lindsay called police. ms. holland didn't call the police. >> you and your daughter have had a rocky relationship in the past. how would you describe that relationship now? >> stronger than ever. you have to understand something, too. and i understand the difference between lindsay and i when things were happening when she was in the place she was before. i'm not the type of person giving candy to a baby. when someone does something wrong i'll say it, when someone lies i will call them out on it. this is my daughter. i'm a father first and i wanted to put her in her place and understand that nothing is going to -- as long as you tell the truth and live by the truth, thingless work poupt that's why i know this will work out for lindsay. i have a lot of faith in sean. >> her attorney. correct? >> yes. >> it's hard for many to remember actually she's only 24 years old. how optimistic are you that she's going to be able to some day put this behind her and have a successful acting career again? >> you know, addictio

more legal trouble for lindsay lohan. the troubled actress is accused of assaulting a staff member at the betty ford clinic in california, where she is close to completing her court-ordered rehab. david wright has more on the actress's latest brush with the law. >> reporter: lindsay lohan's latest altercation happened december 12th, after a betty ford staffer scolded her for returning past curfew to a halfway house, after spending the evening at a local bar. the staffer told tmz, she called 911. >> she tried to snatch the phone out of my arm. she grabbed my wrist. and twisted my arm and my hand, to get the phone out of my arm. and a few choice words at me. >> reporter: low hand claims holland was the instigator. >> i did not touch the woman. i am not willing to risk my job over any patient. >> reporter: last night, betty ford abruptly fired her, for breaking confidenty rules and talking about a patient. local police are treating the matter as a possible misdemeanor. >> rarely does a pushing and shoving match turn into a c

certainly accept blame and hope i receive some blame, but as lindsay murphy reports today, there was plenty of blame to go around. >> that cookoff is bobbled at the 30-yard line -- that kickoff is bobbled at the 30- yard line. >> reporter: today was a special teams nightmare for the redskins. while the rain may have contributed to the struggles, graham gano is not making any excuses for his performance. he misfired on a field goal in the 1st and 2nd quarters some 34 and 24 yards respectively, field goals that would have helped the skins to a 13-point lead. >> i've never had that bad of a game in my life. it's pretty frustrating. i thought they were good both times. it felt good off my foot. normally i can tell if it's not a good kick, so when i looked up on both the ones i missed, i was shocked. >> reporter: after a performance like today and 10 missed field goals on the season, it's easy to wonder if graham gano could be cut even this late in the season, but after the game head coach mike shanahan defended his kbeen ver for us in practice. he's young. i think he's got a great future

lindsay says she was the actual victim. we'll hear from lohan's accuser coming up in just a little while. >>> is this the new face of crime? using movie quality masks to pull off brazen crimes including california's so-called geezer bandit who's hit a dozen banks. >>> and the bride-to-be likes to go great lengths to look her best on her wedding day. that's pretty normal but a new reality show is taking that concept to a new level, competing for plastic surgery before the big day. >>> we'll begin with the assault allegations against lindsay lohan. kristen welker has the latest for us. kristen, good morning. >> reporter: family members say lindsay lohan has been making real progress, she's been at the betty ford center now for nearly three months and earned enough privileges that she's allowed to leave for short periods of time. bu but if these latest allegations are true, it could be a devastating blow for the actress. lindsay lohan is just two weeks shy of freedom. she's set to leave rehab on january 3, but now her future i

. >>> plus, it was supposed to be gweneth paltrow's special day, but lindsay lohan and her mom had to get involved and get snarly. >>> coming up, lee picks a team and brett farve's playing days finally over? you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. despite overwhelming criticism and candidates already lined up against him, republican national committee chairman michael steel announced last night he will run for re-election. the surprise move ensures a nasty battle over the direction of the party just as the republicans assume control of the house next month. >>> it's been more than a month since the midterms, but alaska's joe miller isn't giving up his house in the u.s. senate seat. yesterday he filed an appeal at the supreme court. >>> jailed financier bernard madoff says he will not attend his son's funeral out of consideration for his family's privacy. mark madoff committed suicide. >>> and small consolation, but the statement that likely caused christine o'donnell the elect

