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coming up, charlie sheen s bizarre radio rant. bizarre is the word to call it. the two and a half men star took to the air waves once again to lash out at the show s creator and about his own substance abuse. now the highly rated production is shut down for the season. we ll here some of what sheen said. some of it we can t hear and find out what s ahead for him and the show. also ahead, who are you wearing? that s what everyone wants to know as stars like natalie portman and anne hathaway way watch the red carpet for the oscars. who are you wearing, willie? i don t know. that s a guy s answer. i have no idea. we re going to the 10th annual south beach food & wine festival in miami. al is there. good morning, willie. how you doing? doing great. what are you cooking up down there? well, we ve got a lot of stuff. we have great chefs who will be showing us what they are doing. this is the 10th anniversary. we ll get to that in a minute. of course the big story has been what s going on with the weather here. we ll have details on that coming up. all right, al. thanks. first ann has a check of the morning s top stories. in the news rebels and militiamen loyal to moammar gadhafi are battling for control of the capitol. in cities, thousands are rallying in support of rebels in tripoli. the situation has pushed nato and the u.n. security council to call emergency meetings today with the u.n. saying they will not rule out options on sanctioning moammar gadhafi. a boat carrying more than 150 american evacuees has now departed tripoli for malta after days of waiting for rough seas to die down. and in cities across jordan this morning, tens of thousands are protesting yet again, calling for change to the constitution, the dissolution of parliament and a reduction in the pours of the royal family. a dispute in wisconsin is up to the senate. despite days of protest in madison the assembly approved a measure to strip public workers of their collective bargaining rights. it is unclear whether the bill will be taken up in the senate because of a democratic boycott. a top safety official said she s concerned about a rash of pipeline accidents across the country. there have been five gas explosions since september killing 14 people. officials are looking for a recurring problem in the industry. a college student make as court appearance in texas after being charged with attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction. the justice department said the 20-year-old plotted to blow up dams, nuclear power plants or the dallas home of former president george w. bush. the death toll is rising and hope is fading in christchurch, new zealand, where at least 113 people are now confirmed dead and more than 200 others are still missing as rescuers race against time come combing through the rubble. the cia contractor charged with murder in pakistan had ale jailhouse hearing today where he refused to sign a paper listing charges against him, arguing that he has diplomatic immunity. we have liftoff. the world s most traveled space shift has blasted into orbit for the last time. discovery is on a mission to resupply the international space station carrying six muhumans a a robot who tweeted hello universe. for jing-jing the panda, there were five pictures of male giant pandas for her to choose from. like any modern woman she couldn t make up her mind. she chose two. zookeepers will give both suitors a date with her, observing how they interact in real life. how did she choose them? put a paw on them or you know, i don t know. we ll investigate. i think she indicated in some particular panda way. how do you indicate, darling? put the paw on the picture. i use my paw. ann, thanks so much. now back down to miami beach where al has a check of the weather for us. we re putting a paw on you, al. okay. thanks. i will be looking forward to that. of course the weather has been fairly severe throughout parts of the south in this country. a frontal system bringing lots of rain. in fact, at some points you can see this is the time lapse radar as it moves through kentucky it s dropping up to two or three inches of rain per hour. that caused massive flooding that washed away a family trying to cross a river. four children were swept away. as this system caused massive areas of damage it also caused a lot of scary moments for people in the region. reporter: the dangerous weather system moved through parts of the south thursday night. the skies lighting up memphis when a squall line moved to the east bringing dangerous winds, thurnd and lightning, causing damage like this. a tree falling on a house. in tennessee there were downed power lines and trees. this woman had a storage shed blown into the side of her home. i was crying. i m terrified of storms and tornadoes. so it really scared me. reporter: the high winds also damaged this granite shop. we come out here and this is what we find. doors blown away, granite broken all over. just a mess. reporter: tipping a truck on its side. missouri also saw heavy snowfall where authorities were forced to temporarily shut down i-35. out west, more snowfall in spokane, washington. the area digging out from a snowstorm that hit some