hello, everyone. thank you so much for starting your weekend with us. i'm angie goff. >> i'm chris gordon. welcome to news for today on this saturday, january the 14th. we begin this morning with a developing story in italy. at least six people are believed to be dead and 30 injured after a luxury cruise ship ran aground in the mediterranean. investigators say a 165 foot hole was ripped in the costa concordia off the small island of gilio. it began to list heavily keeping

the crew from using life boats. local crew and helicopters were called in to rescue the more than 4,000 on board. there were reports some passengers jumped into the cold water and tried to swim ashore. it had just set out for an eight day cruise when the accident happened and they're trying to determine exactly what the ship hit. >> my goodness? scary stuff. >> talking about the weather, though, the winds upon us. >> did you notice? the change of season is finally here. >> i was in atlanta a couple days and we were under a wind advisory the whole time and it wasn't any better. >> did you say anything to my parents while you were there? >> yes. >> mom didn't say anything about it. >> she wants you to call her more. >> no doubt. >> temperatures are below the freezing mark in many neighborhoods. 28 at national airport and the

clouds drifting by. no rain or snow chances in our forecast for your weekend. you don't need to worry about digging out the shovel. 23 in haegerstown, martinsburg and all up in the panhandle of west virginia in the mid-20s and chesapeake bay, an nap lis at 30. and not much in the way of precipitation, too close to northern maryland and west virginia and western pennsylvania. they're not going to be bothering us. you folks along the western side of the mountain, southern maryland and western pennsylvania, slight chance of cloud cover. east in the metro area, a mix of cloud and sunshine off and on through much of your saturday. it will stay cold outside, highs today climbing in the mid-30s and that northwesterly breeze will be with us. winds 10-20 miles an hour will

keep windchills in the mid-20s all afternoon. >> is this a good day to be inside if somebody was looking for some place to go like the health and fitness fair. >> ironically, the heat is on at the health and fitness center and you will be there and i will be there for the autograph signing contest as usual. it's always a contest, whoever signs the most wins. >> i thought i was there to help you? >> you can hand me a pen and pictures, usually a whole operation i have going on. the metro transit agency is using the long holiday weekend to conduct track work and could mean 20-30 minute delays for riders. right now, shuttles are running on the blue and orange lines. the two stations in between, federal center southwest and capital south are closed until tuesday. on the redline, trains are single tracking between dupont circle and friendship heights as

well as tacoma and forest glynn and should be on schedule by tuesday. moving on, leaders from the three jurisdictions that run metro agreed to meet annually to review the transit's performance. d.c. mayor vincent grey hosted the governor and mayor yesterday. the three signed a memorandum that calls on them to meet every year. each said safety is a priority. >> i'd much rather pay a few nickels more per ride than have to worry about my wife or daughter being one of the fatalities in an accident. >> the good news over this last year, no fatalities. injuries are down significantly, violent crime in and around the metro area is down 19%. >> the mayor and two governors

also said metro's board appears to be functioning well and did not need to make changes. one of the boards around the king memorial may soon change as crowds come to see it this weekend. ken salazar gave the park 30 y days on a controversial quote that read, i was a drum major for justice peace and righteousness. many thought the paraphrased quote made dr. king sound conceited. the original quote reads, if you want to say i was a drum major, say that i was a drum major for justice. say that i was a drum major for peace. i was a drum major for righteousness and all of the other shallow things will not matter. the national park service will work with the king memorial foundation and king family to find a solution. right now, d.c. and howard

university police are looking for a missing student. they are searching for ar irian carr, a freshman from california. the flew back to d.c. after visiting campus on oakland. family members have not been able to contact her. friends passed out flyers around campus last night. if you have any information on her whereabouts, call police. police are investigating a string of home invasions in maryland. so far, case is in wheaton, bethesda and temple hills. it started tuesday when someone broke into the garage of a wheaton townhouse. police contacted that case to the home invasion of bethesda. their investigation says an intru intruder terrorized a woman, teenaged son and sexually assaulted a housekeeper. they got a picture of a man who got a credit card stolen from the home. in temple hills yesterday, police say a man broke into a house on berkeley street,

sexually assaulted a woman and stole her car. officers recovered her honda civic several hours later. a prince georges county teen will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to a series of crimes including murder. the 15-year-old was sentenced to 75 years in prison after attacking wheeling, a teacher at a youth facility where he was placed after a series of robberies. dna also reveals he scaled the neighbor's three story balcony and stabbed her in her sleep. >> those who rape and kill in our community are not fit to live among us. >> today in court, that was a young man who did not exhibit a lot of remorse for human life. >> he will be eligible for parole after serving half his

