. >>> robert downey jr. swears he doesn't care about winning an oscar. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, monday was the 50th anniversary of jfk's election. coming up, we'll tell you about what kennedy fan who stumbled upon a cherished keepsake. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this wednesday. a rather quiet weather day out there. just showers lingering in new england today. pretty tranquil in the southeast. dallas was all right today. we will be watching, though, a storm moving from the rockies into the middle of the country. not today, but more tomorrow and then as we go into friday. veterans day forecast, east coast looks nice. we will see a chance of snow in denver. not a huge storm, but just a little bit. rain will be developing here on thursday and friday in the middle of the country. we can pick up a couple inches of rain in oklahoma, missouri and possibly into iowa. if you're watching us on wttz news channel 5 burlington, vermont, looking to get published? aspiring fiction authors can learn

. >>> robert downey jr. swears he doesn't care about winning an oscar.our early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, monday was the 50th anniversary of jfk's election. coming up, we'll tell you about one kennedy fan who stumbled upon a cherished keepsake. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back pup need the umbrella traveling through much of the high country of nevada and also portions of the cascades here. even down into northern california, showers activity. higher elevations snow. salt lake city could see this. a cold morning through arizona, nevada. tomorrow doesn't look better. a chilly weather pattern through much of the west. just the pacific northwest on veterans' day, unfortunately another storm with rain for you. >>> if kwur watching on kcra 3 s sacramento learn about america's railroads in hollywood. movie scripts, sheet music and more at the california state museum of railroads. that's your pacific event of the day, lynn. >> all right, bill. thanks. >>> now here's a look at this morning's head

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tomorrow night, robert downey jr. jimmy fallon happening right now. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ today," decision day. americans head to the polls for a vote that could shift the balance of power in congress. >>> holy sinkhole. an area the size of a basketball court gives way in germany. >>> and san francisco treat. for the first time ever in california's bay area, the giants win the world series. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation, including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. and today we begin with election day. finally, americans head to the polls today to cast their vote in key midterm races across the country. control of the house and senate are up for grabs. by this time tomorrow, we should know which party will guide legislation for the next two years in congress. nbc's tracie potts is in washington with poor. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: lynn, keep these numbers in mind. 39 and 10. that's how many seats republicans need to g

after his big success with "iron man," robert downey jr.ping into the role of another iconic character, mr. peanut. it's not a movie. there's a new planter's peanut commercial and it's voiced by robert downey jr. mr. peanut has not spoken since 1916. i guess he just didn't have much to say being a peanut. he now has the voice of this star. downey won the part after several high-profile celebrities auditioned. i don't know why but some of the audition tapes were released online today. well, look at this. >> mel gibson, take one. >> you're a [ bleep ]. i don't understand you. you're a laugh be stock because you're a [ bleep ] mentally depressed idiot. >> snooki, take one. >> i had an epiphany today. i took the poof down, the most amazing thing i've ever done. other than eating fried pickles. >> i want you off the [ bleep ] set, you [ bleep ]. you walking right through. what the [ bleep ] is it with you? oh, good for you and how was it? i hope it was [ bleep ] good because it's useless now, isn't it? you amateur. >> very strange. the dialogue

. >> zach and downey, yeah. >> jimmy: and do you have a big part in this? >> i don't.id, like, two days of filming. very small part. i'm buddies with the director. he asked me if i wanted to work for two days. it was a pretty cool time. so, i decided to go do it. >> jimmy: we have the fruits of your labor. i hope we're know shotting -- >> this is basically it. >> jimmy: do we need to set this up? >> you know, i'm a guy who works at a western union place and, you know, zach and downey are trying to get home for downey's child to be born and i'm not helping them in that. >> jimmy: the movie is called "due date" and it opens on friday. take a look. >> now i get to call my pregnant wife and have her drive all the way back to western union and start this process again, send it to the correct name and we'll be good. >> absolutely. >> great. but we'll have to do that tomorrow because we close in five minutes. >> it's 6:35, sir. >> you make the hours here? i say when we close. we close in five minutes. i'm meeting my boys. >> you have a reservation? >> that's actually smart. i

