hugh hefner tweet did that the january/february issue of his breaking sales records. newsstands in major cities say that the issue is selling well and some are selling out. it is official, brady spears has updated her facebook status to engage. her longtime agent popped the question on thursday. it was his 40th birthday. they have been an item since 2009. this will be the third marriage for birdie spears. neil lane is telling people that her ring is platina with around the diamond and 90 small diamonds circling the band. the sherlock holmes sepal was the top draw at the weekend box office. the film reunites robert downey jr. ended june block. it sold $40 million worth of tickets. another franchise, out and and the chipmunks cold and 23.5 million. mission impossible if goes protocol made $13 million of the weekend. >>vicki: coming up, a new gaming device with features never before offered in a hand-held system. the countdown to 2012 into the kron4 new year's live party is under way. this is the bay area's favorite way to bring in the new year. new year's live brings ho

>>vicki: hugh hefner twisted that the january/february issue of playboy is breaking sales records. brittany's the years is just engaged to her longtime manager. neal lane says her engagement ring is flat and with a round diamond and 90 small diamonds circling the band. the sherlock holmes sequel was top at the box office. it sold $40 million worth of tickets. another franchise cold and 23 million. mission impossible, goes a protocol made $13 million. >>vicki: the broncos had this charming halftime spectacle. there you go. enough said. good night.

was a tough year for hugh hefner. he broke off his engagement p. she is 60 years his junior. the two seemed to have an amicable breakup but they are sidewalk over who should own a puppy they shared. receive near wants to keep the dog and hops the two of them can work it out. hefner moved 0 on with his life and -- moved on with his life and is dating two other women. >> did you say two. >> two. >>> maria shriver is thinking twice with her impending divorce because of her religious beliefs and he is trying to win her back. they have four children together. >>> coming up on the news at 5:00, mission impossible cruises to a holiday box office win. >>> hold had its share of headlines in 2011. a complete run down of the scandals from tinseltown. >>> the rain returns tomorrow. gary is back with your forecast.  >>> the action packed mission impossible ghost protocol rocketed to the top of the box office earning $26 million. this is the fourth installment in the mission impossible series. sherlock homes c

. >>> finally "people" magazine reporting hugh hefner and crystal harris are in a custody battle over their spaniel charlie. hefner thinks if she keeps the ring and the bentley, he should at least get to keep charlie. what do you think? >> charlie is a dog, i'm guessing? >> don't say it like that. i have a dog and -- >> i don't know what they're fighting over. >> keep the ring and the bentley. >> a lot of people fight over pets. >> pets are people, too. >> of course. >>> this comes to us from wch news center in portland, maine, where one couple used a brand new car to make a special delivery on christmas day. jolene and her husband were headed to the hospital when their fourth child decided to make her surprise intran. her husband pleaded with her to wait but she got him to calm down, calmed herself down and they pulled off the delivery together. it was do it yourself, it was christmas and they're also sure it will be their last delivery. so cute. >>> i'm ver on da de la cruz, "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> another beautiful morning in th

. >>> finally "people" magazine reporting hugh hefner and crystal harris are in a custody battle over their spaniel charlie. hefner thinks if she keeps the ring and the bentley, he should at least get to keep charlie. i bet he's also keeping the mansion. who gets charlie? >> the dog? that's a big fight. >> it is. >>> this to us from wcsh in portland, maine, one couple use aid brand new car to make a special delivery on christmas day. jolene and her husband were headed to the hospital when their fourth child decided to make her surprise entrance. her husband pleaded with her to wait, but she got herself calmed down, got him calmed down, they pulled off the delivery together. it was do it yourself, christmas and sure it will be their last delivery. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz, "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> for years now germans have had an immediate way to rid themselves of christmas overindulgence. dressed in festive christmas attire and led by santa claus himself, 300 turned out for berlin's annual run, helping folks shed extra pound. de

