keep a child alive charity will hold its annual ball in new york, paying tribute to the late george harrison for his philanthropic contributions to india. alicia keys, co-founder of the charity that benefits children affected by hiv and aids in india and africa, will be among those performing. stars from "twilight" series will have their prints immortalized aside chinese theater in hollywood, an honor bestowed on less than 300 stars since the 1920s. >>> and today is the 100th anniversary of the chevrolet motor company. all day long you can stay on top of the latest developments and those and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news". >>> finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. the republican national committee chairman speaks out about the herman cain controversy and in-fighting among the party's presidential candidates. >>> and legendary actress, julie andrews and her daughter explain how they're bringing to life every little girl's dream. and now keep it on this channel for continuing local

. >>> today happens to be the tenth anniversary of george harrison's death. and also today we got a first time glimpse into the private life, the every day home life of john lennon. it's in the form of his to do list, containing some wonderfully ordinary stuff, and proving everybody has to wait for the cable guy. first item on the list says, the guy's coming to fix hbo from 3:00 to 5:00. another item, make sure both cars have full tanks of gas. there's a reminder to buy marmalade, a few books he wants to buy. and a hook on the bathroom door is falling off. a rare glimpse at a domestic beatle. >>> among contemporary musicians, elvis costello has to get some kind of award for honesty. he has a big limited edition of his box set coming out for christmas. he tells fans, it's just not worth it for the money they want for it. it's over $300. he's suggesting instead that people buy the ambassador of jazz collection of louie armstrong's music, which he calls vastly superior, and costs much less. further, he says, his own both set will be available for less money if y

when i am awake. kand so i had this dream of working with india arie and yo- yo ma to do the george harrison saw; and "-- song. this is the definitive way to do this. we are all in it together, we do not leave anybody out. t conviction, i am one of the few people that you can recognize by one note. god gave me that universal tone, and that is what we want to implement in all the songs. thank you. >> carlos santana, thank you for accepting the 2010 mayor's part award. >> to watch the ceremony, visit the home page of the arts commission website, sfarts commission >> welcome to culture wire. we will look at the latest and greatest public art project. recently, the airport unveiled the new state of the art terminal. let's take a look. the new terminal service and american airlines and virgin america was designed by a world- renowned architecture's firm. originally built in 1954, the building underwent massive renovation to become the first registered terminal and one of the must modern and sustainable terminals and the united states. the public art program continues its 30-year legacy of integra

. >> reporter: want george harrison's suit from "it's a hard day's night," cyndi lauper's "girls justt to have fun" frock, they can be yours for a price. hollywood auctions like these have become big business. last month, michael jackson's "thriller" jacket was expected to go for about $200,000. it ended up selling for 1.8 million. and when elizabeth taylor's jewels hit the auction block next month, they're expected to fetch as much as $50 million. and all of that money hasn't gone unnoticed. with real estate tanking and wall street on the roller coaster, some serious investors say owning a piece of hollywood isn't just sentimental, it is smart. michael eisenburg has been collecting hollywood memorabilia for 20 years. this week he has his eyes on these pictures from marilyn monroe's first photo shoot. >> tomorrow morning, you can lose 10%. it is very hard to go down 10% for a piece of mim deemorabilim. >> reporter: it could go for $10,000. while it may sound like a lot, some optimistic investors with stars in their eyes are hoping one day all this stuff will be worth much, much more.

