it was because it was on johnny depp news.com which i frequent to find out what's going on. george lucas loaned them reportedly the original chewbacca consume. >> that's made from alec baldwin's back hair. >> you didn't get jab about a the hut. >> i'm for kids and parties and supporting the military. but if you didn't do anything wrong, put it out on something other than 21 jump street. the white house is caught in a trap that a reporter is going to write a book, you cooperate, the book comes out and you dis the book. >> it's not a good position but it's just a bunch of crap. the fact is they did have a press pool in that during this thing. this was not only for military kids, it was for poor kids in the neighborhood. >> they weren't in the state dining room with tim burton and johnny depp, who weren't on the lawn. >> they put it -- >> that's what the story is. >> no, was the press pool allowed to cover it or not? >> it's unclear. the fancy footwork out of the white house -- >> if the pool didn't cover it it's stupid. >> if you're the publisher and jody cantor comes to you,

other no shows johnny depp and the entire cast of the harry potter movies. >> johnny depp never shows up for anything. >> he showed up last year. >> how do you know that? >> i don't know. who do i know any of this stuff? probably from "us" weekly. >> we need to get a life. >>> house fire in san jose around 3:40 this morning street blocked off in the area a two- alarm house fire. for a while flames were shooting from the roof and streets were blocked off at greenleaf and yerba buena avenue. as you can see from this map, it is east of 101. the fire is contained. crews on scene will be there for a while. so avoid the intersection. elsewhere, bay bridge toll plaza no delays this morning. backup at the bay bridge yesterday. quiet there for a while. elsewhere on an approach to the bay bridge, northbound 13 at thorn hill drive there is still that accident there in lanes which is involving a deer so you see that deer symbol there and it's still slow in the area in the northbound lanes through the oakland hills. that is your "timesaver traffic." for an update on your forecast, here's lawrence.

. >> johnny depp was even there. >> dave: beetle juice. >> alisyn: and this is about a tell-all bookn washington. hi, peter. >> as you know, johnny depp one of the great actors of our time and a guest greeter at the alice in wonderland themed costume ball at the white house back in 2009. the director of alice in wonderland, the remake, tim burrton outfitted the state dining room in what jody cantor describes in the new book "obamas" as his creepy signature style and johnny depp was there in full costume there as the mad hatter standing on a table greeting guests. this was kept secret to the public because the white house thought it would outrage americans who were struggling during the recession. the press corps was invited that day to a halloween event for washington area school kids and another for the kids of military personnel and white house administrators, but the press was not allowed to see the transformed state dining room. and this book reveals that former press secretary robert gibbs used to police the white house for things that might make the first family look bad or out

he's cute. >> johnny depp is three. number two is george clooney. number one according to men robert downey jr. >> i love robert downey jr. i don't find him sexy, but he's fascinating, brilliant and funny. he's great looking. >> maybe they mean he's a cool guy. i think guys think he is a cool guy. >> awesome. >> brad pitt, jerry says. denzel washington. i don't want to know what walter thinks. who? >> george clooney. >> why is that funny to me? walter thinks the sexiest man in the movies is funny to me. >> is it time for our favorite things? keep yours out of the green. it went through the table. >> if i put it on there -- it's crazing in the grass, in the wheat grass. >> what have you got, girl? >> the humane society of missouri's long meadow rescue ranch you can sponsor a barn buddy. i did it before a couple of years ago. i got the llama. they don't have the llamas. starting at $25, you can buy one of these. say you're an animal lover and you have a friend having a birthday. just because the holidays are over, there are a lot of birthdays, you can

. >> is that johnny depp. >> was the restaurant owner in disguise. >> no, it wasn't johnny depp. >> youl see more and more of that now because everyone can post reviews about anything that they do any place they go and you know you will see more of this kind of thing. >> i do find a lot of reviews people are not nice on the internet >> because it is anonymous. that is what i hate about it. can write nasty e-mails i know. >> yeah. and i mean you never know, i mean if that one person had liked the place and decided i am going to tank this place. >> for no reason. >> then i find myself looking at a recently bought phone for a daughter i succumbed to it. >> if i am going to a restaurant i will check it out >> i did not buy certain items because of like six people. six people maybe these people were you know, just slamming this or whatever for personal reasons but we look at it. >> stephanie s i did not -- >> is the rain close. >> getting close mixing with sleet and maybe a freezing rain well off to the south and west temperatures warming up just rain here in washington later today. tony the

