elton john's become -- elton john becomes a dad. police have a post-mortem examination shelling the body discovered on christmas day 3 miles from her home in clifton. for 11 days, mystery has surrounded the final hours. the family released these photos after a summer press conference confirmed what they feared -- a somber press conference confirmed what they feared. among the numerous lines of inquiry to be followed up our three unanswered questions. the gillette and though her killer, like the behavior suggests she might have. turkeys were found inside of the property. was there a siding in the vehicle that might of played a part in her of the action? when looking across crystal, the police have an advantage. a shorter route would include the suspension bridge. the car would have to stop for a few moments before making the crossing. the bridges equipped with a number of closed-circuit cameras and it becomes a valuable source of information. somebody out there knows what happened to joanna. we need to provide her family with the ans

they might seem like an odd couple. ♪ it's a little bit funny > in this corner elton john.much fun ♪ > and surely you remember his outrageous costumes. ♪ chevy and a place of my own ♪ . >> reporter: and father time over there? ♪ you didn't think i knew how to rock'n'roll ♪ > that's leon russell. you play the clubs here as a teenager? >> yeah. oklahoma was a dry state. consequently there was no liquor laws. i was able to take advantage of that by playing in the nightclubs at the age of 14. it was real handy. >> reporter: almost 50 years ago russell hit the national stage straight out of tulsa, oklahoma. ♪ as the '60s picked up steam he grew out his do.... >> everybody join hands. >> reporter:... becoming a main stay of the wood stock generation. he famously organized the band for joe kocher's mad dogs and englishmen tour in 1970. along the way he had a few hits of his own including a true classic. ♪. >> reporter: a song for you, sung by just about everyone. ♪ i've acted out my love in stages ♪ ♪ 0,000 people watching ♪ now i'm singing this song for you ♪ >> i've always calle

elton john guest at it's a newspaper. -- guest edits a newspaper. there is the creation of the eu 's own foreign service. that means a new headquarters. not everyone is happy about this. >> disasters like the earthquake in haiti has always been something that the european union has responded to with money and aid. they also negotiate on issues like trade with members of their states. until now, they did not have their own embassies said ambassadors. now, they do. when president like to talk to the european union in washington, he has someone to call. >> one meeting, one place where they can have a direct contact with the representatives of the european union. they can also contact me if they want to. >> the new service has plenty of critics. they say that it's abbas is too low profile and that she spent too much money. -- they say that its boss is t o low profile. >> you have to have people employed. you have to have new offices and new buildings. why make it double? i don't see the need. >> for many smaller member states who cannot afford a chain o

let's talk about elton john.ohn and his partner, david furnish, welcoming a new baby into their family. >> aw, all kinds of baby news in "the skinny" this morning. >> the baby boy was born on christmas to a surrogate, of course, weighing 7 pounds 15 ounces. the baby's name, zachary jackson levon furnish-john. >> that's the longest baby name -- >> i don't think one of those license plates you're going to find that, necessarily. maybe just zachary there. congratulations to them. this is the first child for john and furnish, a couple married in 2005 after 12 years together. so now they have a baby in the family. a little baby boy. >> considering elton john's fashion taste i can't wait to see what kind of clothes they put this kid in. >> that's right. >> that kid will be styling, you know that for sure. >> we know he'll have good music playing in the house no, doubt about that. >> oh, yes. selena gomez, this is not really my entertainment, i feel like i'm way too old for these guys. but i'm sure many fans out there w

mikhail khodorkovsky will learn how many years he will have to spend in prison. >> sir elton john and his partner have become the parents of a baby boy, born to a surrogate mother. the name has bee>> sir elton jos partners celebrati. they have been a couple since the early 1990's. now they are parents thanks to a surrogate baby boy born on christmas day. ♪ it is not the first time they have attempted to raise a family . in 2009, they attempted to become parents to a ukrainian boy. >> i would love to adopt him. i do not know how we do that. he has stolen my heart and he has stolen david's heart. it will be wonderful if we could have a home. i changed my mind today. >> their offer was rejected by the ukraine government. it does not recognizable partnerships and said the couple was too old. now they say they have become parents to zachary jackson john born in california three days ago. in a joint statement, they said they were overwhelmed with happiness and joy, describing the birth as a special moment. adding that he is healthy and doing well and they were proud and happy parents. not e

