here's nbc's fred roggin. >> good morning.fter 53 years in san francisco, the giants are finally world series champs. edgar renteria was named mvp thanks in large part to a three-run homer in the seventh that busted the game wide open. giants win in san francisco. much more on the giants historic victory and postgame reaction coming up in sports. now back to you. >>> now for the all-important national and regional forecast on this election day, here's bill karins with the national forecast. good morning. >> turnout a big deal today. >> absolutely. turnout greatly important, also the weather, as people head to the polls. also that impacts turnout sometimes. >> yeah. actually a study done a couple years ago. slightly favored republicans for lower turnout. democrats root for sunny skies. interesting caveat. a lot of mixed weather around the country. heavy rain down in texas and louisiana heading for mississippi. clear skies through a lot of the great lakes and through new england. also clear skies through much of the west. and li

i'm fred roggin. >> don't you hate it when that happens? >>> can will ferrell's comedy make it to the top this weekend? >>> plus, every high school's dream, permission to have a food fight. we'll explain. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. let's take you through your weekend forecast. wet weather through the middle of the nation from dallas, oklahoma city back up into minneapolis. ohio valley, tennessee valley, east coast, you look just fine. actually, you look fine even into saturday. finally warm things up a little bit in the mid-atlantic. maybe a chance of snow in minnesota on saturday. some areas around duluth had the possibility of getting a couple inches of snow. by sunday, east coast still looks nice. some of that wet weather will head into new orleans and san antonio. if you're watching us on nbc 4 in washington, d.c., explore the entire week of photography from photojournalists to fine arts. it's part of the citywide celebration known as fotoweek. that's your "early today" event of the day. >> very nice. >>> now here'

i'm fred roggin. >> what? red ford and streisand together again thankds thanks to oprah. >>> he leapt into action without any regard for his own safety. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this stormy wednesday morning. severe thunderstorms about to rollthrough new york city. they are moving quickly and will be here in central new england by the heart of the morning rush hour. if you're traveling anywhere in this region, gi yourself extra time. if you're in the new york city area, wait another half hour indoors if you can. very windy day from the great lakes through the mid-atlantic as the rain exists and the storm heads out. gusty winds behind it. a weak storm system is coming out of kansas today, should bring wet weather to kansas city and eventually down here into arkansas. ov overall the worst of it heading out in new england today. if you're watching in georgia, litd up your daywith festive trees with decorative ornmentes. that's your early event of today. >>> nohere's an early look at your

i'm fred roggin. >>> pink may be seeing the stork and one celebrity chef is seeing red. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, she was one of the all-time great necessary tennis, but apparently that wasn't enough for march tina nafr ta loaf va. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this vernls day morning. we're watching beautiful conditions up and down the east coast. a nice afternoon from d.c. down to atlanta and florida. we will see showers and thunderstorms. we have a few of them in oklahoma. they'll be moving northward through kansas and kansas city during the night tonight. on the backside, a little bit of snow today in denver. now, tomorrow for friday, all the stormy weather is going to be in the middle of the country and this is where it's going to last into saturday while the east coast warms up. if you're watching us on wnyt, news channel 13 albany, new york, catch new york state artifacts at the freedom's treasurers exhibit opened for veterans day only at the new york state capitol's red room. >> a good way to spe

i'm fred roggin. >> every bit helps. >>> robert downey jr. swears he doesn't care about winning an oscar. your early morning entertainment headlines are straht 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 epsake. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this wednesday. a rather quiet weather day out there. just showers lingering in new englandtoday. 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 mre 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 publi

i'm fred roggin. >>> what's tuned to debut as broadway's most expensive production ever? your early morningntertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, to say i do and enjoy true love, is better late th never? you're watching "early today." >>> good tuesday morning. it's another day of wet weher for everyone in the southeast, especially arou atlanta. georgia, alabama, north florida, south carolina and north carolina, that's going to be the wettest area during the day today. there's showers widespread from richmond to philly, new york and eventually boston. you need the umbrella today. tomorrow, the southeast will clear out, but the rain will exist fromew york city up to boston and all of new england and the ohio valley is going to get significant rai later on tonight into tomorrow morning. >>> if u're watching us on whdh 7 news, good old boston, mass, get a viewof boston's city scape thrgh an antique card collection at greetings from boston from the boston public library. that's your "early today"vent of the day. >> bill, thanks. >>> now here's a look at this morn