i'm joined now by lindsay murphy and wisdom martin and lindsay, you're a sports reporter, wisdom, you've been following football for a long time. we sort of wanted to give our take tonight. i'm no expert in sports, but it seems like this flip-flopping may be causing disruption with the team. we've heard a lot of double talking with the coach. bottom line, we'll see what happens in the next couple years. lindsay, what do you think? >> my take is this. you have 16 games in a season. donovan had 16 games to impress mike shanahan and used 13 and had one of his worst seasons and mike shanahan had said hey, we're going to it move on. >> they were 4-3 when mcnabb got benched. shanahan started playing games with mcnabb for no reason, they've won one game since then. during the 11 years that snyder was on the team no quarterback has succeeded here, none of them, during that same time period donovan mcnabb five interstate championships, one sewer bowl. clearly he's not the problem. he's a -- super bowl, clearly he's not the problem. he will succeed somewhere else. >> all right. there you heard it.

lindsay lohan is back in the headlines for all of the wrong reasons. the troubled star is being investigated for battery on a female staffer at the betty ford rehab clinic in california. the staffer has since been fired from the clinic because she did an interview with tmz about the incident. lohan is said to have slipped out of the clinic to go drinking and the altercation happened upon her return. >>> the recession may be to blame for the plunging birth rate among america's teens. federal numbers show the number of babies born to teen mothers dropped 6% last year. that's a record low. the overall birth rate for mothers of all ages was down 3%. analysts link the downward trend to the economy and the drop in immigration nationwide. >>> at long last we finally have an updated count of how many people actually live here in the u.s. >> the first census results have been released and dictate how the congressional map must now be redrawn. t.j. winick has been crunching the numbers. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: good morning, rob and vinita. the actual red

. >>> plus, it was supposed to be gwyneth paltrow's special day but lindsay lohan and her mom had to get involved and get snarly. [ manager ] you know... i've been looking at the numbers, and i think our campus is spending too much money on printing. i'd like to put you in charge of cutting costs. calm down. i know that it is not your job. what i'm saying... excuse me? alright, fine. no, you don't have to do it. ok? [ male announcer ] notre dame knows it's better for xerox to control its printing costs. so they can focus on winning on and off the field. [ manager ] are you sure i can't talk -- ok, no, i get it. [ male announcer ] with xerox, you're ready for real business. >>> welcome back to "first look." i'm lynn berry. it's time for your first look at entertainment news. gwyneth paltrow proved it's never too late to reinvent yourself. she recently resurrected herself as a country music singer with a star on hollywood's walk of fame and got rave reviews doing a cameo on "glee" playing a spanish teacher quizzing her students on how many times lindsay lohan has been in rehab. she sig

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does she plan to sue lindsay lohan? >> absolutely not. she applauds miss lohan in her rehabilitation. it's not a perfect science and oftentimes it gets a bit ugh any. >> she doesn't hover any ill wills towards lindsay lohan given some of the rock lohan reportedly made about your client? >> no. i'm not so sure they were comments made by miss lohan. i've spoken to members of miss lohan's family and her father, michael. i can assure you this is an incident in the context of rehabilitation, is not uncommon. there's sometimes confrontational verbal, oftentimes physical. if this happened on the street corner, this would not gain any attention, there would be no charges filed. to a certain extent, there's almost an assumption of risk in these types of settings by patients and caregivers. my client, dawn holland applauds miss lohan and congratulates her efforts. she's seen firsthand what miss lohan has gone through. she herself is a recovering addict and she wants nothing more than miss lohan to get better, get well and heal herself. >> keith dav

lindsay lohan in trouble. palm desert police are investigating lohan for criminal battery against a technician at the betty ford clinic. the technician says she was injured in a confrontation with lohan, which she claims lohan was drinking trying to make it back into the compound. meanwhile, that technician has been fire for speaking to the media. >>> forbes top list of top 25 world box office earners -- johnny depp is only tied for second thankses to surprise australian newcomer mia wasikowska. she played alice in "alice in wonderland." but with "the tourist" still in theaters, johnny depp should take second. and zsa zsa gabor's husband mistakenly glued his eyes shut when he mistook his wife's polish for eye drops. he'll be okay but has to wear an eye patch for two weeks. >> i'm not good with nail glue. >> i hope you wouldn't be, though. something you use to stick on the fake nails. and it doesn't go in your eyes. >> okay. >> yeah. >>> this comes to us from wkyc, channel 4 -- channel 3 in cleveland, ohio. hel