state department considered arranging a private elton john concert for kim jong-il. elton john. is that true or false? false. common misconception. common mixup i should say. it is actually the president of kazakhstan who got the private concert with elton john and the united states did not arrange it. he paid for it himself. it was for his son-in-law's birthday party. the wikileaks revelation about king jo come jong ill was about eric clapten. a cable released, in may 2007 a wire was sent suggesting the u.s. government should, quote, book eric clapton. it said that in all caps. so-and-so person whose name is x'd out, passed on that the u.s. government arrange for eric clanton to perform a concert in pyongyang. it could be an opportunity for goodwill. he's been passed over for succession, he did attend eric clapton concerts while in school in europe. two years after this wikileaked cable in 2009, north korea invited eric clapton to come to pyongyang. he did not end up going. thanks to the wikileaks cable, north korea asked our government to help book the gig. disturb

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and angelina jolie and former first lady laura and barbara bush all in the top ten. >>> singer elton john a dad. john and his partner are parents of a baby boy born on christmas day. his publicist said the child was born to a surrogate whose identity is not being revealed. the parents say they are overwhelmed with happiness and joy. the child's name zachary jackson levon furnish-john. >>> and also some great news from actress natalie portman. she's engaged and pregnant. portman met her fiance during the production of her new movie "black swan." her role in the movie has earned her nominations for a golden globe and a screen actor's guild award. >>> teen mom star amber portwood is expected in court today in a domestic violence case. portwood, a star of mtv reality show "teen mom" turned herself in to police monday. she was charged with hitting gary shirley, the baby's father. portwood's attorney says she's facing significant prison time if she's convicted, and hopes she will be released on bail. >>> straight ahead on this tuesday morning we'll have your weather forecast. and in sports the

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. >>> sir elton john has a new title. daddy. he adopted a baby boy born christmas day.ame is zachary. elton john and his partner david furnace have been together for 17 years and tried to adopt a you ukrainian baby last year but were stopped. >>> if you ride cal train fares go up saturday. raising the fare from san francisco to san jose from $7.57 to 8.50. cal train will also eliminate two weekday trains but will add the baby bullet train on the weekend with trains making seven stops instead of the 20. all of the changes are intended to close at $2.3 million budget deficit. >>> time now is 5:47 let's head to to sal who is checking on contra costa county. >> that is right. contra costa county sometimes slow any way even on holidays. highway 24 looks good. we have been checking on highway 4 as well. not a big slow down this week. so if you want a little bit of a break from the usual slowdown right now is a good time to drive. moving along and taking a look at the coliseum. that traffic looks good. there are people out there. it hasn't really been that much of a bad drive.

. ♪ he's a good man time to leave home ♪ >>> elton john is known of course for his memorable titles ofs. "levon" as you just heard, "rocket man," "tiny dancer." he is probably most satisfied with the title of his latest project, dad. >> he and his partner are now the proud parents of an adopted son. but the journey to fatherhood was anything but easy. >> reporter: sir elton john and david furnish celebrating their civil partnership five years ago. the pair have been a couple since the early 1990s. now, they're parents thanks to a surrogate baby boy born on christmas day. ♪ circle, circle of life >> reporter: it's not the first time they've attempted to raise a family. in 2009, they tried to become parents to a ukrainian boy called lev. >> i would love to adopt him. i don't know how we do that. but he's stolen my heart. and he's stolen david's heart. and it will be wonderful if we could have a home. and i've changed my mind today. >> reporter: however, their offer was rejected by the ukrainian government. it doesn't recognize civil partnerships and also said the couple was too old. now

. >>> rock star elton john says he and his partners are overwhelmed because they are now fathers. they adopted a baby boy on christmas day. elton john and his partner canadian film maker david furnace tried to adopt a ukrainian baby last year but were prevented by the government. >>> 25 cents more per zone. raises a fare from san francisco to san jose from $7.75 to $8.50. cal train will also eliminate two weekday trains that run in the middle of the day but will add a baby bullet train service on the weekend with trains making seven stops instead of 20 made by commuter trains. all intended to close $2.3 million budget deficit. >>> sal say somewheres been peaceful. >> i think i with send this out on the tweet. how many people do you think have this day off? >> we're the only ones working. [ laughter ] >> okay. thank you very much. my twitter address is@sal. certainly a lot of people are out there. when you get to the bay bridge there is usually not one. this day should be light if you used your vacation. northbound 101 approaching the 80 split that traffic is moving well toward the

