successfully rein rigor rated journey to the center of the earth, mummy and fast aif you're yas, dwayne johnson are referring to him as franchise viagra. >>> finally, the beach boys kicked off their 50th anniversary tour last night in tucson. the first stop on a five-month 56 show tour. >> i have to catch that i've never seen them perform many. >> i would like to see that. >> what is your favorite beach boy song? >> there are so many. >> this comes from pull man, washington a group of baby owls are on the mend after getting a rude push out of the nest. they are being cared for by washington state university. five of the little critters were knocked out of the tree after someone cut it down. four more owls nest came down after a home renovations. it's rare for humans to get a close look at owls so young. so cute. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz, 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 have some rain to contend with on this thursday. it is not very heavy. we have some rain showe

successfully reinvigorated "journey to the center of the earth," "mummy" and "fast and furious," dwayne johnson's friends are referring to him as franchise viagra. >>> finally, the beach boys kicked off their 50th anniversary tour last night in tucson. the first stop on a five-month 56 show tour. >> you know how you grueling that is, five months, 56 stops. they still got it. probably sell out most of those crowds. >> sure. think about all their hits. and your favorite song -- >> sing them all the way. >> i love it. >> this comes from pullman, washington a group of baby owls are on the mend after getting a rude push out of the nest. nine great horned owl chicks are being cared for by washington state university. five of the little critters were knocked out of the tree after someone cut it down. four more owls nest came down after a home renovation. it's rare for humans to get a close look at owls so young. so cute. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz, this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> one village almost seems as if it has been hit by a biblical plague. t

>>> succeafter successful seque "the mummy" and "fast and the furious," dwayne johnson's hollywood friendsm now as franchise viagra. >> sounds like a sponsorship. could be the spokesperson. >>> finally, believe it or not, the beach boys kicked off their 50th anniversary tour last night in tucson. the first stop on a five-month, 56-show tour. that sounds like a good one to catch, i think. >> yeah, before it's too late. i mean, how much longer can they keep going? it's crazy! >> i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "first look" on msnbc. stay tuned, because "way too early with willie geist" starts right now. >>> welcome to the general election, so says the obama campaign, as the president outright calls mitt romney an extremist, while another poll shows the two in a dead heat six months out. the question is, what did one james earl carter say to shake up the race and make president obama shake his head? >>> the supreme court, meanwhile, hears arguments on the arizona immigration law that has received so much national attention. the question now is, why are court watchers saying it looks from the

we'll be talking with dwayne and he'll offer some more helpful tips. live in rogers ford, sherree johnson, abc 2 news. >>> something else to remember today is the friday deals, it's freebie friday. megan is now standing by in the interactive news center with what you can take advantage of. we're talking food. reporter: wer's talking food. from free curly fries to a free meal at boston market, today's freebie friday has great offers. something for everybody. all you have to do is go to abc2news.com. when you get to our website, go to the lifestyle tab and you'll see something samples. i want to give you an example of things you will find. for example, free tax day massage, sounds pretty good, right? a lot of us are stressed. you can redeem this at the local hydromassage, 16th through the 20th. there's a free movie popcorn. like amc theaters on facebook. so, again, free sample mama, freebie fridays and a lot of these are tax day themed. so, charley, check it out, we're all a little stressed about the taxes. this is a way to find something free and fun. back to you. >> megan, thanks a lot. >

coming up at 6:00 we'll ask dwayne a few more tax questions, especially when it comes to your home business. reporting live in rogers ford, sherree johnson abc 2 news. >>> it was an event that had the whole world watching, the rocket launch in north korea. >> stay with us this morning because we're going to tell you what happened when that rocket blasted off and north korea's explanation for why they wanted to send the satellite to space in the first place. >>> and there have always been questions about whether life does exist off of earth. now scientists may have an answer. >>> we'd also like to wish a very special 28th birthday to rachel madden. she is going to be -- she's in owens mills, now living in baltimore. happy birthday to rachel. there she is. >> nice smile. >>> we will be right back. hope you're having a great day on this april 13th. homicide of young people in america has an impact on all of us. how can we save these young people's lives? as a police chief i have an opportunity to affect what happens in a major city. i learned early on if you want to make a difference you have to have the right education. university of phoen

dwayne a little bit more. we'll talk to him again at 6:45 when we have a few more tax questions for him. reporting live in rogers ford, sherree johnson, abc 2 news. >> thanks so much. >>> women in politics have taken center stage in the presidential race. the comments made about ann romney. >> republicans and democrats alike are now weighing in and the woman who made that comment that you see right there, hillary rosen, she's speaking out as well in her own defense. >>> gel manicures are the newest way to get beautiful nails that last for weeks, but could it be doing some serious damage to your skin. we'll look at that. >>> plus is your baby going through the terrible teething stage? >> yes. >> are they? >> yes. they're getting teeth. >> megan, this is for you, we have tips coming up on what you can do to ease the pain. >>> also easing the pain this weekend weather wise. here's lynette. >> charley, you're exactly right. we do have a frosty start this morning, milder afternoon, but will the nice weather stick around for the weekend? are you going to be able to eat that lunch outdoors? i have all those answers coming up. >>> go ahead,