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reports say katy perry is leaning on rihanna during her split from russell brand. the singer, who arranged perry's bachelorette party is planning a girl's getaway. brand never took to rihanna, because he blamed her for perry's partying ways. >>> for christmas, twilight's kristen stewart bought robert pat isson two vintage guitars. and in a move raising eyebrows. salma hayek is named a knight. her husband is the billionaire ceo of a fresh company. >>> and at least one material girl direction lady gaga won't go in. acting. she insists she is just a musician. going back to the whole russell brand/katy perry thing and we have been talking about this for days now. have you noticed that ever since rihanna broke up with chris brown, she has changed a lot. i don't feel like she was a parti partier. i think that she -- >> now she is. >> i think she lost her mind a little bit. just kidding. i really like her. >> but blaming the friend for the divorce? >> come on, russell brand. >>> this from who channel 13 news in des moines, iowa. where students in des moines, iowa, experie

last night katy perry's father expressed deep regrets and released this apology.r tell you what to think -- i do insist that i am not an anti-acceptite. i used imaging about jews rooted in the worst, in the past images that at times let to the persecution and murder of jews. i understand the power of words and the need for all of us to think twice about using words that can hurt or harm others. i apologize for the hurt i caused my jewish friends. with the help of god, it will not happen again. katy perry's father there. >>> now we are a couple minutes away from the one and only wolf blitzer, and rick santorum on the phone? >> you think he'll show up with the sweater vest? >> i think it's balmy in south carolina. i'm thinking no. >> i'm thinking the sweater vest, button-down shirt. >> you're calling it now? >> beal have to wait until the 5:00 p.m. eastern hour. he's joining mess live. ten days. >> hoping for that evangelical post. >> my block today, it's not over yet. they're ready -- not so fast, we have south carolina, florida, a lot of stuff going on. we're goin

. >>> after just 14 months of marriage, katy perry and russell branch are calling it quits.s the split about? >>> the mysterious disappearance of maine toddler ayla reynolds, the search is in its third week and police now believe foul play was involved. in just a moment we'll speak to ayla's father. adidi roy is in waterville, maine. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, peter. police have scoured this area searching local trails, woods and waterways and spent a considerable amount of time at her father's home where the little girl was last seen. they've turned this into a criminal investigation. they've looked long and hard, even offering a $30,000 reward for information leading them to ayla reynolds. still no sign of the little girl. the missing person case is a criminal investigation, in a statement released friday night, the waterville police department says "we believe that foul play has occurred in connection with ay ayla's disappearance. we base our conclusions as evidence gathered by investigators during the past two weeks." ayla was last seen by her father

who is the friend kit katy perry is turning to? >>> a controversial call, overtime in the sugar bowl. >>> very good morning to you. welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of your top headlines this morning. the taliban is setting up shop with plans to open an office to hold peace talks with the u.s. the two sides have met secretly before but this is the first time the taliban has openly expressed interest in negotiating. >>> first decade of high level peace talks between israel and palestinian negotiators didn't go far but they agreed to keep talking. they am et met in jordan. >>> an army special forces engineer arrested after trying to bring a c-4 explosive on board a commercial airline says he forgot it with him. est arrested saturday in texas. he told authorities he he didn't realize the explosive was still in his luggage when he left afghanistan in april. >>> a new year's surprise after antarctica. researchers discovered new species including a colony of crab and this octopus. >>> now here's an ea

katy perry, russell brand. one of hollywood's hottest couples. ey're calling it quits, just weeks after defending their 14-month union. good morning, america. >> right in barbara's special, katy said, all things were good. >>> also, prince harry this half hour. a big new year's party. pippa threw it. he got into a snowball fight over the weekend. we hear he's made a big resolution for 2012. he say this is is the year he could tackle mt. everest. >> a lot of people make that resolution. i'm not doing it. >>> we have more information on missing toddler ayla in maine. linsey davis is here with more. >> reporter: this morning, the maine state police major crime unit is leading the case, trying to determine what happened to her after her father, justin dipietro, put her to bed more than two weeks ago when she simply vanished. what started as a missing person's case is now officially a criminal investigation. over the weekend, waterville police released a statement saying we believe foul play has occurred in connection with ayla's disappearance. this ha