the latest on a new baby for elton john. >> they sue over the i-pad.he new lawsuit claims the apple's hottest products are [ female announcer ] martinelli's gold medal sparkling cider is the perfect choice for holiday gatherings. martinelli's is non-alcoholic, festive like champagne, and tastes great! martinelli's: since 1868. festivetwizzlers.pagne, the twist you can't resist. >> the suit filed in san jose federal court contends i-phones are encoded with devices that allow advertising track what apps users download. we have not been able to reach apple or a representative of apple for comment. >> at&t is introducing wi-fi access. it will provide its first hot zone along the embarcadero. >> a northern california lawmaker is trying to cut the red tape he claims that helps create the state's budget mess. a republican from the oraville area is sponse serring there ought not to be a law contest. laws that xausa cease sieves, expensive or just foolish. >> what laws do you know that are annoying or costly or killing your business. whatever it is where we oug

el cantante elton john y su esposo david furnish se convirtieron en padres...ro fue hasta en el 2005 que se casaron al sur de londres... en el 2009 intentaron adoptar a un niÑo ucraniano, pero su peticion fue rechazada por ser homosexuales... ---china terminara el fin de aÑo totalmente loca... por causa de la cantante shakira... ---ya que la colombiana sera el atractivo principal del concierto de fin de aÑo en el pais asiatico, junto a susan boyle.---e interpretara tres canciones, "esto es africa" "hips don't lie" y su mas reciente exito "loca" ---shakira impuso record de asistencia en canada, estados unidos y europa, con el tour sale el sol, tour que continua el proximo aÑo por latinoamerica.--- ---asi llegamos al final de nuestro programa. gracias por su sintonia, nos veremos maÑana a las seis en noticiero telemundo 48 . ---soy cesar bayona, que descanse y tenga ...buenas noches!

in the bus or elton john is a dad he has been david became parrot parents and christmas day are son zachary jackson was born in california at obvious target. john to the civil partnerships their money in 2005 after 12 years of being together. she may be engaged definitely not pregnant. lee and rhymes denied rumors that she was expecting. this comes one day after she announced her engagement to eddy they met while filming the lead time moving movie northern lights. it's controversial since both stars were married to other people. that act as reese witherspoon and listed in stars it recently gave sure fiancee jim is a hollywood agent shares previously married to actor ryan fallacious to children with him and they divorced in 2008. english teachers in south korea could soon be of a job not because of budget cuts, because of a new robot. internet reporter kimberly stock goes here to explain this one. >> the report said a teaching yesterday concerned about 3 ft. tall. the stick a look at video from the robots. but there is a cheat sheet and see where the fate should be its action a little avatar

. >>> sir elton john and husband david have become parents to a 7 pound 15 ounce baby boy born on christmas day. zachary jackson levon furnish john born in california via a surrogate. alana morissette gave birth to a baby boy on christmas day. ever imre morissette treadway. less than two months after rumors of her engagement, leann rimes and eddie are engaged. tabloid rumors they had aaffair shooting a movie. and finally, england's tabloids are buzzing that rachel weisz and daniel craig are a couple rebounding together after both recently ended long-term relationships. lots of love in the entertainment block today, bill. >> yeah. james bond can't get married. >> why not? >> he's 007. like the single bachelor guy. >> well, he's a good catch, and he's rachel weisz'. there you go. this comes to kaxs, reviled what's become the nation's most controversial christmas food, the fruitcake. all part of festivities for national fruitcake day. kids smash into the fruit-filled holiday cake then put it under a microscope trying to sdover what made it so popular in the '40s and '50s. the highlight, hurlin

elton john and his partner have become parents to a son.the baby boy was born to a surrogate mother in california on christmas day. they were overwhelmed with happiness and their son is doing well. the baby has been given a name that is extravagant, he is called zachary 11 -- john. statement, we will be back after a short break. >> each year, a city as chosen as the european cultural capital. in 2010, the honor was shared by 35 separate municipalities. this is a bold plan but it worked. some 300 projects and more than 5000 separate offense drew a record number of visitors. -- events drew a record number of visitors. 2010 was a major milestone on the path to structural readjustment for one region. >> this was one long party. especially when 3 million thronged to create the world's longest street party. thousands had already swarmed to the yellow shark signs, bright balloons indicating the region's former coal mines. there was something for everyone, the old and young. special exhibitions were designed to bring the history back to life for th

