shoot me an e-mail at waytooearly@msnbc.com and let me know why you're awake or do what joey votto does text the word awake followed by your response to 622639. we'll read the best responses later in the show. >>> the next 30 minutes will be your cram session for this tuesday, november 23rd. lot going on today, including sarah palin on katie couric again. and her daughter bristol on the brink of victory on "dancing with the stars." really no better way to convince america of your fitness for the title by closing the deal with old fashioned cage dancing. you'll see it in a bit. first, let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. >>> the white house is now strongly condemning north korea after the country fired dozens of rounds of artillery on to a south korean island near their disputed border prompting the south to return fire. the administration saying it is now in close contact with south korea and firmly committed to that country's defense. south korean officials say two south korean marines were killed and dozens of others have been hurt. several houses

votto termino segundo en promedio de bateo en la liga con punt-324 y tercero en cuadrangulares con uninar vea uste este tremendo "knockout" en atlatic city...ocurrio durante el segundo round de la pelea por la revancha entre sergio martinez y paul williams ... martinez le propino a williams un poderoso gancho de izquierda en la quijada del cual ya no se pudo levantar.. ....el boxeador argentino retuvo su titulo mediano del consejo mundial de boxeo... esa es la hola que tal, shakira vuelve a dar de que hablar con un shakira vuelve a dar de que hablar con un futbolista espanol...la cantante volvio a ser vista junto con el futbolista gerard pique... en esta ocacion se les vio dando un largo paseo por las playas de blanes, aprovechando que la colombiana esta de gira por espaÑa... ellos se conocieron durante el mundial de sudafrica y parece que de ahi nacio la amistad, pero los rumores de supuesto romance no se hacen a un lado, aunque shakira jura y perjura que ella esta muy bien con su novio antonio de la rua y que gerard solo es un amigo... la que ya confirmo una nueva relacion es adamar

votto hit 324 with 37 home runs.nd led with 118 rb and i ammled the reds to the first post season appearance since 1995. >> and it s time again for our high school game of the week contest. vote for the game you would like to see highlights of by going to foxbaltimore.com and clicking on high school game of the week. maybe you will see your school friday night. the slate of games for friday november 26. wilde lake vs. damascus in 3-a footballl huntingtown vs. franklin in 3-a football. eastern tech vs. middletown in 2-a football. brunswick vs. havre de grace in 1-a football. we will announce the winner onn3 thursday night. >> looking at the next day planner. -e will see a few sun and clouds tomorrow mo [ children shouting ] [ mom ] somebody once wrote a story about how when you get to be a grownup, you can't hear christmas bells anymore. [ shouting continues ] [ mom ] well you know what? i hear them. i hear them loud and clear. ♪ [ female announcer ] walmart has low prices every day, and if you find anything lower, th

. >>> san francisco mayor gavin newsom announced he vottoed the stitsy -- city's ban on toys in mcdonald's happy meals. that bill goes too far and parents, not politicians should decide what children eat. >> jack in the box going to be banned? what is jack in the box? a giant toy. it's a toy. promoting fast food. why have we not considered the impact of that promotion and that chain? because, i think most people say that goes too far. except that's exactly what we just did. >> the mayor was at a school where the city pays for salad bars to give children health earnings. gavin newsom said the board of supervisors should focus on programs like this one. the board voted for the crack down. so it is likely they will override the mayor's veto. >>> a great weekend with warmer temperatures in the 70s. bay area wide. tomorrow in the low 70s but warming more into 70. 74 for bay shores. 67 that coast line. plenty of sunshine. it will be breezy tomorrow and sunday. we have a wind advisory. they are highlighted here on your screen in blue. this is tomorrow morning from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 on monday. lo

joey votto. an amazing season, he's your mvp. all things lead to the giants, were there any giant that is got any mvp votes? actually, yes, aubrey huff, not nearly enough to overtake joey votto. he finished seventh in the national league mvp league voting. an amazing night, nice and chilly, perfect for the ice. we have palm trees here in downtown san jose, one of the great sights here as we kick off the holiday season. here we go, what's the date? november 22nd, and we are officially on holiday season watch. guys? let's send it back to you in the studio. >> sounds great, sure does. >> thanks, raj. >>> just ahead, the generation of free love not feeling sour s ur sinisbaur s fy ooby boomers. by so, we book a flight to hawaii using our points from chase sapphire. last minute... on christmas. and sitting next to us, chevy chase. and we really hit it off. we play golf, and then the luau. he's like da vinci with ice. and after, we help hang christmas decorations. wait, wait, wait. you flew last minute... on christmas... with points fr