downey won the part after several high profile celebrities auditioned.audition tapes were released online today. look at this. >> mel gibson, tape one. i don't understand you, you're sucks because [ bleep ] you're a mentally depressed idiot. >> snooki, take one. >> i had an epiphany today. i took the poof down, the most amazing thing i've ever done. >> christian bale, take one. >> i am on your [ bleep ] set and [ bleep ] you walking right through. >> i'm like this -- what the [ bleep ] is it with you. >> oh, good for you. and how was it? i hope it was [ bleep ] good. because it's useless now, isnn it? >> it's strange the dialogue would be the name as the sticks they made. >> jimmy: this is odd. a town in sprain named the game after video games. they named it after avenue super mario brothers. don't bring your girlfriend there. a lot of ape-related kidnappings. seems worn to me. but they're foreigner, they are born weird. here's a story. >> a unique street game. super mario brother misavenue. they are the first to name their street after the video game. o

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robert downey jr. or "the situation?" >> okay, robert downey. and the situation.et off this very fast. natalie morales is standing by. >> good morning, everyone. republican leaders are predict agnew wave in congress once today's midterm election votes are counted. ohio's john bohener could become house speaker if the republicans gain 39 seats and he urged voertsz to take nothing for granted. democrats in a bid to p control the vote pulled out heavy weights, michelle obama and former president bill clinton. >>> u.s. officials say it now appears three suspicious packages seized in september were a practice run for last week's failed mail bomb plot. those parcels like the explosive printer cart rinls intercepted friday in britain and dubai were on their way from yemen to chicago by plane. >>> former congressman gary condit took the stand monday in the murder trial of former washington intern chandra levy. norah o'donnell has the very latest. good morning to you. >> good morning, natalie. it has taken this long, nearly ten years, and gary condit receipted re-petedly r

robert downey jr.immy: and you -- you also have to get to los angeles because you're going to try to make it in the biz. >> right. >> jimmy: and you guys end up get -- sharing a car. road trip together, and it is insane what goes down. >> it is insane. >> jimmy: but gosh, is it funny. >> thank you. >> jimmy: it really made me laugh. i think we have a clip of you guys meeting for the first time at the airport. >> right, yep. >> jimmy: here's zach galifianakis and robert downey jr., "due date." ♪ >> all right, there. >> did some serious damage. >> that ain't. [ car horn ] i don't know what -- >> i mean, my brother-in-law's going to kill me. >> are you okay? sorry about my friend. i think he's been drinking. >> you smell a little boozy, too. you guys drinking and driving together? >> well, we -- haven't been drinking. i mean, we had a -- we split a six-pack of 40s, but you know what? my father always had a saying, when a date starts like this, it's all uphill from here. >> that's actually incorrect. >> no

just a you know robert downey jr.s on of hot streak making more than two and a million he continued to set with the road trip monday comedy will find out more in our box office report. we'll tell you more about it coming up. a live look for maariv camera we will we back.from r re will be right back. and we have back, the first phase finisher mega mind welfare, it in a fake, 48 billion debuting at second due date that song was robert downey jr. all fantastic cast road trip basically is the theme of the movie tickets and $34 million i heard one person say they're like a love and laugh out loud moments. colored girls janet jackson and whoopi goldberg's during that phone and abroad and # $20 million in new york one of the miners trapped for nearly 70 days tran the thousands of runners for the marathon you see him there he took his first trip by the chilly to run in the marathon he was known as the runner by his mind joe minors. one of the reasons he wanted to run the marathon was to mount a great young judson and teens be

robert downey jr.nd son star is a mature that is true hit their road together in may to $2.5 million. coming in second place that the action thriller unstoppable at $23.5 million this movie is based on an actual incident in ohio. and for the second weekend out of the animated to reedy, the mega my takes first place. the ageless castro we serb forces include will fail brushed the didn't and tin of fame made over $30 million this weekend. time now for tech talk with games played. >> skype tvs are now on the market. these are regular into them. you push one button and skype comes up from there you can make of your phone calls or video calls right on your tv. >> (laughter) we can arrange for one of those. >> that would be great. >> yes. >> it is video chatting for the living room made extremely easy. you connect your tv to your home wiifii or plug it in with a hard- line tier internet. the tv makes that easy it walks you through it. it all works off of a regular remote you set up this camera on top of the

