the park is divided into 2 sections we are in the stern area.n you get over to pine lake meadow and pine lake, pine lake is considered a natural area. in 1847, the green family came out here, back then this was kind of an empty canyon and sand dun area. they claimed this property. in 1892. george green who's a second generation built the truckdaro club house. there was a hotel then. it was said this was the place to go if you were weary of the dirty city and the police. there were a couple of gun fights the front door has bullet holes. i don't ever repair them. 1931 stig mond bought the property from the green family. she donated it to the city of san francisco and had a specification, i'm giving it to the city that will be used forever for the enjoyment forever of the people of the city of san francisco. it has ever since. every summer the stern grove association in san francisco rec and parks put on 10 free concerts. usually people come out at 10 in the morning it's a family affair. everybody is on the lawn with picnics and it's free. anybody

a lot of contestants will be surprised by the range of howard stern.e'll talk about that coming up. >>> also, a lot of people when they hear the word cuba, the name of the country, a lot of emotions inspire, seemed so far away and yet it's very close. natalie is sharing her recent trip there to explore the big changes taking place in the once isolated nation. >>> we begin this half hour with the penn state child sex abuse scandal. earl whier this week jerry sandusky waived the right to a preliminary hearing tied to that case. today two former penn state officials charged with lying to a grand jury and failing to report sex abuse allegations, face their own day in court and key witness mike mcqueary is expected to testify for the first time in public but there's another mystery in this case, nbc's lester holt has that side of the story. good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning. it's almost a mystery within a mystery, a story of ray gricar, a pennsylvania district attorney who we now know was the first prosecutor to investigate the allegation

coming up, howard stern's new job.nd meteorologist, tom kierein will be back with the forecast. >>> stay with nbc all afternoon. >>> i would like to say happy holidays to my wife and my daughters in fairfax, virginia. wish you a merry christmas and happy new year. >>> a proposal rejected on national television. and tommy mcfly. >> how are you? >> good. >> that ellen degeneres. >> a lot of folks like her show. let's listen to what happened on the show. >> i have been waiting for this my whole life, and i want you to marry me. >> i can't. i'm sorry. >> what did she say? >> i can't, i can't, i'm sorry. >> the audience wasn't in on it, so they didn't know. they must have been ready to beat that lady up, right? >> that's a guy's biggest fear in life, you finally save up three months salary and buy the ring and then propose and she's like, can't do it. >> it was just to bring attention to her 12 days of christmas at 3:00. >> that was a crazy way to do it. >> what a great way to get us talking about it. the internet was set o

stern, his aide told cnn, was unavailable for comment. in fact , chimerics said they not only said they had a drug, but it was and is a small business. and by the department of health and human services own requirement, the contract was supposed to go to a small business. that's when the department of health and human services did something pretty interesting. the government changed the terms of the bidding, making sure any company, even large ones like siga, could go after the contract. then health and human services determined that siga was the only bidder that actually qualified. >> do you feel because some very large democratic supporters of the white house, ron perlman, andy stern were involved with that company, that this has the impression of a political payoff? >> i'm not going to comment about people drawing conclusions about the appearances of this contract. i want to get into the facts. >> reporter: according to documents obtained by cnn, that's not the only question to be asked. because internal documents reveal a profit retur

after an uproar from nba owners, stern vetoed the deal., the hornets are owned by the league. and the owners thought it was an unfair deal. i'm sure we have not heard the last of them. so stay tuned. >>> no trade in the nfl but the steelers will duz ben roethlisberger for a while. against the browns he was sacked and twisted his ankle. already playing with a broken thumb, now he left the game with a high ankle sprain. ben called it the worst pain he'd ever felt but in true roethlisberger style he rubbed some dirt on it and returned in the second half. not only did he play, but he threw two touchdowns. antonio brown here and he did the rest. 79 yards down the sideline. that sealed it for pittsburgh. steelers won it 14-3, thanks to a gutsy performance by their quarterback. >>> and finally back to baseball where the angels weren't the only ones making a big splash. keeping an eye to the right of the mlb tv set, a man took a spill into a reflecting pool. all we know is that his name is steve. i'm not sure what his friends are calling him. perh

