it would play elisabeth salsander. >> actress rooney mara auditioned intensely for movements to get the role of the troubled computer hacker. >> i felt desperate to play her. i felt she was someone -- i just felt like i really understood her. >> mara is already nominated for a golden globe for her performance and received high praise from her co-star, veteran actor christopher plummer. >> nothing could have been more marvelous than watching rooney mara take it on. she was even better than i had imagined. >> the 26-year-old says it wasn't difficult getting into her character's head. >> i'm much more of an introvert than most people and so i can really relate to that part of her. definitely. >> the film also stars daniel craig as journalist mikhail blom quist who clashes and falls for the complicated and tough elisabeth salander. >> you have a character in salander who has been beaten down since she was a child and somehow has managed to retain humanity. >> i want you to help me catch a killer of women. >> today, they get drawn into the disappearance of a young woman. for fans of the book

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we're going to talk with rooney mara's performance. >> rooney mara is really talented. >>> ernest hemingway house near havana, with his granddaughter, marial hemingway. we'll show you a little bit more a little bit later. >> because cuba is frozen in time that house is frozen in time. some parts of it are still as he left it. let's go inside and talk to the aforementioned natalie with the news. >> good morning, everyone. >>> breaking news from north korea, reports out of south korea say that pyongyang conducted at least one short range missile test this morning, the same day as the announcement of the death of north korean dictator kim jong-il. south korea's military is on high alert and the united states and japan are closely monitoring the north and the transition of power to kim jong-il's son, kim jong-un. >>> two former penn state school officials are headed to trial. michael isikoff is again in state college, pennsylvania. michael, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. after some dramatic courtroom testimony, one question looms larger than ever here, why didn't anybody at p

we're going to talk with rooney mara's performance. >> rooney mara is really talented. >>> ernest hemingway near havana, with his granddaughter, marial hemingway. we'll show you a little bit more a little bit later. >> because cuba is frozen in time that house is frozen in time. some parts of it are still as he left it. let's go inside and talk to the aforementioned natalie with the news. >> good morning, everyone. >>> breaking news from north korea, reports out of south korea say that pyongyang conducted at least one short range missile test this morning, the same day as the announcement of the death of north korean dictator kim jong-il. south korea's military is on high alert and the united states and japan are closely monitoring the north and the transition of power to kim jong-il's son, kim jong-un. >>> two former penn state school officials are headed to trial. michael isikoff is again in state college, pennsylvania. michael, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. after some dramatic courtroom testimony, one question looms larger than ever here, why didn't anybody at penn st

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rooney mara is playing -- >> the girl with dragon tattoo. and i think despite -- >> have you seen this movie? >> i haven't seen it yet but her performance from what i hear is very, very good. >> the buzz. >> it's the buzz. >> suzy? >> i think it's not going to be the young winner this time. it's going to be meryl streep to win for the iron lady. last time she won was 30 years ago so they owe her. this is going to be her year. i think she'll win for portraying margaret thatcher. >> as you can see, that's her. not margaret thatcher but she plays the iron lady and is supposed to be -- again, we haven't seen it a marvelous performance. charles? >> i actually have seen "the descendents" with george clooney in the lead and i'm going to predict that he takes best actor for that. not just a pretty face. fantastic actor, too. >> i have to say, i saw that and he was great in that and it was also a great movie but you are all wrong. this is the one that i am going to get into. the best picture will be a movie which you may not have heard of yet called

that puts him up against his good friend brad pitt andleonardodicaprio. 26-year-old rooney mara scored a best actress nomination for "the girl with the dragon tattoo." she's up against -- and for best actress in a musical or comedy, snl star kristen wig was nominated for her zany role in "bridesmaids." she'll face -- when the awards are handed out january 15th. bigad shaban, cbs news, hollywood. >> cable shows once again dominated most categories, julianna margulies got a nomination for her role in "the good wife." thank you and thank you for -- good morning and thank you for watching 9news now this morning friday, december 16th. i'm andrea roane. >> and i'm mike hydeck, here's monika samtani, she has traffic momentarily. olga breese is? for howard this morning. >> temperatures are nice, but we don't need the sunshine when it's feeling this good. the forecast today will feature the increase of cloud cover

. >> 26-year-old rooney mara cut and die edyed her hair. rom her grandfather, the late art rooney. her last name mara, from great grandfather timothy mara, the owner of the giants. rooney could bring home a golden globe. >> congratulations on the golden globe nomination. >> thank you. we had just come off -- we had three premiers in three countries in three nights. i was really tired and half asleep. i was forgot it was even happening. >> in the thriller out wednesday, liz beth is a sexual being. and had to shed her clothes. >> how did you it feel about taking it all off? >> we rehearsed and blocked it out and walked through it. we talked about it as much as you could. you show up and forget all that. things happen that are unexpected. you can't prepare yourself for a scene like that. >> daniel craig is already busy filming his next bond film. producers say they hope to sign him to five more 007 films. >>> new video of j. lo and marc together in puerto rico. all your favorite star kids are growing up. chelsea handler's racy new show and why