. >>> opening strongly in second, the road trip comedy "due date" starring robert downey jr., which took in a slightly better than expected $33.5 million. >>> tyler perry's drama "for colored girls" featuring janet jackson premiered in third in line with expectations at just over $20 million. >>> and making news in "limited release," the real life survival story, 127 hours" as the mountain climber trapped after a falling boulder pins his arm down. for theaters, it averaged a whopping $66,000 a cinema. there's one particularly graphic scene that reportedly led to some viewers to become ill and faint. consider yourself warned. >> what would you do? >> if i was stuck under a boulder? >> yes. >> this is why i don't hike. >> why you don't hike. >> why i run on a treadmill. >> animals do it when caught in traps too. it's survival, right? >> yeah. good morning, everyone. are you eating your cheerios? thank you, bill. >>> this comes to us from new york city where the chilean miner who stayed in shape running underground found himself running with the world's best. three weeks after being rescued

to earn more than $20 million in day being a second budget comedy do days with robert downey jr. and jack gulf an actor has played polar opposites that hit the road together and in fourth place the new animated comedy mega mind the cast includes a will fell and today. it is a very big hit in a tournament $5 million. and a classic game of monopoly. bob crowley it shows us why the game is a popular after 75 years. >> monopoly is the quintessential board game. it is sold in at 111 countries in 43 languages >> it is the best game to play. this is where monopoly is manufactured and this is the has pro game facility. it is the largest game that has been produced in the world. >> we produce up to 2 million games a year. >> my job is to make plastic parts of fort games. every employer is not delay >> it is something that is never bored to go away. >> i've been here 25 years and am working our monopoly line, and this is different, this is only 30 pieces in each pack. i think that this is putting your life. you make the right decisions and the life and you make your investments and how to

biggest names in ai quito oversaw a three day master class here in moscow our correspondent robert downeyand entered the dojo. it's not all about strength and speed just the slightest of efforts enough to hold an attacker the japanese martial art of ikea looks a soup listen the but it's most certainly and into kate one something that becomes obvious when you see it to master inactions. media so he says one of the world's job i get a british a nurse and son of god. one of the sports fund or more he was she was most senior students russian has been a boat builder this nation for the fifty two year olds and see these being the be done she would a has overseen a training master class guy in the world's biggest country and. she owed a sensei's an elite i.q. no master actually one of the best in the world and he's quite tough as an instructor and you have to concentrate when assisting him otherwise as a matter of fact i got injured during the very first session this week. it's quite a common thing because when she go to training with skillful assistance or he doesn't hold back. a martial art or

i want to thank my guests robert downey jr., paula deen and, of course, jamey johnson. tomorrow night, robin williams will be here. ig htnoallon happening w. u owyorrermoevy., od by e-bye. >>> this morning on "early today," power shift. just two years after barack obama's triumphant presidential victory, voters deal him a blow, handing republicans control of the house of representatives. we have the nation's major election results covered in this decision 2010. captions paid for by nbc-universal television [ applause ] >>> hello and good morning. welcowelcome to oup ptheth time zone. i'm lynn berry. today, we begin with a government divided. american voters have signaled that they want a change in this nation. they did so by handing the republicans an overwhelming victory in the midterm elections. the gop has firmly taken control of the house just two years after president barack obama rode a waive of enthusiasm to win the white house. with more we go to nbc's tracie potts in washington. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. this was a big victory for t

. >>> in the hyped comedy "due date" robert downey jr.nd zach galifianakis star as a mismatched pair forced to take a road trip together. it's no "hangover" but will fetch 30 million or so. >>> and tyler perry's drama titled "for colored girls" is expected to take in about $20 million. anything with zach galifianakis is going to be a winner. i just like saying his last name. >> of course you do. i can't even say it. >> my maiden name is markowski so i understand his pain. >>> this comes to us from wowt, 6 news in omaha, nebraska, where one boy's holiday spirit is making a difference. for the second year in a row 8-year-old brandon carlson is selling christmas ornaments built with legos for charity. last year he raised over $1,000 for a local food bank. this year he hopes to top that. his mom, dad, little brother and grandma are working in shifts building all different kind of things, including snowflakes which he loves, all for a good cause. >>> i'm lynn berry and this is your first stop of the day, "early today" here on your nbc station.