publicer confirms the musician elton john is a parent by a surrogate mother.s is the first child for the couple who married back in 2005. the identity of the surrogate is not being revealed but said to not being revealed but said to be a californiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa [honking] they were having a sale! announcer: the ikea sale. i'm going back for more! announcer: december 26th through january 9th. save up to 60%. ikea. the life improvement store. >> today on oprah at 4:00, reality tv stars. more an security flaws at sfo and how those flaws were repeatedly revealed long before the american airlines pilot blue the whistle. we'll have those stories and more later today at 5:00. >> another storm is moving in, final check of the forecast. >> let's look at that storm system. you can see it on our live doppler 7 hd. it's off northern california but moving in our direction. like saturday we'll have some very heavy rain for a short amount of time. that will turn to showers by tomorrow. meantime we have watches in effect, wind advisories, flash flood watches and sierra sto

publicer confirms the musician elton john is a parent by a surrogate mother.is the first child for the couple who married back in 2005. the identit of the surrogate is not being revealed but said to be a california woman. >> and we'll be right ck. >> today on oprah at 4:00, reality tv stars. more an security flaws at sfo and how those flaws re repeatedly revealed long before the american airnes pilot blue the whistle. we'll have those stories and more later today at 5:00. >> another storm is moving in, final check of the fecast. >> let's look at that storm system. you can see it on our live doppler 7 hd. it's off northern califnia but moving in our direction. like saturday we'll have some very heavy rain for a short amount of time. that will turn to showers by tomorrow. meantime we have watches in effect wind advisories, flash flood wahes and sierra storm warnings. >> we just have as to be extra careful. >> froall of us thanks for joining us today. "who wants tbe a millionaire" is coming up next. >> have a great day, everybody. captioned by: closed captioning

. >>> sir elton john can be called daddy. the 63-year-old rock star a dopted a baby boy. the baby's name is zachary jackson levon curtis john. he and his partner david furnish tried to adopt a ukrainian baby but were stopped by government regulations. 2010 was a deadly year for police officers in the united states. a new report shows the number of officers killed in the line of duty jumped this year. 11 died here in california including a froze know deputy serving a warrant. find out how serving in the line of duty has become more dangerous. >>> our next newscast is the news at 5:00. that's gonna do it for us at noon. stay safe and warm and dry. thank you for joining us.

lady ♪ ♪ sings for the band >>> elton john, and leon russell, they are legend. series this morning. we say good morning, america. >> well done. >>> i was upstairs, talking to anne rice. >> she has a new book coming out. >>> also this morning, oprah's shopping list. gayle king is here. she has all of oprah and her friend's favorite gifts. we'll tell how you to get many of them at a discount. >>> juju, you have something to start us off with. >> i have a soap star. not the kind you would think. danny yang is the star of "the gazillion bubble show." and he's putting ashley inside a bubble. look at that. i think bubble brings out the kid in all of us. my kids love bubbles. danny stars in "the gazillion bubble show." there's not a secret to this soap, right? >> there is a special secret. >> you don't have to say here. >> i'm not going to say here. >> but you are also the world record holder. >> going to do a square bubble now. >> the world record is for the longest bubble, which is 175 foot long. this is a family business for danny. his mother does bubbles. his fathe

muscovites are eagerly awaiting a performance by a british legend sir elton john that all the details but some interesting facts about the singer mine. also the song is smiling down on us according to russian physicist find out what's making it the happiest star on our new and improved website r t v dot com. this sunday kosovo is preparing to hold its first parliamentary election since it declared unilateral independence from serbia three years ago the vote comes amid calls for partition by ethnic minorities sarah firth has been finding out many of the kosovo serbs have decided to boycott the poll. begun and her family live in a small serbian enclave in kosovo it's a fairly solid she existence here largely cut off from the way the albanian community and little change from the war in the one nine hundred ninety s. which divided their country and brutalized a generation before with pearl at the height of the course of the war to protect the serbian community behind it from gunfire that would come from the right as it was the albanian populated area and there were names today was followe

