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. >>> finally, we bought a zoo co-star scarlett johansson tells people her scariest moment on set around the animals was, quote, watching matt damon cry like a baby and rock back and forth when the snakes were on the set. >>> this comes to us from nbc washington in the nation's capital where in nearby frederiksberg, virginia, after years one family will finally know what it's like to have their whole brood home fort holiday. patina is back home after eight years, being returned after found 2800 miles away in california. the reunion was set in motion once the dog's microchip traced back to virginia, giving the family a stunning gift they'll always remember. >>> i'm lynn berry and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> drivers in australia are giving their buses a christmas makeover. 11 buses participated in the annual holiday competition decorating their ride to get commuters in the christmas spirit. it's not just for enjoyable trip. the winning bus received a check for over $500 that will be donated to the sydney children's hospital. >>> in

. >>> finally, we bought a zoo co-star scarlett johansson tells people her scariest moment on set around was, quote, watching matt damon cry like a baby and rock back and forth when the snakes were on the set. i thought there was some kind of code between co-stars that you don't tell people you cry like a baby. it's like george clooney in the background waiting to pop out and have like -- >> what eat deal with the weight watchers? what if you don't lose the weight? >> she still gets the $3 million, i think. she signed on the dotted line. >> for $3 million, i could lose the weight. >> definitely. i'm lynn berry. this is "first look." "way too early with willie geist" starts right now. >>> the republican dilemma. new nbc polling shows newt gingrich with a good sized lead among primary voters, but mitt romney with a much better shot to defeat president obama in the general. the question is, what does romney, the man criticized for not being conservative enough, have to say in it a new interview about gingrich's conservative credentials. the white house marks the return of combat troops from

but johansson stuffs it back in. it gives the capitals a 1-0 lead. caps up 2-1. backstrom to semin. night for the russian. he scores two goals and the caps beat the rangers 4-1. snapping the rangers' five-game winning streak. when semin wants to score he does just that. >>> it might have been the most exciting military bowl ever. rfk stadium in toledo this afternoon. tied at 35 owens to reedy and reedy is ready for primetime. look at that move right there. a spin move cuts it back inside, breaks a tackle. 33-yard touchdown. air force on the move. tim jefferson to zack cath wide open. it's a tie game. go for two and the win. >> i love it. >> you run the option with your kicker and your holder and it did not work out too well. air force is bummed. 42-41 the final. toledo holds on to beat air force by a point. >> go for the gusto. >>> why not? >>> several lanes of rockville pike are reopened hours after a multivehicle crash involving a metro bus. that bus is about to be towed from the scene. the bus driver was taken to the hospital after that bus hit a tree. the driver of a pickup truc

caps 3-2 and 15 seconds later marcus johansson in front to troy brouwer who nets his eighth of the yearefeat the senators 5- 3 and a five-game road losing streak. >>> fresh off its win sunday over notre dame maryland returned home to begin a stretch of six games at comcast center before tipping off the acc schedule. five plus minutes left, terps down one, high off the glass, made the free throw, maryland up 5-2. 2 1/2 to go, terps down one. terrell stoglund leans in, gets the jumper, maryland up 71-70. next possession, it's another jumper. a game high 23 for stoglund, maryland over st. mary's, 77-74 and american wins tonight 74- 72. >>> gary williams in attendance. two of his formerly assistants at maryland facing each other. they were teammates. late 2nd half, there's the three, gw trailing by 10 at the half. 2nd half, robert olson and eric etherly with the finish. had he 12. loyola defeats george washington 60 -- he had 12. lill defeats george washington 65--- loyola defeats george washington 65-55. >>> anthony vine with a great catch here, all these games in orlando, florida, senator

