north. i wouldn't be surprised of baltimore washington international, and dulles airport is good to be affected. out here in ohio, illinois dealing with the storm system. they are conversion to the north and east. we will follow this for the next few days. the greater new england northeast corner has been dealing with all whole lot of nasty weather as well. >> bay area weather as well some rain in the forecast. >> its just betting on us and that's about it this morning. light rain starts off this morning it continues into the overnight hours as well. early morning to more we could get some sprinkles. we will dry up by the weekend. the we can looks pretty good right now. the satellite radar shows all the moisture moving and, really into the northwestern portion. we're getting a few raindrops as well. three san rosa, i 80 quarter. a out to vacaville as well. a few sprinkles in concord, walnut creek. your current temperatures in the '40's 44 for san francisco, fairfield and antioch the cooler spots a upper 30's. low 40's in mountain view, san jose, 40 in san rosa. future cast 4 7:00 a.m. showing a

north carolina. she traveled to baltimore to spend a new year holiday with her half-sister when she simply vanished. the fbi and baltimore police are baffled. they're doing everything they can to find her. she turned 17, by the way, later this month. coming up we'll talk with felicia's mom live about how she is dealing with her daughter's disappearance and what's being done to find her. >> plus it's been called the milkshake murder. nancy kissel, the american banker's wife living in hong kong was sentenced to life in prison for allegedly lacing her husband's milkshake with sedatives and killing him. hong kong's highest court ruled there should be a new trial and that trial begins next week. coming up we'll take a look at the case and what life has been like for kissel. >> and then die-hard fans probably knew this already, but today would have been elvis presl presley's 76th birthday. now a new photo exhibit is out displaying intimate photos of the king before he became a rock 'n' roll legend. we'll take a look at some of them still ahead. but first we begin this half hour with dr. conrad murray. dr.

steelers won it 41-9 capturing the afc north title and a first round bye. pittsburgh's win means baltimore gets the wild card. ravens will visit the chiefs on sunday. and it looks like the brett favre era is finally over. favre inactive for the vikings last game of the season. the 41-year-old said he had no regrets about coming back this year, and that he is finally done after 20 years in the nfl. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >> "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 nort

north carolina. she disappeared three days after christmas while visiting a relative in baltimore.ce then, not a trace. no use of her cell phone, credit cards and no updates to her facebook page. friends and classmates back at union academy pray for her return. >> we all have faith that you're going to bring her home real soon, lord. >> reporter: on december 28th, she left her half sister's apartment to run some errands but never came back. since then, police have scoured the neighborhood, area park and nearby ponds. helicopters have responded day and night. leaflets have been circulated door to door and her picture has been flashed on electronic billboards along i-95. >> where is phylicia barnes? >> reporter: her picture has been reported in local media and on nbc and cnn. the baltimore spokesperson thinks this case may have received more national attention if the victim had been white. >> i think the question has to be asked. again, it's not my position, i don't know what goes into these decisions. but this is baltimore's natalee holloway case. >> reporter: phylicia's mother is h

baltimore. back home in north carolina, her classmates are stunned, hoping for any good news.ter school, students are holding on to hope. >> we just thank you in advance for bringing her home safely. >> our greatest hope is she can walk in the door and be reunited with her family. >> somebody knows where she's at. and i'm telling you, god's going to get you. >> reporter: for "good morning america," david kerley, abc news. >>> in arizona, a second patient denied a transplant because of budget problems has died. the state stopped paying for certain organ transplants covered by medicaid back in october. >>> blue she would blames rising health care costs and expenses from a new law for the cuts. >>> in other news, elizabeth edwards' will has been released. and it makes no mention of her estranged husband, john edwards. edwards left everything to her three children. the will was signed six days before her death last month. >>> one of the two winners of the $380 million mega millions jackpot has come forward and will claim the winnings this afternoon. neal karlinsky is in olympia, w

