those aren't ricky gervais, but looking at angelina jolie might be one. >> no offense to ricky gervaisdeal with it. i think he's good at dishing it out. >>> time is 5:26. coming up, watching over your kids. a virginia school district is closing in on a decision whether to add more security cameras to schools. >>> plus, a local grinch who tried to steal christmas. the damage vandals did to this family's holiday display. >> hi. i'm beth manning, our daughter emily and our son, john, in germany. we wanted to send out a merry christmas and warm holiday greetings. see you in the summer. >>> you're looking at live pictures right now from baghdad, iraq. secretary of defense leon panetta speaking at closing ceremonies to mark the end of the u.s. involvement of the war in iraq in almost nine years. >>> mrus, thousands of government workers are in limbo this morning waiting to hear if a government shutdown will be avoided. >> good morning to you. i'm eun yang. >> good morning to you. i'm joe krebs. welcome in on this 15th day of december. >> don't want to get your shopping nerves up, but ten mor

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yeah it's surprising but let me show you this clip this is piers morgan asking ricky gervais. who is also an atheist talking about god. if you're a believer in god if you're a christian as many tens of millions in america could see you use poking fun at religion when someone finds gault i don't find it. all right so there's a lot of people in this country who identify themselves as atheist what's going on here i don't buy i don't even buy this because it came out of canada and i trust canadians less and less mean gay men and atheists. all of them yeah. i put somewhere between like pirates and carnival parties i guess but yeah comedians and they're always up to no good you know i mean it's pretty pretty shocking i was really surprised to see this and it's interesting they found that it's not discussed or hatred but it's distrust is the reason people don't like atheists but it seems like rapists have a great opportunity here they should convert to religion not be this and maybe the you know their trust numbers will go up you see have a good opportunity just trying to see the sil

. >> he ruffled a few ruffles last year, ricky gervais will return in 2012. be handed out january 13th. >> the golden globe awards include honors for television. tina fey and alec baldwin were nominated. >>> if watching simon cowell doesn't get your blood boiling a bit, you will be able to read about him. valentine books announced a publishing called sweet revenge. the life of simon cowell. bauer says he had hundreds of hours of access to cowell. he spoke to the judges friends and foes. he was on "american idol" before leaving to host "the x-factor." >>> imagine opening your mailbox to find a letter lost for 33 years. >> through a series of coincidences, she was able to find the intended recipients. the letter was sent in 1978 to a mr. and mrs. wilson. no one has a clue where it's been for the past three decades. the envelope appeared monday on the doorstep of the woman who loves in their house. the amazing part is the woman met the wilson's 40 years ago before they moved thousands of miles away to arkansas. she tracked them down with the news. >> i kind of h

and rickey surveys will -- ricky gervais will return as the host in 2012.he complete list about -- of nominations at wbaltv.com/entertainment. there's a new agreement on a payroll tax cut extension that could be close. democrats and republicans are back at the negotiating table making progress. congress is racing to meet the deadline to avoid a government shutdown. a live update from washington coming up at 6:00 p.m. >> ravens answering their purple pride by hopping in an airplane and heading to san diego -- reagan's showing their purple pride by hopping in an airplane and heading to san diego. [ male announcer ] little owen wanted to play, but his nose was raw and sore. achoo! [ male announcer ] and common tissue made it burn even more. ♪ puffs plus lotion is more soothing than common tissue, and it delivers our most soothing lotion for every nose issue. a nose in need deserves puffs plus lotion indeed. to give your cold a comforting scent, try puffs plus lotion with the scent of vicks. >> tomorrow is purple friday, but today is purple thursday at b.w.i. m

one thing we know ricky gervais will be hosting.r, so let me give you some information firstoff. the sun isn't up here in hollywood, but most of the hollywood people are because the golden globe nominations are going on. they have started the nominations. they will come back at 5:30 for some of the bigger motion picture, acting categories. the thing about the golden globes that is so interesting a lot of times, they like to mix things up and maybe have a lot of fun and throw you a curveball here and there and they've actually already done that this morning, guys. one of the nominations that has come in already is in the foreign film category and angelina jolie's movie was nominated in the foreign film category. now, the hollywood foreign press association does love angelina jolie and they love for her to come to the awards. a lot of people thought would they find a way to get her movie in the award show this year? yes, they have done it. a couple of the other things that i want to tell you about that came across this morning. amy po

all though he ruffled a few feathers last year, ricky gervais will return in 2012.he awards handed out january 13th. >> there you go. coming up tonight at 11:00, we are following a situation in fairfax county where a stand-up with a gunman has a college campus on lockdown. explosive charges against an nfl player. one of the biggest drug dealers in all of chicago. reports he has a list of high profile clients. those stories and more coming up. >>> another check on the weather. doug is out live in fairfax. doug? >> i tell you what, it's hard to believe we are talking 62 degrees out here now. in the middle of the of december, normally we start to think of snow like in the middle of this iced snowman. believe it or not, we could see a couple flakes. i think that's all it is. don't expect accumulation. accumulation on rooftops and the cars on sunday. the family here with me. i want to show you first off, what's going to happen in a couple days. let's look at the four day and seven day forecast and show you what to expect. as i'm talking ability the colder air moving in,

ricky gervais will host the golden globes. >>> let's look at some of the stories we will be followingn news4 in the afternoon. pat lawson has a preview of things to come. >> coming up this afternoon, the latest on the possible federal government shutdown. a lot of folks worried about that. and vehicles are put to the test when it comes to crashes. which 2012 trucks and cars got the highest grades? we'll tell you. and we will try out some of the hottest new gadgets this holiday season. that's starting at 4:00 this afternoon. >> pat, thanks a lot. >>> it's time for a final check of the forecast. >> as we approach the noon hour, we have temperatures approaching 60 degrees now around the region with quite a bit of cloudiness. we are getting sun through the breaks in the clouds. right now temperatures are near 60 in washington, the area to the south, and fredericksburg at 61, and shenandoah valley now 63 degrees, and we will hold steady here in the upper 50s and around 60 degrees for another couple hours, but then we will get rain moving in, and right now getting a few showers north of was

