danica patrick. >> i thought you were going to show twerking. >> you were covering your eyes. >> where is the cat? >> no cat for her. she was in full show girl. >>> meta plus a sneak peek at godzilla. rugby, minnesota coldest wind chill i could find this morning, minus 41 in north dakota. fargo not far behind. dangerous wind chills. the snow is falling in chicago, light fluffy snow. forecast today it will warm up a little bit in the deep south but not the northeast. watch out for black ice. >>> the american film institute has released the list of the top movies of the year. how many have you seen? the best of the best includes 12 years a slave, "gravity" and "wolf street." >> metallica played in all continents. >>> your courage will never be more needed than it is today. >> graphics are incredible. >> that looks good. >>> listen to this, forbes listed the most overpaid in hollywood. 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 "ne

nascar racer danica patrick. she helped co-host the american music awards with trace atkins. she was in full show girl. lot of people probably liked that. >>> there's going to be some snow with this system in the northwest. the heaviest will be in british columbia. some of it will come down to the cascades and spokane. an inch or two possible, especially throughout the day tomorrow. the rest of the west, very cold morning. watch out for freezing fog in oregon. we go from 70 today, starting to warm things up a hill bit. even as we go toward tomorrow, we should be better. all the koelcold air, richard, leaving the west. >> what do you think of the new graphics at "early today"? >> i like it. like the music i wrote for the show? >> i do. quite a conductor. good stuff. bill karins, you didn't know that about him, did you? >>> the american film institute has released the list of the top movies of the year. how many have you seen? the best of the best includes "12 years a slave," "gravity" >> that's your favorite, right, "gravity"? >> i'll take "gravity" or "12 years a slave." and

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danica patrick steals the show at the country music awards in las vegas. how danica got everyone talking. jenna: now for politics leading up to the next year's midterm elections. democrats are promising or have been promising all year that despite the problems with obamacare, they'll campaign to defend and keep it. republicans welcoming that move, seeing it as an advantage for their side. but now we're learning democrats may be opting for a change in strategy after all. chief political correspondent has more. democrats have been promising they're going to defend this, they're going to buy it, keep it. has that changed? >> well, it looks like it may and that's why this testimony from the health and heem services secretary, kathleen sebelius, is so important. she is how making statements about the future of the affordable care act that are the beginning of the upcoming election year. this is the last time we'll hear a status report like this before the calendar returns and we'll officially be in 2014 so this testimony is tremendously important and the questio

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round of applause for danica patrick, ladies and gentlemen. , very lucky to have you here. >> yeah. danica and race car driver boyfriend not too happy about than. >> not happy. >> but she remains one of the most popular drivers on the circuit. dale jr. has won the most popular driver 11 straight times. he is by far one of the -- not one of the top drivers. >> dale jr. hasn't had this many top finishes in the last few years. >> that's my point. marketing drives that sport. so danica is where she wants to be if she's not in victory lane. >> good point, ken. we're not the most watched newscast, but you get the sexiest anchor every the year. juliette isn't that right? >> we have to go now. have a great evening. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, announcer: it's time to play "family feud"! give it up for steve harvey! [captioning made possible by fremantle media] steve: all right, good. how you folks doing today? thank you very much. ha ha ha! well, welcome to "family feud," everybody. i'm your man steve harvey and, boy, oh, boy, oh, boy, we got a good one for you toda

. >>> jay moore roasted danica patrick at a nascar awards show. the top five. >> danica, i hop you're not too uncomfortable tonight -- hope you're not too uncomfortable tonight. i know you're not used to being this close to the front. it's a comedy show. >> she did not like that. ken, remember your rejection back in the high school prom? >> no. >> nothing like that reject by gerald henderson. -- rejection by gerald henderson. >> i don't remember high school. >> that explains a lot. look at what the 49er fans want to show seattle fans. bears and cowboys, no. 2, 8-degree weather in chicago. shawn jeffrey, this is a brilliant catch, right? the same guy in the same game tonight 20 five yards scores did he get his feet in there, ken? one, two. >> yes. >> yes. ,,,,,, bears pound the cowboys to thsuffered in silence... hoped... and lived in a state of fear... welcome to a new state... of health. welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable coverage. financial help for those in need. and nobody can be denied because of a pre-existi