music legend elton john is back in russia but tickets won't be going for a song as the concert of those what is that one of the most expensive and news in the country visit our t.v. dot com for more. let's take a look at some world news in brief for you this hour a teenager armed with swords and has taken a group of children and teachers hostage in a nursery in eastern france most of the pupils have now been released after police managed to enter the building in the town of the sun thome five children and a teacher are still inside local media say the hostage taker is a mentally unstable seventeen year old. a bomb blast has struck a bus carrying schoolchildren in pakistan killing the driver and a teenage boy the device which was planted in a roadside bin also seriously injured four more the attack happened in peshawar in the country's northwest an area frequently subjected to taliban attacks last week a taliban suicide bomber killed more than forty people in the region. and police in the u.k. have searched the property in connection with saturday's twin blast in stockholm reports sugges

elton john has a tiny dancer, the rocket man and husband had become parents to 7 lb 15 oz baby boy bornn christmas day. zachary jackson leon john was born to this year get his identity is being protected saccharine is john's first child you can call of the circle light.fe a live report coming up.

. >>> elton john has something new to sing about. the legendary singer and his husband david furnish are now parents. on christmas day, a surrogate gave birth to their son. the couple married after two years together. the couple says they are overwhelmed with >>> sports director mark ibanez here. it's a big night for cal's basketball team. for their coach too. >> and coaches always want to tell you that the only number that's important is the one on the scoreboard. but cal's coach knew what number it was today. his 100th game. he had 19 to lead the bears tonight. franklin also copping through with a -- also coming through with a nice pass. who would wind up slamming it. kind of a routine victory. but you know what certainly not routine for mike montgomery who celebrates with his team. >>> some would call sanford the harvard of the west. they schooled yale, jeremy green from downtown. 11 of the 15 in the second half as they pull away josh owens. following the break and his hustle will pay off as he will cram down the court. now to sta

. >>> elton john has something new to sing about. the legendary singer and his husband david furnish are now parents. on christmas day, a surrogate gave birth to their son. the couple married after two years together. the couple says they are overwhelmed with happiness and joy with their new child. >>> and today's game between cal was one for the record books. coming up. >>> sports director mark ibanez here. it's a big night for cal's basketball team. for their coach too. >> and coaches always want to tell you that the only number that's important is the one on the scoreboard. but cal's coach knew what number it was today. his 100th game. he had 19 to lead the bears tonight. franklin also copping through with a -- also coming through with a nice pass. who would wind up slamming it. kind of a routine victory. but you know what certainly not routine for mike montgomery who celebrates with his team. >>> some would call sanford the harvard of the west. they schooled yale, jeremy green from downtown. 11 of the 15 in the second half as the

elton john and his partner have become parents to a son. the baby boy was born to a surrogate mother in california on christmas day. they were overwhelmed with happiness and their son is doing well. the baby has been given a that is extravagant, he is called zachary 11 -- john. statement, we will be back after a short break. -- stay tuned, we will be back after a short break. >> this is a rendezvous with the german film. the top names talk about their favorite films and other treasures of the silver screen. our series, "unforgettable images, a history of german salem," starting on federal 15th on dw-tv. -- "unforgettable images, the history of german film." >> each year, a city as chosen as the european cultural capital. in 2010, the honor was shared by 35 separate municipalities. this is a bold plan but it worked. some 300 projects and more than 5000 separate offense drew a record number of visitors. -- events drew a record number of visitors. 2010 was a major milestone on the path to structural readjustment for one region. >> this was one

. >> y bueno y hablando de realza se convirtió en padre el señor elton john y su pareja le dieron lasperando el primer bebé fruto de la relación con su pareja con quién está comprometida. >> muy bien. >> y está muy bonito el bebé y está guapa. >> los dos don guason guapos. >>> y si deprimo me le digo como evitarlo. >>> y millones se cono movieron con te e rrremototerremoto. y el poder de la energía para recibir el año nuevo. >>> y con esta espe e cie de arco de neo ingeniero se prepara para recibir el fin . >> sudando la gota gorda están habitante de argentina una ola de colo cala oro tiene locos a residentes del centro y norte del. y las temperaturas obligaron al gobierno a decretar alerta roja por temor que el calor cobre vidas. >> en el norte nos estamos congeloando. >> creo que estos extremos es porque estamos acabando con el planeta. >> bueno nuestro meteorólogo y experto eduardo rodríguez listo para contarnos las cosas,- parece que van a mejorar por el este pero no tanto por el oeste. >> así que esperemos que tal... y bueno la situación en el ur vieron mucho calor en el sur per

