further confirming ryan gosling is perfect. this comes to us from the nation's capital, where the public got its first look at a historic tribute fit for a king. the martin luther king jr. memorial made its debut monday situated between the jefferson and lincoln memorial. the 30-foot statue drew large crowds, even bringing some to tears. it is the first memorial to a non-president on the national mall. a fitting celebration for the greatest champion of the civil rights movement. >>> i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today" just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> dozens of pigs found themselves on the lucky side of brazil's swine festival. rather than being served as the feast, they served as the entertainment in the 15th annual pig race. opponents chased their pigs, encouraging them down the 100 foot-long course. the winner claims the most valuable pig award, but that title doesn't really mean much. next year top pig usually attends on a plate. >>> well, to celebrate their independence, residents in asto

ryan gosling apparently, we've all seen fights break out in the street.into it here in new york. they're abououto go at it and start swinging. so they whip out the phone to start taping what's going on. this was uploaded to youtube back on august 27th. all of a sudden this guy in a blue cap and striped shirt appears to break up the fight like a good samaritan. and as they look at the tape more closely, they're like wait a minute, is that ryan gosling from like "the notebook" and that new movie what is it, crazy stupid cool -- you know what we're talking about. >> but he's got bleached blond hair there. >> for a new movie he's doing. >> good thing he stepped in and risked that pretty face to stop a fight. i wouldn't have done it but good for ryan. for ryan. uldn't have done it but good for ryan. [ male announcer ] every day, thousands of people are choosing advil. my name is lacey calvert and i'm a yoga instructor. if i have any soreness i'm not going to be able to do my job. but once i take advil i'm able to finish out strong. it really works! [ laughs ]

. >>> actor ryan gosling to the rescue. and it's all caught on tape. >> the movie. >> what movie? >> where? >> right here. >> two men were scuffling in the street here in new york. the actor wearing a striped shirt and a baseball cap stepped in to break it up to the delight of some young women nearby. the two men were arguing over a painting. gosling gave one of the men a 20 dollar bill. >>> and some sad news to report from the world of entertainment this morning. singer/songwriter nick ashford has died. ♪ ashford performed with his wife valerie simpson. together they wrote some of the biggest motown hits like "ain't no mountain high enough." for diana ross they wrote "you're all i need to get by" and "reach out and touch somebody's hand." nick ashford died of throat cancer in a new york city hospital. he was 70 years old. ...some chocolates swiss! ah...the best in the world. oikos greek yogurt from dannon. really? wait until you try it. so creamy thick dannon oikos berry flavors beat chobani 2:1 in a national taste test. mmmm... this may be the best in the world. oikos greek yogu

from "gma." >> we like that. >>> and ryan gosling, one of hollywood's romantic leads. arms. ooh, not that i noticed. check out this amateur video of gosling jumping in, breaking up a fight between a street vendor and customer in downtown new york. it was posted over the weekend. it has gone viral and i don't think i need to point out why. do you think that he needs a permit for those guns? the unassuming actor drops his bag of grocery and separates the men, never flinches. when he's recognized as, hey, the guy from "the notebook." gosling even bought the item at the center of the fight. it was 10 bucks, he gave the guy 20 bucks. all around good guy. i didn't make it up. >>> finally holy cow. a 1,500-pound cow continues to confound authorities. a master escape artist. she's eluded searchers since may. she escaped from a german farm just before she was set to go to the slaughterhouse. she has outwitted a helicopter equipped with thermal imaging gear and animal trackers on for. her name is yvonne and she has even ignored some pretty irresistible bait. a handsome bull, his

oscar nominated actor ryan gosling, the guy in the striped shirt.0-year-old jumped into action and managed to break up a fight going on in the middle of the road. he brought his head shot to the fight and put it on the center of the screen. now, gosling, i'm so stupid? >> no, that was funny. >> most famous for his role in the movie "the notebook" and now starring in "crazy stupid love." >> half nelson is what he's really known for. incredible move. >> so many people like aidan, joel and chris would walk by that. our crew guys would walk by this but not an almost award winning actor. >> here's the funny thing, if you listen to the audio here, two girls are shooting it. oh! >> i don't think they realized it was him. >> they didn't. >> you know what's weird to me about that, why you would wear that striped shirt. >> perhaps he was appearing in something. >> i tell you, if i was in a fight and had to be broken up, i'd love for it to be with a famous person. like i'd like stallone to pull me off steve doocy at noon out in the middle of 46th street. >> i'