. >>> kate winslet and leonardo dicaprio walked down the aisle together. entertainment headlines are just ahead. >>> first, take a look at this. one yearly festival in peru lets people duke out their differences in a hand-to-hand face-off. a crowd watches as duos throw punches over everything from legal battles to stolen lovers. while refs are on watch, the fights usually end cordially with handshakes or hugs. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. i just finished a bowl of your new light chicken pot pie soup and it's so rich and creamy... is it really 100 calories? let me put you on webcan... ...lean roasted chicken... and a creamy broth mmm i can still see you. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> check this out. a 33-ton aquarium suddenly shattered at a shopping center in shanghai last week, sending sharks, turtles and fish flying. 16 people were injured when the 6-inch-thick glass broke. officials are still trying to figure out exactly what happened. >>> it looks like hollywood is going to have a

just ahead, kate winslet and leonardo dicaprio walk down the aisle together. and a tradition that might be right up your alley. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back. we are still seeing the airport it's recovering from the big storm that's been affecting the eastern third of the country for several days now. notice how the temperatures across the east coast are close to 40 degrees. that indicates that we are seeing that snow already having changed over to rain. and it will be mostly rain from boston right down to new york city and it will wind down through the day. it is still going to stay breezy in the northeast, though. and as we go into friday, the sunshine returns and a couple of snow showers in minneapolis to chicago but that should not be all that heavy. >> thanks very much. >>> it looks like hollywood is going to have a huge year. huge totals from django unchained, $10.8 billion. >>> jessica simpson double confirmed her pregnancy in a new weight watchers ad. >> being healthy has become a part of who i am which is great timin

do the kids go by winslet? rock 'n' roll?ock 'n' roll. >> pretty interesting. >>> now, this, we've been waiting for. a dose of cute and cuddly. a second chance for two adorable baby bears. >> meet mashka and mishka, cubs that were rescued in eastern russia. the cubs' mother was killed by hunters. that means the cubs would have been doomed in the wild. things are looking up for them. they're reportedly being well taken care of. >> that's the cutest moment right there. pops right out. >>> okay. from that to this. an incredible reunion between a woman and her cat. it's being called a christmas miracle. an arizona woman got her beloved cat back, seven years after she lost her. and little sofia was found in san diego, about 400 miles from her home in phoenix. here's the reunion. family could no longer care for sofia. so, they turned her into the humane society. and luckily, she had one of those identifying microchips. >> i'm beyond excited. i just want to get her back home. >> seven years later. tricia osterman says getting sofia

kate winslet's new uncle-in-law, has gotten her a trip on a virgin galactic flight.rential seating because ned rocknroll works for uncle richard's company, virgin galactic. his birth name was able smith. but something a little snazier. >> harris is not your original. >> it was changed from rocknroll. now, it's harris. >> unbelievable. >>> i don't know about you guys. but at 10 years old, i tried to get out of this chore. hitting the laundry room, doing good, old-fashioned laundry. but get a load of this kid rocking out in the laundry room. he's apparently been taking drum lessons for over a year. and he owns a set of drums. but uses the percussion of his family washing machine. >> pretty good. >> listen to this. >> really good. i think he's really good. really, really good. >> oh, wow. >> i was thinking, maybe you guys could get in on the act, too. and help this kid out. >> people are probably wondering why we have washing boards. >> let's see your skills. >> there you go, ron. >> oh. >> ron can actually do it. >> i like it. >> maybe beyonce will have you guys at her

. >>> and what do you get a hollywood star, like kate winslet, who has just about everything?eve what superrich businessman mogul richard branson bought her as a wedding gift. he's a very creative man. >> it bears repeating, he is very rich. >>> we're going to get to the ice rescue caught on tape. and ron is here with that. >> this happened in the mountains of southern california. it started off looking like an innocent, winter sledding outing for a while. then, suddenly, everything changed and went awry. the screams say it all. you're watching new video of a sledding excursion gone horribly wrong. the whole thing starts when a man falls into a freezing cold lake. and then, a chain reaction of sorts. one person after another, trying desperately to save him. and one person after another, getting sucked into the frigid water, like a black hole. >> throw the rope out. lasso. pull him in. >> reporter: as the clock ticks, more men, women and children try to come to the rescue, only to slip into the ice themselves. a crowd gathered on the shore, as well, frantically screaming for he

