. >> new at 11:00, a serious care for actor gene hackman after he is struck by a pickup truck while riding a bike. the accident happened this afternoon in the florida keys. the 81-year-old was airlifted to a miami hospital and released hours later after suffering minor cuts and bruises. he was not wearing a helmet. >> trying to find the owners of a stray goats found in bad shape. and 11-year-old child found the ago. the animal was taken to the animal control facility. it had a chain around its neck that have become embedded in its skin. it had to be surgically removed. >> that is awful. hundreds celebrate the russian new year while raising for money at universities. this is the scene of the forty first annual russian new year's ball proceeds benefiting the saint petersburg hospital for children and the -- i am sure it was a really fun event. >> that is the kind of movie have to make to keep warm. >> is cold out there. wind gusts up to 40 miles an hour earlier this afternoon that reagan international airport. the high temperature made it to the lower 50's, but then things went downhill from

. >>> and actor gene hackman turns 82. all day long, stay on to of the latest developments on those stories and others as they break on msnbc. tonight, be sure to watch "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> in a "today" exclusive, the mother of missing toddler ayla reynolds. with the florida primary just one day away, a live interview with republican presidential candidate mitt romney. >>> and now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today." just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

the double oscar winner gene hackman has been released from the hospital after an accident. he was hit from behind by a car and was airlifted to the hospital in miami. he was discharged after routine tests. he suffered just a minor bump. the royal academy is planning for a major exhibition of the british artist david hockney. this includes the lines, films, displayed on the banks of video screens. we went to meet david hockney and we heard his views on life and art. >> the new exhibition is called the bigger picture because the pictures get bigger. the artist would like us to step back and think about the bigger picture. the majority is recent work and almost all of which is the same subjects, the landscape of ethiopia. >> you left los angeles for east york sure. why? >> it wasn't planned. i told my friends, well, i am on location. i began to realize that there was a very very good subject here. "how much of hollywood hills art in these paintings? >> california has a marvelous light. east yorkshire can have a nice light. >> are you concerned about planning? >> yes and no. th

the star's publicist says gene hackman has bumps and bruises, but is going to be okay. >>> we are expecting some major changes in the forecast. some rain is on the way. it is a few days away still. sand yaw patel is here -- sandhya patel is here with a look at that for us. >> it will be a huge change when it gets here, and it will be the middle to latter part of next week. we are looking at the possibility of rain here and snow in the sierra nevada. it is a major shift from what we have been dealing with. we had record highs today. richmond 69 and 73 in hollister. it tied the previous record. it is january 13th and 81 degrees in salinas. unbelievable. 68 in san jose. it is 65 for you in san francisco. near 70 degrees in santa rosa. the numbers right now are falling. it is going to be cold again. you can see clearly why. clear skies and 37 for fairfield and 38 in santa rosa. we have low 40s in concord and livermore and moffett field as well and mountain view. here are the highlights. chilly tonight and mild tomorrow. sharply cooler for sunday. a potentially wet pattern is setting up for the

the star's publicist says gene hackman has bumps and bruises, but is going to be okay. >>> we are expecting some major changes in the forecast. some rain is on the way. it is a few days away still. sand yaw patel is here -- sandhya patel is here with a look at that for us. >> it will be a huge change when it gets here, and it will be the middle to latter part of next week. we are looking at the possibility of rain here and snow in the sierra nevada. it is a major shift from what we have been dealing with. we had record highs today. richmond 69 and 73 in hollister. it tied the previous record. it is january 13th and 81 degrees in salinas. unbelievable. 68 in san jose. it is 65 for you in san francisco. near 70 degrees in santa rosa. the numbers right now are falling. it is going to be cold again. you can see clearly why. clear skies and 37 for fairfield and 38 in santa rosa. we have low 40s in concord and livermore and moffett field as well and mountain view. here are the highlights. chilly tonight and mild tomorrow. sharply cooler for sunday. a potentially wet pattern is setting up for the

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. >>> actor gene hackman is recovering after being struck by a car riding a bicycle. >> we start withending his decision to pardon 200 people. among them, several murderers. a judge put a halt on prison releases and the legislature is considering changing the constitution to take pardon powers away from the governor. what is barbour saying now? in his first public comments, take a listen. >> historic power of the gubernatorial clemency, by the governor to pardon felons is rooted in the christian idea of giving second chances. i'm not saying i'll be perfect, that nobody who received clemency will ever do nothing wrong. i'm not infallible and nobody else is. i am very comfortable and totally at peace with these pardons, including those at the mansion. >> you heard him mention the mansion at the end. what he's talking about are prison trustees who worked at the the governor's mansion. four convicted murderers who worked at the mansion were pardons including a man convicted of killing his wife in 2001. >> i deserve a second chance in life. >> do you think people should be angry at governo