sentence but authorities say he would need extensive psychiatric treatment before he could return to society. >> the prime suspect in the disappearance of natalee holloway in aruba is now serving a prison sentence for another woman in peru. a panel of judges sentenced joran van der sloot to 28 years behind bars. he pleaded guilty to the death of stephany flores. he's accused of trying to sell information about holloway's disappearance to her parents. peruvian law allows them to serve a third of their sentence and could be released in eight or nine years. a scandal about d.c. counsel james thomas, failing to report thomas' theft and he worked with marshall banks who plead guilty

yesterday, banks is the president and founder of a non-profit group prosecutors say helped filter more than $350,000 in government funds to thomas. the former council member pleaded guilty last week and could face nearly four years in prison. the marine corps has appointed a three star general to decide what if any punishment will be imposed on four marine snipers involved in a controversial video. they appear to be urinating on dead bodies of taliban members in afghanistan. at this point, no one has been charged. the marine corps will conduct an internal investigation in addition to a criminal probe already under way by the naval criminal investigative services. organizers of a military job fair say they're on a mission to get more spouses employed. >> this was the nation's first military spouse career forum and hiring fair. employers filled the washington convention center and catered to wives and husbands of those who

served. many said they often spent time out of work which is sometimes hard to explain. >> re-enter the work force. >> i was out of work for three yea years. i was focused mostly on his recovery. it's been a struggle to get back into the workforce because there's an empty slot on my resume. >> in addition to employers, the job fair also included career counseling, makeovers and resume help. organizers hope to plan 10 to 20 similar types of events over the next year. it's wonderful. >> it is. >> very necessary. channel 4 was partner in that and health and fitness today. we have busy weekend. >> yes, we do. >> 6:10 right now. >> it's a mess. >> president obama proposes sweeping changes to the federal government. the moves that he's calling for and the impact they could have on federal workers. >> he's been attacked over his policies and past business dealings. now, one of mitt romney's

opponents is going after him over a foreign language he

welcome back, two veteran house republicans got discounted mortgage loans from the now defunct countrywide mortgage corporation. that comes from a person who requested anonymity. the discounts came from howard mckeon and another from california. the house has been investigating whether members of congress received discounts. we're now exactly one week away from the next round of decision 2012. south carolina's primary is next saturday. the latest polls show mitt romney and newt gingrich neck and neck. gingrich spend the day campaigning in florida, whose primary is after south carolina. and romney stayed in the state to show case himself as a tea party candidate. >> [ speaking foreign language ] >> but he's still a

massachusetts moderate. >> that's the newest ad released by newt gingrich, titled the french connection. the compared romney to other massachusetts politicians, including governor michael dukakis and senator john kerry, both democrats who also ran for president. romney spent time in france in college as a mormon missionary. presidential candidates are trying to decide if they should appeal a ruling against them appearing on the virginia primary by santorum, newt gingrich, rick santorum and jon huntsman and argued the signatures violated free speech. >> they deserve the right to talk to americans about who is going to be their president and the judge held that. >> as chairman of the state board of elections, we're somewhat relieved because of the inconvenience that would have been caused by a different ruling. >> right now, only romney and

ron paul are on the ballot for the march 6th primary. chris. >> thank you. president obama is asking congress to give him powers not used since the reagan era, part of the plan by the white house to consolidate overlapping federal agencies in hopes of making government leaner and more efficient. nbc's steve handelsman reports. >> it's a mess. >> president obama said too many federal agencies overlap. 12, he said, regulate food from the farm, to the table. 12. ocean salmon are regulated by the comers department. but when they swim into fresh water, it's the interior department. >> the government we have is not the government that we need. >> reporter: he wants the okay to merge commerce and five related agencies into one, to unburden u.s. companies and create private sector jobs. then he'd cut more agencies, reducing the government

workforce through attrition. >> let me be clear, i will only use this authority for reforms that result in more efficiency, better service, and a leaner government. >> reporter: he's sound like the republicans trying to take his job. >> this is a way of saying, if romney this is nominee and he's mr. efficiency, we can be efficient, too. >> reporter: for 50 years before the reagan rare, presidents had consolidation authority. barack obama wants it back. >> if you give presidents more power to reorganize government, you're giving president's more power. >> reporter: that's why today's congress seems sure to be wary. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, capitol hill. >> cold, cold, cold. >> which is the government bureaucracy in charge of making it warmer around here, that's what we need to no. wait. that's me. it will be cold for the weekend. the big question, is winter weather here to stay for any

