over $20 million. >>> finally, howard stern has signed another five-year deal with sirius/xm radio. ern claims he's not taking a pay cut. stern says they didn't give him as much the first deal. analysts believe both are actually truth since it's rumored the shock jock won't get any stock. still gets the cash, just no shock. >> waiting for the ben still. demean other -- >> get that on dvd? >> i'm not sure yet. >> can we see that on dvd? play it safe, bill. i think it will be a winner. let's move on to our nation's capital, where the president and the first family warmed up the season with a holiday tradition. they flipped the switch. the president reminded the country of the story of christmas. a story of love and redemption for every human being. the tree lighting ceremony is a loan-standing tradition that goes back to 1923 starting with president calvin coolidge. >>> i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> dress code is essential for one art exhibit in moscow. well known sculptors are working in frigid temperatures to

time off in europe with friends convinced her to come back. >>> a sirius/xm radio official hinted howard sternill have to cut his $1 million a year salary to stay at the network when his deal expires later this month. he also hinted stern may have an offer from apple to do a show on i-tunes. >>> finally, an oregon man inspired by the nick name of the character on the nbc show "chuck" has legally changed his name to capital awesome. the unemployed cabinet installer found it funny that the show's devin wouldcome got the name from his father, because a poor nickname builds good character. only acceptable if you're a cartoon character. >> yeah, but a cabinetmaker and awesome, your business cards are pretty cool. >> true. good point, bill. >>> this comes to us from miami, florida, where depending on who you ask, the outcome of one college bowl game is already in the bag. miami sea square yum's flipper dubbed the clairvoyant dolphin predicts that stanford will take virginia tech in miami's upcoming orange bowl. he used a less than conventional method to make the call, booting the stanford cardinal b

he was on the howard stern yet again. about running into tom cruise and even been too drunk to remember his name. and he and his wife, courtney cox announced their separation in october. and like edwards has died. with breakfast at tiffany's. blake edwards, was married to julie andrews. complications from pneumonia and was 88 years old. the headlights are southbound. traffic is moving just fine. the san mateo bridge, traffic east bound across the city towards a word. traffic moving farewell. towards-a word hayward [ male announcer ] enjoy an amazing usda choice steak and succulent lobster dinner at sizzler for just $15.99. sizzler. thinking fresh. everyday. honey, i can't find my internet cord. oh, i'll borrow hailey's. you're downloading movies. fast! from here? where is her cord?! we switched to at&t high speed internet and got wireless access. no more cords. wireless, okay, honestly, can i just get a cord, please? dad, the cord's invisible. [ female announcer ] for a limited time, call to get high speed internet for ju

." >>> david arquette was on howard stern again. and this is just a painfully honest interview.ally is hard to see someone go through all of this. howard stern himself at one point turns to david arquette and he says, "i'm really concerned, are you having a nervous breakdown?" and david arquette actually says, "i believe so." they had a one-hour chat and arquette said that everybody is worried and concerned about him and he says he is seeing a psychiatrist weekly. this is on the heels of his recent breakup with courteney cox. he basically says there was heavy drinking immediately after the separation. he says, i've been drinking a lot because i'm heartbroken. it's a really personal traumatic thing. he went on to say, it's a semi-religious experience he's recently had. he realized when he drinks he becomes a maniac. he's not drinking at all anymore. he says when you wake up reality hits you hard. he says -- interestingly enough he addressed the courteney cox separation thing. during the time of all of this he made comments to the effect of courteney doesn't want to be my mother a

from "the howard stern show," gary dell'abate, baba booey is joining us. [ cheers and applause ] he'so talk about his new best selling book "they call me baba booey." it's going to be fun having that guy on. i love him. and then we've got some great new music from the one and only r. kelly, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ i believe i can fly i believe i can touch -- ♪ this is going to be really good. hey, any of you guys out there justin bieber fans? [ scattered cheers ] yeah, i can tell. i could tell. i am, too, he is a talented dude. and if you'll pardon me just for saying so, he's not too shabby to look at either. now, everybody knows what a fun, happy guy justin bieber is, he's a great guy. but here's something you might not realize. he has also got a really serious side. in fact, i happen to know that justin bieber likes to reflect really deeply on a lot of things. here, take a look. ♪ reflections , reflections of reflections look at my reflection ♪ [ laughter ] >> yo, what's up, i'm justin bieber. and i'm gonna reflect for a minute if that's cool with you. [ laughter ] ♪ my

