plus, more hard times for actor nicholas cage. you're not going to believe who came to his rescue this weekend. >>> the lakers and spurs are stunned, the black hawks are on the ropes, and the coolest finish you'll ever see in nascar. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here's some of the top headlines today. today is tax day. if you're struggling to meet the deadline, this may add to your frustration, according to the tax policy center, the so-called super rich pay nearly 10% less taxes than they did a couple of decades ago, and nearly half of american house holds pay no income taxes at all. >>> the on-line dating site match.com said it will begin screening the users against the national sex offender registry. that development comes days after a california woman filed a lawsuit claiming that the company was responsible for sexual assault. >>> and a london apartment has set the record for the most expensive english flat selling for over $220 million. even more shocking, th

police say he >>> after posting $11,000 bond, nicholas cage is out of jail tonight. he got drunk in new orleans and argued with his wife whether a house they were in front of was theirs. police say cage insisted the house was the house they were renting, but when his wife said he wasn't, he grabbed her arm. police say cage then began hitting cars and tried to get into a cab, but the cab refused to drive him. he then apparently argued with the police officer. this is a photo of cage after his arrest. cage was arrested for disturbing the peace and public drunkenness. >>> the royal wedding is a week away from next friday. and it's no surprise that this is the most popular video on youtube right now. take a look. companies spoof of prince william's wedding to kate middleton has gone viral. as barry shows us, neighbors are getting ready for the big day. >>> britain is pack tigs its pomp for a princess to be who comes from an unroyal circumstance. the small village, population of about 2,000, where old family friends are invatted. like the landlord at the old boot hub. >> a

"taps" playing ] >> reporter: in san bruno, lisa amin gulezian, "abc 7 news." >> oscar winning nicholas cageed in new orleans last night. charges of domestic abuse and disturbing the peace. >> an unflattering mugshot to go along with unflattering allegations. they say cage was heavily intoxicated when he got into an argument with his wife in front of a home he insisted they were renting in the french quarter. he allegedly grabbed her by her arm and tried to get into taxi. when officers showed up, cage dared them to book him. he was bailed out of jail by dog the bounty hunter. when asked to get him out of slammer, dog said, quote, i am truly a dedicated fan of mr. cage and not be granting an interview as i respect his privacy. this is what i do for a living. aloha, the dog. >> cage's wife does not want to press charges. >> cage has battled booze before on the big screen. he won an academy award of a portrayal of a down-and-out drunk in leaving las vegas. >> leaving las vegas. >> drink myself to death. >> and for the 47-year-old ones married to lisa presley for 108 days, it's problems with spe

. >>> comics stolen over a decade ago from nicholas cage, wants it back.ut first claims goes to the insurance company that paid him off for that. >> can you imagine owning a $1 million economic bocomic book a having it stolen? >> i'm sure, i think of him more as owning cars not comic books but hey. >> i think maybe bad movies. >> and this coming to us from channel 2 in alaska where on nearby spy island discovery of the new world stopped a mama and her cubs in her tracks. in between that time, workers arrived and transformed the area into an oil complex. they ended their stay and headed for a less crowded habitat. that is an amazing story. i cannot imagine having them go to sleep and wake up and then look an oil field. >> imagine the worker that was sitting then and then looked up and there was a polar bear. >> this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc stays. >>> you can get closer than ever to the object of their affection. every subtle brush stroke of the 600 year old frescos can be seen on the ceiling of the eye of the rena

>>reporter: nicholas cage was arrested in new orleans after police say he argued with his wife and wreckerwords with his wife and a tattoo shop. shortly before his arrest. witnesses tell them he told shop employees he did know where he lived. please see that's what he and his wife for argued over just before kate was taken into custody. if the actor is facing charges of domestic abuse battery, disturbing the peace and public drunkenness is bond was posted by duane chapman. he said he was simply doing his job as a bail bondsman and it was not in connection with his skinny reality show. his lawyer and rep have not responded to requests for comment. rio, clear to an estimated $40 million in dollars. scream came in second place for the weekend. after spending two weeks the number one, the animation hot slipped to third place holding $11.2 million in ticket sales. for hollywood minute, stand. >>vicki: so it is my easter going to be soaked,? >>brian: fees to inside to be ok. you may want to stay in it before the outdoor activities. this is really far, seven days away things could change. right n