. >> about johnny depp being there. >> yeah, this wasn't a publicity event for the outside. this was an event for military children and their families. >> despite carney's comments, no record of johnny depp ever appeared in the official white house visitor log. to me, that's because he showed up as that guy. >> they looked under mad hatter, maybe they'd find it. >> all right. 5 minutes after the top of the hour, it finally happened. it happened about midnight last night, new hampshire primary officially kicks off the first true primary of the season. and where did it take place? dixville notch and as usual, we were there to chronicle the results. within five minutes, we knew who won! >> that's right. and so here are the vote totals from northern new hampshire. mitt romney leaps to the lead or actually to a tie with jon huntsman. they each have two, newt gingrich has one and poor ron paul one as well. rick perry is the poor one. he didn't get zip. >> in that place. here's what i'm upset about. 75 people live there. where are the rest of the people? three of them voted for oba

." >>> her 14-year-old relationship with johnny depp is not over. a judge will rule next week on actress halle berry's attempt to keep the father of her child from contacting them until a child endangerment investigation is concluded. >>> finally, first it was the sexiest man alive and now fans of ryan gosling are up in arms he is snubbed for a oscar nomination. bloggers buzz for either "drive" or ides on march should have been recognized. the academy. >>> from atlanta, georgia, in nearby peachtree city, one 7-year-old is a full-blown piano prodigy. he won first prize in an international child competition. ironically, he said being on one of the world's best known stages was the first time he wasn't nervous about playing. a fan of albert einstein, adrian has already jumped two grade levels and hopes to one day be as talented in science as he is in music. overachiever there. i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," your first stop of the day on your nbc station. >>> 4:28 is the time. 43 degrees here in the nation's capital. good morning to you, i'm joe

. >> johnny depp was standing at a table at this party greeting guests dress as the mad hatter. >> they're having "alice in wonderland" parties o when the unemployment rate is 9.9% in the country. >> this big, decedent, hollywoodesque-type henry viii bash. >> apparently the people at the party were drinking punch out of blood viles. >> it was so exextravagant gantt that guests drank fruit punch from blood viles. >> stephen: this party was so extravagant that managed to anger not one but two doocys. tweedle dee and tweedle dooce. [applause] but why? why, folks? i ask you, why are these obscene details coming to light only now? >> the white house went out of the way to cover this up, to keep this quiet. >> they covered it all up because of the perception that it looked like they were having a good old time at taxpayers' expense. >> here we are with what's a minicofferup, if you will, so to speak. >> yes, an old-fashioned hush job, if you were, so to speak and as you were. and this malice in blunderland continues to deafen. oh, oh. [cheering and applause] thank you. thank you. trademark. oh.

the old johnny depp cops in high school drama that jonah rewrote as a comedy. >> i'm not going to be for it but it is a crowd pleaser, yeah. >> jonah hill. >> reporter: then he says he's anxious to get his teeth into the kinds of parts reserved for oscar nominees. you know, the serious stuff. >> that's what's kind of amazing about our business, as much as our business is crazy, but one audition, one five-minute performance, one moment, could change the course of your entire life. >> likable cattle, that jonah hill. thanks for his time. coming up next, dogs that bark. the music from "star wars." we've got a sneak peek at the best of this year's super bowl commercials. how's it going? good afternoon. don't feed that meter. this meter's on me. with all the hundreds i've saved at progressive, this meter's on me. thank you. de nada. with all the hundreds i've saved on car insurance this year, this meter's on me. there's a catch? there's no catch. nothing but savings. thank you very much. have a great day. you, too. you're sexy. [ laughs ] are choosing advil. i'm keith baraka and i'm a fir

." >>> elsewhere, vanessa paradis said her 14-year relationship with johnny depp is not over. >>> a judgeill rule next week on halle berry's attempt to keep the father of her children away from them. >>> finally, first it was sexiest man alive. now fans of ryan gosling are up in arms after being snubbed for an oscar nomination. bloggers buzz that what's being called the year of the gosling, he should have been recognized by the academy. bill agrees. i can tell. he's shaking his head. >>> this comes from wxia in atlanta, georgia, where in nearby peach tree city, one 7-year-old is a full-blown piano prodigy. he recently performed at carnegie hall. he said being on one of the world's best known stages was the first time he wasn't nervous about playing. he's already jumped two grade levels and hopes to be as talented in science as he is in music. good luck to him in that. i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> spectacular fireworks welcomed in the chinese new year in hong kong. almost 40,000 rockets were cast into the sky as the y

