mark barger. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. >>> a police cruiser dash cam was rolling when a florida believe began beating an elderly man with dementia. the violence occurred after police arrived to break up an altercation involving the 66-year-old who allegedly pulled a knife on a co-worker. >>> an elderly woman is very lucky to be alive following a crash into a chicago building. the car was launched into an empty doctor's office after she was rear-ended by a truck. the woman and the driver of the truck were taken to the hospital for some minor injuries. >>> and finally, one visitor to a texas high school had no problem clearing the halls. you can see why. a wild buck jumped into a school window, forcing teachers and students to duck into classrooms. the animal ran through the building until it was able to find an exit. fortunately the commotion ended without any serious injuries. >>> and now here's a look at your national and regional weather with nbc meteorologist bill karins. he has your weather channel forecast. good morning to you, bi

mark barger was there. >> reporter: silence was indeed golden at globes sunday night. "the artist" scored three wins, including best musical or comedy and best actor for jean dujardin. also scoring big, "the descendants." it took best drama and best actor for george clooney. meryl streep's won more globes than anyone else. "the iron lady" brought her number eight. best actress in a drama for playing british prime minister margaret thatcher. >> i just want to thank my agent and god, harvey weinstein. >> reporter: another real-life role, marilyn monroe, brought michelle williams her first globe, best actress in a musical or comedy for "my week with marilyn." octavia spencer won best supporting actress for "the help." >> thanks, everybody. >> reporter: "the adventures of tin tin" won stephen spielberg an award. on the tv side, "homeland" won best drama. its star claire danes, best actress. best actor went to kelsey grammer for his role as a corrupt chicago mayor in "boss." "modern family" grabbed kudos for best tv come by while laura derns took best actress. matt leblanc

nbc's mark barring barger was t. >> reporter: silence was golden. the artist scored three wins including best musical and comedy and best actor playing a silent movie actor facing the end of an era. >> thank you. >> also scoring big sunday night, "the descendents" took best drama and best actor honors for george clooney. >> i would like to thank michael for taking over the frontal nudity honor i had. >> and the iron lady brought home run number eight. best actress in a drama for playing margaret thatcher. >> i just want to thank my agent and god, harvey weinstein. >> another real life role, marilyn monroe brought michelle williams her first globe, best actress in a musical or comedy. another first time globe winner was octavia spencer. christopher plumber took best supporting actors honors. and steven spielberg got best animated feature and martin score zazy won for "hugo." on the tv side, "tthe conspiracy thriller homeland won. kelsey grammer won in "boss." "modern family" grabbed kudos for best comedy and laura dern took best actress and matt will

nbc's mark barger has a wrap-up of the winners. >>> oh -- "the artist"! >> reporter: silence was golden at the globes sunday night. "the artist" scored three wins including best musical or comedy and best actor for the silent movie actor facing the end of an era. >> thank you, merci. >> reporter: also scoring big, "the descendants," the family story set in hawaii took best drama. and best actor honors for jordan clooney. >> want to thank michael for taking over the frontal nudity issue that i had. >> reporter: maileryl streep ha more than anyone else. >> i want to thank my agent and god, harvey weinstein. >> reporter: another real-life role, marilyn monroe, brought michelle williams her first globe. best actress in a musical or comedy for "my week with marilyn." another winner, octavia from "the help." and "the winners." "the adventures of tin tin" won and martin scorsese won for the family adventure "hugo." >> thank you very much. >> reporter: on the tv side the conspiracy thriller "homeland" won best drama. its star, claire danes, best actress. best act