here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. so far miami's big three has been more like the big two. lebron james and dwyane wade both had good seasons and finally chris bosh joined the fun. a jumper here, a jumper there, a jumper everhere. he had 22 by the half and finished with a season-high 35. of course what's a miami high light without lebron james. the seateal, the lay-in, the fo. >>> dallas came back, had a chance if the finally seconds. they held on to win it 99 h . >>> the hornets and spurs have only one loss. tony parker and eva longoria announced they're getting a divorce. spurs won it 103-94. >>> he doesn't get a lot of penalties but maybe he should. he stepped out of the penalty box. even when crosby is penalized he figures out a way to make i work. >>> crazy goal between the red wings and blues. the rebound went straight up and he swatted it into his own net. one more look. he tried to bat the puck out of midair but batted it in for a red wing goal. they lost it 7-3. >>> finally they call soccer the beaiful game.

here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. i don't think anybody can argue it has been a season of mistakes for the vikings. brett farve to randy moss. nothing has gone right for minnesota and now their head coach has taken the fall. brad childress fired yesterday amid turmoil. one super bowl contender the vieks are 3-7. leslie frazier will serve as interim head coach. >>> from being fired to a guy who was on fired, philip rivers had his way with the broncos. wifs r we go to the third and it's rivers. watch him go. 57 yards for the score. chargers started the season slow, they've now won three straight beating the broncos. >>> joey bravado, a land slide. >>> basketball, dropped to the pacers. danny granger from beyond the arc. he had 20. brandon russ had 20. tough lay-up to fall in the fourth. pacers won it, 93-77. >>> jameer nelson drilled a buzzer beater, orlando was down one at the break. vince carter, a pretty spin move and the bucket. under a minute to play, ginobili, a runner in the lane. the spurs always seem to get it

here's nbc's fred roggin with an early ok at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. here is the situation. miami dolphins started their third string quarterback against the chicago bears and it shod. tyler thigpen getting the start he probably wishes he hadn't. thigpen dropped back and was picked off by charles tillman. bears up, 6-0 at the half. late in the third, somebody finally scored a touchdown. mat forte punche it in. chicago defense got to thigpen six times. jealous pepper with three sacks. bears shut out the dolphins, 16-0, they're the first nfl team to win 700 regular season games. >>> proving that winning isn't everything, won the cy young award despite their record. david price finished second. basketball, magic and suns, steve nash sat out with a sore groin. alley-oop from nelson. then the dunk. howard had 20 points and 12 boards. carter up and under at the buzzer, magic up 28 at the break, they wonit, 105-89. >>> there was almost no score between the flyers and the lightning. o teams combined for 15 goals. steven stamcoast had a hat trick. lightning won

i'm fred roggin. >>> what's tuned to debut as broadway's most expensive production ever?our early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, to say "i do" and enjoy true love is better late than never. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. take a tour of extremes. if you want extreme warmth and beautiful weather, you can have all that in hawaii, a beautiful day today from the big island all the way through maui into honolulu. i mentioned extremes. it's that time of year when the cold weather really starts to build up in alaska and northern canada. eventually this heads down to the united states, look at this. fairbanks today, your high temperature. minus 1 degree. even anchorage, very cold at 22 degrees. so in about a week or two, some of that cold air will probably head down into the u.s. as far as our forecast in the northwest goes, look at that forecast for alaska, makes you feel better about your weather, even though it's going to be dreary this week in seattle. today's the best chance of a dry day, the southwest is where we'll deal with

