in august we told you how tony larussa animal rescue foundation put out the call for help. surgery cost $4,000 all paid for with donations. on mornings on 2 tony larussa told us today the dog has recovered and ready to find a new home. >> two years old. she has a lot of vigor in her. she is a sweetheart. will need a place to spend outside. >> there is a fundraiser january 10, it will feature live performances including taylor ticks. he is the real -- taylor hicks. he is the real deal. done a lot of great work. [ talking at the same time ] >> great story. >>> so cold, still cold outside. when things will warm up again, we will check in with our chief meteorologist bill martin to finds out what is happening. >> real cold out there. tony larussa, he started that thing. i thought, great, but he stuck with it. how many years now? it is impressive. he is the real deal. he shows up. walking the walk for 20 years doing this. [ talking at the same time ] >> a lot of guys put their name on something and they are not around. he has been there since the beginning. >> freeze warnings an

well, the man, the legend, tony larussa will be in the studio, he will talk baseball giants and how he help with a major cause. >>> but first, possible new piece talks between north korea and south korea. what north korea's leader said about restarting talks. female announcer: it's time to make room for the new mattress models! during sleep train's huge year end clearance sale, get beautyrest, posturepedic even tempur-pedic mattress sets at low clearance prices. save even more on floor samples, demonstrators, and closeout inventory. plus, free same-day delivery, set-up and removal of your old set. why wait for the new models? sleep train's year end clearance sale is on now! ...guaranteed! ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> welcome back to "mornings on 2." time is 8:24. north korea's leader, kim jung un, says he's willing to talk peace with south korea. the koreas technically, they are still at war. the korean war in the 1950s ended in a truce. not a formal peace treaty. earlier this week, south korea proposed restarting talks between the two countries and in a new year's day