way to go johnny now we know that miss middle america makes good decisions but let's move on we have made no secret here on this program but we're skeptical of what the tea party movement has become so we were excited when we found out that somebody else out there shared our views and got us thinking how could we show the tea party just how much we don't like them and then it came to me how about a video showing how i would handle all those tea baggers jokingly of course. the tea party we talked about them posted interviews about them and with them and we feel them just did a little bit on this show you know this show has no. long live calling them out for their contradictory views it looks like someone else out there who agrees with us the agenda project has started a campaign called f t a way to say that normal americans won't put up with that radical group anymore well i thought their campaign was a great way to put those tea baggers in their place but i gotta admit it was me i'd probably take a much more aggressive approach. with the baggers. do you. really. so clearly after we a

johnny mathis. he sold over 100 million albums during his career and he is out now with this first ever country cd called the "let it be me." music greats lyle lovett and johnny mathis, coming up right now. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i'm james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference, you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and answer, nationwide insurance is happy to help tavis improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: pleased to welcome back to this program, honored to have on this program lyle lovett. the fourth time grammy-winning it -- grammy winner and actor recently starred alongside our friend helen hunt and the stage production of "much ado about nothing." in january, he is appearing on the last ever episode of the iconic music series "austin city limits." up♪ i wi

he suffered a career ending hamstring injury during a jetski accident while vacationing with johnny depp and now sells life insurance. this has been a "red eye" where are they now? >> sad. tragic. >> kind of sad. >> the more you learn. >> the more you learn, the more you cry. >> i like seeing that under belly though. >>> do i have time for my agreeing uh log? -- my greg-alogue? then why didn't you move the damn thing. i apologize. i just lost my temper. i apologize. to the greg-alogue -- >> maybe you need a three week sabbatical. >> yes. it is a pharmacy of failure. >>> so now that the so-called centers movement is launched, i noticed a change in the air. people are nicer. the polarization that would mar our conversations seems to be enjoyed by a citizenry conducted with dialogue and lightheartedness. just outside i saw a small black child smiling of the and we owe all of this, not to the american people, but the important media types who know better. yes i said it, the galstons. they had wrote that no labels, quote, will establish lines that no one should cross. politicians, media personalities

johnny depp the tourist. jake jillanhall love and other drugs. >> we are listening to some of the golden globe nominations. they are continuing now. some of the names already nominated. annette being. johnny depp. jake jillanhall. they are continuing to do the 2011 golden globes which will be broadcast live on january 16th. >> johnny depp two different movies for best actor. interesting. all right we will get more on that in a little bit. >>> time now 5:40. here is a quick look at some of the other stories we are following for you. just hours ago dozens of police officers rushed in to control a wild and out of control bar fight. it broke out at 1:00 a.m. on kentucky street in petaluma. one reported injury and at least one arrest. also today the national transportation safety board will issue its latest report about that gas pipeline disaster in san bruno. inspectors have spent the past month looking for information that killed eight people and destroyed dozens of homes. >>> president obama's tax cut package is heading toward passage in the u.s. senate today. it's looking more likely the package will pass in the house as well. the h

you can see him now pursuing both angelina jolie and johnny depp in "the tourist."day. please say hello to paul bettany. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: well, it's -- we don't have to be that courteous. how are you? >> i'm terribly well, thank you very much. >> jimmy: i think i like english people better than american people. >> you're having an english-off tonight. i wish helen was here. we could have had a battle. >> jimmy: she isn't here but her dog ghost is sitting right beside you. so -- watch what you say. >> you bastard. >> jimmy: how is your lovely wife jennifer connelly? >> she's gorgeous. >> jimmy: she really is spectacularly beautiful. >> thank you. >> jimmy: does she remind you of that every day? >> you know, it's sort of -- it just happens naturally. i wake up next to her. >> jimmy: and you go, wow, i must be good looking myself. >> i must be extraordinary. and i am. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: clearly, clearly. [ applause ] and you guys have plans for the holidays? >> yeah, it's actually -- it's her 40th birthday this weekend. >> jimmy: oh. wow. do have a

johnny b. make sense harriet's jump and we are now in the middle of a debate of creating more instruments for the for the european commission to introduce european taxes there are examples on the table we are now in the debate of creating sanctions. the european commission wants more instruments to get involved in the national economies sanctions where. economies and governments do not follow the european rules so we are right in the middle of a debate that we never intended to harm and we should have never answered this is the enemy so is there a monetary union without a political union. visionaries only involves understanding only follow a political union and now we're trying to to to to to to get political union accepted because we are facing problems with the monetary union that's that's the reality it's natural you know you see on this as well it's a quite union the whole what you had hoped is wrong when your heart and your you want to you know is wrong european go ahead laughing go ahead go ahead ok when we when the european monetary union was started there was a stability pact pact connect

and hear what johnny depp has to say about his new thriller "the tourist." >>> now keep it on this channelr 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. the day today on your nbc station. have a good one.

. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. johnny depp is looking back to his roots, but he may not want to hold his breath. depp tells mtv news he would love to do a cameo for the film "21 jump street" but producers haven't asked him yet. >>> in today's list news, kim kardashian is reality tv's highest paid star at $6 million a year as reported by "the daily beast." lawrence conrad, former star of both "laguna beach" and "the hills" has her own show in the works and is second with $5 million. "real life" star bethenny frankel who has books, and other items, came in third with $4 million. frankel made another list. "fitness" magazine's best celeb bodies in 2010. lady gaga was awarded the title best pop body. kelly osbourne tied with jennifer hudson for best slim down and courteney cox tied with kathy griffin for best age defiers. >>> and baltimore, maryland, one man won big and decided to give a lot of it away. marco won $250,000 in ta lottery but is not keeping it all for himself. he's actually handing a portion of his winnings over

johnny cash. i don't know. maybe i'll be looking that up. >>> time now for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout the day here on nbc -- in washington, an advisory to the food and drug administration will weigh new research that could lead to allowing those who are significantly less obese to qualify for lap band weight loss surgery. >>> today is international day of persons with disabilities, established by the united nations to promote a better understanding of the political, social and economic rights and challenges facing the disabled community. >>> and right here at 30 rockefeller plaza in new york, some amateur and professional gift wrappers will put their skills to the test at the most gifted wrapper contest. >>> all day long, you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with nbc "nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. a look at what's next for new york congressman charles rangel after the house censured the 20-term democ

and now here's an early look at your headlines in entertainment. last night at the premiere of his latest film johnny depp gave swimmers of fans more than his money's worth. he went into the crowd posing for pictures as hundreds turned out for the italian premiere of "the tourist." angelina jolie turned up with brad pitt. >>> at 43 pamela anderson will soon be making her 13th appearance in playboy mack zone but this one is going to be different. in addition to 8 pages of pictures there will be a poem by anderson. how about that. >>> final a bad girl of old says today's bad girls are much, much worse. the brat of the '90s, shannen doherty tells us that she's pretty sure none of her bad girls went into rehab and, quote, we didn't go out and slash people. >> i disagree. i think people are all doing the same thing but it's the paparazzi. you can't get away with things anything. >> there was no blogger posting pictures. so we will never know. >>> well, this comes to us from kfor, news channel 4 in oklahoma city, oklahoma, where thanks to one man more than 400 needy kids will have a christmas. roger volunt

johnny knox, but the pass devin mccourty knocks the ball loose. it's picked up up and returned 35 yards for the score, patriots up 21-0. seconds remaining in the 1st half, pats now 27-0. tom brady finds a wide open deion branch and the pats score a 59-yard touchdown and town the bears 36-7 -- down the bears 36-7. >>> raiders and jaguars in jacksonville, jason campbell threw a pass to darren mcfadden but all kinds of yards after the catch, 67 yards for the score, raiders up 7-0. this thing would turn into a barn burner. oakland down seven in the 4th, more mcfadden this, time a 36- yard touchdown. mcfadden with 209 yards of total offense and three touchdowns on the day, tied at 31, but the jags would respond. there were two to place. maurice jones-drew with a 30- yard touchdown run and that's your game winner. jacksonville beats oakland 38- 31. >>> talk about a good luck spoiled this, had to be a miserable exit for mike shanahan who needs to win all three remaining games to avoid just the third losing season of his career. , h ♪ ♪ [ children laughing ] ♪ [ female announcer ] sometimes, if you wish hard enough, you get exactly what you want for christmas. welcome t

johnny just a moment. ♪ toys in every store >> he's 75 years old now and he still sounds great. >> iard it everywhere i wasn't in christmas my high school years and takes me back to those days. >> i got you. one thing about living in new york walking down the street this time of year, there is christmas music everywhere and kind of gets you in the spirit. if you are not in the spirit already, you certainly get it walking down the streets of new york. >> we will continue to celebrate on "the early show" with more christmas music and christmas cheer. stay with ,,,,,,,, >>> dramatic christmas music. welcome back to "the early show." merry christmas to everyone i'm rebecca jarvis. >> i'm russ mitchell. merry christmas, celebrating this joyous noel with one of the best selling pop groups of all times, wilson phillips. look at them there. >> looking for a delicious last-minute idea for christmas dinner, we're preparing a very festive feast with a texas twist. >> we love elizabeth. >> right here in new york. we love her straubts and what she haas in store. >> what are you doing today. >> af

