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reports say katy perry is leaning on rihanna during her split from russell brand. the singer, who arranged perry's bachelorette party is planning a girl's getaway. brand never took to rihanna, because he blamed her for perry's partying ways. >>> for christmas, twilight's kristen stewart bought robert pat isson two vintage guitars. and in a move raising eyebrows. salma hayek is named a knight. her husband is the billionaire ceo of a fresh company. >>> and at least one material girl direction lady gaga won't go in. acting. she insists she is just a musician. going back to the whole russell brand/katy perry thing and we have been talking about this for days now. have you noticed that ever since rihanna broke up with chris brown, she has changed a lot. i don't feel like she was a parti partier. i think that she -- >> now she is. >> i think she lost her mind a little bit. just kidding. i really like her. >> but blaming the friend for the divorce? >> come on, russell brand. >>> this from who channel 13 news in des moines, iowa. where students in des moines, iowa, experie

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she spent a long time talking to a handsome chap with long hair that looked like russell. russell was in london for new year, much more somber. >> we've been hearing the rumors ahead of time. >> they actually denied it for a while, which is probably a silly thing to do. >> they are never together. i didn't think we would like russell brand at all, then we loved him. he is a charming guy. she is adorable. you can't have a marriage if you're never together. >> especially at that stage in their career. this couple both really want to work hard, be successful. unfortunately, that's the priority. >> he filed, but i read somewhere he asked him to file because her parents are religious. >> the problem with that story, if her parents have seen anything she's ever done, it makes you somewhat concerned. >> the other story is he wanted to have a family and she wanted to put it on hold. >> that is a story, too. >> frank won't give me another child. i'm bummed about it. he could, but i can't, if you know what i mean. >> beyonce. rumors that she had her baby? >> there are rumors. everyb

i'm actor, comedian, and noted lothario, russell brand.is the newest of the newest "us weekly." and what do i see on the cover but, it's me. a picture of me and katy perry. what does it say? "married to a crazy man." [ laughter ] really? i'm a crazy man? do these look like the eyes of a crazy man to you? [ laughter ] do they? ♪ salacious. look, she has pink in her hair. she once wore this as a hat -- [ laughter ] and i'm the crazy person. well, you be the judge. i'm not a judge. clearly i didn't go to school. i don't wear robes. i don't have a powdered wig and uphold the law. i don't have a gavel. oh wait, i do have a gavel. a gavel is very useful, you know? i employ it to tenderize chicken and other assorted meats. ♪ exciting. what else do we have here? let's leaf through this periodical. page 42. what tore them apart? bad boy russell brand and california girl katy perry. is this how a bad boy dresses? like a game of thrones character that shops at j. crew? [ laughter ] look down here on page 43. there's two pictures, side by side. these

i think he died before the letter reached russell.me the toh stone for the pugwash conferences@to control internationally the use of >> you mean, to put the genie back inthe bottle? >> less to put the nie back in the bottle an to control@ the genie. well, put it back into the bottle. >> that didn't work, did it? >> no, there are still discussions of giving up some this was something that was very suspect for a lot of people, but that was the gist of his id. >> if roosevelt hadn't gotten into the act here there would be no atomic bomb. there would be no atomic bomb in the second world war. >> we now have a new book in germany which suggts that the germans not only aiseerg was working but other oups within the german high comantd were working. so it's conceivable that that which einstein feared, the development by the germans that a nuclear weapon might have happened. >> can you account for the extreme distaste einstein felt for his countrymen, he being german himself? he really disliked the germs. why? >> well, he disliked them mainly

the secret e-mail system was allegedly set up by former walker deputy chief of staff tim russell russellhas already been charged with embezzling $60,000 from a veterans' fund-raising event. so the big question. what did scott walker know and when did he know it, if anything? here's what we know from the d.a.'s complaint. the secret e-mail system. the secret e-mail system was set up through a wireless router housed in an office 25 feet away from scott walker's office. also, darlene wink, one of the two individuals charged today, resigned from her county position in may of 2010 after admitting she was doing campaign work on county time. shortly after her resignation, scott walker sent this private e-mail to tim russell. "we cannot afford another story like this one. no one can give them any reason to do another story. that means no laptops, no websites, no time away during the work day, et cetera." governor walker has not commented on the most recent charges and cancelled a scheduled event today, citing bad weather. for more on this, let's bring in john nichols, washington correspondent of

