for the star of the film, natalie portman, it may be the role that earns her an oscar.surrounding the film coming up. >> first, some star power this morning. we have the star of the new movie "tron legacy" with us. nice to see you. good morning. if i didn't see it in 1982, what am i going to find? >> this one stands alone so well. i seen it the other day and it's unlike anything we have seen before. it's just fantastic. a high tech thrill ride. >> takes you into the world of a video game. the first movie came out before you were born. >> yes. >> when you saw the film, how did you project your image on the new version? >> you just rely on bridges for that. it's so incredible to work with him. such an incredible opportunity. "the dude." he's such an inspiration, a brilliant actor. that's a fantastic journey. >> it's not a normal action flick. how is it video game-y? >> i mean, you know, it's such a cool world. i think you just want to explore more of it. that's up to the fans. >> you also finished shooting "country strong." you have been a busy guy. >> as soon as we finis

. >> charlie: we continue with natalie portman and director aaron afonofsky. >> they're all dancing at the same time and there's a male domination of the art. it really is -- was finding pleasure for herself rather than pleasing other people that allowed her transformation to a woman and killed the little girl. >> i talked to a lot of dancers and julian went to all the different swan lake dance and asked what she was doing and performing and then i asked what exactly is this creature and she's like during the day she's a swan and at night she's half swan and half human and the idea wept over my head. >> charlie: agassi, portman, afonofsky when we continue. >> funding was pr provided by t following: maybe you want school kids to have more exposure to the arts. maybe you want to provide meals for the needy. or maybe you want to help when the unexpected happens. whatever you want to do, members project from american express can help you take the first step. vote, volunteer, or donate for the causes you believe in at membersproject.com. take charge of making a difference. captioning sponso

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definitely an oscar nod for natalie portman because she is just brilliant in this.'s her time. next up a movie which is almost running away from theaters. so i wanted to mention it before it does. jim carrey plays steven russell a fraudster, a formerly married ex-cop who comes out as a gay man. before finally getting sent to jail for insurance scams, there he finds the love of his life, the young innocent philip morris, very, very nicely played by union mcgregor. there is something touching and unusual about their love affair. it is doomed from the beginning. but neither of the principals seem to understand why they're in love but it's a messy messy relationship. and it just something us in from beginning to end. carey and mcgregor are absolutely brilliant in this comic romp, i love you philip morris. >> there are so many other great films coming out this holiday season so it's easy to overlook but thanks. >> you made a mention natalie portman. that's considered a pyscho- sexual thriller? >> it is. the word pyscho-sexual were on my mind this morning but i thought i

natalie portman, black swan.helle williams, blue valentine. >> reporter: and the globes also honor the best in hot tv comedy. glee has the most nominations with five ♪ [ music ] and amc's madman is going for best drama for the fourth year in a row. sandra hughs, cbs news, hollywood. >>> dozens of people were spreading holiday cheer last night. they created some dc-themed christmas carols and they sang them around town. ♪ three bike racks, two smartrip cards and a holiday song for free ♪ >> reporter: that was one of the carols about metro. some appropriately on a metro escalator. the group of singers was formed using twit and facebook, but their impromptu concert nearly fell apart before it happened. >> it sort of blew up. we really had to kind of keep a lid on it. we drastically altered our plans. >> reporter: did the group accomplish its goal? members say yes. they got plenty of smiles. santa pulling up with eight reindeer is pretty cool, but santa rolling up with 20 montgomery county police officers is even coo

portman met her fiance during the production of her new movie "black swan."le in the movie has earned her nominations for a golden globe and a screen actor's guild award. >>> teen mom star amber portwood is expected in court today in a domestic violence case. portwood, a star of mtv reality show "teen mom" turned herself in to police monday. she was charged with hitting gary shirley, the baby's father. portwood's attorney says she's facing significant prison time if she's convicted, and hopes she will be released on bail. >>> straight ahead on this tuesday morning we'll have your weather forecast. and in sports the defending super bowl champs punch their way to the playoffs. >> ( beeping ) ( beeping stops ) >> announcer: free is better. do your simple return for free with the federal free edition at turbotax.com. turbotax. the most trusted brand of tax software. for constipation relief... nothing works better than miralax. it's the one. the one recommended by more doctors. only miralax is clinically proven to relieve constipation with no harsh side effects. m

