when the penguins have to...y have to huddle against the cold during the harsh winter, there was huddle training. huddling together. >> that will come in handy for those occupy wall street people. >> absolutely. winter is coming. >> stephen: winter is coming. absolutely. now, listen, i resisted as long as i can. (laughter) but i'm about to break. i'm a fan of "lord of the rings" movies. >> i've heard this. >> stephen: now you have... you have something here. you have something down there. what do you have here? >> i have sting. >> stephen: all right. >> from the films. >> stephen: damn. (applause) now this is the one that you... that you... that you... may i? >> please. >> stephen: it's got edge on it there. >> a little sharp. they make them for real. >> stephen: is this the one you carried throughout the movie? >> yes, that's one of them. we had a couple. that was hero sword if it were ever to be shot in closeup. >> stephen: either that one or maybe this one that... (laughter) that peter jackson gave to me. (lau

only cheery, singing, dancing, penguins. it's "happy feet 2."ery underwhelming sequel to the 2006 academy award winner "happy feet." ♪ i've been here for years ♪ i'm going to take this itty-bitty world by storm ♪ >> ignatiy vishnevetsky: the original "happy feet" told a fairly straightforward story about an outsider trying to find his place in a community. this sequel ditches that simplicity in favor of a scattershot array of subplots. one of these is centered on a swedish puffin, voiced by hank azaria, whom the penguins mistake for one of their own. >> now, listen up. >> mm-hmm. >> empty your mind. >> done. >> and picture your goal. >> okay. >> deep brown, short, slender. >> come on. feel it. feel it. feel it. >> open your eyes. >> ignatiy vishnevetsky: the best part of this movie is a sort of parallel story about two krill, voiced by brad pitt and matt damon, who decide to explore the mysterious world outside the swarm. the relationship between these two tiny crustaceans is more compelling, and funnier, than any of the generic misadventures of

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one of the penguins from the zoo is here. did not bring the baby, i do not think, but we have someone else here. >> the wait is over for "twilight" fans. the newest movie has already made >> welcome back. beloved by children of all ages around the world, elmo is an international icon. few people know his creator, who dreamed of working with his idol, master puppeteer, jim henson. kevin ultimately found a home on sesame street. take a look. >> when i was 9 years old, it was just a dream that i had. i wished that i could work with the muppets. >> kevin is most comfortable when he is elmo. >> how many kids went out and built their own puppets in high school? >> he said guys would pick on him that he was playing with dolls. >> he just up with his dream. >> if i could have climbed on the set of sesame street, i would have tried. i wondered who was creating it. >> my name is jim henson, and i am a puppeteer. >> awarded to see everything he was doing. this is who i wanted to be. >> hello, this is elmo. >> then, i got it. i knew that

tonight the penguins are in town minus their ys superstar.rody brazil has the latest from hp. >> reporter: crosby is most certainly one of the biggest names in hockey and in all of sports. the pittsburgh penguins superstar is here in san jose traveling with the team but will not suit up tonight due to the concussion symptoms that he has been dealing with now for the past ten months. san jose players told me this morning that they will certainly miss out on the opportunity to face him. >> i love watching him on tv, so i'd love to play against him too. you know, for me i just feel disappointed for especially the fans here in san jose. pittsburgh comes here once every couple years and the biggest draw in the league and the best player probably is not playing. it's disappointing the fans won't get to see him. >> he's arguably the best player in the game. he's certainly got -- playing against ovechkin you get excited. yeah, i like playing against the top players in the game. that's unfortunate. >> reporter: now, the sharks have won five of their l

the toronto zoo apparently has gay penguins. [ laughter ] two penguins named butdy and pedro have a very connection. they spend all their time together. they do everything together but this is kind of sad. zoo officials say even though buddy and pedro appear to be in a loving relationship, they're planning to separate them to pair them with females for mating. it's like brokeback iceberg. how do the penguins know whichm female? here they are hanging out on a rock, like, and, well -- like any penguin would, here, can you see them swimming with the other penguins, which they do. it's penguin activity. see coming up here they're at a lady gaga concert. which -- okay, maybe that's a little different. get out of there before she turns them into a hat. [ laughter ] congratulations, i want to say, in order for the duggar family p you know them. the stars of the tlc show "19 kids and counting." apparently they've got number 20 on the way. at this point, wouldn't it be easier if she announced when she's not pregnant? that's not a uterus. it's a t-shirt cannon. [ laughter ] you know -- [ applause