zach galifianakis, an aspiring actor, robert downey, jr. get back to los angeles for his wife who is expected to deliver their first child in a couple of days. things don't start off on the right foot with these two. and in fact they argue a lot. let's listen to a clip. >> you know what? i didn't want to play this card. certainly not this early. guess what? guess who has the subaru? me? guess who has the money? me. guess who has a winning personality? me. what do you have? you have a nice hairline, fine. strong jaw, fine. i got to till you something, mister, your personality needs some work. my god. >> i though it was hilarious. if you like "the hangover," "old school," you will love this. four out of five kernels. probably could have been four and a half. it was really, really funny. the audience was packed. and there were probably 11 true hearty laughter breaks. >> not just guys laughing. girls laughing too. >> everybody was laughing, mixed bag. mixed bag. it was fun. >> everybodydydydydydydydydydydydydydydydydydydydydydydydydydydydydydyd

followed by the denzel washington thriller "unstoppable" and "due date" the comedy featuring robert downey went to see "megamind" with chdz achaz, and i got to say it is one funny movie. >> for adults and children alike, huh? >> well, i laughed. >> i bet your son loved it, too. ashley, thank you so much, joining us here in new york. >>> stores from around the country were hoping to get consumers to jump-start the holiday shopping season a bit early this year but as prices for some items seemed to go higher and higher, consumers are being extra cautious this time around. bill whitaker reports. >> just when retailers were hoping the coming holidays would get shoppers spending their dollars, rapidly rising prices might make them pinch their pennies, instead. gas costs 13 cents more per gallon than last year. a will go lon of milk is up nearly 30 cents. in just the last month, coffee has gone up 24 cents a pound. and now, cotton prices are at all-time highs, up 400% in the last two years. last week's price was nearly double what it was in july. the cotton cost more so the pockets cost more, wh

. >> you'll notice he sounds suspiciously like robert downey jr. note you never see them together in the same place. >>> when we come back, the women that gathered the courage to make the very big decision to downsize something big in their lives. >>> the family a man shot and killed by oakland officers. >>> plus, tuitionikay h mese b more than families can handle. we've got tips on how to make it work. >>> this week we're airing a series of reports about getting "back to basics" looking at some ways americans are cutting back and making life simpler with the added advantage of downsizing and saving money. in this lousy and tight economy. tonight, the women who have taken the big step. kristen welker has our report. ♪ >> reporter: from the runway, to the red carpet, and even on the big screen, fashion has the power to transform and inspire. >> 11, 12, 13. >> i have too many coats. >> reporter: but it's the clutter and cost of what's in their closets that has some women cutting back. that's why this busy seattle mom started the "great american appar

however recent results indicate they're doing their best to get rid of that reputation and robert downey on has more. gloves off time to flight this used to be quite a common way of settling scores for the most cool region side beaches with many considering them as just a team of town guys although things seem to be changing with new coach and green azura still sitting at the very bottom of the cage shelf stable he does have already managed to claim victories over k. chilled giants. and middle men you could watch a guy just go along the team to play tough and physical shocking but not too far the rule to give you role play to the limit but try not to let your teammates down getting a penalty that's what any plan must always keep in mind first of all we play for our friends who want to see their team and win but not just to break their opponents down. i may sound surprising after looking through an azhar was profiled do or he's in the career the thirty six year old was considered the only russian guy in the league and a good one or that. as soon as it came to coaching reserve proved a ful