stern: yeah, the flight control team is monitoring the data that's coming down, looking at the healthraft and sending instructions back up to basically choreograph everything that happens on the spacecraft. so how long do those instructions take to get there? like suppose it says, "quick, turn left!" like, how long does that take? well, right now it would take about two hours and 12 minutes for the instruction to get up there and then after it's executed, two hours and 12 minutes more for us to find out that's what happened. to complete the round trip. by the time it gets to pluto... it's going to be 9 1/2 hours. round trip. yeah. so you better know well in advance what you're telling this thing to do. we try to make sure we do that. tyson: new horizons has seven scientific instruments, which will study pluto's atmospheric composition, its surface features, its interior structure, as well as its three moons: charon, nix and hydra. so it seems to me that new horizons, with its experiments, will transform this icy ball out there into a world. it's true first-time exploration. we've neve

and when i asked some other comedian that i knew did howard stern. what to do." and you go "well, here's what he does." and like, you taught me how to do it. i was like what a great, nice guy. you just gave me that impression. you were always generous, and always cool, and i will never forget that. thank you so much for doing that. >> thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: always fun. >> thank you. thank you very much. >> jimmy: is this weird to have me interview you on a talk show? >> yeah. [ laughter ] very strange. >> jimmy: well, you have a book out. this is exciting. look at this. you're a "the new york times" bestseller. [ cheers and applause ] come on! ♪ now, what made you want to write a book? >> i think i wanted to write about it since i was a kid. about how people that are, you know, mistreating someone, get them to shut up about it, and i always wanted to write about it. and then, you know, i left "snl." i didn't want to embarrass lorne or nothing, you know? so when i left "snl," i decided to write it. >> jimmy: there's some dark stu

. >>> just ahead from kobe's split to howard stern going prime time.rity buzz. and the next day i pay for it. i tried decongestants... i tossed & turned... i even vaporized! and then i fought back: with drug-free breathe right advanced. these nasal strips instantly opened my nose, like a breath of fresh air. i was breathing and sleeping better! [ female announcer ] exercise your right to breathe right... get two free strips at breatheright.com. hey, it's your right to breathe right! keurig has a wide variety of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from. keurig is the way to brew fresh, delicious coffee in under a minute. way to brew. so with keurig, every cup tastes like it's brewed just for you. because it is. >>> this morning, taking another look at the week in buzz, from celebrity splits and engagements to howard stern's return to nbc. what has talking? >> chuck knight and carrie riley, and ben bailey, host of "who's still standing." good morning to all of you. >> good morning. >> let's talk about kobe bryant in the news. his marriage of ten years app

. >>> and howard stern signed on as judge to "america's got talent." already the parents television council complained about the shock jock's appointment but simon cowell says he thinks stern is way too smart to cross the line saying, quote, he's not stupid. >> i am going with the instant quick fix over the silent movie. >> you don't want a throwback to the old days, when it was simple. >>> well, this comes to us from wcau philadelphia, pennsylvania, where in nearby new jersey two acts of kindness came at the right time for a homeless family. carol and her son anthony returned an envelope with over $900 after discovering it just laying in a parking lot. well, the money ended up belonging to a homeless mother of five. she intended to make a downpayment on a new apartment. a week later, the cash-strapped family received a second blessing when their church providing them with a mountain of christmas gifts. that's the season. that's the spirit. >>> i'm lynn berry and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> visi

where is howard stern moving to now? more on that as we cover the entertainment headlines. >> and a virtual holiday before bring some very real saving to online shoppers. that's coming up. >> and after a mild start, the temperatures are going to be falling quickly this morning. we'll let you know how cold it's going to get. >> and we're tracking an accident on northbound 95 heading up into howard county. >> welcome back. it's 54 degrees downtown, but don't let that fool you. temperatures will fall off very quickly this morning, so dress for temperatures in the 40's, perhaps even the 30's, because that's what it will feel like because of the wind. we had a cold front go through a couple of hours ago. winds have shifted around to the northwest. it's 51 at the airport. winds are gusting up to 25 miles per hour, so be prepared for that, especially if you're going over to one of the bridges there. just hang on to the steering wheel. you can see how the temperatures fall off from west to east here. across the lower eastern sho