it's riveting with an extraordinary performance by natalie portman.it three quarters of a bucket. abc 7 news and we'll see you on the aisle. >> there you go. >> looks intense. >> there is some movie weather coming up. >> yes. we do. >> there is some light rain. towards richmond there is an area of rainfall there. there is more rain near benicia right now. and our highway -- interstate 880 more rainfall there. and farther northeast, we can see into the sierra light snow required and rainfalling in blue canyon. snow levels down to 7,000 feet. could be lower getting into tomorrow morning. tomorrow morning at 8:00 here in the bay area temperatures into 40s moving into mid to upper 50s by mid day. we'll see highest readings in upper 50s to near 60. here is the accu-weather forecast. there is a chance of showers and then, showers continuing on saturday and there is sunday, rainiest day. dry monday. there is a and wet weather for the next week. >> thank you. >> okay. >> a very brutal reception expected for lebron james. >> and he got it. lebron james back in

natalie portman, barbara hershey, and winona ryder are joined by mila kunis, who plays portman's rivalunis sat down with peter travers, "rolling stone" movie critic and of course host of abc "world news now's" popcorn. >> mila kunis, great to have you here. >> great to be here. >> can you get up now and do some ballet? >> can you imagine? >> i could. i could almost imagine. we should say, though, for people who are just out there having no idea what "black swan" is and what you're doing in it. >> yeah. >> so please tell us. who are you? in "black swan." who is this lily person that you're playing? >> lily is a ballerina who joins the company and out of san francisco, comes to new york, and becomes kind of the driven force between natalie's character's breakdown. i guess she could be viewed as like a rival. but that's a perception. >> you went straight to the breakdown really quick, you know. yes. well, i'll do some explaining, since you won't do it. >> you go ahead. you explain. >> i'm just going to do a little bit, to say that natalie portman really wants to play "swan lake." >> yes.

everyone wants to see what natalie portman has done. her performance is extraordinary. >> "alice in wonderland" brought johnny depp one of his two nominations. >> the hollywood foreign press loves inviting big celebrities. they see a movie with angelina jolie and johnny depp and they are given tickets to the party. they want them their. >> "the kids are all right" is also nominated. along with the action movie "red." >> i have seen none of that, but it all looks good. 19 degrees on tv hill. much more to come in our next half-hour. >> fire kills three generations of east baltimore family. we have new information on yesterday's tragedy because a terrifying scene plays out in front of the camera. a gunman holds members of the school board hostage and then opens fire. see what happens in the startling fire. >> i am spinning the ball on my finger. i am hanging out wit >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today in hd. >> good morning and welcome back. i'm lisa robinson. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us this

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and it does, actress natalie portman is pregnant engage. they confirmed the news that she met her fiance at benjamin it millepede on the set up for new film blacks want. hugh hefner is to engage again. he proposed to his girlfriend and playmate over the weekend. hefner announced the news on twitter. this is the first marriage for that woman who is 61 years younger than him. there's a christmas day a baby. his name is quite of downfall. according to her all are happy and healthy. whenever we take as stop to take all look at the year that has been hollywood always pops out of the source of laughter, drama and keep us talking. >> 2010 got off to of and at the movies. >> you are not on in kansas anymore. >> at the chart raise all lot of money at becoming the highest grossing film ever. it won three academy awards. forget the last eight was the trauma that dominated it late night. a mood and jay leno from primetime back to his original time spot. conan o'brien at the hosting a show for seven months protested that essentially he agreed to a $45 m

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natalie portman is among the nominees for best actress. i believe these are live pictures of the podium where they are in the process of making those announcements. the facebook-inspired film the social network is a contender for best drama and could be in the hunt for best actor. another could be james frankel for 127 hours that. is based on the true story of a hiker forced to cutoff his own arm to save his life. the man to beat in the king's speech. apologize for bouncing around. >>> none of which we have seen. that's okay. we will have more of the golden globe nominees coming up. we will continue to follow that for you. >> this man turns down $38 million in the blink of an eye. chstmas.so merryrichs.stma a grinch paying a visit to a bay area neighborhood. lotion. nothing feels like it, smells like it, heals like it. gold bond. this stuff really works. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] now everyone can explore the world from home. at&t is making high speed internet more affordable than ever at only $14.95 a month. one-year price guarantee. this h

