coming up, howard stern's new job.nd meteorologist, tom kierein will be back with the forecast. >>> stay with nbc all afternoon. >>> i would like to say happy holidays to my wife and my daughters in fairfax, virginia. wish you a merry christmas and happy new year. >>> a proposal rejected on national television. and tommy mcfly. >> how are you? >> good. >> that ellen degeneres. >> a lot of folks like her show. let's listen to what happened on the show. >> i have been waiting for this my whole life, and i want you to marry me. >> i can't. i'm sorry. >> what did she say? >> i can't, i can't, i'm sorry. >> the audience wasn't in on it, so they didn't know. they must have been ready to beat that lady up, right? >> that's a guy's biggest fear in life, you finally save up three months salary and buy the ring and then propose and she's like, can't do it. >> it was just to bring attention to her 12 days of christmas at 3:00. >> that was a crazy way to do it. >> what a great way to get us talking about it. the internet was set o

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. >>> just ahead from kobe's split to howard stern going prime time. celebrity buzz. and the next day i pay for it. i tried decongestants... i tossed & turned... i even vaporized! and then i fought back: with drug-free breathe right advanced. these nasal strips instantly opened my nose, like a breath of fresh air. i was breathing and sleeping better! [ female announcer ] exercise your right to breathe right... get two free strips at breatheright.com. hey, it's your right to breathe right! keurig has a wide variety of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from. keurig is the way to brew fresh, delicious coffee in under a minute. way to brew. so with keurig, every cup tastes like it's brewed just for you. because it is. >> chuck knight and carrie riley, and ben bailey, host of "who's still standing." good morning to all of you. >> good morning. >> let's talk about kobe bryant in the news. his marriage of ten years apparently coming to annee ingi. >> declared irreconcilable differences. tmz says it's because kobe has been unfaithful again. we don't thank to

an exclusive with the great howard stern. >>> plus, he was forced out of the obama administration, when he locked horns with the pentagon. now, p.j. crowley speaks out on what got him fired. >>> and this is what lewis black said about the gop field the last time he was here. >> they're all really bright and seriously intelligent. you know, first off, no grip on science? science, no. no science! did these people ever look? did they all flunk it? do they think science is a lobby >> can you imagine what will happen tonight when i turn lewis black loose again? also, new golden globe nominee claire danes shared the secrets of president obama's favorite show. >> does somebody die? from "homeland" claire danes, this is "piers morgan tonight." >>> when i made the decision to leave "america's got talent" i wondered who simon cowell could get to replace me. now we know. i want to say, i feel a tiny slither of sympathy for the first poor tone deaf singer to face the rough of the great howard stern. and howard joins me now. howard, congratulations. >> well, piers, i thought it was appropriate i cal

nice judge, a top search on google, howard stern said to replace piers morgan on nbc's "america's gotd about throwing contestants into a vat of acid. >> announcer: "today's" weather is brought to you by jared, the galleria >>> here's a look at an update ed temperature map across the bay area. still in the 30s. the sun has not been up for an hour yet. livermore, 35 because we have breezy conditions in the east bay hills. that's some of the warmer spots you're seeing right now. toward the afternoon, we should see upper 50s to low 60s. once again tomorrow morning, looks more like a patchy frost and no sign of any rain. unfortunately, no snow in the is he a-- sierra. that's dry until next week. nnati station. >> ron schmidt and wife keri from cincinnati. >> coming up, we'll look at all of the fun we had over the past year, coming up right after this. right? >> yes!in - the craving for chocolate... - oooh. - is all grown up. - oooh. - jared presents beautiful natural levian chocolate diamonds and chocolate south sea pearls. levian is the only company on earth to make jewelry with chocolate