just hoursing a howard stern announced he signed a new deal with siriu s xm radio. terms have not been disclosed. he left broadcast media five years ago to sign up with the satellite radio network. at that time his deal was worth reported $500 million. >>> time now 6:34. let's see what's happening on the roads now. >>> the latest is it's still wet out there. it's not as bad as it was yesterday when we had a lot of crashes at this point. right now we're doing okay. we have some fog issues on the bridge if you've been driving across the bridge or going to drive across the bridge soon you'll know that it's somewhat hard to see especially on the lower deck but also on the upper deck as well and back up at the toll plaza. metering lights have been on for about 20 minutes now. moving along and taking a look at 680 southbound. not too bad. a lot of our pictures are foggy. steve will give us an update on the fog and how it's moving around. we've had a couple stalled vehicles out there. nothing major when it comes to accidents. highway 101 looks good if you're on the peninsu

howard stern is staying put on satellite radio. the talk radio host inked a new five-year deal with sirius x.m. satellite radio. sirius stock is often among the most actives, and no different today. shares popped 5%, but remain below $1.50 per share. and that's tonight's "market focus." >> tom: kohl's department stores, whole foods grocery stores and dell buy all of their electricity from renewable sources. well technically, they don't, but they buy renewable energy credits to offset all of their electricity power, a move that allows them to claim to be green. this is one of the stories in the january issue of "bloomberg markets magazine," which hits newsstands on tuesday. ben elgin is an investigative reporter at "bloomberg markets magazine." he joins us from san francisco. >> tom: ben, welcome to the nightly business report. nice to see you. >> thank you. >> tom: let's start with the renewable energy credit. it gets a bit complex. a power producer sells a credit to a marketer and sells it to a buyer like dell. what's it in for th

[ laughter ] >> jimmy: probably someone at howard stern playing a goof, yeah. know, you chased him, you followed him into a men's room. >> well, it's sort of like that and it was a quick pile of coincidences. copy boy at times. $60 a week. someone leaves a newspaper open. "jack worries about his monologue." i went home, typed a monologue, came down to the sixth avenue entrance and luckily, there was no security in those days. anybody could come up to the sixth floor. i knew jack taped here. here we he came down the corridor. i said, "i've written a monologue for you." and if that had not happened in those series of coincidences, you would be talking at an empty chair. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i would just have an -- "space" on. i would have air on tonight. >> yeah, wondering where i was. >> jimmy: -- as a guest. the other thing i want to ask you about too -- you have so many great interviews. if you get the dvds of dick cavett, hollywood greats, the comedy greats. you have groucho, bill cosby. i mean, amazing, great legends. lucille ball, jack benny. there's also

also they'll be able to prevent them from listen to programs like howard stern or playboy.ents to keep the radio muted until their teen driver buckleless up their seat belts and the feature standard on the ford taurus and explorer late next year. >> just about 5:55 now. the u.s. food and drug has a warning for you this morning. an outbreak of salmonella from tainted alfalfa sprouts. the outbreak numbers increased to 96 and covered 16 states including california. the count has risen by eight more cases just in the past week. hatch the cases have been in illinois and have been -- the sprouts have been produced by tiny greens organic farm. no one has died from the outbreak. >> caltrain is going to test a weekend baby bullet train service starting january 1st between san francisco and san jose. aimed at increasing revenue and ridership. there will be four trains in all. one train in each direction in the morning and one train in each direction in the evening. each train will make seven stops between the terminals in san francisco and san jose. caltrain is trying to close a 2.3

howard stern's program and other adult only let's the parents limit the shows and the top speed and set the max stereo volume. >>> almost time to pop over a glass of champagne and poor a glass of champagne for new year's. kneel son research found that champagne sales are up 12% across the country. sparkling wine sales rose by 8%. north bay wineries agree that sales are the best in years with exports up and prices down. they are also reporting an increase in visitors compared to last year. >> happy new year. >> organizers of the annual times square new year's bash are preparing for the big event with a test run, if you will, of the con pet at this. the bright pieces of paper were thrown from windows to the surprise of onlookers down below. the organizers say they were testing the "airworthiness" of the confetti. a million people are expected to cram into time square on new year's eve. >>> wrapping up 2010 with some cold temperatures. and still the possibility of a few scattered rain showers. right now on live stormtracker ii not a lot of activity here in the bay area where we do have par