. >>> actor nicholas cage has been arrested. police say he got drunk in new orleans and argued with his wife about whether the house they were in front of was theirs. cage insisted it was the house they were renting but when his wife said it wasn't, he grabbed her arm and then police say he hit cars and tried to get into a cab but the cabby refused to drive him. he apparently argued with a police officer. cage was arrested for domestic abiewses, battery, disturbing the -- abuse, battery, disturbing the peace and public drunkenness. >>> lp, a side, b side. sound familiar? a unique celebration of work at more than 700 independent record stores across the country today. in the bay area, people gathered at amoeba music in san francisco to show their love for vinyl. that's right the vinyl record is making a comeback. as part of the festivities artists offered special releases an other promotions. the annual event started in 2008. >>> severe weather still battering the east coast tonight. we will take a look at a series of killer torn

. >>> a very expensive comic book stolen from nicholas cage ten years ago thoughed up this -- show the up in a storage locker -- showed up in a storage locker. now, a man found this comic book after buying then contents of a storage locker at a liquid auction. police want to know how that comic book ended up in the store ack locker. >>> okay. we have an update about the sirens going on in richmond. >> we want to make it absolutely clear that sirens -- the sirens are near the richmond refinery but we spoke to -- near the chevron refinery but they are not chevron sirens. they are not from the facility here but there are apparently some sirens near the refinery but there's nothing wrong at the refinery. everything is operating as normal. so there's some sort of a malfunction with the sirens. the sigh rent are not owned by -- sirens are not owned by chevron. but a lot of people have heard them. they are trying to fix the problem and will as soon as they can. traffic looks good. you can see some slow traffic there getting up to the toll plaza. this morning if you are driving into san franci

and what you can expect for your sunday, coming up. >>> actor nicholas cage is out of a new orleans jailing on domestic violence and disturbing the peace charges. a cab driver called police when he saw cage push his wife. the police arrived and asked the pair to go home cage allegedly responded why don't you just arrest me. >>>londonnen is making sure everything is perfect for the royal wedding. huge media risers and temporary television studios are also being erected outside buckingham palace and by westminster abey. the wedding will take place on april 29. >>> today is palm sunday. the beginning of holy week observed by christians around the world. ♪ [ music ] pope benedict xvi head an outdoor mass at the vatican for a crowd that spilled into the streets. during that three hour mass he talked about man's limitations. he highlighted recent natural disasters that have been out of our control. benedict turned 84 yesterday. >>> a bay area third grader will be attending the annual easter egg roll at the white house. she won an online lottery. very excited and is hoping to meet president oba

>>vicki: nicholas cage is facing charges of abuse and public drunkenness.in new orleans friday when investigators say he argued with his wife and grabbed her arm. it shows and have been tense words with his wife in a tattoo shop shortly before his arrest. i cage told employees that he did know where he lived. that's what he and his wife for arguing over and just before you stick to the custody. if the actor is facing churches of domestic abuse, disturbing the peace and public drunkenness. his bond was posted by dog the bounty hunter. chapman said he is doing his job as a bill bondsmen and not in connection with his of reality show. cage as lawyer and rep have not responded. we'll " no. 1 at the box office, it collected $40 million in ticket sales. if the biggest opening weekend in any u.s. film so far this year carried scream for scared of 19.3 million at the box office giving it second place for the weekend. after spending two weeks at number one, the easter steam animation halt slipped to third place pulling in $11.2 million in ticket sales. for hollywood

. >>> up next on "today," busted -- nicholas cage arrested >>> according to the police report late friday evening, a heavily intoxicated cage was in the street arguing with his wife in new orleans' french quarter when he grabbed her by the upper arm and then began striking vehicles. but it may have been cage's mouth that ultimately got him in trouble. according to the website tmz, police initially told the actor to just go home. the combative cage allegedly responded -- why don't you just arrest me? and they did. >> cage at worst is looking at jail time for these charges. more likely, it's the kind of situation where the court, if they found him guilty, would give him some sort of probation. >> it wouldn't be the first time cage has had a public outburst. [ bleep ] [ bleep ] in december, this cell phone video surfaced of an enraged cage outside a romanian nightclub. the arrest comets as cage's once red-hot career seems to be cooling off. one of hollywood's highest-paid actors, earning $40 million in 2009, cage starred in mega-blockbusters like "con air" "the rock." nominated for two acade