inner loop and outer loop there, not seeing any johansson. fun day monday, it's december 12th. it's also green monday. >> green for money because it is the busiest shipping day of the year. this is the day when you ship everything it's guaranteed to get there. some people will ship for free if it's included. and that's what that means about green. every day has a theme, doesn't it? >> yes. i'm over it. cyber monday, black friday. nobody's over alec baldwin. >> okay. >> it's our daily update on sir alec. >> he decided he was going to use the stage of "snl" to do his alleged mea culpa. he dressed up as a pilot for american airlines and made his apology to alec baldwin. let's watch him. >> what's your take on the events of last wednesday. >> we was awful, seth, which is why it was very important for me to come here tonight and on behalf of everyone at american airlines issue an apology to mr. alec baldwin. >> alec, are you sure this is the right way to handle this? >> keep going. >> i appreciate the idea of it. i think it was clever. he didn't r

markus johansson leaves it for alex ovechkin. he rips and t and he scores.enth goal of the season. ovie, that little wrister goes in. neuvy gets his fifth career shutout. it was the ovie and neuvy show. one of the best all around games the team has played this season. and coach hunt are likes it a lot. >> michael kept us in the game early and gave us some confidence and we played well in the third and a few penalties, you know, in the third so both of us had a chance but we didn't -- the power play didn't come through. one play ended up in the net. >> actually, i didn't see the puck. when i see the red light i said, gees, it's in. it was an important goal for the team and i'm happy i scored it. >> still no word from nick young, the wizards' leading scorer from last season, a restricted free agent and waiting for the phone to ring. other teams haven't been calling like expected so he could end up in washington on a one-year deal. >> not so bad. i'd like to see nick young come back. not everybody up here would. >> i'm not so sure. >> but i think he's a player.

scarlett johansson and matt damon, they've both had really big movies before. >> what about steven spielberg'su surprised? >> "tintin"? they're saying it's more of a european thing, a lot of people in our country don't know the backstory. >> it did really well overseas. >> that's why it was released there first. made sense. can be entertaining. >>> a quick update on the forecast. around the country, not a lot of issues today. we had a decent weekend in new england, and it's going to be another decent day today. temperatures are pretty mild for this time of morning. it's cool, it's brisk. you need the gloves and the hats if you're heading out today with the kids, but temperatures in the 40s. you can't complain. we had some snow showers overnight, especially coming off the lakes. a little cold front came through. so, central in central new york, may have a little dusting of snow, but that's about it. it will be a nice day, brisk and breezy early, then the winds die off this afternoon. 40s for a lot of the big cities. in the suburbs, probably only going to be in the upper 30s, but with the sunshi

later in the 1st johansson gets it to mike knuble, third score of the year, cuts the deficit to 3-1.3 and john carlson's shot deflected by jason chimera for his team leader 11th goal. that would end the zorning. caps fall to the panthers 5--- scoring. caps fall to the panthers 5-4. >>> washington redskins are awaiting word on suspensions for tight end fred davis and tackle trent williams. both are expected to get four games, the remainder of the season, for violating the league's drug policy. both players were at the park today watching film. both left without comment. davis is a fourth year tight i understand enjoying his finest -- end enjoying his finest season. yesterday he led the team with six catches for 99 yards. meanwhile big left tackle trent williams is becoming the anchor of the offensive line. the fourth overall pick in the draft last year played his best game of the year against the jets. today reaction on the impending loss of the two key players on this team. >> i wouldn't call it anger, but it's just disappointing because anybody that's aware of the rules and how the

nick backstrom comes up, passes to marcus johansson, leaves it for ovie who blasts in his 10th goal of the season and gives the caps a 1-0 shutout over winnipeg. >>> to hoops the wizards begin the nba season the day after christmas when the new jersey nets come to verizon center. the preseason begins tomorrow with philly in town, flip saunders preparing his third season as the head coach. the team resigned guard roger mason a local product. he'll be a long range shooting threat. mason played from the team earlier from '06 to '08. andray blatche returns after averaging 17 a game last year and john wall comes back. the known 1 overall pick last season -- no. 1 overall pick last season says the abbreviated 66-game schedule could work in the wizards schedule. >> i think it could really help us because we're a young team. it should help us being a younger team with younger legs. >> i kind of put my personal goal as side a little bit and focus on the team. i feel if the team do good, it's because of something i'm doing good. i feel that i'm going to take the team on my shoulders with the goo