. >>> academy award-winning actor gene hackman is out of the hospital after getting hit by a truck in the florida keys. hackman's publicist said he was riding eye bia bike when a truc bumped him from behind. he was thrown on to a shoulder. he was airlifted to a hospital but later released. >>> a man suspected of killing a woman named natalee holloway is going to prison but not for her murder. his name is joran van der sloot. he was sentenced to 28 years in prison in peru. he could be released, though, in only nine years. joran van der sloot pleaded guilty to killing a young woman he met in lima in 2010. that is not her, that was natalee holloway. joran van der sloot remain the prime suspect in the death in 2005 of natalee holloway on the island of aruba. >>> a celebrity chef widely criticized for her hearty high calorie southern meals could be suffering from type-two diabetes. paula dean has been silent about rumors that she's been diagnosed with diabetes. according to published reports, she's kept that health condition a secret but is reportedly going public about the diagnosis soon.

. >>> academy award winning director gene hackman is out of the hospital after getting hit by a truckn this florida keys. he was riding his bike when a truck bump him from behind. the 81-year-old was thrown on to a grassy shoulder, but he was released with just bumps and bruises. >>> winter, making a name for itself finally. >> it has. we all saved a boat load of money on energy bills because it's been relatively mile. every winter a little cold air must come and this weekend is the beginning of colder air for us and looks like our colder pattern may be setting up shop to hang around more-or-less 10 days to two weeks. what we need now is a little more in the way of moisture. snow lovers, i know, .6 inch. that's it for the entire winter. not a lot of snowstorms in the immediate future for better or worse, depending how you like snow. wa waiting for the sun to come up this morning, won't come up until 7:26. already brightening appeared in the eastern sky. a good looking weekend but it will be cold outside. all your scarfs and mittens and heavy winter jackets you got for christmas or han

. >>> also academy award winning actor gene hackman was flown to a hospital after being hit by a car. we'll tell you more about that. and we'll have something more on the reports that a famous chef known for her rich and buttery dishes now has type 2 diabetes. those stories and more at 11:00. >> there is a y'all in there. all righty. >>> and what have you got for our weekend? >> i've got cold weather for the weekend. but topped off with a little warmer weather as we start next week. not bad at all. 36 degrees on your saturday. 34 on sunday. going to be a little cold there with plenty of sunshine. monday 46 degrees. coming up on tuesday, back to 55. well above average. that day will come with rain before some more cool air moves in. >> all right.

veteran actor gene hackman airlifted to a hospital after a car hit him while he was on a bicycle.da keyes. medics took the 81-year-old to a hospital in miami. spokesman for the actor tells tmz hackman has left the hospital and is actually doing just fine. if you are a superstitious person this may freak you out a little bit there are three friday the 13s this year. the good thing is one of them is almost over. bad thing is two more on the way. in april -- there is one in april and one in july. get, this the dates are all exactly 13 weeks apart. rare event. last time it happened nearly 30 years ago and won't happen again until 2040. before we go our team's top five things of the day. number five, international space station dodging space junk. changeddor bit. processed meats like sausage and bacon can raise your chance of getting cancer in a big way. giving orange juice the all clear. they have been testing all o.j. imports for banned fungicide. a judge refusing to ad four president contenders after they failed to meet requirements. joran van der sloot getting 20 years in prison fo

. >>> this morning gene hackman is recovering after being hit by a car.ear-old actor was riding his bike in the florida keys yesterday when he was hit. he was thrown from his bike when a pickup struck his rear tire. the state highway patrol said he was not wearing a helmet. his publicist says he has some bumps and bruises but is going to be just fine. >>> it sounds like something right out of a movie, but a retired bay area truck driver believes his dog may have discovered a meteorite in his backyard. our media partner, the hayward daily review reports the 55-year-old michalek found that smoldering dark-colored rock in his property in castro valley yesterday. he called the lab to find out if it's a real thing, a meteorite. he's waiting for test results. >> lisa, you are a meteorologist, you studied these things, is that the real thing? >> like you said, it could be a bruquette. >> it could have fallen out of a barbeque from the night before. >> yeah. >> and mainly 20s and 30s out there. here's a look at emeryville. a very cool start. the last of these ver

