considering playing lyndon johnson and john cusack playing the role of richard nixon. i could see that. no? no? no, you can't. >> nixon had some distinguishable features, it's going to be a lot of make up work. >> let's play my favorite game, who is going to play bill carens? >> i don't know, probably a b-list actor. >>> all right, this now comes to us from wncnc news channel 36. one couple made a discovery that might make their friends green with envy. they unearthed a 50 caret emerald. it's a little bigger than a nickel but could earn them a lot more than that. its estimated worth? $10,000. the pair had been at the mine for just five minutes when they came across the precious stone. back to that mine. >> yeah, more. >> five minutes. imagine what else is there? >> that other place is arkansas where you d go and dig for diamonds and stuff. you probably don't find much. >> this is "early today." this is your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. we're off to a quiet start on this t

and john cusack the role of richard nixon. >>> this comes to us from channel 36 in charlotte, north carolina, where in nearby hidden night one couple made a discovery that might make their friends green with envy. they unearthed a 50-karat emerald, a little bigger than a nickel but could earn them a lot if they decide to cash in. it is estimated at $10,000. tiny! the pair part of a local gem and mineral group had been at the mine for five minutes when they came across the precious stone. huh, good for them. >>> i'm veronica dela includes. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> in colombia, theatrics have escaped the playhouse and made the city their stage. entertainers took over the streets, parks and auditoriums in boeigota as the theater kick off. from the classics to the avant-garde, more than 2 million spectators are treated to perform anszs of all kinds by artists from nearly 60 countries. >>> well, the infamous french climber known as spider-man has been at it again, only this time he played by the rules. after being caught by police and d

john cusack could play richard nixon. >>> speaking of first ladies, michelle obama arranged quite a schoold a dozen of students from london to visit the white house. they met with mrs. obama earlier this month. one girl was so inspired by the first lady she now wants to be prime minister. >> nice. >>> how smart are you? that depends on how many friends you have. new research finds that people with bigger brains have more friends because it takes brain power to keep up those friendships. that's long story short. erica, you've got a big ginormous brain. erica, you've got a big ginormous brain. >>> [ male announcer ] this was how my day began. a little bird told me about a band... ♪ an old man shared some fish stories... ♪ oooh, my turn. ♪ she was in paris, but we talked for hours... everyone else buzzed about the band. there's a wireless mind inside all of us. so, where to next? ♪ >>> salsa, anyone? welcome back to "cbs this morning." after four busy days in mexico, pope benedict is in cuba this morning, hence the music, a country where pope john paul made a historic visit 14 years ago. >> a

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considering the other names attached to the project, forest whitaker, mila kunis, liam neeson as lb j, john cusackd oprah playing eugene allen's wife. amazing cast, right? it really shouldn't matter what an actresses political affiliations are, right? she is an actress, that is her job, to act. >> you are an actor, actress. thank you very much nischelle turner. appreciate it. >> all right, don. >>> want more information on everything breaking in the entertain am world, check out "showbiz tonight" at 11:00 eastern right here on hln. >>> okay. there we go. that's a congressman, by the way, on the house floor. not afraid to wear his hoodie where he works. i'm going to talk to this lawmaker who is refusing to be silenced. that's logistics. ♪ ♪ chips from here, boards from there track it all through the air, that's logistics. ♪ ♪ clearing customs like that hurry up no time flat that's logistics. ♪ ♪ all new technology ups brings to me, that's logistics. ♪ >>> two people are dead and 28 homes destroyed as a wildfire continues to burn near denver. meteorologist jacqui jeras is here now. we're hearing abo