i'm don bell.udio. >>> well, it wasn't the usual salute for a championship winning team. instead of welcoming the lakers to the white house, president obama put them to work. the team, along with the kids at washington's boys and girls club, helped put together packages for wounded soldiers. the president thanked the team for its generosity. >>> actor hugh jackman was hurt during a taping of oprah winfrey's show in australia. jackman was sliding down a zip line from the top of the sydney opera house when he came to a crashing halt. >> he was treated for what looked to be a black eye. but the popular actor was able to appear on stage with oprah joking, that was so much fun until the end. oprah is taping two shows. that's nothing compared to what wolverine went through, right? >> that's true. >>> up next, it's one of the early mornings in tinseltown. lots of nervous celebrities. we'll explain why. [ female announcer ] swiffer sweeper is 2 in 1. it sweeps and it mops. designed to look natural, even wh

i'm don bell.k to you in the studio. >>> a controversial call for a high school football player near olympia, washington. a referee penalized runningback, ronnie hasty, for excessive celebration, after he scored a touchdown, got down on one knee, and then pointed to the heavens. the born-again christian said the gesture was meant to call attention to jesus, not to himself. >> i've done that every time i've got in the end zone. and no one's ever said anything about it. so, it's something i've done. that's tradition. >> athletic officials say players are required to give him the ball immediately. hastie says next time he'll wait until he gets off the field. >>> coming up next, why you may be seeing red today. >>> and an update on our top story this morning. an arrest warrant for the founder of wikileaks. the global search now for julian assange. ♪ [ slap! ] [ slap! slap! slap! slap! ] ow, ow! [ male announcer ] your favorite foods fighting you? fight back fast with tums. calcium rich tums goes to wor

i'm don bell.k to you in the studio. >>> a new jersey train conductor is staying no thanks to a job offer from the new york jets. kevin fitzhugh turned down the team because he says he needs a regular paycheck to help support his mom and dad. fitzhugh has been signed and dropped by the jets twice before. >>> well, a beloved family dog in texas is enjoying hero status after saving the life of his owner. >> paul horton was paralyzed from the chest-down, after a freak accident on his bicycle. his doug, yogi, stayed by his side for nearly an hour, while he lay there motionless. when yogi heard neighbors walk by, he flagged them down by barking furiously. horton says, without yogi, he wouldn't be here today. certainly man's best friend. >> no kidding. >>> coming up, the stories we'll be following today. including a new future for the family of elizabeth edwards. >>> and a special rocket launch today. one that could change how the u.s. explores space. [ quinn ] my name is quinn, and this is my eggo. on f

i'm don bell.. >> what an ugly game. >>> one more amazing catch to show you this morning. a california man reeled in a 405-pound tuna. that's the biggest yellow fin caught in more than 30 years. the amateur angler is making a lot of sushi fans very happy. look at the size of that thing. >>> coming up next remembering those who gave the ultimate sacrifice on this pearl harbor day. >>> plus, the new numbers out this morning. the latest math and science scores from american students. [ superhero ] is he coming today? [ alien head 1 ] he had a fever last night. [ alien head 2 ] yeah! [ robotasaurus ] well, his mom gave him new triaminic fever reducer syrup. from the brand recommended by pediatricians. [ alien head 1 ] how do you know? [ alien head 2 ] yeah! [ robotasaurus ] the same way i know triaminic is a safe and effective way to help bring down a fever. i get wifi. [ alien head 1 ] cool! [ alien head 2 ] yeah! [ superhero ] can i check my email? [ robotasaurus ] no. [ female announcer ] introducin

. >>> good morning, i'm don bell on your espn news update.d we start with a blustery game in the windy city. bears taking on the patriots. jay cutler. game time temperature 26 degrees. wind gusts in the 30s. other than that, a beautiful day that chicago. first quarter, no score. patriots, that's tom brady to rob gronkowski. patriots up 7-0. second quarter, bears trailing 14-0. jay cutler complete to johnny knox, but the ball is ripped lose by devin mccourty. he's going the other way for the touchdown. 35 yards on the play. they would review it and the play would stand right there. knox was knocked down on the tackle. seven seconds remaining in the half, patriots already up by four touchdowns. tom brady, he threw two scores in the game, that one to deion branch, 59 yards on the play. patriots going on to win big time, 36-7. >>> all right, michael vick and the eagles visiting the cowboys. pick it up in the second quarter, game tied at 7-7. this is on third day. play action pass. vick to tom heraman. fourth quarter, game tied at 20-20. vick, a l

i'm don bell., back to you in the studio. >>> a royal controversy is raging in britain over the latest wedding memento. the faces on the new coin are supposed to be of those of prince william and his fiancee, kate middleton. >> critics say it doesn't look a thing like them. the mint says the likenesses were approved by both the queen and prince william before the coin was made. >>> and perhaps this michigan couple could be the role models for the newly-engaged. jack and ella esenberg are celebrating 77 years of wedded bliss. that's right. they got married in 1933. and they say it was a love at first sight. >> they say it's still love after all of these years. jack says the secret to staying together is simple. he always says, yes, dear. >> if only all you husbands would learn that. so much more helpful. >>> coming up next, the stories including all that holiday travel and the last-minute christmas shopping. >>> also, the investigation into yesterday's explosion at two foreign embassies in rome. we'

