a new partner for kelly rippa. >>> plus, they're all hoping that soon they can tell you how you can get to "sesame street." you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today" on this wednesday. we do have those scattered thunderstorms in areas of southern nevada this morning. we'll continue that threat around vegas, phoenix, albuquerque, tucson, all the way back up to flagstaff, salt lake city. we're dry in the northwest. a chilly day behind that front. 66 in seattle. some of the cooler air ushers in as the storm pulls up into canada. tomorrow more of the same in the inner mountain west. california, no changes for you as the storms are missing you. well, if you're watching us on kn tv nbc's bay area news in california bay area. in fran, step inside a living amazonian area. that's your pacific event of the day. >> bill, thanks so much. >> thanks very much. here's a look at the early mornings in headlines. well, tom cruise and katie holmes are officially single. a judge signed off on the divorce on monday and 6-year-old daughter suri will live primarily with holmes in new yo

should be colorful. >> speaking of adding to a panel, kelly rippa, how long since regis announced -- months. gone through 59 co-hosts. almost as many as you. >> feel your pain, kelly. >> so they're supposed to announce this on september 4th. >> september 3 will be the season debut. and she will host that solo. september 4th they will announce her permanent co-host. a lot of names being thrown out there. she had 59 guest hosts, josh grobin, nick lachey, seth myers, anderson cooper was on vacation and tweeted this photo of the two last week, on a cruise in the adriatic sea. >> after his big breakup. >> after he reportedly threw the boyfriend off the yacht. maybe, because they're great friend. just going to throw that out there. >> threw his cheating boyfriend off the yacht. just to be clear. not randomly. anderson busy guy, talk show, cnn, can't imagine another job. doesn't need the money or exposure. this would be fun, fun with a buddy, never know. >> great chemistry. >> stirring the pot. stirring the pot. that's it. want to report this news. everyone loves michael j. fox, of course,

i interviewed kelly rippa last week. she said she looked for a school because she is very worried about her children. they are mexican-american. their mamas famous. there were too many ways they could be taunted. she found a school that has a zero tolerance for bullying. she said one little boy called another little boy gay and he was expelled. i will tell you something you can help all of the government committees that you want, and you can have all of these wonderful organizations and we can raise all of the money that we want but if we don't have a zero tolerance and schools, this is going to go on and on and on. i truly believe that if some child is cruel to another child they should be expelled, that is the end of it you've got to stop it, yet to pull those children out of the schools because i don't know how else are you going to prevent? there's other ways i'm sure but i would like us to start thinking about a zero tolerance. i do know that in my work with children, with st. jude and children around the country, s