forgetting their passwords. >>> american soul singer fontella bass has died at the age of 82. >>> and larry hagman will appear posthumously on a show called "i get that a lot." hagman will be playing a costco worker handing out free samples. i had seen promotions for the show. i always feel, would i know if something were going phone a celebrity were serving me at costco. >> i see that, and i think, no, they can't be. >> it should be fun to watch. >>> and this comes to us from wdiv in detroit, michigan. nearby browns township, a good samaritan risks his life to save a stranded dog. the brave man leaps into action when he sees the dog stuck in lake erie. his rescue floundered when he was not able to rescue the dog. thank goodness rescuers were able to get a boat and get to the dog and the human. >> especially when a human is sitting in the frigid cold water to save the dog. >> i'm mara schiavocampo and this is "early today." just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. >> the wind is calming

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. >>> the world lost some beloved entertainers this year from larry hagman and andy griffith to davyes of the monkees and adam yauch of the beastie boys. two in particular stand out. dick clark, the eternal teenager, and the tragic loss of whitney houston. i can tell you're angry about what's happened here. the blame game has begun. a lot of people want to blame bobby brown. a lot of people want to blame the music business. some people want to blame everyone. what do you think? >> well, it's all of the above and a whole lot more. but it boils down to you. you know, i was introduced to certain people and to certain opportunities to use recreational drugs, and it boils down to whether i want to do it or not. and she was a strong-willed, strong-minded girl. and i can't say that it's anybody's fault. >> would she have ever gone down that route, do you think, without bobby brown in her life? >> well, if not him, somebody else. if she wants to get high, if you want to get high, you're going to get high. >> do you think she had that tendency anyway? >> i think that we all as artists, becaus

lcaptions by vitace--ef. www.vitac.com >>> there will be a public memorial service for dallas star larry hagmanervice will be held at j.r. ewing's south fork ranch. fans can take a tour of the grounds and attend the memorial. a private memorial took place yesterday in dallas. >> thanks for starting your morning with us. we have much more ahead on cnn sunday morning, which starts right now. >>> from cnn world head quarters in atlanta, this is cnn sunday morning. a murder-suicide stuns the nfl. what made the kansas city chiefs linebacker kill his girlfriend and then take his own life? >>> a new revelation about the smallest planet. why scientists are so hot for a chilling discovery. >>> and tonight's the night we'll find out who will be the cnn hero of the year. one music star explains what inspires her

thanks to you, larry hagman, hats off to the man in the hat. ♪ nobody does it better ♪ nobody does ity and hollywood hits beyond compare. ♪ i wasn't looking >> osgood: we also salute two incomparable men of medicine, joseph murray and e. donald thomas. they share the nobel prize for their pioneering work in organ and bone mayor owe transplants. although both died this year, countless others live on thanks to them. >> what's the use of having all the stars of the universe if no one can see them? that's our job. >> osgood: and we give thanks to ray bradbury. his writings provide a sort of moral come pass for a world in which science fiction is rapidly becoming science fact. >> we were put here to to touch, to smell, to taste, to see and to hear the universe. that's a great role. that's a great responsibility. >> osgood: it took more than just rocket fuel to propel sally ride into orbit. as america's first woman in space, she was a role model for those who dream of shooting for the stars. earl scruggs, he aimed high. his picking elevated the five-string bang owe from second fiddle status

