fred. moreover, these programs weren't designed to handle foreclosures due to unemployment. i have a great concern because in california, we indeed are facing far more foreclosures. in fact, 1.5 million new foreclosures just in my state alone. we have created another program called the hardest-hit funds program, which is a t.a.r.p. funded program, and it is to be administered by states with low and moderate income home owners, which several of you have mentioned as being very important as well as programs to assist unemployed home owners. but the problem is that, not one bank has officially signed on to join this program in california. and so we're encountering the same problems. i want to ask anybody on the panel how we can get banks to participate in these government-run programs and give true foreclosure relief to hard-working families. >> thank you. >> i think one of the major things that needs to be done, and people don't like this word, but it needs to be out there and it needs to be

fred english joins us live where the winner will have a chance at the state title. fred? >> the game is underway. there's no score. each team had the ball at one opportunity. they're expecting a full house. not exactly a full house. there's no wind, and just getting a spit of rain as we speak. chilly, but just right for a championship football game. and 11-1 valley christian warriors are going for their record 3rd division championship. they'll have to slow down undefeated palo alto to do it. byron marshal is the warrior's guy. he's only a junior, but he averaged more than 9 yards a carry. but coach mike pasado says the warriors are not just a one- trick pony. >> they sate it's an overstatement, that byron is part of what we do, definitely a play maker. but there's a lot of strategy to this game. jones, lawson, to bes, who can do it. >> your biggest concern about palo alto? >> they're big play guys on the outside. you know, you've got to put pressure. crist of does a good job of running the offense and making plays. he can do it with his feet. we have to pressure him and

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fred has lived with aids for nearly 30 years. the harvey milk school, named for a supervisor or a colleague, was established and supported by the board education, and he volunteered to teach the incoming class who gathered in april 1985 at a church in greenwich village, and later, the school moved. back then, it was an old-time country school, where everything was jumbled, from science, english, mathematics, and language. what was most unique was the students themselves, many of which who were throwing young people, who had been abused in their homes or threatened with violence and who had come to new york city and some of whom were homeless in were able to come to a school to be nurtured and supported -- and were able to come to school to be nurtured and supported. he changed the direction of the lives of these and other people who have come to the school. in recent years, the school has received full accreditation in the new york city school system. i am also submitting an in memoriam for the member of the san francisco police

of the "fred friendl seminars" at the columbia university graduate school of journalism. casablanca cruise lines has purchased two majestic ocean liners. they are retrofitting them to create basically a luxury playground on the seas for active seniors and anyone else who might enjoy a return to yesteryear on the ocean. betsy, you are the ceo of casablanca cruise lines. sounds like an exciting opportunity? - so far. - tapper: so far. one little wrinkle: the ships that you purchased were not new. there's a little bit of asbestos in them. you need to have it removed. in the united states you can have the two ships stripped of asbestos for $100 million. or there's this country, novastan, an impoverished former soviet republic on the black sea, and they will do it for $20 million. in order to make your numbers, you need to do it for less than $30 million. why do you think there's such a price difference if the quality of the work is the same? there may be a different labor cost. there may be a different regulatory environment, but you said that it was an equivalent standard. w

but just to remind you of course what fred we're talking about these riots dozens of football fans have been detained after clashes with police just next to the kremlin here in moscow a commemoration march marking the death of a fan turned into a riot you can now see the key moments of what's been happening in the russian top . up next it's the weekend business news with charlotte. and i welcome to the business program here on our team with me. demand for world oil be higher than expected next year it will stay haul into two thousand and fifteen as according to the international energy agency brant crude traded over ninety one dollars this week ahead of the opec meeting on saturday but analysts a split a longer term outlook for the oil price to china pull covert reports. in contrast with many traders russia's finance minister. has a green prediction for oil prices sixty dollars per barrel within three years among those who agree with him feature rating agency says it's a fair price justified by fundamentals and stripped off speculation it is our view that a lot of producing countries ar

he asked a local race car driver turned aviator named fred weissman to fly the mail. he had this airplane now in the postal museum in washington, d.c. weissman has just flown his almost other identical airplane in the big aviation show in san francisco. that plane, the diamond is now at the pillar aviation museum. he had no air know nautical training but had built these airplanes after seeing pictures of the wright and curtis airplanes. >> instead of having today like a stick that you turn left and right to fly on an airplane, you actually leaned the direction you wanted to go. so you had to remember don't lean too far looking at something on the ground because your airplane is going to turn towards it. >> reporter: on february 17, 1911 weissman loaded up 50 newspapers and three letters and set off to make the world's first airmall delivery petaluma to santa rosa. >> there were no instruments in this particular airplane. they literally just flew the roads. >> reporter: he took off from a park and flew five minutes before his engine quit. the landing damaged the plane.

commissioner fong: ok, fred sherman? ok, motion to adjourn. >> so moved. >> second.