i'm fred roggin. >>> well, what might be next for george clooney? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, in a matter of only days, now everyone wants to be like kate. you're watching "early today." >>> well, good thursday morning to you. you're going to see a windy day in northern new england but the rest of the region looks pretty nice. middle of the country you're looking okay. a little colder than we like around minneapolis and chicago. we're also going to be a little cool in montana the next couple of days. that's where cold air is on its way. denver, fantastic weather. no problems. sunny and 65. texas looks good on your friday. traveling on the earn seaboard the next two days, no problems. well, if you're watching us on wnbc 4, new york, new york, one campaign drive is turns cans into sculptures. you can contribute, too, at canstruction at the world financial center. >> that's cantastic. >>> here's your morning's entertainment. a day after the holiday reporter said steven sotoburg was in talk to bring the '60s

i'm fred roggin. >>> 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

i'm fred roggin. >>> the kardashians want out.ur early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, every boy's dream, at some point, of being a fireman. we'll introduce you to one little guy who gave up the contents of his piggy bank to help firefighters in need. >>> you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this tuesday morning. big storm system. a lot of moisture moving into the pacific northwest. rain at lower elevations. once again, cities okay, plenty of snow at higher elevations and interior sections of the west. boise itself looks like mostly snow. maybe a little rain mixed in. high of 35 today. your wednesday forecast, the storm begins to move out. we clear it out in the northwest. still cool, though, through much of southwestern portions of california. if you're watching on krnv reno, nevada, black friday at the mall, it wasn't your thing, visit a smaller venuepick up hand-made gifts at the artists co-op gallery. that's your pacific event of date. lynn? >> bill, thanks so much. >>> now here's a

i'm fred roggin. >>> what made rhianna miss her best friend's wedding?our early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus, they're literally going head over heels to help out a friend in need. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. record heat yesterday. very warm once again. southern california, 93 in downtown l.a. today. even warmer than it will be in phoenix, arizona, at 88. mild conditions up the west coast. a little cooler in seattle. enjoy today's sunshine because i don't have a lot for you from here on out. starting on friday, a chance of showers and wet weather. i think saturday has rain in the forecast, the pacific northwest and even on sunday, too. that's the bad news in the forecast. but today and tomorrow look pretty nice in much of the west. if you're watching us on ksnv minus 3, las vegas, nevada. release your inner book room, book signing, food and various performances at the vegas valley book festival at the historic fifth street school. that's your pacific event of the day, lynn. >> bill, thanks. >>> now here is

i'm fred roggin. >> what?edford and streisand together again, thanks to oprah. >>> and when this man saw what was happening in afghanistan, he leapt into action without any regard for his own safety. >>> you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this wednesday. rainy conditions up there in the northwest, seattle, portland, everywhere in between. good sized storm coming onshore. high elviss paking up snow, especially the olympics and cascades. california, cooler from sacramento to san francisco. the desert southwest, two decent days in a row. highness the 70s. morning's cool, afternoons beautiful. improving weather for new salt lake city. thursday the rain inches down the coast. a gloomy weather pattern up in the northwest until at least friday. >>> if you're watching us on ktvz, news channel 21 in bend, oregon, feast your eyes on contemporary paintings depicting central landscape of oregon. high and dry at the mockingbird gallery. that's your pacific event of the day. >> bill, thanks so much. >>> here

i'm fred roggin. >>> you won't believe who martha stewart will be spending the holidays with. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, it is never too late to learn. even's at 100 years old. you're watching "early today." >>> welcomes back. let's break down your forecast. getting ready to do your 2r56s or just to work or school, today very cold. at least year not seeing snow in areas of west. lake-effect snow in salt lake city. traveling in hawaii, no issues. typical hawaii weather. alaska a different story. warm and rain this week, chance of freezing rain today. anchorage, plain old rain for you. that's where we could have possible delays in and out of the airports. thankfully on thanksgiving, not many problems. seattle, a little rain and snow. >>> if you're waging us, speaking of them, king 5 news, good old seattle, washington. give back to your community, food and office supplies or volunteer to help out at the west seafood food bank. that's your pacific see vent of the day. >> thanks, bill. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines i