portman is engaged to choreographer benjamin mill bee. the two left in the production of the film, "black swan." this will be the first child for the 29-year-old actress. the stork brought alanis morissette a christmas gift. the singer gave birth to a baby boy on christmas day. the 26-year-old morissette married rapper mario treadway in may. a publisher said the family is happy and healthy and the baby is amber emra morissette treadway. say that five times fast. sports next and mike singletary's firing by the 49ers some changes to come, lawrence. >> should be positive if they follow a script. hire a general manager with the philosophy of the organization. and it's history, tote totally, that's the 49ers' way. this model works and works wonders. we'll dive in to why. lighten the mood a little bit. stanford takes off for south florida and sunny skies for the cardinal. back in moments. rob in the weather center. >> san francisco already has clouds filling in in a pretty powerful storm coming in on us as we head to tomorrow atlo the changes i

natalie portman and her costar benjamin are doing both. they're engaged and they're having a baby together. the french born professional dancer since childhood met the 29-year-old actress on the set of their ballet movie last year. a film for which she's been nominated for sag and golden globe awards. >>> sir elton john and husband david have become parents to a 7 pound 15 ounce baby boy born on christmas day. zachary jackson levon furnish john born in california via a surrogate. alana morissette gave birth to a baby boy on christmas day. ever imre morissette treadway. less than two months after rumors of her engagement, leann rimes and eddie are engaged. tabloid rumors they had aaffair shooting a movie. and finally, england's tabloids are buzzing that rachel weisz and daniel craig are a couple rebounding together after both recently ended long-term relationships. lots of love in the entertainment block today, bill. >> yeah. james bond can't get married. >> why not? >> he's 007. like the single bachelor guy. >> well, he's a good catch, and

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i predicted dark ballet film would be a best picture choice z a nomination for natalie portman. and inform the fighter christian bale gives a knock out performance. best actor nod for james franco and i'm surprised best picture and alice and wonderland and johnny depp nominated for best actor up against himself. the kids are all right about the lesbian couple raising a family has to win. both annette benning and julianne moore are nominated. i helped make choices a a member of the broadcast film critics association. you can find both lists online. toy tri 3 is an animated film choice and a best picture selection for critics choice. both awards ceremonies are next month. >> our share your holiday food drive is well underway. we've teamed up with sleep world this year. >> let's check in with reporters now. checking in san jose. and and joining me now was second harvest food bank. tell me why the need is so great this year. >> providing food tofr a quarter million a month. the need has never been greater. and people can visit us and make a donation thanks for joining us. and we hav

--ryan and jan wahl will have a review of her viewing of black swan with natalie portman.nd local choral groups entertained this christmas lighting ceremony. it looks like a lot of fun. we will be right back. if >> a nine year-old is being treated for being shot in the neck. 10 additional shots were fired into the home. >> and the ruling from the los angeles judge could be appealed. >> former police officer johannes meserle requested bail was denied. and this request, to work out the appeal of an involuntary manslaughter charge of oscar grant. and this was denied because none of these issues raised by the defense would likely lead to a reversal of the connection. >> i disagree with that ruling. >> and the attorney of meserle will appeal this as early as next week. >> obviously, this is an issue of first impression. is that he gave this jury a path to convict meserle for concocted that has never been declared- >> i am surprised that the judge denied bail. you feel a little bit relief. but it is not over with, and we're still fighting and keep on fighting. >> the family of o

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it's fellow nominees earned just as much praise "the black swan" featuring natalie portman as a tortured ballerina. the mind bending blockbuster "inception." and "the fighter," and facebook feature "the social network." >> best motion picialt comedy or musical. >> reporter: with comedies, however, there were a few surprises. >> i'm elise. >> i'm frank. >> it's a terrible name. >> reporter: critics widely panned "the tourist," it still got a best picture nod from the hollywood foreign press association. experts say it will be tough to beat indy favorite "the kids are all right." other movies in the comedy and musical category include "alice in wonderland," burle and "red." oscar coast james franco and anne hathaway getting golden globe love of their own. franco nominated for best actor for "127 hours." hathaway, best actress in "love and other drugs." finally, johnny depp is facing stip competition from himself. nominated twice as best actor in a comedy or musical for his work in "alice in wonderland" and "the tourist." abc news, los angeles. >>> i'm jamie costello. coming up at 6:00, bef

