after nearly six years of marriage, katie holmes filed for divorce against tom cruise. >> how katie holmes had everything so well prepared. >> reporter: although holmes' asked for full custody, the couple settled am mickcally on the divorce ending one of the most high profile celebrity marriages. >> the breaking news of whowft -- whitney houston's death. >> reporter: whitney houston died february 11ing in the a hotel bathtub, the night before the grammy awards. houston's death was pan accidental -- an accidental drowning with cocaine and drug use as contributing factors. reporting for cnn hollywood. >> disney buying lucas films, low on that list. we put together a list of the biggest web stories here of the year. you can check out the stories, everything from the question over ballot questions to the dangers of wearing skinny jeans. check out the featured stories fee complur. >>> we are going on ride with police. we take a look inside one local mall has customers hunt for post holiday deals. now a preview of what's ahead on world news at 6:30. >> a mastiff winter storm on the move. our exh

it's less than six months since he split from katie holmes. is this his newest leading lady? >>> the music is mere coincidence this morning. i promise. it takes us all to a place many of us want to forget, i can assure you. good morning to you, america. >> i loved it. >> i loved it, too. happy friday. george, robin, lara, all at home with their families today. great to have amy, paula and rachel back with us this morning. >>> also, a very big headline in the fiscal cliff showdown. now, just four days from heading over the edge. the meeting that could change it all today at the white house. jon karl is here with the very latest on that. >>> and then, we have a shocking headline this morning. teachers training to shoot guns on the job. using this holiday break to learn how to handle firearms. applications for these classes are up all across the country. we're going to talk much more about that in a bit. >>> we want to get right to the breaking news this morning. it affects so many americans hoping to adopt. the president of russia has just signed a bill, banning americans from

. >> tom cruise and katie holmes making headlines.'s happening now, six months after the big divorce. >> and later on, pep rallies today ahead of a college weekend weekend. how businesses are wash cashing in on the kraft fight hunger bowl. >> outside we go again in i 08 area of berkeley. you can see at 4:22, on this friday afternoon, busy in both directions. >> oh, my goodness. i really thought this is going to be easy way to get into the weekend. >> yes. i know. sorry, folk autos stay with us. >>> wow. marilyn monroe may have been a sex symbol but the fbi viewed her as a potential communist. and money from her production company taking in place of the communist party. monroe was married at that time and new information on her dmej 1962 or any;Ñ1: efforts by the bureau to investigate rumors she had been killed. >> more news in hollywood. les miserables losing it's spot. >> and latest buzz on katie holmes and tom cruise its been six months since the big splx between tom cruise and katie holmes. now, buzz n on one question is cruise dat

tom cruise and katie holmes went through a break divorce. robert pattinson broke up with kristen stewart after she admitted to having a fling with you they were back together -- but they were back together for the premiere of the final brew see. fresh off playing cat woman in "the dark knight rises" she tied the knot with an actor. blake lively married ryan reynolds and jessica biel married justin timberlake. brad pitt popped the question to the mother of his six kids, angelina jolie. the biggest names in movies and music delivered a celebrity baby boom. reese witherspoon, drew barry more, jessica simpson adele and beyonce all had babies this year. on the music scene, taylor swift was the grammy's golden girl. while the grammy's snubbed south korean superstar psy his hit "gangnam style" surpassed justin bieber's "baby" with the most hits ever on youtube. ♪ the rolling stones went on tour to celebrate 50 years together. while james bond marked his 50th with "skyfall" which became an international megahit. >> james, james bond. ♪ >> reporter:

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hollywood's biggest movie star. >> what was so incredible is how katie holmes had everything just sor suri, they settled amicably on the divorce. just two weeks later, ending one of the most high profile celebrity marriages. >>> you're watching cnn with breaking news of whitney houston's death. >> it was a tragic end to an iconic singer's successful but often troubled career. whitney houston, who battled with drugs and alcohol for decades, died february 11th in a hotel bathtub at the age of 48, the night before the grammy aawards. houston's death was an accidental drowning with the effects of heart disease and cocaine use as contributing factors. ♪ i will always love you >> michelle turner, cnn, hollywood. >>> please join me for the biggest stories of year in crime, politics and money and the most scandalous. the top 10 of 2012 cnn sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >>> let's check the top stories right now. former president george h.w. bush is still in a houston hospital. his wife barbara and other relatives were at his side yesterday. the 88-year-old has been in the hospital for more tha

