eddie vedder and adam sandler?hop fan. >> i could tell that, obviously. >> well, i mean huge. i wanted to talk to you about that. >> is it bothering you? >> it is. >> what's the problem? >> i have something i want to get off of my chest and it's this sweater because it is ill fitting. i'm a giant hip hop fan and it's just -- it's kind of frustrating that as i love the music so much, i can't sing along with it in my car or at a concert or anywhere where the lyrics are played because of the n word. >> nutella? >> nutella. it's just mentioned so much in rap. nutella what? and i certainly do not want to say the n word. >> yes. >> and i don't want to say it ever but i love the music. >> so it's a dilemma? >> it's a huge dilemma. but i think i have found the loophole. >> what is the loophole? >> this may or may not work but i would like to perform a song for you and the audience. [ applause ] >> all right. all right. all right. let's wait and see how he does. >> yeah. >> the song is by one of my favorite musicians, mr. k

adam sandler takes the top spot making a dollar for every $3.40 his movies make. i'm betty nguyen. you're watching "early today." we hope this is just your first stop of the day on nbc. >>> right now on "news 4 today" an overnight home invasion in prince george's county ends with three people stabbed. what police are telling us about the attack. >>> plus, why a the water rescue in the potomac river could be tied into an investigation of a d.c. police officer. >>> and the snow may be gone, but weigh are still dealing with the impact of that strong winter storm this morning. bitter cold temperatures have moved in now turning that snow into slush and black ice around the d.c. area. that could make getting to work dangerous. we've several school delays and closings to tell you about as well. >> fairfax, loudoun, stafford, spotsylvania and culpeper county schools will open two hours late as well as page and win chchest. >> warren and shenandoah schools are closed today. a complete list at the bottom of your screen and on nbcwashington.com. >>> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is h

. >> adam sandler's make like a billion dollars. how do they get those figures? he said we wouldn't want to be on that list, i don't know. let me think about it. >> we're looking at black ice tonight. temperatures in the teens and twenties and tomorrow we barely bet above freezing and watching something for saturday, a little more on that tonight at 11:00. >> we'll be back at 11:00. log on any time, wusa9.com. have great evening. >> bye bye. >>> justin bieber is in trouble down under. did he really just call a plus-sized girl in a bikini a beached whale? from new york, i'm rob marciano. >> and here in l.a., i'm nancy o'dell. >> the biebs reportedly rips a young girl over her weight. the new poolside video out of australia. >> such a little fool. look at him. >> plus, the backlash over kim k.'s new elizabeth taylor pose. as we reveal the biggest tabloid headlines of 2013. >> it said kris drunk again. >> bruce wants to be a woman? jen and justin split. tim and faith's big money dorce. >> is there a problem in your marriage? >> "e.t." breaks down what is

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he said that launched adam sandler's career.d the nominations for the 71st annual golden globes. on orring the year's best in film and television. and may give us a clue about the upcoming awards. the ceremony hosted right there in beverly hills. >> good morning, everyone. and welcome to the nominations announcement for the 71st annual golden globe awards. olivia wilde, zoee saldana. >> best performance by an actor in a television series drama, brian cranston, "breaking bad," michael sheen "masters of sex," kevin spacey, "house of cards," james spader, "the blacklist." best performance by an actor in a motion picture comedy or musical. christian bale, "american hustle," bruce stern, "an "nebraska," leonardo dicaprio, oscar isaac "inside luen davis." best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a motion picture. bricad opte, "captain phillips," bradley cooper, "american hustle," "12 years of slave." jared lettow "dallas buyers club." best performance by an actress in a motion picture drama. cate blanchett, "blue jasmine,"

adam sandler is 47, and three makes $15 million a film but southerns say he doesn't always bring in big bucks for studios. for example, "that's high boy" only made $13 million world wide. other actors would make that list for overpaid include kevin james and nicholas cage. >> from all of us, thanks for joining us. ♪ >> hey! [cheers and applause] what's up, dog? what up, baby? how are you? >> i'm good. how are you? >> good, good. come on out here. [cheers and applause] yeah. hello and welcome to millionaire. you know, this september, we launched a new millionaire and friends mobile app, where we challenged you to play the game against me. well, today's first contestant won, so we invited her here and a chance to win some real cash. from nutley, new jersey, y'all give it up for yvonne olivari. what up? [cheers and applause] what's up, yvonne? how you doing? >> very good. how are you? >> good. so you went online. you just--you beat everybody.