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." >> it's probably the most widely recognized olive brand in america, and california's lindsay olives are labeled with astonishing speed and efficiency. after all, lindsay olives' parent company bell-carter foods produces more than 10 million cases olives every year. >> olives look very simple in the can, but there's a lot of hard work that goes on to produce one can of olives. >> this family-owned business is one of the largest table olive processors in the country. millions of pounds of fruit are canned and processed here in the small agricultural town of corning, about 25 miles from chico. scott patton, who has 200 acres, is one of many family growers who supply the company with manzanilla olives. >> my grandpa started back in the early fifties, and my dad, jim patton, really brought the--and kind of organized the whole orchards and got things going, and... why i like olives? olives are good for you. olives--we were just talking about olive extract. you can eat an olive, and it helps reduce cholesterol. there's a lot of good things about olives. olive oil--that's a great thing. >>

. >> and the lindsay lohan drama continues. new accusations that say the actress got rough during rehab. ♪ >>> the university of connecticut women's basketball team has now set a new record winning 89 games in a row. the record is monumental and caught president obama's attention. the team's coach got a congratulatory phone call. >> we owe you a little gratitude, the lesson you gave them on the basketball court paid off. i appreciate you doing that for 'em. we have not lost. we have not lost since you've been inaugurated. how about we keep that streak going a couple more years, huh. >> last night's 89th win means the connecticut huskies now have the longest winning streak in division one collect basketball. they surpassed the record set by the ucla men's basketball team coached by john wooden in the 1970s. wooden's grandson was in the stands for last night's historic win. the last time u.conn women lost a game was against stanford. 2008. >> some historic snow or at least massive snow in tahoe. >> feet, 10, 12 feet in some are

took a couple shots at lindsay lohan. roll the tape. >> lindsay lohan is. [speaking spanish] >> excuse me, ms. holiday a word. [speaking spanish] >> bill: that's kind of mean, we understand why she might not like it. she doesn't have any reason to slew. >> she is in rehab. >> bill: leave her alone. they are threatening a possible defamation lawsuit against the show which is totally baseless. >> bill: it's a publicity stunt. >> that's what it is to me. the two statements at issue is lindsey is crazy and how many times has she been to rehab five. the first one is a an opinion that you can't sue over and the second one is a fact. she has been to rehab five times. >> bill: can you do anything in the united states to a public figure. that's the downside of being a public figure. >> bill: guy gets in on a drug beef. 1993 rape conviction. >> served six years. >> bill: guy gets in front of the judge. he gets convicted on the drug beef and he has got to go to jail. >> right. >> bill: but he says, look, i have to take care of a relative. >> my dad had a stroke. >> bi

actress lindsay low and is back behind the driver's seat these photographs from dmz. according to dnc the betty ford clinic was reluctant to let lindsay drive it all because they felt pop brought see what follow are and of course they did. a whopper winfrey is talking about her longtime partner and a barbara walters interview. winfrey said stead is still her lover and her mate. they've been together since 1986 this is a picture of them from her website. ho% despite really being seen in public together she doesn't know of another man that could of live this life with her and " it is still hold his own and be his own ". three decades after his death we are able to hear when john lennon said in his final days for the first time ever, transcripts from a 9 hour interview with the singer, songwriter will be published enrollees don't. the interview was conducted three days before his murder in 1980. this is an audio from the interview will so be release. if you receive a gift for this holiday season to retailer which you don't usually frequent, kimberly sakamoto has a look a