howard stern, he's howard stern. >> he creates buzz, doesn't he? going to be perfect. there are rumors he got $21 million. he said are you kidding, do you think i'm that cheap? i think he got more than $20 million. he is going to be mean. >> people are probably going to watch. >> we like watching. we'll probably watch. >> i don't like it when they are mean. >> i don't either. >> you put yourself out there. >> somebody does. >> maybe it makes it work. >> despite the break up, you will get tweets from mrs. kutcher. >> don't forget it. her followers, i follow her, too. why don't you call yourself demi or a different name? she's like does it really bother you? i'm not changing my name. she's got 4 million followers. you change your name and people have to follow you. they were the first celebrities to catch on to the twitter thing. her handle is mrs. kutcher. she's interested in holding on to her followers. >> makes sense. >>> looks like we are going to hear more about the kardashians. that's exciting isn't it? >> oh, joy. >> heading into the new year.

nice judge, a top search on google, howard stern said to replace piers morgan on nbc's "america's gotontestants into a vat of acid. >> announcer: "today's" weather is brought to you by jared, the galleria for a check of your we. >> and that's what's going on around the country, and here's what's going on in your neck of the woods. >> that's a live view from the skywatcher camera. winds at 30 miles per hour, bringing in much colder weather. and on this friday morning, we are in the 40s through much of the region, and the winds are gusting and we will be that way into the afternoon, a chilly day. and maybe a few wet snowflakes >> i got some nice friends from our cincinnati station. >> ron schmidt and wife keri from cincinnati. >> coming up, we'll look at all of the fun we had over the past year, coming up right after this. right? >> yes! - the craving for chocolate... - oooh. - is all grown up. - oooh. - jared presents beautiful natural levian chocolate diamonds and chocolate south sea pearls. levian is the only company on earth to make jewelry with chocolate diamonds. levian: the leadi

the golden globes are o nounsed and howard stern has a new big job and paris jackson, michael jackson'sing out about her father for the first time. let's get the scoop from the senior editor at us weekly let's start off here. >> the artist scored the most nominations. that's a black and white silent film. >> did you like it? i am told it's not completely silent. >> there is a surprise. little elements of sound. music. it's really the golden globes taking a chance and rewarding something that is taking artistic leave. i thought the story line was really a star is born. retold in a different way. people are really looking to award this. >> were there big surprises? >> there were more big surprises. merrill streep against a newcomer for the girl in the dragon tattoo. a highly coveted role. merrill streep everyone said will win it. this is her playing margaret thatcher and one of career-defining roles. >> that's a big showdown. i am stunned by this only because so many people said it wouldn't happen. howard stern going to "america's got talent." >> people said it wasn't going to happen beca

. >> let's finish it off with mad men and howard stern. >> mad men. it feels like since 1960s.ince october of 2010. back on the air and we left off with don draper and he was getting married to the secretary. who knows what the season will bring. a lot of people excited about that and to end with howard stern on "america's got talent," a lot of controversy around this and a lot of people really excited. he's a guy who will give his opinion and tell you what he thinks. he is never going to hold back. that will be amazing. >> he needed the money. what to look for in 2012 to get us all dialled in when it comes to pop culture. thank you. for the latest, all you have to do is go to scoop.today.com or be a fan on facebook as well. what would you do if you had unlimited vacation? one company is offering employees just that. does it sound too good to be true? details in the gut check. you can join the "news nation" on facebook. we are at facebook.com/"news nation." ... and i quit smoking with chantix. knowing that i could smoke during the first week was really important to me. [ male a

where is howard stern moving to now? more on that as we cover the entertainment headlines. >> and a virtual holiday before bring some very real saving to online shoppers. that's coming up. >> and after a mild start, the temperatures are going to be falling quickly this morning. we'll let you know how cold it's going to get. >> and we're tracking an accident on northbound 95 heading up into howard county. >> welcome back. it's 54 degrees downtown, but don't let that fool you. temperatures will fall off very quickly this morning, so dress for temperatures in the 40's, perhaps even the 30's, because that's what it will feel like because of the wind. we had a cold front go through a couple of hours ago. winds have shifted around to the northwest. it's 51 at the airport. winds are gusting up to 25 miles per hour, so be prepared for that, especially if you're going over to one of the bridges there. just hang on to the steering wheel. you can see how the temperatures fall off from west to east here. across the lower eastern sho