to the first leg gets underway on thursday with russia playing host finland in the like up robert downey on reports. the very best players in the kontinental hockey league this is the way the russian national hockey team coach we just love one squad the twenty three who are heading to finland would require work up to. ten now the first event in the new seasons international callender received. our policies to get the very best place for all the euro to advance the point is that we need to bring our victorious mentality back plus we have to test new connections and tactic models were full of optimism and looking forward to starting the new season. sadistic sports team russia is more than convincing they've been geared toward champions four times in the last six years as regards to the carling cup in particular this return will jam bands have been dominating the band since two thousand and six over the team's recent defeat seem to matter much more than the above mentioned wins at the last world championships russian last czech republic in the final at the last winter olympics russia was th

chef and downey. he found me in sydney an invited me. here i am today the russians famously.chinese food it really kind of is a new thing for them isn't it. i think it it's starting to grow to like chinese more i think the flavors are a bit different for them. they used to. maybe bland. i mean from the soviet era. but i think slowly the it's catching on also the flavors i mean we have to sweeten everything. for the for the palette we have a lot of spice. because russian people on that really like spicy. we change it a little bit but you know we try and keep it as traditional schools i'm all about the. bring the measure from china. fly most of the stuff in twice a week we bring it from china thailand. all the. world brought in from abroad and what you think about living here in moscow i love living here you know. three years every day it's exciting every day something it's unpredictable you don't know it's going to happen. to me and i look forward to trying more of your chinese food in the future you to come in. the summer of oz aside a number of chinese tea houses have sprung

then there are more than two minutes and it isn't double the lead nine minutes after the restart downey's shot was blocked the ball landed in alex and because it costs face he loved it and somebody stayed to the fullest to finish that's on the out of the house for back a well executed cross and since i'm not us heading for one back he said as i said we need to set change and it fails to alexa in the vet if he cries out since he finished despite the draw one point was enough for anything to claim the champions that come from the spot to have a spot to spend second if you go in. and. the last final spot for the rope league went to one tee from one to one of our stuff with google is planning eight second half minutes but those do need to mackoff so his penalty saved in the first half need to secure do that for the visitors after fifty four minutes diagram that knocked swiftly equalized for rust off. what's their joy the short lived there is one dolphin the cotton back in front just two minutes later two one states in which to. elsewhere was that now chick were left without any european footb

. >> you'll notice he sounds suspiciously like robert downey jr.e you never see them together in the same place. >>> when we come back, the women that gathered the courage to make the very big decision to downsize something big in their lives. and the life you want to live. fortunately there's enbrel, the #1 most doctor-prescribed biologic medicine for ra. enbrel can help relieve pain, stiffness, fatigue, and st joint damage. because enbrel suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal, events including infections, tuberculosis lymphoma, and other cancers, and nervous system and blood disorders have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for tuberculosis. ask your doctor if you live or have lived in an area where certain fungal infections are common. don't start enbrel if you have an infection like the flu. tell your doctor if you're pronto infections, have cuts or sores, have had hepatitis b, have been treated for heart failure, or if, while on enbrel, you experience p

. >> reporter: famous hollywood comebacks, john travolta or robert downey jr. they did it against all odds. >> i don't want to see -- >> reporter: but in high-tech the comeback is a rare story indeed. apple did it, going from all but bankrupt to the world's most influential tech company. and now myspace is going to try it. myspace, once the world heavyweight champion of all social networks, pummeled by scrappy young startup facebook. myspace was the one thing every newscaster was talking about, every parent worried about. the website rupert murdoch paid more than half a billion dollars for. it fell to a distant second place. now the comeback. a new design adopting much of facebook's look and feel. easier ways to share music and videos. an aging champion trimming down and readying itself for one more fight. so if myspace is rocky in this analogy, i guess mike jones is burgess meredith. mike is president of myspace, joined by kym mcnicholas of "forbes" and ben parr of mashable. is a comeback possible? there must be a lot of people saying to you there is not, that

