. >>> the "sun-times" reports that courteney cox and david arquette predicting their divorce which arquette filed for yesterday saying, quote, it will be one of the most civilized divorces in hollywood history. it nearly recognized the obvious. they have both moved on. >>> finally weird hollywood name of the day it goes to how i met your mother star holy hanigan who named her baby girl keva. >>> this coming to us from austin texas where in near by bastrop the wreckage of a devastating fire is helping one community group healed. they teamed up with a texas nonprofit organization to transform ruins from last september's fire. an exhibit displays artwork reflecting a wide array of emotions and painful reminders. proceeds will go toward restoration efforts giving the town a much needed lift as it works to rise from the ashes. >>> i'm lynn berry and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. we're off to a quiet start on this wednesday morning. temperatures in the upper 60's to a

. >> david arquette, things are finally over with him and courtney cox?ght it was actually over. >> they have been separated for such a long time. there are stories of them separating back in 2010. but david arquette went and filed for a divorce finally after all these months and years and you know, it seems very, very amicable. he's not asking for child support or any other kind of support in that matter. he says that he doesn't have a lawyer. he's just going to be doing it himself. i think because he knows it's going to be very peaceful. they're like best friends action hang out all the time. it just seems like marriage isn't going to work out any longer and joint custody of their daughter who just turned eight. at this point it's a formality. they have to make this divorce final. >> i hate to admit i watch it but i do. so let's get down to business. chloe and lamar still trying to have a baby? >> still trying to have a baby. they've made it pretty public that they have been trying for quite some time. it's just not working out for them. so on monday th

. >>> david arquette has filed a similar cuffed and for arquette to be removed from her name. the reports make no mention of a prenup. >>> and finally the cover of "people" magazine showing happy couple matt mcconaughey and his wife from last weekend he was in a suit and she in a hand stitched designer dress. beautiful couple. >> it's great but i kind of like the red carpet pictures of the two of them that we usually show. >> why? >> you'd have to look at the dress she was wearing. >> i got you. creepy. >>> this is from seattle news in washington whereby one man is living his childhood dream following a five-year nightmare. 26-year-old brian banks is a former high school football star who spent five years in jail after billion falsely accused of rape. after being exonerated he received an invitation to try out for the seattle seahawks training camp. the odds of making team are stacked against him but the second chance makes him file like he's already one. i believe it does. i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station. w

. >>> the "chicago sun-times" quotes a long-time associate of both courteney cox and david arquette as predicting their divorce which arquette filed for yesterday, saying it will be, quote, one of the most civilized divorces in hollywood history. the friends said it merely recognized the obvious. they have both moved on. >>> and, finally, weird hollywood baby name of the day, bill doesn't seem to think this is so weird. it goes to "how i met your mother" star alyson hannigan who named her baby girl keeva. that's unique. >> very good. unique. >>> well, this coming to us from kxan news in austin, texas, where in nearby bastrop the wreckage of a devastating fire is helping one community heal. a group of local artists teamed up with a texas nonprofit organization to transform ruins from last september's fire. an exhibit displays artwork reflecting a wide array of emotions and painful reminders. proceeds will go toward restoration efforts, giving the town a much needed lift as it works to rise from the ashes. >>> i'm lynn berry and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day toda

. >>> courtney cox has responded to david arquette's divorce petition with a similar filing, requesting joint custody and for arquette to be removed from her name. tmz reports the papers make no mention of a prenup. >>> and, finally, the cover of "people" magazine showing happy couple matt mcconaughey and his wife camila on their wedding day last weekend. he was in a dolce & gabbana tux, and she in a hand-stitched gown made by a brazilian designer. beautiful wedding dress their actually. >>> and this comes to us from -- king 5 news in seattle, washington, where in nearby renton, one man is living his childhood dream following a five-year nightmare. 26-year-old brian banks is a former high school football star who spent five years in jail after being falsely accused of rape. well, after being exonerated, he received an invitation to try out for the seattle seahawks' training camp. well, the odds of making the team are stacked against him, but the second chance makes him feel like he's already won. i believe it does. well, i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of