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lindsay is here n. that's my take. what's your take? >> i'm scared to talk to you about the situation. here's my take. my take is that just like i sa about jason campbell, it's good for him that it happens now. let it go. make that in your mind and go to arizona,right? mike shanahan made the decision when the redskins were officially eliminated from the post-season that he wants to see what rex grossman can do in a starting role. shanahan wt so far to say to mcnabb he couldn't guarantee he would keep him on the roster nt season. also shanahan has see enough of mcnabb to see if he wants him next season, and he wants to know if rex can play better. >> there is nothing he's played in the last 13 games that would influence me. i was proud o that last play, 35 yards for a touchdown. could have put us in a position to win that football game, but right now i've got to do what i think is in the best interest of this organization and that's get a good feel where we're at with the quarterback situation. i also told him i could not guarantee that

fox 5's lindsay murphy is in the newsroom now with what is going on. >> what's not going on, wisdom? week eight in detroit was the first sign of a lack of confidence in quarterback donovan mcnabb when he was benched during the two minute drill. last sunday rumors swirled donovan could have been yanked he had struggled against the bucs. no. 5 was struggling throwing a career high 15 interceptions this season and mike shanahan decided he had seen enough in the first 13 games from mcnabb. so rex grossman is now the starter, mcnabb back up for this week and in the final two games of the year mcnabb will be third stringer and here's another catch. shanahan said today he told mcnabb there's no guarantee he'll be with the skins next season. >> any time you get a guy that is highly respected as donovan who handles himself in such a class way, i think everybody can empathize in what type of situation that he's in right now. i can, you know. being fired a couple times myself i know how tough that is, but what i got to do is be honest with these players. i tell them where i'm coming from. it's

lindsay czarniak is lye at the park with the fallout. what happened out there? it literally went right between the fingers. >> it wentfrom a game that no one would remember to one that no one would forget. the redskins are making some moves today. they're placing laron landry on injured reserve. the move they're not making, they're not parting ways with the kicker despitehat he missed two field goals. the redskins are bringing in a slew of other kickers tomorrow. they'll work them out but they say that's more because he has a rib injury and they hope he'll remain on their roster. we'll see if they sign one of these new kickers. let me take to you fed-ex field. it looks like such a bright spot. 13 sends to g redskins trail 17-10. for you in goal. donovan mcnabb threads the needle. all they need to do now is take the extra point and it would go to overtime. but graham couldn't make it happen because hunter smith couldn't handle the snap. the snap then it was how he wanted it to be and that's hoyt ends. the redskins lose 17-16. graham said he was trying to make the

. >>> lindsay czarniak on the phone to talk about the benching. does surprise you? donovan mcnabb injured? >> reporter: he's not injured. that's not an explanation that we've heard. he had said this week in fact that he was healthy, that he is healthy. it's surprising because you would think if you have confidence in your quarterback, that you're going to proceed with him. on the other hand what i peck the redskins to say when we hear from mike shanahan this afternoon they felt they wanted to take a lok at rex and see what he had and get a good analysis of what talent he has in the future, if they ever go to him. i believe this says youon't have confidence in mcnabb. i don't expect that we will see him as a quarterback of the team next year. i can be completely wrong, but that's my gut feeling because, i think when you make a move like this, there's a lot more damage that can be done than good. >> lindsay, there have been rumors this was going to happen. how are the other players reacting to this, do you know? >> i haven't had a chance to talk to them yet. we're goi

. >> lindsay's rehab attack. >> she tried to get her to take a breathalyzer and lindsay pushed her away. >> could her alleged betty ford brawl land her back in jail? you have a drug addict who will go to any desperate measures. lindsay is not looking too good. >>> after spider-man'sew york accident, was the show just cancelled? >> people are giving you poop for it. why? >> >> joy under fire for this fake o'reilly christmas card.

thanks. >>> lindsay? what's up? >> not much going on out here at redskins park. only mcnabb being benched. rex grossman says you know what? you doubters. i'll ready to show up and claim back my role. >>> i am very curious to hear what the players have to say about this mcnabb thing. we'll hear what they say publicly. would love to know what they say privately as well which of course you can't reveal. but let's get the public part anyhow. >> reporter: i can throw a couple of them under the bus. i would never do that. no. interesting thing. i've been excited to talk to you about this. there are two things and i'll take a little different angle. there are two thing that really stuck out to me. the first was at the press conference, when mike shanahan said he went on to say to navan mcnabb that he would not guarantee he would be here next year, that's the first time we've heard him be that honest and that vocal about the situation. he seemed very weathered. he was tired and it looked like the situation had really gotten to him. the second thing is the players. when d