. >>> katie holmes' broadway show dead accounts, the show is closing seven weeks ahead of show. >>> academy award voting is online for the first time. a spokesman for the academy said issues are arising because members keep forgetting their pads words. >>> fontella bass has died at the age of 72. >>> finally, dallas star larry hagman will be appearing posthumous posthumous posthumously, he'll be playing a cost koe worker handing out free samples. >> i would be kind of dumb to the whole thing, i don't know what's going on. especially clueless. >>> this is "first look" on msnbc. way too early starts right now.

tom cruise and katie holmes went through a quick divorce.ght light co-stars robert pattinson broke up with kristen stewart but they were back together for the premiere of the final pricey. anne hathaway walked down the aisle in 2012 fresh off playing cat woman in "the dark knight rises" she tied the knot. blake lively married ryan reynolds and jessica biel married justin timberlake. brad hit finally popped the question to the mother of his six kids angelina jolie. his exjennifer aniston also got engaged. some of biggest names in music and movies delivered a baby boom. they all had babies this year. ♪ on the music scene, taylor swift was the grammy's golden girl while the grammy's snubbed south korean superstar psy his hit "gangnam style" sur passed justin bieber's "baby" with the most hits ever on youtube. ♪ the rolling stones went on tour to celebrate 50 years together. while james bond marked his 0th with "skyfall" which became an international megahit. >> bond, james bond ♪ >> reporter: the world was stunned when whitney houston overdosed

. >> and a friend of mine said that maybe tom cruise and katie holmes are getting back together. i don't see -- >> interesting. >> we'll see how that plays out. i don't know. apparently it was in a tabloid. there you go. >> it's always true, right? >>> this comes from kusa in denver where a family's tradition is seeing a final year. an opulent light display was built for 50 years. what started as one strand of lights has grown to a 70-foot-high, 150,000-light setup. for the past 15 years, he's also collected donations for a local children's hospital. however, herman says that he is getting old, it is time to hang up those lights. that is quite a spectacle. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "early today," your first stop of the day on your nbc station. >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. >> it is a quiet start to the day. things get more interesting as to move to the afternoon. rain is approaching from the south. it will start to interact with cold air and it could start to change into an icy mix. maybe some sleet. >> 4:

. >> tom cruise and katie holmes, guess what, they are over.idn't see this one coming, did you? >> it was katie holmes who was ending their five year union. they aid katie has filed for divorce and tom is deeply saddened. >> after the battle over their daughter is heating up. >> it turns violent. they are getting into a brutal, ugly fistfight on thanksgiving day. >> the korean wrapper psy has a huge hit. but back in '04 he talked about killing americans. it was in a song protesting the iraq war. he has since profusely apologized for it. last night he performed at a holiday concert with the president and first lady in attendance. >> we just learned that will and indicate are preggers. first child is on on the way, a royal one it should be. >> i'm delighted for them. i'm sure they will make great parents and i'm sure everyone around the country will be celebrating with them tonight. >> and host michael joins us. nice to see you, michael. >> hey, happy new year. >> happy new year to you. what a year it's been. one of the things we saw in the video

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. >> the shocking entertainment world, after six years, katie holmes filed for divorce, blind spot a ng. >> it is how katie homes had everything so well prepared. although she asked for full custody. they all eventually settled amicably. just two weeks later and did one of the most high-profile celebrity marriages. if >> this breaking news of the death of whitney houston. >> this was tragic. this sex will but often troubled career. heard-successful but often troubled career when she was 48 years old. just one night before the grammys. this was an accidental drowning. as a possible contributor. >> what we can expect for tonight in san francisco, upper 40's. as we take a look at san jose, 46 degrees. 39 degrees in pleasanton. san jose, 46 and it is colder in pleasanton. 39 degrees as to go for tomorrow look for the coldest temperatures to be in the north bay valleys. they're killed, napa, mid upper 20s. 20's for the east bay valleys and these are below freezing. look for patchy frost to start. and we even have some 30's by the bay. san francisco, mild relocations. and it is going to be