. >>> this one, danica patrick, she turned quite a few heads last night at the american country awardss vegas. >> she traded in her racing helmet for a full, feathered headdress. and she strutted her stuff, vegas style at mandalay bay. >> that was fun. i always wanted to do that. and the good thing about me, there's no chance of a wardrobe malfunction. not much to malfunction. i hope that little bit didn't fall flat. >> well, the jokes fell a little flat. but you have to give her props. i think you would look awesome in that outfit. maybe you can wear it in "the pulse" tomorrow. what do you think? >> i think that will go great with my 9-month pregnant belly. >> tune in tomorrow. >> you're going to bring in your dress, right? >> that's a deal? i would almost take that bet just to see it. maybe not. >>> for some of you, local news is coming up next. >> for everyone else, we'll be back with a mailman who never changes his outfit, even in the cold. >> those are short-shorts. oh, boy. a can of del monte green beans? ♪ ♪ if i was a flower growing wild and free ♪ ♪ all i'd want is you to be m

and danica patrick performing a full veg yas show girl outfit the she comes with american music awards. >> i guess she got your attention this morning. >> always paying attention. >> thank you, richard. guess who "time" magazine's person of the year will be for 2013? we have the finalists. plus, a massive water spout from an out of control car. "first look" is back in three. # i'm nick, and i want to show you our holiday storefronts. what do you see here? angels? you know, something like that. reality check, not all 4g lte coverage maps look alike. i see footprints in the snow. where?! it looks like a holly leaf... the gingerbread man? it's just barely the united states. what do you see here? the united states-- clear cut! check the map. verizon's superfast 4g lte is the most reliable, and in more places than any other 4g network. verizon is definitely winning! that's powerful. verizon. like a squirrel stashes nuts, you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® liquid gels. nothing starts working faster than zyrtec® at relieving your allergy symptoms for 24 hours. zyrtec®. love th

the show was hosted by our friend danica patrick.nn rimes paid tribute to patsy klein. ♪ ♪ >> beautiful voice. taylor swift was in australia. she received the first ever worldwide artist award from olivia newton john. those are your headlines. >> patsy klein, was she best friends with loretta lynn. >> she died in a plane crash; right? >> leave it to a south carolina girl to know all that country trivia. >> highlights of that awards show throughout the program. >> a fox production. >> ainsley will have fine follow-up questions to every story. >> i like to ask questions. i'm a reporter. >> later on this morning, 9:00 a.m. eastern time the administration is going to release the november numbers for the number of people who signed up for obamacare. and they are the -- the numbers are embargoed until 9:00 this morning. >> we can't tell you those numbers whatever they are. >> when you see them, you won't believe them. let's put it this way. when you see these, you'll realize there are a lot of people who don't want to sign up. there could

danica patrick stole the show at last night's american country awards in las vegas. is this tonight's pick? stick around and find out ahead. >>> welcome back. if there was uncertainty about how bad things are looking for president obama we have two policy polls confirming the worst. look at the nbc wall street journal survey. 43% of americans approve of the way he's handling his job as president. yet a whopping 54% disapprove. meanwhile the numbers are worse in this poll. only 38% of voters approve of his job performance. 57% say they are not happy. what's behind the terrible numbers? here to explain it all, with his white board, the architect, karl rove. how are you? >> fabulous. >> thanks for coming. >> thanks for having me on the set. christmas tree. >> christmas tree, yeah. >> the holiday spirit. the staff is drinking the eggnog. did you know? >> it's spiked, too. >> there we go. 38%, 43. he's now creeping into the 30s in a lot of polls. what does it mean? >> first of all, you have the wall street journal numbers. 60% of people said their opinion is being informe

the show hosted by danica patrick and leann rimes.he made a tribute to music legend patsy klein. ♪ >> taylor swift was in australia serving the first ever artist award from olivia newton john. >> there's no snow falling today, but many across the country are bracing for the bitter cold temperatures. >> yesterday we picked up 1.4 inches of snow. the forecast didn't verify but for other areas it did verify when across maryland we picked up half a foot of snow in pents pens picking up 5.5 inches of snow. across the plateau off of lake ontario some of the spots could pick up over three feet of snow. overall 1-2 feet expected off the great lakes. we are talking areas north of syracuse and areas south of the city of buffalo. otherwise across parts of the upper midwest take a look at some of these current temperatures. these are not current windchill temperatures this is what it says on the thermometer. international falls 18 below zero, 15 below in far go. in minneapolis as you go outdoors it is current temperature of 4 below zero. factor i