here is that guy in the movie with robert downey jr. with the long beard? there are so many great young actors out there now. >> there is and -- who is a young actor that is not being paid attention to now? >> this would be a good chance to harold somebody and nobody is coming to mind. [laughter] i know a perfect one. jordan bridges, my nephew. [laughter] [applause] yes. jordan. [laughter] >> held's did your father influence your act -- how did your other employees or acting? >> unlike a lot of people who are actors, he really encouraged all of his kids to go into show business. he just loved it. my first movie -- i was six- month old. he was visiting a friend of his. he was making a movie. they needed a baby in a scene. my brother -- my mother said, "take my baby." [laughter] i was a rather happy baby. in the same i was supposed to cry. my mother said, "just pinch him ." said they passed me. we cut several years later and i am making a movie. and jane was playing the mother to her original character's part. i said, "jane, i am emitting here. could you just

robert downey june jer an architect trying to get home for the birth of his child.hey get arrested free fraes are the only way home. you know it's not going to be an easy ride. >> why do you make a pit stop in birmingham, alabama. >> i left my glaucoma medication on the plane. >> this is a road film with a surge of slapstick and absurdity. >> this is my daddy. >> why are your fathers ashes in a car with you?. >> because he's dead, peter. >> there is a bit of poinance thrown in. >> this is man made? >> not correct. grand canyon, not hoover dam. >> i know not the hoover dam that. was built by the pilgrims. >> and throw in a little mayhem. this is a funny movie but not enough of them. it's a great pairing of a cup couple months it's a road well traveled. i'm afraid too many wrong turns. it's a result of what happened in 1984. that is the case with due date. i don't remember a lot of it. i'll have to give it half a bucket. we'll see you on the aisle. >> there is higher hopes for this. >> we've got high hopes for forecast. >> yes. >> let's go back to sandhya patel. >> go

downey. >> reporter: robert downey tried to call him, as well? >> yeah. he knows about treatment.e's been to treatment. marty knows all about it. >> reporter: marty is actor martin sheen, charlie's father. martin is a recovering alcohol himself. and is reportedly trying to stage an intervention to help his son overcome a dark, family legacy. hard partying was in charlie's blood. he went to high school here at santa monica high. but he got kicked out just weeks before graduating. instead, he got an education in hollywood. landing small roles here and there. he was the jailed drug gi in "ferris beuler's day off." >> are you in here for drugs? >> why are you here? >> drugs. >> reporter: and the high school jock in "lucas." >> how the cheerleading been? >> great, i love it. >> reporter: but it was "platoon" that catapulted charlie. >> i dropped out of college. wanted the infantry, combat and vietnam. >> reporter: he went on to star in blockbusters, like "wall street." >> i just bagged the elephant. >> reporter: and "young guns." >> you. you ain't no captain. and you sure as hell ain't

due date starring robert downey jr. and the next three days at number five. >>> among the 32 americans who will go to oxford university as rhodes scholars. will join an international group of scholars attending next fall. previous rhodes scholars include bill clinton, cable news host rachel maddow. >>> next month congress is expected to take action against the earmarks. make up 1% of the federal budget. when viewed in a different light, they add up to billions of dollars. >> this is like the change in the couch. >> reporter: they're only 1% of the federal budget. look at it this way: $16 billion equals the median federal income tax of 6 million americans. you'd have to fill the rose bowl 75 times with the capacity crowd just to pay for what they call pocket change. >> they protect the members. if you've got an earmark and you're safe back home, that's different than just spending. it corrupts the process in a fundamental way. >> reporter: earmarks are overspending. >> they are the gateway to overspending. once the earma

ro downey jr.uts words in the mouth of the peanut for the first time. the new mr. brown instead of yellow but he still sports his trademark top hat, his mon actionle and his cane. it shows being a gracious host even when a nutcracker shows up. that's generous. once you see the ad, you can judge for yourself whether mr. peanut finally co

that voice is robert downey, jr.raft says its animated commercial will debut officially tomorrow on sphaisback. >>> -- facebook. >>> in another sign of the times now you can find queen elizabeth 2 on facebook. the 84-year-old british monarch will be featured in videos, photos and news items on the site starting today. but you won't be able to friend the queen. according to the associated press. it's a corporate account and not a personal one. people won't be able to request to become friends with the queen. so far more than 65,000 people like this. >>> on wall street right now, we see seeing stocks fluctuate all morning today as analysts and money managers tell bloomberg news that investors may have gotten ahead of themselves. the thinking is weak economic growth is the reality at least for now. live at the cme group in chicago, angie lau, bloomberg news. >>> retailers are hoping for a boost in holiday shopping this year. and you can get a sneak peek at some of the big deals they are offering on black friday. the sho