. >> just ahead from kobe's split to howard stern going primetime.eek'sfirst,rityse thesa ms bufirst,hese msages. time. we'll get the scoop on this week's celebrity buzz. and the next day i pay for it. i tried decongestants... i tossed & turned... i even vaporized! and then i fought back: with drug-free breathe right advanced. these nasal strips instantly opened my nose, like a breath of fresh air. i was breathing and sleeping better! [ female announcer ] exercise your right to breathe right... get two free strips at breatheright.com. hey, it's your right to breathe right! keurig has a wide variety of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from. keurig is the way to brew fresh, delicious coffee in under a minute. way to brew. so with keurig, every cup tastes like it's brewed just for you. because it is. you don't decide when vegetables reach the peak of perfection. the vegetables do. at green giant, we pick vegetables only when they're perfect. then freeze them fast so they're are as nutritious as fresh. [ green giant ] ho ho ho. ♪ green giant your new pro

after an uproar from nba owners, stern vetoed the deal. hornets are owned by the league. i'm sure we are not heard the last of them. >>> no trade in the nfl but steelers did lose ben roethlisberger for a while. already playing with a broken thumb, now he left the game with a high ankle sprain. he called it the worst pain he'd ever felt. but in true roth business lerger style he rubbed dirt on it and returned in the second half. he threw two touchdowns. antonio brown here and he did the rest. 79 yards down the sideline. steelers won it 14-3, thanks to a gutsy performance by their quarterback. >>> finally back to baseball where angels weren't the only ones making a big splash. keeping an eye to the right of the mlb tv set, a man took a spill into a reflecting pool. all we know is that his name is steve. i'm not sure what his friend are calling him. perhaps scuba steve after this. thankfully he was just fine. just a little washed up. that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a great weekend. i'm fred roggin. >> i hate it when that happens. >>> coming up, two ne

sternness les just gave each still has a caricature in his home of the buffet meals and events in viscously that followed . this caricature assures the atmosphere of the time this is a very good hour. hunters while having a rest exchange opinions some of them are controversial the artist had a great sense of humor. most of those who happens to be envious of the time understood that more than just economic reforms would be discussed there what will our economic relations be like very good very good both economic in others sorry we have to go. to the concept of our future relations was found when we managed to formulate the opening sentence which said the u.s.s.r. as a subject of international law. and the political reality is this ceasing to exist where your socialist. eleventh of march one thousand nine hundred five. clinton remaining elected mico gorbachev general secretary of the central committee. was elected head of state a spirit of change was in the air perestroika was proclaimed to the country. became the first soviet leader to meet people and talk to them directly without speeches p

. >>> finally, howard stern officially signed on as judge for nbc's "america's got talent."ady the parents council -- the parents television council complained about the shock jock's appointment, but show boss, simon cowl, told tmz he thinks stern is way too smart to cross the line on the show saying, quote, he's not stupid, this guy. this guy. will you watch? >> you know something? i will watch the first couple because i want to see what he says and how he acts. >> which is probably why they brought him on the show. you know, i'm sure there's a seven-second delay. so fortunately for anyone -- >> they're probably going to have backup seven-second delay. they'll have two people on the buttons. >> maybe three. >> i'm lynn berry. that's it for "first look." but stay tuned. "way too early with willie geist" starts right now. >>> newt gingrich, center stage as the front-runner at the final debate before the voting begins in iowa is hammered on his electability and his conservative record as mitt romney tries to claw his way back to the top of the field. the question is, will rick

stern was lobbied by owners to stop the deal over concerns the lakers would be getting another huge namet the expense of smaller market franchise. what? cavs owner dan gilbert involved in that nasty back and forth over lebron james sent an e-mail "commission, it would be a travesty to allow the lakers to acquire chris paul in the apparent trade being discussed. this trade should go to a vote of the owners of the hornets. i know the vast majority of owners feel the same way i do. when will we just change the name of 25 of the 30 teams to the washington agagenerals? please advise." they say it was based on basketball reasons. making for an awkward start to the season for pau gasol and lamar odom set to be traded to new orleans and houston as part of the deal. instead they'll be expected to report to practice in los angeles. odom tweeted "when a team trades you and it doesn't go down, now what? chris paul who averaged nearly 16 points and 10 assists last season is now expected back in new orleans. again, according to most report, the owners got together and whined that the lakers would be t

