. >> do we have time for mary tyler moore? >> i would love to do a shout out. r mary tyler moore show and she is part of pop culture. a quick happy birthday to ms. moore. >> ageless. >> fantastic, yes. >> for the latest, logon to scoop.oeds at any time com or be a fan on facebook. >> the gut check is up next and the arizona superintendent who calls the ethic studies program illegal. a judge agreed with him on that. what does your gut tell you? [ woman ] my boyfriend and i were going on vacation, so i used my citi thank you card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? we talked about getting a diamond. but with all the thank you points i've been earning... ♪ ...i flew us to the rock i really had in mind. ♪ [ male announcer ] the citi thank you card. earn points you can use for travel on any airline, with no blackout dates. >>> joining the "news nation" on twitter. find our twitter page at "news nation." time for the "news nation" gut check. an arizona judge ruled a mexican american studies program available at

. >>> and happy birthday to tv comedy legend mary tyler moore. she turns 75 today. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. with less than a week before the iowa caucuses, presidential candidates newt gingrich and rick santorum speak out. >>> and from a laughing baby to rebecca black. the biggest internet sensations of the year are live in studio. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today." just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a good one.

. >>> and mary tyler moore turns 75.evotes her time today to various charities including helping homeless pets. she's written a book recently about her life called "growing up again, life, loves and, oh, yeah, diabetes." >>> and doctors appointments for last-minute checkups. coming up, a list of medical tests you probably should talk to your doctor about getting done. >>> and the new tax come january 1st. >>> and pitfalls to avoid if you plan to trade in gift cards. you're watching "good morning maryland." we return in a few minutes. >>> a deadly bus crash shut down a busy maryland highway . i'm linda so. what you can expect for the commute this morning. >> and i'm corrine redmond, the iowa caucuses and the latest gop standings coming up. >> and playing for a sellout crowd. how the bengals got the fans to buy the tickets. on this thursday, december 29th. good morning, maryland, i'm charley crowson. let's get right to meteorologist justin berk for a check of the thursday forecast. it's returning back to normal but right n

oscar nominated actress mary tyler moore is 75. oscar winning actor john voight is 73. he's a new leading man on csi, ted danson turns 64 today. >> another oscar nominated actress patricia clarkton is 52. he's gotten a couple of oscar nominations, oh, yeah, actor jude law is 39. a special happy birthday to wusa 9 engineer sean hawkins. happy birthday, sean! >>> welcome back. 5:45. if you're just waking up, weather time now. olga breese is in for howard. yesterday, sort of balmy. plenty of wind. big difference today. >> we're feeling the chill this morning. you step out the door. definitely looking at some cooler temperatures and keeps on dropping. we're now down near the freezing mark inside the beltway. definitely into the 20s. outside the beltway. so, the forecast for today is going to feature plenty of cool air. our day planner has partly cloudy skies to start. that will be changing through midday and late day. we'll roll in some more cloud cover. move our temperatures out of the 30s, at least head back into the 40s by about the 1:00 hour. most of us will top out rig

televised 90th birthday party for white next month and the guest list will include co-stars from "mary tyler mooreasner and stars like carol burnett, jay leno, hugh jackman and her co-stars from "hot in cleveland." the show will air january 16th, the day before white turns 90. i just hope we're doing that well, t.j., you and i when we turn 90. white shows snow signs of slowing down. good for her. >> 90 years old and to see her -- it's weird to see her career taking off. >> it's impressive. >> very impressive. i got a mariah carey note here i'm supposed to go to next. is that where we're going? >> we're talking about mariah carey and her babies. her new christmas video may feature john legend, but in my mind, the video stars are her twins that are making their big music video debut and we have a treat for you. take a look at her singing with "when christmas comes" with her beautiful family. ♪ get together it's going to be so nice ♪ ♪ better than ever >> makes you want to say, awww. there's moroccan and monroe and only eight months old but ready to follow in mom and dad's footsteps. she does christm

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