[applause] and for justin taylor. thank you very much. [applause] and then for jill voligrinski -- if i pronounced that name correctly. thank you very much. [applause] and of course, to the officer. thank you very much for doing your duty as well. i know you'll say that is just your job, but a lot of people do not do that as well. we're honored with their dedicated service on a day-to- day basis. thank you very much, officer. [applause] hopefully we will get to hear from them very shortly. but i would like to invite up now are chief of fire in chief of police for the safety awards. >> thank you, mayor lee, good morning everyone. we're here to bradley say thank you 23 citizens that were very brave last week, as well as the officer. they did a great job. my understanding -- was not on the scene, but the fire department prides itself on getting to any emergency in the city without -- within three to five minutes. seconds really counted, and these three gentlemen went to work right away. onwar stopped his cab to see what was happened to the c

. >>> "people" announced a cover featuring taylor lautner was 10 0% fake. >>> lady gaga, justin bieber and george clooney topped dosomething.org as doing the most and peta named kim kardashian one of the grinches of yeert for wearing fur. >>> and in his finalized divorce settlement, not only does mel gibson have to pay his former wife after his current fortun de, $425 million but she gets half of his future residuals forever. >> i'm shocked he's half a billionaire. i guess he was directing money, too. he produced more than just acting. >> yeah. poor guy. kim kardashian is not having the best year. >> she's been in the headline, for good or bad. >>> this now comes to us from knbc nbc 4 in los angeles, california, where a clever ipad app stopped a suspected grinch from steal one family's christmas. kent woke up to a homeowner's nightmare when he saw a burglar near his bed. he got away with the ipad and the christmas gifts. a locator application on the device led the suspect to a nearby home where they arrested the thief and recovered all of the stolen items just in time for christmas. oh

. >>> "people" announced a cover featuring taylor lautner was 100% fake. >>> lady gaga, justin bieber george clooney topped dosomething.org's list of the top most 20 giving stars, and peta named kim kardashian one of the grinches of the year for continuing to wear fur. >>> and in his finalized divorce settlement, not only does mel gibson have to pay his former wife half of his current fortune, $425 million, but she also gets half of his future residuals forever. ouch. and i've heard she's already worth $22 million herself. >> now she's worth a quarter billion. >> she's going to be living high on the hog. i guess that's california law, right? >> they were together a long time. >> i'm veronica de le cruz. stay tuned, because "way too early" with willie geist starts right now. >>> six days until the voting begins in iowa, and mitt romney and newt gingrich which dropped all that negative campaigning, the question is who will emerge at the top of the field? we'll have the latest from iowa. >>> back in washington, ben nelson of nebraska announces he will not seek re-election, almost assurin

>>justine: we will talk about liz taylor later on this hour i want to let you know right now some informationt in to the kron4 newsroom, the ex penn state coach jerry sandusky had just arrived at the courthouse in pennsylvania to face his accusers and the child sex abuse case. he faces more than 50 criminal counts. what will happen today is a part of the pre- trial hearing and the judge will determine if there is enough information to take the case for. we will provide updates all morning long on kron4. right now we want to go live to the port of oakland where protesters seem to have vacated the area. we will keep you updated on the situation there when we come right back. @Ñ [music] >> mark: our top story, occupy protesters claim victory this morning after sitting out the port open for the second time in less in two months. he w the maps in a moment it was sunny this afternoon and we have highs near 60 that will be nice and once again as we head into the overnight freezing cold weather to blanket the bay area. let us get to the maps. these are the temperatures that have been registered in th

taylor swift. we didn't talk about justin bieber.-down of nominees at web be -- at wusa9.com. >> a chilly day ahead. not bad this afternoon. 52. we're looking good through the weekend. rain possibly late monday. monika? >> the accident inbound 66 at route 234 business has been cleared. let's take a look at a map on the inbound side of the dulles green burn at single. watch out for an accident blocking all lanes. >> former maryland governor bob ehrlich joins us to talk about his new book and give us his take on the presidential race. >> "the early show" begins next. they'll have more on the upcoming troop drawdown in iraq and why more women need to pursue careers in technical fields. >> see you tomorrow! >>> more than eight years after iraq war began with an invasion described as jacques and awe, u.s. officials began the handover of u.s. bases this morning one month before all u.s. troops must be out of iraq. we have live in baghdad. >>> asia stock markets are surging as investors hope to solution to europe's debt crisis. we will a

>>justine: that was at an auction for elizabeth taylor's jewels. broker record.ere is still a chance to buy a piece of hollywood history. the auction is going through friday, even a wedding dress to her second marriage to richard burton. so far in total, the jewelry portion of the auction has fetched over $137,000,000.50 effect some of the highlights was that beautiful pearl necklace and a more than $8 million diamond ring that richard burton of the air to her. for 50 >>justine: we will take a quick break, here is a look at the golden gate bridge. it is still raining out there. we will talk more about when the rain will be leaving the bay area when the kron4 news comes back. >>justine: let's take in look at what is happening weather wise on this what thursday. and senate tail on 92, and law of divorce starting their mornings you furious that lies in still lifes on floor, sir rosa will see little threat seriously have several crews following the wet weather this morning. will tran and is driving or have seen what is out there today. will keep you posted on to win

justin bieber will drop by. also this week, taylorr friends and family and let's put them up there. we invited three of the most popular ones to join us for trick or treat pranks. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] all righty. where is jim mcgrath? jim? hey jim how are you doing? >> i'm good. >> jay: good to see you. thanks for dressing for the show. [ light laughter ] now, where are you from? >> i'm from green bay, wisconsin. >> jay: what do you do there? >> i work for ups. i'm a driver. >> jay: ups driver. all right, very good. now, you went bungee jumping, is that correct? >> correct. >> jay: is that a scary experience for you? >> not as bad as driving sometimes. >> jay: really, really? okay and your friends pulled a a frank on you. >> yes they did. i went off the jump and the first jump you have to go backward and like i said, i'm nervous and they tried to pull a prank on me. >> jay: okay, well here's the prank they pulled. here, take a look. >> three, two, one. >> oh, no, wait! wait! wait! [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jay: that

taylor lautner was 100% fake. apparently it spread as a holiday internet joke, cofounding russell simmons to tweet his congratulations. >>> lady gaga, justin bieber and george clooney topped dosomething.org as doing the most and peta named kim kardashian one of the grinches of the year for wearing fur. >>> and in his finalized divorce settlement, not only does mel gibson have to pay his former wife half his current fortune, $425 million right now, she also gets half of his future residuals forever. >> every weekend when i watch "lethal weapon one" and "two," she guess a piece of that. >> cha-ching. that's the law in california. >> eddie murphy said that once in a comedy skit. >>> this now comes to us from knbc nbc 4 in los angeles, california, where a clever ipad app stopped a suspected grinch from steal one family's christmas. kent woke up to a homeowner's nightmare when he saw a burglar near his bed. he got away with the ipad and the christmas gifts. a locator application on the device led the suspect to a nearby home where they arrested the thief and recovered all of the stolen items just in time for christmas. oh, my goodness. don't me

[applause] and for justin taylor. thank you very much. [applause] and then for jill voligrinski