. >>> and beyonce's new project. the baby bump is getting big. >> it is so exciting because i believe it's what we live for. >> tonight, beyonce talks exclusively with abc's katie couric about her next chapter. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," december 1st, 2011. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. we're going to begin tonight with an abc news exclusive. it's the first interview with an american businessman, immediately after his release from four months in jail on the caribbean island of aruba, wra he but suspected of, though never charged with, the murder of his traveling companion. she was robyn gardner. a 35-year-old maryland woman, not presumed yesterday. he is gary giordano, answering some questions and raising others. abc's matt gutman has been covering the story from the start and here he is now. >> reporter: after 116 days in an aruba prison, gary giordano, arrested for the suspected murder of robyn gard

>>> and beyonce's new project. the baby bump is getting big. >> it is so exciting because i believe it's what we live for. >> tonight, beyonce talks exclusively with abc's katie couric about her next chapter. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," december 1st, 2011. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. we're going to begin tonight with an abc news exclusive. it's the first interview with an american businessman, immediately after his release from four months in jail on the caribbean island of aruba, wra he but suspected of, though never charged with, the murder of his traveling companion. she was robyn gardner. a 35-year-old maryland woman, not presumed yesterday. he is gary giordano, answering some questions and raising others. abc's matt gutman has been covering the story from the start and here he is now. >> reporter: after 116 days in an aruba prison, gary giordano, arrested for the suspected murder of robyn gard

as well as beyonce's solo hits, like "single ladies." there's also rare, personal home video from her life. even as a little girl, she knew music was her destiny. you knew what you wanted to do, what you wanted to be, at a very early age. >> yes. >> reporter: how did you know that? >> there was a feeling i got when i performed, that made me feel safer than any other environment. i guess because i was a bit shy, i did not express myself. so, that was my outlet. i also had parents that asked me, all the time, what do you love? what is your passion? and they built up my self-esteem. my mother's mish was to figure out what i loved. i think that's really important. and i hope to do the same thing for my -- my children. >> reporter: what's the best thing about being pregnant? >> the best thing? >> reporter: being able to eat whatever you want? are you able to? >> you know, i've been really conscious. and i've been trying my best not to lose control because i've met so many people that say, my second baby, my third baby, i learned my lesson. so

that is beyonce, of course. didn't she sizzle at our concert? >> she knew then. >> she knew she was pregnant then. we didn't know that. well, she's opening up to katie couric, talking about the baby, who inspires her and why this new album means so much. and katie will be along with a sneak peek. >> looking forward to that. >>> there's a new reality show out there that's causing a big stir. it's called "virgin diaries." and it's all about adults in their 20s and 30s, who are chaste by choice. we're going to look inside that life. and that is coming up. >>> also, could color be the new diet wonder drug? the theory is that the color of your plate actually plays a part in how much you eat. could that be true? we'll find out. dr. besser is here. and he's going to put the theory to the test. >>> you were singing "que sera, sera." i heard you, ginger. you were belting it out. >> oh, yeah. >> the legendary doris day. a revealing conversation with her is just ahead. >>> first, let's turn to josh elliott with all of the developing stories. >> a lot of ne

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tonight, i'll talk to beyonce, donny and marie osmond and lenny kravitz. plus america's got talent. plus, tony bennett plays tribute to amy winehouse as he recalls singing with her on her last duet. well, we begin with a very special christmas, the superstar singer beyonce and her equally famous husband as they prepare for the birth of their first child. beyonce told me a bit about the values she might instill in her own future star when she talked about what her own childhood was like. ♪ i think i'm bad ♪ beyonce is my name ♪ so take a sip of my motion and do the motion ♪ ♪ oh, she thinks she's bad ♪ don't make me mad >> that is hilarious. i mean, even at six, you were showing off. >> i was. >> seriously. very precocious performer. >> it's very embarrassing. that's not something you need everyone to see. [ laughter ] >> even as a kid, can you remember the thought process when you were that young? did you always know i am going to be a star? i don't care what it takes? >> i didn't, at all know that i was going to be a star. but i did know that i felt very comfortable whe

in her own child when she thaukd about what her own childhood was like. ♪ beyonce's my name, love is my game so take a sip of my potion and do it in slow motion ♪ >> that is hilarious. even at 6 you were showing off. >> i was. >> seriously, very precocious performer. >> it's very embarrassing. that's not something you need everyone to see. >> even as a kid can you remember the thought pros wles you were that you -- process when you were young? did you know you were going to be star? >> i didn't always know i was going to be a star. i did know i felt very comfortable when i was on stage. i was very shy. i did not speak much. i was more comfortable with adults. my mother owned a hair salon and i was in grown people's business all day trying to listen to their conversations. when i got on the stage, my mother put me in dance lessons and i really loved it and i think, you know, when they saw me perform they were like, wait a minute, she's like in heaven and they realized that it was where i could step out of my shell and i just felt the most like myse like myself. >> i felt like that l

