. >>> plus tiger woods and lindsay vonn make it official. details in stories making news. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back, we're watching a storm off the coast. temperatures are going to recover after a chilly start, and remaining in the northwest, we have a shower pattern. it looks as if it could clear out for a decent weekend, temperatures could cool off there for friday and saturday in seattle. >>> absolutely. >> i know this will jep set you, but this could be one of the last times we talk about lindsay lohan. she appeared in court monday for the reckless driving case. she will be going to rehab for 90 days. s >> on her way to the courthouse, she was glitter bombed, and one of her guards took a pretty embarrassing spill. actor iam mcclellan will be officiating the wedding of his friend. >>> a rock band shot their cd today bu it in the international space station. casey kant any is selling her story rights in an effort to pay off $800,000 in debt. and tiger woods and lindsay vonn have announced on facebook that they are dating, cheesy photos and all. this

i covered lindsay vonn for a long time. i covered tiger for a long time. lindsay vonn may be the tougher, more courageous athlete in terms of barreling down the mountain back in 2006, people might remember she crashed in an olympic race at the 2006 games, she was airlifted off the mountain. two days later she comes back and finishes eighth in another olympic race. that is one tough cookie. so you know, having an equal, having a peer, having someone who can understand what it's like to come back from injury, that's what lindsay vonn of course is doing right now with a very severe knee injury as she's trying to get back for the 2014 soche olympics. i would assume there's a camaraderie there in terms of just being able to discuss life at the top in your sport. obviously, as tiger says, it makes him very happy. lindsay's happy so i guess everybody's happy. >> he paid his price. he's perfectly entitled to be happy. great to see him back at number one. final question for you, zach. i would imagine tiger woods right now is the last name you want to draw out of th

. >>> lindsay vonn won her sixth straight downhill title after the last race was cancelled because of fog. vonn is rehabbing after knee surgery. >>> american surfer kelly slater had some amazing rides on waves in australia to win the 2013 quick silver pro gold coast competition. >>> the pope wasn't the only one drawing crowds. former nba star dennis rodman is in italy. saying he hopes to meet the new pontiff and spread what he calls his mess avenue of peace and love. >> announcer: "early today" sports is brought to you by just for men auto stop. gray is over. >>> just ahead for you look what miranda lambert found on the side of the road. >>> what's going on with the cast of the "mary tyler moore show"? you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. enjoying a nice warmup out west. especially the southwest where temperatures will be about 15 to almost 20 degrees above average for this time of year. look at our highs. even up in billings, montana, 69 degrees today. 78 in l.a. 93 degrees in phoenix. we're looking at some hours in the northwest. the same goes for tomorrow but that warm

. >>> tiger woods says he and lindsay vonn went public about their relationship so the paparazzi couldn't make as much money from pictures they took of the couple. >> it's real simple. we're happy where we're at. i want to limit the paparazzi and sleazy websites that are out there. >> woods said he had situations that were dangerous for his kids because of the celebrity photographers. >>> just ahead, a big story concerning "mad man's" jon hamm and the blogosphere blogging about it. this is a ritual dating back hundreds of years. details next. you're watching "early today". >>> welcome back on this thursday morning. to get you out the door, your forecast looks good in qaa california. a cooler start. numerous rain showers from seattle to portland through the intermountain west. getting snow showers through the higher elevations. friday morning that storm moves out and begins to affect the rockies. we're beginning to see cooler temperatures in the west. at least we look dry towards the weekend. >> but stocking uing up the hilr that famous west skiing which i like. >> should be okay this year

they are in anaheim tiger woods and lindsay vonn cheesy studio photos officially revealing they are datings a champion skier. it looks like they got a 9 $9 special at the photo booth at the mall a $99 special-- ♪

but this lindsay vonn is a stud beyond belief.wn -- they go down these things in a minute and 30 seconds in a tuck and i think i understand why someone like tiger -- i mean, he can get a lot of pretty girls, so that's not what it means. they're both such incredible athletes, i think that that brings people -- that explains sort of the relationship, why he would consort with lindsay vonn. can you imagine? you ski. >> yeah. >> they go off the edge, they go 70 feet on these things. >> she's very attractive, as well. >> i don't know how you practice that. that's what i said yesterday when i heard you did this. if you mess up -- you can't be a passenger on your skis. you need to be the pilot of your skis. >> i understand that, but i can't follow through. >> i know all these expressions now. at the greatest resort for skiing, it's beyond belief. that's the only way you get a ski vale. i didn't get to do it yesterday because of some island in the middle of nowhere. >> that was a golf course. by building custom security solutions that int