i'm fred roggin. >>> justin bieber wins big. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ravenous, your uncle ora komodo dragon? you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this monday. the eastern seaboard, you get two or three days in toy row of warm, mild conditions and dry weather, too. so enjoy it while you can. the northern plain is a travel trouble spot. a little slippery around minneapolis, a little bit of freezing rain, sleet, changing over to light snow. chicago and detroit and cleveland and indianapolis, rain for you today. now looking at tuesday in wednesday, the cold air still remains in t northern plains. nothing too bad on tuesday. but wednesday, a very busy travel day. that's where we're going to see rain breaking out here from chicago to chanz city. and a chance of som freezing rain and snow in areas of minnesota, wisconsin and the dakotas. so once again the only trel trouble spots the northern plains. if you're watching us on wmgm-tv, nbc 40 atlantic city, new jersey, no need to worry about h

i'm fred roggin. >>> pink may be seeing the stork, and one celebrity chef is seeing red. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, she was one of the all-time greats in tennis, but apparently that wasn't enough for martina navratilova. you're watching "early today." you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this thursday morning, veterans day. we are watching a chance of showers in portland. not a big wet weather system so i wouldn't worry too much about rain today. watching beautiful conditions this afternoon, in california and arizona. a little chilly. feels like winter in vegas. highs in 60, 70. tomorrow's forecast, more of the same. if anything, it should be worry about it. 77. if you're watching us on knsd nbc 7, 39, san diego, california, support our servicemen and women. head to the veterans day parade at cedar street and pacific highway. that's your pacific event of the day, veronica. >> perfect. here is an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. last night was a night to remember to country music's it coupl

i'm fred roggin. >> hmm. don't you hate it when that happens? >>> can will ferrell's comedy make it two in a row at the box office this weekend? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, every high school's dream, permission to have a food fight. we'll explain. >>> we're waging "early today." >>> welcome back. time for your friday forecast. first things first. start with friday. watching nice conditions out there. l.a., warmest spot in the country. possib possibly 81 today. cloudy in the pacific northwest. the next storm system moves in with rainfall, portland to seattle, mostly during the day on saturday. not an all-day rain, especially saturday morning. then southern california, you're in store for sunny skies most of the weekend. by sunday that next system quickly moves out, but it's still cloudy up there. not a lot of sunshine in the northwest over the next three days. if you're watching on kntr news source 16 in eugene, oregon, get a head start on your holiday shopping. find one of a kind gifts, gourmet foods

here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good monday morning. when you thought brett favre was done, the old gun slinger came back firing and rallied the vikes. to minnesota under a minute to play, vikings down seven to the cards. brett favre connected. to tie it and force overtime. favre threw for a career high 446 yards and a pair of touchdowns and allowed two picks. ryan longwell completed a comeback with in o.t. the vikes won it. the team that needed a win but can't buy one, the cowboys were thumped once again. stunk, i mean stunk. aaron rodgers picked them apart. threw three touchdowns. the game wasn't close. packers won 45-7. philly colts and eagles. in the second, austin collie sandwiched by two players and knocked out cold. another look. kurt coleman hit collie with the helmet. didn't appear to be intentional. it was helmet to helmet. that's what the league is trying to crack down on. to the fourth, michael vick punched it from a yard out. eegs us up 26-17. they held on 26-24. >>> peyton hill his ran all over the patriots 184 yards and a

that'your early look at sports on "early today," i'm fred roggin. >>> well, mega mind has another mega weekend at the box office. your early morning enteainment headlines are straight ahead. plus it is every bride's nightmare. a last-minute scratch at the altar. but we'll tell you about one young woman who madethe best of it. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this mnday morning. if you're heading outside this morning, if you live in the deep south, we're talking louisiana, mississippi, alabama, georgia, you're going to have to deal with in today. there's a lot of heavy rain right throu all of louisiana currently and it's all sliding through mississippi, and now even into alabama. from atlanta to montgomery to jackson doxpect on and off rain right through the day. now, later on today, some of that will start moving into the carolinas. and then during the day tomorrow, that's where the heaviest rains will be. so possibility for two wet days in a row around atlanta. eventually on tuesday, that rainfall is going to move into washington, d.c., philadelphia, and probably tue