. >> now the scores for artistic impression. laurie ann gibson. >> 7. >> johnnyeir. >> 6. >> dick button. >> 8. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: he's 81, what are you going to do? they're still working out the kinks. yesterday, the houston texans beat the tennessee titans 20-0. it wasn't much of a game with the exception of a great fight in the fourth quarter. look at this. >> finnegan gets the first shot and gets his helmet knocked off. he takes off johnson and now johnson is going to get a couple of good shots in there, or bad shots, if you will. >> jimmy: wait a minute. that is pauly d from "jersey show." what is he doing on the field? [ applause ] why do you need a helmet when you have hair like that? here's another funny thing too. the bills lost to the steelers in overtime thanks primarily to a pass wide receiver steve johnson dropped in the end zone. >> first and ten. nice block at the guard. going deep. he's got johnson. oh, he dropped the ball! that would have been the game winner! >> jimmy: so he missed the catch. after the game, lashed out on twitter at who? at

. >>> now here's a early look at the morning headlines in entertainment. last night at the premiere of his latest film, johnnypp gave swirms of fans more than their money's worth. depp waded into a huge crowd, patiently signing autographs and posing for pictures as hundreds turned out for the italian premiere of "the tourist." costar angelina jolie turned out with her significant other brad pitt, telling the italian media her focus for christmas is on her children. >>> at 43 pamela anderson will soon be making her 13th appearance in "playboy" magazine, but this one is going to be different. in addition to eight pages of pictures, there will be a poem written by anderson. how sweet. >>> and, finally, a bad girl of old says today's bad girls are much, much worse. the brat of the '90s, "beverly hills 90210"'s shannen doherty tells "access hollywood" that behavior of tinseltown's bad girls of the past is nothing compared to now, saying she's pretty sure none of her era's bad girls went into rehab, and, quote, we didn't go out and flash people. >>> well, this comes to us from kfor, news channel 4 in oklahoma city,

johnny. >> where she plays a schizophrenic. >> want to see it. is it in the theaters now? >> don't believe so. and neither is -- >> the fighter. it is coming out this week. >> those are ones to watch. >>> well are you craving pizza this morning, maybe a steak or barbecue? aren't sure where to go? well aol has put out a best of d.c. list. we'll talk with a rep from the company to get the details. >>> and speaking of good food, holly is out getting crafty with dessert. how to make spectacular holiday treats coming up next. we're back in just a moment. >>> hi, this is desiree dirk and ashley fair from germany. we want to wish debbie butler from lexington, maryland, a very merry christmas. [ female announcer ] why settle for plain bread when you can have pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits? the warm, light delicate layers are like nothing else. add a layer of excitement to your next meal. ♪ try mini crescent dogs. just unroll the dough, roll up, bake, and present. very impressive! and very easy. for this recipe and more, visit pillsburycrescents.com. [ female announcer ] k

[ laughter ] >> that's what johnnie cochran said. [ laughter ] >> gentlemen, thank you very much. and happy holidays to you. >>> time nowcent terror threats are on the rise or at least on the minds of holiday travelers this christmas eve. >> we are going to tell you the new item now under scrutiny at airports. >>> if you have a story idea or a comment would you like to share with us, email the guy standing right there. he is brian@cbs5.com. and today is fire shirt friday. he is wearing a t-shirt from san francisco's fire department. >> big shoutout to them. we'll be back. lots of lotions promised healing. this one actually does it. [ female announcer ] gold bond ultimate healing lotion. nothing feels like it, smells like it, heals like it. gold bond. this stuff really works. the moment you feel run down or achy nip flu-like symptoms in the bud, with oscillococcinum. get oscillo and feel like yourself again. oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud. >>> much like last christmas, this christmas travel season means heightened security at airports all the across the country. anne makovec reports from sfo with the latest item unde

now? he's museuming today, right? >> yeah. >> larry: we've discussed this before. your paparazzi madness. so is johnny depp.t is media, was it intense in venice? >> it was, yeah. there was -- i mean, as it would be on the streets of new york. it's hard to get away when you're in the middle of some place like venice. so there was a lot of it. but somehow we just -- you know, we just chose to ignore it and were able to shoot through it and have a good time. and there was also a lot of local people that came out. so that was actually nice. and it's nice when you drop into somebody else's home, you don't want to disturb them by making your big crazy movie, and instead they were very supportive so. we tried to focus on that and the positive side of it all. >> larry: can it, trunk ly frankly, distract from work? >> yes, yes. but on this one, we were lucky that a lot of the harder scenes, the more emotional scenes, the more complex scenes, were more inside a boat or inside a room. and so it is very hard if you have to do a big emotional scene, for example, on streets. in "the changeling" i had to come out crying a

