good morning. south carolina serves. newt gingrich makes an extraordinary political comeback with a big victory in south carolina's primary. what does it mean for the battle ahead in florida? serious condition. former penn state football coach joe paterno's health takes a turn for the worse in his battle against lung cancer. as students hold a vigil on campus for the legendary coach. and where is casey anthony? there are reports she's been spotted in florida. we'll hear from people who say they've seen her, and where, "today," sunday, january 22nd, they've seen her, and where, "today," sunday, january 22nd, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television

good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a sunday, i'm lester holt. >> and i'm jenna wolf. and what a difference a week makes in the world of politics. we were in such a different place a week ago. >> looked like romney could run the table. now you look back and we've had three winners of the first three contests. we're going to be in this for awhile. newt gingrich pulled out a big win in south carolina. now rewriting his political playbook. just a couple weeks ago mitt romney was expected to wrap up the nomination with a victory in south carolina. now the race seems wide open. we're going to get reaction to saturday's primary and look at what's next for the gop candidates as things get very, very interesting. >> then, as mentioned we're going to head to pennsylvania to get the latest on former penn state head coach joe paterno. the 85-year-old is said to be in serious condition after experiencing health complications while battling lung cancer.

paterno's family says he's inspired by the support he's received while they deny false reports that surfaced on the internet saying the legendary coach had passed away. >> switching gears we're going to talk about a girl's basketball team outside chicago that seem to have the winning formula. this team has been undefeated for four seasons. their record, 146-0. we're going to meet the team and find out its secret for success, as they head into the playoffs. >> yeah, a lot of these girls have never lost a game. they have no idea what it's like because they've gone all four years of high school without, you know. >> great legacy. >> then, how about some synchronized swimming to start your sunday morning? this may look easy but the sport requires great strength, endurance, great flexibility, great grace and great timing. >> and you were there? >> and i was there to kibosh all of those things. >> wasn't sure where we were going with this. >> i definitely played with the grace a little bit. but we are going to see if i sunk or swam coming up. i had no idea what was

happening. let's just say. >> my hat's off to you. that does look difficult. >> it was. give those guys some credit. >> you get water in your ears. and one of hollywood's post popular couples, heidi klum and seal said to be heading for a break. we're going to talk about that and other celebrity feuds coming up. we want to begin this morning with politics. in the history making primary, newt gingrich erased a double digit deficit in the polls to win the south carolina primary. for the first time, three separate winners we've seen for the first three gop presidential contests. rick santorum won iowa. mitt romney prevailed in new hampshire. and now gingrich in south carolina. nbc's ron mott is in columbia with details. ron, good morning. >> hey, lester, good morning to you. newt gingrich pulled off something that seemed impossible just a week ago. he came here, he spoke the language, he got the vote out, and in the end he shocked the establishment, and then some. at 68, he's far from a kid, but not from a comeback.

former u.s. house speaker newt gingrich, after forgettable showings in both iowa and new hampshire, surprised nay sayers and maybe even a few supporters, winning the south carolina primary in dramatic fashion. >> thank you. good luck and god bless you. >> reporter: gingrich capitalized on the electorate's appetite for rough and tumble politics, sharpening his tongue against mitt romney. >> where's mitt? i thought he was going to -- i thought he was going to stay and maybe have a little debate. >> reporter: president obama -- >> he has been the best food stamp president in american history. >> reporter: even a debate moderator. >> i am appalled that you would begin a presidential debate with a topic like that. >> reporter: just about anyone who crossed him or his self-described reagan conservative line. >> what gingrich did in south carolina was unite the conservative vote. if he can do that in florida and beyond, watch out. he could actually get this nomination.