natalie portman and nicole kidman are up for best actress and a drum up.effrey eisenberg, calling for the mark walberg are among the nominees for best actor. johnny depp is up against himself in the category of best actor in a comedy or musical for his roles in alice-in- wonderland both movies were also nominated for best comedy. on the tv side some familiar names are back. at last year's best drama that man has made it again. along with dexter, the good wife, amc the walking dead and hbo's empire. last year's winner in the comedy or musical category believe is back for an encore accept against 30 rock, big bang theory, the big see enders' jackie carey had held the ball went to call the statue for best actor in a comedy last year. it begins to believe that you or send an emmy winner jim parsons from the big bang theory. british comedian bert will keep your base is coming back he's returning to host the show which airs next month. >> today facebook released its list of top status trends for the year. a kimberly tells us what it on to the less. >> a couple t

who were just there by accident they all got three least but we all have benefits they all have portman's with the gets retraining programs that's why we need this pause two years . will produce no new officers and next two years dan would after that we will start with the next step to the new cat it's in military academy but with on the number it will be last let's just based on how many officers we need for our army and what kind of army we need to consider guard population or territory we can the mentioned wiki leaks international sell a vision press made wiki leaks to made to quicken the main informational brand of the past year how do you feel about that. i don't really know what to say because something slick surprising some scared event no why should i be afraid but yes it was that it wasn't of state who needs to be afraid and even if i were afraid of what people write about me i would never go on the internet or watch television with him when he occupies such a position you have to realize that if you want with here a kind word about yourself your and really should be this way bec

notice something missing from natalie portman and black swan? how about 20 pounds.ok a year and bar training eight hours a day sometimes. then there's christian bale who went from badman buff to strong-out skinny in the fighter. but that's nowhere near the skeleton he played in the machinist. >> if you were any thinner, you wouldn't exist. >> reporter: he lived off an apple, water, and a can of tuna every day and nothing else. >> believe me, i don't go looking for things. if it does happen, i'm like, damn, i got to do that again. i tend to do it for the movie and character. >> reporter: tom hanks may be the king of the weight i donyo-. he went from an average attorney into a man dying from aides. and he was nominated from shrinking to the fedex executive to cast away. >> you're not showing up on set and getting into character. you're living in a way that puts you in touch with that character. >> reporter: movies may be make-believe, but atth actors are very real and roles that seem skin deep may not pull their weight at the oscars. nbc news, hollywood. >>> that's "n

natalie portman, black swan. michelle williams, blue valentine.mes franko, 127 hours. ryan goss ling, blue valentine. mark wahlberg, the fighter. best motion picture drama. black swan, the fighter, inception, the king's speech, the social network. thank you. >> let's give a big thank you for blair, josh, and katie. for those watching, don't forget to join us sunday, january the 16th, for the 68th annual golden globe awards hosted by ricky e gervais. >> ricky gervais will host for the second straight year. good morning to you. >> i was mentioned right at the end. >> better late than never. >> didn't hear my name until right at the end, which is -- >> well, they saved the best for last. >> exactly, yeah. >> one thing you kept saying throughout the whole thing is -- >> you have nothing. >> nobody -- >> how can you host the show -- >> i saw one of the films. >> which one? >> inception. it's amazing. i have a good chance. >> in your world. >> yes. >> i've seen all the tv shows, and they're all great. i love "dexter." >> "boardwalk empire." >> amazing.

and natalie portman for "black swan." it brought johnny depp, jolie is nominated, as was depp.he awards will be handed out january 16th. >>> the tv canandaiguas, nbc's "30 rok." the competition. you can see the "glolden globes." on january 16th. >> we are suffering through the coldest air of the season. it could be days before we get out of the day. >> a what a high tech tool is doing to try to keep people safe. >> keeping energy costs low, but still keeping warm. >> it is cold. temperatures are still in the mid 20s, cloudy business. some of the clouds may produce a passing snowshower. right now, 25 inwashington. windchills, only in the single digits. to near ten degrees, with the latest wind gusting to 40 miles an hour. gusts to near 50. wind adsory until tonight. drawing in the cold. all the way down here. it will stay cold through the end of the week. it looks like over the weekend, preliminary outlook. >> we could go sit in a warm movie theater. >> we invite you [ female announcer ] safeway talks gift ideas. music makes a great gift. i like rock, hip-hop, country... and you