howard stern's program and other adult only let's the parents limit the shows and the top speed and sethe max stereo volume. >>> almost time to pop over a glass of champagne and poor a glass of champagne for new year's. kneel son research found that champagne sales are up 12% across the country. sparkling wine sales rose by 8%. north bay wineries agree that sales are the best in years with exports up and prices down. they are also reporting an increase in visitors compared to last year. >> happy new year. >> organizers of the annual times square new year's bash are preparing for the big event with a test run, if you will, of the con pet at this. the bright pieces of paper were thrown from windows to the surprise of onlookers down below. the organizers say they were testing the "airworthiness" of the confetti. a million people are expected to cram into time square on new year's eve. >>> wrapping up 2010 with some cold temperatures. and still the possibility of a few scattered rain showers. right now on live stormtracker ii not a lot of activity here in the bay area where we do have partl

. >> we will be right back after this quick break, much more news, ahead. , in the buzz, howard sternd of the shock jock has been with satellite real sense 20 06. and he came in under a $500 million contract. and wesley snipes has gone behind bars today. 40 year-old was sentenced be year-old, and he says that he was relying on tax professionals to file on his behalf, and he is going to appeal his conviction. he is sentenced to three years. >> and aretha franklin is doing better than doctor's expected. 50 year-old said that she is undergone a procedure. and there is report dishes pancreatic tissue has pancreatic cancer, 50 year-ol 58 year-old. >> and these photos were taken in the privacy of her home and only between her and her stylist. however, they leaked to the internet. >> and a just and bein biever >> and google has analyzed billions of search terms. and compared to 2009, what has increased over the year. some of the biggest, the number one is chatroulette and ipand and justin beiber and an online gamins gitng site and swine flu has lost it's spot and >> and also number 5 falling

howard stern has renewed his contract with the satellite radio provider. the deal would pay him $2,000 for every minute he's on the air. analysts say that's a slight pay cut. he's not commenting on it, though. >> how will he eat? oh, man. >>> next on this friday morning, the latest look inside the nixon oval office. what he thought of a reagan presidency. >>> and peyton manning in a thursday night battle with the titans. highlights from espn, coming up. twizzlers. the twist you can't resist. depression is a serious medical condition. i feel like i have to wind myself up to deal with the sadness, the loss of interest the lack of energy. [ male announcer ] ask your doctor about pristiq® a prescription medicine proven to treat depression. pristiq is thought to work by affecting the levels of two chemicals in the brain, serotonin and norepinephrine. tell your doctor right away if your depression worsens or you have unusual changes in mood, behavior, thoughts of suicide or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can increase suicidal thoughts and behaviors in chil

ford will launch features that allow parents to block out explicit satellite radio channels like howard stern and the playboy radio. the new feature will debut next year as standard equipment on some models. ford says market research shows it is a popular idea among parents >>> 2010 was a slow year for car sales but auto dealers are hoping for an end of the year turnaround by offering incentives before the new year's. julie watts on the last-minute push to get them out the door. >> reporter: they are basically trying to do whatever they can to get you to buy their cars so they can meet their year end quotas and the term last minute which you just used is really the key to big savings. for instance, insider secrets reveal you can snag some of the best deals by showing up 15 minutes before the dealership closes or by shopping at the end of the month, end of the year and on rainy days. that means right now is a great time to buy. mob is looking for a new car and -- bob is looking for' new car and he can afford to be choosey. >> i'm looking around. >> reporter: like most carmakers general motors