hollywood's biggest movie star. >> it was incredible katie holmes had everything well prepared. >> holmesor full custody of suri, the couple settled amicably on the divorce. two weeks later ending one of the most high-profile celebrity marriages. >> you're watching cnn the breaking news of whitney houston's death. >> it was a tragic end to an iconic singer's successful but often troubled career. whitney houston who battled with drugs and alcohol for decades died february 11th in a hotel bathtub at the age of 48, the night before the grammy awards. houston's death was an accidental drowning with the effects of heart disease and cocaine use as contributing factors. ♪ and i >> reporter: nischelle turner, cnn, hollywood. >>> good news for the economy, home prices are up in more than two years. alison kosik is up next from the new york stock exchange. >>> we know this issue of food supply is looming. we know it's out there. i don't think enough people are really aware or thinking about what's to come, so many mouths to feed in the world, it's going to be scary. >> the united states imports i t

>> the biggest story along these lines was the breakup of tom cruise and katie holmes.that was the whole summer, basically. three or four covers about this. stunning news. everyone was shocked. we'll see how they fair in 2013. that was one that came and blew everybody away. >> story that had legs and will continue to do so. biggest celebrity weddings of the year. other than sam champion. >> there's sam in one category. and then, there's everybody else. justin timberlake and jessica biel, that was a great wedding. a lot of fun. the pictures were great. drew barrymore's wedding. to will koppelman, which was terrific. we had matthew mcconaughey getting married. and ryan reynolds sneaking off down south to get married. it was a good year for weddings. >> when you have weddings, you have babies. >> drew barrymore was in that category. jessica simpson had her baby. >> another one on the way. >> snooki had baby lorenzo. and in 2013, the big news is the baby that's yet to come. >> that will be a big story. we'll have daily updates on the nine months of pregnancy. >> with the in

and tom cruise and katie holmes ended their marriage in june. hollywood had its share of happily ever afters. justin timberlake and jessica biel. and brangelina finally ready to tie the knot. and pitt's ex-wife, jennifer aniston announced her engagement. >> the winner of "american idol" is phillip phillips. >> season 12 kicks off in january. the x factor adding new faces. america choosing the winner -- >> tate stevens! >> hollywood's biggest night went silent. the best picture award going to the artist, the film alone grabbing five oscars. meryl streep had won the record for the most nominations. she took home an oscar for her portrayal of the iron lady. the descendants took home best picture golden globe awards. >> i'd like to know who the guy was my wife was seeing. >> and the avengers, the top grossing film of the year. 2012 was a tough year for twihards, as twilight star kristin stewart admitting to cheating on robert pattinson with the married director. fans saying goodbye to the series with the fifth and final movie "breaking dawn part two

siding hollywood's biggest movie star. >> what was so incredible is how katie holmes had everything s asked for full custody of their daughter surrey, the couple eventually settled ammic imicably on the de just two weeks later. >> breaking news of whitney houston's death. >> it was a tragic end to an iconic singer's successful but often troubled career. whitney houston who battled with drugs and alcohol for decades, died february 11th in a hotel bathtub at the age of 48. the night before the grammy awards. houston's death was an accidental drowning with the effects of heart disease and cocaine use as contributing factors. ♪ and i >> nischelle turner, cnn, hollywood. [ male announcer ] it's simple physics... a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain a

breakup of tom cruise and katie holm holmes. death of whitney houston rounded out the top 3.ews that kate middleton is expecting. finally number one celebrity story the much talked about speech at the national republican convention. >> kristen stewart and pat tin son did not make the top 5. >> now we want to talk about the top five songs. >> top five songs of the year according to itunes. the most downloaded songs of 2012. counting down star ships by nicky minaj. it was released in february the sij of her second album and made billboard history by debuting in the top 10 and staying there for 21 consecutive weeks. >> next number 4 pay phone by maroon 5. ♪ >> it was released in april. pay phone debuted on number 3 in the top 100 and eventually reached number 2. it sold 500,000 copies in the first week making it the best sales week for digital song by a group. number 3 is we are young by fun. this was released in september 2011 in the second album popular covered by glee. it has been nominated song of the year for the grammies. numb going for the top spot is someone i used to kn