>> reporter: while the gingrich campaign soars to florida on the wings of victory, mitt romney heads to the sunshine state under a cloud of doubt, having lost a double digit lead to finish second in south carolina. >> we're now three contests into a long primary season. this is a hard fight. because there's so much worth fighting for. >> reporter: as for former pennsylvania senator rick santorum, competing with gingrich for the conservative vote, he vowed to continue fighting. in to florida, and nevada thereafter. >> three states, three winners. what a great country. >> reporter: texas congressman ron paul greeted his enthusiastic supporters saturday night, saying his campaign strategy is simple. keep running, keep tallying delegates, keep selling a message of change. >> the country is coming our way, this campaign has a long way to go. the momentum is growing. >> reporter: voters in florida go to the polls in just nine days on january 31st. that is a virtual eternity in primary politics.

expect a lot of money to be spent between now and then before all those votes are counted, lester. >> ron mott, thanks. david gregory is moderator of "meet the press." good morning, good to see you. >> hey, lester. >> long night for all of us. it looks like the reset button has been pushed in this case. fair characterization? >> i think so. i think you've got three different contests. three different winners. fundamental questions for romney now, and as chuck todd suggested in ron's piece, the ability of gingrich to unite the republican party. there is a disconnect between the establishment of the party that has clearly said it wants mitt romney, and the revenge of the tea party saying not so fast. there's anger, there's anxiety among conservatives. when the grassroots of the party, and gingrich in south carolina connected to that. he was the candidate of grievance, if you will. that's what played out in the vote last night. >> david, we talk so much about momentum. but you look at the exit polling in south carolina. 44% say they decided just yesterday to vote for gingrich. does that kind of momentum likely follow him into florida?

>> yeah, i call it political climate change. i think there's no question that it goes into florida, as there's a sorting out here of the race. romney's got to think about a response. gingrich has to think about how he continues to unite conservatives in a state like florida, which is perhaps more conservative than people give it credit for. and then go to the contests beyond that. and electability being so important, as well. romney's done very well there in iowa and new hampshire. but last night in south carolina, it was gingrich who scored big on that all-important factor, who can beat president obama? i think there's that other element to that, not only who can beat him, but who can take the fight to obama? i think gingrich in south carolina won the battle of that. who can really bring the fight? >> looking at another exit poll, a white born-again evangelicals broke in a big way for gingrich. 45% for romney -- to romney's 21%. is that surprising given the issue, the interview with gingrich's wife that came out during the week?

>> well, look, i think that it was clearly not an issue in south carolina. i think that we've seen in politics that baggage in one's personal life does not necessarily translate into how people make a judgment about how they're going to vote in a race. i think that in terms of social conservatives, we knew this was going to be an issue for governor romney. critics within the republican party have said that romney did too much to raise expectations about south carolina. getting the establishment stoert like the governor of the state nikki haley. but it was kind of hard not to. when it looked like he had won iowa and he won new hampshire he was going to be the front-runner going into south carolina, one way or another. that air of inevitability has been pierced. >> and this conversation continues on "meet the press." tell us about the show this morning. >> oh, it does. it's exciting. newt gingrich will join me this morning. also talk to governor chris christie. a top romney supporter, and our political roundtable should be pretty exciting. we've got chuck todd and others.

>> david gregory, see you then. now here's jen 2345. switching gears now. for penn state football coach joe paterno is said to be in serious condition after experiencing complications battling lung cancer. nbc's michelle franzen is in state college, pennsylvania, with the latest. good morning, michelle. >> well, jenna, good morning. joe paterno is said to be surrounded by family here at the nittany medical center. that after false reports circulated that the legendary coach had passed away. his son jay paterno responded in his own message on twitter saying not only was his father alive and fighting, but inspired by the outpouring of support from this community. holding vigil. penn state students and supporters surrounded the campus statue of legendary football coach joe paterno saturday night. leaving flowers, and praying for the man they affectionately call joe pa. they gathered after word came from the paterno family he was in the hospital, fighting for

his life. doctors say his condition is serious, due to complications from lung cancer. paterno, who led the nittany lions for 46 seasons, was fired last fall, in the wake of the jerry sandusky sex abuse scandal. criticized for not going to police and following up on the allegations. just over a week ago, he granted "the washington post" an interview, explaining in a frail voice how he reacted in 2002, when then graduate assistant mike mcqueary reported seeing jerry sandusky fondling a boy in a penn state locker room. >> and then i called, you know, my superiors, and i said, hey, we got a problem, i think. would you guys look into it. cause i didn't know, you know, i had never had to deal with something like that. and i didn't feel -- i didn't feel adequate. >> reporter: paterno also expressed regret for not doing more to follow-up. but believed he did the right thing at the time. reporter salary jenkins said