and sometimes when a good penguin is trying to build his nest, a bad penguin sneaks in and tries to steal rocks. >> it takes stones of all shapes and sizes to build a decent nest, and finding ones that are just right is not easy. ♪ >> so some penguins turn to a life of crime. ♪ ♪ >> jimmy: that's what you get. most adorable episode of it ever. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: one more thing. halloween is one week from tonight. if you're going to a party, you better figure out a costume or you'll be stuck wearing a salad bowl on your head and calling yourself justin bieber. i still can't decide if i'm going to be a werewolf or a sexy al roker but every year -- i blame facebook for this -- i see more and more costumes on pets. people dress their animals up oo for halloween, and while most people seem to think it's cute, there's an animal rights group launching a campaign that strongly disagrees with that assessment. >> we are your pets, your best friends, your most loyal companions, and yet every halloween you dress us in ridiculous, embarrassing costumes. do we look like clowns to you or

how do you even know what a penguin is gay?their corner of the penguin habitat inordinately distasteful? is it well done? >> bill: i don't know. i can't say anymore. but they are trying -- i think they are trying to make the gay penguins mate with -- i don't know. it's too confusing. >> stop right there. all i know who is in a better position to participate in a gay marriage than two creatures who are perpetually dressed formal? >> bill: if we are back here tomorrow, i will be stunned. dennis miller, everybody. we would like to remind you that the bolder fresher show in richmond, you can't miss it friday on november 25th, going to be one of the great ones as will our performance the 26th of november at the atlantic city. by the way, bring sensitive souls and teenagers to the show. no bad language or anything. details on bill o'reilly.com. did you see that on deck? michele bachmann going after a fellow republic candidate. play you the ad next. >> bill: back of the book segment tonight, did you see that? michele bachmann getting

they play the penguins. get online and get some penguins. >> i wouldn't mind.his is a story that makes you go hmm. hospitals in illinois report a surge in babies being born. it could be possibly blamed on the snow. all that jack frost is a bad boy. nine months ago a blizzard swept through the state forcing people to stay home reporting to what we call intimate indoor activities. >> don't people watch tv anymore? >> i like this choice. people report a so-called blizzard baby boom. a hospital in peoria said there were 60 births last week, more than double the usual amount. >> it's all timing out. we're not getting snow but we'll get rain. >> no, we'll get snow. >> in the higher elevations? >> oh, mt. hamilton, a dusting. >> that's it. >> but it counts. >> sure. >> no heavy accumulation. we are talking snow at elevations down to 3,000 feet which is really, really low for this early in the season. your temperatures are cool this morning. 35 degrees in santa rosa. 39 in napa. expecting to drop off throughout the morning hours. our weather maker starts to slide to th

penguins won it 5-1. >>> bruins tim thomas stopped everything the canadiens threw at him, made 33 saves. andrew ference scored the only goal in the game in the first period. bruins have won nine straight. >>> goal turned by by vermette, corralled the rebound and put the puck and stick between his legs and scored. jackets beat the flames 4-1. >>> baseball ball last week he won the cy young and yesterday verlander took home the mvp. first pitcher to win the award since roger clemens in '86. >>> and monday night football. pats and chief, tom brady with a pair of touchdowns to rob gran gran cow ski. patriots made it look easy against struggling chiefs. they won it big 34-3. >>> that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> the biebs hits the lab to give a sample. your early entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> a big league soldier reunion you don't want to miss. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." let me break down your forecast. this is wednesday. this is for tomorrow. a lot of the busiest travel day of the year. people hit

you can see right here we've got this cascade of penguin scat. beth, do you have the hose?s down. sal, unless you're cleaning -- you know what? we need a little water. get out of there, sal. get out. oh, no, get it. [laughter] no, no! he took my scrubber. you little thieves. see, this is sal's little nesting rock right here; and, basically, what this does is it emulates, it mimics the natural rocky structure you'd find on the coastline of south africa, maybe a place like cape town or fishhook, where you see stuff like that where these animals would nest, and who is this? gina: oh, that's atana. actually -- jeff: is she nice? gina: yes, and atana and sal are mates. jeff: oh, really? gina: so he's not even upset that you're in his space, but you've got his lady. jeff: oh, really? so, basically, we've got good cop, bad cop here. gina: yeah. jeff: i think humans share a lot in common with penguins. they tend to be monogamous, correct? gina: yeah. jeff: and these animals, when they choose a mate, they choose it for life. gina: yes. jeff: and that's really their survival strategy