scarlett johansson and matt damon, they've both had really big movies before. >> matt damon is great.even spielberg's film, are you surprised? >> which one, the tin? >> "the adventures of tintin"? >> we were talking to people behind the scenes, it's more of a european tintin. a lot of people don't know the backstory and it's more of a european thing. >> it did really well overseas. >> that's why it was released there first. made sense. can be entertaining. >>> a quick update on the forecast, in case you're just joining us. around the country, not a lot of issues today. we had a decent weekend in new england, and it's going to be another decent day today. temperatures are pretty mild for this time of morning. it's cool, it's brisk. you need the gloves and the hats if you're heading out today with the kids, but temperatures in the 40s. you can't complain. we had some snow showers overnight, especially coming off the lakes. a little cold front came through. so, anywhere from central new york may have a little dusting of snow out there, but that's about it. today will be a nice day. it wi

marcus johansson there -- bingo. dale hunter and is now 4-4. have a great day, everybody.he news continues at 5:30. >> ahead, the final republican debate in iowa. and the crucial endorsement mitt romney is expected to get. >> and the army private accused of leaking government documents to a web site go to court today. if we will have a preview. >> tracking changing temperatures in the weather center. warm but now with temperatures dropping. >> a live look at this beautiful holiday display at the national zoo. the display features thousands of lights. that runs through new year's stay with us. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] little owen wanted to play but his nose was raw and sore. achoo! [ male annoumaer ] co and common tissue made it burn even more. ♪ ♪ puffs plus lotion n more soothing than common tissue, and it delivers our most soothing lotion for every nose issue. a nose in need deserves puffs plus lotion indeed. to give your cold a comforting scent try puffs plus lotion with the scent of vicks. >>> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> straight a

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scarlet johansson and ryan reynolds called it quits and jennifer lopez moving on from marc anthony. after a public cheating scandal, demi moore filed for divorce from ashton kutcher. a little too real for kardashian followers. kim kardashian caused the pandemonium filing for divorce 72 days after marrying kris humphries. >> i think a lot of fans are outraged by the split. a lot of people put in a lot of time watching the show, so invested in her journey to find love then she gets divorced 72 days after this multimillion dollar wedding. a lot of people were upset about this. >> reporter: what is hollywood without high profile scandals. arnold schwarzenegger's wife maria shriver saying good-bye. he admitted to fearing a child with the long term housekeeper. >> it's insane. >> reporter: styling the headlines of the week, actor charlie sheen's public mel down. he -- meltdown. he drank way too much tiger blood. he got fired from "two and a half men" then going on a public rant. lindsay lohan proving this was not the year for her come back after being charged with jewelry theft. he goes f

scarlett johansson and ryan reynolds called it quits ....lopez -- shocked many after announcing she was moving on from her husband and father of two --marc anthony. aad after a public cheating scandal -- demi moore filed for divorce from ashton kutcher . perhaps the most talked about romance turned divorce... the marriage of reality star kim kardashian and n-b-a player.. kris humphries. after an estimated 20-million dollar televised wedding... the divorce papers were filed just 72 days later. (jen peros/us weekly magazine) peros says: "you know i think a lot of fans are outraged by this split ... cause you know a lot of people put a lot of time into watching the show. they fell in love with kim kardashian. and thee were so investee in her journey to find love and then she ets divorced 72 days after this multi million dollar wedding. a lot of people, you know, were upset about this" it's just not hollywood without a scandal. arnold schwarzenegger admitted to having a love-child.... charlie sheen tried to prove he was still "winning" after bei

