thank you, the woman in spain who tried to smuggle cocaine in her breast implants, for making charlie sheen'shristmas wish come true. [ laughter ] there you guys go. those are our "thank you notes." ♪ [ applause ] >> jimmy: hey, guys, there are exactly six shows left before we go on christmas break. it's time for that beloved "late night" tradition, "12 days of christmas sweaters." here we go. ♪ 12 days of christmas sweaters six days left ♪ >> jimmy: thank you, that's right. every show between now and christmas, we are giving one lucky audience member a beautiful christmas sweater from the countdown to christmas cabinet. that's right. one of you will be going home with a great sweater. since there are six shows left,

hey, speaking of porn, there's a story about charlie sheen in the news.pparently charlie sheen gave lindsay lohan $100,000 to help her pay the overdue taxes she opens the government, which is -- that's nice of him to do, but when charlie sheen is the guy that's helping you get your life back on track -- that's a problem. [ laughter ] apparently they became friendly on the set of "scary movie 5," which i believe is a documentary about them. and he took pity on her and now a christmas miracle from charles sheen. the powerball jackpot. did any of you play this? it is $500 million. which is the biggest powerball jackpot ever. just imagine how many lottery tickets you could buy with $500 million. the drawing isn't until tomorrow. but with that said, i want to say congratulations to the group of 18 people who work in an aluminum manufacturing plant who will inevitably win this. unfortunately for us here in california, we're one of the eight states that doesn't participate in the powerball drawing. there is still a way you can take part. our parking lot security

lindsay lohan has paid off at least one of the debts owed to the irs and she used the $100,000 check charlie sheen gave her. apparently, lohan didn't thank sheen because her phone was broken. >>> finally, kate winslet tied the knot with the nephew of richard branson winslet and ned rocknroll, yes, that's what people call him, that's not his given name. it's so private even his parents weren't there. leonardo dicaprio gave away the bride. well, it's good to see them married, i guess. >> why doesn't she win leo. when she wins an award, she's especially thanking him. >> how much would we love that. >>> this next one comes from wowt in omaha, nebraska while an 11-year-old faced down bullies to honor his late mother. cole grisham who was teased for his you long hair. his plan was to grow his locks long enough to donate them to kids with wigs. his donation was his way of honoring his mom who died from colon cancer when he was 3 years old. i'm mara schiavocampo. this is your first stop of the day on your nbc station. >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00

he said, compared to charlie sheen, this is a piece of cake. >> i'm sure. >> moonves added, by the way, jones is still collecting that $300,000 a week paycheck. >> for now. >> that's true. >>> jimmy fallon and mariah carey decided to get everyone in the christmas spirit. ♪ all i want for christmas is you ♪ >> did you see the little piano. >> there was a lot of stuff going on in there. >> yeah, all kids instruments. and it ended up sounding really good if you listen to the entire thing. maybe it was just mariah carey's voice. it's incredibly insane. >> do you think she carried it? >> she definitely carried it. this comes to us from wbbh nbc 2 in nearby cape coral a former firefighter's holiday wish came true. 88-year-old tom egan loved being a new york city firefighter. the 20-year vet relived a lot of those memories when a local fire crew agreed to take him for a ride in their truck. dementia has given tom some rough days since retiring. his son believes this is going to be logged as one of his best days. i bet it will be. i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop

jones filth comment saying that compared to charlie sheen, this is a piece of cake. that's an understatement. he added, by the way, jones is still collecting his $300,000 a week paycheck. see, we said he shouldn't -- >> yeah. apologize. >>> and finally jimmy fallon and mariah carey decided to get everyone into the christmas spirit. it worked. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> they're playing that. she has this little zie low phone. >> the rainbow colors? >> yes. >> i have to find that for my kids. i had forgotten about that. >> you haven't gotten one of those. >> worst dad ever. >> well, we've already established that. no, you're the best. >>> well, this comes to us from wbb 8 nbc 2 in ft. myers, florida, where in nearby cape coral a former firefighter's holiday wish came true. 88-year-old tom egan loved being a new york city firefighter and the 20 year vet relived those memories when a local fire crew agreed to take him for a ride in his truck. dementia has gotten tom some rough days since retiring, but his son believed that this memory will be logged as one of his best days. it's a great o