paterno seemed determined to tell his story, even though the cancer treatment was taking its toll. >> he's pretty lucid. he does wander a bit. he's hard of hearing now. the chemotherapy has made him a little bit foggy at times. and so, you know, we doesn't talk for very long periods. >> reporter: paterno has been part of penn state's football program for six decades, and has the most wins of any major u.s. college football coach in history. in november, his firing was so controversial, some students rioted. with paterno himself calling for calm. despite being forced out, paterno told jenkins, he still loves the place he worked and called home for most of his life. >> i've had a wonderful experience here at penn state. i don't want to walk away from this thing bitter. >> reporter: the family has also asked for privacy during this difficult time. meanwhile, onward state, the

news agency serving penn state and the community here first made the mistake of reporting paterno had died after it -- after initially saying that he had died, they also came back and issued an apology, the managing editor also announced he was stepping down. jenna? >> michelle franzen. michelle, thank you. doug flutie was the 1984 heisman trophy winner. he's currently a college football analyst for nbc sports and nbc sports network. doug, good morning. thanks for being with us. >> my pleasure. >> so, doug, you've covered joe pat earno for so many years. yeah, you know him as a man. you know him as a coach. what will his legacy be? >> there's no doubt that his legacy on the field stands as it is with all the winning football teams. but his biggest legacy is to that university. he's built that university. all the young people he has nurtured and molded over the years. the young people that he has helped lead successful lives, that is his legacy. >> the question has to be asked,

how much of his reputation or this legacy that you talk about might be tainted because of the recent penn state sex abuse scandal? >> well, i think that when it's all said and done, and we look back, that will be very dim as a part of his legacy. i think it's right at the tail end, which was a bad time for it to happen, but when it comes to remembering joe paterno, i mean, he is synonymous with penn state and penn state football and that university. his generosity, his loyalty to that university over the years, that is what will be remembered. >> all right doug flutie. doug, thank you so much for joining us. once again, here's lester. >> all right, jenna, thanks. now to italy, where the death toll is up to 12 in the cruise ship accident. nbc's duncan golistani is on the island of giglio with the latest. duncan, good morning. >> good morning, lester. you know the costa "concordia" is so close, and yet for more than a week divers have struggled to get the access they need.

the families here are desperate for information so when it does come, it's not what they're hoping for. finally, the costa "concordia" is opening up to rescuers. navy divers have been blasting their way in to search for the missing, yesterday they pulled out the body of a woman near this deck, wearing a life vest, she was close to one of the emergency gathering points. for the families of the other 20 people missing, all they can do is watch and wait. that includes the children of gerald and barbara heil from minnesota. they made the painful trip to the "concordia," the cruise liner that was supposed to give their parents a dream vacation. meanwhile, new audio of captain schettino telling the coast guard he would be the last person to leave. captain, one question, everyone will abandon or will someone remain on board? the captain's reply, i will stay here. of course, he didn't. later blaming the ship for turning on its side quickly.

it's a position that is allowing light oil to leak into the seat. white booms turning dark as they absorb the liquid, and the greater threat is the half a million gallons of fuel sitting at the "concordia's" tanks. the salvage company to take that fuel off could take up to seven weeks if the weather remains good. in the meantime divers are back on board looking for the missing. lester? >> duncan, thanks. that's such an extraordinary picture. to watch that ship lying on its side -- >> and to hear if it just moves a little bit it could fall 200 feet. that is so terrifying in and of itself. we want to get a check of the rest of the top stories from tom lamas over at the news desk. good morning. >> good morning, jenna, good morning lester. good morning, everyone. most of the northeast is covered in at least a few inches of snow from a quick-moving storm that barreled through the region on saturday. new york and boston got about four inches of snow. connecticut got up to about a foot.