. >>> also, we have a baby watch on for beyonce. rumor has it, she could deliver at any moment, here in a new york city hospital. the latest bundle of joy. >> could be in labor, as we speak. i don't know. we'll have it available for you. >> contractions are ten minutes apart. >> leading the trend, of a celebrity baby boom on the way for 2012. >>> we begin this morning with the stunning, new developments in the race for president. the polls have seesawed and now, mitt romney is firmly on top. the question is, beyond iowa, can anybody stop him? abc's jon karl is following every turn in this race. boy, this has been a dramatic up and down roller coaster in the last ten days. >> reporter: after a year when republican voters seemed to determined to choose anybody but mitt romney, the former massachusetts governor, now, finally is starting to look like the true front-runner. mitt romney is now seeing the largest and most enthusiastic crowds he has ever seen in iowa. >> i'm running for president. if you get a chance to caucus, remember the

we'll begin with a very special christmas for superstar singer beyonce and her equally famous husband jay-z as they prepare for the birth of their first child. before they shared the baby news of the worlding beyonce told me about the values she's might instill in her own child when she talked about what her own childhood was like. ♪ i think i'm bad beyonce's my name and love is my game ♪ ♪ so take a sip of my potion and do it in slow motion she thinks she's bad ♪ ♪ don't make me mad oh >> that is hilarious. even at 6 you were showing off. >> i was. >> seriously, very precocious performer. >> it's very embarrassing. that's not something you need everyone to see. >> even as a kid can you remember the thought process when you were that young? did you know i'm am going to be a star? >> i didn't always know i was going to be a star. i did know i felt very comfortable when i was on stage. i was very shy. i did not speak much. i was more comfortable with adults. my mother owned a hair salon and i was in grown people's business all day trying to listen to their conversations. when

before they shared the baby news of the worlding beyonce told me about the values she's might instill in her own child when she talked about what her own childhood was like. ♪ i think i'm bad beyonce's my name and love is my game ♪ ♪ so take a sip of my potion and do it in slow motion she thinks she's bad ♪ ♪ don't make me mad oh♪ >> that is hilarious. even at 6 you were showing off. >> i was. >> seriously, very precocious performer. >> it's very embarrassing. that's not something you need everyone to see. >> even as a kid can you remember the thought process when you were that young? did you know i'm am going to be a star? >> i didn't always know i was going to be a star. i did know i felt very comfortable when i was on stage. i was very shy. i did not speak much. i was more comfortable with adults. my mother owned a hair salon and i was in grown people's business all day trying to listen to their conversations. when i got on the stage, my mother put me in dance lessons and i really loved it and i think, you know, when they saw me perform they were like, wait a minute, sh

let's talk about beyonce and the lawsuit against beyonce. what's it about? >> this is interesting. you know, celebrities get sued all the time and a lot of these things get thrown out. beyonce wanted this to be thrown out of court, but it wasn't. a judge ruled that kite move forward. she was involved with a company that they were producing a video game called super star beyonce that was going to be about her dance moves and they filed a suit against her saying that she double crossed them, those were their words, double crossed them, and [ inaudible ] lose millions of dollars and have to lay off 70 people the week before christmas last year so a judge has ruled, looking at all the documents, that it can move forward and that possibly beyonce would be liable in this situation. >> all right. bradley jacobs, senior editor of "us weekly" thank you for joining us this morning. we appreciate it. >> thank you, carol. >> that's it for this friday edition. thank you. that's it for this friday edition of "am: wakeup call." "american morning" continues with lots and lots of hard news, that's