here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good monday morning. when you think about super bowl contenders, chicago bears usually don't come to mind. maybe they should. let's go to the windy city. jay cutler outplayed the eagles' michael vick. cutler threw a career high four touchdown passes and chicago built a big lead and held on to win their fourth straight. 31-26. bears are in first place thanks to the falcons. the packers scored with under a minute left to tie the game at 17 but that was just enough for atlanta. matt bryant hailed a 47-yarder, and the falcons won it 20-17. atlanta is now 9-2. new coach, new results for the vikings. filling in for the injured adrian peterson, gerhart punched it in from five yards out. vikes up in the third. go it the fourth. minnesota needed a first down to pull the game away. brett favre picked up the first. calling his own number. after the game, he said the ten yards felt more like 50. at his age they would. leslie frazier, got his first win as head coach. and the chargers have hit their stride. they picked

here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning.n night, here are the results from the world of sports. we start in washington, d.c. where john wall's approval rating has never been higher and his dance moves aren't too bad, either. third quarter. wall picked off the pass and soared to the rim. fast forward to the fourth. philly up, 106-103. card yea martin from downtown, and he got it. wizards forced overtime with an off balance three-pointer from martin. they took the lead late in o.t., but the sixers with one last chance. the wizards won their home opener, 116-115. >>> now to the state of florida. heat and timberwolves. the third quarter, wesley johnson on a break and look out behind you. lebron with one of his trademark blocks into the stands. no recount needed in florida. heat won it 129-97. >>> now for the last several months, we've been bombarded with political ads on tv, but none tied in sports quite like lee fisher's remake of the recent lebron james commercial. >> what should i do? should i throw in the towel? what should

that's your early look at sports on "early today," i'm fred roggin. >>> well, "megamind" has another mega weekend at the box office. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus it is every bride's nightmare. a last-minute scratch at the altar. but we'll tell you about one young woman who made the best of it. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this monday morning. if you're in the deep south do expect some heavy rain this morning moving right through the heart of louisiana and mississippi, and now the rain is starting to pick up in areas of alabama. they had a little bit of rain go through atlanta. looks like you're going to get a break now, but there will be more to come during the day. so all, everyone in the deep south today, the chance of getting some wet weather. eventually that will move up the eastern sea board. but areas like say charlotte to d.c., richmond and raleigh, your best chance for rain for you is tonight into tomorrow. looks like there's going to be a good soaking going right up through the appalachians. this is primarily almos

i'm fred roggin. >>> justin bieber wins big. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus, when it comes to eating thanksgiving turkey, who's nor ravenous? your uncle or commode komodo dragon? you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. here's a look at your monday forecast. it's a mess in the west. we got cold air moving down changing rain to snow in many areas. even seattle has a chance of picking up an inch or two early this morning. down in port been, watching cold air moving in changing to a little mixture of rain and snow. high elevations will get nailed once again. by the time we even get to tuesday, that storm kicks to the south. look how cold in the northwest. even with sunshine. chilly rain for much of coastal california on turks and high mountain snows. central sierra, mountain ranges of utah nailed with this next storm. >>> watching on kcr 3, sacramento, california. learn about eco friendly automobiles. going green, cool for the planet as the california automobile museum. that's your pacif

that's your early look at sports on "early today," i'm fred roggin. >>> well, "megamind" has another mega weekend at the box office. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus -- it is every bride's nightmare. a last-minute scratch at the altar. but we'll tell you about one young woman who made the best of it. you're watching "early today." >>> well, welcome back. here's the extended forecast in seattle. not the nicest of all weeks there. watching rain on and off today. a little break on tuesday. don't count on a lot of sunshine, though. wednesday and thursday, the next storm system moves in. look at the temperatures. they get cooler, too, by the end of the week. the opposite of that is the extended forecast down in california where it's going to be gorgeous over the next couple of days and should be sunny and warm from los angeles all the way down into phoenix. even on tuesday, look at the temperatures. in the 70s in most of the areas of the southwest, nevada. the probably problem area in the rockies. salt lake city about two bad days in a row. >>> if yo