natalee portman who's just 5'3" lost 20 pounds for her role in the current movie black swan to accurately skinny world of the ballet world. a world where you've got to have an thin body and even even thicker skin. >> the aesthetic for ballet is not changing any time soon so it will continue to essential for success for ballet dancers to continue that ideal. >> we reached out to the "new york times" and they said the reviews by their critics peek for themselves. ann? >> natalie, thank you so much. we have got jennifer ringer now joining us exclusively. good morning. >> good morning. >> the first moment you read that review, when you read those words, what was your immediate reaction? >> it made me feel bad, it's embarrassing to see something bad written about yourself in print. so it did make me feel bad about myself. but, you know, i really had to tell myself that's one person's opinion, you know, out of the 2,000 people that were there that night. so, you know hawhere i am right now, i was able to move forward from it. >> you didn't expect the reaction, the outpouring really from the pub

"at the black swan" features best actress nominee, natalie portman.f the boxing drama, "the fighter and "the movie about facebook. when it comes to comedies, the review surprises. critics widely panned "the tourist." but it still financial aid best picture nod. experts say it will be tough to beat "the kids are all right." other movies include "alice in wonderland." franco is nominated for best actor and hathaway for best actress. johnny depp is facing stiff competition from himself. he was nominated twice as best actor in a comedy or musical for his work in "alice in wonderland close "and "the tourist." >> how many of those did you see? >> i've seen three of them. >> i'm surprised. this is the movie girl. >> coming up, jeopardy's most successful contestants will face their biggest challenge, man vs. machine. >> the debate is on a over mercury dental fillings. >> the debate is on a over mercury dental fillings. >> christmas came early for a family in iowa when he came home from the war. his wife and children thought they would be spending the holidays

natalie portman, ""black swan." michelle williams, lou valentine."eech." james franco, "127 hours." ryan gosling, "blue valentine." mark wahlberg, "the fighter." best motion picture, drama. "black swan." "the fighter." "inception." "the king's speech." "the social network." thank you. >> let's give a big thank you to blair, josh and katie. as i was watching, don't forget to join us sunday, january the 16? for the 68th annual golden globe awards, hosted by ricky gervais, live coast to coast on nbc. thank you. >> and joining us now with his take on the golden globes is dalton ross, assistant managing editor for "entertainment weekly." we're sitting here scribbling like mad. and in terms of headlines, i'm going to think just from my random scribbling. >> right. >> one of the ones that's really like hauling in nominations was "the fighter." >> yeah, "the fighter" was a -- got a lot of nominations. that was sort of on the edge. and "black swan," too, harry. we talk about "the social network" was going to be in there, "the king's speech," we knew those wer

what a year natalie portman is having.huge success with "the black swan," all kinds of award nominations coming out. even more good news for her now. she is engaged and is pregnant on top of all that. she's having quite a year here. she's 29 years old and her fiance and father of her child is benjamin millepied, who actually starred with her, as choreographer in real life and also starred with her in the movie. this is the scene with them together. if you saw the movie this now is natalie's man. they met during production of the film and hit it off, apparently. they are engaged and she's 29, he's 33, the baby's due sometime next year. so we want to send our congrats to natalie. she's having a nice 2010. >> yes. >> it's going to be a really cool 2011 for her as well. >> no doubt. she's got a couple of films coming out back to back. >> i think a comedy's next. having seen "black swan," it was kind of a deep, dark kind of thing. taking a lighter turn coming up next. >> very deep in tone. let's talk about elton john.Ñiáó elton

she's joine by halle berry, nicole kidman for "rabbit hole" and natalie portman for "black swan." >>t's huge. >> alice in wonderland leads the contenders for best comedy or musical. angelina jolie is also nomina d nominated. "the kids are all right" is also in the field for best comedy musical. with nominations for annette bening and juln moore. the awards will be handed out january 16th. mark barger, nbc news. >> a lot of catching up to do. >> yeah. >>> the redskins aren't the only team suffering out there. losing is beginning to wear on the capitals as well. >>> a homecoming of sorts for a member of the two-time defending champion the lakers. >>> we're waiting to hear wh happens at redskins park tonight. >> the wizards are trying to snap out of it after losing four straight games tonit. they face a familiar opponent. the los angeles lakers and wizards. the wizard hope to keep it close. before we talk about a lakers player familiar with the territory verizon center, why are you wearing all purple? >> i didn't even think about it today. it only seems worse becau i forgot my jaet. and