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he says compared to charlie sheen this is a piece of cake.s still collecting his $300,000 a week paycheck. >> it's doing great in the ratings. >> it has buzz there. any publicity is good publicity. finally, jimmy fallon has done it again. he and mariah carey decided to get everyone in the christmas spirit. ♪ >> that just reminded me, i have to get myself my christmas sweater this year. >> i'm lynn berry. this is "first look" on msnbc. stay tuned, "way too early" starts right now. >>> it took us three months to establish trust. these guys don't trust each other. they don't even trust each other in their own party. we have leaders who are people behind them with a shift hoping they can get their job the next go around. durbin has someone looking over their back. every time they deal and over on

lohan has paid off at least one of the debts she owes to the irs, and she used the $100,000 check charlie sheen gave her. apparently, lohan didn't thank sheen for the money until recently because her phone was broken and she lost all of her contacts. hmm. >>> and finally, actress kate winslet reportedly tied the knot for a third time earlier this month with the nephew of british media magnet sir richard branson. winslet and med rock and roll, yes, that's what people call him, though it's not his given name, were joined by a handful of friends in a private ceremony so private, winslet's own parents weren't each there. british newspapers are also saying her "titanic" co-star leonardo dicaprio gave away the bride. hopefully, the third time's a charm. >> with a guy named rock and roll, how could you go wrong? >> exactly. i'm mara schiavocampo and this is "first look" on msnbc. stay tuned. "way too early" starts right now. ♪

charles: he could be charlie sheen's friend. that would be a sight to see.u, we will talk to you later. meanwhile, while everyone is worried about the economy plunging over the cliff, it looks like the funding for medical devices has already fallen over the cliff. investors are now pulling the plug. >> they make heart comes and stands and prosthetic devices for returning soldiers. they make devices to work on brain tumors. what is happening is that obamacare, we are finding all sorts of odd taxes that are coming out. now, we are seeing the medical device tax is a big one. basically, this is a tax that will hit the medical industry, and it doesn't hit profits, it hits their sales. charles: the products that keep us alive and help us, by the way, when you say there is not going to be attacks a tax on the middle class, this taxes every person that may ever have to go to a hospital and meet one of these devices. >> yes, that's right. 43,000 jobs cut possibly in this industry. this is an industry that spends $10 billion annually. this is a 3 billion-dollar annual

got a screaming phone call at 4:00 a.m., you were either nominated for a golden globe or you're charlie sheen'sirlfriend. the golden globes are very important because whoever wins the golden globe may or may not win the oscar. [ laughter ] and steven spielberg's movie "lincoln" had the most nominations of any film this year. seven. "lincoln" was nominated for best picture, best director, best beard without a mustache, and furriest top hat. so that's impressive. good news for iphone users. as you may recall, apple removed the google maps app from the iphone operating system and replaced it with their own navigation app, apple maps, which didn't work well. it got people lost. so last night, apple unbanned google maps from the phone, which means iphone owners can find things again. which i guess means white people are going to have to find something new to complain about. it is a little bit weird, though, because you can download the new google maps app, but apple doesn't allow you to delete apple maps. which means apple maps will always be there on your home screen watching you use google. it's l

. >> that's how charlie sheen eats. >>> this morning on "world news now," holiday horror at the mall.man opens fire on crowds of christmas shoppers in a portland, oregon, suburb, where mall santa drops to his knees to stay safe. >> three people, including the gunman, are now dead and stunned survivors are left asking why? it is wednesday, december 12th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, everyone. i'm paula faris. >> on this 12-12-12. interesting date. the last time we'll see a day like this for 88 years, until january 1st, 2101. good morning, everybody, i'm rob nelson. serious news to get to this morning. holiday festivities turned to bloodshed and fear when that masked man went on a shooting rampage. >>> also this morning, north korea makes a bold military move, launching a long-range ballistic missile. what that means for the u.s. and for the rest of the world. >>> it's really taking the united states government by surprise, too. and hair ye, hair ye, a burglary suspect's bizarre behavior make for an interesting day in a south florida courtroom. >>> later