six hours of entertainment. >> do you know about beyonce? know anything about beyonce coming? >> not really. >> we're trying to get the scoop here. thank you for being here. thanks for putting on this huge party. we're ready to start 2012. >> ginger, on the case, with aggressive questioning. thank you, ginger. >>> do not miss dick clark's new year's rockin' eve, with ryan seacrest. right here on abc. >>> coming up here on "good morning america," which did you pick? of all the incredibly absurd videos we've shown you this year, which was your favorite? coming up, we're going to reveal the winner. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] be bold. introducing the new blackberry bold. and it's your fault. instead of blaming me try advil congestion relief. often the real problem is swelling, not mucus. advil congestion relief reduces swelling due to nasal inflammation. so i can breathe. [ mucus ] advil congestion relief. moments you're looking forward to... what if they were stolen from you? by alzheimer's. this cruel disease costs americans more than $180 billion a year, and could c

we're going to be watching to see if beyonce shows up tonight. will she be pregnant? will she have already delivered? rumors swirling. we're going to stay on top of this story this morning. >>> another high profile celebrity split. katy perry and russell brand are ending the year by ending their marriage. the comedian filed for divorce just yesterday. but was she surprised when he filed? we have all the details. >>> big, breaking news out of san francisco this morning. the question, who stole banana sam. i can't believe i'm saying those words. what is banana sam? he is a squirrel monkey. and somebody liberated him from the san francisco zoo. ron claiborne is on the case this morning. >>> we're going to start with the breaking news overnight. the city of los angeles is being terrorized by a serial arsonist who struck again. police say possibly another six fires were set, bringing the total to more than two dozen. the fires have cost hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage. and people put people's lives very much at risk. abbie boudreau has been tracking it from los

so it should be beyonce. reporter: correct. >> beyonce. reporter: 2-3. the eagles all time leader in career wins, pass tempt, pass completions, passing yards and passion touchdowns. if you need a clue -- [ inaudible answer ] reporter: correct. which college is not located in the philadelphia area, drexel, temple, villanova or pitt? don't walk away. i tried to make it as easy as possible. >> that last one, pitt the last one. reporter: that's correct. doc walker is going to kill me on that one. it was so easy you walked away from it. >> i hear that name. not too fond of it. reporter: you're a west virginia guy. >> you went 4-5. >> 80%. reporter: didn't make it too easy. i thought it was fair. >> no. that was very fair. the first question, but the rest of the ones, you were pretty -- you fetch at all? reporter: i'd be a good teach -- teach at all? reporter: i'd be a good teacher. >> let you know a couple hints definitely. reporter: happy holidays. >> happy holidays. >> chris thought i'd be a good teacher. >> he doesn't know you very well. >> what is that su

pop superstar beyonce is revealing key details of her pregnancy in a new interview with katie couric. you remember the huge buzz when she stole the show at the mtv music awards when she showed off to the world she was pregnant. her husband jay-z was watching in the audience. in the new interview she dispels some of the media rumors about cravings like putting ketchup on everything and ice cream with hot chili sauce. >> what is the best thing about being pregnant? >> the best thing it is so exciting because i believe it is what we live more, it is how we live forever it is our legacy. it is bigger than any accomplishment. and it is so exciting. >> very true. you can watch katie's entire interview with bye on say tonight on 20/20 starts at 10 p.m. right here on abc 7. so what is she craving? i hope that question is answered. have to watch. >>> talking about tahoe today? >> a picture from yesterday they set a couple record highs sunday and tuesday 61, the winds were so fast around tahoe that it created these little swells that a few folks were surfing yesterday. isn't that amazing? >> i

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that design right there is for beyonce. >> beyonce's is going to be 22 karat gold versus this one that's painted to look like gold. >> her designs have become so popular she's been asked to paint custom mixers for swag bags at the oscars. if you're thinking of getting one for the pastry chef in your family, be prepared to pay. a custom design will cost you as much as $1,400. >> it's a tough thing for a guy. it's like handing her a vacuum cleaner. >> it's like, hey, honey. go to work. still ahead on "today in the bay." windy weather continues. christina will have yourest forecast. bthwa aiorsrrre back in action. >>> strong winds continue to hammer the bay area. good morning. i'm marla tellez. the latest on power outages and what to expect for the windy morning commute coming