[laughs] fred astaire. i asked fred astaire to dance. it's incredible courage. and what happened then? i don't think it takes a lot of courage. it just takes chutzpah. i--he turned me down. but the good thing was that shortly thereafter, the president, who was lyndon baines johnson at the time, did ask me to dance. and what kind of a dancer was l.b.j.? he was a terrific dancer. you mentioned that you had to fight down the temptation to share your views on the vietnam war. you bet. i was marching against the war and playing in a wonderful play called, oh, what a lovely war-- very anti-war sentiment-- at arena stage at the time. l.b.j. was pariah to those of us who were against the war, and there i was dancing with him. and i thought, "now's my chance to tell him." and then i thought, "it's not the time." this poor man needs a little relaxation. besides, he fox-trots very well. [laughing] if he'd been a poor dancer, you would have let him know your view? [laughs] you bet. i-i was-- on the other topic of courage, another early example in your career came in a scene

here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >> good morning to you. the knicks haven't been relevant since the mid-'90s, but maybe just maybe they're ready to return to the nba spotlight. stoudemire had a seen high 39. tied game. paul pierce. the celts up too. got it. wait a minute. got it. take a look. he didn't get it off in time. celts won their 11th straight. >>> they came down to final shot tied at 90. manu gin olie nailed the buzzer beater and that was it. spurs won it 92-90. >>> last team they played it was all lebron james. first quarter, a huge dunk and one. wade went flying into the crowd and popped back up like a prize fighter. moments later another thunderous jam. the heat won their tenth straight. >>> some sad news to report from baseball. feller won 266 games. he was also a world war ii hero that left baseball in its prime to serve in the navy. bob feller was 92. >>> new york scored unanswered in the third and the rangers won it 3-1. and finally this may be the last time you see jeff. after tripping a player on surns he was suspended for

here's nbc fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. the streak is over and maybe his career. brett farve was inactive against the giants because of a shoulder injury that snapped his consecutive streak of starts at 297. the last time farve didn't start was back in 1972. bradshaw ripped off a touchdown run in the third quarter, n york won it. >>> houston, ravens up eight. matt shaw found andre hnson who made an incredible grab in the end zone. texans got the conserve. houston rallied into overtime. but the texans came up short. the walk-off interception, ravens won it, 34-28. >>>ew york jets have come down hard on their strength and conditioning coach. they suspended him for the season without pay and fined him $25 grd after he inteionatly tripped a dolphins player on sunday. >>> cliff lee has reached an agreement with the philadelphia fiphillie phillies. >>> basketball heat and hornets, dwyane wade scored a franchise record 20 in the second quarter and finished with 32. the shot of the night from lebron james. shot clock winding down,

i'm fred roggin. >>> an american icon of the airways signs off for the last time. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, speaking of mamerican, we'll tell you how the oldest living american globe-trotter made a comeback. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. let's break down your weekend forecast. for friday, today, no problems out there. a little snow in northern texas. showers in new orleans. east coast looks okay today after yesterday's snow. we should melt it in a hurry. temperatures on saturday in the 30s and 40s, not bad. cold air and snow showers from minneapolis to chicago. the big thing is on sunday, what happens with our ocean storm? we're watching new england for the potential for snow. at this point, it does not look like a blockbuster or nor'easter. stay tuned. if you're watching us from atlanta, georgia, explore the surreal world of savlador dolly. view the paintings and prints at the dolly museum of art. that's your "early today" event of the day, lynn. >> thanks so much, bill. >>> now here's a look at thi

