. >>> fergie, madonna, pele, prince, and "despicable me" knocks off the "the grown ups" and the robots. you're watching "early today." >>> well, become back. hope you had a wonderful weekend. temperatures are going to soar, as advertised a very hot week across the country. to be eected this the peak of the heated season. texas and new mexico. it's not hard to top new york city in many spots. mid-90s in high humidity levels. the thing about being in the city the overnight lows don't go as low as you'd like. there's beneficial rain in the dallas area. we need it in texas. the drought spots getting relief. >> thanks, bill. >>> a wide range of reaction in the world of entertainment following george zimmerman's not guilty verdict. beyonce held a moment of silence for trayvon martin. at her concert in tennessee. and while most celebs expressed disappointments like miley cyrus, "i feel sick." there were some like larry king who showed support for the judicial system tweeting, we have a system that i believe in, the jury system. i wasn't at the scene and only one man knows. >>> and "despicable

now it's fergie duhamel. >>> and new beginnings and breakup. halle berry and jimmy kimmel said i do to their longtime compani companions. but jane lynch filed for divorce from her wife. >> jimmy kimmel's wedding was supposed to be quite the celebrity -- >> weren't you invited? >> i couldn't go. >> oh, that's what it was. >> i was busy. >> maybe next time. hopefully there's not a next time. i'm betty ngyuen. this is "early today." we hope it's just your first stop of the day on nbc. >>> leading the news from the associated press -- wave of tax increases for sandy hit communities. when the tide of federal aid recedes, they could face higher taxes to pay off rebuilding projects. >>> in "the washington post," stinky corpse flower set to reach full bloom at u.s. botanic garden in d.c. >>> want to get you some pictures of this rare plant which will bloom for only 24 to 48 hours. it emits a scent of rotting flesh. >> i don't know what that smells like. >> i don't either but i'm kind of interested to go and check it out. >> you are? >> i am. i don't kn

it's a big weekend for fergie.peas singer is gearing up for her baby shower tomorrow. and it's going to be a coed affair. the guest list includes kelly osbourne, neil patrick harris and julianne hough. ron, are you going? >> what weekend? >> it's tomorrow. >> he's going to be off. >> all of a sudden, he's not going to show up tomorrow. >>> another wedding to tell everyone about. john legend is getting married. and we have the details. we loved having the piano-playing pop star on "gma" earlier this summer. but his supermodel is now dishing on their wedding details. engaged since 2011, she told reporters at a las vegas event, that the invites have been sent out. it will be an intimate september wedding, in lake como, italy. >>> moving on, gucci, chanel, louis vuitton. your handbag may say more about you than you think. it sends a signal, quote, stay away from my man. researchers at the university of minnesota -- >> that voice. >> a woman with luxury items, thinking she has more devoted partner. call it a way of spen

how about william jr., fergie, 500-1 odds.of the baby's eventual first boyfriend or girlfriend will be. you are betting way in the future. the favorite on that is robert. it makes sense since they expect the baby to be a girl. >> reporter: girl or boy. babymania has reached its peak. all that's left, a pregnant pause and a royal delivery. i'm charlie d'agata in london. >> poor fergie, only 500-1, the odds on the name. >> i can't believe they are already taking odds on the boyfriend's name. i am sure prince william is, like you better wait another 20 years >>> when a man broke into a house in tulsa, oklahoma, the homeowner did something a lot of us would love to do if we were in that situation. he grabbed the burglar, hog-tied him and left him in the front yard. this photo has become a huge hit on the internet. the suspect faces a burglary charge. the homeowner's pregnant wife says her husband couldn't stick around yesterday waiting for police to arrive, because he had to get to work. priorities. >> what kind of self,, >>> the

all these celebrities have endorsed and made their own wines except who, madonna, kelly clarkson, fergie black eyed peas, or justin timberlake? >> justin timberlake? >> he's got one, had it made for his wedding, i think. there you go. >> the correct answer, kelly clarkson is the only one. >> only holdout, absolutely. she decided not to do it. you even got drew barrymore in there. >> do they do pretty well? >> yes, they do. it's interesting. marry wine and alcohol with celebrity and what do you got? big sales. >> we have time for one more. >> from dunn, north carolina, and after her we are done. all of these -- that was for you. thank you. i am really getting too old for this job. thank you, thank you. sorry. there are approximately how many bubbles in a bottle of sparkling wine or champagne? 1 million, 25 million, 50 million, or a billion? >> 50 million? >> are people cheating? >> they've been reading my magazine. >> 50 million? >> yes, they actually did a controlled study in the lab. >> they counted? >> they counted 750 milliliter bottle, 50 million bubbles. you wanted to know, there's

. >> reporter: fergie's polarized the tasters. >> terrific. the red blend, full bodied, lovely., whoever did that one, spot on. >> i was able to swallow one sip and dumped the rest. it tasted like evol. it smacked you and punched you in the face. do i have a black eye? just wondering. >> reporter: most of the people were underwhelmed. >> if all these are made by celebrities, none of them has stricken me as wow, that's incredible. >> maybe the celebrities should taste the wine before they put their name on the label. >> reporter: hmmm, sounds like sour grapes. michelle turner, cnn, new york. >> it tasted like evil. how about some cuomo or kate for "new day." >> our wine would taste good because everything we do is awesome. >> mine would be made with cheese, which is tasty. >> what? >> wine and cheese. >> in the wine? >> exactly what i would do. >> combine it all. >> that's what i would do. >> see you in a little bit, john. >> i don't make wine, but we make news here at "new day." it's the top of the hour and time for news. >> shooting down and hit the side of my leg. >> breaking

he works with beyoncÉ, usher, justin bieber, rihanna and fergie.hank you. stuart: i want to talk to you about jay-z. this is new. >> i think it is good. it works. stuart: does it change the whole way that music is put out there? it is becoming a corporation. >> he is someone that i definitely look up to. he is always a step ahead of everyone else. he was the first hip-hop artist that really branded themselves with another brand and made such an impact on the community and the r&d community of the world. here he is using the phone which is one of the most important pieces to everyone's life. stuart: mtv. now you go to a smart phone. times have changed. >> it makes us, it gives us the opportunity to be a lot more diverse to pretty much all of our music. it is the power to control your own destiny by partnering with fortune 500 companies that believe in their brand and their music. >> i also do a radio show. they are kind of in their reigning days also. i wonder if this applies to record companies? will the middleman eventually fall away? >> unfortuna

madonna, kelly clarkson, fergie from black eyed peas or justin timberlake?re in there. >> do they do pretty well? >> yeah, it's interesting. marry a wine with a celebrity and you have big sales. >> from dun, north carolina, after her we are done, all -- that was for you. thank you. i am really getting too old for this job. okay. thank you. sorry. okay. there are approximately how many bubbles in a bottle of sparkling wine or champagne? 1 million, 25 million, 50 million or 1 billion? >> 50 million? >> can you believe that? >> she didn't -- they must be reading "more" magazine. >> 50 million? >> yeah. moen got together with heineken and they counted 750 milliliter bottle, you wanted know, there's your answer. >> we know a lot more than we thought we knew. >> a lot more about wine. >> thank you for coming to see us. >>> she made her mark as an mtv deejay and now daisy fuentes has a breakout hit and she'll tell us all about it. ement in hairca. triple resist our powerful formulas with arginine, an essential amino acid -- in every strand. l'oreal's unique triple