thank you, the woman in spain who tried to smuggle cocaine in her breast implants, for making charlie sheen'ster ] there you guys go. those are our "thank you notes." ♪ [ applause ] >> jimmy: hey, guys, there are exactly six shows left before we go on christmas break. it's time for that beloved "late night" tradition, "12 days of christmas sweaters." here we go. ♪ 12 days of christmas sweaters six days left ♪ >> jimmy: thank you, that's right. every show between now and christmas, we are giving one lucky audience member a beautiful christmas sweater from the countdown to christmas cabinet. that's right. one of you will be going home with a great sweater. since there are six shows left, let's open door number six. [ drum roll ] oh, that is -- ♪ [ cheers and applause ] yeah. that's the bonus. i didn't see that coming. i didn't see those sleeves coming. all right. now, let's see who's going home with tonight's sweater. everyone, look at your seat number. if i call your number, i need you to jump up and let me know where are you. quest, can i get a drum roll, please. [ drum roll ] who wants me to

. >> you know you're not in good shape if you're going for tax advice to charlie sheen.o me, this girl has been in rehab five times. she is completely troubled. u're the expert on tagger moms and celebrity oppressive parents. her father and mother, seems to me from everything you hear, are just awful. melissa: she is an adult now. she is to take control of a li. >> she needs help. >> i love lindsay lohan. of a fan. she was a great actress. great actors to actors in the parent trap and mean girls. i think this is dangerous ground. you side with willie nelson, nicolas cage. melissa: the irs is after you. >> they are relentless. they will not stop. melissa: maybe it is just what she needs. maybe it's like going over the fiscal clef. behalf to get very serious very quickly. >> and gets good acting jobs. the dow get the job. they spend a lot of money. melsa: it's another spending problem. spending too much money. you have to give the starter. melissa: moving on to something that is surprising. its first light-water question on december 12th. why you going to upo? >> i'm going

you remember charlie sheen gave her 100 grand to try to get her back on track. >> more than that?ore than that. but she's reportedly downing two bottles of vodka a day because of stress of her summer car crash and krecent bar brawl las week. charged with misdemeanor assault. >> she is reportedly refusing to to enter rehab. according to tmz. i feel badly for her. >> hope we are not watching an amy winehouse. in the making, that's my fear with lindsay. she is going to need the money. has enough lawyer fees. i don't understand how wealthy get back on their taxes anyway. wish her luck. >> she is said to earn more than $2 million end of this year. which she probably already owes. >> weird. >>> all right. speaking of weird, mike tyson in the news. he came out and said he was high on cocaine during the filming of the "hangover," had the funny appearance in the movie. he's giving another interview. way back in the day, married to robin gibbness givens sitcom, head of the class, all that. basically admitting in the middle of the divorce he would go to the house every day before going to th

and actor charlie sheen is at it again, but this time he has company. on saturday sheen sent out this tweet to the mayor of l.a. who knows how to party. tweeted a picture of sheen and the mayor of l.a. at a rooftop bar in mexico and it was only a matter of time. "fifty shades of grey" is off to college. starting in january students at american university will learn about the "fifty shades" trilogy. that should be interesting. a live look now at capitol hill. the house and senate are both in session. this sunday evening they are taking care of last-minute legislative work and trying to reach a deal on the fiscal cliff. plus, could the nhl be any closer to reaching a deal in congress? they are back at the negotiating table as well. [ male announcer ] with over 50 delicious choices of green giant vegetables it's easy to eat like a giant... ♪ and feel like a green giant. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant you can stay in and like something... or you can get out there and actually like something. the lexus december to remember sales event is on. this is the pursuit of