i flew out on "air greyhound" and -- [ laughter ] the film on my flight was "iron man 2" with bob downeymber halfway through it thinking "i wonder if mickey knows he's in a movie, here? [ laughter ] or is this just like tuesday for him?" [ laughter ] well, this is the fittest audience i've ever performed for. god, i feel ancient. [ cheers and applause ] i'm not quite there with you. i currently have the core strength of fdr in the shallow end at warm springs. [ laughter ] i haven't been taking care of myself over the years, heretofore the extent of my workout regimen has been something i call "lubriderm pilates." [ laughter ] it's where i get out of the shower, i leave my feet wet, i slather 'em with some lubriderm, sit on the edge of the bed and try to pull a pair of tube socks up over 'em. [ laughter ] gives me that competitive rip you're looking at. [ laughter ] i guess the -- i guess the first big worrisome sign for a man as he grows older is the onslaught of the man breast and, granted, i -- i got my own set of man breasts. they are pert man breasts, but man breasts nonetheless. [ l

arlington resident craig downey is flying home to orida is weekend. it's also the first time he's gone through an airport with body scanners in place. >> this is my first day i'm traveling since they put these procedur in place, it will be interesting to see what it's going to be like. everything you read about, people getting angry, now everybody's talking about suing everybody and psecutors want to go after people. i mean, it's going to be interesting to see what it's like. >> reporter: florida republican congressn is calling for airports to ditch tsa screeners in favor of private contractor instead. he recently wrote letters to the country's 10 0 busiest airports asking them to consider the move. he argues it could streamline the process, use half the personnel and make travelers more comfortable going through security lines. >> i mean, have you to have a pool of people that you hire to fill these spots now, so what are you going to get out of -- are theyoing to hire fm the same pool to hire private contractors? what's the advantage you're going to

this is due date with robert downey, jr. trying to get home for the birth of his first child.rated "r." superstar brad pitt, will ferrell and tina fey. this is an animated film about a villain who decides to be a super hero and rated "pg." tyler perry's for colored girls explores what it means to be a woman of color and follows the lives of nine women including characters played by janet jackson and whoopie goldberg. it is rated "r." >> palo alto native james frankel finds himself trapped in a loan in 127 hours. you may recall this. a true story about the guy trapped in a utah canyon for five days. it is rated "r." i hate to ruin if for you, but you may remember from the news he ends up having to cutoff his own arm. again, rated "r." >> thanks a lot, scott. anyway, just under two years to go until the summer olympics get under way in london. teams are getting ready to compete and that includes the water polo team. they have to do preparation early. it's two years away, but never too early to get ready. peter verelis joins us. it's early in the morning and have to get up and ge

who is that guy -- you know, in the movie with robert downey jr., a long time ago, greek -- galafanokolis so many great young actors out there now. >> who is the young actor now that isn't paid attention to enough by the audience, who should people are watching more closely? >> gosh, another good question. now would be a good chance to herald somebody and no one is coming to my mind. well, i know one, a perfect one, jordan bridges, my nephew. [laughter] >> absolutely. yeah. jordan. >> also on the family topic, how did your father influence your push to acting? >> good one. >> well, unlike a lot of people , you know, who are actors, he really encouraged all of his kids to go into show biz. he just loved it. my first movie was at six months. i was six months old, he was visiting a friend of his, john cromwell, who was making a movie and he was visiting the set with my mom and they needed a baby in a scene, jane greer was the actress, and so my mother said here, take my baby. and i was a rather happy baby, and in the scene i was supposed to cry, and so my mother said, just pinch him. so they

road trip, the due date, robert downey jr. starring in that. $15.5 million. those are your top three at the movies this week. we will take a break, back with more in a minute. a live look outside from fisherman's wharf are of the crab boats are sitting, waiting they're not going anywhere it just yet i will tell you why in a minute. we gave it a more powerful duramax turbo diesel and allison transmission to help it move over 21,000 pounds. and then we gave it an advanced exhaust brake system, to help slow it down. saving wear and tear on your brakes. and on you. with a powertrain backed for 100,000 miles... introducing the new chevy silverado hd. our most powerful heavy duty ever. and we are back, 5:00 a.m., a top stories to run police are searching at this minute for a suspect to crashed into a police officer of this morning we will have a live report coming out. four people arrested after a cable car driver was stabbed, incidents as of chinatown more on that story. crab's season has started, but we will tell you why the sale of that might be halted for now.