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new details on why katy perry and russell brand are calling it quits. was a battle over a baby behind the breakup? >>> can't find a speck of confetti anymore. good morning, everyone. hope you had a wonderful new year's. first monday of the new year. a lot to get to this morning. a terrifying string of blazes that has los angeles on edge. new reports, nonstop, in the last couple of hours. new fires. many of them set overnight. >> the police may have a key suspect in custody. >>> also, down in the wire in iowa. the big story right now. rick santorum, in last place through most of the fight. he traveled all 99 iowa counties. he's surging. there he is. the pollster in iowa that did the latest poll said he could win this thing. we'll talk to the team about that. >> such a roller coaster. >> just about everybody has had a chance at the lead. >>> we're going begin with the fires in los angeles. the worst wave of arson in decad decades. good morning, josh. >> reporter: good morning to you, george. the tension is palpable. the strikes continued overnight. the sc

russell brand filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences.se for fans that believed in the couple's fairytale. >> these were two people who were very in love, very committed, for the time that they were together, and it unraveled very quickly. >> reporter: rumors had been twirling for months that the marriage was off to a rocky start, despite brand's efforts to keep their lives private. >> the romantic element i keep private, between me and my lovely wife. >> reporter: in early november ellen degeneres asked them if they had split up. >> what! she should have told me. >> they never are in the same place at the same time. >> reporter: katy perry kicked off her "california dreams" tour. brand who starred in the remake of "arthur" had his own demanding shoot schedule. when they had a chance to take a break, they spent the holiday thousands of mild apart, brand back home in england with friends. perry took time off in hawaii, neither one was wearing their wedding ring. hollywood watchers spent the holidays speculating on what finally broke them a

katy perry, russell brand. one of hollywood's hottest couples.ey're calling it quits, just weeks after defending their 14-month union. now new details on what is really behind the breakup. we say good morning this first monday of the new year. >> right in barbara's special, katy said, all things were good. >>> also, prince harry this half hour. he threw a big party over the weekend. i think pippa threw it. he got into a snowball fight over the weekend. we hear he's made a big resolution for 2012. he say this is the year he could tackle mt. everest. >> i wonder how many people have made that resolution? that's great. >> i want to see him do it. i'm not doing it. >>> we have more information on missing toddler ayla in maine. the case is taking an ominous turn. linsey davis is here with more. >> reporter: this morning, the maine state police major crime unit is leading the case, trying to determine what happened to her after her father, justin dipietro, put her to bed more than two weeks ago when she simply vanished. what started as a missing person

also with us russell simmons. he coauthored with us today our huffington post blog. it's called occupy the dream. it's a privilege to welcome both of you. what's the response been? >> this has been an ongoing fight for me. ben was involved when we fought the rockefeller drug laws. we were very successful in making some shifts in the laws in this state and across the country actually. there have been other state governments that made big changes. but as you know, the worst of these laws across the country were the rockefeller drug laws. we had 100,000 kids through the hip hop community. we got activists like hillary clinton at that time. then become governor and helped us a great deal. governor patterson who made the final changes. we fought and sparred and made a change and lots of people came home. but not significant enough change was made at that time. we did more. it's an ongoing fight all over this country. there are state laws and federal laws that are influenced by lobbyists. our biggest impediment in every state and on the federal level has been the lobbyists

despite katy's on stage behavior with the whipped cream, she is the daughter of two minsters and russells the -- admitted former sex and heroin addict. they only knew each other for a year before they got married and it lasted a year. with two celebrities and katy had the most amazing year. seven number one cds and all that. they were always missing each other and never really connecting very well. >> the headline, russell brand blindsided her with divorce. >> according to sources, they were planning to spend this vacation period apart and decide if they were going to sprayed, but katy was blindsided when she started hearing that russell had gone ahead and filed for divorce. >> interesting story for people, especially her fans who want to know what's going on in her marriage. good to see you. for the latest entertainment news, be a fan on facebook and pick up us weekly to find out the shocking discoveries. i had enough of feeling embarrassed about my skin. [ designer ] enough of just covering up my moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. i decided enough is enough. ♪ [ spa lady ] i started

i used to work for r russell simmons, i wanted to do r & b, i bridged the culture with new jack swing♪ >> when you started off the group, you had hits yourself, three big hits. what made you leave being an artist --. >> what made me leave i was a manager as well as being an artist, l.l. cool j., when he got out there, he had screaming girl fans like new edition, i was already singing about rolexs and bentleys, if i have to break it down and sing about boom boxes it's time to me to step to the back and put the young guys forward. >> by 1986 you started uptown. >> heavy d and the boys. ♪ >> how did you have the eye for targeting acts that weren't circulating at the time? >> it was timing and hip hop was becoming mainstream, i wanted to put it with r&b. my artist that fit my soul. >> another piece you added to the equation was love. >> 100%. i grew up on motown, marvin gaye, diana ross, i always had love in the back of my mine, i grew up with love, with heavy d, the concept with him was let's take the eye off his weight and put your eye more on his style and his heart, and his swag. so w

and russell being a home body.art of the courtship is going out together. >> sources say he wanted some children and for her to settle down. she's at the peak of her career and wanted to tour and party. >> that's so tough. and the other thing that bums me out about marriage these days, they seem like they only last for about five minutes. >> or 72 days. >> i mean, i kind of feel like in my parents' age, people would really kind of get through problems and talk things out. then you have these marriages that last a lifetime. too bad. >>> let's take a look at this story that comes to us from tam tampa, florida, where one couple began the new year much the same way they ended 2011. in one night, blake and jocelyn blair became the parents of the first and lady babies of the year. they welcomed jenna into the world at 11:59 and leah at midnight on new year's day. the twins' parents say the birth was a surprise since the girls weren't due until january 26th and they can't think of a better way to start off 012. can you im