we'll have those stories plus one of hollywood's biggest stars scarlet johansson will pay a visit toen we get started on a monday morning right here on "today." >> okay, matt, thank you. you hear police yelling at the woman to stop moving around the live wires achl car she was in slammed into a power pole yesterday morning. the 2003 bmw was speeding away from police when it rashed in richmond. chp started chasing it on 580. police detained the woman and another man, but they say two or three people got away. >>> well, there's still a lot of questions circling that need to be answered following a very bizarre police chase down in orange county. you'll see what we're talking about. police chasing a stretch hummer reported to be stolen. the driver eventually ditches the limo and you'll figure out he ditched his clothes. he ran through a yard naked and police dogs finally took him down. they say that -- wow. they say that they are working now on conflicting stories about what was going on, why he took the limo, and why he was naked. floods in asia causing big business problems in the flo

that's scarlett johansson with costar matt damon drama we bought a zoo. them are stopping by next week to tell us about it. scarlet will be here on monday on "today." so a lot of men will be here in the studio. >> exactly. >> lurking creepily around. >> we've got amy here with us, too. >> we'll find out what's coming on weekend "today" in a minute, but first, encouraging signs from lauren scruggs, who was injured last weekend in that devastating propeller accident. she's seen her own face, she's spoken for the first time since she's been injured. what she had to say may surprise you, and that's coming up. >>> also ahead, we're going to get you squared away for the holidays with great ideas from stocking stuffers from julie to golf balls for 50 bucks or less. we've got it for you. >> and then if you don't want to spend all day in the kitchen but still want to impress your guests we're going to show you how to make a delicious roast in two sides with. >> but first, amy robach is here to tell us about weekend "today." >> coming up, we're going to give you he

are enjoying happily ever after, scarlet joe lan son and ryan reynolds calling -- joe -- scarlett johanssonyan reynolds calling it quits and demi moore filed for divorce from ashton kutcher and it became a little too real for kardashian followers, mega reality star kim kardashian causing quite the pandemonium filing for divorce 72 days after marrying nba forward kris humphries, the announcement igniting a slew of rumors about the wedding's legitimacy. >> i think a lot of people are outraged because a lot of people spent a lot of time watching kim kardashian so invested in her journey to find love and then she get divorced 72 days after this multi- million dollar wedding. a lot of people were upset about. this. reporter: what's hollywood without some high profile scandals, arnold schwarzenegger's wife saying aust a la vista after he drops a bombshell admitting to fathering a child with the long time housekeeper. still in the headline for weeks, actor charlie sheen with a public meltdown appearing to have drank way too much tiger milk this year, getting fired from two and a half men and going

we're going to have those stories plus one of hollywood's biggest stars, scarlet johansson will pay us a visit in the studio when we get started on a monday morning right here on "today," eun. back to you. >> we'll see you again, matt. back to you. >>> it is now 6:36. 33 degrees. president obama weighs in on the republican presidential field and why he says it doesn't matter who the nominee is. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind our economy. and we can reduce the deficit... with more than thirty billion dollars paid by america's wireless companies. it's simple -- more spectrum means more freedom. for everyone. >>> ooh, take a look at that gorgeous view outside. 33 degrees at 6:40. beautiful as we see the first glimmers of the sun in the skies. not going to change the temperature much. it is a cold day today. it is very chilly out there. we do have the sunshine to look forward to. an

. >> dave: now "we bought a zoo" starring matt damon and scarlet johansson starts opens tomorrow.ught a bad zoo. and i hate to be a bummer, but you got to be careful. >> dave: the pyongyang zoo. let's see the monkey's riding the damn dog one mor more-- come on, here we go! all right. that's plenty. who do you think knows more about what's going on there, the monkey or the dog? ♪ who bought a bad zoo . >> dave: yeah, who did buy a bad zoo. you know who is here tonight, ladies and gentlemen, anderson cooper. we'll be right back, everybody. sears last minute gift sale is on now. use you 15% off savings pass for amazing deals like up to 65% off sweaters, coats and pajamas for the whole family. and 35% off fragrance gifts sets for him and her. shop sears now for great deals for everyone on your list. sears. [ gasp ] [ mom ] my husband -- he thinks it's a 3-sheeter. i say 1-sheeter. bounty can clean the mess with less. [ female announcer ] in this lab demo, 1 sheet of bounty leaves this surface as clean as 2 sheets of the bargain brand. ♪ dance cooking? bring it. super durable. super ab