in beverly hill, mark barger, nbc news. >> i love award season. >> that's a great night. it's a party, they drink, they have dinner and all. tv and movies. looks great. you saw one of the big winners. >> i saw "the artist" this weekend which is rare for us. >> even for a silent movie. pulled you in. >> i had to tell brent at the last second to get him there. >> i can't wait to see that. >> while most of hollywood's biggest stars were on the red carpet one spent the night as a prom king. >> jack black, this guy is so cool. went to a prom for teens and young adult who is have survived kidney disease and jack always doing it his way. some have kidney transplants and some have been diagnosed. this is the 13th annual prom sponsored by the renal support network. of course, my man jack black, there he is, in all of his glory. voted prom king. >> a good sport too. 4:50. up next, bay area tribute to dr. martin luther king, jr. how you can participate in the freedom train and march. when someone gives blood and a life is saved, that moment when heartbreak turns to hope, you're ther

back to you. >> mark barger in beverly hills tonight. thank you, mark. and also thank you to everybody who participated in our web chat this evening during the golden globes. had a lot of fun with that. thanks a lot. and still ahead tonight, a major hiring blitz. who's trying to fill more than 1,000 positions starting tomorrow? >>> and a young hero. how an 8-year-old boy risked his life to save his sister. >>> plus, a jam-packed weekend at the washington convention center. highlights of the nbc 4 health and fitness expo. >>> and coming up on "sports final," we break down the nfl playoffs and see who our big guys think of the championship pairings. a whole lot of hoyas on our college basketball menu. both the ladies and the men coming up big. and we'll go one on one with terps coach mark turgin, find out what famous football coach out what famous football coach he compa thanks, mom. who are you calling "mom"? dunkin' sausage pancake bites, delicious like mom's, only easier to carry -- get three for $1.59. ♪ [ male announcer ] combine a pnc cashbuilder vis

mark barger, nbc news. >> also among the nominees this morning was melissa mccarthy.p for best supporting actress against janet mcteer and two co-stars for the help, jessica chastain and octavia spencer. this is the day when everyone's a winner. p. >> there's an iranian film called a separation that just got it for best screenplay. it is -- it's been called a masterpiece, it's amazing. go see it, separation. >>> coming up on news 4, humiliation for the people who wrote this warning sign outside a school. >>> a drug ring busted. and police say a principal's involved. >>> coming up at 5:00, one of metro's most used escalators comes to a halt. the plan that will take it out of service for months. >>> coming up at 5:00, a new survey reveals the best and worst car brands on the road. find out if your car made either list. >>> tonight at 6:00, a controversial requirement, what people in virginia could soon be forced to do before cashing in their welfare checks. ♪ [ male announcer ] from our nation's networks... ♪ ...to our city streets... ♪ ...to skies around the world... ♪

mark barger is there live with a preview of the festivities. >> doing okay. is starting to quicken here. we're starting to see some of the nominees arrive. we saw claire danes. she passed wi star moments ago. we're starting to see more of the a-listers coming through. when you have dinner, drink, and awards, you have the makings for a lively night. >> reporter: on an evening filled with stars, one may shine brighter than the rest. ne night for george clooney. >> reporter: that's because he's up for acting honoring, but directing awards could come his whyway also. >> i don't necessarily remember who has won what award when. i do remember films. >> reporter: both clooneys are up for best drama. so is "war horse", "the help", and "money ball." >> the best drama category is a real tossup. >> reporter: merle streep could win for "the iron lady." a first globe might be up for michelle williams in "my week with marlin." >> it's hard to step into those high heels. michelle williams really did it. >> reporter: the artists will try to prove silence is golden. this o im

mark barger, nbc news. >> one month to go. >> yes. >> thank you for watching nbc bay area news at 11:. don't forget to follow me on twitter for breaking news alerts and deals around the bay area.