, thanks a lot, fred. fred, i really appreciate you doing that. that was hysterical. >> thank you. thank you. >> larry: we'll be back with america's best known news anchors, they're all here, next. >> larry: our guests, i found out about them right -- two minutes before the show. we're showing you the washington, d.c. control room with our staff there. look at that crack staff. that's the staff in washington and now we'll switch to the staff right here in los angeles. from's the control room. wendy walker and greg christianson and next to wendy is cannon king! there's sarah. and joining us now from new york, katie couric, the anchor of "the cbs evening news," diane sawyer anchor of "abc world news" and barbara walters of "the view" and brian williams, a shock to me, anchor of "nbc nightly news." i was just told they're on. diane, we'll start with you. you have been a guest on the show many times over the years and starting by thanks you for coming tonight. >> thank you so much and we are your proteges. lar

commissioner fong: ok, fred sherman? ok, motion to adjourn. >> so moved. >> second. >> this is a dpw corporation yard. i work for the bureau of street environmental services used to be street cleaning. we are a new age. >> here we are. >> here we are. >> clean. >> these are our communications dispatchers. hi. okay, no problem. you are welcome. bye-bye. >> all the information about the location, the nature of the complaint and we dispatch it. >> near the steps. >> by new they have started a hundred calls for dispatchers. >> once a get a request if they are not on the air i will page that unit. these are the radio channels. we have 14 channels. i will give a service request. >> there is a lot of expertise that goes into a call. i think we can have you dispatch and track. >> 448. >> 448. >> 19th at california. >> can you give us a little bit of a view. >> we have the city broken up to different districts. we will go to zone e. we will go to iowa street. put me to work. >> okay. >> bend it over like that. we chop it. >> whil

, thanks a lot, fred. fred, i really appreciate you doing that. that was hysterical. >> thank you. thank you. >> larry: we'll be back with america's best known news anchors, they're all here, next. . we've saved people a lot of money on car insurance. feels nice going into the holidays. ohhhh.... will you marry me? oooh, helzberg diamonds. yeah, well he must have saved some money with geico. reminds me of the gecko mating call. really? how does that go? shoo be doo be doo. geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. t adththod it's dif - alcium crhea >> larry: our guests, i found out about them right -- two minutes before the show. we're showing you the washington, d.c. control room with our staff there. look at that crack staff. that's the staff in washington and now we'll switch to the staff right here in los angeles. from the control room. wendy walker and greg christianson and next to wendy is cannon king! there's sarah. and joining us now from new york, katie couric, the anchor of "

commissioner fong: ok, fred sherman? ok, motion to adjourn. >> so moved. >> second. president vietor: good afternoon, i like to call the meeting of the san francisco public utilities commission to order. >> [roll call] the entire commission is present, madam president. president vietor: of like to welcome -- i would like to welcome commissioner torres to the commission. >> approval of the minutes of the regular meeting of november 9, 2010. >> second. president vietor: all those in favor? next item. >> members of the public may address the commission on matters within the jurisdiction and not on today's agenda. president vietor: welcome, mr. decost. -- decosta. >> i like to go over a little history of the bond measure, and i will send the general manager, i will send you some of the information that i have going back. i could start a long time ago, but let's start with diane feinstein. they affected the water department and the san francisco public utilities system. having said that, you know that we have the water system improvement project. there were a number of wo

. >> fred. que tan lejos está la prisión. >> 9 ó 10 kilómetros. >> vamos cerca. >> soldadito quién te puso al mando. si quiern salir ilesos debemos trabajar como unidad militar. lo tuvimos que haber matado. votemos.>> no necesitamos votar. (disparos). >> cuidado. cubránse. >> rápido. rapido. >> salten, salten. >> qué tal, les saluda maría eugenia payánculmina la cumbre de las naciones unidas sobre el cámbio climático celebrada en cancún, donde se aprobó un paquete de medidas para enfrentar el calentamiento global y respaldar a las naciones más pobres.el gobierno mexicano confirmó la muerte del jefe del cartel "la familia", nazario moreno gonzález, alias "chayo", quien cayó en un enfrentamiento con fuerzas de seguridad en el estado de michoacán.y la jueza susan bolton desechó la impugnación que hizo el departamento de justicia contra la porción de la ley antiinmigrante sb-1070 de arizona que prohíbe el transporte de indocumentados. más en una hora señor, si quiere que baj