. >>> from charlie sheen's rampage to beyonce's baby bump. we look back at some of the top stories of this year. >> reporter: the year kicked off with a new beginning for the queen of talk. oprah launched the network own on new year's day. the final episode of the show aread in may. another good-bye came from regis. >> this will be my last year on this show. >> reporter: his final show aired in november. charlie sheen found himself jobless in 2011 so he hit the road. >> how do you like dc? >> so far it's great. >> reporter: after being in the hospital and rehab his show went into hiatus. when he lashed out in a series of interviews he was fired. he then went on a cross country tour. also causing a stir in 2011 lindsey lohan. she showed up for a court date wearing this, she was charged with stealing a necklace and violating probation. >> probation as you know is a gift. there is something called looking a gift horse in the mouth. >> reporter: she is sentenced to 30 days jail but only spent a few hours. harry potter cast a final spell as the la

we're going to be watching to see whether beyonce shows up tonight. will she be pregnant? will she have already delivered? rumors swirling. we're going to stay on top of this story this morning. >>> another high-profile celebrity split. katy perry and russell brand are ending the year by ending their marriage. the comedian filed for divorce just yesterday. but was she surprised when he filed? we have all the details. >>> and we have some big, breaking news out of san francisco this morning. the question, who stole banana sam? i can't believe i'm saying those words. what is banana sam? he is a squirrel monkey. and somebody liberated him from the san francisco zoo. ron claiborne is on the case this morning. >>> but we're going to start with the breaking news overnight. the city of los angeles is being terrorized by a serial arsonist who struck again. police say possibly another six fires were set, bringing the total to more than two dozen. the fires have cost hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage. and put people's lives very much at risk. abc's abbie boudreau has been t

please welcome back to the show, beyonce! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ oh, killing me softly and i'm still falling still the one i need ♪ ♪ i will always be with you oh, you got me all gone don't ever let me go ♪ ♪ say it real loud if you fly if you leave me you're out of your mind ♪ ♪ my baby is a ten we dressing to the nine he pick me up we eight ♪ ♪ make me feel so lucky seven he kiss me in his six we be making love at five ♪ ♪ still the one i do this four i'm tryna make us three ♪ ♪ from that two he's still the one ♪ ♪ there's ups and downs in this love got a lot to learn in this love ♪ ♪ through the good and the bad still got love ♪ ♪ dedicated to the one i love, hey still love the way he talk still love the way i sing ♪ ♪ still love the way he rock them black diamonds in that chain ♪ ♪ still all up on each other ain't a damn thing change my girls can't tell me nothing ♪ i'm gone in the brain i'm all up under him like it's cold winter time ♪ ♪ all up in the kitchen in my h

the beyonce lawsuit next in "showbiz" headlines. >>> difficult to replace, easy to lose. we'll talk about lunar rocks and other space materials from earlier nasa missions that are now missing in action. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift of a pain free holiday. ♪ this season, discover aleve. all day pain relief with just two pills. just a second. just, just one second. ♪ what are you looking at? don't look up there. why are you looking up? ♪ get outta the car. get outta the car. ♪ are you ok? the... get in the car. get in the car! [ male announcer ] the epa estimated 42 mpg highway chevy cruze eco. from spending time together, to spending your lives together, chevy runs deep. >>> a businessman trying to capitalize on beyonce's energetic dance moves gets some good news in court yesterday. a judge says his lawsuit against the superstar can move forward. details now from entertainment correspondent kareen wynter. what's going on? >> don, this is a huge lawsuit. it's from a video game maker who said beyonce left him high and dry by abandoning a proj

beyonce, rumored, may give birth very soon. we are hearing from saint luke's roosevelt hospital there is some sort of high profile person that could, going to check in today to give birth. everybody thinking what other high-provide file person? must be beyonce. we're on -- >> the media swarm outside saint luke's. thank you so much. just the kind of attention we need. >> sorry, saint luke's. we're on the lookout. >> who doesn't love beyonce/jay-z, most beautiful and talented child. >>> taylor lautner is having to fight back accusations -- not accusations, things portrayed about him. there was a faked cover of "people" magazine saying he is out and proud that he is gay. in fact a fake cover. some celebrities actually tweeted when they saw this online and said they were supportive of him. russell simmons said he was proud of lautner for his bravery. obviously changed it and said it's awful you are going to make this up. it is not true. he has to defend himself. >>> and last but not least, deejay earworm, pretty familiar with him,

