we have jessica biel and scott meyers from the new movie "new year's eve" which opens friday and theyollecting gifts for children in need all across the country. we'll chat with them in just a couple minutes. >> he is not even buttoning his coat and it is 37 degrees out here. >> meanwhile out at the plaza i'm matt lauer with ann curry. al roker and savannah guthrie are joining us. if you'd still like to travel over the holiday season and haven't made plans yet, we have great last-minute travel ideas including some packages that will actually save you a lot of money which you don't think of in the holidays. >> okay. that sounds really good. by the way, let's take a little look inside studio 1-a and see what awaits us because we have a large number of exotic and also we should mention endangered animals. i think this is something called a kinkajoo. i never saw that little guy before when he's gone into hiding but we'll find out more about these animals and what's being done to try to save them. >> in a little bit we'll head over to the rockefeller center rink where evan is on the ice fo

. >>> rumors are flying justin timberlake and jessica biel got engaged. >>> finally the national enquirer claims bill murray shredded a proposed script for "ghostbusters 3" sending it back to dan aykroyd with the note saying, no one wants to pay money to see fat old men chasing ghosts. >> they do. i'll take it. >> bill will. i think he may be the only one. >> can you imagine marshmallow man in 3d? >>> moving on, houston, texas, where one man proves it's never too late to pay a debt. rummaging through old mementos dale found a 58-year-old parking ticket. he got it just before boarding a bus to join the army. although the city long ago erased any record of it, he contacted officials, offering to pay the $1 fine. well, the mayor was so impressed with his honesty that she waved all penalties and interest, which dale says his wife would be glad to hear. >>> i'm lynn berry and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> 4:28 is our time right now. we have 55 degrees here in the nation's capital. still pretty balmy and mild. two days before christmas, th

. >>> ashton and lea michele, a pregnant jessica biel.andid moments with the stars of "new year's eve." plus, robert downey jr. and jude law. what cameras caught on the set of the new "sherlock holmes." >> everything's fine. >>> now, in depth on the biggest entertainment stories from around the world. >>> hello and welcome to "entertainment tonight." i'm mark steines. nancy o'dell is on assignment. >>> jennifer lopez, kissing and cuddling with her much younger man. the pictures are surprising, but not just because of their age difference. just why is j.lo parading her new romance in front of the cameras so soon after her split? and what

. >>> rumors are flying justin timberlake and jessica biel got engaged. >>> finally the national enquirer claims bill murray shredded a proposed script for "ghostbusters 3" sending it back to dan aykroyd with the note saying, no one wants to pay money to see fat old men chasing ghosts. >> they do. i'll take it. >> bill will. i think he may be the only one. >> can you imagine marshmallow man in 3d? >>> moving on, houston, texas, where one man proves it's never too late to pay a debt. rummaging through old mementos dale found a 58-year-old parking ticket. he got it just before boarding a bus to join the army. although the city long ago erased any record of it, he contacted officials, offering to pay the $1 fine. well, the mayor was so impressed with his honesty that she waved all penalties and interest, which dale says his wife would be glad to hear. >>> i'm lynn berry and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. walking up to dry conditions across state mid-atlantic -- wo

times square for saturday night's big countdown to the new year with the help of robert de niro, jessica biel and other big names. >>> and happy birthday to tv comedy legend mary tyler moore. she turns 75 today. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. 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. with less than a week before the iowa caucuses, presidential candidates newt gingrich and rick santorum speak out. >>> and from a laughing baby to rebecca black. the biggest internet sensations of the year are live in studio. >>> 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.

. >>> rumors are flying justin timberlake and jessica biel got engaged at a ski resort. i'm not sure i'm believing that. >>> finally the national enquirer claims bill murray shredded a proposed script for "ghostbusters 3" sending it back to dan aykroyd with the note saying, no one wants to pay money to see fat old men chasing ghosts. we beg to differ. >>> this comes to us from ktrc in houston, texas, where one man proved it is never too late to pay a debt. rummaging through old mementos he found a 58-year-old parking ticket. he got it before boarding a bus to join the army, although the city long ago erased record of it he went to officials offering to pay the $1 fine. the mayor was so impressed with his honesty that she waived all penalties and interest which dale said his wife would be glad to hear. >>> i'm lynn berry and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> a cuddly cub in denmark with the ability to thaw the iciest of hearts. this baby polar bear was born at the wildlife park tuesday. >> couldn't get any better. >> i k