here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. college basketball took center stage at madison square garden with four top 20 teams going at it in new york city. we'll start with two unbeatens, to number 14 memphis. the jayhawks has something no other teams have. twins. marcus and marquise lawrence dominating inside the second half. the duo combined for 30 points. kansas ran away and won it, they won it 81-88. >>> syracuse and michigan, the orange men moved the ball to perfection. couldn't get over the hump. ticktacktoe. syracuse remains unbeaten and one it 72-58. >>> after rumors, the yankees have re-signed derek jeter. >>> the bobcats spoil george carlos' bid to win his 1,000th game. it was lawless who threw it down. the nuggets had a chance. chauncey billups for the tie. it won't go. carl will have to wait another day. they play the celts tonight. bobcats won it. >>> dirk nowitzki has averaged 25 points a game and he scored 25 against the warriors. mavs won it, 105-100. >>> finally, if you think you had a bad day yesterday, cou

we have the regional nature that fred talked about. we have had a lot of work to try to get people up to speed to work on our projects. this will give us some funding for it and it will give us the requirement to have the jobs available. we always struggled with some projects not working. you can't get a lot of people working on tunnels because it is a specialized thing. with the jobs folks, we are starting a series of clashes in january that will educate 45 local people. we are getting enough projects to create jobs that will be lasting for people. it takes some time and effort. we are supportive of this. will forward to working on at once if passes. [applause] supervisor avalos: you are actually next. [reads names] a couple of people need to get in right away. just a second. [reads names] >> there has been a lot of discussion about percentages with regard to this legislation. there is no correct percentage how to maximize local hiring. the theoretically correct percentage would be relative to a number of factors and would change as f

i'm fred roggin. >>> "early today" sports brought to you by just for men mustache and beard. keep your edge. >>> hit tv shows don't usually clean house, but that's exactly what's in store for one. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, there are the traditional christmas gift, the quirky christmas gift, and then there are the kind that are just indescribable. >>> you're watching "early today." >>> welcomes back on this friday morning. the map doesn't depict it, northern nevada areas of rain and snow this morning. traveling through the high country of interstate 80 is the only difficult weather we'll see today. also showers and rain and snow and rain showers around tahoe. as far as the forecast goes, in many of these locations, nice as we go throughout your saturday. partly cloudy in the northwest. cool still in california. a sneak peek at sunday, not a lot changes. maybe a little rain and clouds for coastal california. >>> if kwur you're watching on kc tv in bend, oregon, enjoy local residents onstage and back stage. "moon over buffalo" happe

here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. the colts' peyton manning snapped out of a slump in a big way against the titans. here we go to nashville and the titans coaches will do anything to pump up their players. unfortunately, it didn't work. peyton manning was crisp from the start from one yard out. colts led it. 7-0. manning, a perfect toss into the end zone, colts up 21-7 at the half. the titans made it interesting. kerrey -- kerry collins threw three touchdowns, but it wasn't enough. >>> auburn's cam newton cleaned up at the college football awards. he won most outstanding player, player of the year, he's the favorite to win the heisman trophy tomorrow. sounds like cam will need a bigger trophy case. >>> great game between the celts and sixers. crossover pause pearson got the run into paul. 1. >> lindsay: -- 100-99. that was just enough time for the celts. to kevin garnett for the win, celts won their ninth straight, 102-101. >>> straight taking on the net. dallas up 15 at the break. marion made an appearance in the fou

a surprise that there's an increase in violence due to the mass hysteria that terry jones and that fred phelps have created with the koran burning but it's also i mean but they're not the only ones to blame the rise of the insurgency is largely dictated because of the death of innocent civilians and also the death the deaths of unwanted women and children which are basically the main victims that happens in war so i think that what we learn from this from the increase of violence right now is that war as an instrument to bring peace and stability has very real limitations and i don't think that burning the koran is a is the other alternative it only exasperates the war so i think that the general the general's remarks recently about criticizing the burning of the koran is is correct but the general needs to know that war as an instrument of bringing peace has all has limitations as well now surely i want to ask you despite everything that's happening including the violence in afghanistan here why is it that you want to burn the koran now on saturday even if dr terry. jones doesn't. the

here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. the patriots and bears are two of the nfl's best teams but yesterday the pats pulled off a snow job. a winter wonderland in chicago didn't stop tom brady. two touchdowns including this 59-yarder to dion branch to end the first half. patriots won 36-7. they improve to 11-2. jets and dolphins in jersey watch closely as conditioning coach trips dolphin quarterback nolan terrell during a punt return. they called the jets cheaters. cheaters never prosper. sanchez to santonio holmes who brought the sure suchdown. last seconds between the redskins and bucs in the nation's capital. convan mcnabb to santana moss for the scar with just nine seconds to play. they just need the extra point to tie. oh, boy. the holder couldn't handle the snap. tampa beat washington 17-16 to keep their playoff hopes alive. in a moment of silence for don meredith before the cowboys and eagles. he would have liked this one. michael vick to desean jackson and he did the rest. turned on the after burners despite the be