now i'm not a johnny-come-lately -- pardon the phrase -- to this particular position because in the house of representatives when president bush brought an omnibus budget to the house, i voted against it. i voted against it last fall on a number of occasions when we had omnibus appropriations bills matched up coming to the senate floor under president obama. it is a bad way to do business. by rolling all those things together, you don't have the scrutiny, the oversoothe or under -- oversight or understanding are where the money is going and the tendency to push money beyond your limits becomes a reality. we've got to make some hard decisions. we've got to execute some tough love. we've got to have some shared sacrifice. and we've got to do it quickly. time has run out on the american government, and our american budget process without substantial reform, which is why it would be a tragic mistake for us sometime this week or this weekend to ratify or to adopt an omnibus appropriations bill and send it to the house of representatives. there's an underlying reason why i don't support that an

going to do now because what's going to happen is christmas so traditionally british people are going to still celebrate christmas they're still going to bother children christmas for johnny thirty first fabulous first full day on the door mat before the credit. people will be beginning to lose their jobs people have been living through for this on their credit cards to pay their mortgages they're going to start defaulting that's when the real practice of them stop parliament and think it's not about it isn't over it's certainly is and i have on the debate about europe is definitely not i've thought about the game that will continue don't go on thank you. india. the move go on to join the hotels. the gateway here to the grand imperial. to talk of west coast coromandel you kind of let her tell her to sit don't need to go and call your brother said the colonel was hotel to retreat . six thirty am in moscow good to have you with us here on our team headline more riot police deployed in central moscow over fears of pressure violence as president medvedev pledges swift justice for those involved in last weekend's clashes a rally on saturday commemorating a football fan who was

going to do now because what's going to happen is christmas so traditionally british people of them still celebrate christmas they're still going to buy their children christmas from johnniehirty first february first on the door mat before the credit card people will be beginning to lose their jobs people have been living through for this on their credit cards to pay their mortgages they're going to start defaulting that's when the real pressures of them stop their parliament and think it's not about it isn't over it's certainly under debate about europe is definitely not over and about the view that will continue don't go on thank you. download the official ante up location on the phone on pod touch from the store. which all cheesed life on the go. video on demand parties mindful of costs and feeds now in the palm of your. question on the dot com wealthy british style. market why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy with max cons or for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into cars a report on. the first line. soon which will brighten. soon from phones to christians. who threw stones on t.v. don't come. bad law drop police

, representative king has talked about a hypothetical johnny who was born on a farm but, quote, went offer to the city, became a drug addict and now wants the money from this claim. how strict is the vetting of these claims? >> first of all, i think that that statement has a terrible, terrible racial undertone and very, very offensive to our black farmers. and we need to forget here, we helped feed the country. we helped feed the world. and we paid our price to be in this country and to own land. and what the government done to black farmers is wrong. >> how strict is the vetting? representative king is saying just about anybody who is african-american can claim to have been -- >> that's not true. >> -- a farmer. how strict is it? >> african-americans who farmed or attempted to farm between 1981 and 1997. and the reason we use that definition is because the civil rights office at usda was closed under the reagan administration and we went in and found -- investigated and found thousands of black farmer civil rights cases that had never been processed. and that's what this case is about. this case is not about fraud, this case is a

now. >> two of the best dressed guys in the news business here. roland martin, always a pleasure to have you. >> i got my johnny cash look going. >> you do look like johnny cash today. lex harris, always good to see you. money.com is just a treasure-trove of all of this kind of information from personal finance to investment so check it out on money.com. parents always ask me, what should my kid be studying to make sure they can get a job when they get out of school. i've done research. i'll tell you on the other side. >>> parents ask me all the time what their kids should study in school to land a good job after graduation. my answer is accounting. accounting jobs are expected to grow 22% between 2008 and 2018 cording to the bureau of labor statistics. accounting is about money. money is everywhere. you don't just keep the books. you might advise companies on the best way to use their money. in a globalized economy there are greater demand for accountants with expertise in international trade and mergers and acquisition. a good accounting job is going to take work. a job like public accounting requires a four-