. >> kate winslet married again. >> actress kate winslet married in 1998, then in, 2003.rd time, tying the knot again. her representative says she married 34-year-old ned rock and roll early this month. the nephew of richard branson. the private ceremony included her two children, family and friends. there is baby news for the rock band kings of leon. the drum skbrer his wife welcome their first child yesterday in nashville. wrote i can proud lay nouns the birth of my sweet angel violet. my heart has been stolen and gray's star patrick dempsey hoping to save jobs of hundreds of coffee workers leading a group close to purchasing the tully's coffee shop chain filing for bankruptcy in october. he says he's excited to help worker skbz give back. seattle, both the company and the fictional hospital are based. i'm tony cabrerra in los angeles. >> still ahead russia is about to ban adoptions by american sit sins. why they will crush the hopes of many parents. >> and the president back in washington with four days still to go before that so called fiscal cliff arrives. both sides

winslet recently married branson's nephew, and you may remember last year winslet rescued branson's mother while on vacation. virgin galactic is going to launch flights. other celebrities on board ashton kutcher. no idea if she will hang out of the front of the spacecraft and say i'm king of the world. my mind is blown. mandy drury and bill griffith are up next. have a great weekend. >>> welcome to "closing bell," everybody. very important hour right now. over at white house lots of things going on. we'll keep you updated as it all happens. i'm mandy drury sitting in for maria bartiromo. >> i'm bill griffith. we're just three days away from the new year. still no fix on the fiscal cliff, but there are developments right now, as you know. brian just mentioning there. various congressional leaders and the president getting set to meet at the white house this hour to work on last-minute negotiations all in an effort to avoid those series of tax increases and spending cuts due to take effect next year. what we hear is the senate leaders are there. speaker boehner and minority leader nancy pelo

kate winslet's wedding gift is taking her to the moon.as a ticket on one of the upcoming virgin atlantic space flights. >>> hulk hogan's new restaurant is set to open up tonight in florida. the new eatery will be jimmie buffet's margaretville meet hooter's times ten. he did say that. he wants to turn the restaurant into a reality show and that, of course, is no surprise. now for another look at the weather. here's nbc meteorologist bill karins. in guess he'll put cameras all over the restaurant. >> it sounds like trouble. >> or really good reality tv. >> who knows what the food will be like. not that anyone will care. good morning, everyone. a winter wonderland throughout much of the country, snow covering a lot of areas and where there's snow on the ground still very cold in all of new england. wind chills are in the teens up in maine they are in the single digits and negative numbers. very cold morning. thankfully schools are still out so don't have to worry about bus stop weather. morning commute, cold and chilly but partly cloudy skie

." >>> kate winslet's wedding gift is taking her to speak.her-in-law has given her a $200,000 ticket on board one of the upcoming virgin galactic space flights. bill's jealous -- >> i'd be nervous. >> now we know why she married this guy, ned rock and roll. >>> "magic mike" star matthew mcconaughey and his wife welcomed a baby boy on friday. their third child together. lots of baby news. lots of baby news. >>> and hulk hogan's restaurant hogan's beach will open tonight in tampa. the wrestler and reality star says the eatery will be jimmy buffett's margueriteville and hooter's times ten. he ultimately wants to turn it into a reality show, right? >> no. >> that's scary, the whole thing, right? >>> i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. >> already off to a much better start because we have less wind. the wind is coming down. wind at 6 miles per hour at the airport and four miles per hou