places with as much as a foot of snow. in western oregon, snow-covered roads made driving dangerous. i lost traction, just started sliding and didn t stop until i was in the ditch. reporter: while in northern california a winter storm expected today is causing long lines in nevada city area grocery stores as residents stock up on supplies bracing for the potential of power outages. i have not seen one snowstorm that has not lost power. reporter: and as the storm makes its way to the east it s causing problems. we have wind watches and advisories from alabama to new england for wind gusts over 60 miles per hour. as the front moves in you will see heavy rain along the front. back behind it we are talking snow. the ehhiest rain will be focused in the northeast where we are talking one to two inches of rain from pennsylvania along the new england coast and inland, erie, pennsylvania, three to seven inches of snow. 8 to 12 in lebanon. portland may see up to 8 to 12 inches of snow. a very good friday morning with turbulent weather. rain this morning and blustery thunderstorms this afternoon with a high wind warning in effect from 2:00 and that s your latest weather. as we mentioned we are here at miami beach, one of the sites of the 10th annual food network south beach wine & food festival. david myers joins me. he just opened up a restaurant at the cosmopolitan, las vegas. you re making drinks. when you re in south beach you have to make drinks. i m happy to do it. first is called snake in the grass? what s that? it s nonalcoholic, super simple. we add one little trick which is an egg white. we love to just get a hard shake on it. froth it up. it makes a person who doesn t want to have an alcoholic beverage feel like they are having something for substantial. special. get the shake, open it up and you have the foam happening there. crank its up really hard. then we add a little bit of apple cider. i like to measure. my director said it would be better with vodka. we have drinks with vodka here. i m going to add a little bit of lemon juice for acid. keeps it fresh. finishing up with simple syrup. simple syrup adds a little bit of sweetness. so we re going to shake it one last time very quick. add a little bit of ice right here. now the beauty of this is it s fresh, light, very, very pure. as you pour that one, what else do we have? we have a little bit of a blackberry bramble, some penicillin with scotch. sam ross for milk and honey is doing our cocktails. look how that froths up. you have to try this, al. little bit of cinnamon? right on top. here s looking at you, ann. oh, that s good. back to you guys. thank you so much. with the bad weather it s nice to see it s beautiful somewhere. by the way, while al was doing that reporting i want you to know you were doing your own. this is how it worked with the pandas. they put food in front of all five. she ate the food in front of two which showed interest. who she wanted to have dinner with. when you eat in front of a man that s the deal. that s how they know she s interested. more about the food than the panda. it s the same food for all of them. you wouldn t be flattered? i don t know. important information. glad we know now. good follow-up. panda love. it would be nice if men could do that. put your paw out. you re coming with me. you two. now to charlie sheen s controversial comments that have led cbs and warner brothers television to pull the plug on the rest of the season for two and a half men. the show was supposed to return next week but sheen s rant on a radio show ended hopes for that putting the show and the actor s future in doubt. oh, you bad girl. reporter: it s quiet on the set for two and a half men all because the star, troubled actor charlie sheen, could not keep quiet. it s over. there is aew sheriff in town. reporter: speaking out on the alex jones show, sheen broke ranks and went after chuck lorre, cocreator of two and a half men calling him a clown. it s nothing inside of deplorable that a certain haim levine, chuck s real name, mistook this rock star for his own rock star exit, bro. last i checked i ve spent i think close to the last decade i have been converting your tin cans into pure gold and the gratitude i get is that this charlatan chose not to do his job which is to write. well, you have been warned, dude. bring it. this is the wildest interview i have ever done, period. reporter: jones said even he wasn t prepared for all charlie had to say. charlie had surprises. a lot of that was news to me. reporter: tmz reports his companions were a porn star and a model. sheen called them godesses and said his estranged wife brooke was with them for a time. where there were four there are now three. bye-bye, brooke and good luck in your travels. you re going to need it badly. sheen who was recently receiving treatment at home for addictions talked about his sobriety. you re clean, aren t you? 100%. here s your first pee test. next one goes in your mouth. it s all good, guys. quit panicking. reporter: he used alcoholic anonymous in the past and now calls it a bootleg cult. this is the work of sissies. the only thing i m addicted to now is winning. he felt he transcended drugs, a.a., is doing it on his own and he s somebody