>> steve: george harrison from abbey road called. [ laughter ] the brawny paper towel guy called. >>my: yeah, yeah, yeah. [ laughter ] none of them left messages. >> steve: no, no, no. they just called. they said, i don't know, we'll return. i don't know. >> jimmy: that is so weird. as i was saying, happy birthday to vice president biden who turns 69 this weekend. when they saw him coming, white house staffers turned off the lights, hid behind the couch, and then waited for him to leave. [ laughter ] also, i'd like to wish a happy birthday to larry king. yeah. [ cheers and applause ] larry king. tomorrow, he turns 78 years old for the 300th year in a row. larry king, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] american tradition, he celebrated his birthday. go to a wide. i'm going to a wide shot. it's just so weird. [ whistles ] [ cheers ] >> steve: oy. >> jimmy: i don't know how to -- [ laughter ] listen to this. you guys, a woman is suing gary busey over an incident in may where he drunkenly tackled her at an airport. [ light laughter ] when asked why he got drunk and tackled a stranger, bu

today is the tenth anniversary of the passing of george harrison. we want to remember him here.her you

today is the tenth anniversary of the passing of george harrison. we want to remember him here.ca. a good, good man whether you agreed with him or not politically. we still miss him. >> willie if it's way too early, what time is it?

do you have a george harrison track. >> there are a lot of good ones. >> i didn't mean to put you on the spot. think about that. >> how many will remember to buy that for you next christmas. >> it's not out yet. >> i know his sister, louise. >> have her come on the show. >> she would be happy to do that. when the book comes out, she would be happy. >> we got one next year. >> get the start of the bookings for 2012. let's take a look at hd right now. we got rainfall out to the west. front royal, i don't have to tell you it's raining there. in culpeper, heavy rain there. in the district, we are fine right now. misty, cloudy, that kind of thing. but the rain is on the way. i know i have been talking about it and some of you are saying really? where is it? here it comes. lots of moisture out there, folks. no doubt about it. we will put this in motion for you. during the course of the morning, 11:00 through 2:00 this afternoon, rain, some heavy rain. that comes through. by 5:00 things appear to be getting better and there will be. there will be sunshine as skies clear but then there is an

george h.w. bush cut while they were in office. eisenhower cut 29%. what would get hit? defense expert todd harrison of cbsa tells us we could see more cuts to the joint strike fighter program. and we could see cuts of 80,000 men and women from the army. the numbers indicate the pentagon has choices. and a lot of room to move. after all, america already spends ten times more than russia on its military, six times more than the next superpower, china. but there's one thing that gives us pause. before you say, hey, it's no problem. go ahead and cut. according to a few sources we've been talking to, the defense industry employs millions of americans. 2 million or more just in the armed services alone. and, if you take away some of those jobs you could see a hit 16% to gdp. if you look at our numbers next year, that's half of projected growth with an economy struggling to grow. you can see that could be a problem. david gergen joins us, senior political analyst here. glo gloria borger is our chief political analyst. they'll be talking about this in cuts, for defense, it's going to be a big issue. it's n

steven spielberg says he and george lucas are working on a fifth installment to the indiana jones series, which is set to start shooting late next year. and at 57 years old, harrisonhip and play indy again. he says, i'm available. i'm not cheap. but i'm available. >> speaking of -- >> i'm available and i'm cheap. just saying, spielberg. look. i have my own hot. >> what, pray tell, is going on now? >> i was just wheeling in the tree. okay? look at the nice ornaments, lara. >> it's beautiful. this is just a little sampling. >> there we go. >> that ornament -- >> put this on here. >> there's a whole bunch. >> nice -- >> nicely done. >> we're getting there. >> thank you, carson. we'll see you soon. the surprise is still baffling us all. >>> let's get to the weather. ginger zee is in for sam this morning. >> good morning, everybody. we're starting off with a lot of festivities out here. everyone feeling the holiday spirit. and you need to have it for parts of the southeast. atlanta, waking up with clouds. a wonderful shot from wsb. the cloud cover going to stick around. one more cool day for them. let me show you what happens. the next three days, 61 by friday in memph

when i am awake. kand so i had this dream of working with india arie and yo- yo ma to do the george harrison saw; and "-- song. this is the definitive way to do this. we are all in it together, we do not leave anybody out. t conviction, i am one of the few people that you can recognize by one note. god gave me that universal tone, and that is what we want to implement in all the songs. thank you. >> carlos santana, thank you for accepting the 2010 mayor's part award. >> to watch the ceremony, visit the home page of the arts commission website, sfarts commission