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researchers estimate it will reach that point on august 12ed to be exact. it was six months ago when it announced it reached 750 million users. some say 40% of facebook users mostly operate their accounts by mobile devices. starbucks just may have an offertory get you out of bed on saturday morning. today is the last day for the taste test of the starbucks blond blend. it is a more mellow coffee taste and let you get a sample size and compare it to signature medium and dark roast. those who try the test will have a chance to get a prubrewer at home. >> it's a sample cup and if you take the test, they give you another sample to take with you. >> nothing wrong with that. a little something warm to drink

would be a good idea. all temperatures below the freezing mark in washington. looks like it will be a slow climb today, up only to the mid-30s. that is by far one of our coldest days of the winter so far. on top of the cold air, we have a bit of a northwest breeze. windchills are a big part of your saturday. outside on your early saturday morning, not a bad way to get your weekend started as long as you like it cold. there's plenty of cold lovers out there. temperatures in the 30s to ne--n the 20s to near 30 degrees. there's the capital dome in the distance waiting on the sun that doesn't come up until later this morning. in the west at 6 miles an hour, those west and northwesterly winds will be increasing. 29 in gathersburg and temperatures in the mid to upper

20s in calbert. 27 in windchill and also towards toms brook, virginia. your saturday planner, sun is up at 26 degrees this morning and the further east you go, the more sunshine you have. the i-95 corridor looks pretty sunny. further out west you go, more cloud cover and interstate 81 in the mountains of west virginia, partly to mostly cloudy day today. snows in northeastern ohio and buffalo, new york. those are not the kind of snow showers that live long enough to get to us. not much of a threat for anything in the way of snow or rain today. we'll have a decent amount of sunshine at least in the washington metro area, filled in with fair weather cloudsen. the real knock is the northwesterly winds. expect a real windchill in the

20s all afternoon long. a cold day coming. wind eases up a little tonight but plenty cold start first thing tomorrow morning and tomorrow, high pressure means plenty of sunshine. it will stay on the cold side with, again, highs tomorrow, only in the 30s. for today, then, we'll call it a mix of clouds and sunshine, breezy and cold today, highs only in the mid-30s, windchills staying in the 20s most of the afternoon long. tomorrow, more sunshine, less wind but still cold, highs tomorrow, only in the low to mid 30s once again. you ask, when will it start to get warmer once again. on monday, martin luther king day, a lot of people have the day off. high 40 degrees on monday and the next precipitation is tuesday, mostly rain but i couldn't rule out we wouldn't have a few snowflakes at the beginning before it goes back to rain. so a little winter is finally here.

>> and a few snowflakes, nothing wrong with that. >> may amake a suggestion to those who got up early. go to the health and fitness center early so you can sedore rene. all the fitness team will be there. you got up early, go early. >> and use mass transit as parking can be difficult. >> i live near there so i always walk. >> you lucky dog. former penn state coach joe paterno is in the hospital and doctors admitted him due to observation for complication from cancer treatments. he was diagnosed with lung cancer two months ago. he was fired after former assistant coach jerry sandusky was indicted in child sex abuse charges. the redskins may not be in the playoffs but good news is

tickets will not be going up, $29 to 99 bucks. season tickets have been sold out since 1966. it is the seventh year in a row the team has decided to freeze ticket prices. the skins will be celebrating their 88th anniversary next season. moving over to the ice, suddenly the red hot capitals look to keep their winning was s going while wizards are looking for just their second win of the season. >> will they have to keep looking? here's your sports minute. >> good morning, everyone. your sports minute begins with hockey, last night, capitals taking on tampa bay. on the power play, alexander seven passes to troy brouwer and goes 5-hole. from a tough angle, caps on top, 2-0. brouwer far from done. empty net for tampa bay. brooks light chips it ahandout to brouwer and he scores his

third goal of the game. it's his first career hat trick, capitals edge 5-3 winning their sixth game at home and washington near 6th place in the division. another embarrassing game for washington. third quarter, bad pass, stolen away by andre iguodala and have 18 turnovers. they out-scored wizards 38-18 in the third quarter. and a high game of 26 points and wizards drop their record, 1-10. that's your sports. i'm hakeem determirmishdermish. have a great day. >> thank you. we begin to talk about our annual nbc health and fitness expo. stop by the washington convention center today or tomorrow. doors will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., both days.