stern blocked it for now with small market owner complaining about big market poaching.e currently owned by the league and deal on hold for now. heismann trophy handed out saturday and luck will be there. he picked up other hardware winning the camp award and college football player of the year. luck threw for 35 touch downs. cardinal face oklahoma state in the fiesta bowl. how tough is he. ryan clark yanks his arm to pop the shoulder into place. yike yikes. ben gets it even worse. left ankle bending in a way it's not supposed to. big ben so tough. left then came back. hits brown. weaving 79 yards against cleveland. steelers depet the browns 14-3. stee steelers will come to can stick for a monday night game with a 10 and 3 record. that is your toyota sports report. >> prediction on that game sf. >> about should be low scoring defensive battle, carolyn. it's too early to tell who is going to win that game. niners have other business this week in arizona first? right. right. >> one game at a tame. >> i'm sorry. >> that's what harbaugh would say. >> who is the guy. >> frede

. >>> just ahead from kobe's split to howard stern going prime time. celebrity buzz. and the next day i pay for it. i tried decongestants... i tossed & turned... i even vaporized! and then i fought back: with drug-free breathe right advanced. these nasal strips instantly opened my nose, like a breath of fresh air. i was breathing and sleeping better! [ female announcer ] exercise your right to breathe right... get two free strips at breatheright.com. hey, it's your right to breathe right! keurig has a wide variety of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from. keurig is the way to brew fresh, delicious coffee in under a minute. way to brew. so with keurig, every cup tastes like it's brewed just for you. because it is. >> chuck knight and carrie riley, and ben bailey, host of "who's still standing." good morning to all of you. >> good morning. >> let's talk about kobe bryant in the news. his marriage of ten years apparently coming to annee ingi. >> declared irreconcilable differences. tmz says it's because kobe has been unfaithful again. we don't thank to

stern blocked it for now with small market owner complaining about big market poaching. fran chase currently owned by the league and deal on hold for now. heismann trophy handed out saturday and luck will be there. he picked up other hardware winning the camp award and college football player of the year. luck threw for 35 touch downs. cardinal face oklahoma state in the fiesta bowl. how tough is he. ryan clark yanks his arm to pop the shoulder into place. yike yikes. ben gets it even worse. left ankle bending in a way it's not supposed to. big ben so tough. left then came back. hits brown. weaving 79 yards against cleveland. steelers depet the browns 14-3. stee steelers will come to can stick for a monday night game with a 10 and 3 record. that is y

an exclusive with the great howard stern. >>> plus, he was forced out of the obama administration, when he locked horns with the pentagon. now, p.j. crowley speaks out on what got him fired. >>> and this is what lewis black said about the gop field the last time he was here. >> they're all really bright and seriously intelligent. you know, first off, no grip on science? science, no. no science! did these people ever look? did they all flunk it? do they think science is a lobby >> can you imagine what will happen tonight when i turn lewis black loose again? also, new golden globe nominee claire danes shared the secrets of president obama's favorite show. >> does somebody die? from "homeland" claire danes, this is "piers morgan tonight." >>> when i made the decision to leave "america's got talent" i wondered who simon cowell could get to replace me. now we know. i want to say, i feel a tiny slither of sympathy for the first poor tone deaf singer to face the rough of the great howard stern. and howard joins me now. howard, congratulations. >> well, piers, i thought it was appropriate i cal

nana is the man at all figure in the show, and she represents stern love.he ferry is also played by the same person. -- the fairy is played by the same person. it is like the love you have for your first child. pure love. >> i think nature is a beautiful thing. all the wild rabbits come from nature. i like that. i think nature is mysterious, a beautiful, and not something our kids get very much these days. ♪ >> there is fantastical spectacle these days because of computers and films. i feel that in a live performance, being pared down, you can be more successful you can ask everybody to buy into the world you're in. if it is a simple world, they will buy into it, as long as the world is consistent that you have onstage. in some ways, i also want that message for kids. the world does not have to be spectacle. the world can be about relationships, how you feel, and having fun and taking them seriously. and not about being blown away. >> what is real, asked the rabbit one day. >> it is a thing that happens to you when a child loves you for a long, long time. >