that will be hosted by comedian ricky gervais. he had controversy last year with his remarks.ctor morgan freeman will be honored with a lifetime achievement award. >> to me, talk about chevron. sorry. san ramon based chevron may pay millions for the oil spill. prosecutors are seeking more than $10 billion in damages for an oil spill off the coast last month. 3,000 barrels of crude leaked into the shoreline. they are also being criticized for not fully sharing information at the start of the spill. >>> scott mcgrew is refusing to use a four-letter word. >> i'll just say it once, mall. tomorrow 2,000 websites will have free shipping day to encourage even more online buying it. hewlett-packa hewlett-packard, bed bath and beyond. bass pro shop all among free shipperses tomorrow. speaking of fun gifts, you remember these computerized blocks? the san francisco company that makes them is using a pop-up store to sell them. they will be on the shell efs of regular retailers in the mall. for now the company says selling them on the street corner is surprisingly effective and very san fr

jessica and octave i can't, janet, and although he ruffled a few feathers last year, british bad boy ricky gervaisl return for a third stint as host in 2012. the awards will be handed out january 15 on nbc. >> good morning. sarah caldwell with another look at your morning commute. things are getting busier out there as volume continues to build around the area. southbound 295 running slow from 100 down to 32. no delays through howard county, so that may be the better bet. we also have some debris to watch for, southbound 95 just approaching eastern avenue. so far, so good on 895. the key bridge looks pretty good, as well as the rest of the major area bridges. and you can see we're in good shape out there on the north side. a little bit of a delay forming on the west side, but nothing really significant. let's give you a live look at traffic. going away from us, southbound traffic, just tapping the brakes at white marsh down toward the beltway. we'll switch over to a live view of traffic in the area of 295. very heavy there heading toward the capital. southbound traffic coming toward us. you do ope

and ricky gervais is back.insul. >> he promised it will be worse this year. hyping it up.ations to the nominees. >> coming up you know what time it is. >> nfl week 15 under way. highlights and what seems to be the most important week yet unour "world news now" picks competition. a change is a-coming. we'll be right back. >>> jaguars and falcons got week 15 action in the nfl under way last night. the falcons providing most of the action. they were up on jacksonville, 27-0 at halftime. 41-0 halfway through. some how the dirty bird hung on to win. miraculous. close one here. 41-14. a rout last night. >> well one game down. 15 more to go this week. as you will see, it looks to be a potentially pivotal week in the "world news now" nfl picks competition. >> yes, indeed. we waste no time today. let us remind you our old friend, tanya rivero, and i sitting tied up atop the standings. >> jack and fireman bob, tied two games back. and david three games behind them. >> those studying the competition will notice repeat teams from last week. the league is spreading out the schedule a b

nominees, don't forget to join us on sunday, january 15th, for the golden globe awards hosted by ricky gervaisction is great. can i ask you, woody harrelson throwing in a promo for his upcoming movie. how does that sit with the folks at the golden globes. >> i think that woody harrelson had to hope that the announcement was a promo for his movie. if there was one more slot for best actor in a drama he would have been nominated. >> the three of them in that one category, george, leo and brad, they don't need any last names, how about that? >> the golden globes do love to nominate the big stars. none of those three are a stretch. incidentally about half-hour ago some of the minor categories announcements, too, one of the nominees was "in the land of blood and honey" nominated for best foreign film by angelina jolie. >> there's ryan gozling in that category as well. >> and a movie called "shane." ryan gosling was nominated twice. best actor in a comedy for "crazy stupid love", best actor in a drama for "ides of march." it overall got a big boost nominated for best screen play for george clooney.

don't forget to join us on sunday, january 15th, for the golden globe awards hosted by ricky gervaisll right. that was pretty exciting about all of these nominations. we want to immediately go to the person who -- some of the people who have been nominated. we've got the silent film artist, now golden globe nominated. we also have jean dujardine and belmisa. what is your reaction? congratulations. what is your reaction to being nominated? >> there you go. >> jean, we'll get to bernice in a second. can you even describe what it was like to prepare for this role? i mean, it's not every day that an actor gets asked to act in a silent movie. >> like a good student i watched a lot of movies. i watched silent movies like "sun rise," "the crowd" and i watched a lot of douglas fairbanks movies because he always plays the same role like my character. and i watched the movies for his smile, for his movement. victor yo for his italian physicality. clark gable for his mustache. >> and your role in this movie really -- >> of course i watched lassie and rin tin-tin. >> all of those characters real

ricky gervais will be the host for the third time running. it'll all be right here on nbc. ann? >> george lewis, thank you so much. >>> just ahead, michael jackson's daughter talks about her unusual upbringing and having to wear masks in public. we're going to have her first solo interview. first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> coming up we'll see the radical change coming to facebook today. >> plus this morning's golden globe nominations after your local news. morning's golden globe nominations after your local news. ouncer ] who fills their holidays with sawdust? ♪ with quarter-inch holes and blueprints for the coming year? those of us with doers on our lists. and because it's always better to give than to guess, we can take these last few days of shopping and our holiday budgets a lot further. ♪ more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. this 18-volt ryobi starter kit is just 89 bucks. ♪ nyqui tylenol: me, too. andr kit cougnasal congestion.ers? nyquil:what? tissue box (whispering): he said nasal congestion... nyquil: i heard him. anncr vo: tylenol cold multi-s

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