best of all, it is absolutely free. we'll be showing you some of the fantastic exhibits and booths at this year's expo. on news for today, 9:00 this morning. the news4 team is down there, we're signing autographs and most importantly meeting viewers and a chance to go face to face. that's the joy of it. you're going what time? >> i'm leaving right after the show so until 3:00 or 4:00, the majority of the day and people on twitter saying they are going to join us. wonderful. if you have time. join us for the zumba extravaganza. if you always wanted to learn how to zumba, the first 300 people to show up will get a special prize. if you can't make it9:00, we will be offering classes throughout the day.

i'm so pumped people have been telling me how great it is. >> you get people who have gone time and again and bring their children. you will see this person on the news and the next year and next year, see them again. great to connect with our viewers. still ahead, he has been criticized for the convicted criminals he has pardoned, why some people are furious with mississippi haley barbour, over who he did not pardon. >> tragedy at a

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good morning. i'm chris gordon. >> and i'm angie goff. welcome to news4 today. here are some top stories we're following. at least six people are believed to be dead after a cruise ship ran aground in the mediterranean. investigators say it hit something, ripping a 165 foot hole in the ship off the coast of an italian resort island. the ship quickly took on water and started listing heavily hampering the rescue effort. interior secretary ken

salazar gave the national park 30 days to find and alternative misquoted text at the martin lu th luther king memorial. it reads, i was a drum major for justice, peace and righteousness. the entire quote says if you want to say i was a drum major, say i was a drum major for justice, a drum major for peace, a drum major for righteousness. >> police are investigating a string of home invasions in maryland. they started tuesday with an armed robbery at a home in wheaton. then a sexual assault wednesday in bethesda and temple hills yesterday. detectives say they got a surveillance picture of a man when he used a credit card stolen from one of the homes. right now, we're also following breaking news out of iraq, where at least 30 shiite pilgrims have been killed in an explosion near basra. at least 90 people were also hurt in the bombing which

occurred as the pilgrims were making their way to a shiite shrine. this is the latest in a series of attack during shiite religious observance, the bombs raise new fears of a new clash between shiites and sunnis and that could destabilize iraq now that u.s. troops are gone. former mississippi governor, haley barbour says he's comfortable with his decision to pardon more than 200 inmates in his last days in office and did not include two sisters released last year. jamie and gladys scott served nearly 16 years of life sentences for armed robbery. last year, he freed them based on the condition gladys donate a kidney. he said they did nothing for a full pardon and the pardon included five convicted murderers and caused and uproar and anger and barbour says he has absolute confidence.

>> have so much confidence, so much confidence i let my grandchildren play with these five men. i've let them ride their tr tri-sickles on the driveway, with them watching out for them. i have no question in my mind that these five guys are not a threat to society. >> after news of the pardons, gladys scott said she was innocen innocent. the trial of former presidential candidate, john edwards, is being delayed because he's reportedly suffering from a life-threatening heart condition. during a hearing yesterday, the judge said she received two letters from a cardiologist stating edwards needs surgery next month. the trial, which was tentatively scheduled to start this month is now delayed until march. edwards is accused of using nearly $1 million in campaign donations to cover up an affair and child he fathered out of wedlock. petsmart is apologizing after two dogs were attacked

inside a local store, one of the dogs died. that happened at the petsmart in po to potomac yard in alexandra. the owners of two daush haunted and one had to have stitches and the other was euthanized. president bush took his dog, bo, there just two days earlier. the owner said pet part policies and procedures were not followed and we take this policy seriously and those associated with this are no longer with petsmart. a string of church burglaries in stafford county, bryan stevens is facing grand larceny charges. he broke into ebenezer can't church, raymond baptist church and church of christ.