well, elton john can now be c alled daddy. the 6-year-old rock star adopted a baby boy born on christmas day to a surrogate mother. the baby's name zachary jackson lavon furnish john. elton john and his partner have been together for 17 years. they tried to adopt a ukrainian baby last year but they were prevented by government regulations there. they issued a statement saying they are "overwhelmed with happiness at this very special moment." >>> it is 7:50. this morning, the library of congress announced the 25 films deemed worthy of preservings this year. we'll tell you which films made the cut. >>> also ahead, what the department of water see -- also what the expect -- also the department of water resources will do this winter. >>> early this morning, a small earthquake rattledled civil's ventura county. now, it hit just after 12:30 this morning. it was centered about four miles west of the castaic lake dam. that's about 45 miles northwest of downtown los angeles. they felt it mostly in simi valley and in moorpark and newbur

. >>> pop star elton john has become a father. the 64-year-old has adopted a boy from a serrogant mother. david furnace and john have been together for 17 years. you may remember they tried to adopt a ukrainian baby last year but were stopped by government regulation. the couple released a statement saying, they are overwhelmed with happiness at this very happy event. >>> a christmas morning crash sends a bicyclist to the hospital and calls for safer measures at this san francisco intersection. >>> rain can just let lose and you will have torrential rain. maybe five inches at a time and things that you think are fine will just collapse. >> reporter: and tonight that rain is here and a lot more is on the way. as another storm hits the bay area. we are on storm watch tonight. the rain and wind have swept into the south bay and santa cruz mountains during the past couple of hours. a lot of communities are frantically taking preventive measures. folks are trying to keep hazardous situations outs of control. >> reporter: we're here at t

elton john may perform. any truth to that? e at westminster abbey for the wedding, even if that means he has to be outside. but the guest list has not been released and as the palace says, invitations haven't gone out. >> a moment ago this couple is taking more control. might they go a whole different direction and do something less formal? >> well, it will still be formal. it is a royal wedding. i think it will be more understated. they're looking to charles and diana's wedding but also to queen elizabeth and prince philip's post-war wedding in 1947. they've noted that they are paying for the wedding themselves. they're sensitive to the economic situation. and they don't want to go over the top in a way that will sert of offend the british people. >> we'll all watch it unfold together. suzanne zuckerman, nice to have you here. >> thanks so much. >> we're back in a moment. but first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ leftover desserts, boardroom, now. and hurry before the interns get here. thanks but i already have some yummy black for

. >>> sir elton john and his partners are fathers to a baby boy. they used a surrogate mother. zachary jackson was born also on christmas day. in england it's illegal to pay a surrogate mother. the couple said the baby is doing well and they are overwhelmed with happiness. >> 6:21 and we want to check in with mike inouye on the travel times. >> checking the east shore freeway, typically it's a big concern. we are looking at 18 minutes off of the bridge. not a big concern because of a light snoef traffic. we will show you what you are talking about. the steady flow for the last 20 minutes or so off of 580 and the 880 interchange. the east shore freeway in the distance, a smooth drive and visibility is better than yesterday. we will look at travel times and highway 4 not showing slowing and from pittsburgh through concord and 680, a-minute drive and speeds at the limit coming off of the walnut creek interchange. in towards the dublin interchange. the earlier slowing is moving smoothly. the yellow cleared up and 14 minutes on average through the speed limit and all the way over to

. ♪ that's what friends are for ♪ do you think elton john, dionne warwick and stevie wonder -- do you they still hang out? >> steve: i think they do. i think they tape each other doing hits of salvia. [ laughter ] that's what i think. >> jimmy: that's what -- oh -- that's not what miley was -- i don't know. >> steve: that's what friends do for friends. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: -- some lyrics that weren't in the song. >> steve: no, they cut 'em out. ♪ three bong hits four bong hits ♪ ♪ knowing you will have a real bad trip ♪ ♪ for sure that's what friends are for ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: right. >> jimmy: check this out. a group of chinese housewives were busted for trying to smuggle ipads and cell phones into china. oh, man, that is so "real house wives of beijing county." [ laughter ] this is a cool story. a couple in toronto had their facebook friends vote on the name of their newborn daughter. so, congratulations to the couple and their baby girl, "like." [ laughter ] "like." and finally, a town in germany is making prostitutes pay a pleasure tax for every day they work. wo