and joey votto was named the national league most valuable player. cincinnati first baseman.he was third in homers and rbis. when we come back a look at the morning's top stories. forget the black friday shopping madness. how some people are doing it online this year. for those of us who have lactose intolerance, let's raise a glass to cookies just out of the oven. to the morning bowl of cereal. and to lactaid® milk. easy to digest and with all the calcium and vitamin d of regular milk. [ female announcer ] lactaid®. the original lactose-free milk. and vitamin d of regular milk. lose those lines for up to a year! juvÉderm® xc is the gel filler your doctor uses to instantly smooth out lines right here. temporary side effects include redness, pain, firmness, swelling, bumps, or risk of infection. ask your doctor about juvÉderm® xc. until the combination of three good probiotics in phillips' colon health defended against the bad gas, diarrhea and constipation. ...and? it helped balance her colon. oh, now that's the best part. i love your work. [ female announcer ] phillips' colo

. >>> baseball the reds joey votto a landslide winner for the national league mvp collecting 31 of thee 32 votes. albert pujolss finished second. basketball, don king loves winners. he probably doesn't care for the kings right now. dropped their second straight to the pacers. danny granger had 20, brandon rush had 20. it tough lay-up to fall in the fourth. pacers won it, 93-77. >>> jameer nelson drilled a buzzer beater, orlando was down one at the break. to the fourth, vince carter, a pretty spin move and the bucket. came up and was done for the night. under a minute to play, ginobili, a runner in the lane. the spurs aren't flashy but always seem to get it done. they won their 11th straight. finally, when things are going bad, they go really bad. the vikings can't spell the name of their players right. that's kevin williams, not kevin "willaims." it appears the team seamstress may be the next to go in minnesota. that's your first look at sports. i'm fred roggin. >>> for another quick look at the weather here's nbc meteorologist bill karins. >> yeah. i can never marry a girl named karen

the most valuable player in the american league, joey votto. .334 batting average.ague award is announced tomorrow. we talk about repeats and even threepeats in sports. what is it called when a championship is won for the fifth consecutive time? give it to jimmy johnson. five titles for johnson, two short of the all time record of seven by both richard petty and dale earnhart. talk about a tradition. the guy is used to holding up trophies at the end of year. >> that's a big trophy. >> i say he get it is drumstick this weekend. >> he does. >> thank you, mark. we'll be right back. >>> coming up, how much you'll be paying for travel, food and clothing and why. >>> all he wanted was a home ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> don't miss the cbs prime time. plus the new episode of hawaii five-zero. that's it for us tonight. thank you for joining us. >> and there's much more ahead with katie couric, on why body scans aren't the only thing to worry about when you go to the airport. we now take you to new ,, >> tonight, the obama administration asks air travelers for patience, as compl

newsome vottoed the plan on toys-- i should say, ban on taste in fast food meals for kids.. >> you have to have a certain milligram, percentage of this and that and then you can have the toy. i think it goes too far. >> and creates healthier food choices if toys are attached to them. >> the happy meal legislation sets standards for foods sold with choice and newsome says he's not against healthier meals for kids. >> that you should be behind. >> happy meals-- >> see how happy it makes him. >> starting to get the flu. >> and check out maria with the forecast. >> hey, yeah, we have one big storm system bringing in snow to minnesota and ahead of it, a cold front that's bringing in some light showery weather, rain showers, that is extending from parts of illinois and indiana even as far south as eastern texas and once again, this is very light, not a huge deal, the heavier rain in concentrated across western kentucky and also, tennessee, and zooming into our snow, basically, we're driving along interstate 35 or 94 in minneapolis we're looking at heavier snow, general accumulati

joey votto of the cincinnati reds was named with a landslide of the votes and he led the reds to theirirst playoff berth in 15 years, beating out the cardinals for the central division title. he had a great season. >> he had a great season. he deserved that award. when he wasn't in the lineup, you saw what happened when they played the phillies. when they shut him down, they shut the team down. >> you can always listen to "morning joe" live on satellite radio surius 90 xm 120. ♪ for he's a jolly good fellow ♪ the meeting's tomorrow in dallas ♪ ♪ we need to finish those projections ♪ ♪ then output the final presentations ♪ ♪ sally, i'm gonna need 40 copies, obviously collated ♪ what's going on? when we're crunched for time, brad combines office celebrations with official business. it's about efficiency. [ courier ] we can help. when you ship with fedex, you can work right up until the last minute. it gives you more time to get stuff done. that's a great idea. ♪ i need to speak with you privately ♪ ♪ i found your resume on the printer ♪ everyone! ♪ i found your resume on the printer ♪ [