he stole tvs and l along with $29,000 in gift cards. he was found living in a shed in a vacant home. let's face it. if you drive in d.c., you've probably gotten a parking ticket or two or three or four. some people owe thousands of dollars in unpaid and overdue parking tickets. if you're one of them, you better pay those tickets now because the district's parking amnesty program is about to expire. >> reporter: d.c. writes millions of parking tickets for millions of dollars every year. a lot of them don't get paid even though they double in penalty after a few weeks. many people don't like the city's aggressiveness. >> i'm not too happy about the parking ticket situation. >> now serving b-268 at window number 4. >> reporter: now, a six month amnesty program in which you pay the face value of any ticket written before january 2010 but

not any penalties is ending in two weeks, january 27th. some are rushing to pay thousands in back tickets. how much did you owe in tickets? >> about 3,000 and change. >> reporter: the d krrc dmv ale a collection agency. >> they sent ought 8,000 notices to individuals alerting them they have tickets with a collection agency eligible for ticket amnesty. >> reporter: it's a lot of money involved. $233 million without the added penalties. suburban d.c. drivers owe the most. maryland, $1.7 million outstanding tickets worth $88 million to the city. virginia, 1.1 million tickets worth $53 million to the city. d.c. motorists, 795 million tickets worth $40 million. all other jurisdictions come wined to account for another million tickets, valued at $51 million. amnesty would help. >> it allows for all tickets

that were issued prior to january the 1st of 2010, whether they're park, moving or photo, you'll have the penalty waived. if you have a $500 ticket, that's $250 you have to pay. that's a significant saving. >> reporter: motorists can pay at dmv offices, by telephone or on their computers. the ticket amnesty ends january 27th. it doesn't happen often. the last one was 10 years ago. >> the district needs the money and it's a good break for you if you have outstanding tickets. right now, 6:39. you may think you can't live without it but your smartphone may be doing more harm than good for your health. the eye opening results of a new study. you think gas prices are high now, imagine paying 4 or $5 a gallon. a gallon. it could be a

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>> amy joins us live from new york. >> hello. coming up on a saturday morning on "today," a luxury cruise ship off italy leaving thousands frightened and helpless. some rescued from the sea and others by helicopter. we'll talk to one member of the ship's crew. john edwards has a serious ailment that requires surgery. we'll talk to ardiologist about what kinds of treatment he may require. paula deen, the queen of southern cuisine is known for her over the top deep fried buttery foods. that may all have to change soon. find out why. president stephen colbert. the late night funny man says he wants to run for president of his own state, south carolina. is there a serious message on his campaign? we'll have more when lester and i see you. >> amy, thank you so much.

so funny. stephen colbert. using your smartphone may not be the smartest thing for your health. a new study out of great britain shows the more you use it, the more stressed you will become. it was not those who use it for work but those who use it for their social life. researchers found using phones for their social use led to more compulsive use, experts say it doesn't provide cause and effect but may show more stressed people are more likely to check nor social updates . apple has suspended sales of its 4s after its debut was marred by crowds and they were awaiting freezing temperatures only to be told beijing's flagship store would not open. police and security were afraid the large crowds would spark a

stampede. angry shoppers threw eggs at the glass front and scuffles broke out. china is apple's fastest growing market. if you plan to travel this spring, you may want to start saving money now because of gas. two different organizations that track fuel prices say parts of the country could see $4 a gallon gas sometime this spring. some of the nation's biggest cities could see record prices over memorial day, up to $4.55 for regular. they expect the national average to be around 4.05, short of the record set in 2008. >> yet another reason to take metro today to the health and f fitness fair in washington. >> everyone will want to try and stay warm and one of the easiest ways to do that, join us at the convention center today. we'll be there signing

autographs and shaking hands and kissing baby, all the things we like to do. we'll talk about your

at least 10 people are dead after a stampede during a religious ceremony in india. police say thousands of muslim pilgrims were congregating at a mass for a religious ceremony that involves walking barefoot over burning coals, when some

people fell in line and caused some to surge and there was a stampede and others were crushed to death. at least four people were taken to a local hospital. prison investigators have discovered a tunnel chis sampled by four inmates in an escape attempt. it was just six feet from reaching the desert outside the walls. as many as 250 of the 1800 inmates could have escaped if the tunnel was completed. this ak-47 assault rifle was also found inside the tunnel. they estimated it took two to three years to carve the tunnel with chisels and sledgehammer. actress heather locklear is out of the hospital this morning. she was rushed to the hospital thursday for an unknown ailment. while there, doctors said she was in intensive care. locklear has been hospitalized several times over the last few years. in 2009, she was arrested for suspicion of driving under the

