. >>> meanwhile, coming up in this half hour, real street style, fashion guru bobbie thomas tells usage women are doing right when it comes to style and you can learn from their example. upstairs, the lovely giada de laurentiis is hanging upstairs and making three delicious soups perfect for the cold weather you can whip up in no time and hearty enough to use as a meal. >> you want to get every bite. >> lovely. >> a grand event in grand rapids, michigan, making art part of every center, from banks to barns to salons, a lot of money at stake. >> that's cool. fantastic. first a check of the weather. >>> the northeast will clear out eventually, we have a slight risk of storms in the four corners area and plains and great lakes. tomorrow, the sun returns to the northeast, northern new england still have showers, rain in the afternoon in the pacific northwest. sunny and warm in the southwest and into the southeast and mild conditions northeast and into >> we are off to a nice, quiet start. we had a little bit of cloud cover in a few areas. oce the sunny and >>> thank you, al. these two yo

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bobby thomas, good morning to you.n an area where winter is an issue. >> you don't need to break the bank. this is $199. >> this is subzero type weather. >> especially here in frigid temperatures. this is great, the yukon classic by eddie bauer. you feel the collar it's shrili and it has heat warmer pockets. >> and it's light weight. >> it won't make you feel too bulky. >> price point on this one? >> $199. >> the classic pea coat, i like this because it is $89 from chad wick's. the pockets are great, nice detail. >> it's not wool though it's faux wool. is that warmer than wool? >> it's just as warm. it's adequate. it's for people that if you're allergic to wool, the best part it's machine washable. >> which is great. >> you can throw this in the washing machine, great for $89. >> if your winter is wet, you remember this particular rain coat? >> this is an an or ak. you don't have to go for the trench. if you have a lifestyle you want work to weekend. i like this and it's water resistant. don't buy a faux jacket for fas

ideas for those last-minute costumes. >> we called in the couture queen, "instyle" contributor bobbi thomasgment. >> i love halloween and don't want to talk because i want to show you what we have. at the craft store, go to michael's or joanne's, this is what you can do as a group if you're a bunch of females. why not be a troll doll from the '80s? hongly, i went to american apparel, but you can dress up in your own closet, color coordinate and have fun, tease your hair, spray it. >> raise your hand if you have your real hair. everybody but ali. >> we just used water bottles inside the hair. the water bottle will help hold the hair up. sally beauty supplies across the country has the colored spray. you can do this in a day. >> so adorable. >> we didn't recognize ali. >> she's actually quite beautiful. >> maggie, autumn, amy, ali, thank you. >> thank you all. >> for the boys. >> this is really fun for the guys to be pac-man. come on out. pac-man and the ghosts. this is actually a cardboard box with some paper wrapped around it. and felt fabric from the store, like the fleece fabric is really

where is bobbie thomas. >> i don't know, but there is a crying baby out. >> i have a special surprisen to be a wet nurse, it was you. >> i wanted eryone toeet ashlynn, tammy's baby. >> oh, my gosh. >> for everyone at home watching, tamm is the executive producer. >> precious. >> i can't believe that's ashlynn. >> took her out of day care today. >> isn't she precious? she inspired m minute buzz today, about babies. she's not sucking on this now because mom told me you have to boil these before you' allowed to -- it is a psonalized pacifier saying ashlynn, her name on that. this bib you're holding -- >> this is genius. >> so cool, silly bibs. >> this catches the food. >> the stuff. >> you can just wash it off. >> wipe it off. >> and courtesy of knicknacks online brought that to my attention. so great. one of the coolest things she can bring her anywhere with these baba covers, that covers the car seat. you can peek inside and see the baby. most people through a blket over that falls. you can have a secure grip on the handle and have a nap time anywhere. >> they never have any ofthis stu

. >>> meanwhile, coming up in this half hour, real street style, fashion guru bobbie thomas tells use and you can learn from their example. upstairs, the lovely gda de laurentiis is hanging upstairs and making three delicious soups perfect for the cold weather you can whip up in no time and hearty enough to use as a meal. >> you want to get every bite. >> lovely. >> a grand event in grand rapids, michigan, making art part of every center, from banks to barns to salons, a lot of money at stake. that's cool. fantastic. first a check of the weather. >>> the northst will clear out eventually, we have a slight >>> a nice warm wind today. certainly lots of sunshine. we've got the sunshine out there ght now. we'll see temperatures warm today to finally the 70s. we've been starting out in the 50s. probably the best morning out of the workweek. certainly the best afternoon. and then friday if you didn't think it could get any better, it will. virtually cloud-free skies tomorrow. and over the weekend, a yummy weekend, close to 80 degrees. the temperatures above avage. your next chance of rain

to touchups to even the way to correct a bad color job, not that anyone around here needs it, bobbie thomasey created their own collection and their fans are halle berry. another collection, this is purology. it is really been a pioneer in color preservation. what i like about this is the story, the founder had a friend struggling with ovarian cancer and wanted to create a gentle cleanser that was sulfate free, carcinogen free, and has performance value to it. what i like is they both concentrated formulas. some people say why should i spend that much on a shampoo? it gives you 80 shampoos so 33 cents per application. if you spend more, you'll let it stretch a little more. >> you won't color your hair as often. >> yes. this is profound beauty, another collection i'm a fan of. online, their website allows you to click through a questionnaire that is find your routine. it will help you figure out if you want straight hair, volume hair, your hair type, they give you easy pick up this one box, there is three full size products, they have three different results for the styling. so you can get,