and russell being a home body. >>> from wfla in tampa, florida. one couple began the new year much the same way they ended it in 2011. in one night, blake and jocelyn blair became the parents of the first and last babies of the year. they welcomed jenna into the world at 11:59 and leah at midnight on new year's day. the twins' parents say the birth was a surprise since the girls weren't due until january 26th and they can't think of a better way to start off 012. can you imagine that being your birthday? >> they were born in different years. some school districts, the cutoff is the first of the year, she cuckoo be different grades. >> oh, that's crazy. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "early today," just your first top of the day today on your nbc station. >>> it seems there are some new candidates for king of the jungle. three lions were born at the national zoo of morocco. known as the lion of atlantis, it is extinct in the wild. the zoo currently has the most lions of atlantis in the world with 27 of them. >>> in china, rescue dogs showcase

also injured was 19-year-old kevin russell of chevy chase. people take drunk driving commercials as a joke. when your parents say they will pick you up from any situation, you're going to get grounded, but you're going to be alive. >> the driver of the car is identified as 22-year-old roderick eugene brice ii of clarksburg. he remains hospitalized at shock trauma. charges against him are pending. in bethesda, 9 justice of 9news now. >> when the building opens this month, a large part will be off limits. nearly two feet of water from prop call tomorrow lee flooded the floor. a lot of repairs are still needed. the washington examiner reports the bill comes to more than $14 million, but the insurance coverage only provides for $5 million. the building is scheduled to reopen january 17. >>> the new year brought with it a new tax in montgomery county. paper or plastic? doesn't matter. consumers will have to fork over 5 cents per shopping bag. as scott broom reports, the tax sets the stage for a similar movement across the rest of the state of mary

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tim russell was for a decade scott walker's wingman.side in everything that he was doing. another person who's listed in this, all over it is the guy who went on to become governor walker's chief of staff. and the woman who was charged with four counts of misconduct in office, it went on to serve as a fund-raiser for governor walker's campaign and was working for that campaign, right up until recent days. so it's hard to imagine the governor didn't know about this. i think it -- >> yeah, how does it affect the recall? >> it becomes a much bigger story. you know, most of your viewers have watched the debate what the governor walker did with the labor unions. they're very conscious of that as a central issue. but in wisconsin, a state that has always set a very high ethical standard, these sorts of issues are devastating. >> okay. we'll do more on this in the coming days. it just is as thick as it gets, politically in wisconsin. john nichols, thanks for your time tonight. that's "the ed show." i'm ed schultz, you can listen to me on siriu

. >> i'm looking for my brother russel. >> reporter: russel rebello, a waiter from india, last seen helping passengers escape on lifeboats. >> i'm very proud of him. >> reporter: the captain, called the most hated man in italy, francesco schettino, seen greeting passengers before the voyage, he says he hopes it will be an unforgettable journey for them. friday night after he took the ship off course, hit rock and left before desperate passengers did, he insisted to the furious port authority he did not abandon ship and reportedly told prosecutors he tripped and fell right into a lifeboat. >> he will go one day in a prison for a long time. >> reporter: still industry analysts using satellite data say schettino took a virtually identical route last year which they say was authorized and charted. >> must have come perilously close, within touching distance. >> reporter: schettino may have had reason to believe this path was safe. tonight it was really threatening the search, the stability of the ship and the fuel situation are waves, tonight expected to reach six feet high, storms on the way.

one of the missing is russell. he worked as a waiter on the acordia. his brother is on his way there to look for him. i spoke with him a short while ago. he was still on his white. i have been to all the hospitals and have checked everywhere for my brother. unfortunately, i have had no luck yet. i hope that he is fine, like the german tourists. he might be on his way home. he's a very nice guy. people love him very much. everyone is praying for him. at the moment i am on the barge, 500 meters from the island. i see the ship in front of my eyes. you cannot believe how fast my heart is beating. that is very difficult. and i am very strong person. it's very difficult for me to break up. it is so cold. i am trying to see what the situation is. >> kevin, we have a picture of russell, which we are showing as well. if anyone has seen him on the mainland, that might be of some help if they recognize him. rescue efforts, to all intents and purposes, are pretty much over. he would have to have gotten on shore by now to survive. >> i hope that there's more to com

the one bone of contention was katy loves to party and russell, who is sober, was more of a home body. i'm surprised about that. katy perry stays out of the headlines for a girl that likes to party. >> and you would think he knew what he was getting into. maybe he thought she would settle down. >> that's too bad. they were both quirky. if you had to pair her with anybody, who would it be? and you can't say you. >> maybe no one for a bit. let her have fun for a while. >>> you're right. >>> in tampa, florida, one couple began the new year the same way they ended 2011. in one night, blake and jocelyn blair became the parents of the first and lady babies of the year. they welcomed jenna into the world at 11:59 and leah at midnight on new year's day. the twins' parents say the birth was a surprise since the girls weren't even due until january 26th. and they can't think of a better way to start off 2012. congratulations to them. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> good morning of, everyone. the coldest air mass o

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