their stepped up efforts online paid off with the arrest of this thief, derian downey.alked out of a boca store with a giant tv only to be nabbed a short time later when somebody saw the surveillance video on the boca police facebook site. social networking for cops, using ip addresses to give criminals new addresses. jail. for "today," kerry sanders, nbc news, boca raton, florida. >>> and now let's get a check of weather from al. >>> today's weather is brought to you by folgers. the best part of waking up a folge are. s in your cup. >> glad dys knight is here. she's going to be one of the many stars on the parade. we had big, bad weather in north dakota yesterday. it was rough. forget about taking the midnight train to georgia. down there they had trouble driving on the roads of fargo. they kept things pretty clear but not too bad. what about your travel weather? let's show you what's happening for tomorrow along -- up and down the eastern seaboard. snow showers in the pacific northwest. rain along the coast. then on saturday we're looking at just clouds in the northea

who is that guy in the movie with robert downey jr., a greek? gelifanopolous? [laughter] >> who is a young actor that people should be paying attention to, watching more closely? >> good question. no one is coming to my mind. well, i know a perfect one. jordan bridges, my nephew. yeah, jordan. >> also, how did your father influence your acting? >> good one. well, unlike a lot of people who are actors, he really encouraged all of his kids to go into show business. he just loved it. my first movie was when i was 6 months old. his good friend john cromwell was making a movie, and he was visiting the set with my mom and they needed a baby in the scene. my mother said, here, take my baby. i was a rather happy baby, and in the scene i was supposed to cry. so my mother said, just pinch him. so they pinched me, and now we cut maybe 30 years later and i am making a remake of a movie that jane may. her movie was called "out of the past." my movie was "against all odds." and jane is playing the mother to her original character's part. i have a scene with her, and i said i

who is that guy in the movie with robert downey jr., a greek? gelifanopolous? [laughter] >> who is a young actor that people should be paying attention to, watching more closely? >> good question. no one is coming to my mind. well, i know a perfect one. jordan bridges, my nephew. yeah, jordan. >> also, how did your father influence your acting? >> good one. well, unlike a lot of people who are actors, he really encouraged all of his kids to go into show business. he just loved it. my first movie was when i was 6 months old. his good friend john cromwell was making a movie, and he was visiting the set with my mom and they needed a baby in the scene. my mother said, here, take my baby. i was a rather happy baby, and in the scene i was supposed to cry. so my mother said, just pinch him. [laughter] so they pinched me, and now we cut maybe 30 years later and i am making a remake of a movie that jane may. her movie was called "out of the past." my movie was "against all odds." and jane is playing the mother to her original character's part. i have a scene with her, a

. >> as you keep doing your -- >> you team up with robert downey jr. in this thing?g famously and i think it helps -- i'm sorry. >> suddenly you don't have to go anymore? >> we do have to ask you something for serious, hangover 2 has come out and there's been some controversy about mel gibson's role and there's some talk about -- i'm in deep protest right now with the movie i'm working on and up in arms about something. but you never said mel gibson. was that what it was about? >> i do not consult on the movies that i'm in, i just show up and say my lines and i do consult on dialogue but as far as hiring and firing of actors, i have no insight into that role whatsoever. now if you have any questions about debby gibson. >> what is your feeling on debby gibson? >> debby gibson has a very nice toilet, i'm told. >> the movie is due date. you don't look a day over three months by the way. >> oh, really? >> and it opens this friday, zack, good to have you here. >> good look, by the way. >> there's a restroom around the corner. >> as soon as you go through the revolving doo