. >>> "people" magazine is reporting hugh hefner and exgirlfriend are over a custody battle over spanielie. he thinks if she keeps the ring and bentley, he should at least get to keep charlie. i have to agree with him. come on, you get so attached to animals. >> that's a tough one. i want to be lady gaga's assistant, that's what i learned, because she says she is underpaid but owed hundreds of thousands of dollars. how much does an assistant make to the stars in. >> if you're lady gaga -- >> hundreds of thousands? you can call me in the middle of the night all the time for that much money. >>> this comes to us from portland, maine, where a couple made their brand new car to make a special delivery on christmas day. she were headed to the hospital when their fourth child decided to make her surprise swraentran. she calmed her husband down, calmed herself down and they pulled off the delivery together. it was do it yourself, christmas and also sure their last delivery. i hope by that they mean the last delivery they'll make themselves. not they'll never have kids again, right? >> yeah. i d

but they come from hugh hefner. nyquil (stuffy): hey, tylenol. you know we're kinda like twins. tylenol: we are? nyquil (stuffy): yeah, we both relieve coughs, sneezing, aches, fevers. tylenol: and i relieve nasal congestion. nyquil (stuffy): overachiever. anncr vo: tylenol cold multi-symptom nighttime relieves nasal congestion... nyquil cold & flu doesn't. >>> welcome back. >> it's a story we've been following, i've been following very closely. you out there and millions of americans may find out late tonight whether your taxes are going up. the house is getting set to vote on extending the social security pay roll tax cut that expires at the end of the year. but house speaker john boehner says republicans, they won't buy the senate pass bill extending the tax cut for only two months. >> i think we've made it perfectly clear that we believe that a full year extension of these tax cuts are very important. i don't believe the differences between the house and senate are that great. it's time for us to do our work. >> a problem though. the senate isn't around to negotiate and sena

. >> yes, james franco may be playing "playboy" founder hugh hefner.rt of a new movie called "lovelace." >> amanda seyfried is the title character. >> i like scarsgard. >> should be an interesting movie. >>> mel gibson is a lot poorer this morning. his ex-wife is now getting half his fortune, estimated at, get this, $850 million. that is thought to be the biggest divorce payout in the history of hollywood. they split after almost 30 years and seven children. >> there was no prenup. she's entitled to half of everything he earned since the second "mad max" movie. she's one wealthy lady. >> no prenup. >> they had seven children together. >> exactly. hope you're listening, kobe. >>> baby polar bear is now a foster child and thriving. he was not getting enough mill frk his mother so the zoo coopers adopted him. he was moaning and behaving badly. >> he weighed three pounds at birth. seven pounds now. the case reminded many people of knute. he became a big star of the zoo world. the new cub's name means "ice" by the way. >> for some of you, your local news co

it was hugh hefner of all people who stepped in with celebrity friends to make it what it is today.s very rich neighbors. this is madonna's old house. they might have a great view from their narrow street, but not everyone likes what fame and new technology brings. >> drive. 7 miles to hollywood sign. >> this was before gps. you had a small group of tourists. it is like saying, we will put disneyland in the middle of a residential neighborhood with no supervision. >> now there are secret local spots brought to the masses. residents are up in arms. >> you're not supposed to be parked here. it is illegal. it is dangerous and accidents can happen. >> this neighborhood really is going on the offensive against traffic and trespassing. it is your typical residence verses city council. this is hollywood. >> you expect the public when you live next to a park. you live next when iconic sign. people will say, i want to live next to the hollywood sign. >> it is all about access to the hollywood sign. this is fantastic access. up here is where all the tourists really want to go to. they cannot.

but that fell into disrepair in the 1970's, and it was used after -- and it was hugh hefner who stepped in to make it what it is today. this is madonna's old house. they might have a great view from their narrow streets, but not everybody likes what fame and new technology brings. >> 5.7 miles, hollywood sign. >> we have always welcome to tourists, but this was before gps. you had a small group. it is like saying that we put disneyland in the middle of their residential neighborhood with no supervision. >> gps systems now bring people here. residents are up in arms. that you were not supposed to be parked here. it is illegal. it is dangerous. >> this neighborhood is going on the offensive against traffic and trespassing. it is the typical residents against city council. >> when you live next to a public park, you have to expect the public. when you live next to one iconic sign, i am sure in a realistic flyers they will save you of the hollywood sign. >> the fight is all over access to the hollywood sign. this is fantastic access. here is where all of the tourists want to come, but they