. >> rooney mara was here yesterday.which i thought she deserved. >> how did you and daniel craig get along? you seemed to have fun. >> no. he was just terrible. am i going to talk about him? >> we are done with him. >> it's hard to talk to you about this movie because you are so integral to it, but we don't want to give it away. >> you mean the 65 million people who read the book? >> they're not our audience, trust me. they read the bible. tell us quickly what you're doing for the holiday. it's fascinating. it's so swedish. >> i'm spending christmas with my former wife, my current wife, the kids we have. >> of course you are. >> and eat a lot of ham and pickled herring. >> is that swedish or what? >> thanks. >> the movie is opening today. it is really unbelievable. >> kisses from sara. her sweet trip to hershey, pennsylvania. right after this. ross america, i've learned that when you ask someone in texas if they want "big" savings on car insurance, it's a bit like asking if they want a big hat... ...'scuse me... ...or a

rooney mara in the role. people don't know much about her, only a little bit from "the social network." "mission impossible 4: ghost protocol." it is pulse pounding, outstanding. this is tom cruise at his best. the i max experience has never been put to better use with this movie. >> just that clip there. does he do all his own stunts? he's done it before? >> yeah, even with rock of ages. i was talking to the director of "rock of ages." tom was there two hours before every shoot. he was at 6:00 in the morning, he could hear grunting, tom doing sit-ups and drinking carrot juice. he's the most committed guy. in "mission possible" every stunt is him jumping off the the side of the building. >> brave or foolish. >> insurance. insurance. >> you know those premiums are high. billy bush is here on nbc 4. >> i'll go see it. >> maybe we'll all go see it. >> we'll car pool. >> you are telling us we may not see the sun for five -- >> nobody wants to hear that. the bad thing is the nicest day of the week turned out to be

i was thrilled to see rooney mara from "the girl with a dragon tatoo."s awards you would expect it to. i was thrilled to see it. it didn't get nominated though for best drama which i wish it had. but she is amazing. amazing. >> thanks for the cheat sheet. thanks for your time this morning, jess. we appreciate it. a reminder you can catch the golden globes january 15th here on nbc. this is "today" on nbc. >>> this morning on leonard's look looking at something different. a new series called "catholicism" explores the history of the catholic church. and it looks to find the true meaning of a religion that's been questioned and criticized for having too many rules. let's take a look. >> i know you might be thinking, laws, rules, regulations. weren't ten enough? now we have eight more. it seems at times the catholic church is obsessed with rules and regulations. what is jesus telling us here on the mount of beatitudes? he is telling us the laws, the rules if you want that will place within our bodies and our minds and our spirit the capacity for joy. >> fath

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glenn close of albert knob, lion ken davis of the help, and rooney mara of the girl with the dragon tause- win iston of we need to talk about kevin. >> you're free to join me, any of you and -- . >> also, glee's musical classroom and modern family and fox's new hit show new girl with stars zoez dechannel picks one up in the acting category, too. the evening will be a whose who of hollywood heavyweights. coming to celebrate a year in movies and tv, keeping a close eye on the big screen winners. a good indication for who may shine at the on cars. in northbound -- at the oscars. in new york, ashley devorkian, fox news. >>> thank you for joining us at 5. the nam six starts now. -- the news edge at 6 starts now. >>> spit on, slapped, even stabbed on the job. there is a move to better protect bus drivers. >>> what undercover officers and recruited were able to sneak inside. >>> first, the news edge monitoring metro. the bus drivers get punched, spit, and one got shot or stabbed on the job. now metro is cracking down on bus crimes and doing more to protect drivers. fox 5s sherri ly has details.

movies of the year, "the girl with the dragon tattoo" based on the best selling book and actress rooney marace on the film monday on "today." >> this is going to be good. >>> also coming up from the dry heat inside to the whipping winds outside, your hair, face and skin really take a beating during the harsh winter months so we'll tell you what you can do to protect your skin from head to toe. >>> and then you'll look good from head to toe with one of these smashing party dresses to ring in the new year. we've got the hottest looks of the season for every budget. >>> 'tis the season to eat, drink and be merry. all of the indulging can leave you anything but merry when you step on the scale. >> buzzkill. >> okay, debbie downer. >> you just go pig out and see what happens for the new year, all right? jenna wolfe is here. >> she won't. >> what is coming up on "weekend today"? >> big show. more than 1.5 million americans served in iraq since 2003, we're live as the last of the troops leave that country. >>> then what is your new year's resolution, from a stress-free holiday season to putting you