. >>> and howard stern signed on as judge to "america's got talent." already the parents television council complained about the shock jock's appointment but simon cowell says he thinks stern is way too smart to cross the line saying, quote, he's not stupid. >> i am going with the instant quick fix over the silent movie. >> you don't want a throwback to the old days, when it was simple. >>> well, this comes to us from wcau philadelphia, pennsylvania, where in nearby new jersey two acts of kindness came at the right time for a homeless family. carol and her son anthony returned an envelope with over $900 after discovering it just laying in a parking lot. well, the money ended up belonging to a homeless mother of five. she intended to make a downpayment on a new apartment. a week later, the cash-strapped family received a second blessing when their church providing them with a mountain of christmas gifts. that's the season. that's the spirit. >>> i'm lynn berry and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> visi

. >>> finally, howard stern officially signed on as judge for nbc's "america's got talent."ady the parents council -- the parents television council complained about the shock jock's appointment, but show boss, simon cowl, told tmz he thinks stern is way too smart to cross the line on the show saying, quote, he's not stupid, this guy. this guy. will you watch? >> you know something? i will watch the first couple because i want to see what he says and how he acts. >> which is probably why they brought him on the show. you know, i'm sure there's a seven-second delay. so fortunately for anyone -- >> they're probably going to have backup seven-second delay. they'll have two people on the buttons. >> maybe three. >> i'm lynn berry. that's it for "first look." but stay tuned. "way too early with willie geist" starts right now. >>> newt gingrich, center stage as the front-runner at the final debate before the voting begins in iowa is hammered on his electability and his conservative record as mitt romney tries to claw his way back to the top of the field. the question is, will rick

opposition research on this guy is volumes you know we went we went to a donor splinter you know howard stern i think you know there enough but fair enough you know i mean he is leading in the polls for republicans bill i want to go to you in washington you're an old timer watching american politics what is in your opinion what is the appeal of newt because he's not something new we all know who he is we know a lot about him. he brought gridlock to washington that's been the rule since the two thousand and ten midterm nothing has really been accomplished in washington except under extreme deadline pressure last summer when a default was hanging over the country newt gingrich came to congress in one thousand nine hundred eighty eight he told the republican minority don't go along don't get along make trouble hold things up create gridlock and he brought it all the way to the time in one thousand nine hundred five when they shut down the federal government he is a revolutionary as your first guest said but americans are very cautious when they vote for president i'm not they definitely want cha

. >> i think we're getting our money's worth or cbs is, because, you know, we just did howard stern.ss out there. the word is out. we're in "the daily news" today. it's special. the shows will look different and special for the holiday season. >> we want to talk more about the new york aspect of this and save that for after the break and have special things we want to show. you have a lot of fun but you talk about a lot of serious topics and what is out there and happening right now. i know jerry san dundusky is happening at penn state and affected all of you for different reasons. i don't know who wants to start. >> i'll say this. i have a specific relationship to the college because my husband is really related very close. everybody in his family went to penn state. his father played at penn state. you know, i mean, played for joe paterno and my husband went to football camp with jerry sandusky and people who know penn state know that the people who have a relationship with the college, it's very intimate and passionate because one thing joe paterno established there was this cultu

and howard stern, he is going to be bringing his unique take on entertainment to "america's got talentay, the radio shock jock was officially announced as a new judge on the show. piers morgan tweeted that he will be hilarious, dangerous and brilliant. >> howard stern is replaising piers? if it's live p. they'll have a delay. thanks for that. >>> a "new york times" columnist caught up in a democratic uprises gassed and detained by police. it's all caught on video. nick chris top is here to talk about what's happening. plus, what herman cain said that left barbara walter rs shocked. details of the new job he would like. >>> "the new york times" columnist nicholas kristof has been covering the protests in bahrain and found himself caught up in the violence on a visit in recent days. >> this is nicholas kristof and i'm back in bahrain. i was last year ten months ago when this family-run dictatorship opened fire. it is an american ally, but it crushed the hopes of an arab spring here more decisively than any other country, but today, a continued protest movement still gurgles along ir repr