the "chicago sun-times" quotes a long-time associate of courtney cox and david arquette, of predictingivorce, which arquette filed for yesterday, will be quote one of the most civilized divorces in hollywood history. merely recognized that they are obviously both moving on. >>> and finally, how about your weird hollywood baby name of the day? how i met your mother star, allison hannigan has name her new baby girl, keeva. >> that doesn't sound so crazy to me. keeva? compared to some names like recently? apple and banana split. >> keeva? >> i'm lynn berry, this is "first look" on msnbc. stay tuned, "way too early" with willie geist starts right now. >>> the international tension over syria escalates again as secretary of state hillary clinton says publicly now that russia is sending attack helicopters to the syrian government, that are being used in president assad's brutal crackdown on civilians. the question is, have we passed the point of a diplomatic solution in syria? we'll talk live to richard engel. >>> meanwhile, president obama and mitt romney in a war of words. over who better

lake her estranged husband david arquette she is asking for joint custody of her 8-year-old daughterut made no mention of a pre-nup. she requested to drop her married name. >> now for a p roundup of all of the sports stories. matt cane making history overnight in san francisco. >> on the ground from deep, got him. that's a perfect game. >> cain becoming the first giant's picture ever to throw a perfect game. >> it is just the 22nd perfect game in major league history. was there also a no hitter on the east coast? the mets say there was. they are filing an appeal. they say this play should have been ruled an error instead of a hit. david wright unable to field it with his bare hands. >> tebow revealing the jets asked him to gaint. >> it is 39 minutes after the hour. the self proclaimed mastermind of the 9-11 attack acting like a diva mind bars. wait until you hear about his wardrobe request. >> the green agenda could force you to install solar panels on your roof even if you don't want them? before you take a break let's go with jimmy fallon last night. >> snooki paul lee dean and the

david arquette finally pulls the trigger on his divorce from courtney cox.announced separation 2 years ago after 11 years of marriage. arquette didn't file the papers until now. >> that makes me sad. >>> now for your starting lineup. we begin with the nba finals. game two is tomorrow night in oklahoma city. kevin durant scoring 36 points, 17 in the fourth quarter. thunder up. alex rodriguez making history. he hit his 23rd grand slam last night naching the a-- matching all time record by lou gehrig. a soccer match leading to violent riots in poland. >> ugly fights breaking out between fans before and during the match between rivals poland and russia. police using rubber bullets and water cans to try to tame the crowd. at least 50 people were hurt and 150 were arrested. the match ending in a tie 1-1. the time now 40 after the hour. still to come no this isn't kansas. a rare tornado tearing through a historic town. >> next do you think your dog may love you more than your wife? dr. ab low is here to tell you if this is normal or not. stay with us. it's time to

. >> her ex-husband david arquette filed for divorce from courteney cox this past friday. it was on their 13th wedding anniversary. they have been separated and having issues for some time. >> i probably thought they were divorced already. >> he made things official after the split in 2010. >> irreconcilable differences. i thought they were divorced already. now their wedding anniversary is their divorce anniversary. >> keeping it simple. the mascot known for bringing joy and to baseball fans is in big trouble. >> this happened in pittsburgh when the mascot got in trouble for swimming at midnight. now the phillies fanatic is in trouble for what a 37-year-old woman claims the mascot and threw her in a swimming pool at a beach party and she got injured and she says she's never been the same. she is suing. >> i imagine that the fanatic would be a little clumsy. >> they just grab you sometimes and do things to you. apparently, he was doing his thing the woman claims, and it did not go well. >> bottling harm. >> the phillies have no comment. some people say they're not even sur

starting off now with david arquette, courtney cox, their relationship on the rocks a little bit.closer to divorce. he officially filed for divorce from courtney. he is 40, she is 47. announced their separation in way back in october 2010. he cites irreconcilable differences. in the paperwork filed back on june 8th, according to "people" magazine, asking for joint, legal physical custody of their daughter coco, who actually turns 8 today. they got married in june 1999. also more wedding news here, apparently the divorce may not happen between kobe and vanessa. according to sources, tmz they're working on a full reconcililiation. she was -- they filed for divorce back in december. but she had to wait six months under law there, six month mark actually this coming weekend. she could file as early as monday. but they're saying they're trying to work it out. one interesting tidbit in all this. if they decide to reconcile and get back together. he, he kobe would have to move in with her. because during the divorce negotiations he signed over all three of his mansions to her. technicall