>> can you give me bangs like katie holmes? >> actually, yes. you can click the "style" button. and you can click on "bangs" right here. and from here, there are so many celebrities you can choose from. literally hundreds... >> i kind of like kim kardashian's hair. >> that you can choose from. i missed her, but this one is really popular. >> reese witherspoon? >> reese witherspoon. this was such a popular hairstyle last year. look how cute you look there. >> i don't think so. i don't know. i don't think so. >> it's amazing! what about braids? how about some miley cyrus for you? >> oh! oh! i look terrible. ok, that's good. anyway, i think we have to wrap this segment up. you have a surprise, right? >> we do have a surprise for you. so, wendy, we know how fabulous your hair is. >> ok. >> we wanted to show what katie might look like with your 'do on. >> oh, katie! ha ha! >> what do you think? how am i doing? >> you don't get to have all the fun. wendy, we're showing you what you look like with katie's hair on as well. >> ok. >> yeah! >> can i just say you look hot? >> i like that h

. >> tom cruise and katie holmes. >> one power couple on the other rise, the other split up. t local cell phones from the 7-eleven and her dad and lawyers helped with all this. one of the amazing things is how quickly and smoothly it went. >> for what it's worth, tom cruise keeps cruising along. >> he keeps on going as does she. she's on broadway right now getting guget ing good reviews. she's re-establishing herself before she got married to tom cruise, got married in a castle and all sorts of strange things happened. this is going to be one of the quickest recoveries on both sides. >> very, very quickly, what are we listening to in 2013. >> well, of course, we're waiting for the new cher album. there's going to be a new cher album. i know we're both excited about that. one of the interesting things about 2013 i'm not going to be able to tell you. it's going to bubble up from the internet. we're going to see surprises in 2013. but watch out for cher. >> happy birthday n happy new year. >> for every video, there's a >>> extreme sports has never been more pop lark and the craft

hollywood's biggest movie star. >> what was so incredible is how katie holmes had everything, just so asked for full custody of their daughter, siri, the couple eventually settled amicably on the divorce, just two weeks later, ending one of the most high-profile celebrity marriages. >> you're watching cnn, with breaking news of whitney houston's death. >> it was a tragic end to an iconic singer's successful but often troubled career. whitney houston, who battled with drugs and alcohol for decades, died february 11th in a hotel bathtub at the age of 48. the night before the grammy awards. houston's death was an accidental drowning with the effects of heart disease and cocaine use as contributing factors. ♪ and i will always love you >> reporter: nischelle turner, cnn, hollywood. >>> don't miss our top ten of 2012 special, cnn revisits the biggest stories o. year. >>> happening now, snow, thunderstorms, and tornadoes. we're watching a dangerous mix of winter weather and frustrating travel delays. a gun buyback and underway. is it making the streets safer after the connecticut school mas

the actor speaking to reporters for the first time since his split from katie holmes this summer. to have a full house this holiday season. according to "people" magazine, cruise plans to spend christmas with bella, connor and surri an has plans. sounds like a good christmas for the cruise family. >>> two guys walk into a bar. not just any two guys. hugh jackman and russell crowe, the two "les mis" stars, making a club appearance at crowe's show. >> that's so cool. >> that is pretty cool. i saw the movie the other night. >> was it amazing? >> it is unbelievable. >> oscar buzz. >> so great. >> looks great. sam? oh, go, go, go. >>> what rare delicacy is novak djokovic reportedly buying up by the pound? >> smoke. >>> we'll find out after the weather from sam champion. >> we're trying to warm folks up. virginia, good morning. how are you? nice to see you. [ cheers ] i love that you guys have started decorating the poinsettia patch. or as josh would say, poinsettia. let me hear from applause. is it poinsettia? applause. or is it poinsettia? no. you're the only one. what's your name? >>

tom cruise and katie holmes.ng to get news from josh. >> we're going to begin with the snowstorm that sam's been telling us about all morning long. millions of people bracing for a wintry blast of fierce winds, blinding snow, treacherous roads from the rockies east to the great lakes. it's the same storm that slammed the northwest with snow and rain, triggering a mudslide we saw earlier in the program, derailing a freight train. icy roads being blamed for a 60-car pileup in northern california. what remains of sam's forecast in just moments. >>> also this morning, an announcement from president obama in the wake of the school shooting tragedy in newtown, connecticut. president obama is calling upon vice president joe biden to lead a new multiagency government task force that will examine gun control, mental health and education policies, all in hopes of preventing another such tragedy. the first findings from the task force will be due next month. meantime, connecticut's governor has declared friday will be an of