vanessa parody has told a french paper contrary to reports, her 14-year-old relationship with johnny depp is not over. >>> a judge will rule next week on actress halle berry's attempt to keep the father of her child from contacting them until a child endangerment investigation is concluded. >>> finally, first it was the sexiest man alive and now fans of ryan gosling are up in arms because he has been snubbed for an oscar nomination. >> what a shame. >> it's ridiculous. bloggers buzz what is called the year of the gosling, the actor's film work in either "drive" or "ides on march" should have been recognized. the academy. everybody can remember it and protest it. it's ridiculous. >> you're pathetic. >> i am, i know. i'm digging that hole deeper and deeper. it's a shame. this comes to us from wxia in nearby atlanta, georgia, in peachtree city, adrian, a 7-year-old s a full-blown piano prodigy. he won first prize in an international child competition. ironically, he said being on one of the world's best known stages was the first time he wasn't nervous. a fan of albert einstein, adrian has a

a new survey shows johnny depp is america's favorite actor.andra bullock was the only woman in the top ten. >>> all right. this comes to us from wnbc news 4 new york where in nearby harlem we heard president obama like we've never heard him before. ♪ i go [ cheers and applause ] >> way to put his hard into it. and he's great. yes, that was the leader of the free world offering his rendition of al green's "let's stay together." bill will be following up with that later in the show. the president was headlining a campaign fund raiser at the legendary apollo theater. >>> i'm lynn berry. this is "early today." just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> three tiger cubs have been paired with an unlikely surrogate mother. a set of triplets, two white tigers and one rare stripeless white tiger, are being taken care of a dog in a wild life preserve in japan. the babies are a third pregnancy in 18 months for their tiger mother, who was deemed unfit to take care of them. >>> in china, lights shone bright for the spring holiday festiv

. >> or pirating the caribbean with johnny depp is costing so much per ticket that it's turning some fans into homebodies. >> we're watching more and more at home. we just got a new couch so we could watch movies at home and be comfortable. >> reporter: home neaters fast becoming the cheaper theater alternative. >> that's compelling. >> reporter: seth is a ticket guru at best buy. he says with ticket prices the way they were, a home theater can pay for itself in no time. >> consumers today can spend $200 to $300 and get a good little home theater in a box. >> think the studios are nervous? >> i think they're not happy right now. >> reporter: paul dergarabedian come piles numbers for boxoffice.com. he said this year even star power didn't help. the duo of julia roberts and hank -- tom hanks tanked too. >> the competitive landscape is so intense for the audience hearts and minds and their dollars that it's become very difficult to grab that audience in a significant way. >> reporter: the theaters that are thriving are those offering more if you pay more. at the archlight theater, usher

." >>> contrary to reports, her 14--year-old relationship with johnny depp is not over. >>> a judge willress halle berry's attempt to keep the father of her child from contacting them until a child endangerment investigation is concluded. >>> finally, first it was sexiest man alive, now fans of ryan gosling are up in arms because he was snubbed for an oscar nomination. the actor's film work in "drive" or "ides of march" should have been recognized by the academac. i will not comment because i remain an unbiased journalists. >> i didn't see either movie yet. people say they're fantastic. i'm a firm believer ryan gosling should get his due. >> and call you at the same time. >>> i'm lynn berry, this is "first look" on msnbc. stay tuned, "way too early" with willie geist starts right now. >>> the state of our union is getting stronger. and we've come too far to turn back now. as long as i'm president, i will work with anyone in this chamber to build on this momentum. but i intend to fight obstruction with action and i will oppose any effort to return to the very same policies that brought on

>> well, i would love to do a movie, or something to do with johnny depp be in the movie. >> johnny deppout music some day. he could eitr be my son, we could sing. >> that is great. >> i have no idea. there's nothing i could think of we could do to the. >> sure. that would be my answer to the question if you asked me the same thing. dolly parton, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> again the movie is joyful noise and it's in theaters right now. noise and it's in theaters right now. we'll be right back. same great taste with an added "way to go, me" feeling. splenda® essentials™. get more out of what you put in. my high school science teacher made me what i am today. our science teacher helped us build it. ♪ now i'm a geologist at chevron, and i get to help science teachers. it has four servo motors and a wireless microcontroller. over the last three years we've put nearly 100 million dollars into american education. that's thousands of kids learning to love science. ♪ isn't that cool? and that's pretty cool. ♪ >>> it was a horrific crime that sent three teenagers to prison for the murder

. >> is johnny depp's relationship with the mother of his two kids over?nd why katherine heigl nearly quit hollywood for good.