so much so they ignore the advances of female penguins who look to mate.ou see that's the problem though. african penguins are an endangered species. for the good of the species they have to separate them. people say that is not okay to force them back into the closet so to speak. what do you think? do the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few? weird news mail bag question. that's unusual. mailbag@wusa9.com. >>> in the mail bag tonight the firing of penn state football coach joe paterno in the wake of that child abuse sex scandal. our good friend john from chantilly says for all the wrong reasons the trustees did the right thing. this per version was reported to state police and they investigated and no charges were brought. the perpetrator retired in '99 but there is much more to this that meets the eyes and i have to trust the trustees and because of the media spotlight finally they acted for the good of penn state and hopefully the interests of those young boys will now get proper attention. believe it or not joe paterno has some defenders out

a little home cooking took a bite out of the penguins. penguins and sharks.rnton, honored before the game with the woolley mammoth tusk for having paid 1,000 games. michal handzus, to jamie agan. we're tied at 3-3. after a scoreless overtime. we go to shoot-out. ryane clowe, gets it past the goalie. taking the leader in the shoot-out. last chance. oh, no. penguins. thomas streit wasn't having it. 4-3, is the final. >>> over to baseball. encouraging images from sfg productions crew in arizona. they're documenting the rehab progress of giants second baseman, freddy sanchez and buster posey. both were busy in the weight room on thursday, working on strengthening exercises with their trainers. of note, posey, catching a baseball in the squatting position. >> we're still 3 1/2 months away from when pitchers and catchers report. that's a nice thing. i'm not where i can go out and play in a game and probably function the way i need to. i think i'm close. but like i said, i'm happy with where i am right now. >> we hit a little spot there where i did so good. and it k

six penguins were among a group of 373 who became stranded three years ago.ds of miles from their normal feeding grounds. they were rescued and the six thought to be too weak to survive were donated first to the aquarium now the zoo. they go on display for the first time in morning at 9:30. >> all those penguins and not one emperor. >> but they do have happy feet. >>> peaceful protest turns violent. next, tear gas and arrests as police and protesters clash in the streets of oakland. we have live team coverage. >> reporter: i'm terry mcsweeney at frank ogawa plaza in oakland, protester got a whiff of the tear gas used last night. their main current is what the protesters were [ male announcer ] a soup opera from bertolli. ♪ vegetables picked at their peak ♪ ♪ so fresh my knees grow weak [ male announcer ] new hearty bertolli meal soup for two, with crisp vegetables and tender chicken. [ chef ] ♪ fresh tasting restaurant style ♪ ♪ bertolli soup's in the freezer aisle ♪ [ female announcer ] pillsbury chocolate chip cookies with hershey's chocolate chips. for a m

they have the largest colony of these penguins of any zoo of these penguins of any zoo of aquarium in ♪ ♪ going to the bank without going to the bank... that's a step forward. with chase quickdeposit on your smartphone, you just snap a picture, hit send and done. chase quickdeposit. take a step forward and chase what matters. ♪ we just keep on keepin' on ♪ ♪ keep on >>> california's version of the tour de france will spend a lot of time in the bay area next year: today the a many, gen tour announced the route for the bike race. the first leg will begin in santa rosa. bay area stops include san francisco, santa fe and santa cruz. the tour will head to los angeles. >>> mark is here with sports, sharks in action. nothing better than over time and a shoot out in hockey. >> good stuff to start the season tonight. this thing might hold off like the game of the year for a while. sharks fan a little disappointed in not seeing the game's most significant player crosby. he was out with an injury. ryan crow just seemed to wake the sharks up. they were dead in the water from the get go. they trai

penguins to breed.hat, they will be reunited. >>> a 9-year-old girls >>> a 9-year-old michigan girl took the stand and testified she drove her father because he was drunk. surveillance video captured the girl behind the wheel of the car. we have the story. >> had you ever driven before? >> my four-wheelers and minicrotch rockets and dirt bike. >> not a van? >> no. >> not a car? >> no. >> reporter: a 9-year-old girl emotional on the stand telling the court what happened the night her father made her drive to a party store. the little girl forced to get behind the wheel because her dad was apparently drunk. >> what was your dad doing? >> we were listening to music. >> was he drinking? >> not really, but he was. >> he was drinking? what was he drink? >> black velvet. >> do you know what black velvet is? >> i don't know. whiskey. >> reporter: the girl telling the court she was scared but she also loves her daddy. the man who called 911 after seeing the child behind the wheel. >> i said he's going to be driv

bronx zoo in new york they let them have they let them go to an abandoned egg and raised a little penguin. and the little area going there are a little hard for me i got to wrap it up as i play in canada thanks to pictures are awaiting me tonight at their production things if you get a free kick back tomorrow and why you law professor of public health will be on the show disguised particularly at cia time to get to the span of your show on facebook followers on twitter if you miss anything about you can dot com flatulent still and coming up next. it is believed to be. if you believe. for.