. >> tom cruise and katie holmes. >> one celebrity couple on the rise, another split apart. nes from the local 7 eleven her dad a divorce lawyer helped in all this. it really was an instantaneous thing. one of the amazing things was how quickly, quietly and smoothly it went. >> for what it's worth, tom's career keeps cruising along. "jack reacher" got pretty decent reviews. >> as does she. she's on broadway getting good reviews, re-establishing herself as the person we knew before she went into the tom cruise world, got married in a castle and all sorts of strange things started happening. this is going to be one of the quickest celebrity recoveries on both sides. >> what are we listening to in 2013? >> what are we listening to in 2013. there's going to be a new cher album next year. we're both excited about that. one of the interesting things about 2013 i'm not going to be able to tell you. it will bubble up from the internet the way "call me maybe" and psy did. >> happy new year. >> happy new year. >>> for every extreme athlete you see on video, there's a photographer ♪ ♪ >

. >> katie holmes to file for divorce from tom cruise. >> we're talking about "50 shades of grey." >>rect. some have ordered the sequel. >> a huge honey boo boo fan right here. >> one thing is clear, she loves to tan. >> i'm sorry. i'm tan. i like to be tan. >> viral video craze sweeping the nation. >> jerry sandusky found guilty on 45 counts of child sexual abuse. >> lance armstrong has been stripped of his seven tour de france titles and banned for life from the sport. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> let the games begin. london ready to put on the biggest show on earth. >> missy franklin! >> it's a gabby gold! >> usain explodes! >> one of the most anticipated matchups of these games. what's your headline? >> ryan lochte takes over. >> so far, these games begin to lochte. >> how do you feel about that headline? >> my talking is done in the pool. >> can lochte come up on phelps? michael phelps is going to win gold! no one has won more. >> i can look back at my career and say, i've done everything exactly the way i wanted to. >> unbelievable! >> the fab five is going gold. >> usa! >> ladies, can i say,

>> lightning-fast divorce deal for tom cruise and katie holmes. >> real-life drama for kristen stewartad pitt and angelina jolie make it official. >> the most cold, icy, fishy guy. >> i'm going to talk to him. >> he asked her to be his bride. ♪ you had my heart and soul >> adele's stunning performance. her first since coming back from that throat surgery. ♪ we are never, ever, ever >> the swinger has parted ways with conor kennedy. >> there's nothing wrong with a summer romance. >> he has to finish high school. 14-month marriage to russell brand is over. >> i wouldn't dedicate a whole record to that. >> it's powerball fever on "gma." >> what would you do with the money? >> share with you. >> split it. >> i'm not sharing it with you. >> wow. >> we've been hearing about this little book, "fifty shades of grey." >> no looks for you. >> you read it? >> no. we talked about it, week after week after week. >>> the biggest party on the planet this day. it's the queen's diamond jubilee. >> here's to the queen. >> the queen. >> this is the culmination of the queen's diamond jubilee. >> incredibl

obviously -- kristen stewart and rob pattinson, and katie holmes and tom cruise broke up. >> a lot of, and she ran off to new york. she was -- she's on broadway already. >> yeah. >> but obviously people think having to do with scientology. they obviously it was a very public split. that was a major one. then chris brown and rihanna, that is just -- >> i'm over that one. >> the two of them, it's hard to really understand it. you know, they seem to be drawing back to each other. they keep -- >> she might be smart enough to keep it in the public eye, baby. keep them talking about us. some people just manipulate the drama for their own personal reasons. i'm not saying they are, but sometimes it's about that. totally for professional reasons. >> a lot of -- there were passing this is year. whitney houston passed? >> she's probably the biggest one. it was -- obviously it happened last february right before the grammys. she was found at the beverly hilton in her bathtub. yeah, i mean, it's obviously just such a tragedy. she -- it's hard to still fathom that she's gone. i think because she's