out west high winds are hammering seattle with gusts up to 50 miles per hour. severe weather also swept through georgia saturday. officials say the wildfire that broke out thursday near reno, nevada is 100% contained. the fire destroyed 29 homes and left an elderly woman dead. a declaration was made saturday after the region got two inches of rain following one of the driest winters in reno's history. the final results from egypt's parliamentaries are in and they say islamist parties won nearly 70% of the seats. these are considered egypt's first free elections in decades. former nbc news anchor tom brokaw was honored saturday night in los angeles where he first joined nbc in 1966. the radio and television news association of southern california presented brokaw with its broadcast legend award. 16-year-old laura decker became the youngest person to sail alone around the world on saturday when she arrived in st. maarten aboard her 38 foot sailboat.

it took the dutch teenager a year to complete the vowage that began when she was 10. now for a look ahead today, our quick roundup of stories. brian williams moderates a debate monday night in tampa. it will air live at nine under local nbc station. nominations for the 84th academy awards are going to be announced tuesday morning at 8:30. billy crystal will host the awards show on sunday february 26th. activists staging a wave of protest against egypt's military starting wednesday to mark the first anniversary of the uprising that ousted president hosni mubarak. and counting down to the olympics in london. friday marks six months until the start of the summer games. that's the news. now back to lester, jenna and scott. jenna, we saw it in the pool with the synchronized swimming. that's an olympic sport. maybe it's not too late to become an alternate. >> not too late at all. as soon as i'm done with the show i'm probably going to head to some olympic venue.

weather channel's scott williams is here with a check of the weather. scott, good morning. >> good morning, lester. good morning, jenna. of course we continue to track the cold weather across parts of the northeast, and new england.f the northeast and new england. clearing out from that snowfall on yesterday. ice storm across the upper midwest and also damaging winds for the pacific northwest, heavy rain and mountain snow, even the threat for tornadoes around the mid-mississippi river valley later on today. so, severe weather expected across the country as we are tracking a very busy sunday weather pattern. that's a look at the weather across the nation. here's a look at the weather closer to where you live. and a good sunday morning. i'm storm 4 meteorologist chuck bell, and we're off to a cloudy and cold start here in the nation's capital this morning. temperatures are in the upper 20s to near 30 degrees, and with the cloudy skies, we even have a couple lonely snow flurries out there as well. it's 30 degrees in washington right now, 28 in charles county, maryland, 28 degrees also in fairfax county, virginia. you can see on doppler, over the last hour, light, passing snow

flurries now, southern fairfax, northern montgomery county, off-and-on flurries today but no that's your sunday weather forecast. lester? >> scott, thanks. up next on "today," where is casey thony? she's been in hiding for the past six months. we'll hear from people who say they've seen her. ing that fidelity green line? well, yeah, but it keeps leading me back to my old office. i think it might be broken. or maybe it's trying to tell you something. yeah, but what could it be try-- oh, i left my 401(k) at my old job. and i left a jacket on the back of my door. but i think the line's talking about my 401(k). leave a 401(k) behind? roll it over with a company that's helping more people reach retirement than anyone else. call or come in for a free portfolio review today. [ laughs ] [ laughs ] [ laughs ] that's awesome. you can read that? ♪ [ female announcer ] the accufit digital system, exclusively at lenscrafters... is about 5 times more precise than manual measurement techniques. lenscrafters.

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taking a look at our live city cam at the white house, you see it is a cold, gray day today.

good morning, everybody. it is 8:26 on this sunday, january 22nd. i am chris gordon. the news. prince george's county police are investigating a shooting involving one of its officers. it happened overnight on keating street near 28th avenue in temple hills. now, police say an officer fired at a suspect, and then that person took off before an arrest could be made. investigators are not saying what the suspect was wanted for. a howard county police officer and two others are recovering after an overnight accident. officer richard romberger pulled over a man on east hill road in mt. airy. he was in the process of taking him into custody when they were both hit by another car. all three were flown to a hospital. there is no word on their conditions at this hour. and d.c. council member and former mayor marion barry is recovering from surgery this morning. his chief of staff said that he had a urinary tract procedure at sibley hospital yesterday. the 75-year-old had prostate

cancer in 1995 and a kidney transplant three years ago. barry is currently running for a third consecutive term as the council member for ward 8. and we'll get a check on your forecast next. stay with us.

