i'm mario solis. >> 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

here's nbc's mario solis with an early look at all your sports headlines. >> hi there. good morning. after the cavaliers embarrassing loss to the lakers, lebron james tweeted, karma is a bleep. then he went out and sprained his ankle in the process. yep. lebron, karma will get you every time. the nuggets could do no wrong. they led by 17 at the half. 30 after three quarters. they cruised and handed the heat their second loss in as many nights. turkoglu and howard had 39 points. plus a pretty good game. off the steal, the lay-up. he scored 32 plus 10 rebounds and 10 helper. kevin durant had 36. none bigger than this jumper in the find seconds. thunder wins 125-124. >>> a.p. national player of the year -- check. heisman trophy winner. check. cam newton has done it all at the college level, and now he's making the leap to the nfl. newton will skip his senior season to enter the nfl draft. he did it with his arms and legs in college scoring 50 touchdowns and will take that to the pros. >>> jets and patriots have been exchanging jabs all week long, but now, welker poked fun

i'm mario solis. >> "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

here's nbc's mario solis with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> hi there, good morning.he top-ranked blue devils had rattled off 25 straight wins going back to last season, but the duke streak finally came to an end last night in florida. taking on florida state, the seminoles were up by 4 after the first and derwin kitchen adding to it in the second. he had a game high 22. duke couldn't get over the hump. chris singleton drilled the three-pointer, florida state pulled off a huge upset, beating the number one team in the country, 66-61. >>> to the nba, magic and hornets pick it up late in the fourth. turkoglu from beyond the arc, that ties it and forces overtime. hornets blow the lead, but not the game. marcus thornton stops and pops for the lead. hornets win in o.t., 92-89. >>> suns and nets, needing overtime. phoenix rallies in the fourth and keeps it going in o.t. gave the suns a lead. carter is there for the putback. suns win, 118-109. >>> to los angeles, clippers had a lead. lebron james drills down the two. but that's as close as they get. surprise, surprise, the c

i'm mario solis. >>> "early today" sports is brought to you by, touch of gray.et rid of some gray. never all. >>> why a heavyweight hollywood couple plan to boycott this year's oscars. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, she's launched her very own crusade to beautify the city that she loves. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. i mentioned it's going to get wet in the pacific northwest and enjoy today. one of the last die days you'll see in a while for seattle. temperatures warm up, along with that, pacific moisture. chance of rain wednesday and include sunday as well. rain showers moving in this morning in much of california. there's going to be a chance of showers pretty much anywhere north say about to san jose. medford, a little light rain too. by wednesday that wet weather is more focused to the north. drying out. warming up, too, though. l.a., san diego, falls springs to phoenix, in a little warming trend throughout the next couple of days. >>> if huge watching on ksnv, new at silver screen crime classic ma