jim parsons is here in studi,,,, so, ah, your seat good? got the mirrors all adjusted?e freeways, all right? i don't want you going out on those yet. mmm-hmm. and just leave your phone in your purse. i don't want you texting, all right? daddy...ok! ok, here you go. be careful. thanks dad. call me -- but not while you're driving. ♪ [ dad ] we knew this day was coming. that's why we bought a subaru. ♪ >>> it's 25 past 8:00. a lot of people are caught in traffic at this hour. shafrn -- sharon will have the latest on that after weather. >>> 70 going to be the high, 54 now. passing fair weather cloundz and sun. - -- cloundz -- clouds and sun. here is sharon. >>> we still have that accident 83 southbound at caramel hill road. second crash on 83 northbound, that one is going to be in the area of york road. watch for a crash on 895 southbound that one is at lumbar blocking the left lane. if you're headed out in rose deal, we have king avenue closed for a water main break. there's a live look at that delay on 83 southbound. it's looking better than it was 20 minutes ago. this tr

and and jim parsons on broadway. >>> as we do every morning, we begin with a look at today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> it is important for me to go ahead and affirm. i think same-sex couples should get married. >> president obama makes history. and sparks a national debate. >> so, did the president flip-flop as his critics say or did he evolve? >> you really think republicans might use this as an issue? >> push the rainbow button and launch gaymaggedon. >> i believe marriage is a relationship between a man and a woman. >> this is the first time biden said something obama didn't have to apologize for. >> the man accused of kidnapping two young women has been put on the fbi top ten most wanted. >> dozens of people have been killed in two blosts in the syrian capital damascus. a time when there's supposed to be a cease-fire. >> they rush their case against john edwards, not testifying at the trial, mistress, rielle hunter. >> grand isle is picking up the pieces after a tornado ripped across the area. >> all that -- >> daredevil nik wallenda walked across a high wire with ex

visit leafoffer.com for more information. ♪ ♪ ♪ science >>> jim parsons is here in studio 57.'s true, on the hit cbs comedy "the big bang theory". >> jordan, what channel is nasa tv? >> 289 between game show network at 288 and east coast feed of the disney channel on 290. >> i love his memory. it's so sexy. >> sheldon, what are the p>> dried potatoes, vegetable oil, corn flour, wheat salt, maltoedextron empb, starch and my favorite, uniformity. >> next week he returns to his roots in theater starring on broadway in "haervey." nice to see you. >> we got to see you last week when you did the tony nominations. >> what's wrong with your voice? >> apparently it's allergies. >> are you in pain? >> i'm not in pain. >> it could turn into a sexy morning thing. >> i'm no kathleen turner. >> are you a nerdy geek or just play one on tv? >> i'm a little probably geeky, but i'm not necessarily nerdy. and i would define the difference -- >> i was going to -- >> i'm not smart enough to be nerdy and geeky. i definitely have to pick one. >> why do you pick geeky? >> you know what, i'm probably

. >>> big bang theory star, jim parsons, has come out in the "new york times" profile as gay. he has been in a relationship for ten years. >>> mika kelly cast as jackie kennedy, matthew mcconaughey will play jfk. >> jfk? did he have his shirt off a lot? >> he will now. >>> at a diamond jubilee in london gave some props to queen elizabeth who spoke gaelic on his trip to ireland last year, admitting he doesn't even speak gaelic. >>> this comes to us from fullerton, california university student thought she was going to be the one getting a big surprise at graduation, little did she know what was in store for her. she led a flash mob that began singing to her family and friends to thank them for their support. here comes the kicker. but then her boyfriend had a surprise of his own. unfurling a giant banner as he popped the big question, she did say yes and now as one part of her life closes, a new one as bride-to-be begins. congratulations. >>> i'm lynn berry your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> the antiques at one auction are tiny, price tag is not. imperial

and emmy-award winning actor jim parsons from "the big bang theory" will stop by. the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. i'm danielle nottingham. have a great day. danielle nottingham. have a great day. ,,,,,, >> huge flame shoot up in silicon valley. a massive fire that burne