storms 4 meteorologist chuck bell. >> hey there, chris. good morning to you and good morning, everybody. cloudy skies, and what's new is that we continue to see little bit in the way of light snow flurries drifting across the area. they're not going to add up to anything, so you don't need to worry about the plow or shovel or anything. temperatures are in the mid-to-upper 20s in most of the western suburbs to right at 30 degrees in downtown, 30 in annapolis right now, 32, one of the warm spots, that's fredericksburg and down into st. mary's county. here you can see it on doppler, a couple of light, passing snow flurries drifting westbound along i-95. so, cloudy and cold today with passing flurries. little, if anything, in the way of accumulation. just enough to get the top side

of a leaf slightly white, that's all we're going to worry about. a little bit more of a concern is light, freezing drizzle late tonight before it all becomes rain on monday. chris? >> we're back with a full hour we're back on a sunday morning. it is a cold one here in new york. january 22nd, 2012. nice crowd joining us today. our thanks to them for coming out spending part of their morning with us. on the plaza, i'm jenna wolf alongside lester holt. still to come in this half hour, where is casey anthony? we're talking about people have seen casey anthony in and around the florida area. six months ago she was acquitted in the death of her daughter caylee. several people, as we mentioned, in one florida town say they have, indeed, seen her in a place you may actually not believe. >> plus we're going to talk about kate middleton.

the duchess of cambridge and her family are vacationing on an exclusive island. >> and then i'm going to take a little bit of an attempt at synchronized swimming. remember all the years you spent synchronized swimming. well i decided it was time -- >> my college fellowship. >> exactly. it's a combination of dancing, gymnastics, teamwork and of course swimming. it doesn't look easy. i not going to lie to you. i'm not going to say it looks easy. but it's harder and it's far harder to be as graceful as it looks. actually it was a wonderful great group of people that spent the day with me. >> you took the synchronization out of their swimming. >> all i did was swim. >> then we're going to look at the week in buzz as we always do on sundays. look at a-list possible -- a-list couple possibly breaking up, including the war of words between the rocket man and the material girl. we've got it all covered today. >> but first we're going to get to another check of the weather. because i'm not sure i mentioned

this, freezing out here. scott williams is over there smiling. give me some good news, scott. >> the good news is is that the cold conditions across the northeast will be short-lived. but we will have to contend with the tease this morning. it's 19 degrees out here on the plaza. does it feel like that? >> yes. >> where are you from? >> new york. >> all right, welcome to the plaza. of course, as we get a quick check of that weaurse, as we ge the weather today, we are tracking the threat for severe weather around the mid-mississippi river valley, memphis, toward jackson. watching out for some damaging winds and the potential for some tornadoes and also heavy rain. speaking of heavy rain towards the pacific northwest, seattle, portland, you will look at wind gusts up to 70 miles an hour in the higher elevations, watching out for some snowfall and also rough seas. otherwise, around the dallas area, 74 degrees for the high today, 34 degrees for the high in new york city, and of course, we are looking at that threat for severe weather across the

mid-mississippi river valley. toward tomorrow, upper midwest tracking a few snow showers and also more wet weather toward parts of the northeast. that's a look at the national map on this sunday. here's a look at the weather closer to where you live. and a good sunday morning. i'm storm 4 meteorologist chuck bell. and right here where we live in the nation's capital, it's a cloudy and cold sunday morning. 30 degrees now at national airport, 27 in gaithersburg, 28 degrees in falls church and leesburg, 28 there's manassas. you can see here on the doppler, a couple of lonely snowflakes drifting off to the west through prince william county and southern faulkier county. not going to add up to too terribly much, but enough to talk about. highs today stuck in the low to mid-30s. for your weather 24 hours a day, logon to weather.com. and we have a birthday girl here from south carolina. tell us your name. >> joy. >> all right. happy birthday. >> thank you so much. >> that's a look at your weather on this sunday. lester, jenna, back to you. >> all right, scott, thanks. now casey anthony.