brand told be entitled to half of the worth of katy perry.orld of celebrities, katy perry and russell brand were one of the coolest it couples. she the iconic pop star. named artist of the year by mtv. ♪ baby you're a firework >> reporter: he, the british comedian who starred in a recent remake of "arthur." on friday, after sh months of marriage, brand filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences. >> did she know he would draw up papers before the holiday? i think that was a big surprise. >> reporter: the couple opted to spend christmas apart, after reportedly having a huge fight, he flew to london to be with his mother, while she took off for hawaii. neither wore their wedding rings. >> this year has been very intense. >> reporter: the split comes just a month after perry told barbara walters all was well. >> good marriage? happy marriage? >> i think it's lovely so far. >> you want to have children? >> yes, of course. i think that is one of the biggest reasons you do get married. >> reporter: a year before, brand, a former playboy, e

. >>> sources tell tmz the failed marriage of katy perry and russell brand was plagued by constant bickering. the one bone of contention was katy loves to party and russell, who is sober, was more of a home body. i'm surprised about that. katy perry stays out of the headlines for a girl that likes to party. >> and you would think he knew what he was getting into. maybe he thought she would settle down. >> that's too bad. they were both quirky. if you had to pair her with anybody, who would it be? and you can't say you. >> maybe no one for a bit. let her have fun for a while. >>> you're right. >>> in tampa, florida, one couple began the new year the same way they ended 2011. in one night, blake and jocelyn blair became the parents of the first and lady babies of the year. they welcomed jenna into the world at 11:59 and leah at midnight on new year's day. the twins' parents say the birth was a surprise since the girls weren't even due until january 26th. and they can't think of a better way to start off 2012. congratulations to them. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "early today," just you

finally, okay magazine claiming newly single katie perry's preacher parents trying to set up a meetingack tim tebow. >> yeah, they have to get in line. i think there is a lot of parents that would like -- >> are you jealous? >> no. i think tim tebow is one of the hottest commodities out there being a single man. >> i thought you were saying get in line for katie perry. >> i'm sure there's a line for both. tim tebow's line is very long. >> i would never have my parents set me up. bad idea. bad idea. >> how do you know? >> because. just -- you just don't have your parents do stuff like that. >> okay. >> i mean, do you? >> i don't know. everybody can do it differently. fit works, it works. >> this is "first look" on msnbc. stay tuned because "way too early with willy geist" starts right now. have a great weekend. >>> hillary clinton calls four marines desecrating bodies in afghanistan disgusting. what does the video mean to america's future in afghanistan? back at home, conservatives now rallying around mitt romney in the face of attacks from newt gingrich and rick perry about romney's ti

this week they've got russell brand and katy perry on the cover there., because not many people know this. but, russell brand has his own show in the uk where all he does is reach for the latest issue of "us weekly." [ laughter ] yeah, he just sort of leafs through it and he comments on some of the stories and pictures. it's a fascinating show and believe it or not, we actually have a sneak peek of tonight's episode of "russell brand reads 'us weekly.'" [ laughter ] take a look. ♪ >> real sightings? that can't be true. scandalous. hello again. i'm actor, comedian, and noted lothario, russell brand. and here in my presence, is the newest of the newest "us weekly." and what do i see on the cover but, it's me. a picture of me and katy perry. what does it say? "married to a crazy man." [ laughter ] really? i'm a crazy man? do these look like the eyes of a crazy man to you? [ laughter ] do they? ♪ salacious. look, she has pink in her hair. she once wore this as a hat -- [ laughter ] and i'm the crazy person. well, you be the judge. i'm not a judge. clearly i