. >> you ran into trouble with howard stern, and you're not the first to do that by the way. >> on amments on the face of it seemed quite inflammatory about 9/11 and so son on. was that the point you were making? >> yes. >> you have to value life. all governments appear to be involved in some kind of conflict, war or whatever. >> oh, gosh. understand that we're all on this planet, and we only have one quick life. it's only 100 years, if we're lucky, we live 100 years. we should realize what a gift that is to be alive. >> what does it mean to you, to be an american? >> well, america, to be an american is you're ahead of everybody on the planet. it's the first country where it's not one philosophy but many, many philosophies, and it's one of the things that we should celebrate, the fact that they're all different religions, every different nationality, and we should cherish the best of every religion and every nationality. we should cherish it, and it's much more creative to live that way than to have one philosophy and this is how we do it, with all the other countries, that's the way

two-time emmy winning actor for the work on "cheers" and murphy brown and fills in for howard stern and own show. jay thomas. she is a singer, actress, author of the book "what is he thinking?" what guys want to us know about dating, love, marriage. rebecca st. james. the person you need to talk to is him. >> the person i did talk to is you for the book. >> sean: you didn't put enough about me in the book. >> sorry. next book. >> she didn't have you from cover to cover? >> no. a small part about me. >> he spoke about purity. >> gave her a one-hour interview. >> the importance of purity. >> i've heard it all. "what were you thinking' the book? >> "what is he thinking." >> i interviewed guys about what they're thinking and what they think about purity. good guys. there are good guys left. >> i have a book out that is called request in the guys that lied to rebecca." >> i did not lie to rebecca. i don't mean this to be rude but it's not valuable to tell you the truth. it is only valuable to lie to you. >> i just got married seven months ago. >> there is no value to tell someone the truth t

. >> jimmy: oh. [ laughter ] well, he was on -- i think he was on howard stern -- >> i'm not -- i don't [ laughter ] he -- he tells this story about how he loves you and he found out where you lived in california, and he -- he -- >> oh, right, yeah. i know this story. >> jimmy: you do know this story. >> yeah, but you can tell them. they don't know this story. >> jimmy: so he goes over and he -- like, he gives -- puts fan mail in your mailbox or something like that or -- something like this. >> no, i can tell you this story. [ laughter ] i lived on a street in beverly hills, so i had a rule that i -- if somebody came to the door, i would not sign autographs because it would -- it could be an endless thing. so this, you know, 11 or 12-year-old kid came to the door, and i said, "i'm really sorry. i can't sign autographs at the door." because it would be an endless kind of thing of people knocking on your door, so i had to establish that rule. >> jimmy: yeah. >> and so, i -- then, about a week later, i got a really angry letter from a kid, and it said, you know, "i worshipped you. i did th

. >> howard stern's primetime tv takeover. >> what's the payday, is it really 20 million? sources tell me that was a deal breaker for howard. >> his new "america's got talent" hosting demand. >> my interview with howard today. >> how are you going to make it more interesting than it is already?

. >>> howard stern fires off on his "america's got talent" backlash. >> they start to complain that i'm some sort of weird pervert. >> shock, profanity. obscenity. is he someone that you want to hold out to america's family? >> they're in existence to get me off the air. >> who's calling the new judge a rich pervert? and could advertisers now pull out of the hit show? >> he'll have to stop the raunchy jokes. >>> and is barbara walters really retiring? could marie osmond replace joy? >> good night, everybody. >>> kim kardashian's first interview since ex, kris, filed to annul their marriage, citing fraud. her new crusade.