most people know ben sherman from charlie sheen, but they're flannel. >> i got a nano and i traded it in for an ipod. >> we are returning to gap and j. crew. >> you came out on december 26th to buy serving forks? >> no, i came out to go to banana republic, which, on their answering machine said they opened at 9:00, they lie and opened a at 10:00. >> just returning. >> you're not going to buy anything? >> i'm trying to be good. >> did you get any gift cards? >> no, i didn't. >> is the economy on your mind? >> constantly. >> does the economy weigh into that at all? >> absolutely. >> everybody said that except for jack carl who may be my favorite shopper i found today, dos last minute shopping the day after the last minute. >> what do you have? >> i have a movado watch i had sized for my wrist and i bought some perfume for my wife. >> so, you came here just to have the watch sized and spent more. with us that part of the plan? >> yes. no, no, the plan was to have the watch sized and then i noticed brad pitt, big picture, and i realized i may have gone a little light with my wife on chris

>> no, i'd go charlie sheen because you know what's coming after dinner.ing to be a big night. >> mika, what about you? would barack obama be number one for you? >> i'd just like to eat alone. thanks. quiet time. >> who's yours, joe? >> i mean, barack obama. he's president of the united states. fascinating guy. it would be a lot of fun. >> all right. we'll be back. >> if paul mccartney wasn't available. >> we'll be back. but first we asked our friends who they would want to have dinner with. >> i think the one person i'd love to have dinner with is tom brokaw. he's still one of the most respected authorities and respected voices in our journalistic dialogue. >> i would really love maya angelou to be there and maybe even madonna. i'd love to have like a really eclectic group of people there. >> well, i've had dinner with joe scarborough. but i never had dinner with mika brzezinski. so you know, joe eats very nice. none of the food gets on him. and i'm sure mika's probably very nice at the dinner table. >> i'd like to have dinner with angelina jolie. but lik

in hollywood, charlie sheen wants a little appreciation from lindsay lohan.e her an unspecified amount of money to help with her financial troubles. he spoke with et and it was about $100,000. he has gotten not so much as a thank you from her. even a text message saying thank you. >> or a hug. something. buy him a margarita. i guess you don't buy charlie sheen a margarita. >> that's the last thing you do. >> the american film institute released its top ten films of the year yesterday. on the list, the dark knight rises, argo, zero dark 30 next week. lincoln, moonrise kingdom. life pi, les miserables -- >> that's not out yet either. >> and silver linings playbook. films will be honored at an event in hollywood next month. >> those are some pretty good films on the list. pretty good flicks this year. and still about two or three of them are not even out yet. they come out in the holiday season. all right. let's take a look at what's happening in michigan. it is an outrage and something we've got to get organized about and something we've got to fight. a new tar

her tax bill, and charlie sheen and helped but she still is off the hook -- on the hook.way on to but she is drinking two bottles of a five, per day. and do not mess with the irs because there will not leave you alone. she is an estimated note drinking two bottles of vodka per day. >> and this question is what we do with my old 4 01 k? >> my generation, we will work about six jobs. and i always say take it with you. you are not going to faa itself directed ira.. and you could even call vanguard and say what could i do. you could even sign up online to take it with you to a constant state and consolidate -- send your questions to black@black.com banff we can see some rainfall increasing. >> we could see some quickly moving system with not much accumulation. it is mainly a missing us but well to the north and edging to the north bay. we are expecting that for tomorrow morning. that light rain in edging the north bay and also by 11. we could see more coverage by futurecast. i had again mainly concentrated north of the golden gate. we could catch some near san francisco and o

yesterday we brought you the story to charlie sheen giving money to lindsey lohan but to a better causement star is giving away $75,000 to a 10-year-old girl fighting cancer. this, after he met her father, who is a california police officer. he told him the story about his daughter jazmin, struck his heart. gave him 75,000 bucks. how about that. it's all inauguration preparations. the joint congressional committee on inaugustral ceremonies announced the platform is will on its way to being completed, 10,000 square feet in size. the 2005 was the biggest ever costing $1.2 million to build. it will hold 1600 people. >> bill: they started that construction of that thing months ago. >> peter: yeah. >> bill: every day at the whitehouse, the white house viewing stands across from the white house just about completed. and then the presidential viewing stand for the parade is whether finished as well. they have that part of pennsylvania avenue blocked off. they started construction there probably six weeks ago >> peter: it's a huge operation. >> bill: absolutely. yes, i have to tell you, let's g