her whereabouts have been the subject of much speculation since she was acquitted last year. since then, florida residents, as well as the paparazzi, have been on the lookout for her. now, there are new clues as to where she may be hiding. nbc's little yeah luciano has details. >> alexis fredrick says she's certain she saw casey anthony. >> i know it was her. >> and she's not alone. >> there was a white car with what appeared to be casey anthony hiding her face. and she took her hand down for a split second. >> reporter: anthony's whereabouts have remained a mystery since the 25-year-old was acquitted last summer of murdering her 2-year-old daughter caylee. >> very excited. >> reporter: two online diaries that recently surfaced gave no clues as to her locations. but anthony is still serving probation in florida. now, rumors are spreading that she's been lying low at this church in palm city, two hours south of the orlando.

if she's in town, residents haven't exactly laid out the welcome mat. >> get out of martin town. too many kids, nice quiet place and not so quiet since everyone found out she's been here. a lot of chaos. >> and there's no greater place -- >> reporter: online reports say she's getting refuge and spiritual guidance from a pastor and award winning christian musician. >> the table in the back with the pastor of the church. >> reporter: he has never confirmed nor denied that he's helping anthony. on thursday, a member of the anthony team was spotted in front of the church, placing no trespassing signs. gary lyons was hired as a private investigator by anthony's defense team and has remained a defender of hers. he wouldn't answer any questions. >> that was casey anthony. >> reporter: if true the recent sightings wouldn't be the first time residents have reported seeing anthony in the area. last september, nearby port st.

lucie, cassandra jennings said she saw anthony in the car next to her. >> i know it was her because of that face that she has is a face that you never forget. >> reporter: once the notorious party girl, possibly living the quiet life. for today, nbc news, atlanta. up next, a royal vacation, kate middleton heads to the caribbean with her parents. but where's her hubby? the answer, right after these but where's her hubby? the answer, right after these messages. gives you a 50% annu! so you earn 50% more cash. according to research, everybody likes more cash. well, almost everybody... ♪ would you like 50% more cash? no! but it's more money. [ male announcer ] the new capital one cash rewards card. the card for people who want 50% more cash. what's in your wallet? woah! [ giggles ] [ laughs ] [ laughs ] [ laughs ] that's awesome. you can read that? ♪

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the sun. she and her family are vacationing in the caribbean. but where's prince william. annabelle roberts is in london with more. >> after spending the christmas holiday with her in-laws, kate is now on vacation with her family. they left england on thursday and are staying on an island in the caribbean called mustique. it doesn't get more exclusive. the whole island is privately owned so there's no chance of photographers getting anywhere near. in fact william's aunt margaret, the queen's sister, once owned a villa here so the other residents are used to having royalty in their midst. this family vacation comes after a good start to the year for kate, with evidence her sense of style has boosted interest in british fashion. and what she wears is swiftly copied. at her film premier she attended on the eve of her 30th birthday. no doubt she'll also be celebrating that landmark with

her family on this holiday. william will be joining kate, but she's gone on ahead while he finishes work. lester? >> we understand they will be separated for a few weeks soon because of his work, right? >> that's right. yes. they'll spend six weeks apart. and that's because in february william is going to the falkland islands, a british territory in the south atlantic, all part of his job as a search and rescue helicopter pie lot. this will be a long separation for them, and kate is reported to be dreading it. this holiday, when william gets there, is a chance for the couple to spend some down time together before this deployment. of course under the eyes of the mother-in-law, which you might think would slightly take the edge of those romantic candlelit dinners, lester. >> annabelle roberts in london for us. thanks very much. now here's jenna. >> all right, lester, thanks. so what do the 1972 miami dolphins and a group of eighth grade girls from 'emwood park, illinois, have in common? they both had undefeated