she's joined by halle berry, nicole kidman, jennifer lawrence and natalie portman.ce in wonderland leads the contenders for best comedy or musical. it also brought johnny depp a nomination. angelina jolie is nominated as is the film itself. the kids are all right is also up for best comedy or musical. the song and dae show "burlesque" rounds out the nominees for best comedy or musical. the awards will be hand out january 16th. mark barger, nbc news. >>> coming up on news 4, a security breach at a fast food company puts some persal information of customers at risk. > tonight at 5:00, breaking news. a virginia man is accuses of posting threats aimed at metro, how he got caught and what investigators are saying about your safety on the transit system. out with the old and to the 21st century. we'll tell you where this d.c. high school is getting a major makeover. >>> a local county courthouse has major sces and the christmas tree to celebrate the season. that's not the only display you'll see here. what els will be showing up this holiday seaso >>> the fda will again l

natalienatalie portman getting an oscar buzz. halle, nicole, michele williams. tied with six nominations each. >> not you, not you, and not you. >> reporter: both stars mark walburg along with colin firth, ryan gossling and others. >> bottom of the canal. >> reporter: johnny depp got two nods for his roles in alice in wonderland and the tourist and on the small screen "the good wife" is up for three globes. "glee" five nods. sandra hughes, cbs news, hollywood. >> the golden globes will be handed out on january 16th. >>> thank you for joining us tonight. 9 news at 6:00 p.m. starts right now. >>> from the first local station with news in high- definition. this is 9 news now. >>> the washington area tonight still shivering from the bitter cold with little relief in sight.

. >> annette bening kids are right, natalie portman blacks want.nk conviction. >> overall cast performance this is always a good indication this whole cast is great. the fighter. the king's speech, a black swan, same movies keep coming out, you of the disease say hey, this motion watch. >> lanny kate larry king is signing off. the 77 year-old will post is finally making a live show tonight. 25 years interviewing thousands of guests tonight's guests order size cent, bill mark, it's not the last we will see of him as he said that app for cnn special a year. pierce morgan will take over in january. >> we will be right back with the kron 4 morning news, weather and traffic in just a few moments. we have some sunshine around the bay, they insist they're coming walnut creek, the house some two. a little sluggish. we'll be right back. people! look at you! texting...blogging... all this technology, but you're still banking like pilgrims! it's time for new school banking, bubbie. interest plus savings at capitalone.com. why earn bupkis, when your savings ca

williams, isostar, up for an award as well as natalie portman and nicole kidman.y depp ahas two nominations. his costar, angelina jolie, is nominated in "the tourist" as well as the film. the song and dance show "burlesque" is nominated. awards will be handed out jan. 16. >> here is in the get what is coming at 6:00. >> plans to secure some big education dollars. i am tim to live in the newsroom with that story coming up. -- i am hamid tooten live in the newsroom. >> details to ahead on the early release. >> tragedy in east baltimore after an early-morning fire killing six. three adults and three children. i am lowell melser with that story next. >> live, local, late breaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news at 6:00 in hd. >> tragedy strikes in baltimore. another raging fire in the city, this one with multiple lives lost. that is the big story tonight at 6:00. a fire kills the bill in the east baltimore. >> it happened at 5:00 this morning in east baltimore where we find lowell melser. >> this is just an incredibly sad story to tell you about, especially so close to the h

i interviewed natalie portman, saw the movie.e the thriller. >> i heard it was really dark, though. depressing and dark. >> very dark. you kind of have to prepare yourself for that. beautifully, beautifully directed and natalie portman, such a talent. >> what about tv? what are the big picks? >> oh, all right. so "glee," no surprise there. >> we knew that. >> and they're still writing that momentum of the emmy awards this year. they did so well. they had the most gnome nations, five. as well as the big bang theory. the big c. 30 rock. another big favorite. and "modern family." and for best tv series, drama. boardwalk empire. dexter, the good wife. mad men and walking dead. and something else in that category. seeing a tip in power here between cable tv and network tv. traditionally, tv shows were the ones that made the cut at the broadcast end but the only one from that tv and broadcast side is the good wife on cbs. the rest are from cable tv shows and could be a new trend that we're seeing perhaps, i ckyra. >> all right. thank y

