unnecessary. >>> finally, on sarah palin's reality show, kate gosselin and sarah palin had no chemistry together and they never spoke to one off another camera. it's no surprise, she hated the food, the camping accommodations and she left before sundown. >>> this comes to us from wds news in louisiana, where though he's no st. nick, what one man did was nothing short of saintly. sam and his wife traveled from missouri to new orleans to deliver 1,000 toys to the children of families affected by the oil spill. the war vet and cancer survivor had been traveling cross-country delivering his handcrafted toys for 20 years and he doesn't plan on slowing down, saying the hobby and no doubt a child's thankful smile kept him from growing old. >>> i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station.