here's nbc's fred roggin. >>> good morning to you. the knicks haven't been relevant since the mid '90s but maybe they're ready to return. taking on them, nobody is playing better than amar'e stoudt a stoudamire. 0.4 seconds left. knicks a last shout, should mire for the shot and got it. take a look. he didn't get it off if time. knicks played good but not good enough. >>> spurs and bucks came down to the buzzer beater and spurs won it 92-90. >>> last time the heave and cavs plays it was all lebron. now dwyane wade. think he's punched. moments later another thunderous one-handed jam. the heat won their tenth straight 101-95. >>> some sad news to report from baseball. hall of fame bob feller passed away yesterday. feller won 266 games all with the cleveland indians, also a world war ii hero that left baseball during his prime to serve in the navy. he was 92. >>> the penguins' sydney crosby extended his scoring streak to 20 games. new york scored four unanswered and rangers won it 3-1. this may be the last name you see sal alosi. after t

i'm fred roggin. >>> hollywood's real-life murder mystery takes yet another odd twist. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, in the art world, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but what if you can't see it? you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." hope you had a wonderful weekend. we had rain in areas of los angeles. picked up about a quarter inch. showers in vegas this morning. today dry. partly cloudy skies, 65 degrees. not cold, but not the warmest either. rain showers, likely in salt lake city. a wintry mix around boise and showers working up the coastline. portland, oregon, leaving the house in the next hour or two, a chance of light rain. tomorrow, more wet weather in the northwest. everyone gets a decent day in california and nevada. on wednesday the next storm system will be moving onshore. >>> if you're watching on knbc, nbc 4 in l.a. and california, take part in a local tradition in huntington park enjoying music from the city's tiny tots in the holiday tree lighting ceremony at keller park. that'

these are all things that we will be focusing on during this initiative. >> reporter: in bel-air, fred slade for abc2 news. >>> it's it's windy. who would be out on the water on a day like today. the maryland natural resources police. it's all in an effort to keutp(c you safe. the group last launched the maritime law enforcement information network. this is going to monitor vessel activity and assist first responders. imore efficient in monitoring areas prone to oyster overing. officials say enforcing conservation law responding to emergencies is vital to protecting our state. hxthey are going to have nrp cameras quip vessels taking pictures and send them back to commands centers giving hem the edge what's happening on the water. >>> g< of your school. national title one schools each recognized lifor sustained hoya chest and. it's given to improve 6school achievement in high poverty areas. >>> who would be ñout on the water, nothing but the police were out on the water. >> it's hard to even imagine. it always amazes me jamie how fast the seasons often change think back Ñ' to sunny 70

i'm fred roggin. >>> the king of pop's father takes his case back to court. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, sure star performances kept the crowds entertain, but what they really came for was seeing the tree lit up. >>> you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this wednesday. still wet weather today. moisture streaming in off the pacific and north california along the or organize coastline where you'd need the umbrella. snow around mount shasta and boise, significant snow at the high elevations. much of california, l.a. 71. a little more like it. a little warmer. tomorrow a little warmer than that. 75 in phoenix tomorrow. 72 in l.a. unfortunately, more moisture streams here to the pick northwest. so kind of a murky weather pattern starting december in northwest. >>> if you're waging on kndo 23 in yakima, washington, looking for a one-stop holiday shopping, pottery, jewelry, photographs and more at the art of holiday giving exhibit at allied arts. that's your pacific event of the day, lynn. >> all right, bill.

