and kyra sedgwick won an emmy for best actress in "the closer" after being nominated five times.nd jim parsons, star of the show "the big bang theory" won for best actor in a comedy series ending alec baldwin's two-year winning streak in the category. >>> now we want to say congratulations to all the winners. and hello to dave price once again with more on the nation's weather. good morni >>> that's 7:17. that's our first look at the weather this morning. rebecca and harry? >>> thank you, dave. coming up, a 13-year-old dies in a horrible crash at indianapolis speedway. we'll speak exclusively with two fans who were eyewitnesss to the tragedy. >>> also, it was a night for new come disand old dramas. we're backstage with the big winners at the emmy awards. >>> and more troubles for paris hilton. she's been arrested this time and could do serious jail time. we'll tell you what the consequences could be. she should be really worried. this is "the early show" on cbs. vegetables are naturally low in calories. v8 juice gives you 3 of your 5 daily servings. it's a tasty, nutritious way t

best supporting actress and kyra sedgwick's fifth nomination proved to be the charm.er first emy as best actress for the closer. "the daily show" ran its winning streak to eighth years. the "the amazing race"'s run as best reality show ended at seven. george clooney got the bob hope humanitarian award. during his speech, clooney mentioned the five-year anniversary of hurricane katrina and he also encouraged people to continue to help those in need. in los angeles, i'm stephanie stanton. thomas, back to you. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. in tennessee, tensions are high after vandals set fire to equipment and defaced signs on a construction site of a new mosque. this is the second attack in six months at the site. the fbi and atf are investigating it as a possible hate crime. >>> michael jackson fans in california celebrated the king of pop's birthday with a spontaneous dance-a-thon at universal city. the dancer imitated some of jackson's iconic dance moves and of course the fan favorite, "thriller." yesterday would have been

. >> reporter: it took five nominations, but kyra sedgwick won for "the closer." >> you don't think you have a chance in hell for winning after five times. >> reporter: but the emmys proved sunday night, times do change. >>> looks like a lot of fun. >> some ones to watch. the time is 4:37. we want to get you rolling here with mike inouye. >> we will take you out to the macarthur maze or the area, westbound 80 towards the bridge. continuing to southbound 880. that connector ramp has a disabled vehicle reported off over on the shoulder. watch that interchange now. a light volume throughout the area shows you the speeds, close to the limit. slowing northbound 880, just a tad that will probably clear up. light traffic on the roads now. back to you. >> another summer warm-up eventually coming our way this week. >> this morning you will be surprised as you step outside and feel how chilly it is. north bay, you don't see 40s often. but we have that for you get nothing fairfield. good air quality today, all around the bay area. the temperatures here hour-by-hour with the aol air to start the da

. >> it took five nominations, but kyra sedgwick won for "the closer." "madmen" won for best drama. >> we should have a theme show. >> that would be great. >> i'm waiting for those new episodes of seinfeld and cosby show to come back to nbc. >> keep waiting. >> don't have to wait for this. this is the clearing to northbound 101. a few minutes of closure there. but the accident is cleared from the system. that's good news around the san jose international airport. we'll show you the rest of the south bay where things are moving smoothly. you can see the forming of the backup right here, 680, all the way up to 880. that's where we see the initial burst. then it will clear. and boom t will come back 20 minutes later. by 6:40, we will see this big slowing. right now speeds registering close to the limit. there is the speeds from here as well as 87. those are the first places to show that through the south bay. sunol gray, that's where you will see slowing in about a half hour. we see a nice, steady light flow here. coming over the top of the maze, the fremon

. >> it took five nominations, but kyra sedgwick won for "the closer." a few familiar winners including "madmen" for best drama. >> spider-man strikes again and he was arrested again. alan robert is known for climbing some of the world's tallest buildings without using special equipment or harnesses. it took him about 20 minutes to scale the building and then he was arrested. >>> how san jose is handling picking out a new police chief. >> and a day in court for baseball star roger klemm mclem. >> and a live look at the golden gate bridge where we see lots of sunshine. the forecast about to change a bit as we go into the w ro hwiorll avb roewill hehe the details. >>> a fremont police officer shot in the line of duty and he is still recovering this morning. i'm christie smith, we'll have the latest on his condition plus ways you can help. >> a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. the backup starting to form as the metering lights are on. >>> this is a look at the golden gate and i'm following a third bridge with slowing as well. >>> and that age old que