. >>> in morning gene hackman is recovering after being hit by a car.the 81-year-old actor was riding his bike in the florida keys yesterday when he was hit. he was thrown from his bike when a pickup struck his rear tire. he was not wearing a helmet. his publicist says he has some bumps and bruises but is going to be just fine. >>> it sounds like something right out of a movie but a retired bay area truck driver believes his dog may have discovered a meteorite in his backyard. the newspaper reports the 55-year-old man found a smoldering dark colored rock in his property in castro valley yesterday. he called the lab to find out if it's a real thing a meteorite. he's waiting for test results. and i'm wondering it might be a coal from a previous barbeque. but we will find out. what's going on? >> it is breezing out there. upper 20s in north bay valleys but upper 50s in san francisco. this is emeryville where we will see a beautiful day today. enjoy it. it's the last one. sharply cooler tomorrow. then rain in the forecast. we will are it all next. >> the ma

replacement year in the nfl, remember "replacement year," the gene hackman movie. >> i think we're all since members of the media -- >> we want a better show. >> we outweigh the people at the events. >> and by the way, it's not -- we're not just talking about the democrats. anybody that saw mike huckabee work a crowd, deliver a speech -- >> exactly, great characters. >> you would sit there, chris, and pat buchanan always talks about political athletes. . >> mm-hmm. >> we don't have political athletes in this field this year, whereas four years ago, they were all over the place. >> did you see christie out here, governor christie in new jersey -- >> there is a political athlete! >> people close to me, without naming them, called me up and said, there is a politician. >> but they're failing in every respect. it's not just that they aren't gifted speakers, it's that they're not organizing, it's that they're not putting up yard signs, it's that they're not putting up -- i had one guy tell me today that he wanted to support newt gingrich, and said to him, hey, newt, i want to support you, c

. >> osgood: the 1986 movieçó hoosiers with gene hackman was inspired by the true-life story of tinyan high school which won the indiana state championship in 1954. >> keep your eyes on your target. don't be moving ahead. >> osgood: more recently hard- driving coach bob hurley has lifted a high school in jersey city to state and national championships. finding himself in the basketball hall of fame located in the sport's hometown springfield massachusetts. with the current nba season finally underway after a delayed start due to a labor dispute, and college basketball march madness just around the corner, these are the best days of the year. all o naismith and his peach baskets to thank. coming up, do you hear a waltz? and later horse sense from director steven spielberg. wake up! that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm. for half the calories plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8. when bp made a commitment to the gulf, we knew it would take time, but we were determined to see it through. today, while our work continues, i want to update you on the progress: bp has set aside 20 bil

. >> the answer to the trivia question, gene hackman. >> 8 minutes before the top of the hour. republican candidate polls are close but the dnc is still focusing on mitt romney even though he got trounced in south carolina. why? >> good question. we'll talk to dnc chairwoman congresswoman from florida, debbie wasserman schultz about that in a moment. good morning to you, congresswoman. >> good morning. good be wityou. >> gat days. last wednesday, when you read gabby giffords' resignation letter there on the floor of the house as she said good-bye a year after she was shot in head. that had to have been one of your worst days in congress. >> it was one of the most heart wrenching days i've been through. but, you know, i'm so proud of gabby. she demonstrated the selfless commitments to public service that she always has when she knew that it was going to take her a little while longer to get better and fully recover, she decided her constituents needed full representation and i know how proud they are of her as well and they'll miss her. s

. >>> gene hackman is recovering after getting hit by a car.81-year-old actor was wide reiding a bicycle yesterday in the florida keys when a truck hit his rear tire. he was thrown from his bike and was not wearing a helmet at the time. he suffered bumps and browses and was briefly sent to the hospital. >>> a georgia man on kidney dialysis has his nurse to thank for his survival. she donated a kidney to 23-year- old clay who has four children about the same age as clay she bonded with him and they underwent surgery earlier this week. >> but i really am feeling great. it's been -- an amazing experience, and i've been blessed a million times over. >> with the support of her family and just to do without knowing me longer than six weeks i was in the hospital, for her to do that, it was overwhelming. >> the nurse hopes the story will inspire others to do the same. there are more than 80,000 people needing kidney transplants in the u.s. alone. >>> a company is betting against its team. >> mostly clear and cold outside this morning. giving you a live