speech-doing tour, with stops in vancouver, toronto, pittsburgh, north carolina, phoenix, philadelphia, illinois, detroit and columbus, memphis and baltimorend jacksonville and el pass toe and i'll be back-ramento. head to the chopper. the tour-minator is on the way! bennett! [ applause ] >> jimmy: i don't know what bennett has to do with it. four more years, that's all i ask. one for thing, one other politic news item. federal judge in texas has sentenced former house majority leader tom delay to three years in prison for illegally funneling corporate money to republican candidates in that state. delay is the first former "dancing with the stars" contestant to go to prison since, i think, kristi yamaguchi. no, little kim? delay is making the best of it, though, with this new video which i guess was designed to introduce himself to his new, um, community. >> hi, future cell mates. i'm tom delay. former majority leader in the house of representatives. and for the next three years, i'm going to be your buddy. maybe you saw me on trs drs, where i showed off hot moves like this. and this. and especially this. yes, i love money laundering and s

north georgia. >> 52 degrees in atlanta. 30s from boston to baltimore.ees in minneapolis. 21 in chicago. 38 in kansas city. 37 in billings. 47 in portland. >>> the star of this year's largest national annual coin show is a penny. >> and that is because the experts say it is a penny worth $1 million. the penny is from 1943 and it is all copper. >> collectors say it's one of a dozen copper pennies from 1943, minted with leftover metal from the previous year. the rest of the 1943 pennies were steel and zinc coins because copper was conserved during world war ii, making this one pretty penny. >> the neat thing about this is it's a four-day event and they're saying that anyone with old currency, whether it be coins or dollar bills or bills i should say, can come in and they will have collectors on hand ready to make purchases if they see something that's worthwhile. >> very cool stuff if you like to collect. and hey, there you go, makes "cents." >> we'll be right back. a short time ago, this woman suffered from around his house. these people chose freedom ove

. >>> a $25,000 reward is being offered by the high school of a north carolina teen who went missing on a trip to baltimore-old union academy honor student if a lease i can't barnes disappeared last month while advice visiting her older half siblings for the holidays. >> and a 3-year-old oregon boy is being hailed as a hero.advic siblings for the holidays. >> and a 3-year-old oregon boy is being hailed as a hero. he called 911 after his dad was injured. the toddler remained calm. >> it wasn't scary. >> why wasn't it scary? >> because i was brave. >> you were brave. he sure was. a.j.'s dad says he's pretty glad he taught his son those numbers. good job, buddy. that's the news. now back to lester and amy. >>> bill karins is out on the plaza with a check of your forecast. bill, good morning. >> today you said it's your cousin's birthday. where is your cousin? >> right there. >> maybe i shouldn't stand in front of the birthday girl. happy birthday. which birthday are we celebrating? >> 11th. >> enjoy your birthday. let's chat about what's going on out there. the january thaw. a little jealous of this today bec

. >> reporter: the north carolina teen was spending the holidays in baltimore, trying to get to knowmet just two years ago. staying in an apartment where young people often came and went. >> a list of 20 different guys had been in and out of that apartment since she had been there. >> reporter: felicia was last seen early afternoon on december 28th. officers combed through neighborhoods while choppers fly overhead and her picture stairs out from billboards along i-95. >> this is baltimore's natalie holloway case, a young girl who came to visit family and just mysteriously disappeared. >> reporter: while her family just tries to hold on to hope. >> agonizing. >> so time may really be of the essence here, police asking anyone anywhere with information to give them a call. her family says they're not giving up, that felicia will make it home in time to celebrate her 17th birthday next weekend. celebrate her 17th birthday next weekend. >> kristen dahlgren, thank you so much for that story. >>> officials are calling on saudi arabia to release a bird that apparently is being detained as a

north of detroit. showers and thunderstorms from eastern texas to southern mississippi. >> a wet 63 in new orleans. 55 in atlanta. 40s from boston to baltimore the twin cities. 11 in fargo. 24 in chicago. sacramento will climb to 51. seattle is 40 degrees. >>> well, she's missing one of the biggest assets a beauty contestant can have, but it is definitely not stopping her from going after one of the most prized crowns in the world. >> meet kayla martell, miss delaware 2010. she will be sporting her long locks. unlike her competitors martell is actually totally bald. she suffers from a rare condition that results in hair loss. >> martell became miss delaware on her fifth try. she says she's now on a journey to redefine the term beautiful. >> she has a form of alopecia. she says not all glamor icons should be barbie dolls. when she's not competing she does go totally bald. >> more after this, stay with us. [ man ] we brought our freshly made bed to the streets to find out how much people love clean sheets. take one of those pillows and take a big smell. they smell really fresh. aw this is hot. it smells clean to me. i'll sleep right here right