just hoursing a howard stern announced he has signed a new deal with sirius xm radio. terms have not been disclosed. but he left five years ago to sign up with the satellite radio network. at that time his deal was for a reported $500 million. >>> the san jose police department changing its policy for towing the cars of unlicensed drivers. right now cars impounded for 30 days when an unlicensed driver is pulled over for a minor traffic violation. but the police will soon have the option to allow somebody else who is licensed to pick up the car and thereby avoid some pretty expensive fines. san jose's acting police chief says that change will free up resources. >>> safety issues have prompted san francisco's airport to make changes to the way taxi cabs do business. sfo started a short trip program to compensate cab drivers who make local trips. under the program drivers are allowed to return within 30 minutes and jump to the front of the line. but sfo officials wanted to eliminate the plan because they say some cab drivers cheat the system by speeding back. >> we've had

will launch a feature that allows parents to block out explicit satellite radio channels like howard sternlayboy radio. the new feature will debut next year as standard equipment on some models. ford says market research shows it is a popular idea among parents. >>> the battle is growing between airline carriers and online booking sites. delta airlines says it will no longer sell tickets on three booking sites. that announcement comes just days after american airlines cut ties with orbitz.com. third party websites earn commission for each tickets sold. delta airlines looking to drive more direct sales through its site. >>> 5:49 now. it hasn't been done in nearly three years. but the goal tonight for the women's basketball team at stanford. plus... >> i know there are a lot of world disasters and i know this is not the worst thing in the whole world. >> a bay area family is asking for your help. the giant decoration stolen from their front yard. ,,,, join the jaguar platinum celebration ! come celebrate exciting cars that are stunning to look at, exhilarating to drive and worry free to own.

programs that could be blocked would include howard stern, playboy, hip-hop nation and raw dawg comedyature will be added next year. it also lets parents limit the car's top speed and the volume of the audio. allstate says it's not really in good hands and is filing a lawsuit against country wide financial. the insurance company said it bought more than $700 million worth of toxic backed mortgage securities only to see those values drop rapidly. the suit targets country wide and bank of america, which bought the mortgage giant back in 2008. >>> techies are abuzz with news that apple's second generation ipad could be available in three separate versions. according to the "l.a. times" each version would offer a different internet connection option. in the meantime a report out pie the website digitimes speculates apple's next tablet may go into production as early as next month sglmp month. >>> the city of pittsburg is gearing up for new year's day hockey. heinz field has been transformed. it is now a regulation hockey rink and it's ready for the winter classic. it's the new year's day t

howard stern and other programs designed for adults are on sirius. volume and limit max speed a car is able to travel. it would be nice if you couldn't text while you're driving. >> very tempting. >>> 6:52 now. we'll tell you about the life giving performance of two marin county firefighters. >>> and it's bigger than it's ever been. why you might give some thought to taking part in a game played in 41 states. >>> two firefighters did something they rarely ever do on the job, deliver a baby. they got a call monday night and arrived at a home on magnolia avenue. within five minutes of their arrival and before an ambulance could arrive, the two firefighters had delivered a healthy baby girl. one of the firefighters says the last time he delivered a baby on the job was about 20 years ago. >>> starting july 1st, a new law will require all high school and middle school aged kids in california to be vaccinated against whooping cough or they can't attend school. it was the state's worst health crisis this year. more than 7,000 cases were diagnosed and at lea

. >> howard stern to sign a deal. he sang the first five-year dear 400 million per year.w much for periods the lices morris avenue clark couple weeks ago. totals to my show. she's got stern she loved listening to him. he's been negotiating in the press for a couple months. howard stern, you take him away in many as this year's summer a raideris there is no sunlight radar. >> i'm not taking a pay cut is what he said. >> at a that hundred million he's paying a bunch of employees. it is in keeping all. >> to your the to do with all these crazy contract rise they can now watch a first-run movie that we have to go to the movies. i news system, if your home theater, and your own theater, if you'd like to see a first-run movie when it opens 20 grand brothers in new deal repaid $20,000 for this system and they will pipe ran new movie 70 can see their home in the air for $500 per movie. the thing for the rest of famous is the beginning because they don't grow. >> you and not to be rich and famous, let's say you've got 10 couples there you go. >> 20 that had invested in the system,

early this morning, howard stern announced he signed a new deal with sirry just radio -- sirry just radio. sirius, radio. >>> the ball will drop in new york on new year's eve and it will have a little something extra inside. yes, snookki from the jersey shore will crawl into the ball. the celebration will be separate from the traditional balldrop, the one that's hosted by dig clark and ryan seacrest. but that one will be memorable. >> it certainly will be. >>> let's check in with sal. still slow in the south bay? >> yes, it is very slow in the south bay. northbound 280, slow traffic as you get up to highway 17. it's a little foggy all over the bay area if you are heading out. sanmateo bridge, fog and also a lot of fog in san mateo county. and the toll plaza, still a big backup but the fog is beginning to lift. let's go to steve. >>> mostly cloudy, a lot of fog, low clouds. maybe a little mist, light rain, drizzle. we're about done with the rain. but a lot of clouds hanging out. then tomorrow morning will be extremely foggy but then sunny and warmer weather especially on the coast near 70.

