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try some activia. activia helps with occasional irregularity, when eaten 3 times a day.w about your new normal. love your new normal or it's free. >>> there you go. a beautiful start to the day here on a tuesday morning. welcome back to the "early" show. i'm chris wragge alongside rebecca jarvis. erica hill has the morning off. probably still opening up christmas gifts. >> she got so many, right? >>> forget about the spa. many women are finding a great way to relax is to fire off a few rounds at the shooting range. >> exactly. in the last decade the number of women who enjoy target shooting has nearly doubled. they're picking up weapons for many different reasons. we'll talk with some of these women who say, and i'm quoting here, you could be a girlie girl and still shoot a gun. >> that's right. love it when you bring your fair arm to work and we're doing a piece on it. >> that's not true. >> a serious question, with obesity rates rising and debt skyrocketing, should americans be subsidizing junk food? >> come consumer advocates say we're spending millions promoting the

try some activia. activia helps with occasional irregularity, when eaten 3 times a day.p a video diary and let me know about your new normal. love your new normal or it's free. it's not over... 'til it's over. it's not over, it's the sears after christmas event. right now get up to 25% off kenmore appliances. 10% off whirlpool and kitchenaid. and an extra 15% off all appliances with your sears card. sears water gushed eight feet into the air from a broken water main in >>> good morning. it's 7:25. time for your news headlines. i'm frank mallicoat. >>> water gushed 8 feet into the air from a broken water main in san leandro this morning. the leak is sealed now but is expected to take most of the day to finish repairs on the pine line near leonard and williams. the break was discovered about 4:00 this morning. so if you are in the area, take caution. >>> oakland police are not taking any action against a new "occupy" camp that is set up on a vacant lot in west oakland. about a dozen tents there. so far it is first "occupy" encampment in oakland since police closed others a

try some activia. activia helps with occasional irregularity, when eaten 3 times a day. wash with nutrium moisture. after 1 week we took their close-ups. when they saw how much more beautiful their skin looked they had only one question... ♪ dove visible care creme body wash. >>> we cover a lot of very serious stories heerns "today" but you would never know it from the video we're about to show. here's a look back at all the fun we've had in the past year. ♪ you and me and we're running this town ♪ and it's me and we're shakin' the ground ♪ ♪ ain't nobody going to tell us how to go because this is our show ♪ everybody, whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ ♪ come on, are you ready ♪ whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ let me hear you now ♪ oh, oh, oh >> and good morning, welcome to "today" on a thursday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> and i'm ann curry in for i guess nobody this morning. me, myself and i. oh your birthday wish to meet me. oh my goodness you have a sign. >> hi, i'm matt. >> hi, al roker. >> nice to meet you. natalie is going to be replacing ann at the news desk and that means there is an openin

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try some activia. activia helps with occasional irregularity, when eaten 3 times a day.w about your new normal. love your new normal or it's free. are investigating what they say tragic accident. >>> good morning. it's 7:25. get you caught up on some of the bay area headlines. >>> antioch police are investigating what they say appears to be just a tragic accident. a 2-year-old boy was killed in a driveway on pembroke court yesterday afternoon. the boy had apparently fallen behind a vehicle. a relative was backing out of the driveway at the time. >>> the fire that killed a woman in her san leandro home apparently started in the kitchen or perhaps a hallway. and then it moved quickly into the attic. 45-year-old valerie rogers rump found dead in the home, as well as her two dogs also died in the fire. there were no work smoke detectors in the home. the cause is under investigation. >>> uc-santa cruz is changing its admissions process. its new system is now called holistic review. there will be an emphasis on personal achievement although test scores and grades are still a b

try some activia. activia helps with occasional irregularity, when eaten 3 times a day.love your new normal or it's free. >>> we want you to see that you know the gray skies and that sun rise we have right now is the not the rule of thumb, a wet day with a high of 51. here is first warning weather doppler weather radar, look at that slug of moisture just now starting to enter the area, once it does begin to rain indeed it is quite wet with an inch and a half or so of rain falling before it leaves i would figure right before bedtime. now over to sharon gibala at wjz tv traffic control. >> we picked up new accidents one of them in cockysville. >>> all lanes blocked there. also watch for a crash there. one more in annapolis. we still have fire activity there. no delays. everything looking good on the beltway. a live look outside at the beltway at greensburg avenue. this brought to you by dick's sporting goods. back over to you jessica. >> sharon, thank you, efforts to change baltimore's crime rate seem to be paying off. monique griego is live with the latest. >> reporter: w

try some activia. activia helps with occasional irregularity, when eaten 3 times a day.o diary and let me know about your new normal. love your new normal or it's free. >>> welcome back to our final show of the year. last week we brof you the revie awards. >>> now we're going to peer into the future with some predictions for 2012. plik sure your dvr is rolling, folks. you'll want to remember all the things we got wrong this time next year. joining me now, joe madison. maria teresa could you mar, executive director of votar latino, and with me steve car neki, political reporter for salon.com. >>> a lot of these republican candidates sound optimistic. >> frankly right here in iowa, i've seen the thew yaismt -- >> i will proceed the spark. >> iowans are getting that, making that decision we're going to do well a caucus night. >> who will it be? steve, let's start with you. >> i always like to go for the long shot. i would go with a darkhorrid and say rick santorum. so that's where i would put my moan. >> you would go with rick santorum. joe? >> mitt romney. i think it's not