she's getting rave reviews for her work playing a free-spirited ballerina opposite natalie portman inhe new movie "black swan," it's playing in select cities now. please say hello to mila kunis. [ cheers and applause ] >> hi. >> jimmy: how are you? >> i'm good. >> jimmy: so are you celebrating hanukkah or christmas or neither or -- >> tech knolly hanukkah but realistically both. i mean, i love me a christmas tree. >> jimmy: you might as well get as much for the holidays. >> right. >> jimmy: you're originally from the ukraine. you're aware of this. >> yes. >> jimmy: are there traditional ukrainian holiday things that you do? >> not necessarily. my mom makes -- i knew you were going to talk about this. my mom's going to kill me. a specific dish for new year's. we're not -- new year's is a big thing in my family. you want to know what this food is? >> jimmy: i'd love to know. >> i'm ratheally sorry, mom. i think it's delicious. it's my favorite. she only makes it once a year, for new year's, for me. it's techniqcally called -- [ speaking foreign language ] which translates to herring in

natalie portman plays a ballerina in black swan. and she's already getting buzz for oscar nods.ut she's already facing tough competition. >> reporter: tied with six nominations each, facebook flick, the social network. and the gritty boxing drama, the fighter. >> reporter: both stars up for best actor, along with collin firgts, jess ranko, and ryan goz lin. >> where is the bottom of the boat? >> bottom of the canal. >> johnny depp also got two nods for his roles in alice in wonderland and the tourist. and on the small screen -- >> you are piercing the fifth amendment right. >> reporter: cbs'sed" goodwife" is up for three golden globes. "glee" his five nods. and amc drama is going for a fourth in a row. >> the golden globes will be given out january 16th. >>> still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news at 5:00. holiday shopping advice. the hot toys every kid is asking for. >>> big cleanup. a closer look at the weather disaster at the metro dome. >> bob turk, first warning weather center. when will the winds and intense cold subside. i'll have the cluive first warning five-day

had a weight problem and natalie portman relates to that.eck them out online to see if your favorites were nominated. >>> how low will the temperatures go? rob marciano is braving the cold outside. he's up next with more details on more snow. seven years ago, i had this idea. to make baby food the way moms would. happybaby strives to make the best organic baby food. in a business like ours, personal connections are so important. we use our american express open gold card to further those connections. last year we took dozens of trips using membership rewards points to meet with the farmers that grow our sweet potatoes and merchants that sell our product. we've gone from being in 5 stores to 7,500. booming is using points to make connections that grow your business. ♪ >>> look at that. >> yeah, we got a little bit of snow. >> i haven't looked outside since we came into work this morning. we got snow in new york city. all right. that's something to rock about. cloudy right now, 21 degrees. later on today, a little more snow. not a lot more. th

natalee portman, michelle williams blue valentine.ko. 127 hours. ry mark wallburg, the fighter. best motion picture drama. black swan. the fighter. inception. the king's speech. the social network. thank you. >> let's give a big thank you to blair, josh and katie. don't forget to join us sunday january 16 for the 68th annual golden globe awards live coast to coast on nbc. thank you. >> ricky will host, good morning to you. >> i was mentioned right at the end. >> better late an never. >> didn't hear mname until right at the end. >> they save the best for last. >>ou kept saying throughout the whole thing- >> you have nothing. >> you don't know anything about it. >> i saw one of the lms, inception, it was amassing. >> in your world. >> i he seen all the tv shows and they'll all great i love dexter. >> boardwalk empire. >> that one was amazing. >> you should know from your people. >> my people? what, the royal family? they're my people, all righ >> this is not an easy thing to host. >> the show? >> this is easy. your show. the golden glob