topping the list, adam sandler, katherine heigl a close second. reese witherspoon rounds out the top three. forbes arrives at the list after considering a star's pay, the movie budgets, and expenses. i wouldn't mind being on that list. overpaid. >> it usually means underworked, right? >>> well, a new use for the little blue pill. why some doctors are saying viagra might be useful to women? >> really? >>> fun gone too far maybe. a snowball fight getting out of control on a college campus. now a football player will miss out of a bowl game. >>> drivers on an icy road with no room to stop. new video caught on camera. >> oh, my gosh. ♪ ♪ ♪ nothing says, "you're my #1 copilot," like a milk-bone biscuit. ♪ say it with milk-bone. suddenly you're a mouth breather. a mouth breather! how do you sleep like that? you dry up, your cold feels even worse. well, put on a breathe right strip and shut your mouth. cold medicines open your nose over time, but add a breathe right strip, and pow! it instantly opens your nose up to 38% more so you can breathe and do the

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. >> catherine: adam sandler tops the forbes list of most overpaid actors. forbes came up with a formula showing what studios get for their investments when they pay actors millions of dollars in salary. under the formula, for every dollar sandler was paid for his last three movies, the films returned an average of $3.40. katherine heigl doesn't do much better. she returned an average of $3.50. in third place is reese witherspoon, who provides an average return of $3.90 for every dollar spent. nicolas cage has a return of $6.00 and kevin james's rate of return is $6.10. denzel washington, steve carell, jennifer aniston, matt damon and ryan reynolds round out the top 10. >> catherine: forbes has released its list of actors who paid more than they're worth. >> catherine: adam sandler is number one, commanding a 15 million-and-higher payday despite the fact that his movies have been widely panned. the second most overpaid actor on forbes' list is katherine heigl, who's been trying to make the move back to tv. and in third place is reese witherspoon. >> catherin

adam sandler makes $15 million a picture, but forbes says he does not always bring in the big money for"that's my boy" only made $13 million world wide. other actor who made the list include catherine heigl, reese witherspoon, nicholas cage and kevin james. >> still to come at 4:00 world ed leaders present and past converging on south africa to pay tribute to nelson mandela. >> an outdoor adventurer whose survival became a major motion picture. >> important tips before you buy head phones you'll want ♪ pose! yeah! ♪ flash! yeah! ♪ get the family to strike a pose, ♪ ♪ and show off your brand new clothes! ♪ ♪ that's my kind of holiday. ♪ no presents beneath the tree? ♪ ♪ wait a minute, now i see ♪ my gifts are above me ♪ that's my kind of holiday >>> leaders are making their way towards south africa. >> that includes the president and first lady. abc7 has the story. >> this week long farewell is under way in south africa. >> people are holding hands and helping each other. >> the president and first lady departed washington joined by former president george w. bush ask his wife, laura and

adam sandler is one of the most over paid actors. he turns over $3.40 for each dollar he paid. katherine made the list as the second most overpaid followed by american sweetheart, reese witherspoon. >> you do not want your name on that list. >>> good news for diet soda drinks about the safety of a popular artificial sweetener. >>> a prominent doctor's group releases new guidelines to curb the abuse. that story people are stuck in very old habits of using toothpaste to clean a denture. but dentures are very different to real teeth. they're about 10 times softer and may have surface pores where bacteria can grow and multiply. polident is specifically designed to clean dentures daily. its unique micro-clean formula kills 99.99% of odor causing bacteria and helps dissolve stains, cleaning in a better way than brushing with toothpaste. that's why dentists recommend polident. [ male announcer ] polident. cleaner, fresher, brighter every day. >>> nutrasweet isn't bad for you afterall. it safe for people to consume at levels currently used in diet soft drinks. a previous study suggeste

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