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>> what the outspoken entertainer is saying to us. "today," friday, january 6th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >> and good morning. welcome to "today" on a friday morning, im matt lauer. >> and im ann curry. now everybody knows where you were on assignment thursday. >> i was in london yesterday with ricky gervais. when you heard he was coming back for a third time at the globes if you placed a bet saying he was going to tone things down, prepare to lose your money...

i say it. >> what the outspoken entertainer is saying to us. "today," friday, january 6th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >> and good morning. welcome to "today" on a friday morning, im matt lauer. >> and im ann curry. now everybody knows where you were on assignment thursday. >> i was in london yesterday with ricky gervais. when you heard he was coming back for a third time at the globes if you placed a bet saying he was going to tone things down, prepare to lose ...

it, so this is the percent time anywhere youre going to see this ad, this big comeback from perry. check it out: >> i think secretary duncan has done some good things, hes the current secretary of education, he has a program called race to the top which encourages schools to have more choice, more testing of kids, more evaluation of teachers, those are things that i think make sense tkpwhrao theres one person on this stage that is for obamas race to the top and that is governor romney....

he said so just this last week. being in favor of the obama race to the top, that is not conservative. >> did governor perry say something that wasnt true? >> im not sure exactly what he was saying, i dont support any particular program that hes describing. >> race to the top which encourages schools to have more choice, more testing of kids, more evaluation of teachers, those are things are i -- i think make sense. bill: romneys camp says that ad does not tell the whole story. byron y...

destroyed neighborhoods, tossed cars, and now rescuers are having to navigate around downed power lines and other debris as they go door to door searching for survivors. the tornado cut a 6-mile path of destruction across south western missouri. liz has the latest from joplin. >> reporter: 116 people have been confirmed dead and as rescue workers continue pho fight the elements, they did receive good news. seven people were rescued and they hope those efforts continue it be successful....

next when they arrested him. two metro transit police officers, one man in a wheelchair, and a violent arrest that left the man known as mr. harry in a pool of blood. >> his face is leaking. it is everywhere. he had handcuffs on. whats going on? >> >> reporter: when lawrence miller tried to help, the metro police arrested him. >> keep moving. going to lock me up for what. i see this man bleeding. he is 70 some years old in a wheelchair. >> reporter: the incident took place outside the ...

take a look at abc 7 news live super doppler radar you can see the storms well to the south and west much the d.c. metro. charlottesville, harrisonburg, looking apt the warning at this time. eventually over the next half hour to hour these storms will weaken but they will move across the immediate metro area. they fall apart at quite a bit of lightning associated with the cells along with heavy downpours even some small hail. big question, what do we expect for the upcoming work and sc...

critic says government hasnt shown proof of the claims or let outsiders in to confirm the science. >> here is the thing, doctor, you shouldnt have released it until you knew what was right, because so much is going to depend upon that release. if you are not confident that it is right, it should not have been released. >> in search of some final answers, admiral allen says hes now trying to put together a metaphorical mri of the gulf, unify monitoring efforts down there, pulling togeth...

were glad youre with us this morning. good morning, imchenevey. >> and im allison seymour. the big story happening in los angeles. 12 days after his shocking death, the public gets a chance to say goodbye to the king of pop, michael jackson. >> a public memorial service at the los angeles staples center begins in just about 6 hours. you can see in the fore ground heavy police presence. there is said that the family got their chances to say goodbye at the forest cemetery there. and no...

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