lindsay vonn. tiger said we have become close and are now dating. we thank you for your support and respecting our privacy. and the best way to keep it private is to post about it on facebook. i'm happy for them. it's nice to see tiger with a woman not holding a subpoena for a change. it's harder to break the window of an escalade with a ski pole than with a golf club. congratulations to them. >>> another news from 2009, sarah palin spoke in national harbor, maryland at the gaylord national resort. someone has a sense of humor. palin took a swipe at michael bloomberg by drinking out of a big gulp cup. and sarah palin don't take kindly to city folk getting into her mountain dew code red. [ applause ] >> jimmy: in alaska, that's a mating call. we need to take a break. but when we come back my cousin sal was at the l.a. marathon yesterday. he wasn't running. he was doing this. >> lucky charms, everyone. a spoonful of lucky charms. there you go. there's a big bite. there's a big bite. lucky charms? luc

she is lindsay vonn. so they made the announcement on their respective pages. both are arguably the best in the world at their sports and both have suffered serious knee injuries and both have been divorced. they both love facebook, as well. could be a match made in heaven. >>> 49er quarterback, colin kaepernick tweeted this photo of himself working out adding the caption. good news for niners fans as the 25-year-old appears focused to return the team to super bowl glory next season. >>> and breath taking video from brazil. a pair of dare devil sky divers tempting fate, threading needle between two buildings. both men landed safely. seriously? they both landed safely. no word on plans of a repeat performance. and we'll have the full scoop on sharks and warriors tonight. i can see raj mathai, jessica aguirre dicing through skyscrapers in the south bay. >> flying into your living room at 6:00. >> coming to you soon. >> get your promo people on it. >> for a full half hour you can watch sportsnet central tonight at 7:30. >>> she looks out her grandmother's window a

. >> a breaking news story you have here, tiger woods and lindsay vonn have officially announced to theld that they are dating. >> oh, my gosh. >> there's been rumors swirling around. tiger has been embroiled in the cheating scandal. lindsay is divorced and had a recent accident on the slopes. >> what is he looking at? >> he's looking at the camera. >> he's not looking at the camera. >> where is he looking? >> he's like -- look at that girl over there. i'm just playing, tiger. i'm just playing man. >> no, you're not. no you're not. you're not playing. >> it's a joke, man. >> so tiger is with, here's the thing. i wonder if someone has a pattern like tiger has had with these women and i know he's come clean about all that stuff. do you think a guy like that can break a pattern. do you think a guy, not speaking about tiger, but just guys in general, the friends of yours who you know are chronic cheaters, that kind of thing, can they unring the bell? >> it all depends on whether they play michael jackson's "man in the mirror" then they can make a change. >> really? >> it's possible. ♪ make

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. >> i made my way through the family. >> a breaking news story you have here, tiger woods and lindsay vonnlooking at the camera. >> what is he looking at? >> he's like -- look at that girl over there. i'm just playing man. >> no, you're not. no you're not. playing. >> all right -- >> it's a joke, man. >> so tiger is with, here's the thing. i wonder if someone has a pattern like tiger has had with these women and i know he's come clean about all that stuff. do you think a guy like that can break a pattern. do you think a guy, not speaking about tiger, but just guys in general, the friends of yours who you know are chronic cheaters, can they unring the bell? >> it all depends on whether they play michael jackson's "man in the mirror" then they can make a change. >> really? >> it's possible. ♪ make a change ♪ for once in my life ♪ kids in the street wrought enough to eat ♪ ♪ who am i to be blind ♪ pretending not to see their needs ♪ ♪ and lost our dream >> that's great. ♪ that's why i'm starting with me ♪ >> i can't go that high, though, you know what i mean? >> we're glad you can't. we're go

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tiger woods and the most people about tweet saying that this will last about two months with the lindsay vonnid some mistakes? you cannot just roll over and die. >> they are going out. >> his reasoning today was because of a paparazzi. they can get $500,000-$1 million. people were stocking them. and even the children-- children -- talking... stalking.. them who the people are talking about is that they do not have the can you imagine? >> there would love to be in that position. >> they're also trying to sell newspapers. >> it is just that everybody is doing it for their own benefit. the option for him is that he will never do it again? >> jacqueline: and she will probably do really well. >> gary: people like kathryn will do something for forgiveness. >> catherine: i do not feel strongly one way or the other. >> gary: and i have some technology for you. this is new technology for the golf channel. it is mounted for the helicopter. this will give a bird's eye view. the golf channel is testing it out. we have one minute left against that the game of the cal. and hanley ramirez he could be on the