thomas roberts. >>> in sports, the atlanta braves manager bobby cox made his final farewell last night after 20 years the dugout. with more on that, here is nbc's fred roggin. >>> good morning. we start with the baseball playoffs where it was the end of an era in atlanta. in a thrilling back and forth game, bobby cox's braves could not avoid elimination against the giants. game four in atlanta, picking it up in the sixth. the braves lead it 1-0. derek lowe had a no-hitter pitching until the sixth, deep and gone. ross' solo shot tied the game for one. in the seventh, ross came through. a base hit to johnny venters. poster posy scored but burrell was called out at home. to the ninth. braves down to their final out. two men aboard for cabrera. brian wilson got him to ground out that did it. the giants beat the braves 3-2. they win the series. and that is the final game of bobby cox's incredible career. he now heads into the retirement. >>> to the nfl, the vikings and the jets. brett favre with a chance, at least during this game, to put all the off the field distractions behind him. farve fumbled a hand

thomas is now carolina's problem. he was cut saturday and claimed off waivers from the panthers and they will assume his contract. >>> bobbyanaged the braves for 25 seasons and won 14 division titles and a world series and ejected from 158 games. pretty amazing run, which ended tonight. game four of the nlds. atlanta actually led this game until the 7th. cody ross knocks it through the hole and buster posey scores, 3-2 giants. melky cabrera and a glorious baseball career comes to an end. >>> college football news. d.c. native marvin austin dismissed from the north carolina football team today for accepting illegal benefits from an agent. he was one of the top defensive prospects in the country. experts say he may still go in the first round. >>> finally, texas tech tried an on side kick against baylor saturday. you know it needs to travel 10 yards. this one traveled about 8, at which baylor said i'll take that and ran it in for a 38-yard touchdown. i do not believe that's what they had in mind when they called that. >> that is the on side kick nightmare every special team's coach has. >> we'll be right back.

thomas will now get a chance with the carolina panthers. stomp tonight is over for the winningest manager in baseball history. bobby cox's braves were eliminated. he hopes the braves can pull another e out. he singles the left, buster posy scores and gets pat burrough o with the play, but the giants take a 3-2 lead. bottom of the ninth, 3-2 giants. cabrera grounds to thir base, throws to first for the final out. the giants roll on to the nlcs to play the phillies. bobby cox gets a standing ovation from fans and the giants a very classy move. bobby cox. can say enough. >> a hell of a caer. he ought to be proud. >> yep. >>> an i one word turns innovative design into revolutionary performance. one word makes the difference between defining the mission and accomplishing the mission. one word makes the difference in defending our nation and the cause of freedom. how... is the word that makes all the difference. >>> microsoft unveiled its own smart phone today. they call it windows phone 7. the phone wilhave apps like an iphone as well as the ability to stream movies and tv shows. microsoft sayshe phone should hit the ma

bobby cox and the braves. plus, could brett farve put aside all of the disactions and help the vikings beat the jets? you're watching "early today." >> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm thomas roberts. here are some of your top headlines this morng. president obama is promising an investigation into failed rescue attempts by u.s. special forces that ended in the death of british aid worker held captive in afghanistan after reviewing surveillance footage. nato said yesterday it was possible that an american grenade mstakenly killed 36-year-old linda norgrove, not her taliban kidnappers. >>> doctors are treating an unnamed patient in atlanta with a spinal cord injury is now helping scientists determine the safety of the procedure. >>> oprah winfrey says she's disapoiptd wi the acquittal of a woman accused of abusing students at her girl's school. >>> researchers are warning that a major earthquake known as the big one could strike southern california at any time. new research shows the san andreas fault is now overdue for a major shift, meaning it could trigger a quake between monterrey county and the sultan sea. >>> now here is an early look at one of your tophealth headline

bobby cox and the braves. plus, could brett farve put aside all of the distractions and help the vikings beat the jets? >>> you're watching "early today." >> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm thomas roberts. here are some of your top headlines this morning -- president obama is promising an investigation into failed rescue attempts by u.s. special forces that ended in the death of a british aid worker held captive in afghanistan. after reviewing surveillance footage, nato said yesterday it was possible an american grenade mistakenly killed 36-year-old linda norgrove, not her taliban kidnappers. >>> and killed in eastern afghanistan. no word on the cause of that blast. >>> for the first time ever, doctors are treating an unnamed patient with embryonic stem cells in a government approved stud pip an unnamed patient recently hurt with a spinal cord injury is now helping scientists determine the safety of the procedure. >>> and the san andreas fault is long overdo for a massive shift meaning it could trigger an 8.1 quake along the 341 mile stretch between monterrey county and the salton city. >>> now here's an early look at one of your top headlines on msnbc.com. linked to hormone pr