everybody thinking what other high profile person must be beyonce. we're on. >> the media swarm outside saint luke's. saint luke's probably watching saying thank you so much. just at tension we need. thank you so much. just the kind of attention we need. >> sorry, saint luke's. we're on the lookout. >> who doesn't love beyonce/jay-z, most beautiful and talented child. taylor lautner having to fight back, accusations, not accusations, things portrayed about him. there was a faked cover of "people" magazine saying he is out and proud that he is gay. in fact a fake cover. some celebrities actually tweeted when they saw this online and said they were supportive of him. russell simmons said he was proud of lautner for his bravery. but obviously changed it. awful you are going to make this up. it is not true. >> d.j. earworm, pretty familiar with him, does it every year, mashing up the top songs of 2011. got to take a listen to this. ♪ dancing until the world ends ♪ boom boom boom ♪ boom ♪ again ♪ the world goes ♪ boom boom boom ♪ ooh ooh ♪

. >>> in beyonce in labor? time tr hould headlines with georgia alfredas. let's start with beyonce. we are hearing she could deliver before the new year. >> it's about time for her to deliver. people at new york's roosevelt hospital say a vip slepty booked the maternity ward. this is new york, it could be anybody. this is about the time she is supposed to give birth. it's possible. >>> michael jordan got engaged and winona judd is getting married. >> they were on tour together. it's good for her. >> okay. there are rumors things are heating up between two co-stars. >> i'm so excited. i have celebrity crushes on both of these, of course bradley cooper is dating the sexiest woman alive, zoey. they are telling friends about each other. so excited for them. i love it. >> nice. >> i know. >> it is weird to break up and hear about it on, like on a website. who is doing that? >> i don't believe this story so much. here is why. deanne sanders were getting a divorce two months ago. how does she not know? she heard about the filing on tmz.com. his daughter is going in on -- she's 18 years old

. >>> adele and bruno mars put snubs for taylor swift and beyonce beyonce. we will all that and more "early" this thursday morning, december 1st, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> boy, that's something to wake up to. >> stunning. >> it is. good thursday morning, everyone. i'm erica hill. >> not quite as good as rihanna's song. i'm jeff glor. chris wragge is off this morning. >>> we begin in iraq. one month from today, all u.s. combat troops will be gone after nearly nine years of war. this morning, at camp victory in baghdad the u.s. is handing over control and pausing to remember all of the troops who have died in the fighting. >> in 2003 as u.s. troops invaded iraq national correspondent jim axelrod was the first western reporter to get to baghdad airport. he is back in baghdad this morning with the latest. jim, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. what we are seeing here in bad tag baghdad is the beginning of the long good-bye. 13,000 american troops still in iraq and they will begin reducing the number to zero by the end of december according

twitter a singer with a much longer resume pushed august mtv video music awards to the top debut of beyonce''s baby bump the show tweeted more hits per second than any other of the year. facebook's 800 million users look no further than the status up death. the most chatted event the death of osama bin laden in may. the most his dominated by people and personalities the top search item on yahoo had never spoken a word until october. >> you don't have anything on your calendar. >> reporter: ahead of its latest release phone topped yahoo's list on the rumor iphone 5 and announcement of 4s and series. i'm karen cape a and you're now clicked in. >>> . >> let's get a look at some of the weather out this tonight. the bottom line it is clear and it is cold. temperatures dropping for us that's going to continue to be the case right through the overnight steadily sharply dropping temperatures. we're in the low 40s now. we're looking for 30s, though. 30s as we work into the overnight and even some upper 20s on the map i think by daybreak tomorrow. 43 out at umbc. take a look at baltimore through the

when i hear you writing for rihanna, beyonce, i hear songs -- how do you make that happen? how do you make the shift from writing to yourself to writing for somebody else? >> to be completely honest, i really don't know. people asked me how do i write for women? >> yeah, for example. >> i really don't to be honest with you. any song i've ever written for a woman, i've basically taken feelings i've felt before as a man and reversed it. >> some of that stuff isn't just you thinking like a woman. something is something some woman has told you before. when i hear "take a bow," that's somebody saying -- >> actually, "take a bow" is a story about something that happened to me personally. "take a bow" -- "irreplaceable" is about a relationship one of my aunts went through. i grew up in the house with my mom, my sister and about five aunts. i was there for every broken window, slashed tire, i was there. >> you lived the tyler perry movie. >> yeah, takeing it all in. >> you're committed to changing the world in different ways. >> yeah, compound foundation, a personal passion of mine