seasons. but unlike the dolphins the girls did it again, and again and again. four perfect seasons with a record of 146-0. the girls and their coach john mckenna, are all joining us this morning. good morning, everybody. >> good morning. >> hi, jenna. how are you? >> i'm doing great! not as good as you guys this morning, though. shannon, let me start it with you. let me say it again 46-0. you have two games left, a semifinal game and then your championship game. i have to ask are you confident after going undefeated the last four seasons that you will do so again this year, you going to win those two games? >> yeah, i'm really confident. i'm still excited. i'm really confident in the championship. >> hey, coach, john, these girls have been together now since the fifth grade. talent is one thing. but there's got to be some other element that probably you only know that has kept them so

successful. can you tell us what your secret is. >> well, they've accomplished a lot. they've won 146 games. and they've won a state championship. they've won a number of tournaments. they've won all the leagues they've been in and they've done great. we're very proud of them. now we keep this in perspective. we know this is grammar school basketball and the objective is to have fun and have a great experience. you know, the high schools, and the colleges, they measure their success by championships, and we measure our success by smiles on the faces, and i think we're doing pretty well. right, girls? >> i would certainly say. caitlin clearly you guys are the team to beat every time another opponent comes into your gym or you go somewhere else. is there pressure on you at the start of every single game knowing everyone's gunning after you guys? >> there is pressure. but, we know that we can --

>> well, hey, anna, let me ask you, if you do go on to win a championship, huge celebration plans? i mean, i don't know if anyone's ever done what you guys have done. i would imagine there's a huge party involved in something like that. >> yeah, we want to celebrate here. all the celebrations we have this year, and -- >> coach, real quick. let me ask you a question. are there any girls on your team who have never lost a game who in their whole careers there with you have never experienced what it's like to lose a game? >> maybe a couple. we often play travel ball, so they do lose occasionally on that. this is the school team that has been together since fifth grade and they have not lost with this team. but they play on other teams. they play volleyball and softball players and soccer players. so they've experienced loss. but not with this team. >> awesome.

well, you put together a nice group of girls there. coach john mckenna and the girls basketball team. thank you so much for joining us. good luck with those last two games. hopefully we'll talk to you soon. >> thanks, jenna. >> bye, guys. still ahead the week in buzz from an a-list super couple who may be headed for divorce court. to elton john not giving love for madonna.thy. like splenda® essentials™ no calorie sweeteners. this bowl of strawberries is loaded with vitamin c. and now, b vitamins to boot. coffee doesn't have fiber. unless you want it to. splenda® essentials™ are the first and only line of sweeteners with a small boost of fiber, or antioxidants, or b vitamins in every packet. mmm. same great taste with an added "way to go, me" feeling. splenda® essentials™. get more out of what you put in. [ male announcer ] that onion after taste after you again? new crest complete with scope dual blast technology blasts away bad breath germs and food after tastes.

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this morning on the week in buzz it's been a tough week if you're famous. from hollywood's latest couple possibly calling it quits to at least two high profile celebrity feuds. >> thank goodness lester and i are not famous. plus president obama showed off his singing skills.

here to talk about the week in buzz. good morning you guys. >> good morning. >> nice to have you both here. >> want to start about heidi klum and seal. this is a couple, i think, that reportedly are -- are splitting up, and people are genuinely upset about this. >> yeah. heidi klum and seal, how could we possibly believe in the institution of marriage anymore? if these two can't make it, then nobody can make it is what i'm saying. and i think -- >> those are high standards. >> here's the calf yet, jenna. the great thing about this couple is, every year they would renew their vows on their anniversary. they've done it six times. this is their first divorce. they've got five more divorces. so we're cool. >> oh, well -- we're cool. >> it's like cat lives. >> here's the problem. this is what i think is happening with her. heidi klum, she's got a lot of

money. >> $20 million. >> right, right. thank you. she's much more famous than seal. i mean, have you ever googled seal? you know what comes up, an actually seal. >> oh, come on. >> no, try it. i did. try it. he made like $500 last year baby sitting their children. >> ouch. >> so men don't like that. they want to be the bread winner. i think that's a problem. when you are renewing your vows every year, reminding yourself what your commitments are, that's an issue. >> setting yourself up for failure. >> let's move on to the president. last week, a couple weeks ago we talked about him playing football, beach football out in hawaii, he didn't have a shirt on, he looked good. guess what else he does really well? apparently he's also a singer. he was at a fund-raiser in harlem, and he busted out al green. take a look. >> to know that reverend al green was here.