. >>> to our person making the index tonight, kate winslet.er for a moment with her "titanic" costar, leonardo dicaprio, walking her down the aisle and giving her away to her new husband, ned rockinroll. >>> and that 1965 song, "rescue me." ♪ come on baby and rescue me >> tonight, we are remembering the soul singer whose name you might not remember, but she was the writer and the first singer to make that song a huge hit. gofontella bass has died at 72. arena franklin giving the song new life much later. the "instant index" here on a thursday night. >>> when we come back here on the broadcast, check this out. this kicker, watch. he lands the football right there in the basket. then he lands it right in a moving boat. perhaps he should get in the boat and come to america. he's being invited by one nfl team tonight. [ male announcer ] when it comes to the financial obstacles military families face, we understand. at usaa, we know military life is different. we've been there. that's why every bit of financial advice we offer is geared specificall

breaking overnight, kate winslet's surprise wedding. we have photos.brewing up a big, new project. rachel has all of that. >> oh, yes. >>> a lot to get to. but first, the love triangle that may have ended in murder. a teenage girl is spending the holiday in jail after being charged in connection of the death of a 19-year-old college student. at the center of the story, an older man that may have been romantically involved with both girls. john muller has more on this twisted tale. >> reporter: news outlets have reported that this murder may be tied to a sex act gone horribly wrong. a 19-year-old student is missing. a man charged with his murder. and his 19-year-old ex-girlfriend arrested for lying to police. she's never been in trouble with the law before. but she is now behind bars. she's charged with lying to authorities investigating the murder of university of new hampshire student lizzie marriott in october. the 19-year-old's disappearance sent chills through the campus. this actor and martial arts instructor is charged with second-degree murder f

which superstar friend of kate winslet walked her down the aisle.uess, josh. i think you're wrong. >> might be true. was it sam champion. i was with sam champion the last couple of days. it wasn't sam champion. >>> how about weather out there, buddy? >> we're busy taking pictures, josh. we're meeting everybody out in times square. look at this crowd. look at this gorgeous -- look at the gorgeous signs. i have one sign adjustment. we need to flip that sign over. your sign's upside down. just somebody help her flip it. there you go. it's mia's 6th birthday. happy birthday, mia. you are gorgeous. all this is just for you. we're throwing you one big birthday party. let's get to the boards. one or two things going on we want you to know about. we'll start with a picture out of chicago. early-morning shot there. this may be your day, chicago. if you had snow envy, you pick up a couple of inches of snow. could it be 307 days that chicago hasn't had an inch of snow? yeah. so, we'll see what happens today. that's in the forecast. also, buffalo, boston, new y

actress kate winslet officially tieing the not with her third husband ned rock and roll.ephew of richard brans branson. the ceremony awas so private th couple's parents weren't even old. leonardo dicaprio gave away the bride. >> coffee chain and save more than 500 jobs. they are attempting to buy seattle based coffee. he has a strong tie to the city. the tv show is set there. who was the most generous celebrity of 2012? ♪ flush >> you guessed it. it is tailor swift according to the web site do something.org. this year she donated $4 million to the country muse you cic hal fame museum and became the recipients of ripple of hope award. >> time for the starting lineup. they can start packing their bags for hawaii. the roster has been released. payton manning and viking running back adrien peterson headline the choices. other notables aaron rogers calvin johnson and victor cruise. >> talk about a dramatic finish for the nicks after blowing a 14 point lead to phoenix j.r. smith hits the difficult buzzer beater to give the nicks the 99-97 win. >> also without carmella anthony d

. >> i was going to do one more thing about kate winslet. but this is more fun. you were in my dream last night. and not in the way -- juan -- >> i didn't say a word! >> out loud. >> wow. >> dana and i were getting our hair and makeup done and getting a ride to a live show, eric, which you said we should be on the road. we were on the road in front of a live studio audience and we were late. eric opened the show with three empty chairs and they cut and threw it to bret baier. [laughter] >> sort of like -- wow. >> groundhog day. >> like the other day. >> stop being late. we need to start the show. >> kidding. it was a dream. >> that's called a nightmare. >> come on, let's go. >> what? my turn? okay. check out this video -- anything cannot be better than this. look at this video, it's a great dane. his name is scooby and a little boy named cape. awesome. >> huge. very, very cute. >> we are running out of time. let's move on. >> go ahead. >> the traffic reporter for good day cincinnati has dance party fridays. take a look at this. >> i think there is going to be a l