and finally, a new poll shows that johnny depp is america's favorite actor.as kind of surprised by that one. clint eastwood and denzel washington tied for second. sandra bullock, the only woman in the top ten. >> why is he always shafted? come on. finally, in new york city in harlem, the president was heard like we've never heard him before. ♪ i so no love with you >> not bad. not bad. even hit the high note. yes, that was the leader of the free world offering his rendition of al green's "let's stay together." the president was headlining a campaign fund-raiser at the apollo theater with more than a few acts were booed off the stage but not last night. no word if he'll try out for nbc's "the voice." shameless plug there. we apologize. shameless plug. >> he was smart. he knew he hit the note and he stopped right there. >> did you see that? he was a little pat on the back. >> yeah, it's like the seinfeld episode. >> walk away. be happy. i'm lynn berry. this is "first look" on msnbc. stay tuned, "way too early with willie geist" starts right now. >>> a destructi

. >> and they might ask, for example, why they had the fabulous halloween party, starting johnny deppnd the director, tim burton and cost a billion dollars in 2009 and nobody knew about it for more than two years. >> the white house said it was on the daily press... >> being fair to that -- some bloggers... every reporter, not just the ones with a half million dollar advance like her, every other reporter seemingly knew about it and didn't think it was interesting they had a fabulous hollywood party with one of the biggest stars in the world and didn't match the narrative the white house wand about, we're fighting hard against recession in 2009 and, there are 3,000 press secretaries, schilling for the obama white house. >> i have a major problem actually with people withholding information. a lot of people do that. what is your first responsibility? is it to make money for yourself and become famous or report and help inform people to make a decision about the presidency. and you are covering it on the dime of "the new york times" or the "washington post" or other people. >> that is w

it had hollywood stars there, like johnny depp, et cetera. >> i think even beyond that.or halloween party, the white house invited children of military families, come to the white house. that's a big deal. that was public. that's why it got all the press. meanwhile, in the state dining room, tim burton, the director of "alice in wonderland" transformed that into his private wonderland. george lucas. no one in hollywood breathed a word. these are people that let people know when they're going to starbucks so they can get photographed in people magazine. they love the obamas so much -- >> you'll never believe where i am right now. white house historic room, nobody heard about it, except for when it's reported. >> steve: on crack.com. >> that doesn't cut it. >> gretchen: here was the response from the white house. if we wanted it to be a secret, we wouldn't have invited the press corp. to cover it or posted pictures of it. you said that you think this will stick. in what way? >> because all day yesterday -- why do people care, that's a better question. they are setting up t

no, they had a right stick of. [ beep ] >> by the way, johnny depp was in the tourist and has not seentephen colbert's former superpac has an attack ad airing in south carolina. remember, he entered the race or he's trying to enter the race even though he can't as a write in in south carolina and turned over the superpac to john stewart. he talked about his candidacy, such that it is on abc's "this week." >> corporations, america's greatest institution. they built this country one job at a time. mitt romney says he's for corporations. >> corporations are people, my friend. >> but mitt romney has a secret. as head of bane capital, he bought companies carved them up and got rid of what he couldn't use. if mitt romney really believes -- >> corporations are people, my friend. >> then mitt romney is a serial killer. >> mitt romney a serial killer? >> that's powerful stuff. >> doesn't that cross the line? >> i have nothing to do with that ad. i have no control over that ad. anything in that ad is inaccurate, if he did not say corporations are people and if he did not make his money cutting u

. >> reporter: or pirating the caribbean with johnny depp, it's costing so much per ticket, turning someodies into home bodies. >> we just got a new couch so we can watch it at home and be comfortable! >> reporter: home theaters are fast becoming the cheaper theater alternatives. that's compelling. >> reporter: seth flood is one of the gurus of gadgets at best buy. he says with ticket prices what they are, a home theater system can now pay for itself faster than ever before. >> in the past, you would spend several thousand dollars just on an entry level audio system. consumers today can spend 200 to 300 and get a good little home theater in a box. >> reporter: do you think the theaters are scared? >> i think a little bit right now. >> reporter: paul compiles box office numbers for hollywood.com and he says this year, even star power didn't help. >> they are coming back! >> reporter: harrison ford couldn't pull cowboys and aliens out of the doldrums and duo of julia roberts and tom hanks tanked too. >> would you like to kiss me? >> reporter: the competitive landscape right now is so inten