i'm fred roggin. >> me, too, fred. >>> well, what might be next for george clooney? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, in a matter of only days, now everyone wants to be like kate. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this thursday morning. even in paradise you get a little bit of rain. from honolulu to maui and lihue you're going to see a chance for rain. forecast on this thursday, also in the west, we already talked with a big huge storm here into medford and boise. from i have gas to l.a. to phoenix, you're dry today. tomorrow we see the rain shift further south wards. san francisco wet weather in your forecast on your friday. if you're watching us on minus, florida, check out the greatest legends. road in style at celebrity automobiles at the national automobile museum. that's your pacific event of the day. >> bill, thanks. >>> well, now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. is george clooney getting ready to say uncle? a day after the "hollywood reporter" said director steven soderb

here is nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning.fter weeks of saying he would not make a coaching change, cowboys owner jerry jones finally had enough. he fired head coach wade phillips after the cowboys were humiliated sunday night by the packers. offensive coordinator jason garrett takes over for phillips. cowboys have lost five straight. they're a dismal 1-7. >>> then we go to cincinnati, bengals and steelers. ben roethlisberger handed it off to antwaan, a great trick play, steelers up, 27-7. bengals came roaring back, carson palmer to owens. t.o. took out the security guard. bengals cut the lead 27-21. that was as close as they would get. final seconds, jordan couldn't make the grab and steelers hang on to win it, 27-21. >>> basketball, magic and the hawks, the magic up four at the half. vince carter took over down the stretch, tough lay-up and one. magic remain perfect at home. 93-89. >> celtics and mavericks. rondo, the alley-oop, celts up. moments later, dirk nowitzki with the fade away and he got it. dallas took the lead. 17

here's nbc's fred roggin. >> reporter: good morning.miami's big three has been more like the big two. lebron james and dwyane wade have both had huge games this season. last night chris bosh finally joined the fun. against the suns, bosh with the jumper here, a jumper there, a jumper everywhere. he did most of his damage away from the basket. had 22 by the half and finished with 35. what's a miami hieghlight withot lebron james? the steal, the lay-in, the foul. heat won 123-96. >>> hornets and mavs. the alley-oop. new orleans was up ten. dallas came back, had a chance in the final seconds. david west stole the ball from dirk novitsky. the hornets won 99-97. >>> tony parker and eva longoria announced a divorce. it didn't affect the game. >>> sidney crosby doesn't get a lot of penalties but maybe he should. the score -- even when penalized he makes it work to his advantage. >>> crazy goal between the red wings and blues. harmless shot. the goalie made the save. the rebound went straight up, and he swatted it into his own net. he tried to

here's nbc's fred roggin. >> reporter: good morning.b signed a five-year, $78 million extension with the redskins and the eagles knocked mcnabb on his wallet. first play from the scrimmage, a bomb to jackson about 60 yards through the air. jackson took it in for a score and eagles up 7-0. they were getting warmed up. vick did it with his legs, didn't see anybody open, took it himself. philly led 14-0 four minutes in. vick four touchdowns ran for two more, eagles set a team record in yards and points. scored the most points in monday night football history with 59. michael vick looked like the $78 million in this one. philly routed the redskins. baseball weeks after winning his first world series buster posey named the nl rookie of the year, neftali feliz won the award in the american league. mavericks handed the hornets the first loss in the season. nowitzki tied the game with a three. jason terry, the jumper and lead, he had a game high 26. the mavs won 98-95. off to phoenix nuggets up by 15 when the suns rallied. steve nash, the lob t

have a great weekend, i'm fred roggin. >> yikes, don't you hate it when that happens? for a quick look at weather, here's bill karins with the weather channel forecast. >> fred's going deep in the bag of tricks. that was like in some back yard in the middle of nowhere. >> i do have a favorite sport, though, watched rugby over the weekend, thumbs up. >> impressed. explain the rules to me someday. i'll watch it but i don't understand it. >>> let's chat about the forecast for everyone heading into the weekend. first things first. it's another cold morning in new england, really from albany northward, to vermont and maine. i'm sure the skiers are happy because all the resorts are making snow on these cold nights. temperatures in the 40s and 30s down to baltimore and d.c. right now the windchill is not too bad. it doesn't have much effect. i don't expect the wind to be an issue today. there's going to be plenty of sunshine so grab the sunglasses. there's no clouds that are even showing up out there. once the sun gets up there, it will heat us up. temperatures near 60 today.