it is directed by award winning director david fincher starring daniel craig and rooney mara. >> what of lincoln theatre. we know it was a theatre. but there was a ballroom and we knew it was a stage for some of the greatest live entertainers of the time. does what are you saying about the identity of the theatre if you start off with the movie? is that what it is going to be from now on, a movie theatre? >> no, it is going to be a movie theatre. i grew up as a native washingtonian, i remember it as a movie house. i used to come here every sunday and on the weekends to see movies. and it is a part of my history as a native washingtonian. so, i remember it as a movie house. so, kicking it off goes back to some of the traditions that it has had as a movie venue. >> going forward though, what about live productions? what's the future? what are some of the acts you have in mind for washingtonians? >> going forward, we have the theatre holland coming next year. we have some live performances like the live comedy will continue. we have theatre, dance and music scheduled for next year in the

those stories and the girl with the dragon tattoo rooney mara stops by on a monday morning here on "today" now back to you. >> ann, we'll be watching. thank you. >> thank you. sounds good. >>> our time is now 6:41. taking a lovely look outside as we see dawn in the nation's capital. 34 degrees. it is cold. here's tom. >>> and some welcome sunshine. that will lift our moods. good morning. weather and traffic on the ones right now at 6:41 on this monday morning. it is cold under that clear sky down into the low and mid-20s across much of west virginia, virginia, maryland, eastern shore. right near the bay, it's near 30 degrees. near 30 in washington. montgomery, arlington, fairfax, prince george's counties, low to mid-20s. we have just a very light wind this morning. just a few high clouds drifting across eastern west virginia. northern virginia moving over the metro area another couple of hours. ought to give us a delightful sunrise by 7:22. above freezing by 9:00. by noontime mid-40s. ought to make it low 50s by early afternoon. by late afternoon down into the 40s and clouding up. a cloud

he enlists the help of an unusual and troubled computer researcher played by newcomer rooney mara. >>> oscar winning director steven spielberg and peter jackson teamed up for the adventures of tintin based on the belgian writer comics featuring a young reporter named tintin and his loyal white fox terrier. jackson brought in new zealand's wta special effects team which created the lord of the rings film. this movie has been released in other countries and has grossed nearly a quarter of a billion dollars. >>> it is a holiday tradition for many families, catching a performance of the nutcracker. ballet troupes and orchestras worldwide bring the story to live but reporter david crabtree takes us inside a north carolina production that has somehow added even more magic. >> reporter: the nutcracker is performed around the world every year. a new production in raleigh keeps the traditional 1892 music and choreography but adds something extra. >> we're making the nutcracker hopefully much more magical than it already is. >> he means that literally. rich thomas is a top magician in las vegas

best actress went to glen close and viola davis, rooney mara, meryl streep as the iron lady, and tilda ton in "we need to talk about kevin." in the best supporting actress, there was a nomination for her slept film. she's up against "the help" stars jessica and octave i can't, janet, and although he ruffled a few feathers last year, british bad boy ricky gervais will 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 tra

we have the director david fincher, the actors rooney mara, daniel cig, christher plummer, stellan skarsgard and robin wright. >> no one her particurl kes her. i find it's much better if she works from home. >> but you told her i wanted to meet with her. >> but i've told her many more times i'd prefer her not to meet clients. >> you like her? >> very much. she's one of the best investigators i have, as you saw from her repor >> but? >> she's different. >> in what way? >> in every way. lisbeth? >> how do you do. >> something wrong with the report? >> no, it was quite thorough. but i'm also interested in what's not in it. >> there's nothing not in it. >> your opinion of him isn't it. >> he's clean in my opinion. >> you mean he's hygienic. >> he represents himself to be. >> i was fascinated with the fact that, you know, a 60-yeaold man, 58-year-old women, 17-ye-old girls were all finding something about her that was freeing or empowering in some kind of way and it had been kind of sold to me a this misogynist avenger. but what i felt about it was ultimately that there wasn't any kind of real fe

rooney mara, is stopping by. [ cheers and applause ] phenomenal in the movie, too.ael lindsay-hogg is in the house, you guys. [ applause ] has a new memoir -- but there's more. there's more! >> steve: what? >> jimmy: the one and only, the coolest, carole king is here tonight! [ cheers and applause ] "tapestry," "really rosy," "will you still love me tomorrow?" i mean, it's just endless. and she's going to knock it out of the park tonight, again. she's just amazing. once you hear her voice and hear her, it's just -- it's just so great. you guys, there are only five shows before we go on christmas break. so, it's time for that beloved "late night" tradition "12 days of christmas sweaters." ♪ 12 days of christmas sweaters five days left ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's right. every show between now and christmas, we're giving one lucky audience member a bitchin christmas sweater from the countdown to christmas cabinet. since there are five shows left, let's open door number five. [ drum roll ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] oh. yeah. that's a special one right the