and film -- singer katy perry and film harry potter and the deathly hallows part two.r won four times the stars of the movie were not there either. morgan freeman was on hand to accept a big honor he became the first ever person to be crowned america's favorite movie icon . hank you very much represent something here is what i hope it is. for all of you kind enough to vote for me i hope i represent a working actor who is so incredibly proud to be in this business, humbled and honored to be mentioned in the same company as my fellow nominees, and forever grateful, for this honor. thank you so much. >>> that is a great honor for him but, not one but two biggest winnersover the night don't show up to the awards show you want to reevaluate the awards show. >> who could expect katy perry would be going through a difficult and public divorce. >> she could be comforted by friends. >> she wants time for herself i am not sure what happened to harry potter and his deathly hallows people. >> hollywood needs more awards shows. >>> i think at least two or three a week would be good

katie perry is making some news this morning too. divorce has been all over the pending divorce has been all over the media here. she went on twitter saturday. basically wrote, quote, concerning the gossip i want to be clear that no one speaks for me, not a blog, magazine, close sources or my family. some issues with her parents. they're very religious the they have called the divorce a blessing from god. so that may not have sat well with ms. perry. she expressed gratitude to her fans. saying look don't believe everything that is out there. only believe what i say. so, taking a little pot shot at the media. >> kathy griffin fan, comedienne? >> she can be tough, but funny. >> tune uninto bravo this sprin. debut her new talk show. it will feature, stand-up, tapes. i got to hear the last story. >> last story. congratulations kathy on the show. chaz bono, he is saving his money because he wants to buy a penis. he is looking for a doctor overseas to complete his transformation from woman to man. he broke up with his fiance, 42 years old.

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speaker, as you know, katy perry and russell brand recently filed for divorce after being married formonths. they did not have a prenuptial agreement. what advice would you give or what do you have nor either of them as they go into possible second marriages do prenuptials matter and did you sign agreements with your three wives? >> liberal media scum like you make me want to vomit over and over again. how dare you ask me a question like that? now, if i had an open marriage i would definitely ask katy perry to call me at 555-1212, if i had one and if she was interested, but i obviously do not. i have 800 witnesses to that effect and i have made it clear over and over again that i do not have an open marriage, unless it is with other hot women. >> governor, speaking of many wives and hot women how do you respond to that? >> first of all the fact that the speaker is talking about all the open marriages he has brings to mind my mormonism for a moment. i think. >> yeah. >> i think that a lot is being made of his -- >> mormon. >> all right. opus day hello you want to talk religion? >> mr.

they favor katy perry, harry potter. katy perry won five trove physician and harry potter won four. >>> nonstop flights needing to stop for chopper five pictures from san jose obody >>> 7:26. time for some news headlines here in the bay area. chopper 5 pictures from san jose's evergreen area this morning. nobody was home when a fire started in the attic this morning. no word yet on a cause of that fire. >>> target has the help wanted sign out for 300 worker for its new store going up in fremont. applicants can go to a job fair today and tomorrow and saturday at the target store in newark between 8 a.m. and 3:00 in the afternoon each day. >>> and there could be 2500 new jobs -- new jobs -- new jobs -- new jobs -- the owner isn't being identified just yet. but there is speculation that it could be amazon. i was doing a little rap there and i didn't even know. got your traffic and weather coming up right after this. [ laughter ] >> stick around. >>> good morning. we will take you out live towards the san mateo bridge. word

. >> katy perry's mom and dad spoke out about their daughter, which made some headlines over the weekendabout them speaking out. >> their pastor said they have a congregation and audience, and from their pulpit they talked about katy and the marriage and the divorce, and some people got a little upset with this, including apparently katy perry, once again back to the twitter, she twittered nobody talked to me, friends, magazines, even my parents. i think this is a signal here she wants everybody to shut up. when she's ready to talk, she will talk. >> until somebody tells us the reason for it, there will be rumors, of course. >> exactly. people will make things up. >> parents do have a public platform like that, for them to give a service and not mention their daughter's divorce, maybe that would have been deafening, too. i'm not sure they could have -- >> does she have a relationship with her parents? >> not a great relationship with them, but they are still parents of superstars. i think they felt they had to say something. >> what do you hear is the reason for the breakup? >> we do not