christmas miracle god bless us, everyone" now it's time ♪ ♪ for the greatest gift of all let's bring joy to the world ♪ ♪ by finishing up this bit putting johnnywe go on christmas break. it's time for that beloved late night tradition. 12 days of christmas sweaters. here we go. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ christmas sweaters two days left ♪ [ applse ] >> jimmy: during every show between now and christmas, we're giving one lucky audience member rocking christmas sweater from the countdown to christmas cabinet. since there are only two days left let's open door number two. [ drum roll ] [ cheers and applause ] wow. nice. beautiful. beautiful christmas sweater. now let's see who is going home with tonight's sweater. everyone look at your seat number. if i call your number, you need to either jump up and let me know where you are. qwest, can i get a drum roll, please? [ drum roll ] who wants it. who wants this sweater. it's a goody. [ cheers ] it's a goody right here. ooh. 103! ♪ come on over. hey. nice to meet you. how are you? hold this. what is your name? >> monica. >> jimmy: monica. monica, where are you from? >> from chicago. >> jimmy: oh, monic

johnny mathis. and open the box, joe! >> the final "oprah's favoririri >>> good morning. the lines growing longer at sfo. now and a half hours. check out our flight tracker at abc7news.com. scattered showers mainly in the north bay. steady rain around the monterey bay and in between kind of quiet but scattered showers in the bay with temperatures low 50s right now. we should top out mid to upper ♪ >>> will and kate now on sale. everyone has a chance to get a piece of the royal wedding. we've got a first look at the official souvenirs hitting stores today. >> they're quite ornate, aren't they? >> they are. the whole set right there, you can have it for? 150 bucks. >> that's actually not bad. i'm surprised -- i am surprised they're not charging more. good morning, america, i'm elizabeth vargas. robin roberts is enjoying the day off this morning. >> and i'm george stephanopoulos. we're going to look at this mystery out of las vegas this morning. >> it's an amazing story. this performer who vanished after leaving her home a week ago. police are baffled. and searching for clues in the case. of course, there are c

now, let's talk about this. was he crying when federal funding didn't go to local school districts across america for no child left behind? how many tears were shed on that one, johnnyehner got so worked up that he had to stop the tape and then came back for a sit-down at his family bar with mrs. boehner. and then he started to cry again. >> what set you off that time? because she's proud of you. he cries all the time? >> no. no but he's going through an emotional period, too. >> boehner's crying over his new job. let me ask you, folks, do you think that he cries for the unemployed in this country or the people in america who saw their jobs shipped overseas? is that the american dream that he's crying about? how about the american dream of owning a home or the millions of americans that have been forced to leave because of foreclosure? after losing their job, couldn't keep up with the payments, do you think that he's crying about that. it doesn't have to be with his dream. it's a reality of what he and his party stand for and what they have done to this country over the last eight years. i think boehner seems almost guilt-ridden over his rise to power. it'sing how h

johnny cash performed a full concert for inmates. >> he captivating 5,000 convicts. and i said, hey, this guy's got something. ♪ from now it was a defining experience for haggard. from that point forward, he understood he could find his way with music ♪ i raised a lot of cane back in my younger days ♪ >> it was cash himself who later told haggard to put all of his hardships into his songs. ♪ i walked in on the fightin' side of me ♪ >> reporter: and it paid off. haggard has recorded more than 600 songs, including 40 number one hits. he's won three grammys and just about every country music award imaginable. >> single of the year, 1970, is "okie from muskogee" merle haggard. >> reporter: arguably his most famous song is also his most controversial. ♪ we don't smoke marijuana in muskogee ♪ >> reporter: but, he makes no apologies for it. >> there's more than one message in that song. one of them is pride, for this country. and we all agree on that. >> reporter: are you still as big of a patriot today as you were when you wrote that song? >> oh, even more so. i'm deeply disturbed with our country and deeply in love with it.

johnny pigozzi. thank you. >> pleasure. it was really fun. >> rose: deborah vivian freeman mitford cavendish is the duchess of devonshire. she and her five sisters diana, jessica, unity, nancy and pamela captivated english society for decades now at aged 90 she's published her memoirs entitled "wait for me!". there's also a collection of her correspondence with the english writer patrick lee which is just out. i am pleased to have you here. >> thank you very much. >> rose: are you still the duchess? now you're the dowager. >> i'm the dowager. >> rose: what does that mean? >> it means i'm the mother of the heir. >> rose: because your son is now... >> he's now duke. >> rose: he's now the duke and his wife is the duchess. >> that's correct. >> rose: characterize "wait for me!" >> well, i hope to think it's honest. and i hope to think perhaps it's... the reason for writing it for me was to put straight what a very hostile press have been about my mother and my father. who had never given an interview and all the press had to go and it was cuttings from other press. so i thought well maybe i knew them better than the press did. so i tried to write about them. >> rose: in your book. on the day you were born... there was no mention i