. >>> justin timberlake and jessica biel gotten gauged at a jackson, wyoming, ski resort.nk i buy it. >>> on the verge of turning 65, steven spielberg tells nbc news he never thinks of retirement. >>> "national enquirer" claims bill murray shredded a script for "ghost busters 3." saying no one wants to pay money to see fat old men chasing ghosts. we beg to differ. we'll pay good money to see that. >> you don't cross the streams. there's so many references that we have. >> if we can do "hangover 3," yes can definitely do ghost buster. >> who you gonna call? >> i'm lynn berry. this is "first look." stay tuned, "way too early with willie geist" starts right now. >>> newt gingrich and mitt romney argue with each other as if this is now a two-man race despite the fact that ron paul is leading in the iowa poles. the question is what will a triumphant paul mean for the iowa caucuses. >>> good news for millions of travelers, the faa changes rules for airlines by allowing pilots more rest and time off in attempt to cut down on accidents related to fatigue. the question is why did i

weekend with a chart-topping debut with $20 million, featuring among others sarah jessica parker, jessica biel ashton kutcher and even robert de niro. >> how many you can cram into one movie. >> the list does go on. >>> jonah hill brings the r-rated comedy back to the box office in "the sitter," another not so well rated opener. >>> katy perry who hosts this weekend's "saturday night live" admits to being a little stalkerish when it comes to kristin wiig. last time she was on "snl," she tweeted she wanted wiig's hair and wiig actually sent her one tied in a blue bow. now you're silent. >> because i love her too and i think if i should do it. >> think about that real long and hard. >>> finally, the color-matching company the pantone color institute announced thursday the shay of orange called tangerine tango will be 2012's top fashion color of the year. all of you should know bill has a tie that's tangerine tango. >> there is an institute of color? what are you talking about. >> i'm lynn berry. this is "first look." stay tuned because "way too early with willie geist" starts right now. >>> with

jessica biel, seth meyers, our celebrity elves this morning. different twist with our toy drive this morning. we are going to have gifts that kids can give to the adults in their lives. michael norris from party light is here. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> tell us about this donation and how it works. we're very excited. party lights have been working with the toy drive now for six years and we've now contributed over $16 million worth of products and we're very pleased and honored to be here again donating this year. and the products aren't for the kids. we get many letters back from kids and the organization saying how wonderful it is that the kids can actually gift their moms with a present. >> it makes them feel good to be able to give as well as receive. >> exactly. and the moms, you know, they sacrifice so much and the kids know that. they have the opportunity then to get rewarded and feel that something is coming back. >> why is work like this important to you? you're head of a company. cow be doing other things with your time

jessica biel is in it. air bud. [ laughter ] no, he's not in it. that would be cool.. and it's -- basically what it is -- is just different stories that happen on new year's eve in new york city, or what is it? >> yes, it's sort of a -- it's a lot of different storylines. people in different parts of their lives. but, it all takes place over one new year's eve, and they're all sort of interconnected. my storyline is with michelle pfeiffer. >> jimmy: beautiful. >> yeah. she's gorgeous. she's absolutely gorgeous. >> jimmy: i can't have enough of michelle pfeiffer. >> you can never have enough. >> jimmy: you acted with her in "hairspray. >> yes. >> jimmy: you're starting a trend. you should do every movie with michelle pfeiffer now. [ light laughter ] >> i'm going to try. >> jimmy: but this is a -- i hope i'm not spoiling anything. but you got to kiss michelle pfeiffer. >> i did. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: and -- and here's what's even better. it did not go well. right? [ laughter ] something happened? well, you wanted it to be super smooth. >> yeah, i wanted it t

the beautiful cast, sarah jessica parker, jessica biel, zac efron, ashton kutcher and it goes on.irector gary marshall is the king in this genre last year. he brought us christmas eve won many hearts and did big box office. new year's eve will do the same but i guarantee you may not want to return for a second helping. the highlight for me, the outtakes at the end of the film. i recommend it but not highly. >>> "planet of the apes" was out on the big screen earlier and it's out on dvd. blu-ray. so escape for two hours with the "rise of the planet of the apes" and the apes are amazingly real. the technology is incredible. the scenes on the streets of san francisco are the best. and also on the golden gate bridge. especially entertaining. and this is in fact out on tuesday on blu-ray dvd. all right. let's dance, shall we? why not. we all love to dance around the holidays. we'll shuffle you away to the marine memorial theater in san francisco for a taste of christmas from the emerald veil. you guys love this, i'm sure. >> terrific. >> riverdance? remember that big show? >> yes. >> mi

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