last week revealing a new love, olympic champion skier lindsay vonn. >> tiger, what relevance do we attach to the fact that you get back to number one in the same week that you announce your new facebook status? >> you're reading way too much into this. >> lots of people will. >> shocker. >> reporter: she tweeted moments after his win. number one. with 13 exclamation marks. he may be number one for now, but the number like until his mind is five. the number of years since he won a major tournament. he will try to win the drought in april, by trying to win the green jacket at the masters in augusta, georgia. >> what does this number one ranking mean for tiger sponsorships? i'm thinking lots and lots of cash? >> i'm sure. it's interesting, carol. previous sponsors all left him after the highly publicized marital affairs. 2010, reportedly one of his first years in terms of earnings. that's relative. he made $61 million, maky sto n stood by him. we'll see if his number one status pays off for nike. >>> just ahead, many people are supporting marriage equality, including ravens line bakker. we h

but tiger woods and lindsay vonn have taken it to another level.gether, but they finally made it official. to see their pics, head over to bleacherreport.com. they decided to go with the engagement pictures. >> only when it's on facebook. >> that was hardly like holding the iphone. >> those are engagement photos. >> looks like a magazine cover. >> ding, ding, ding. probably is. >> ice, snow, strong winds pelting the northeast. we'll have the latest for you at the top of the hour. and the second part of my interview with facebook sheryl sandberg. why she says women often face a penalty for being too pleasant at work. you're watching "starting point." chances are, you're not made of money, so don't overpay for motorcycle insurance. geico, see how much you could save. many cereals say they're good for your heart, but did you know there's a cereal that's recommended by doctors? it's post shredded wheat. recommended by nine out of ten doctors to help reduce the risk of heart disease. post shredded wheat is made with only one ingredient: one hundred perc

he seems -- lindsay vonn. he's won two tournaments already this year. remember when he was going through all that stuff? >> first time he's seemed happy since. >> do you remember our buddy, andre. brooke shields, she was his wife. and then he he got rid of -- and brought in stefi and started winning. it matters to all of us. >> all of us. >> now it's time to talk some other sports. march madness, a few upsets and some other very close calls. number 14, harvard. the egg heads. did cramer take harvard? i'll bet you he didn't, topping number 63, new mexico. that did hurt me deeply. although i did have cal. i had the bears. >> i picked all three of these wrong. >> i thought california beat colorado. because of boone pickens, i picked the stupid cowboys, even though i knew the fighting ducks were pretty good. although fighting ducks, you know, that doesn't do much. >> i did the same thing. they said one and i didn't pick them. boone would give so much grief. >> oregon. marquette davidson was unbelievable and everybody i think had marquette. marquette in the

vonn. he said lindsay and i have become very close and are dating. thank you for your support. ked it up. it is not a well kept secret. i am dating tiger woods. our relationship developed from a friendship into something more. blah, blah, blah. it's made me very happy. there we go. lots of rumors. >> i said this before. who does she remind you of? >> his ex. >> they look identical. all the women he cheats with are all brunettes. >> call me, tiger, we'll go out for wings and beer after we play 18. >> he'll have a bus full of beautiful women waiting for you at the end. >> that's the only reason you want to hang out with tiger, i know. >> i want to play golf. >> of course you do. >>> moving on to michael jordan, a well-known figure. think they used to party together actually. the woman who filed a paternity law suit against michael jordan dropped her lawsuit. >> really? >> she says. >> sigh of relief. >> apparently she said she had a 16-year-old who was the son of michael jordan. he denied it. flatly. the entire time. he also filed a counterclaim seeking sanctions against smith to

vonn comes back to haunt her. before their hook-up, how she talks about his cheating. lindsay lohan, her best and worst. now trending new clues to katy perry's split from john meyer. was it jealousy? >> the high school senior begging kate to be hit date. >> give him credit, he went for it. >> will she accept his proposal? we have her answer. then "the bible" producers mark burnett and roma downey fire back, the uproar as some say satan resembles obama. plus the stars with a huge crush on jesus. >> i'm speaking of the actor, of course. >> music's biggest, the new interview with clive clive on his war of words with kelly clarkson. >> kelly and my relationship has been incredibly successful. >> plus -- >> are you going to take a drive with me. >> "extra's" day in the life with usher backstage with the newly revamped "the voice." >> "extra, extra!". >> welcome to "extra" here at the grove. i'm mario lopez. >> and i'm maria menounos. coming up is jenny mccarthy replacing joy on "the view"? first, lindsey vonn dissing tiger before they hooked up. we have got it and why she regrets what she said. >> it may be