etch penguin was tagged and will be monitored. >> after "march of the penguins" and "happy feet", they're like little heros. >> are we going to be free of the rain thanksgiving? >> i think most of the rain will come down while we sleep. we don't have to get up early on thanksgiving. we have the day off. unless you're like laura garcia-cannon. plan on getting in the kitchen and slaving over the hot stove. i, of course, am not that breed of woman. 40 degrees in livermore. i do admire you, laura. 46 in novato. kind of cold this morning. we may see a few isolated showers trying to get into the bay area. high pressure trying to block. that it's headed east. so it's going to get active around here. we set your future cast in motion. by 12:00 p.m. on thanksgiving, most of the rain will have sub sized. we could get up to three-quarters of an inch. but most areas in the bay will pick up half an inch, a quarter inch. that's a lot of rain. temperatures today on the mild side. enjoy the sunshine while it lasts. evergreen will it 63 degrees. temperatures will be mild at the coast with not a lot of fog

by the story of their cute gay penguins they're basically together they're having out together they're twenty one in ten years old and they're being separated so they could breed into the normal real law being broken time in twenty one that is some kind of structure cory's something going on their own doubtless they're learning for example or they just want to be together and you know what the last thought of gay penguins which was that i think the bronx zoo in new york they let them have they let them go to an abandoned egg and raised a little penguin. this and this is your little carry your mate is going to return it i got to wrap it up at a table in canada. there any tonight i've never tried to things are going to get me straight back tomorrow and like you lot of president bill of health will be on the show discussed the killing by cia means i'm going to get sick with band of you on it on facebook followers on twitter if you miss anything about youtube dot com plus the live show and coming up next. from los angeles to chicago to birmingham twenty trauma centers have closed since two

bronx zoo in new york they let them have they let them go to an abandoned egg and raised a little penguin. this and this is your little terminator going to hyper and i got to wrap it up. at a table in canada and school pictures are awaiting me tonight i've never die chippings are going to make sure i'm back tomorrow and while you lot the president philadelphia will be on the show discussed targeting killings by the cia meantime don't forget the fan of your show on facebook follow us on twitter if you missed anything about youtube dot com plus still of the show and coming up next. from los angeles to chicago to birmingham twenty trauma centers have closed since two thousand severe problem is not enough inpatient beds not enough urgency department beds and not enough nurses commandos to take care of all the people who know the only real health care system that we have in the city of los angeles is the los angeles fire department in fact when i started my venture is a firefighter i didn't want to turn it around so i started out going to just do firefighting it's about eighty two percent of w

. >> and coming up here next, bay area's penguin island. >> it's showing off newest members rescued from a brazilian beach. ñ?ñt >>> at 6:00 a school district puts up a solar panel and neighbors consider an eye sore. tonight abc 7 news i team investigates how they got away with it. and political rivals akuding an ed lee supporter plus... >> go to jail. you're going to die. probably both. >> yes. yes. >> join me. >> and reviewing power heist. it's coming up tonight at 6:00ment now back to dan and cheryl. >> thank you. >> looks like fun. >> yes. >> and there are new additions to the san francisco zoo tonight. >> there is new residents of penguin autos other birds lok yaitd for a better food source. >> and they're now settling in. >> and did you know this? the zoo has the largest colony of the pengiuns of any zoo, or aquarium in the world. >> it's a great place to go see them. experts say climate change and pollution is depleting the supply of small fish they feed on, making them a near threatened species. if you want to see them... you can figure out who they a

