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flaky layers biscuits. . pillsbury grands! dinner ideas made easy. >>> 9:57 is your time now. good morning to you. i am eun yang. let's check with veronica johnson with a look at the forecast. >> we're warming up slowly, very slowly. let's take a trip around the area where you can see what the temperatures are. we have 34 in poolsville. your high is 46 degrees. so it will be chilly, and more clouds later on today, and mostly cloudy. for friday, saturday and sunday, partly sunny with highs in the low to mid-50s. >>> and on the beltway now just past 29, an accident blocking the left lane, and police and firefighter are at the scene. >> thanks so much, carol. it's now 9:58. coming up, we will tell you where the hottest parties are for this new year's eve at 11:00. 11:00. hope to see you then, and captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hey, everybody, it's thirst day thursday december 29th. we are with just three days away from the big ball. >> are we really? should we toast the big ball? >> sure. it'

flaky layers biscuits.ade easy. ♪ it's a new day it's a new day ♪ >>> it's a new year and a new you. and if your new year's resolution is to be more stylish, we have you covered. carson kressley is here with celebrity looks for less. everyone wants to look like a celebrity, i guess, right? >> yeah. i think people look to celebrities for style inspiration. but unfortunately, for a lot of people, maybe it's not affordable or not accessible where they live. we're going to show the viewers today. >> i fit in that category. >> no. you're great. we have a bunch of celebs that everyone looks up to. this is so techy. i feel like a weatherman. kate middleton. kind of her year. got married. everyone looks to her for style. and she's been on all of the top-dressed list. >> and she has -- >> it's not all superexpensive, designer stuff. the dress here is the key piece. if we tap here. okay. yay. sound effects and everything. the dress, how much would you think this dress was? >> $200? $300? >> nope. $95. >> oh, my gosh.

flaky layers biscuits.st 15 minutes, the light delicate layers add a layer of warmth to your next dinner. pillsbury grands! dinner ideas made easy. >>> 730 now on a thursday morning. it's december 29th, 2011. we dare you to watch that video without smiling. that is micah mcarthur the baby who could not stop laughing at the sound of ripping paper. i know what you're wondering. how is he doing now nearly a year after that video was first shot? we'll catch up with him and some of the other internet sensations from this past year, coming up a little later this morning. it should be fun. i'm matt lauer with savannah guthrie who's in for ann. also ahead, we'll revisit a surprising investigation. >> are you being charged too much when you go to the dealership for car repairs? we'll show you what our hidden camera investigation revealed. >>> also ahead the medical examiner who ruled caylee anthony's death a homicide speaks out for the first time since casey anthony's trial. we'll be talking to her exclusively. we b

flaky layers biscuits. s! dinner ideas made easy. >>> i'm suzanne shaw. last week we argued that any new tax increases should be tied to tax reform, with a mandate for a truly balanced budget. our viewers responded with skepticism. the entire system needs to crash and then be rebuilt, jim said. prison guards make $150,000, but teachers $35,000 to start? kelly said she would pay higher taxes if the state cuts spending in every sector, approximately 10%. darren asks if property taxes are supposed to remain local to fund schools, why is the state government taking these funds to balance their own books? and david warns, if my taxes are raised, i fire people, reduce investments in creating new companies, cut back spending or all three. as always, thanks for your comments. there's more. nbceditorials.com. >>> how are you? we're back with more of "today" on a tuesday morning, the 27th day of december, 2011. we've got a festive crowd gathered here in rockefeller plaza. some of these people may be in town early for

flaky layers biscuits.ayers add a layer of warmth to your next dinner. pillsbury grands! dinner ideas made easy. ♪ new day ♪ >>> a nice crowd outside our times square studio this morning. getting ready to ring in the new year. you know they're already starting to build the stage for the celebration. >> there you see it. the barriers and the scaffolding. and leading up to the ball drop. >> they're getting ready to ring in a new day and a new year in a few short days. >>> you know who else is probably looking forward to a new year? mel gibson. >> mel gibson. seriously. >> yeah. >> paying a rather big price, yeah, after his divorce, of nearly 30 years of marriage. how about $500 million? we're going inside one of the costliest breakups in history. >> no prenup i think, is what that means. >> yeah. and california being the state. >>> so elizabeth vargas in. robin and george again, enjoy a day off. it is well-deserved, too. >>> we have everything you need to know this morning to stash the cash in the new year. i

flaky layers biscuits.rands! dinner ideas made easy. ♪ and time won't give me time >>> back now at 8:45, in your last half hour we looked back at the biggest stories of the past year. now it is time to look ahead. "time" magazine's newest issue is all about what's in store for 2012. and radika jones is "time's" executive editor. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> we're going to be talking about politics in 2012. >> we're talking about it already, all eyes on iowa. there are a couple of things to keep in mind as the primaries unfold. one is that they may go on longer this year than usual, that's because the republicans, a lot of states have switched over to a proportional delegation system so even if mitt romney emerges as a definitive front-runner it may take him longer to accrue the delegates which also means a longer period of negative attack ads. >> used to be states would do winner take all. if you won the primary, you won all that state's delegates but now proportionately it to coprolong the race

flaky layerk biscuits. in just 15 minutes the light delicate layers add a layer of warmth to your next dinner.illsbury grands! dinner ideas made easy. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> straight ahead at 6:30, only seven days of campaigning left before america's the voters pick a presidential candidate. the republican race is as unpredictable as ever. it is tuesday december 27. many of you are heading back to work and we feel your pain. >> we will begin with traffic and weather every 10 minutes. >>> tuesday morning and we have clouds that moved overhead and rain showers are not far behind. we will make it through the morning commute but this afternoon it will be pretty damned with moderate to heavy rain. temperatures are not that bad. 39 degrees in washington and oxon hill. one location at freezing is cumberland along with berkeley springs, west virginia. for the most part above freezing. the high temperature will be 48 degrees and there is the rain that moves into town later this morning. it will taper off around dinner time tonight. cooler tomorrow and win