here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning to you. it's hard to think that the world champion lakers could get any better, but they did last night. seven footer andrew bonham made a season debut. after having off-season knee surgery. he fished with 7 points against the wizards. kobe bryant went off in the third scored 16 of his 24 in the fourth and the lakers beat the wiz. 103-89. magic play, he's done. not taking part in another all-star slam dunk contest. carmelo anthony knows a thing or two about dunking. the baseline flush in the fourth and the nuggets won it. 11-94. >>> speaking of dunks, demar derozan threw down the best of the year. he exploded to the rim, but it wasn't enough. bobcats won it, 97-91. >>> funny moment in the rockets and kings' game. lewry fouled hard. regained balance in the corner. would you like some popcorn? don't mind if i do. rockets won it, 118-105. >>> college basketball. after pushing michigan state to the brink on saturday, oakland beat unranked tennessee. oakland won it. there were two streets on the l

i'm fred roggin. >> good for him. >>> a preview of which film may win best picture at theoscars. your early morning entertainment headlines are raight ahead. plus coming up, it is a dream come true for kids who deserve to have some dreams come true. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this monday morning. for those people from new york city up through new england, enjoy your warm morning while it lasts, as the cold air will rush in during the day today. and tomorrow morning you'llfeel the chill. still some green, this is the rain on the maphere. up through maine and areas of new england with light rain, it will change over to sw showers a little later today. now, as far as what we're dealing with around the rest of the country today and tomorrow, big rush of cold air continues here. there's going to be a lot of snow off the great lakes. except for that we should be okay. be careful driving this morning. a lot of areas of tennessee and kentucky have seen a coating of snow overnight. >>> well, if you're watching us on wnne-tv 31 hanover, new hampshire in neay norwich

, thanks a lot, fred. fred, i really appreciate you doing that. that was hysterical. >> thank you. thank you. >> larry: we'll be back with america's best known news anchors, they're all here, next. oh, my gosh. oh, my gosh. ♪ [ male announcer ] you know her. we know diamonds. together we'll make her holiday. that's why only zales is the diamond store. where you can get up to $1,000 off now through sunday. that's why only zales is the diamond store. has the biggest hotel deals we're offering the big deal guarantee. book a hotel with name your own price and if you can find a lower published price anywhere else we'll match it and pay you $25. book now and save up to 60% on hotels. only at priceline. >> larry: our guests, i found out about them right -- two minutes before the show. we're showing you the washington, d.c. control room with our staff there. look at that crack staff. that's the staff in washington and now we'll switch to the staff right here in los angeles. from's the control room. wendy walker

here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >> good morning. the new york giants did everything right for three quarters. then the eagles took over. new york was up by 21 when michael vick engineered a comeback. hit jeremy maclin from 13 yards out and the eagles tied the game. vick threw three touchdowns, ran for another. but the play everybody is talking about was by desean jackson. giants forced a punt with 14 seconds left. jackson, fumbled the ball, picked it up, hit a seam and was gone. 65 yards for the game-winning touchdown. the kicker matt dodge was told to punt it away from jackson. dodge played with fire and got burnt. eagles scored 28 unanswered in the fourth and won it. that was the beauty and here is the beast. patriots and packers. 310-pound lineman dan connally took the kick and watch the big man go. rumbled 71 yards down the sideline before being tackled on the 5. it's the longest return by an offensive lineman in nfl history. we go to the fourth. tom brady, connecting with aaron fernandez for a second touchdown of the game. pats

i'm fred roggin. >>> is a pay cut in shock jock howard stern's future? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, germany's paul the octopus may have passed away, but we may have our own oracle here in the u.s. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today" on this tuesday morning. rain is moving into the pacific west. up around seattle especially some of the best weather in the country occurs in southern california and arizona today and tomorrow. actually some of the warmest temperatures, too, but unfortunately, more moisture streaming onshore from san francisco to sacramento northward on your wednesday. so a little unsettled on the west coast. >>> if you're watching on k 5 news in seattle, enter a winter wonderland. bonfires, ice sculptures and luminous outdoor lights at winterfest. that's your pick event of the day. >> thanks, bill. >>> here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment -- angelina jolie has finally answered the question as to whether she does or doesn't. in an interview w

here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. while most people were asleep, the red sox were burning the midnight oil and they did sign highly coveted outfielder carl crawford to a seven-year, $142 million deal late last night. crawford spent the last night seasons with the rays. >>> basketball, the jazz handed the heat last month was not going to happen again. dwyane wade stopped and popped from beyond the arc. he had 28. wade to lebron james started to click and look out, heat won, 111-98. >>> off to cleveland, there are plenty of empty seats. unfortunately the cavs anderson couldn't find one of them. he saved the ball from going into the crowd and sat on a pair of fans. tough being a cavs fan these days. final minute, the bulls won it, 88-83. that game decided in the final minutes. bucs and pacers down to the final second. tied at 95-95. bucs mounted the ball to andrew who tips it in for the win. he had 17. none bigger than that. bucs won, 97-95. >>> knicks and raptors went down to the wire, tied at 110-110 under 10 seconds t