katie perry and russel brand. they were engaged 2009. brand said quote sadly katie and i are ending our marriage. i will always adore her and know we will remain friends. >>> what is in a name? according to baby names.com, alecia silver stone's little boy is among the names that are worst in hollywood, his name -- bare blue. silver stone wasn't alone with the worst, mariah carey's twins landed on the best and worst names. her son ma ma rocken scott. [ snoring ] [ thunder crashes ] [ snoring ] [ thunder crashes ] [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] vicks nyquil cold and flu. the nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, fever, best sleep you ever got with a cold... medicine. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] vicks dayquil. defeats 5 cold & flu symptoms. ♪ >>> baltimore ravens are the afc northern division champion. they went 6-0 through the division. the ravens lead the bengals 24- 16, a first round buy and play at home in two weeks. california law is getting stricter. yesterday they are requiring children under the age of 8 to be in a car seat or

. >> good news for singer katie perry jesse guills with divorce.ople's choice awards during last night's people's choice show. she did not attend the ceremony but was honored in five categories including favored female artist and favorite tour headliner. harry potter won four. >> new york officials have dismissed two complaints made by patients at a new york hospital after reviewing the case. patients claim they were mistreated that at lenox hill hospital. there were reports beyonce and her husband paid more than $1 million takeover a full. and that their security guards for blocking parents from neonatal units. the hospital denies the reports saying that the couple paid for an executive suite only. "one life to live" is ending tomorrow after 44 years on air. >> today there's a twist. some of the characters will live on. four moving to a general hospital and will still be there same characters. abc announced roger,, kassie michael, adn kristen will make the move. that will happen later this year. you can watch the final episode of "one life to live

for starters, over the break, katy perry and russell brand split up. i know, such a fairy tale wedding. but luckily there's a new celebrity couple to take their place. mayor bloomberg and lady gaga who delivered yet another outrageous outfit. really. a flag sweater on new years? you look like a slut! (laughter) but the even bigger news, folks, is that a certain country has lost its dear leader and i'm not talking about the elf that is currently ruling canada. (laughter) for more we go to north korean state t.v. pyongyang government mandated news leader. >> (translated): i am announcing in the most wolfe mind that our great leader kim jong-il passed away due to a sudden illness. >> stephen: that's right, kim jong-il is kim jong-dead. and folks... (cheers and applause) his plan here, his little scheme here is so obvious he clearly slipped away while i was on break because he knew i would gloat. after all, i am his number-one global opponent. jim? i. >> north korea, an isolated country ruled by a lunch lady in meineke overalls. elevator repairman onesy. i

and katy perry. your favorite, bill.alle berry is going third go at the atary. 66-year-old rocker brian ferry married his son's 29-year-old form area girlfriend. his son's former girlfriend. finally a suddenly clean-cut ashton kutcher tells tv writers he wants to stay with "know of t -- "two and a half men" beyond this season. >>> in florida, a nearby punta gorda has helped lower the price tag on his owner's golf outings. his dog is known to find golf balls in their backyard. they haven't brought a ball home since they brought him home. the dog gives a break to his owner's wallet in the tough economic times. i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "early today." just your first stop of today on your nbc station. look at those clouds. are things changed? good morning to you. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. welcome to "news 4 today" on this thursday, january 12. today family and friends will gather to remember ronald waldred jr., killed by a roadside bomb. they turned o it to honor him as his casket was brought back home. family and frie

