. >>> "weekly" reports kate hudson and boyfriend matthew bellamy are expecting a baby. >>> yesterday,n "today," kevin james confirmed he and his wife are expecting a third child. >>> finally, will becoming a novelist ruin snooki in? first she toned down her poofy hair. now she's dropping hints she would like to ditch her famous nickname. she told the associated press, quote, i miss people calling me nicole. this comes to us from wect, nbc news 6 in wilmington, north carolina, where one lone crusader seems to be protesting one fast food restaurant's menu selection. every day this chicken stands guard staring down customers who show up for the lunchtime rush. it struts back and fot outside while its battered friends are deep fried inside. some customers aren't bothered while others have begun to question their menu choice. regardless, they all admire the animal's courage. so do we. >>> i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> it is the universe like you've never seen it before. these are the most precise, never before seen

originally set to air on the history channel this spring was abruptly pulled from its lineup, a story matthew bellamyirst broke. >> it's highly unusual for a network, either cable or broadcast, to pull a project once it has already been green lit, shot, finished, ready to air. >> the project has been criticized from the beginning in a front page article for "the new york times," ted sorenson, an advisor who died early october called early versions of the script vindictive and malicious. the most prominent living members of the kennedy clan reportedly felt the same way. >> specifically, we're told maria shriver and caroline kennedy, both of whom have ties to the history channel, were involved in getting this killed. >> maria shriver is a former employee of nbc universal and caroline kennedy is currently involved in a book deal about her family, to be released by a disney owned publisher. both companies are partial owners of the history channel. the mini series is the brainchild of the creator of the fox action show "24" and an outspoken political cons tconsa hollywood. >> it's incredibly accurate. whe