next up, kyra sedgwick with "the closer."ng in, this is her fourth emmy by the way. >> so good, so good. >> "nurse jackie," such a different role from "the sopranos." we remember her being carmela. tough woman, a tough wife, she's doing some great things for this show. >> i am a die-hard "sopranos" fan. it's great, she got there, another acceptance speech, she said, this is crazy to me, i'm not funny. just won the emmy for comedic act that too, jimmy >> jim this was part of his ig o >> the belle of the ball. >> >> 88 years ol blowing up now better than ever. just amazing. this is a funny opening. this is all from jimmy fallon. later in the show he did a special tribute to the shows that have gone off the air. there doing elton john, "24," "lost," "law and order." they broke up the show in different segments. comedy, drama, variety, he'd do a little guitar skit before each one. >> that was great. that was the old spice guy, making fun of that. it was all really funny stuff. teaming up with some "saturday night live" ensembles

like a drug deal. [ laughter ] and so, i just think there's something funny about, like, poor kyra sedgwick jimmy: never had a celebrity seat filler? >> there's never been a celebrity seat filler in the history of awards shows, to my knowledge, and i'm acting like i'm doing it 'cause i'm cool, but really i just don't have a ticket to the emmys. but i would like to do it. i think it would be fun. >> jimmy: i'm not sure if i can make that happen. >> oh, no. i'm not asking you. but i'm just saying -- and putting it out there to the academy, and also, you do know that, to win, i'm offering hand jobs to the voting academy members. [ laughter and applause ] ♪ all right. now should we start the real segment? 'cause that was obviously for the gag reel. that all for the "jimmy fallon --" >> jimmy: we don't have a gag reel. we don't do that anymore. >> you don't have a kwanzaa gag reel? what the -- what kind of show? >> jimmy: not since, like '79, we haven't done that. >> why no gag reel? >> jimmy: hey, i know what we can talk about. bang, number one, on the "new york times" best-seller list, look at

. >> reporter: and in between, lots of colors on sirens like jang jones, kyra sedgwick and emwith winnerhis one. >> reporter: back stag julia bowen said any fashion confuses her kids. >> even oliver who is old enough to get it said to me are you getting married because i got all dressed. >> reporter: kyra sedgwick. >> it's a woman, she's got breasts, i like that. >> reporter: if you're wondering what the secret is making to the emmies in one piece. >> most important thing is comfortable shoes. if you're not comfortable on your feet you're going to be grimacing like this. >> nina garcia is here. she's a judge, as you now know on "project runway." this morning here comes the judge. what did you absolutely love last night? >> well, claire shgs claire danes. i think she took the emmy dress to a whole new level. this crystal-beaded was striking and simple. loose. no jewelry. perfection. she was a winner. and she had the winning look. >> who else? >> well my other top favorite. lea michele. again, right on trend with navy which seems to be the color this season. >> yeah. >> gorgeous oscar de l

. >> brown: cable also scored when kyra sedgwick won lead actress in a drama for his role in the "the closer" and perennial winner hbo took yet more statues including for its world war ii themed "the pas civic" winner in the best miniseries category. >> we're not engineers. we're artists, we are people that essentially build a camp fire, hang around and we can keep you entertained for ten hours. that's what we do. >> and the emmy goes to "modern family" >> but this year, old-fashioned broadcast tv also showed new life." modern family "abc's show about a diverse, extended family won for best comedy series in its first season. it was the first abc comedy in more than 20 years to receive that award. >> to our fans, we are so grateful. we are so thrilled that families are sitting down together to watch a television show. >> brown: another popular new comedy" glee "on the fox network picked up two awards and jim parsons of cbs's" the big bang theory "was named best lead actor in a comedy series. this battle for quality and eyeballs, of course, come as mid a much larger and long term shift

. >> and after five con ssecutive nominations best actress in a drama went to kyra sedgwick for her rolen tnt's "the closer." actor george clooney won a standing ovation and the bob hope humanitarian award for organizing celebrity fund-raisers. >> when a disaster happens, everybody wants to help. everybody in this room wants to help. everybody at home wants to help. the hard part is seven months later, five years later. >> what's the answer? >> i don't know. it's always been a problem so it's not something new. it's all about responsibility. it's your responsibility, my responsibility, and also the audience's responsibility as well. >> and one final note, our former "today" show director bucky won an emmy for the opening ceremonies of the vancouver olympics. and, more importantly, became one of the best running gags of the night. bucky! >> we love bucky and congratulations to him. >> and to all the winners and jimmy fallon. thanks a lot, al. and we're going to come back to al in a little bit. now i know natalie is also there to help us get the scoop on the hot fashions of the red carpet