. >>> finally, "people" magazine reporting hugh hefner and crystal harris are in a custody battle overir spaniel charlie. hefner thinks if she keeps the ring and the bentley, he should at least get to keep charlie. i don't know. this makes perfect sense to me. i just got a puppy for christmas. i'm a dog owner now so i get it. i mean pets are people too. that dog is my entire life. >> what would you fight more for, the going or the money. >> the dog. take the ring, take the bentley. i want the dog. >> a lot of fights is over the pets in custody. >> no, i would say it's over the money. >> it would be nice to be lady gaga's assistant. >> the hundreds of thousands of dollars. >> complaining she was owed. which leads me to the question how much do they make? >> the article said she's underpaid. >> yeah. >> yeah, i don't think so. underpaid, definitely not. >> call me in the middle of the night if you want 0 give me hundreds of thousands of dollars to be the assistant. how do you apply to be an assistant for a star? i didn't know it was that lucrative. >> there are agencies you can get invol

hugh. hefner's dispute over a dog.concerned about this piece. >> this got you riled up. >> maria shriver being reported by tmz may take arnold schwarzenegger back despite his affair. remember this affair. he sired a child with their housekeeper. >> collective sigh from a lot of women out there. >> housekeeper. got to tell you. maria shriver, i love her. i admire her. she is a smart woman. has done so much in the world of journalism and great mom, oprah's best friend. bet you oprah is telling her, maria. you got kicked out of the girlfriend league if you take the terminator back. he is terminated. >> spent time at christmas together. been having some exchanges back and forth. >> no, maria. say it isn't so. >> support group. here comes the support group chiming in. >> give me a call. i will help you through this. don't take him back. >> this is a tough one for you. obviously. >> let's just move on. too much for me. too much for me. >> want to speak of marriages, those that almost happened between hugh hefner, crystal har

now as for hugh hefner, he's working hard to sell this issue, saying it will make the perfect christmasyour father, son, or boyfriend. >> i do not think my wife is going to get me that for christmas. >>> let's bring in abc news consultant and reputations.com's howard bragman. thanks for coming in. lindsay says in the article, she's learned from her mistakes. i can't see how this fits into a career comeback strategy. >> this has nothing to do with career. this is cash flow. it's the only thing. this girl has virtually no movie career. her last film did under $1 million worldwide. it didn't even open in the u.s. and she needed money. i imagine with a shoot like this in "playboy," you get paid a base. and you get paid a little bump if it sells more. maybe $1 million for her. which is why she was carrying $10,000 at the party last saturday. >> it will help pay the bills. she did seem to say the right things. >> she's always said the right things. and that's the thing about lindsay. she's an actor. you can put the words in her mouth and she says it. but i don't think any of us are willing to

editorial operations to los angeles stoppard's expected the move was coming since last march when hugh hefnerught the company back founded in 1953 no final decision about relocation efforts with other departments but company spokesman says some chicago employees will stay here to ease the transition national transportation safety board recommending a nationwide at bent on all cell phone use hand- held device use while driving. making exceptions in emergency situations for hands free devices ntsb but not on headsets recommendations far exceeds any existing state law restricting texting-cell phone use behind the wheel. another twist in penn state sex abuse scandal next jerry sandusky and building blocks of everything all around the scientist say closing in on the so-called god particle and medical advantages mother who works tony, pick it up. you know i'm just not feeling the wood cutting thing today. tony, eat a snickers. why? 'cause you get a little bit whiny when you're hungry. better? better. [ male announcer ] you're not you when you're hungry™. hey! my back hurts. [ grunts ] [ male announ

