission will be sky walkee. >>reporter: pick up "star wars"if the complete season. 22 episodes and bonus material as well. if the musical rocky horror picture show is getting thh the glee treatment for halloween. rachel and the rest of he club is doing their rendition of the cult classic. all new glee airs tomorrow night at 8 right here on fox 45. i'm kandace that's the low down. >>> thanks so much. storm system is moving through bringing written to some parts of our regionn vytas rejoins us with the the sky watch forecast. hoo bad is it going to get. >> shouldn't be too bad. % mainly cootained in the south and north of us. around here úgent bit broken up bbt we úave clouds out there few break of sun in the midmorning into the afternoon. took its time getting here but only

. >> marty, you made it. >> yeah. >> fox followed his role as marty mcfly with more than 20 films. >> that's a nice pig you got there. >> that's what they tell me. >> but it was on the set of the movie doc hollywood, where fox first displayed symptoms of early parkinson's disease, which eventually pushed him into a new role, that of advocate. >> the war against parkinson's is a winnable war, and i have resolved to play a role in that victory. >> fox works tirelessly in his quest for a cure for parkinson's, fighting for funding, campaigning for politicians sympathetic to his cause. his support for stem cell research and the quest for a parkinson's cure has at times sparked controversy. despite using his celebrity to point the spotlight in a different direction, fox hasn't left hollywood behind completely, with numerous guest appearances on tv series in recent years, fox is still a familiar face, and a line from his episode of "spin city" still rings true. >> it's going okay. i'm going to bounce back from this. it's not over, right? >> it's a long way from over. >> and coming up, the mo

. >> back to the future is, well, back. 25 years ago today marty mcfly traveled back to 1955. it spent 11 weeks as america's number 1 film back in 1985 and its popularity spawned two seque sequels. all three movies are coming back in a blu-ray release and fans are stl talking about this iconic sci-fi comedy. >> it was just so original. nothing we had ever seen befe. >> michael j. fox and his co-stars reunite on the "today" show beginning on nbc 4 at 7:00. >> maryland shoppers now have a new place to get groceries. wegmans opened yesterday. shoppers lined ubefore sunrise to get a sight. prince george's county executive jack johnson said it is not often this grocery store gets at kind of attention. many customers told us they used to have to drive far for an upscale food store. this wegmans employs 600 local residents. >>> fans of the daily show with jon ewart will get to be part of the audience in d.c. this week. the show will be taking at the speaks spear theater company harmon hall four days beginning tonight. it's all part of indecision 2010 coverage tour. all four shows wil

marty mcfly played by michael j. fox was originally going to be played by eric stohl. >> who is? >> who later on starred in mash. they're doing five weeks of this with him before deciding he didn't have the right comedic timing for the film. that's why they brought in michael j. fox. we learned this about the 21st anniversary dvd. i love stories like that. for the record, i've seen clips of the movie. and it's great. >> one of the most important movies of the '80s. >> when this came out, our whole team was so excited. >> log onto scoop.todayshow.com. or be a fan on facebook. there's a lot going on today. here tr things we thought you should know. george clooney will meet with president obama in the oval office 20 minutes from now. the topic will be his recent trip to sudan. >>> bristol palin takes a break from ballroom dancing to star in a rock video. it's for the alaskan group, static cycle. the lead singer said she looked absolutely gorgeous. >>> and a 24-year-old arrested for streaking at president obama's rally in philly said he did it for the money. a british billionaire off

>> that's right, "back to the future" is, well, bac 25 years ago today, marty mcfly traveled back to 1955. the movie spent 11 weeks at america's number one film in 1985. and its pularity spawned two sequels. now all three movies are coming back in a special blu ray release. >> dude, i was just in the movie. >> it was so original. nothing we had really seen before. >> michael j. fox and his co stars will reunite on the "today" show tomorrow morning. you can catch it right here on nbc 4 starting at 7:00 a.m. >>> let's take a look right now at some of the stories we're going to be following on news4 this afternoon. jim hanley joins us with a preview. >> good rning, barbara. we have a busy afternoon coming up at 4:00 and 5:00 this evening. a woman is found dead inside her bethesda home today. we'll ve the latestn the investigation. >>> also ahead, the fda makes a decision whether to green light an experimental weight loss drug. we'll have the latest on that. then tonight at 5:00, the only thing more frightening than the costumes onnel halloween is the potential for fire. liz crenshaw joi

the three-movie set is going to be released on blu-ray, october 26, 25 years to the day marty mcfly traveled back in time in the first film. >> wow. and we're here. >> 25 years ago. we're still here. >> wow. that brings back memories. >> where's biff? >> i don't know where he is. watch how you are in high school. you never know who is going to come back. >> thanks for joining us. we'll see you bright and early tomorrow morning. >> the news continues with kyra phillips. >> hi, guys. 9:00 a.m. on the east coast. here's what we're talking about this morning. a terrifying video sweeping flew the neighborhood. 125-mile-an-hour winds destroyed at least five homes, four people with minor injuries. a somber homecoming for a world class swimmer who died over the weekend. 26-year-old fran crippen died during the last leg of the marathon swimming world cup in the united arab emirates. they blame fatigue but investigation is searching for more precise cause of death. there are concerns the warm weather and high air temps contributed to his death. the largest newspaper in new hampshire is refusing to pub

mcfly. they shot 5 weeks worth of scenes for the original film beeore being replaced by michael j. fox. and in t.v. news the force is back and beeter than ever. >> negotiate the treety with j obba. >> reporter: you can pick up star ars the clone wars the watchh22 episodes and bonus materials as well. >>> the musical rocky horror piccure show is getting the glee treatment for halloween. rachael, and the rest offthe club will be doing their rendition of the cult classic night at 8:00 right here on fox 45. i'm candace dold. that's the low down. patrice, baak to you. %-horror show.seen the rocky i will have tt catch iiton glee. >> paranormal activity 2 it brought in fur $41.5 million whh -akes it highest grossing weekend ever for a movie. they go off of word of mouth. when you don't have a lot of advertising and you go off of that that's a big time revenue for them. >> just not my thing. i'm too scared to watch stuff like that? >> i agree. hey it does well. >> 40 million worth of people like it.