lisa johansson says that she is elvis presley's daughter and that when elvis presley died in 1977, shee there was a fear that she would be kidnapped, and she's saying that lisa marie presley is actually an imposter and priscilla presley is the swedish woman's real mother. so, why this is significant today is that she and her lawyers have filed a $130 million lawsuit against elvis presley's estate and the relatives for emotional stress and defamation. she's actually created trouble, too, for the presley family. she had gone to graceland with her own kids from sweden and then kind of said that she knew the family really well and said that she was lisa marie presley, kind of impersonated her, started removing things from the property, and that set off all these security alarms. so, this is kind of a weird story. the presley family is saying that this is just not true. >> weird is exactly the right word. all right, thanks so much. talk to you soon, zain. >>> here's what we're working on for the 6:00 a.m. hour of "american morning" for you. for the first time, the chilling calls for help as

. >> rooney mara, there was talk maybe scarlet johansson or natalie portman.idn't make any sense once we started filming. once i saw how good an actress she is and what great person she is, i had every confidence in her. >> not only does she transform herself into this role but within the role, within the movie she goes from at times being androgenous to other times being anything but the androgenous. she's a kchameleon within the role. >> she's done a wonderful job. >> there are quite adult themes in this. >> in the whole movie. i wouldn't have done it if it hadn't have been. have anybody has read the books they know what the themes are, deals with sexual politics, deals with violence against women and all of those things are important to the story, so my kind of theory is i'm hoping babysitters are going to make a lot of money out of the money. >> hire a babysitter, do not take the kids. you're in the middle of shooting your third bond. how is that going? >> going good. >> how long do you have ahead of you? >> we shot six weeks and shoot until the end of may

. >> about the animals part of this, scarlet johansson was here.ovie and you're smiling already. when the snakes came around on the set, you cried like a baby, that you were so afraid of the snakes you cried like a baby. is that an exaggeration? >> yeah, just a slight exaggeration. i was not excited to be working with a snake. i had -- >> you still have a fear of snakes? >> no, i kind of got through it, because there's so many of them. there was one scene where the snakes escaped from their crate and there's like hundreds of them. and so i was really -- i've never been a snake guy. and she was totally cool with it. so the second she sent some, you know, trepidation -- she was like wrapping them around her and putting them on the kids and the kids were laughing at me so i had to kind of man up and pick up the snake. >> we were talking a second ago, and i asked you, do you have any idea how many movies you've made. and you said if you count cameos and things like that, maybe around 50. one of the things i was reading about you, since "goodwill huntin

it also stars scarlett johansson. it's a feel-good kind of movie. >> all right.hat you can't see? >> they are aliens that you can't see. it's about what happened after that. aliens you can't see. it's put out by summit. >> look at the way that they just evaporate them. >> it is geared for the teenagers sick of the parents at the holiday time and want to hang out with their friends and see some aliens. there you go. >> all right. if you say so. thank you for the advice. thank you. >> thank you. >>> what's your favorite holiday movie? here are some of your tweets. ed davis says, it's a wonderful life sends an important message to all of our family and friends. "love actually" makes me want to chase someone through the airport at christmastime. and christmas vacation. i think he's on vacation. that may be why, thomas. keep talking to me. my handle is @alexwitt. >>> congressman gerald nadler. i'll speak to him about the payroll tax that has finally come to an end. >>> and thousands gather at the birth place of jesus. >>> merry christmas to my beautiful daughter eliza

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