. >> last night at the american country awards, race car driver danica patrick, like you've never seenncing with show girls. it was in vegas and so she decided to dawn a uniform. and later she took to the mic and poked fun at herself. >> that was fun. i've always want the to do that. and the good thing about me, there's no chance of a wardrobe malfunction. not much to malfunction. i hope that little bit didn't fall flat. >> so good sport. by the way, we call her pro-race car driver because she's not only nascar but part of the indy car series. >> the worst thing about her is she has to put on a helmet when she works. did you see her when she's here? she's beautiful. >> i guess when you can't race, you get racy. who is next? >> i'm next. and i have one more thing that could have been a segment. and maybe we'll do it. the republican national community got together and they are thinking about the next convention. the conventions are late, around labor day, they are talking about moving it up to june of 2016, which would be the earliest convention. hold on to your hats. wait, don't get too

. >> last night, at the american country awars, race car drifr danica patrick like you have never seenhow girls. >> is that her in the middle? >> right if the mn the middle. a little later erks took to the mike. made fun of herself. >> that was fun. i always wanted to do that. the good thing about me, no chance of a wardrobe malfunction. not much to malfunction. i hope that little bit didn't fall flat. >> so good sport. by the way, we call her a pro race car driver because she's not only nascar, she's still part of the indy car series. >> the worst thing about her is she has to put a helmet on when she works. you can't see her. she's beautiful. >> oh, i get it. >> okay. >> i guess when you can't race, you get racily. all right. who is next? >> i'm next. i'm next. i have a "one more thing" that could have been a segment the. the republican national committee got together. thinking about the next convention. the conventions were late, around labor day. they're talking about moving it up to june of 2016. that would be the earliest convention. hold on. hold on to your hat. there really is

. >>> plus, race car queen, danica patrick, today on the lost video of paul, talking about her. >>> amanda bynes outf

danica patrick will join us to explain in a "cnbc first." >> ty, look forward to that.ns have a knack for seeing stock moves before they happen. jon najarian is looking at a stock that could be poised for a big move. which one is that today, doc? >> today, one of steven's stocks, macy's. macy's, the 55 calls in january, they bought them, 10,000 lot, all at once. that's 1 million share equivalent in macy's. it says that they're not going to get coal in their stockings over there. they're going to do very well. that's a big bet. the stock's already moving and the options are moving along with it right now, judge. >> the stock is moving now, as we were seeing, the stock getting a nice bump today. let's shift to emerging markets now. our next guest overseas roughly $14 billion in management across multiple asset classes, and recently launched the first etf to provide u.s. investors with direct access to china equities. mark joins us here on the set. good to talk to you. >> good to be here. >> why is this a good idea? i think a lot of people are looking at it and saying, i'm

if you remember, danica patrick has moved on to nascar. >> right. >> and go daddy is the name of herping to go above and beyond that rather than going with one sponsor and building her brand now at the beginning of her career. she was out with investors in silicon valley and getting them excited about her and the potential for her future. >> what a great idea. if people are interested in investing in collette, where can they go. >> when she launches on monday, you can go on to her site. you can go to crowd funder, any of the above and you can check into fan text as well. you can do searches for film makers, musicians and different startup projects to invest in. >> what a great feeling to invest in somebody's future and say i had a small part to play in that. >> i invested in -- you can invest -- it make for an amazing christmas gift. and there's a company called selma that is making the competitor to the britta water filter. i just got the product in the mail just the other day. i heard that it's on the first lady's wish list one year late. >> there you go. that's fantastic. i can im