. >>> hockey, the fathers of the pittsburgh penguins traveled with the team and something tells me they weren't too happy with their boys. the lightning scored four and had a shutout going into the final minutes. seems like dads always get the short end of the stick. >>> pat say jack on hand to watch the caps and jets. i would like to buy a vowel, eeld take "e" for evander cain, scoring a pair of goals. winnipeg was wheeling and dealing, beating the caps 4-1. >>> i drama in philly. coyotes and flyers tied with 30 seconds to play. flyers harmlessly threw the puck on net. claude giroux took a swipe, matt read scored the rebounder with 19 seconds to play. flyers closed out the coyotes, and a report with a 2-1 win. >>> super natural creatures get set to take a big bite at the box office this weekend. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, combines are usually reaping in the fields but we'll show you one reaping a different kind of crop. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. let me take you through your weekend forecast. if you're travelology the

the dancing penguins sequel shed take in at least $30 million to come in second place. you tried to get on record there at the beginning of the show saying you will not -- >> i did see the first one. >> really? >> yes. i did. >> i thought you said you haven't seen any of them. >> i tried it, and opted not to come back. >> dipped your toes in the water. >> "happy feet" would make me smile. >>> this comes to us from kwqc, tv 6 in davenport, iowa, in nearby moline, illinois, one local company is paying tribute to farmers and helping to fight hunger at the same time. john deere employees used over 300,000 cans to create a life-sized replica of its "s" series combines. the 170-ton sculpture should break the guinness world record for largest structure made of canned goods. more importantly all of the food in the sculpture will be donated to a food bank when the sculpture is dismantled. well i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day, today, on your nbc station. >>> yesterday's guinness world records, they had thousands around the world attempti

pittsburgh, two minutes in, it's two nothing penguins.lellan pulls niemi, brings in brice, and a complete change of course. ryan cloe, on the back-hand. pittsburgh leads 3-2. jimmy mcginn, first goal of the season. we will go to overtime. nobody scores, bring on the shootout. and thomas greiss again, dominant gant. and when a goalie doesn't warm up, you know how difficult that can be. 92 like when you used to play. >> oh, don't brag about me. pam always remembers the great things i've accomplished. that's why i'm on kron. two nothing, they fall behind and come back to win 4-3. the sharkies have won six of the last seven. pits furring mired in an eight game losing streak. >>> the giants name has passed. filippy on the far right, went on to play for the oakland as, and hit 321-year for the pittsburgh pirates. but it's mattie who passed away today in the dominican republic. and the only brother, all three of them, to start in the major league outfield. and there it is, mattie lou passing today at the age of 72. >>> bruce bochy, he just playe

penguins at home on thursday. >> i thought you know the guys worked hard tonight. and you know, it was a tight game the whole game. they are playing well and they are good defensively. we had a couple break downs but i want them to get better and better every game and after every practice. by watching them live we have stuff to work on. >> i could play tonight and especially in the third period. i think we made some hits. we did what we ask him to do and if we play the same way we will get success. >> taking on the penguins on thursday that will be a packed house for sure. >>> college hoops, virginia upsets michigan in the big ten challenge. the terps are not so lucky. maryland hosting illinois and despite having the lead at halftime, the terps not able to get it done. you know who was getting it down? the fans. that's our intern, erik garmin. >> switch him over to decaf. >> always in the front row for some reason. a good game for the sophomore with the quick trigger there. this time he says i'm doing it deep and from the lane as well. he had 25. maryland led 35-31

rather than open its doors to humans, penguins were the first to grace the ice this season. after making their grand entrance, they waddled around, testing the frozen waters. penguins had a snack and then gathered to watch a fellow ice lover enjoy the space. oh, too cute! after the show, downstairs, got to get on the ice. >> ice rink. >> you know something, we've been here for a decade and i've never been on the ice at the rock. >> all right. well, it all changes this morning. >> i need to go down to the rink. >> absolutely. >>> time for an early look at stories we'll follow throughout the day on nbc. it is the 11th day of the 11th month in 2011. there's an array of quirky events to celebrate the numerical oddity. it occurs once every century. some atlantic city casinos are charging $11.11 for meals and attractions. disney world will host 11 weddings with another 11 planned in times square. over 3,000 couples have registered to marry in las vegas. three times the usual number one chapel has reservations from as far as hungary and singapore. fans of the film "this is spinal t

san jose still down against the visiting penguins.s jamie mcginn he hasn't scored a single goal this year until then. his first of the year has it all tied up 3-3. after an overtime period the only goal in the shoot out. it's that mancove again winning it. the shark's own pittsburgh they've now beating them 12 out of the last is 14 times they've played. what a difference a day makes. postcard weather in san francisco. but today at the schwab more like hockey weather, chilly. and jay hass you will see some of his handy work here at 17. good for birdie. big weekend of golf coming up and very close it is. nba fans missing their hoops, a chance to see a little action this week and end up contributing to a good cause. mat pat barnes is hosting a contest called the we believe versus league. barnes visiting patients at children's hospital earlier today but his minds also on the season that is just not happening right now. >> i think we're supposed to play the warriors last night. so it's a little different. i think the heat is turned up now.