glenn close, albert knobs and viola davis, the help, rooney mara, the girl with the dragon tattoo, merle talk about kevin. best performance by an actress in a motion picture, comedy, or musical, jodie foster, carnage. charlize theron, young adult. kristen webb, bridesmaids. best motion picture drama. ram part opens january 27th. but i don't see it on the list here. a lot of things left off today. i just want to say. okay. "the descendants." "the help." "hugo." "the ides of march." "moneyball" and "war horse." >> congratulations to all of the nominees. don't forget to join us on sunday, january 15th, for the golden globe awards, live on nbc. >> we want to take a look now -- i love sitting here listening to these. your reaction is great. woody harrelson throwing in a promo for his upcoming movie. how does that fit with the golden globes? >> he had a good shot at getting nominated. i think if there was one more slot no best actor in a drama he would be nominated for "rampart." but instead they put in others. >> the three of them in that one category, george, leo, and brad, they don't need a

. >> rooney mara, there was talk maybe scarlet johansson or natalie portman. dn't make any sense once we started filming. once i saw how good an actress she is and what great person she is, i had every confidence in her. >> not only does she transform herself into this role but within the role, within the movie she goes from at times being androgenous to other times being anything but the androgenous. she's a kchameleon within the role. >> she's done a wonderful job. >> there are quite adult themes in this. >> in the whole movie. i wouldn't have done it if it hadn't have been. have anybody has read the books they know what the themes are, deals with sexual politics, deals with violence against women and all of those things are important to the story, so my kind of theory is i'm hoping babysitters are going to make a lot of money out of the money. >> hire a babysitter, do not take the kids. you're in the middle of shooting your third bond. how is that going? >> going good. >> how long do you have ahead of you? >> we shot six weeks and shoot until the end of may

and rooney mara for "the girl with the dragon tattoo." >> we want to bring in octavia spencer, from "only have a couple of seconds left. what was your first reaction when you got that call? >> i literally just got the call about 30 seconds ago. so, i'm still -- i'm still basically coming down. she woke me up out of my sleep, my publicist. i'm overwhelmed. and now, i want to know who's been nominated. all she told me was me, viola and jessica. >> you slept in past nominations octavia? you didn't set your wake-up call. up against jessica chastain. >> looking at your notes. it's going to be such star power. >> who is the first person you're going to call and tell about your nomination? who is the first person you want to let know? >> i am -- well, my family, they're all on the east coast. so, they've already gone to work. so, i think i'm just going to have a little coffee and wake up and kind of tell myself that i'm nominated. >> enjoy that coffee, octavia. thank you very much. congratulations. >> thank you. >> we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cabl

. >> rooney mara was here yesterday.use you are so integral to it, but we don't want to give anything away? >> you mean the 65 million people who read the book? >> they don't watch us. tell us quickly what you're doing for the holiday. it's fascinating. it's so swedish. >> i'm spending christmas with my former wife, my current wife, the kids we have. eat a lot of ham and pickled herring. >> is that swedish or what? >> thanks. >> the movie is opening today. it is really unbelievable. >> kisses from sara. her sweet trip to hershey, pennsylvania. papú >>> good morning. i am barbara harrison, and we have breaking news for you. we have problems on the blue and orange lines. there's an obstruction on the track affecting service between the federal service and southwest and federal triangle in northwest washington. >> yeah, it looks like we have a track obstruction. what we are being told by officials is a piece of the train fell on to the track, so right now they are focussing on getting the passengers off the train but the go

. >> rooney mara was here yesterday. you about this movie because you are so integral to it, but we don't want to give anything away? >> you mean the 65 million people who read the book? >> they don't watch us. tell us quickly what you're doing for the holiday. it's fascinating. it's so swedish. >> i'm spending christmas with my former wife, my current wife, the kids we have. eat a lot of ham and pickled herring. >> is that swedish or what? >> thanks. >> the movie is opening today. it is really unbelievable. >> the movie is opening today. it is r[ female announcer ] today is the day... ♪ ...you make a change with best foods. ♪ make parmesan-crusted chicken. ♪ surprisingly crispier... juicier... mmm. yummier. made with real simple ingredients. find this and other recipes at bestfoods.com. best foods. make it real. make it different. >>> it is time for another installment of sara in the city. >> sara took her act on the road causing trouble in one of your cities. >> we put a call out on facebook asking fan was city we shou