influence of prescription medication. her engagement to co-star jack wagner recently ended. she was previously married to bon jovi guitarist, richie zambora and they have daughter together. academy award winning director gene hackman is out of the hospital after getting hit by a truck in this florida keys. he was riding his bike when a truck bump him from behind. the 81-year-old was thrown on to a grassy shoulder, but he was released with just bumps and bruises. winter, making a name for itself finally. >> it has. we all saved a boat load of money on energy bills because it's been relatively mile. every winter a little cold air must come and this weekend is the beginning of colder air for us and looks like our colder pattern may be setting up shop to hang around more-or-less 10

days to two weeks. what we need now is a little more in the way of moisture. snow lovers, i know, .6 inch. that's it for the entire winter. not a lot of snowstorms in the immediate future for better or worse, depending how you like snow. wa waiting for the sun to come up this morning, won't come up until 7:26. already brightening appeared in the eastern sky. a good looking weekend but it will be cold outside. all your scarfs and mittens and heavy winter jackets you got for christmas or hanukkah over the holidays, this will be a weekend you finally get to wear it outside. 28 degrees at national airport. winds for now fairly light, only 6 miles an hour. once the sun is up, that will start mixing up the atmosphere and mix winds at higher elevations down to the surface. what does that mean to you? a breezy to windy day coming. temperatures in the 20s near at immediate metro area, a cold

start this morning, not much of wind blowing event, but temperatures climbing in the mid-30s, windchills stay in the mid to upper 20s. here's your saturday planner, temperatures jest barely above the freezing mark by 10:00 a.m. mid-30s this afternoon, in and out of clouds and sunshine and not much in the way of precip here. snow showers in parts of southwestern bigger and pennsylvania. not much in the way of organized snowfall, a few passing snowflakes. for us east of the mountain, expect plenty of sunshine, we will expect some cloud cover but won't generate precipitation. dry for your weekend and cold as well. cold indeed, the first time we had chilly windchill and skies will clear out today and early tomorrow. expect temperatures in low to mid-20s tomorrow morning and

more sunshine but still plenty of cold air hanging around. tomorrow will be a colder day, we'll have less of a wind to contend with. this afternoon, we'll call it a mix of clouds and sunshine. the farther north you go in the higher terrain. more clouds for you. southern maryland, towards fredericksburg, more sunshine. temperatures in the 30s but windchill in the 20s. staying on the cold side. highs tomorrow, in the 30s. it will be cold but won't be windy and nasty outside. the all important seven-day forecast forecast, highs in the 30s this weekend, a rare exception to our mild winter and our next precipitation event looks like mostly if not entirely rain. might start with snowflakes early tuesday morning. we'll be following that closely. you can follow that forecast on our website on chuckbell4. and i'll tweet out my location

this afternoon. >> it may be a doing the zumba zone. >> i didn't know zumba was involved but we'll see. seven minutes away from the 7:00 hour. getting paid just for checking your e-mail. >> you would make a fortune. >> i would have to quit my job. >> the lucky workers who may get that perk ahead. seems like everything ahead was three-dimensional. >> he has offended more than his fair share of hollywood heavyweights, now, ricky gervais is back as host

how would you like to get paid for airplaneser wo answeri off the clock. that's what's happening in brazil. workers are getting paid extra if they answer work e-mails out of the office. e-mails sent by companies to employees are considered orders given to workers. brazil is known for having one of the world's most restrictive labor laws that actually favors workers. sunday is a big night for hollywood, the 69th annual golden globe awards right here on nbc4, honoring the best in film and television. >> the golden globes have become one of the liveliest affairs in

hollywood, thanks in large part to the unpredictable host, ricky gervais. here's a preview. >> social network. >> reporter: the golden globes have a suspension of suspense as to what happens. >> it's dinner with -- audio difficulty -- >> reporter: may have peeked with host ricky gervais. >> seems like everything this year was three-dimensional, except the characters in the tourists. >> can say anything and that's what makes it exciting for me and hopefully makes it entertaining for the people at home. >> reporter: some critics thought he ruffled enough feathers last year that he

wouldn't be back. >> it must be good because it wasn't nominated. >> reporter: they were surprised he was back. >> i don't want to ruin these people's time. i'm friends with them and i admire them and as a comedian you have to be able to see what you think. >> i haven't even seen "the tourist." who has? >> reporter: gervais says he has no regrets. >> for me, this's two people. why would you say that? it might be the end of your career? the other say, it might be funny, though. >> please welcome the wonderful tina fey and the ungrateful, steve carell. >> reporter: mark barger, nbc news. >> you can catch the golden globes tomorrow night. the red carpet arrival starts at 7:00 with awards beginning at 8:00. you can join our own for a live website during the