songwriters like eric taylor and then spell out -- and vince bell, and don sanders.encouraged me and would let me sit with them during their sets and introduce me to the person who owned the club, but the club, so i did a few of their songs as well. tavis: the latest product is called "natural forces." catch him on tour starting in january. >> thank you for having me on. i love watching the show. tavis: i love having you on the show. come back anytime. up next, our conversation with legendary singer johnny mathis. stay with us. welcomepleasure to johnny mathis to this program. he has sold well over 350 million the records during his stellar career that began more than 50 years ago. he is out now with his first ever country album called "let it be me." before we go to that, from his 50th anniversary concert special, here he is performing his classic hit "misty." >> ♪ i get misty just holding your hand walk my way and a thousand violins begin to play the sound of your fellow -- the sound of your hello i get misty the moment you are here ♪ tavis: you don't need me to te

own arts and entertainment reporter don sanchez and he got into the act a short time ago in front of macy's. this marks the 30th year local celebrities are ringing bellsencourage people to toss coin and bills into the salvation army kettle. the bell-ringing tradition started in san francisco in the 1890s before going global. i don't remember who used to drop 20-dollar gold pieces in there back then. >> all that small change does add up though. it really doesn't. >> don had a little rhythm there, too. >> looked like it was dry for a moment where he was standing. >> these the trend. drier as the day unfolds and even through the weekend. tahoe, no new snow but looks kind of neat now with some of those clouds hanging around. we're looking from the heavenly cam here. and kind of warm. i'll have that forecast for you here in a minute. let's bring you back home and show you what's going on here. rather foggy in some spots as we look at emeryville this morning. live doppler 7 hd picking up radar returns with some of those scattered light rains we were talking about are moving through marin county heading to the south-southeast. they're going to push across th

own arts and entertainment reporter don sanchez and he got into the act a short time ago in fron of macy's. this mks the 30th year local celebrities ar ringing bellsencourage people to toss coin and bills into the salvation army kettle. the bell-ringing tradition started in san fransco in the 1890s before going global. i don't remember who used to drop 20-dollar gold pieces in there back then. >> all that small change does add up though. it really doesn't. >> don ha a little rhythm there, too. >> looked like it was dry for a moment where he was standing. >> these the trend. drier as the day unfolds and even through the weeke. tahoe, no new snow but looks kind of neat now with some of those clouds hangi around. we're looking from the heavenly cam here. and kind of warm. i'll hav that forecast for you here in a minute. let's bring you back home and show you what's going on here. rather foggy in some spots as we look at emeryville this morning. live doppler 7 hd picking up radar returns with some of those scattered lighrains we were talkg about are moving through marin county heading to the south-southeast. they're gog to push across the san pablo ba

jim bell, our executive producer. that's donhe got kind of choked up. it was really sweet. >> he spent his entire professional life here. you can understand that. >> one of his favorite performers, james blunt. >> come on. ♪ you're beautiful notes ♪ you're beautiful ♪ you're beautiful it's true >> it's a nice tribute. i don't know if that's the song i would have sung to jeff. >> that is just cruel! >> "you're beautiful"? i don't know. >> he's beautiful inside. >> he's a wonderful man. i don't know if he's beautiful. >> meredith vieira was cutting up at the party. >> she's a wild card. >> she is wacky. well, we actually had these special drinks named after every anchor. what was yours? >> bloody vieira. >> bloody merry vieira. lauer was the lauer sour. kathie lee was the pinot lee gifford. mine was the viv lakota. >> very good. a little bit out of reach but good. >> careful. >> natalie was the natalie. think we should bring up meredith. because it is rare that meredith vieira joins us on the 10:00 hour. meredith is here. >> where

don teague, cbs news, dallas. >>> to california now and the scandal-plagued city of bell reportedly so in debt it may have to cut city services like the police department to stay solvent. "daily times" reports an audit finds it has run a deficit of several million dollars while the city illegally collected nearly $7 million in taxes. bell's former chief administrative officer and seven other current and former city officials have been charged with misaprepting $5.5 million in public funds. >>> finally, just call him the pop scooper in chief. while visiting an elementary school friday in arlington, virginia, president obama told the kids, when he takes first dog beau for a walk, he does the right thing. >> it's a beautiful building and there's a big yard in the back called the south lawn and so, a lot of times i walk beau at night and that's fun. sometimes i run around with beau, although i have to -- sometimes i have to scoop up his poop. because i don't want to just leave it in the lawn! so, if you guys have a dog, you got to walk your dog, too and clean up after him a little bit. all right, guys, i've got to g

don nash will be happy to hear that who is one of our senior producers. disney princesses like tiana. >> parents do really like those princesses. tiana is up in the rankings. belleows, and piper. >> the boys names are not doing as well. >> we have the predictions up for 2011. >> isla for girls and bentley for boys. >> okay. maybe some kates and williams i would imagine. >> kate has been trending down but people seem to really like her, and if she's a good princess, we'll see. >> linda murray, as always. so much fun. thank you. coming up next, we'll get creative in the kitchen. italian favorites but with an irish twist. first, this is "today" on nbc. [ female announcer ] safeway talks holiday baking. that smells scrumptious. yummy! smells delightful. awesome! i'm not smelling anything. [ female announcer ] everything for holiday baking. just add love. safeway. ingredients for life. [ female announcer ] everything for holiday baking. just add love. so what's everyone's favorite holiday food? eggnog. gingerbread. and you, nutcracker? i like nuts. [ female announcer ] if it tastes like the holidays, we've got it. safeway. ingredients for life. >>> this morning on "t