. >>> big bang theory star jim parsons has come out in a "new york times" profile that he is gay.relationship for ten years. >>> minka kelly has been cast as jackie kennedy in an upcoming film in which matthew mcconaughey will play -- >> as jfk? >> i didn't see it either. >>> at a diamond jubilee celebration, irishman bono gave props to england's queen elizabeth. she apparently spoke gaelic on her trip to ireland last year. he doesn't speak gaelic so gave a fist bump to the queen. >> bono's got to speak some gaelic. >>> i'm lynn berry. stay tuned. "way too early" with willie geist starts right now. . >>> brand new polling breaks down the presidential race in three key battlegrounds. the question is, what happens to the general election matchup when some big name republicans are added to the romney ticket? we'll show you the numbers in just a moment. >>> facebook stops the slide on wall street after losing about 19% of its value over the first two days this week. but with pressure mounting from lawmakers and lawyers, the question is, what does ceo mark zuckerberg have to do to turn

kristin chenoweth and the star of "the big bang theory" and the star of the new broad way "harvey," jim parsons very excited to be here this morning. i know what it's like to get up and wait for your name to be called and wait and wait. let's go. the nominees for best performance by an actor in a leading role in play are james cordon, "one man, two governors", philip seymour hoffman, arthur miller's death of a salesman. james earl jones. frank angel karks man and boy and john, the columnist. in nominees for best performance by an actress in a play are -- tracy bennett, end of the rainbow, stock ard channing, vin, the lion, cynthia nixon, wit. >>> the best performance of an actor in a leading role in a musical are danny bernstein, jeremy, steve, once, norm lewis, the gesh win's pore guy and burres and ron rain's follies. the nominees for best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical are james maxwell, followies, kristin, kelly o'hare ya, nice work if you request get it and laura, bon in and collide. >> the nominees for best revival of play are arthur miller's death of a salesman,

a profile of "the big bang theory's" jim parsons in "the new york times" confirms that the star is gayin the city" star is dating the star and oscar winner, and aaron sorkin and davis, who just adopted her first child last year, is extremely happy. >> wonder how these two met. ken, do you know? >> they've actually bumped into each other at events over the years, but it only got serious lately. >> wow. thank you. kellan lutz has a budding career as a fashion designer? look at the new fashion line and without any clothes. >> you're telling me? >> kellan is going strong with his lady. >> where did you meet? >> we auditioned for a 3-d movie and i didn't get the role but i was smitten by her. three years later, bumped into her and started hanging out, built a friendship and here we are. >> here is the showroom for abbott and main, his clothing line. >> what is the price point? >> one of our number-one pants is $89. this retails for $99. >> kellan, show me the guys' stuff. >> yeah, sure. i love hoodies and thermals. i wanted to integrate the two, so we incorporated it into the inside which m

the president's same-sex marriage decision on cbs this morning and from the big gang theory actor jim parsons stops by. >>> howard and i will be back in just 25 minutes with a live update on traffic and weather. >>> while at work get any updates you want on news, weather and traffic by visiting us on wusa9.com. >>> have a great thursday. we'll see you tomorrow 4:25 for your friday. take care, everybody.

jim cramer was talking about his own company. are any of those come parsons fair? or is it really a completely different era when it comes to performance in the capital markets of the company that is we're talking about? >> i think if you forget about facebook, forget about today and just look at the ipos of the past, you know, two or three years, we had a very wide open ipo market. but the valuations are not anywhere like they were in the late 90s. you have companies that are trading 20, 30 times pe. these companies just recently went public. two exceptions might be linkedin and facebook. but they have these very strong global effects that give them a competitive control. >> all right, bill, thanks so much for your time. appreciate it. >> let me just mention one thing. what does which i think the course is that zuckerburg will be judged relentlessly in realtime by the market. they've orchestrated to date extremely tightly. but going forward rkt, that's g to be anni issue to them. >> we should know the quoting will begin at any moment. so quoting set to begin as we