. >> larry hagman was a celebrity santa. one year the president dressed up and surprised her, and he was the celebrity santa. >> also want to talk about laura bush because this was the year you were there in 2008. >> yes. >> i want to look at that photo and also talk about your experience, very traditional looking white house under the bush white house. >> yes. mrs. bush, very elegant, very beautiful decorations. she copied her mother in law's signature look, the snowy trees in the grand lobby throughout the white house. when we were working on it, they'd say more snow, less snow, more snow. the first lady had a vision, and she really communicated it to us, and we finally got it right. it was perfect. >> very quickly want to talk about bo, the first family's dog. >> he's a real celebrity at the white house. this year we have bo-flakes. if you go through, you should find the ornaments that have bo's paw prints on them. there are bo sculptures and bo cookies. he is a big, big part of the white house at christmas. >> colleen ch

when larry hagman was shot as j.r.it was the most watched point in his career that gan -- began on "i dream of jeannie." and joe paterno was sullied by the child sex abuse scandal at penn state that broke just before his death in january. etta james died in january 50 years after her version of "at last" became a must at millions of weddings. whitney houston died in february. ♪ i will always love you ♪ >> donna summer, in may. and some unique sounds fell silent, too, those are marvin hamlisch, dave brubeck, whose "take five" remains recognizable to grandchildren and grandparents, and doc watson, the man who brought bluegrass music millions despite a lifetime of blindness. >> the time has come to begin the healing. >> former senator george mcgovern who lost in a record landslide to richard nixon in the 1972 presidential election died, and hawaiian senator daniel inouye who served in the senate and the army in world war ii because as a japanese american he thought it his only way to prove his loyalty to america. >> and j

t and larry hagman was a celebrity sant a. >> there is mr. t. >> gretchen: and finally laura bush. >> she invited me to be a part of the decorating team. it was elegance and being understated and red, white and blue christmas and incorporated books and stories and made it enchanting for children. it is christmas with the first ladies and beautiful stories and pictures as well. >> thank you so much for having me. >> gretchen: merry christmas. >> steve: thieves try to rip off a church and get a shock instead. >> brian: high school basketball team ends with a score of 107-2 . the coach of the losing team is here next. ♪ this holiday, share everything. share "not even close." share "you owe me..." share "just right." the share everything plan. sharable data across 10 devices with unlimited talk and text. get a droid razr m by motorola for $49.99. >> gretchen: ed. >> brian: indiana girl's basketball team scored big on tuesday night. what do you mean really big? they won a game 107-2. now parents on the losing side want to know why wasn't the game called off sooner? why wasn't better spo

pity the fool that year, santa for christmas and just funny photo, a phone moment in time and had larry hagmanliteracy, a story book christmas and took actual books on hung them on the tree and nutcracker, and needle point and one year everything was needle pointed. >> alisyn: and laura bush. >> one of my favorites, so elegant and timeless, she did a red white and blue christmas for their last christmas in office and borrowed her mother-in-law's theme and a story book christmas, she was a librarian. >> alisyn: and the theme was home for the holidays. >> that applies to everyone. >> alisyn: in 2001, home for the holidays right after 9/11, the theme. the theme was picked prior to 9/11, but that year made it even more special and we were thinking about what is important to us. >> alisyn: what an undertaking. it's hard to get ready for christmas just as a normal person, but the first lady has a lot of responsibility, knowing it's a show piece. >> a lot of trees, a ton of parties. sometimes a party or two every single day, the pastry kitchen starts getting ready in august. and unbelievable what goe

didn't want accolades for his work on the moon and number four on the list just lost recently larry hagmann, obviously known as jr ewing in the '80s tv show "dallas". in the '80s, 41 million viewers tuned in to see the answer to who shot jr. dallas the second most watched entertainment show of all time and known for his role as captain tony nelson in "i dream of jeanie" and now that well-documented he said he was a drinker and diagnosed with some bad kidney problems and as well as cancer of the throat, but was to reprice his role as jr and a got to know him as the one and only jr and one of the most loved villains. >> juliet: thank you, we'll check with you later on in the show of a continuing of the rundown. thank you. >> clayton: coming up on the show, it's the crazyiest video you'll see all day. the exact moment when a huge jet crashes through a busy highway. >> juliet: then, have kids these days lost their manners and how the heck can we get them back? parents, the answer is next. ♪ ♪ crazy little thing called love ♪ ♪ this thing called love ♪ and you realldon't want to pay more than y