beyonce's in there. and oprah's recipes is corn fritters. geoff, i think that's one for you. jennifer aniston. >> jennifer aniston. ellen. craig: is there another ellen? it's like cher. if you say the name, it's like that's enough. >> like julia, ellen, jennifer, angelina, craig. craig: no, not craig. this is really delicious. you want do get them on the brussel sprouts. >> that's actually really -- craig: you think it's not going to work and then -- that really doesn't work at all. that's really awful. but other than that, it's delicious. craig: the beautiful cat cora. we've got go. good night.,,,, state farm. this is jessica. hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would love to help but remember, you dropped us last month. yeah, you know it's funny. it only took 15 minutes to sign up for that new auto insurance company but it's taken a lot longer to hear back. is your car up a pole again? [ crying ] i miss you, jessica! jerry, are you crying? no, i just, i bit my tongu

. >>> adele and bruno mars put snubs for taylor swift and beyon beyonce. we will all that and more "early" this thursday morning, december 1st, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> boy, that's something to wake up to. >> stunning. >> it is. good thursday morning, everyone. i'm erica hill. >> not quite as good as rihanna's song. i'm jeff glor. chris wragge is off this morning. >>> we begin in iraq. one month from today, all u.s. combat troops will be gone after nearly nine years of war. this morning, at camp victory in baghdad the u.s. is handing over control and pausing to remember all of the troops who have died in the fighting. >> in 2003 as u.s. troops invaded iraq national correspondent jim axelrod was the first western reporter to get to baghdad airport. he is back in baghdad this morning with the latest. jim, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. what we are seeing here in bad t baghdad is the beginning of the long good-bye. 13,000 american troops still in iraq and they will begin reducing the number to zero by the end of december according to

plus is beyonce about to give birth? why her baby could be here before the new year. then hollywood's older women with younger men. >> i am cher, after all. >> cher's boys club, val kilmer, rob, tom cruise. >> i loved him. he was amazing. >> halle berry and the ugly custody fight. >> mariah carey and nick

. >>> beyonce baby rumors explode online. is she in labor? did she give birth? or is this baby buzz bogus? we sift through the latest reports. >>> plus, is arnold out with his wedding ring? what this new vacation photo reveals? >>> then -- "entertainment tonight" is counting down hollywood's most shocking love triangles. sandra bullock, jesse james and the stripper. j. lo husband chris and ben affleck. >> christie brinkley. >> i'm looking forward to my independence day.

. >>> beyonce's baby bump became a center of attention and set a new twitter record with the most twe, ts. >> i'm having so much fun. >> reporter: sugar land was moments taking the stage at the indiana state fair when high winds caused the structure to collapse. seven people in the crowd died. dozens more were hurt. they made a return to indiana for a special memorial concert. >> it was bad. you know but we got to play again. >> reporter: families of some of the victims filed a lawsuit against the band. >>> donald murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to four years in jail. >>> kim and kris exchanged vows in an over the top ceremony only to file for divorce 72 days later. >> all that in a year. you can find a lot more stories like this one on the website. we have some of the biggest stories of year andalso a slide show. check it out. >> quite a year. >> quite. >> we are finishing up on a cold note, we will bounce back again before the end of the year. take a look at some of the wind chill factors. if you have to head outlay you up. we have a wind chill factor

i heard that madonna was on that beyonce was on that stage. >> your group, 21, is just two years old. what would you attribute to the -- to your phenomenal success? >> we are not there yet. i have big dreams. >> what does it take for you and to regroup -- you and your group to achieve this kind of success? do you have to go through a lot of training and development over the past two years? >> it has not only been just two years. it has been a long time of singing and dancing. it is amazing that [unintelligible] >> you are getting a lot of radio play, particularly in germany, brazil, mexico. why you think that kpop is becoming so popular outside of asia? >> i think it is because exposure to other cultures is fine. -- fun. >> do you see yourself as a role model for asian women? >> yes. [unintelligible] >> un-thank you so much for joining us. -- thank you so much for joining us. > >> makes sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and shell. -- and union bank. ♪