. ♪ >> reporter: elton john played at diana's funeral, just said he'll probably play the wedding.ll design kate's dress? clear favorite is bruce oldfield, who clothed the likes of sienna miller, the queen of jordan, and princess diana. william is now damping down public desire for him to be britain's next king. a poll just found 64% of brits want king william when the queen dies. his aides say there is no question that his old man charles will take the throne first. but who curtsies to who? if charles is around, kate bows to camilla. if william's there but no charles, camilla bends the knee. got that? william is in switzerland, pushing england to host the soccer world cup. some newly betrothed royal pizzazz might do the trick. kate is winning hearts. a newspaper offering tips on getting hair that shiny. brush often, don't wash too much. by the way, turns out kate was just 10 years old when she first glimpsed her prince. he was playing field hockey at her school. she was watching from the sidelines. she has, of course, strenuously denied that she ever kept a poster of him on her be

stay with us it will be back right after this break. u=b(b]@@ sir elton john is a dad he and husband david became parents on christmas day and their son zachary jackson was born in california by sarah get. the formalize the relationship and a civil partnerships their money back in 2005 after 12 years of being together. she may be engaged but she's definitely not pregnant as country singer lee and rods treated today denying rumors that she's expecting. this comes one day after she announced her engagement to eddied they met while filming the movie northern lights. that romance is controversial considering both stars were married at the time to other people. madonna was unable to visit this christmas that in stopper from setting guess. according to people she sent boxes of toys chocolates and other sweets to children there in six orphanages. madonna adopted her son david and her daughter mercy for that country. a michigan man facing prison time for checking his soon-to-be ex- wife is e-mail's. kimberly is here to tell us what happens. kimberly pretty shocking case here, how did he get

sir elton john has a new tiny dancer. rocket man and husband david furnish have become parents to a 7-pound, 15- ounce baby boy born on christmas day. zachary jackson levon furnish-john was born in california via a surrogate, whose identity is being protected by the new parents. zachary is 62- year-old john's first child with david furnish. you can call it the circle of life. meanwhile mn released in hospital after a psychiatric evaluation stolen taxi, tried to register at at the dmv. the german gross was arrested yesterday on auto theft and forgery he been sentenced to the regional. after his release, he shared a taxi with a woman going to send barbara hospital and the iraqi as the woman to have order luggage. manager jerry he stepped in the jurors to enter all. arrested. we will take a break, coming up the latest on some news involving craig says. and we're keeping an eye on the weather both here and across the nation as a foe, we will tell you you need to know. but here in the bay area, rain, like pictures storm tracke

old and you should think of him as a combination of a classic popsmith and modern guy as you put elton johnnted. >> an interesting concept. >> yeah. >> plenty of other wracking up big ones jay-z, lady antebellum, lady gaga have six. katy perry, four. justin bieber -- only two. >> only 16 and he has time to make another record. it is surprising bieber only has two. that was one of the big stories this year. it is actually a good pop record. i think maybe the grammy nominations are being a little hoity-toity, at the same time pea ber is part of the story of the grammys. he's so young. this is a young field of nominees. >> that's what i was going to say. even though he may be a surprise, clearly they are trending younger. >> yes. >> what does that say about -- >> you know, the grammys for so long have tried to be the big tent, every kind of music and every generation conspicuously missing in the categories this year the baby-boomers. the oldest artist in the major categories, eminem, jay-z, 38, 40 years old. everybody else is 16 to 25 years old. you are talking about artists who make justin ti

. >>> finally, sir elton john has now added the title of dad. the singer and partner are parents of a baby boy born in california by a surrogate on christmas day. t the identity is not revealed. they say they're, >> overall, not so bad as we continue to move out here in the east. russ and rebecca, back over to you. >> thank you very much. >>> coming up, is the heir to the busch fortune gets preferential treatment? we'll bring you the latest on the investigation. >>> retail numbers are out for the season and the news is good. what will that mean for the economy and the job market? >>> from snow shoveling to getting kissed on new year's eve. how to avoid the winter health hazards. >> sweet. >> this is "the early show" on cbs. can getting enough vegetables make you feel good? oh, yeah. v8 juice gives you 3 of your 5 daily servings of vegetables. v8. what's your number? hey! wait up! ♪ [ female announcer ] you see a mud stain. but new wisk sees a particulate stain. with our breakthrough stain spectrum technology, wisk is engineered to fight all the