♪ i'm so in love with you >> i'm just going to say. that wasn't bad. >> oh, wait -- >> oh, okay good. >> oh. >> first of all, that was my wedding song. but, he just saying -- >> oh, he's so hot. at what point do you ask how many gifts someone is given? he's rich, he's good-looking, now he can sing? i could use chop sticks. that's my greatest gift. >> he's no herman cain. i'm just saying. but herman cain sings amazing grace, i get a little verklempt, that's all i got to say. i love this. he's awesome. what can you say? i can't wait -- >> he's so cool. >> i just can't wait to see newt gingrich sing "let's get it on." >> we're almost out of time.

elton john and madonna. this goes back to the golden globes last week, the dispute over best song, madonna wins it and elton and his husband not happy. >> if i've said it once i've said it 1,000 times there's only room for one british diva in music. >> that's right. >> that's all there is to it. >> they both have an english accent now, don't they? >> i think that's what he's really mad about. she has a bad english accent. she has the nerve to stand at the golden globes and use this accent in front of meryl streep. >> you know that when madonna was called up, elton knew the camera was on him and he was not happy. he was like -- >> oh, he was not happy. >> he sang that song about -- you should just be happy you're nominated. it's ridiculous. >> all right. karen, chuck, great to have you both here as always. we'll be back. but first these messages. ♪

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so the 2012 london olympics start about six months away and just like the winter games have curling the summer games also have that one oddball sport that never ceases to grab our curiosity. ♪ synchronized swimming. an elegant water ballet most think of as solely an olympic endeavor. beauty. balance. grace. and grandma? >> i think it's typically younger, and feeling great. >> here at new york's synchro and clubs like it all over the country, synchronized swimming is for just aboeveryone. >> synchronized swimming takes

the endurance of a marathon runner and the grace of a dancer and the strength of a gymnast. >> and if these young ladies could do it, i took out my ch k checklist. endurance, check. strength, check. grace, questionable. what, it's the only one-piece i had! >> it's the one sport where you literally don't know -- >> that sounds right about up my alley. first things first before you get to do the swimming part of synchronized swimming you have to get to the synchronized part. >> we do what's called land rolling and it's language using our arms but sometimes our arms are our arms, sometimes our arms are our legs. >> this means you're using your hands? >> this is your legs. >> year going to have to figure out exactly where you are so you don't end up passing. and don't worry, if you mess up, they'll make you look good.

>> okay. can you guys come to the show with me every morning? >> okay, let's try it again. >> at this point, maybe i make better teammates with these guys. let's see how i hang with the best? >> okay. log rolls. yay! and oyster. great, you got it. you got it. >> got the log roll down, nailed the oyster. there's just one last crucial thing. like maybe the london olympics will have to wait. in the meantime, as they say, the show must go on. ♪

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♪ >> very impressive. >> it was awesome. >> when you were doing this, was that part of the act or were you looking for help? >> very funny. this is my favorite part. you wave here. those guys were so hard, those guys over at gotham synchro. >> do they compete? >> they compete. young, old, so much fun. finally this morning, our new series "life illustrated" where we want you to share your photographs with us. >> they can be anything, family photos, beauty shots, vacationing, captured by your camera. we want to see life through your eyes. logon to our website, today.com or our facebook or twitter sites. >> we're going to leave you this

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♪ oh, i'm weary all of the time ♪ all of the time ♪ it is very humbling and very sobering to have so many people who so deeply want their country to get back on the right track. >> the race for the republican presidential nomination is wide open again as newt gingrich pulls off a huge victory in south carolina. good morning, everyone. i'm angie goff. >> and i'm chris gordon. welcome to "news 4 today" on this sunday, january 22nd. well, there is new momentum in the republican presidential race today.