he went on the howard stern show. he's heartbroken and using alcohol to cope.ating interview and he admitted i've been drinking a lot. it's really a personal traumatic thing. when i drink i become a maniac. ever since they announced their trial separation, he's been regularly seen out drinking, and he twittered pictures. arquette did tell stern he's going to be laying off the drinking for a long time. let's get to the larry king/piers morgan effect. and it leads us to david hasselhoff. his brand-new reality show was canceled after just two episodes, but i'm happy to report he's lined up a new job. he has a new gig on "britain's got talent" there was a vacancy after piers morgan left that show. remember, the huff's got experience in the talent show judging arena. along with simon cowell. simon's actually the guy who excited hoff to join in. we wish him the best. i was disappointed to see his reality show. the ratings were terrible. a & e just yanked it off. >> thank you, sir. if you want information on everything and anything breaking in the entertainment world,

they had been together ten years and announced a trial separation then david arquette went on howard sternes. >> yes. >> that does not bode well for the future for these two. i was disa pointd then the one we all expected jesse james and sandra bullock. a year ago she was priped up for the oscars and looking adoringly at him when he won and suddenly turned out he was not the best husband in the world. i think people would have been really disappointed with her if she had stayed with him. >> after what happened. you said you were expecting this. >> expecting to leave him. not what happened. >> i got. >> drew: another split kelsey grammer and camille. she said she didn't spend enough time working on -- spending time with herself and doing things for sher self. she had four nannies so i don't know what she was spending time on. he reportedly allegedly had an affair with a 29-year-old steward des so he are trading. >> that will get you in trouble. >> not trading up but trading young. >> that will get you in trouble. >> he will apparently marry her but not yet divorced. >> jim carey. >> and jen

all tell you what we have -- have howard stern -- host: we will move on. what do you think about the lame duck session? caller: i'm not happy at all. how happy will people wilbe when they find out that unemployment is not helped a lot? the tax code makes your money worth more than your labor. it is not too good if you have to work for a living. i am an independent. i used to be a capitalist. i'm pretty sure they murdered capitalism. it is dead. it's gone. the only people playing by it are at the bottom end of the totem pole, who have to compete with the chinese for jobs, or each other. host: tucson, ariz., robert. hi. caller: yes, my name is robert. please hear me out. i believe capitalism has always been about exploitation. even though we've gone through two hundred years of exploitation and capitalism -- i may not sound like a republican, but here's my point. no matter what you do in life, you have to pay the bills. somebody is out there trying to have you pay the bills. to have the bills paid, you need taxpayers. if you diminish the taxpayers by making

we found that the same teens using marijuana are the same ones attuning into the howard stern radio show every day. host: let's hear from an educator. caller: i grew up in canada. through very close family connections, i observed eventual acceptance of medical marijuana. my cousin used it for a good portion of his life, suffering from m.s., even before it was made a non criminal offense in canada. what i observed, i think, is when marijuana -- when the stigma is removed, you also removed a some of the debt portion of the population's desire to toy with it. growing up, i always thought, why would i try to get high off the tylenol? host: what do you think about that? guest: it is an interesting perspective. on the other hand, we have the perspective -- it is favored by the fact that they are given by physicians and they are safer, even though they are medicine. edicinet that it is a madis does not appeal to young people or to adults. the way that individuals react differently is appealing. overall, in our data, the fact that they are medications does not deter their appeal. we have seen th

