. >>> and a very happy birthday to game show icon bob barker who turns 88 years old. >>> all day long, you can stay on top of the latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. tonight, be sure to watch brian williams with nbc nightly news. >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. nbc weighs in on the republican presidential rate as mitt romney and newt gingerich went on the attack at the latest gop debate. >>> and actress car let johansson talks about her new film "we bought a zoo." >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm veronica de la cruz. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. the day today on your nbc station. have a terrific monday. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

i come into the corridor and change into the old bob barker suits. [laughter] 2895.nd finished wrapping every last present, it's officially time to panic. [laughter] with only 48 hours left, there is just one way to get everything done. crystal methamphetamine. [laughter] there's your white christmas. cbs cares. [laughter] it is christmasy all over the place. christmas movies are everywhere on tv. clarence, don't you know me? my jimmy stewart impression is not great. it sounds like a parrot having a stroke. "squawk, i taste pennies." [laughter] that's right, lesbians. laugh at the i electricity fromed. everyone thinks of jimmy stewart as the "all-american man." but in the beginning of his career, hollywood movie moguls the big wigs, forced jimmy stewart to go to brothels to prove he wasn't gay. what are you applauding that for? there is a gap! that's true! they forced him to go to brothels to prove he wasn't gay. i'm thinking what? studio bosses paying for your hookers? don't you want to prove i'm not gay? or i am? whatever you want. that truly is a wonderful life. [

high profits this year the it was fantastic result for say these bob barker will get more than ten billion years dollars as a net profit the if it's a bill half mile and three and a half probably because this is net profit and in that very situation their capital stock is going to just because of the influence of the global financial situation says he will look for his deputy chairman of russia's central the spotlight will be back shortly after the break so stay with us we'll continue this into the. the a. news is. the model. in the book on the a. here in bygone days sleds were vital to get around. but today they're more leisure than life line. one drives people to quit their modern lives and settle in remote woods. one finds them up to survive in the freezing cold. beginning in russia's nose discover the arctic circle on r.t. . mission and free accreditation free transport judges free car maintenance free. three stooges free. the old free broncos modern video for your media projects and a free media dog to our teeth on tom in. welcome back to spotlight i'm angry loving just to remind you

but i never had the chance to jump over all the people and run down and kiss bob barker. t never happened, a.j. >> you might not have had the right shirt on that says kyra loves bob. >> i knew i did it wrong. i think it said i love a.j. hammer, that must have been the problem. we'll see you back here with more headlines next half hour, a.j. he'll tell us about lindsay lohan. she stood up ellen degeneres yesterday and we're also wondering if she'll keep her court date today. a.j. has all the scoop. >>> also coming up, millions of needy kids about to get a big christmas surprise. a shoe box full of presents donated by a stranger. franklin graham joins us to talk about "operation christmas child," next. nyquil (stuffy): hey, tylenol. you know we're kinda like twins. tylenol: we are? nyquil (stuffy): yeah, we both relieve coughs, sneezing, aches, fevers. tylenol: and i relieve nasal congestion. nyquil (stuffy): overachiever. anncr vo: tylenol cold multi-symptom nighttime relieves nasal congestion... nyquil cold & flu doesn't. >>> well, for millions of needy children around the

the former price is right host bob barker turns 88. dionne warwick turns 71 today. >> sheila e is 54. oscar winning actress jennifer connelly celebrates birthday number 41 today. >> you'll remember her from, the big bang theory. may imby alic is 36. >>> good morning. welcome back to 9news now. you're going to get the cold slap in the face from mother nature when you walk outdoors. >> we have teens in spots. lots of frosty windows. we've had some roads, monika will be up in a minute. they have a little bit of ice, not because we've had any precip. the ground is so saturated, water still seeps out in spots and will run across the road. we've been seeing that with the cold temperatures we've been having. this morning at the bus stop, bundle up, people. low 20s to low 30s. there will be one or two spots holding main 19 for another -- maybe 19. clear to partly cloudy. a lot of high, thin clouds are starting to show up from d.c. points south and east. that will be the case today with mid-30s at 9:00. low 40s at noon. light southerly to south

bob hair cut. what, sue barker? yeah. oh. definitely not her. this is quite an interesting option, don't you think? oh. rachel hunter, page seven and eight. ( laughs ) and i think there'd be a lot to learn around her curves and crevices, don't you? my god, look at those! i know. and that. yeah. still, i think first, taking everything into account... i'd probably have to go for the queen. you'd like to sleep with the queen? oh, no, not particularly... but, i mean... it'd be so great to slip into conversation, wouldn't it? i mean, you go down the post office, you buy a stamp, you look at it and you say, "i've had her." you know, you could say... "took her a little bit of time to warm up,

and my bob barker moment, the total price, $215.79. moving on. jennifer aniston.de. disregard that. but boho-chic. we're going to see the pieces here. this is all from joe fresh. the jeans, 49 bucks. the shoes, a hiking boot but kind of with a heel and kind of chic and young. and an oversized boyfriend sweater for 29 bucks. the hat is not joe fresh. it's from forever 21 but it's only $12.50. the total look, $129.50. joe fresh is new. they're from canada. they've opened a bunch of stores in new york. they're opening up across the united states in a couple of years. really great, stylish stuff and inexpensive. moving on to j. lo, this was one of her great red carpet looks from this year. j. lo and other people i know. not that many. it's funny -- i would put pants on because it kind of looks like a top. >> exactly. >> but superglamorous. kind of a fun new year's eve look, now that we're talking about the new year's holiday. we're going to click on here and see the dress. really, the statement piece. superaffordable, $22.80 from forever 21. i thought that was lira or

bob hair cut. what, sue barker? yeah. oh. definitely not her. this is quite an interesting option, don't you think? oh. rachel hunter, page seven and eight. ( laughs ) and i think there'd be a lot to learn around her curves and crevices, don't you? my god, look at those! i know. and that. yeah. still, i think first, taking everything into account... i'd probably have to go for the queen. you'd like to sleep with the queen? oh, no, not particularly... but, i mean... it'd be so great to slip into conversation, wouldn't it? i mean, you go down the post office, you buy a stamp, you look at it and you say, "i've had her." you know, you could say... "took her a little bit of time to warm up, but was she worth the wait!" what about you? mmm...i think i'll pass on the queen. really? well, i think i'll plump for rachel, actually. mmm. yeah, and she can have another little rachel, rachel stevens, in her pocket as a reserve. two for the price of one. well, why not? "lez" be greedy. "lez" be naughty. it'll be fanny-tastic. mynge-nificent. yeah, i'm sorry, i