. >> announcer: "early today" sports is brought to you by lectric shave.de close, lectric smooth. >>> a medical license is suspended while 007 gets his license back. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, how this young boy has been given the ultimate helping hand. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. the first in a series of storms moved into the pacific southwest. snow earlier in the night is. seattle, freezing rain in and around portland. eventually it all turns to rain. predicting as much as two to three inches in the cascade and everybody here in the i-5 corridor, at least an inch of rain. the first in a series of significant weather events. three days in row of on and off rain in the southwest. arizona, you're fine. watching in salinas, california, check out the national steinbeck center museum. some of the proceeds going to charity. that's your pick event of the day. >> all right, bill. thanks. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. it's the end of an era for one tv family. d

. >> "early today" sports is brought to you by lectric shave. blade close, lectric smooth. >> the revolving door of rehab is how some celebrities are kicking off 2011. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, it's being called the ultimate set of wheels. but it's not what you'd expect to see in the playground of the rich and famous. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. your forecast for the first monday in the new year. going back to school and work. featuring light range. not a horrible storm system. enough to make roads wet. rain in the forecast for vegas. we're okay in the pacific northwest and you know what? the forecast out west as we go throughout the upcoming week looks pretty nice. no big storms heading our way soon. enjoy what should be a decent warm-up after a very cool period to start the new year. in kwur watching on krra in sacramento, learn about knitting and sharing your knowledge with others and enjoy friendly conversation at knitting and natterring at the arden-dimick library. >> why n

. >> "early today sports" is brought to you by lectric shave. blade close, lectric smooth. >>> big numbers for "snl," tiny numbers at the box office. your early morning headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, at first glance, these subway riders in the nation's capital may look normal but they're anything but. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. here's your forecast. 38 in seattle, 36 in medford. portland dry also. the desert southwest, still cold. 46 that's it in vegas today. a very cold january. by the time we get to tomorrow, the storm system moves onshore and could begin with snow portland. just cold rain in northern california. >>> if you're watching on khnl nbc 8, honolulu, hawaii, never too late to pick up a musical instrument. rye not start now? the ukulele, that's your pacific event for the day. >> i'm in. >> that would be fun. >>> now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. the first week in january is normally quiet at the box office. but the ticket estimates hold it's the worst since 2000. "tru

. >>> early today sports brought to you by lectric shave. >>> sean penn makes a very long-term commitment to giving his help to haiti. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus, how valuable is a dry-cleaner that not only gets the stains out, but returns the things you leave in your pocket? you're watching "earl >>> welcome back. it's a nice thursday morning. nice for most places. not all, though. the exception is up here from seattle northwards into southern canada. that's where they're going to experience heavy rain today, tonight and into tomorrow. portland, you just get some of the clouds from that. medford, chilly. has i've been mentioning, we're slowly going to warm things up. it's going to take a while. pretty cold air mass throughout much of the west. phoenix, 65 on friday. partly cloudy skies in l.a. and 63. we are watching that rain once again up there in the pacific northwest. on friday, some of it could sneak into the portland area. if you're watching us in california's bay area, meet biologists, watch and feed and discover fun facts about fish. check