lindsay. shall we talk about dallas? what shall we talk about here. >> reporter: i want to talk about donavan mcnabb. i think we have to bring dallas into the equation and here's the deal. mike shanahan wasasked by benching mcnabb and choosing to start grossman. he said rex grossman gives us a great shot at winning so he didn't exactly answer that question. their deal. any time they can beat dallas, it is a great day. one such day was back in 1983 when the redskins stormed texas who threatened t storm any cowboy who scored. >> december 11th, 1983. the fatigue game. the 13-2 redskins looking to secure home-field advantage arrived in dallas. almost all of them clad in camouflage. >> i think if they have some self-expression, and certainly the address is part of it. i thought that was, that showed a little class. i'maving a designer fatigue made. mine is not ready yet. >> even more bizarre was the pregame interview. mr. cook still very angry about starting off the season with a loss to thecowboys. >> i've been waiting, wait

. >>> and in sports, lindsay sits down for lun with travis pastrana. >>> coming up tonight at 6:00. praise in washingto for ambassador holbrook who passed away following surgery for a tear in his aorta. >>> the keyto slowing down the middle agedweight gain. those stories and more coming up. >>> for near four years now, the district has been on a billion dollar mission to repair or replace every dilapidated school building in the city. >> now it's taking on a $100 million plan to erase dunbar high school. tom has more to tell us about what's going to happen to dunbar. >> reporter: vincent gray graduated from dunbar. that was in 1959. dunbars not what it used to be. the city's first black high school and a beacon for academic excellence for decades. named for the poet paullawrence dunbar. >> it had an atmosphere that was conducive to learning. >> mayor gray was a pruoud graduate in 1959. well before it was replaced in the 1970s with windowless concrete. a architecture sal style that closed in students and turned its back on the neighborhood. >> now they will, mayor fenty and adrian gr

. >> lindsay lohan was sentenced to 90 days in jail for violating her probation. the actress spent only 13 days behind bars before she was freed but in september. she was sentenced to a month behind bars for failing a drug test. the actress is out on bail after a mere 14 hours. she is in court ordered rehab until january. >> a bitter custody dispute between mel gibson and ex-girlfriend goes from bad to ugly. she filed a restraining order against the actor alleging assault. gibson had denied claims of dispute. facebook fans petitioned to get the actress a hosting spot on saturday night live and it worked. she earned her sixth emmy for her appearance. no award show stunt through more attention than lady gaga's dress. she accepted her award in a dress made of raw meat, saying búbúbúbúgtoaoaoñ >>> today on oprah at 4:00, a reunion for the cast of sound of music. then at 5:00, a woman takes issue with united airlines after she says they refused to keep her baby in an infant carrier through most of the flight. and what is next for the san francisco 49ers now that t

. >> lindsay lohan was sentenced to 90 days in jail fo violating her probation. the actress spent only 13 days behind bars before she was freed but in september. she was sentenced to a month behind bars for failing a drug test. the actress out on bail after a mere 14 hours. she is in court ordered rehab until january. >> a bitter custody dispute between mel gibson and ex-girlfriend goes from bad to ugly. she filed a restrning order agait the actor alleging assault. gibson had denied claims of dispute. facebook fans petitioned to get the actress a hosting spot on saturday night live and it worked. she earned her sixth emmy for her appearance. no award show stunt through more attention an lady gaga's dress. she accepted her award in a dress made of raw meat, saying it's time to stand up for what people believe in. >>> today on oprah at 4:00, a reunion for the cast of sound of music. then at 5:00, a woman takes issue with uned airlines after she says they refused to keep her baby in an infant carrier through most o the flight. and what is next for the san francisco

while the ravens odds of winning their division still look only as good as lindsay lohan winning an academy award, they can put themselves in position for a third straight trip to the playoffs by beating the rate -- by beating the saints on monday. -- by beating the saints on sunday. >> we are still poised to win games and that is exciting to see. finding ways to win. >> good tv remains the best option to bad weather. grab a cup of hot chocolate and be sure to tune in for the show. a final are you can win tickets to the ravens home game. it looks like minnesota tonight, not even close. crews continue working on a monday night game. an outdoor stadium will host the monday night game. the vikings made a lot more than a temporary home now. a fourth roof panel collapsed. the vikings could soon have "l.a." in front of their name. the church have sold 7000 of their 10,000 allotted tickets -- the troops have sold 7000 of their 10,000 allotted -- the 7000 of theirld 1 10,000 allotted tickets for the big game. a big turnout by the terp fans would avoid an awkward situation a stadium closest to their