katy perry's parents are trying to set up a meeting between her and broncos quarterback tim tebow. >> trying to jump on the coat tails? >> what is going on? can you explain this tebow phenomenon to me? >> he is a polarizing figure. people either love him or dislike him. >> and you? >> i have no problems with him at all. he's done some amazing things on the field. >> is he good looking? >> you're asking -- if you want my -- we can talk after the show about this. >> thanks, bill! thank you! >>> this comes to us from new york city where the red carpet is rolled out. tv's brightest stars gathering to mark a major milestone in morning tv. the 16th anniversary of the "today" show was celebrated at a thursday night gala. since hitting the air waves in 1952 the program has evolved into a dominant television brand that is part of the morning routine for millions of americans. coming up, matt, al, and natalie will keep the party going here on this nbc station. we started the party so they are going to keep it going. >> yeah. 60 years. at one time, they had a monkey that was helping do the weath

by the end of the month. katy perry nats natsand katy perry's split from russel brand... you why.you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all 3 local.. all morning. ((break 2)) 3 it's wednesday and that means it time for tinseltown on twitt. the stars aren't tweeting much about their new years eve weekends... but their fans and media outlets are going crazy with pictures and videos from the celebrations.candace is here to give us tte details.it wasnt such a great new years for katy perry and russell brand.the couple is calling it quits. the announcement follows weeks of speculation about the couple's future -- especially after they spent christmas apart.perry was also spotted on a beach in hawaii without her wedding ring. katy is usually very active on twitter.. but she has not been posting many thoughts.perhaps she and her fans wanted to let her áámusicáá speak volumes... a new song was just leaked on the internet and she sings about falling for the wrong guy..very interesting timing.. listen in. 3 3 3 -katy co-wrote the song it is actually a few years old.. but it just hap

. >>> sources tell tmz the marriage of katy perry and russell brand had issues due to katy being a partier and russell being a home body. >>> from wfla in tampa, florida. one couple began the new year much the same way they ended it in 2011. in one night, blake and jocelyn blair became the parents of the first and last babies of the year. they welcomed jenna into the world at 11:59 and leah at midnight on new year's day. the twins' parents say the birth was a surprise since the girls weren't due until january 26th and they can't think of a better way to start off 012. can you imagine that being your birthday? >> they were born in different years. some school districts, the cutoff is the first of the year, she cuckoo be different grades. >> oh, that's crazy. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "early today," just your first top of the day today on your nbc station. >>> it seems there are some new candidates for king of the jungle. three lions were born at the national zoo of morocco. known as the lion of atlantis, it is extinct in the wild. the zoo currently has the most lions of atlantis

. >>> sources tell tmz the marriage of katy perry and russell brand had issues due to katy being a partiernd russell being a home body. part of the courtship is going out together. >> sources say he wanted some children and for her to settle down. she's at the peak of her career and wanted to tour and party. >> that's so tough. and the other thing that bums me out about marriage these days, they seem like they only last for about five minutes. >> or 72 days. >> i mean, i kind of feel like in my parents' age, people would really kind of get through problems and talk things out. then you have these marriages that last a lifetime. too bad. >>> let's take a look at this story that comes to us from tam tampa, florida, where one couple began the new year much the same way they ended 2011. in one night, blake and jocelyn blair became the parents of the first and lady babies of the year. they welcomed jenna into the world at 11:59 and leah at midnight on new year's day. the twins' parents say the birth was a surprise since the girls weren't due until january 26th and they can't think of a better w

. >> from the chicago sun-times, fans favor katy perry, harry potter and people's choice awards. rry won five trophies and half i potter won four. >>> we'll have more on the story about nonstop flights needing to stop for fu >>> if you've been out to lax, they have a new kind of bomb sniffing dog at the airport. unlike the other dogs, this dog can track down the bombs. prior shall the dog can only sniff out a bomb in a package on the ground. this dog can get -- if you're walking, carrying it. well here's the story. >> bomb detection dog aren't capable of detecting a moving target. this is a plain clothe officer with a bomb in her bag. the dog picks up the scent navigates through a sea of people and sits down to signal his handler that he's found the bomb. >> they found the bomb. there it is right there. [ laughter ] >> welcome back to "cbs this morning." i'm fighting a cold. we all know that airlines are raising fees and dropping service. but that only has an economic impact on passengers. >> now, a combinations of cost cutting and bad weather is causing serious inconvenience and

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