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>> and baby beyonce, a tiny justin bieber. >>ly transfer real kids into celebrities. >> real hollywood's minicelebrity look alikes him michael the a-list. >> of all the things they had to talk about, welcome to the "weekend insider." >> thanks for spending time with us, we're going one-on-one with barbara as her new special ticks off. >> the latest backlash after your face-off is in this inside story. >> not even an american. >> so what? >> the only thing she's ever done in life is held up her sister's dress. that's the only thing she's ever done in her life. what's wrong with you. >> barbara walters on the defensive as bill o'reilly goes after her mosts th fascinating . >> i think the kardashians represent all that's wrong with america. here we have ladies who are making tons of money, they have no talentalent, they do nothing all. >> you cannot disregard pop culture because you know nothing about it. >> the 10 most fascinating people, at the top of the list is steve jobs. >> rules were made to be broken and that's certainly

i guess we can thank beyonce for that one. then the neanderthal with tv phrase man cave and ginormous and occupy. the word that got its most bandit votes this year, amazing. they blame day time tv talkers for wearing that one out. no surprise there. >>> just ahead on the "morning news," a risky rescue on a california cliff. plus, wild wind causes havoc on a colorado highway. this is the "cbs morning news." that keep accuracy high, along with training and other benefits, like being able to work anywhere in the u.s. with my current license. it's good to know you're working with the best. and that's good for our veterans. (announcer) learn more about careers with today's va at vacareers.va.gov. by marie claire as one of the 25 beauty products that will change your life because it whitens by removing up to 80% of surface stains. see how it can change your life. crest 3d white. life opens up when you do. [ female announcer ] kleenex brand tissues are america's softest... no wonder people want to share them on and on. send a kleenex

. >> the picture of my brother's picture of beyonce. i'm hopeful that they can go in in the morning and retrieve a will the of things. >> soaking wet after reentering his apartment. >> i left without my cell phone, which i was panicked. i grabbed my wallet and left. i went back in. i retrieved a hard drive. >> a contractor and workers at a nearby school pulled people out. martin was asleep when help arrived. >> wasn't sure what was going on. my door got busted open by the construction workers that are working on the school right here. they dragged me outside. >> got out with only the clothes on his back. he didn't get to put on his shoes. as the night wore on, others came with aide. >> i'm bringing some pizza and some batteries. 12-volt batteries and an accessory to charge people's phones. in this situation, people are basically -- >> adam and kate came from their home. >> we are just took some old stuff from our house and we knew there were a lot of victims that were displaced this evening and we thought it was important to help out ou

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. >> first thing -- beyonce is being sued. a video game maker suing her for $100 million. apparently manhattan supreme court justice today ruled that the suit can go forward. her attorneys were trying to get rid of the suit. it is about a dance video game she was supposed to be a part of. the makers of the video game saying she pulled because she wanted more money. calling it an extortion demand. she says they didn't extend the financing by the deadline. that's why i pulled out. we'll see what's going to happen. and she is not going to dance away from the lawsuit. >> she breached the contact. they want $100 million. >> a lawsuit by a video game with beyonce dancing in it would be worth a lot of money. >> i would buy it. love to play it. >> me too. >>> lindsay lohan back in the news. she is posing in "playboy," apparently like a marilyn monroe shoot. she is getting close to $1 million paycheck. out in the january/february issue. she is going to do one interview while on the stand and picked "the ellen degeneres show." show some of the spread on the ellen show. block out the

good news from the grammy nominations for kanye west, bruno mars and some snubs for taylor swift and beyonce. we'll have all the big names and the big performances from last night's grammy concert early this thursday morning, december night's grammy concert early this thursday morning, december 1st, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> boy, that's something to wake up to. >> stunning. >> it is. >> good thursday morning, everyo everyone. i'm erica hill. >> i'm jeff glor, chris wragge is off this morning. >> we begin this morning in iraq, one month from today all u.s. combat troops will be gone. this after nearly nine years of war. this morning at camp victory in baghdad, the u.s. is handing over control and pausing, too, to remember all the troops that have died in the fighting. >> back in 2003, as u.s. troops invaded iraq. national correspondent jim axle rod was the first western reporter to get to baghdad airport. he is back in baghdad this morning with the latest. jim, good morning. >> well, good morning. what we're seeing here in baghdad is really the beginning of this long good-bye that yo