i'm lindsay czarniak. >>> imagine setting up your holiday light display only to have someone cut the co time and time again. >> after dealing with that problem for five years a guy in colorado finally has gtten to the bottom of what's been happening to the liday spirit in that area. barry miller set up a surveillance camera to catch the culprit. it was a rabbit. apparently the fellow -- this guy has been chomping his way through the kors at the exact same spot for the past five years. miller is not sure how he'll combat the pest. he might try red pepper or buy fox or coyote urine. >> stop leaving c

drew, too, to make it a combo celebrity dance rehab show, but -- i think that would be good for lindsay. influence like judge bruno in her life, you know? and i would love to see her vomit on len goodman. last night, anderson cooper had an interesting show on cnn last night. remember that huge underground drug tunnel they found running between the united states and mexico? he went there, the tunnel is unbelievable. it's all cinder blocked, it has rail lines, it's got ventilation, lighting. it's got a starbucks. it's incredible. anderson cooper got to go in it, and this will give you an idea of the lengths people will go to to smuggle drugs into the united states. >> tunnel is about a half mile long. and it was built, authorities believe, by members of a cartel. there's actually an area where you can stand up for the first time, fully upright, and if you >> peek-a-boo! i cannot believe that anderson cooper is in my tunnel. >> very close to the surface, to the ground. >> jimmy: i think that was the mythical chupacabra. was that -- [ applause ] it's -- monday, as you may have heard, was cy

. >> lindsay lohan. >> constantly in trouble. now miley cyrus who has had a few controversies along the way but this is kinds of the latest and greatest, so to speak. >> let's be clear, though is what they call salvia, right, which is legal in california. >> it is legal in california. >> a legal natural substance but i'm thinking it is referred to as a natural herb which has psychedelic qualities. marijuana is a natural herb with psychedelic qualities. >> when you think about her age here, she's 18 years old, she had been with disney so many years and cultivated this good girl image, we've seen so many different stars go through a similar thing at this point this their lives, that they reach a turning point. >> yeah. you know, i also think, especially in the celebrity world out there, there's so -- they're so marketable and become so wealthy that lindsay lohan image of the cute little girl and hannah montana, britney spears, the cute school sgirl and someone gets in their head in order to market yourself you have to be in "maxim"

lindsay davis, abc news, detroit. >>> all right. 9:33. we are? the -- in the deep freeze here in maryland. crystal makes a suggestion. keep a bag of pistachio nuts in the car. that will warm you up if you are stuck on the side. we stay cold and well below normal. we are watching two chances of snow. one coming in tomorrow would be light snow and a better shot to our south. and a larger storm a coastal storm on sunday also a little uncertain. what we need to do with all the cold air is really add a little blanket of snow to downtown baltimore. we will start freezing up the waters across the north part of the chesapeake bay and the harbor may freeze over as we are stuck in this cold pattern for at least another week or so. 26 right now. at least downtown. 21 in bel air. we are looking at wind chills currently at 11. not as strong as wind yesterday. but we will talk more about the shots of snow coming up in just a bit. right now over to charlie. >> thanks a lot. >>> in the mood for great holiday entertainment an affordable family price. what better