i've noticed more people in the area -- i'm on my way to work this morning on howard stern's cock.ost: in bethel, vt., go ahead. caller: good morning. host: go ahead. caller: in bethel, vt., things have gotten bad. the high taxes -- elderly people walking the road for wood to keep warm. we've been here 20 years and i've never seen things this bad. there's no work for nobody. property taxes -- ours have gone from $1,000 to almost $6,000. we had $1 million missing from our schools, which the people will have to make up. that will raise our taxes another $700. that's about all i have to say. host: what is the economy like as far as jobs? no jobs in vermont? caller: we have a couple of small factories here that really help the people. they don't pay a lot, but it is a job and benefits. there is a plastics company and a stove company. if you leave here, there's no other place to get a job, unless you go to a restaurant, or mcdonald's, and they do not even higher now. host: we will leave it there. in "the new york times" this morning -- "u.s. adds to iran sanctions shortly after nuclear

. >> you married howard stern, you know that, right? >> do i know that? >> yeah.so! >> yeah. so -- and you made him a dog lover, correct? >> no, he was a dog lover before. i think that's why i fell in love with him. he shares the passion. we have emelia here, she's' puppy. look at her tongue. it stays out all the time. she's a puppy and she came to us from the puppy mill rescue as well. she's just a doll. look at this. can you imagine? she's like a stuffed animal. >> the thing is a lot of people say i want a dog but don't want to have to train these dogs. these dogs are ready to go. >> these dogs are ready to go. some of the puppy mill rescues need a little extra training. you get a trainer in there and become closer for it. >> you have good news for your family, too. howard decided to stay on board at sirius. he's employed for five more years. >> he's employed. we're safe for the next five years. >> good. >> good thing. >> i have my mornings free for the next five years. >> you can do whatever you want and probably work out and save some animals. so go to foxandf

gary from the howard stern show. lance and tony schaefer. >> really big show! >> wow!minutes before the top of the hour. >> a $1.1 trillion omnibus bill, the spending bill after realizing he doesn't have enough votes. we'll work with republicans on a smaller, short-term budget extension. >> stuart varney joins us live. this is a big victory not only for the republicans but you say for democracy. >> it's a huge double win for taxpayers. not only did the house pass the extension of the tax extension which means nobody gets a tax increase come january 1st but that spending bill has been withdrawn. all those pork laden and earmarks, the $8 billion worth of crazy spending is gone, not going to happen. double win for taxpayers this morning. >> what do you think happened? do you think capitol hill actually heard us, us the people of america? >> i think so. i think so. there was real outrage about those earmarks and i think there was also outrage that the outgoing discredited 111th congress was going to set the spending pattern for the incoming year. now, everybody thought --

programs include howard stern, playboy, hip-hop nation and raw dog comedy.e audio volume. thanks for joining us this morning. the "today" show continues next. see you back here tomorrow morning. have a great day. >>> we're back with more of today on this wines day, and it's time to play who knew? we're testing your new year's eve knowledge. kathie lee is across the street and ready to hand out 100 bucks to those that answer correctly and to those who don't, they get kathie lee's cd. >> that's right, hoda. >> laura is here to help me out. a lot of interesting questions people will enjoy wrestling with. >> we're going to stump them today. >> let's see if we can. it they are from maryland. which city celebrates new year's eve before the rest of the world? who does it first? it's an hour show, i'd appreciate an answer. >> it's in australia. >> there you go. sydney, australia. >> she got it right without hearing the options. >> sydney is one of my favorite places in the world. what better place where it's warm, you can wear a t-shirt and shorts and they have gazi

. >>> howard stern's a one-man stimulus for sirius, after the king of all media sign ad new five-he'lleal to stay with the network. shares jumped more than 6% and the company reported a huge surge in subscriptions. terms of his deal were not released but his previous contract was for $500 million over five years, much of it in stock. >>> and "health" magazine out with its list of the most depressing jobs. the top ten, nursing home and child care workers, food service personnel, social and health care workers, a surprising one here, artists, entertainers and writers, teachers, administrative staff, maintenance and groundworkers, financial advisers and accountant sz and sales people. still nice to have a job at all. 13 percent of unemployed people report suffering from major bouts of depression. betty? >> yep, no complaints here. ashley morrison joining us live in new york. thank you. >>> just ahead on the morning news a scientific breakthrough baby mice produced from two males. >>> plus, burn notice. authorities set fire to a house filled with explosives. you're watching the cbs morning