here's fred roggin. >> reporter: good morning, it has been a season of firsts for the miami heat.ey blew their biggest lead of the season against the jazz. they were up by 22 when the jazz mounted a comeback. paul milsap led, hit a three with 12 second left. the jazz down by one. c.j. miles missed the jump but medical s milsap forced overtime. elson drove with four second left, knocked down the free throws. last chance for the heat but couldn't get the jumper to fall. despite the triple level by lebron james the jazz hand the heat the second win 116-114 in ot. the cavs with the total team effort against the nets. their bench scored 52 points. antwan jamieson, big three in the final minutes, the cavs won 93-91. >>> pacers had a third quarter to remember, unless of course you're the nuggets. new orleans perfect, 20 of -- nearly perfect, 20 of 21 shots. pacers scored 54 in the score and beat the nuggets 144-113. >>> ichiro won his 10th straight glove award. now the national league westerns will be announced today. >>> another whacky night from high school football. this comes from so

here's nbc's fred roggin. >> reporter: good morning.ts' carmelo anthony will likely be traded this season. last night he auditioned for the knicks. carmelo and amar'e stoudemire, fansed love to have that combee. anthony had a game-high 26. it sums up the season for the knicks. final seconds down three. inbound pass off his hand and out of bounds. ouch. nuggets held on to win 120-118. >>> in milwaukee, bucks and lakers. kobe bryant had 31. shannon brown stole the shower. four three pointers in the fourth. they snapped the skid 118-107. >>> in d.c. john wall sat it out with a sprained foot. gilbert arenas made his appearance as wall's replacement. drained the three, had 20. >>> baseball, the phillies' roy halladay was the winner of the cy young award, becoming the fifth player to win the award in both leagues. >>> college basketball, ladies first. uconn completed their win streak by beating baylor. maya moore led with 30 points. baylor down, shot at the buzzer, but was way short. they won 65-64. >>> to the men, butler was upset by unranke

here's nbc's fred roggin. >> reporter: good morning, and here's the situation.mi dolphins started their third string quarterback against the chicago bears, and it showed. that's tyler thigpen getting the start. he probably wish he hadn't. these dropped back and was picked off. bears up 6-0 in the half. late in the third, somebody finally scored a touchdown. punching it in. 16-0. chicago defense got to thigpen six times. pepper with three sacks. they shut out the dolphins 16-0. the first nfl team to win 700 regular season games. >>> and proving that winning isn't anything, the mariners' felix hernandez won the a.l. cy young award despite a 13-1 record. tampa bay's david price finished second in the balloting. >>> basketball, magic and suns. steve nash sat out with a sore groin. no nash no problem for orlando. the alley-oop from nelson. along the baseline, the dunk. howard had 20 points and 12 board. final seconds, up and under at the buzzer. magic up 28 at the break, winning 105-89. >>> there was almost no scoring between the flyers and lightning in the bears-dol

here's nbc's fred roggin. >> good monday morning to you.ier this week jerry jones sent his team a message, firing their head coach and the cowboys responded in a big way against the giants. let's go to new york. a series of power outages stopped play in the third quarter. no problem for the cowboys, they had plenty of energy. eli manning picked off in the end zone by bryan mccann and he was off to the races untouched. 101 yards down the sideline for the score. jason garrett earned his first win as head coach. cowboys won it 33-20. great finish, jags and texans, last play of the game tied at 24. david garrard threw up a prayer and his prayer was answered. the ball was batted right to mike thomas. game over. jags won it 31-24. now to cleveland, jets and browns final minutes, colt mccoy found the end zone and tied it at 21 forcing overtime. no field goal needed to win this one. mark sanchez connecting with santonio holmes. holmes did the rest, 37 yards to the house. jets won in o.t. 26-20. patriots had their way with the steelers. tom brady ho