nbc's mark barger has a wrap-up of the winners. >>> oh -- "the artist"!rter: silence was golden at the globes sunday night. "the artist" scored three wins including best musical or comedy and best actor for the silent movie actor facing the end of an era. >> thank you, merci. >> reporter: also scoring big, ory set in hawaii took best y drama. and best actor honors for george clooney. >> want to thank michael for taking over the frontal nudity responsibilities that i had. >> reporter: meryl streep had more than anyone else. shy she played british prime minister margaret thatcher. >> i want to thank my agent and god, harvey weinstein. >> reporter: another real-life role, marilyn monroe, brought michelle williams her first globe. best actress in a musical or comedy for "my week with marilyn." another first-time globe winner was octavia spencer, best supporting actress for "the help." and christopher plummer for "the beginners." "the adventures of tin tin" won and martin scorsese won for the family adventure "hugo." >> thank you very much. >> reporter: on the

mark barger, nbc news. >>> coming up tonight at 11:00, we have a crew on the way to resten where theyre reports of a shooting near southlakes high school. also, how a piece of art that was stolen from a museum in france in the '80s ended up here in washington. >>> and the new local app specially designed to fight crime in maryland. >>> a group of buddies went snowmobiling in washington state, they had a perfect day. all of a sudden it was an avalanche. a guy just got off his snowmobile. you can see his buddy trying to warn him. but within seconds he was swept off his feet and buried. his friends raced to him, they started digging with their hands and shouting for people to get them shovels. one saving grace is they knew exactly where swanson was buried. they were able to dig them out p.m. he was not seriously injured because there was so much snow packed on him and around him, he was suffocating. he said he felt like someone froze h

. >> reporter: mark barger, nbc news. >> you can catch the golden globes tomorrow night.he red carpet arrival starts at 7:00 with awards beginning at 8:00. you can join our own for a live website during the

in beverly hills, california, i'm mark barger, nbc news. >> the front runner is "the artist" at the academywards. we're going to take a look at the dresses on the golden globes. >>> michelle obama taped an episode of "i carly" to help students. last friday, students at hayfield elementary school skm alexandria got a peek at the episode featuring the first lady. >>> why the ceo of costa concordia is calling the cause of the ship running aground and capsizing human error. and what is being done to find the passengers still missing. >>> plus the extremes people in our area are doing to make extra money in this very tough economy. tom curran is back and with what we can expect. cold does your cable company keep charging you more... and more... and more? stop paying so much for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for our best price online: just $89.99 a month guaranteed for two years. you save $600. go to verizon.com/greatprice to sign up now and get $300 back with a two-year contract. fios is a 100% fiber-optic network that delivers superior picture quality, more

in beverly hills, i'm mark barger, nbc news. >>> some critics said "the artist" won because this little guy, uggy the dog. the jack russell terrier took to the stage with the cast last night. his handlers tried to get him nominated for a major award on his own, but it hasn't worked so far. some have compared uggy to lassie and rin tin tin. after the show, he played with the trophy. okay. >> don't want to know what that means. >> cute dog. you saw "the artist" and loved it. >> it was wonderful. the dog was very good, but the movie is wonderful. a great tribute to the silent films of that era. >> i have so many movies on my list. tom, we've got to get to the forecast, though. >>> all right. this morning, a cold start as megan was saying. if you plan on attending any of the martin luther king jr. events, you definitely want to layer up this morning especially. there's capitol hill under a clear sky. and right now, 25 cold degrees at reagan national. it is very dry, as well. keep the skib lotion handy. we've got a light breeze now, the winds will pick up out of the south as the day progress

nbc's mark barger reports. >> reporter: the golden globes have a tradition of suspense, not about justho wins. >> paul giamatti. >> reporter: but what gets said. >> i'm a little jacked up because i ate five boxes of godiva chocolate. >> a dinner alcohol, people can be loose, and you never know what's going to happen. >> that legacy of one predictability. >> if you start playing violins, i will tear this joint appoint. >> reporter: may have peaked with host ricky gervais. >> seems like everything was iii-dimensional except the characters in the "the tourist." >> i can say anything and that makes it exciting for me and hopefully entertaining for people at home. >> reporter: some folks he ruffled a lot of netthers last year that he wouldn't be back. >> i'm not a puppet for the industry party. >> reporter: but he is. >> trying to make it a spectator sport. >> for the third straight time. i don't want to ruin these people's nights. i'm friends with them, admire most of them, but i think as a comedian you've got to be able to say what you think. >> reporter: and so far -- >> i haven't even s