. >> i was going to do one more thing about kate winslet. but this is more fun.ou were in my dream last night. and not in the way -- juan -- >> i didn't say a word! >> out loud. >> wow. >> dana and i were getting our hair and makeup done and getting a ride to a live show, eric, which you said we should be on the road. we were on the road in front of a live studio audience and we were late. eric opened the show with three empty chairs and they cut and threw it to bret baier. [laughter] >> sort of like -- wow. >> groundhog day. >> like the other day. >> stop being late. we need to start the show. >> kidding. it was a dream. >> that's called a nightmare. >> come on, let's go. >> what? my turn? okay. check out this video -- anything cannot be better than this. look at this video, it's a great dane. his name is scooby and a little boy named cape. awesome. >> huge. very, very cute. >> we are running out of time. let's move on. >> go ahead. >> the traffic reporter for good day cincinnati has dance party fridays. take a look at this. >> i think there is going to be work

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. >> kate winslet has been offered a seat on richard branson's virgin galactic flight.'s now going to be a member of the family. she married ned rock and roll. she also saved branson's mother in a fire down on necker island back a couple of years ago. we're happy for this couple, aren't we, michelle? >> yeah, absolutely. i'm so jealous that she gets doing into space. i have always wanted to be the first reporter in space. it absolutely takes up the opportunity. >> that sounds good, john. how about you? >> remember what ralph cram den used to say, to the moon, alice, to the moon. that's a wedding gift nowadays. >> king of rock and roll, it's important that leonardo dicaprio walked her down the aisle. >> is she kate rock and roll? >> good last name. thanks, guys. have a great new year. >>> next hour a new take on the death tax. that and more. we'll be right back after this. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military,

actress kate winslet married british tycoon.two years, a businessman, set for a wedding in the spring in qatar. >>> if you shout max in a dog park, the top female and male dog names followed by buddy. and they're in and old classics like rover are out. good morning. center traffic guy bob hurt zog is going viral with his dance antics. >> you can't go that way. ♪ ♪ try to get to work on time i'm just the man to get threw frere home ♪ ♪ no no no i'm the traffic man ♪ >> he's actually really good. he has a future there. after a year of dancing, hurt zog put together all his best performances and posted them on youtube. more reason to love a viral sensation traffic man. 8:04, let's go back outside to savannah and willie. >> good stuff. >> looks like we all need to make a little more effort. >> gave us ideas. >> thank you. >> and now sending it over to maria for the weather. >> and soon to be grandparents, we have a sweet 16. what's your birthday wish for yourself and savannah, any ideas? >> no. >> how about a tiara? >> yeah. >> stil

. >> rick: kate winslet. >> clayton: jack black?her house was awesome. when kate comes over and she's like -- >> rick: she became friends with that older man. >> ainsley: right. >> clayton: if you haven't seen it, now you know already. what about you? >> ainsley: "miracle on 34th" is any favorite growing up 'cause i always wants to do live in new york. it was so special and magical for me. >> clayton: maybe some day you'll get to live in new york. >> ainsley: maybe some day i'll get to experience christmas in new york. such a great place. you have to come and visit during the holidays. >> clayton: i love "christmas vacation." >> ainsley: i'm surprised it wasn't on the list. >> clayton: i think when you have those, it's hard to make the list i see shades of myself as i try to put up the christmas lights. >> rick: i do, too. see shades of him in you. >> clayton: at the end of the day, i want to be a family man, but we're all fallible. >> ainsley: everyone loves that. it's great. "polar express" is another good one. >> clayton: e-mail

winslet married branson's nephew ned rock and roll. >> juliet: that can't be real. >> new last name will-old college student arrested for wearing fake ammunition belt to class. he spent a week in jail before his $50,000 bail was reduced to $500 here is the question we are asking. is this justified because of what happened in new town? let's ask psychothera and school counselor who joins us this morning this kid sounds on the surface wore ammunition belt to school. seems like poor taste right now maybe one thing. but he had a little bit of a history with the police also, too, right? >> it's not halloween it's not a-year-old playing gio in the backyard. three days after the connecticut massacre. other part of this story is he was actually expelled for the college he goes to for being in possession of a knife and marijuana'. >> shows back up on campus. >> he knows he is supposed to before electrickinging his belongs he needs to contact the police. they check him and found what think thought were real bullets after investigation they found they were fake bullets. >> juliet: this kid is a bit