. >>> finally they've been separated for a white, courteney cox and david arquette are officially calling it quits. >> they are. they separated about 2 years ago. arquette was the one saying we might reconcile, maybe we'll get back together. she was going, no, it's not going to happen, we're better as friends and co-parents. he signed the papers in march and this is just now coming out that he signed the papers in march. they thought courtney would be the one to sign those papers and end the marriage. interesting there. i wonder what really happened. >> a big day friday on "today." justin bieber on the plaza. >> yes. >> already lining up, i understand. >> what? who -- are you lining up? it's wednesday. it doesn't happen until friday. are you kidding? look at this. >> tents, umbrellas. two days. >> tomorrow it will be triple that, i'm sure. >> they'll remember forever that they stood in line for two days -- >> they'll sleep through it friday morning. >> it's a bonding experience. >> and they'll be the front row, so that's cool. >> coming up for you tomorrow? >>> we've been tickets to just

. >>> typically, if you're in the jewish faith or religion, you have your bar mitzvah at 14, david arquetteuld have had -- bar mitzvah he should have had. >> he acts 13. >> traveling in jerusalem for a show on the travel channel, and decided, there you can see he was wearing traditional garb during the ceremony. the son of a holocaust refugee. his mother was jewish. and he had the ceremony he was denied as a young boy to get back to jewish traditional roots. >> shalom, good for him. cool. >>> adam sandler back in the news here. he was giving a press conference, crazy new movie called "that's my boy." i'm sure you may have seen advertisements or trailers for this thing. he was asked what embarrasses his girls about him. they pretty much said dad, it's the way you dress that embarrasses me. his two daughters, sadie and sonny, he said i do embarrass them now. he told people during a press conference for the film. he said i wear shorts a lot. my kids do ask me to put pants on when i go to the school. they ask, could you just one time wear pants. and every time i get out of the car, i look down,

david arquette has filed for divorce from his wife of 13 years courteney cox.ed in 2010. arquette is seeking joint custody of their daughter who turns eight this week. >>> bacon is arguably the internet's favorite food group as well as al roker. it's no surprise burger king's new treat, the bacon sunday, 2500 calories of hot fudge, caramel and bacon together. now, that is a whopper. >>> check out this video of canadian sensation justin bieber practicing his british accent in london. >> do you think my accent -- >> i think you could get away. >> if you walk in, you might not even know i'm not an englishman. >> of course justin bieber will be back on this side of the pond for friday's live "today" show concert on rockefeller plaza. people already camping out as al shows you. now 8:04. let's go outside to al with a check of your weather. >> "today's" weather brought by seven flavors of grillin' beans, the bolder side of bush's. speaking of bieber, let's check in on the bieber line. it seems like it's growing. all these folks hanging out. man, some of them got here

tmz reports that actor david arquette has filed for divorce from his wife of 13 years, courtney cox.10. arquette is seeking joint custody of their daughter who turns 8 this week. >>> bacon is arguably the internet's favorite food group as well as al roker's, so it's no surprise that burger king's new summer treat, the bacon sundae is sizzling on facebook and twitter. it heeds 510 calories of hot if youing, carmel, ice cream, and bacon together. that is a whopper. >>> check out this video of canadian sensation justin bieber practicing his british accent during a pre motional appearance in london. do you think that my accent is quite good? >> i think you could get away with it. >> you know, if you walked in now, you wouldn't know that i'm not an honest englishman. >> he is this side of the pond for today's live concert. people already camping out as al shows you. now let's go back to al for a check of your weather. >>> speaking of bieber, let's check in on the bieber line on 48th street at rockefeller center. it seems like it's growing, and now they're being interviewed by 1010 win. al