johnny depp and thomas stone won awards as well. a big night. >> it is 39 degrees in winchester.till another half-hour. >> two new developments in the natalee holloway case. a former suspect pleads guilty to another murder. and the judge makes a major decision. >> metro money matters and will be the hot-button issue today with the border with more on how this will impact you, coming up. >> a big tent on the way for temperatures. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] from our nation's networks... ♪ ♪ ...to our city streets... ♪ ♪ ...to skies around the world... ♪ ♪ ...northrop grumman's security solutions are invisibly at work, protecting people's's lives... [ soldier ] move out! [ male announcer ] ...without their even knowing it. that's the value of performance. northr grumman. >> straight ahead, the disturbing video sending shock waves around the world good morning to you washington carried thank you for waking up for us on this thursday, january 12. >> the rain is moving out and mild weather is moving in but not for long. big changes are on the way and adam caskey knows what they are. >> a b

and in general the hollywood angle out of this. >> pictures of johnny depp instantly available? >> where? >> to who? >> there were pictures everywhere. >> that part where johnny depp was. >> there were many, many people in the white house, public, staff and others and there were photographs out there. i mean, honestly, again, there are outlets that have reported this as a secret party which is just silly and it's irresponsible reporting to suggest that you would have a pool report and the press and an event that's secret. and have it attended by hundreds if not thousands of people. the focus was on the military, their families and their kids. and it was not on publicity outside of here. it was on those who were invited. >> so if you say the book is overhyped and sensationalized, including that anecdote, why did 33 people around this white house including senior aides cooperate with this author? >> again, that happened before the book came out. but we cooperated with all of you on the stories that you worked on. you know, we give access to you, you get interviews. some of your st

johnny depp coming out at the end as the first presenter was perfect. put an arm around him. way of saying, johnny loved last year. i win you over. >> hands off morales. you have to get ready for "access hollywood live" what's going on? >> fashion galore and every moment. brad pitt and angelina stopped for long chats. they were so chatty. >> we love talking with you. but you've got to go. >> i'm not done. >> nice talking with you, billy. >> the party isn't over because when billy leaves when the last award was handed out the party kept going and al hit the after parties. after this. ♪ [ driver ] what do i want? ♪ i want horsepower. cleaner horsepower. i want power that dominates the road. and fuel efficiency that respects the earth. gimme 43 miles per gallon. and the rush of 200 horsepower. what i want is the best of both worlds. [ male announcer ] introducing the reinvented 2012 camry hybrid. from toyota. ♪ look at me: one. we're a salty sweet snack. two. salty sweet snacks get eaten. and three. i'd prefer her versus "hungry eyes" over here... ♪ i've got hungry eyes its smoo

. >> and what's johnny depp's maiden name? >> what? >> hi.'ve been thinking about cats a lot lately. >> what? >> where do they go? >> what are you talking about? >> where do cats go? >> what do you mean, where do cats go? >> angela, where does electric come from? >> what? >> what is the national currency of bolivia? >> i have no idea. >> some cats, they are cool. i throw my cat, chloe against the wall sometimes. she's, like, fine. >> what kind of cars do you like? >> i have no idea. i don't know a lot of lesbians. >> where is brussels? >> what? >> where is brussels? >> what are you -- >> someone was talking about brussels. you know where it is? is it a place? >> like brussels sprouts? >> is that what they were talking about? >> what kind of questions are these? what is wrong with these people. i'm going to be in the middle of nowhere. i would never want to live -- it's in belgium. belgium. >> why do bees die when they lose their stinger? when they stinger? >> yeah, i know. >> why? >> because they have nothing else to give. >> thank you. >> i

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. >> i tell you one thing though, that johnny depp has not aged well since that movie.m lately? he looks like a lady. >> he was good in drive. >> he was good in drive. i thought that was one of the sleepers. >> he was also the best batman. >> he was. and when he put on weight for "money ball". >> i just wish he could lose his kentucky accent. >> me too. >> anna, in an age of feme -- feminism, why should men be chivalrous? is it sexist? >> i don't think it is sexist. well, i don't want to say -- well, pound for pound women are weaker than men. and the same reason you would save a child because they -- you know, it is like the stronger people who ever they are, if you are a very strong amazon-type woman, maybe you too should help the smaller people. >> really it goes back to a hunter and gatherer. if we went out hunting we would still have his sperm. but if women hunted and there were 10 women and we lost one woman, we would be losing 10% of our reproductive capacity for the next year. chivalry is an evolutionary instinct. >> that's why men fight wars. >> i totally agree.