i'm fred roggin. >>> more mystery in a real life hollywood murder mystery. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, tis the season for christmas decorations. coming up, we'll show you some yule tide lightingoff probably never seen before. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this thursday morning. forecastwise today, bring the umbrella. if you're in northern california or in southern portioning of oregon, that's going to be the worse of it. in the lower elevations, mixture of rain and snow in areas like boise. high elevations are going to get more snow. and a lot of it, too. especially idaho and jackson hole, wyoming has been a jackpot for snow so far this winter. chilly the next two days in a row. areas of arizona, vegas and l.a. still struggling with the temperatures in the 60s and low 70s. >>> if you're watching us on knsd, nbc 739 in san diego, california, join museum curators for an informative and enlightening tour of japanese art at the dreams and diversions exhibit at the san diego museum of art. that's y

here's fred roggin. >> good morning. the patriots and bears are two of the nfl's best teams. but yesterday the pats pulled off a snow job. what a wonderland in chicago didn't stop tom brady. this one to branch to end the first half and patriots won 36-7 and improve to 11-2. jets and dolphins in jersey. watch closely as sal alosi tripped this player off. some called them cheaters but cheaters never positive per. mark sanchez to a wide open santonio holmes and jets lost 10-6. between the redskins and bucks in our nation's capital. donovan mcnabb for the score. they just need the extra point to tie. oh, boy. the homer couldn't handle the snap and they beat them 17-16 to keep their playoffs alive. >>> a moment of silence for don meredith. michael vick to jackson and he did the rest, turned on the after burners despite the best efforts of a couple of cowboys showboating and fell backwards into the end zone while counting the cowboys. they lead the nfc east. >>> incredible video where the roof collapsed here on saturday. because of that the vikings and giants game postponed will be

i'm fred roggin. >>> another quick look at the weather. bill has the weather chapel forecast. >> good morning, a peak out the window. flurries in new york city but beginning to taper off. still snow showers up the hudson valley. heavy snow coming off the lakes once again today, cleveland, erie, buffalo, syracuse, you could get into snow squalls. here's that light snow set up over a good portion of long island this morning. there's at least a coating out there on the ground, maybe up to an inch. it's a slippery cold snow that's on the pavement and the sidewalks so be careful heading out to the car and driving. windchills will get your attention. minus 3 in buffalo. highs won't even get up to 32 so, lynn, as advertised the coldest day so far this winter. >> thanks so much. so how did kate goslin get along with sar czar palin when they were out in the wilderness shooting reality tv? you may be able to guess. >>> plus, it was supposed to be gwyneth paltrow's special day but lindsay lohan and her mom had to get involved and get snarly. [ manage

i'm fred roggin. >>> an american icon of the airways signs off for the last time. your early-morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, speaking of americana, they've been entertaining our nation for decades. we'll tell you how the oldest living harlem globe trotter made his most important comeback. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this friday morning. let's take you through your weekend forecast. a lot of people trying to get their errands done before the big holiday next weekend. we're going to watch los angeles, all of southern california, central california, the mountainous areas of snow. that's the stormy weather today. and then by the time we get to saturday, the storm's pretty widespread out there. temperatures not the coldest, but it's going to be definitely damp and wet, maybe a mixture of some rain and snow in portland and definitely the mountainous areas will get a little bit of snow. even by the time sunday arrives, the forecast really doesn't change. well, if you're watching us on ktra 3 in sacramento, california, e

fred foy died this morning in massachusetts. he was 89 years old. >>> and with the oldest of the baby boomers now about to turn 65, a new survey conducted for aarp finds most of them are pretty content with their lives. 70% say they've achieved all or most of what they wanted in life. at the same time, a third of them have returned to work after retiring from an earlier career. 40% of them say they plan to work as long as they possibly can. that's likely because they feel they need to financially. >>> if you're in the market for a new car, the experts at the insurance institute are weighing in with their top picks for the 2011 model year. after crash testing almost 200 different cars a total of 66 cars and suvs got the highest safety rating. that's up from 27 of them last year, a big increase. among the biggest winners, hyundai and kia had nine on the list. volkswagen and audi also won big, as did gm, ford, toyota, subaru. we've put the entire list on our website for you, that's nightly.msnbc.com. >>> and last night, the univers