charlie sheen started it.a little girl's family with cancer treatment bills. stevie wonder donated another $100,000. sheen -- it wasn't sheen. it was stevie made the announcement after a concert in l.a. this weekend, after calling 10-year-old jasmine falk on to the stage. he serenaded her with his classic, "isn't she lovely." and finally, do we have props? do we have the -- do we not? anybody? well. there's a prop. and i was very excited to share it. >> here they come. >> thank you, all, so much. everybody. please enjoy -- george, will you help me, please. put your hand in there. i should go here. we've warmed your heart hopefully, a little bit. now, we want to warm your hands with the twitten. this is the world's first two-handed mitten, making sure you never have to stop holding hands with the one you love. whether you're a couple, best friends, parents and child, or co-anchors, they cost $45. they're handmade in peru. and all profits go towards charity. george, let go. >> coming home. >> we found those onli

. >> ♪ the candy man can ♪ >> stephanie: charlie sheen says lindsay lohan never thanked him for the hundredr. we'll see you tomorrow on the "stephanie miller show." ♪

. >> what did charlie sheen giver of hundred thousand dollars for? >> i say do it right, get an attorney. the irs is not playing with taxes ask martha stewart they were tracking down. and jimmy from san jose wants to know what to do with your 401k when you switch jobs? >> i always caught 800 fidelity and 800 vanguard and have that rolled over. if it was a great old fidelity you can leave it there, it won't kill anything. you may have accidently misplaced did he make it too much in one holding i say don't direct yourself call fidelity and they will walk you through. you can sign up online. >> black at connaught, is where you can e-mail rob black. >> how as you heard your knuckles rapped? dragging it again?6 howl did you hurt your knuckles robb? >> sunday pg&e take up some crews. they will be continuing to clean up. >> we have another round of showers coming this way but nothing as significant compared to the last three storms we saw. this morning we do see a possibility of patchy fog out there. nevada has some fog as well as livermore. behind a cloud

this story has come -- charlie sheen might be good. >> he would be. in many ways. >> temperament.good sigh. thanks for coming down. >>> the euro has had a very strong run, as you will be aware, up about 3% the last month. the eu finance ministers' plan to give money to greece, will the rally continue? todd gordon is with us aspen trading you. morning to you, todd. >> hey, simon. >> we have failed twice to get through 1.31 on the euro. where do we go from here? >> the fourth time we tried? the euro support and european finance ministers rather busy, appoint the ecb to head up a eu banking regulation which unfortunately you won't take effect until march 2014. the meantime we need to rely on esm for support. the other side, german finance minister wrote off the lower bank, congress that they approve a greek aid bailout. looks to be euro fairly support. >> interesting you argue that. in is the point here that the fed is accelerating on debasing you the dollars, that is why the euro rises? >> really interesting. that was the trade yesterday. the take away from the fed's statement. we r

he was friends with charlie sheen.ven kato was not too small of a celebrity for you to be sort of enamored with. i was 17 years old and thrilled. >> you are probably entitled to yo that sound because you were on that show. if we can get it, we're going to use it. robert frank. have you met -- he's a great reporter. he's going to be on talking about mcafee. i know him fairly well. >> you know him fairly well. you don't know and you don't know. >> no. >> this is robert frank. >> oh, my goodness gracious. it didn't even occur to me. >> watching you wonder where i was going was really -- you were like, where am i going with that. >> i saw frank chasing her around and i said, you know, she's on fast money. what are you, coming to the christmas party and he goes, we've been married eight years. wow, in the headlines, manufacturing activity, the whole show is very -- the whole network is -- everybody is married to everyone else. activity in china hit a 14-month high in december. except for you. an encouraging sign for the wor