here's nbc's fred roggin. >>> good morning. think anybody can argue it's been a season of mistakes for the vikings from brett favre to randy moss. now their head coach has taken the fall. brad childress fired yesterday amid turmoil. once a super bowl contender, the vikings are 3-7. leslie frazier will serve as interim head coach. >>> from being fired to a guy who was on fire, philip rivers had his way with the broncos. tied his career high with four touchdown passes, this one to patrick creighton put them up 21-7 at the half. here we go to the third and it's rivers. watch him go. 57 yards for the score. chargers started the season slow, they've now won three straight beating the broncos. 35-14. >>> baseball the reds joey votto a landslide winner for the national league mvp collecting 31 of the possible 32 votes. albert pujolss finished second. basketball, don king loves winners. he probably doesn't care for the kings right now. dropped their second straight to the pacers. danny granger had 20, brandon rush had 20. it tough lay-

here's nbc's fred roggin. >> good morning.very passing week, the philadelphia eagles appear to be the team to beat in the nfl. taking on the giants, fourth quarter, new york up one. michael vick bobbled the snap but managed to get the ball to lashawn mccoy and he did the rest. 50 yards untouched to the house. the eagles won it 27-17. let's go to new england. tom braid year over the middle to wes welker. brady threw a pair of touchdowns. pats up by as many as 18. colts with a chance, down three. but peyton manning was picked off by james sanders. patriot won 31-28. last week was a power outage, this week a fan ran across the field at the meadowlands stadium. sprinting from the end zone to the end zone before being taken out by security. the jets rex ryan had a laugh and had reason to smile. for the third straight week, new york won on their final possession of the game. mark sanchez to santonio holmes. jets beat the texans 30-27. pittsburgh, where richard seymour was ejected for punching ben roethlisberger. then, the steelers s

i'm fred roggin. >> it happens. >>> courtney love returns to twitter but fails to return some jewelry. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, giving thanks in our nation's capital. for much more than just turkey. you' watching "early today." >>> welcome back. here is a look at tomorrow's forecast. it's called the busiest travel day of the year. we're going to be ending our snowstorm in much of utah,ut difficult travel on those roads until they get em cleared out. same will go for spots in montana where the snow will be blowing around. heavy rain developing tomorrow in missouri, st. louis culd get a lot of rain out of this along with indianapolis. showers in the northeast, and a sneak peek at thanksgiving day, the heavy rain move into the ohio valley and eventually into areas like philadelphia and possibility new york city. we have to watch out for that macy's thanksgiving day parade. pefully the rain will arrive after the parade is over with. >>> if you're watching us on whdh7 news in boston, massachusetts, explore the early works of america's most pr

here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning.t's no secret the knicks have been terrible for nearly a decade but there may be a light at the end of the tunnel. they picked up their biggest win in years last night in chicago. the game close in the first quarter thanks in large part to derrick rose. huge two-handed dunk. hard to believe this guy is a point guard but it was all knicks the rest of the way. tony douglas, unconscious from beyond the arc, nailed five three-pointers and finished with a career high 30. it wasn't just douglas. the entire team shot 68% from three-point land. the knicks with a rare win in chicago won 120-112. >>> some sad news from the world of baseball. sparky anderson, really one of the nicest guys you will ever meet, passed away yesterday from complications of dementia. perhaps best known for being the first manager to win the world series in both leagues, he ranked sixth on the all-time wins list with nearly 2200. no manager loved the game of baseball more than sparky. no manager showed the energy and en

i'm fred roggin. >>> now for a quick look at the weather, here is bill karins with the weather channelrecast. are we looking forward to some good weather this weekend for the veterans day holiday? >> i think so. a little mixed. some people are off today. some people get the holiday tomorrow. overall, both days look pretty nice in the east coast. middle of the country is a different story. our friends up in cape cod and boston, yesterday dealt with gusty winds, showers, and this nasty coastal storm. just some clouds left this morning. those will clear out by this afternoon. and we're going to be left with a pretty nice day. temperatures, not too bad. we're in the 40s in most areas. a little cooler up there in albany, new york, at 32. the only windy spot that i've been noticing is boston. winds gusting 30 miles per hour. but that's going to come down as we go throughout the day. so the wind chill this morning, it's not horrible. you still probably need the heavier fall coat or a winter coat for the kids today. temperatures in the 30s this morning. wind chill, later on this afternoon just