. >> 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 fourth. mavs won it, 102-89. >>> college basketball, downtown upset by temple. george, number ten. moore scored a career high 30. georgetown lost their first of the season, 68-65. >>> ohio state's jared sullinger had a game to remember. he scored 40 against iupui. the cougars had no answer for sullinger down low. he also had 13 boards. second ranked ohio state, a perfect 7-0 after a 75-64 win. >>> that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a terrific weekend. i'm fred roggin. >>> "early today" sports is brought to you by just for men mustache and beards. keep your edge. >>> a new deal for howard stern. but who's telling the truth? did he get the same money or is sirius/xm giving him less? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, 'tis the season. the first family and the nation's c

lindsay czarniak will have more reaction at 11:30 this morning. >>> 11:09 right now. what's next for michael steele? coming up, the latest on whether the chairman of the republican national committee will run for re-election. >>> a lot of holiday cheer planned for this evening, but it could cause problems for your commute. >>> and we're waiting to hear from you. call 202-686-nbc-4 if you're able to help the oanization friends of homess animals. we'll explain how the group is bringing people and pe 3q copd makes it hard for me to breathe. but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now, i can join the fun and games with my grandchildren. great news! for people with copd, including chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or both, advair helps significantly improve lung function. while noing can reverse copd, advair is differt fromost other copd medications because it contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator, rking together to help you breathe better. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a da

they say -- they share the amazing story with lindsay mastis. >> reporter: only a miracle could get this ambulance through rush hour traffic. there was no time to wait. so it was up to mom, dad and jamie nottingham to bring a baby into the world. >> it was awesome. >> dad called 9-1-1. nottingham was on the other end. >> : i heard him say oh my god the head is out. and then the miracle. >> then i heard her cry. >> reporter: firefighters say as soon as they pulled up to the scene they found the woman in the back seat. she already had the baby. >> got an early christmas present. >> they cut the umbilical cord. >> checked the vitals for the baby and for the mother. >> reporter: they said mom and baby were doing great. it was pretty emotional for parents. the father was very emotional. it was their first child. >> soon mom and baby were transported to shady grove hospital. the firefighters couldn't be happier. >> nice to help someone coming into the world instead of going out. as for nottingham he never got to see the child but before he got off the phone i asked was it a boy or girl. they s

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is out and grossman is in and shanahan benched the quarterback for the second time this season and lindsay murphy is live with more. >> reporter: it wouldn't be the redskins if there was a little crazy, right? and that mcnabb story is nothing new and began in week 8 when he was pulled to run the team's favorite drill and that never went away. last week, reports were surfacing that mcnabb struggled against the bucks and could be pulled again in favor of rex grossman. today, mike shanahan announced mcnabb has been benched in place of rex grossman for sunday's game in dallas and mcnabb will be the backup this week and he will fade to the third string quarterback the final two games. number 5, he came to d.c. with hopes of a play-off run. the 15 inner ising -- enter sessions with a career high and led the skins 17th in the nfl and now, mike shanahan said, there is no guarantee he will be back next season and he know that this is a -- knows that this is a touchy subject. >> handled himself in a class way and everyone can emfa pathese what type of situation he's in now. i can, being fired a coup

in the buzz, lindsay loan and is in trouble again. the actress is accused of hitting a staff member at her rehab center. the woman who works at the betty ford center, said low and that factor is going to file charges. it should not only denying it, she said it was a staffer who attacked her. not clear whether this will be considered a violation of the probation. she is on probation and in the white case. bret michaels, finally is going to marry his longtime girlfriend was the mother of his two daughters. the frogmen of the group poison, the question on his reality show last night. hall " it is in the house, the former pro wrestler check didn't for back surgery today. he sat back in that's been getting worse. he will probably be in the hospital over christmas. >> all problems for spider- man musical. another actor was injured during last night's performance. kimberly sakamoto has a look at the accident which was caught on camera. >> this happened during the end of the show, you see spider-man he was supposed to jump into a pit at the b

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lindsay gaskins runs the business from sandbox. she'd like to tap the venture capital market for $3 to $5 million to open more stores next year, but she's not sure she'll get it. >> i think the venture markets have been kind of contained, and haven't been opened up the last couple of years. >> reporter: raman chadha heads the coleman entrepreneurship program at chicago's depaul university. he says increasingly now, venture capitalists won't pony up a lot of money unless they get a large equity stake in a company. >> the investors are challenged because they might have a terrific company that has great promise, but if the terms don't meet what the investors need in order to get a healthy return on their investment, then it may not happen. >> reporter: incubators thinks investors will fund new companies as long as they have good management and a proven track record. diane eastabrook, "nightly business report," chicago. before the recession, before the financial crisis. >> tom: yup, and before the collapse of lehman brothers in the fa