draw your own penguin, draw a coat, send it to club penguin. will join us live on friday to drop off the coats. they'll have a special surprise with them. get yours drawn. help us bring the penguins to time square. to find more about club penguin and how to donate a coat, go to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo!. all coats will be distributed free of charge to those that need them. take a picture of yourself making a donation at burlington. we'll throw it up for you. >>> coming up now, she's wowing audiences and our george [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? stop paying for second best. izon fios and get tv, internet and phone for our best price online -- just $79.99 a month for two years with a 2 year agreement. it's an amazing holiday deal. but don't wait. it's only available for a limited time. so go to verizon.com/superoffer to sign up. act now and we'll add a special bonus -- $300 back. fios delivers the best picture quality, plus america's fastest, most consistent most reliable internet.

draw your own penguin, draw a coat, send it to club penguin. will join us live on friday to drop off the coats. they'll have a special surprise with them. get yours drawn. help us bring the penguins to time square. to find more about club penguin and how to donate a coat, go to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo!. all coats will be distributed free of charge to those that need them. take a picture of yourself making a donation at burlington. we'll throw it up for you. >>> coming up now, she's wowing audiences and our george >>> all of you fans of the secret life of the american teenager already know the talented young actress shailene woodley. she's drawing oscar buzz with her breakout performance in "the descendants." it's a pleasure to welcome you here. >> thank you. >> ali and i saw the movie last night. your performance is amazing. it's honest. it's fierce. you don't pull any punches in this. >> thank you. >> what's it like to hear people talk about oscars in your first movie? >> it's surreal. and every other word that encompasses that. it's c

another 300 penguins are in the wings waiting to be set free.ish those guys the best of luck. >>> in colorado, a bizarre rescue. dozens of bunnies were dumped alongside the road in colorado springs. they were taken to animal shelters. >>> and across the country, a growing number of animal shelters are overcrowded because of the tough economy. many people just can't afford to keep their pets. some rescue organizations are coming up with high tech ways to find their homes. >> the cameras are rolling when the stars come out. their irresistible performance streaming live online. >> do you think they know they're being watched? >> web users have been checking in weekly, watching these puppies grow before their eyes. once they're ready for adoption, the north shore animal league predicts people will be lining up. >> they'll know that animal already and say, oh, i have to have that animal. i already know everything about her. >> drawing perspective clients into shelters is difficult during this economy. north shore decided videotape would lure in even

. >>> six penguins made their debut today at the zoo. they were penguins found starves off the coast of brazil. these six did not acclamate well and were adopted by the san francisco zoo. >> the rehabilitation deem had the letting these guys back into the ocean was not going to be a set up for success. >> reporter: now they're ready to greet visitors along with the other penguins. you will know the newcomers by their bright green tabs. >>> it is the newest hottest thing when it comes to celebrity endorsements and it involves a well known bay area tech company. >>> why mayoral candidates said that they are teaming up against mayor ed lee. >>> and the man who says he owns half of facebook. why he says he had to fly back from overseas. >>> she'll have the freedom to do everything she wants. >> the device that changed this girl's life and how it can do the same for others. this video allegedly shows police officers in a bay area city using excessive force. we'll explain why the video's release is causing outrage. >>> and we'll reveal what ca

from muppets to penguins there is suddenly a lot out there, and the current crop of family movies is being rewarded with people's business. from hollywood tonight here's nbc's miguel almaguer. >> i don't care what anybody says. i believe in you, and you. >> huh? >> reporter: it may have taken them 12 years. >> come on, guys! let's go! >> reporter: but the muppets have staged a big screen comeback. >> you guys are so talented. >> check it out! fart shoes! >> reporter: the return comes during one of hollywood's biggest holiday weekends and the muppets are just one headliner in a marquee full of family-friendly flicks. >> can you help us? there is no time to waste. >> must have movies you can see with the kids. >> "happy feet 2." >> reporter: from dancing penguins in "happy feet 2" to a house full of animals in "we bought a zoo." hollywood's plot this weekend, a family affair. >> once upon a time, a little boy -- >> reporter: what's interesting is the family movies are getting awesome reviews and that's really quite unheard of. >> meet the family that makes christmas happen. >> reporter