so the basic premise of the movie is natalie portman is a new york city ballerina who's completely consumed of playing the lead role in the ballet "black swan" which means she has to be the good, sweet white swan. and the evil black swan. you sort of watch her metamorphosis which is assisted by another ballerina. ♪ >> attack it, attack it, come on! >> well. good of you to join us. >> sorry. >> girls, this is lily. straight off the plane from san francisco, she's filling rebecca's old spot. >> hey. >> get warmed up. >> that's okay, i'm good. >> i'm giving this movie 3 1/2 kernels out of 5 because even though i didn't get it, i thought it did a wonderful job of building suspense and it was unlike any other movie i've seen in a while and the acting is absolutely phenomenal. it's a very artsy movie so if you're not into that artsy thing, like my husband who was upset he was dragged to it, you're probably not going to like this movie very much. >> i saw "the king's speech" which is not too bad. basically king george vi of england, speech impediment at a time the country's close to war, the backd

natalie portman said she is engaged and pregnant. she is engaged to a kor yog rafr from black swan that is an early favorite for an oscar. this will be her first child. >> alanis morrisette gave birth to a boy on christmas named ever. >>> sir elton john and his partners are fathers to a baby boy. they used a surrogate mother. zachary jackson was born also on christmas day. in england it's illegal to pay a surrogate mother. the couple said the baby is doing well and they are overwhelmed with happiness. >> 6:21 and we want to check in with mike inouye on the travel times. >> checking the east shore freeway, typically it's a big concern. we are looking at 18 minutes off of the bridge. not a big concern because of a light snoef traffic. we will show you what you are talking about. the steady flow for the last 20 minutes or so off of 580 and the 880 interchange. the east shore freeway in the distance, a smooth drive and visibility is better than yesterday. we will look at travel times and highway 4 not showing slowing and from pittsburgh

actress and natalie portman is pregnant and engage. her publicist confirmed news. she met her fiance on the new set of black swan. allen is more a set and her husband welcome to their son on christmas day. according to rep all are happy and healthy. whenever we stopped to take a look at the year that has been hollywood always pops up as a source of laughed and drama. >> d dozen and then got off to a bang at the movies. >> you are not in kiev is any more. >> abattoir it earned billions of dollars becoming the highest grossing film ever and it won three academy awards forget the loss. it it was the trauma that dominated late night. they moved let go back to his prime-time slot. conan o'brien protested it but eventually agreed to a $45 million deal to it hand over his time slot to let up. he left the network and had his own show. it is your health problems for rocker turned reality to be star brett michaels. percy underwent an emergency epidemic key and then had a brain hemorrhage. weeks later he went to the doctors and had a warning stroke. you is diagnosed with all

. >> best actress nominees halle berry, natalie portman to name a few. >> nominees for best motion picture drama, the social network, the inception, the black swan, the king's speech, a lot of buzz about oscar, the king's speech. >> have you seen any of thos movies? >> no. not with three little ones at home. >> that would be a big no on this shift. >> maybe could get to it over the holidays? >> not. >> we are still trying to get to lunch. >> so we have a minute to spare. we have a question to ask tracy downstairs. we saw that nice photo sent in, we were wondering if it was an egret, pelican or crane. >> these are pressing questions. >> with we need a bird specialist. >> ornithologist? >> i think it's an egret but it could be a herron but that's not a pelican. >> i thought it was a nice sunset. [ laughter ] >> i know. >> but that is the skinniest pelican i have ever seen. but look at that sunset. is that really a sunset or is that sunrise? >> doesn't he look like his name is probably louie? >> probably. [ laughter ] >> that's good. >> they are saying we ve

. >> jolie's stiffest competition is expected to be natalie portman in "the black swan."" topped all other shows with five nominations. >>> tonight is the night when "the biggest loser" wins. it's down to the final four. they've been working hard. the winner will be the contestant who has lost the most weight after grueling workouts and strategizing and breakdowns. they battle it out in tonight's live finale. long is in the running for the $250,000 prize. >> tara ran the marathon in four hours and 66 minutes. i want to be there. she has the best female time. i think it helps me to focus when i know i have a goal. if i know that this is the time i need to train for. >> nbc bay area is backstage with "the biggest loser" tonight. we'll keep the cameras rolling after the live event is over and you'll see what happens tonight at 11:00. >>> raj will have all the sports for us when we come back. >>> good evening. i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. the golden gate bridge is starting to dry out, but still plenty of rain on the radar.un >>> san francisco's boardofsu r boardofsup