. >> behind sa >> lindsay lohan, she does "playboy," forces hugh hefner's hand. the magazine early because it generated so much buzz. >> she's a train wreck, a naked train wreck now. and she's good friends with kris kardashian, the family. and this has kris kardashian all over it. this is her solution to the next step to get hot and famous. she would have you naked in "play girl" in a second, lester. >> i can wait for that episode. >> someone else can wait also. >> watch this, saw the drama. 13-year-old rachel crow eliminated. burst into tears, hiss tar call. one of the judges cast a controversial vote that had everyone booing her. make sense of this one. >> here is the thing. what niccole supposedly did, she said i'm going to withhold my vote. i can't vote, i can't make a decision. you're a judge. that's what we hired you for. >> that's right. >> to make a decision. we're paying you millions of dollars to do one thing and one thing only. make a decision! and she's like i can't make a decision and then says i -- i feel like i let her down. really? that's like me

her troubled starlet, the recent "playboy" spread is selling very well according to the founder, hugh hefner. he quoted sunday, the lindsay lohan january-february double issue is breaking sales records. cnn called multiple newsstands in los angeles, atlanta, chicago and new york, yes, brooke, we had to check for ourselves, we found that just one sold out of the issues, but that store is expecting more kpcopies of the magazine to reach them today. a spokesman for "playboy" wouldn't provide any exact information regarding sales numbers but they did echo hef's tweet confirming that lohan issue is selling very well. lohan was reported by paid as you mentioned $1 million to pose for the photos, which feature the 25-year-old with blonde hair posing nude in a style so of of the photograph taken of her idol of marilyn monroe on the cover in 1953. monroe at that time was paid, just 50 bucks for that shoot, so, boy, have times changed. >> a million dollars. >> brooke, we should also mention -- $1 million, a lot of change for someone who hasn't been working much. the "playboy" spread was a rare opportu

even hugh hefner has been seduced apparently by the mystifying effort of planking.e looks almost dead there. ominous. okay. maybe i'm not hip. maybe i'm not a cool cat with wicked rad mojo or whatever the kids say today, i don't get the planking thing. still, i'm not sure people should necessarily be charged for crimes for planking. i actually like a different method of dealing with the situation. >> kids, don't try planking. it's dangerous. >> especially with me around. >> and there is the anti-plafrpging initiative from anti-planking initiative from funnyordie.com from straight up. >> we're introducing the anti-planking industry. have a friend take a picture of you standing straight up. >> straight up. >> straight up. >> hands by your side and upload it to your favorite social network. >> have fun with these pictures. try standing up against planking in an interesting or unusual place. >> just look at this spontaneous flash mob of anti-planking. >> do i want to plank? no plank you.

even hugh hefner has been seduced apparently by the mystifying effort of planking.'m not hip. maybe i'm not a cool cat with wicked rad mojo or whatever the kids say today, i don't get the planking thing. still, i'm not sure people should necessarily be charged for crimes for planking. i actually like a different method of dealing with the situation. >> kids, don't try planking. it's dangerous. >> especially with me around. >> and there is the anti-plafrpging initiative from anti-planking initiative from funnyordie.com from straight up. >> we're introducing the anti-planking industry. have a friend take a picture of you standing straight up. >> straight up. >> straight up. >> hands by your side and upload it to your favorite social network. >> have fun with these pictures. try standing up againspl

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he's set to star as "playboy" porn king hugh hefner. >> it is not porn.nderful couple of months on location for james franco. good luck, james, have a good time, my friend. >>> mel gibson back in the news. after 31 years of marriage. officially, divorced from his first wife, robin. they separated in 2006. she officially filed for divorce in '09 when the whole affair came out. anti-semantic rant. they have seven kids together too. and get this -- he is worth an estimated in the divorce papers $900 million. that's incredible amount of money. >> nice. nice. >> the divorce is final. may you go on hating and being single. >>> you know, this last story for me was unbelievable. you have a fan. you know the rap star -- >> drake. >> drake. a fan decided to tattoo his name -- there you go -- on her face. and some people are saying she was inspired by his song, "tat my name on you so i know it's real." i think it is real, and i think it's unfortunate. >> you really think it's real? >> it's real. >> today's password, boys and girls, is moron. real." girls, is moron.

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