breaking out of a guilded cage. reporter: sheen reportedly earns nearly $2 million an episode. the show was scheduled for production next week but after the radio interview cbs announced it was cancelled for the season citing sheen s statement, conduct and condition. you sound like thomas jefferson. i m not thomas jefferson. he was a [ bleep ]. but i dare anyone to bait me on things. bait me on a.a. right now. i have a disease? [ bleep ] i cured it with my brain, with my mind. i m cured. i m done. just before cbs pulled the plug sheen was challenging lorre to a fight. after the announcement sheen reportedly fired back with an open letter to tmz.com in which he called lorre a maggot and wished him nothing but pain. nbc news reached out to chuck lorre for comment but we did not hear back from him. remarkable. thank you for that report. can we change the subject? yeah, let s talk about what s coming to the pandas. no, we re talk about how to avoid overspending on big box bargains at wholesale stores. we ll tell you how to save your money. and up next she s got the look. who to watch on the red carpet for oscar fashion preview. after this. male announcer ] did you hear about the car company test-driving cars on the internet? you just log on, click drive, and hit the space bar to accelerate. all from your living room. that s absurd. this is the all-new 2011 dodge charger. available for real test drives. time to face the pollen that used to make me sneeze. my eyes water. but now zyrtec®, the fastest 24-hour allergy relief, comes in a liquid gel. zyrtec® liquid gels work fast, so i can love the air®. creme body wash with nutrium moisture. after 1 week we took their close-ups. when they saw how much more beautiful their skin looked they had only one question. new dove visible care creme body wash. progresso. oh yes hi. can you please put my grandma on the phone please? thanks. excuse me a sec. another person calling for her grandmother. she thinks it s her soup huh? i m told she s in the garden picking herbs. she is so cute. okay i ll hold. she s holding. wha? 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sometimes you get to excited you can t stop yourself. and sometimes you are wasteful. right. everyone needs 36 barrels of beans. it s very important. it s a product ty trip every time. we have dos and don ts. and miami beach is hosting the 10th annual food & wine festival. we have a foie gras burger and we have chorizo and clams from chef michael simon. we are jealous. that foie gras burger, oh, my gosh! give us the story. we ll talk about something serious. the uprising and clashes in libya. streets are battlefields in a country on the brink of civil war as the international community considers sanctions. we ll have the latest. and falling for hollywood. we ll introduce you to a top stunt performer and show you the secrets to her hard knocks training. you have to love a strong woman. we oh, that was lester. we asked, did you do it? i like that. i would have remembered getting kicked. impressive. that s incredible. i want to do that. i know. how fun does that look? then be careful what you wish for. as we preview oscar night we ll look at what some call the curse of winning off and on stage. and a royal appearance this we count down the days until the wedding. prince william and kate middleton are beginning to step out in public. now al with the foie gras burger chef. and the sunshine and the pool. tell us about the weather first. i m going to give you the weather first. as we look at the weekend really quickly we ll show you for tomorrow we ve got again a risk of strong storms developing later in the weekend in the southeast. but in california heavy rain tomorrow. clouds in the pacific northwest. mild in the southeast. then sunday we do look for the risk of strong storms again through the lower mississippi river valley. sunny but cool through southern california. snow in the mountains of the pacific northwest. looking at light snow in the northeast. sunny and mild along the southeastern atlantic coast. hope you are doing well on this friday. winds will be gusting into the 60 mile per hour range. i when one goes into effect at 2:00 this afternoon and will persist through th and we are here at the 10th annual south beach wine & food festival sponsored by food network. one of the big numbers here is the burger bash. happened last night and the ritz carlton south beach s josh becker. you re on enemy turf now. i guess everybody is friendly here. right. it s a friendly event. everybody comes together. it s all about the wine, the food. it s a great event. tell me about the burger you maid. it s a foie gras torchon burger with leeks, shallot. we added a little bit of espalette to give it kick and put it on a potato roll with monterey jack. how do we do it? start with seasoning with salt and tabille which is granulated garlic, onion, salt, pepper and lots of a little bit of cumin. mm-hmm. so we ll get this going a little bit. i prefer to sear the burger patty for the caramelization on there. as it develops the nice crust underneath i will start chopping the fricasee. we ll go back to new york where they will be very jealous of what i m doing. josh, thank you so much. guys, back to you. all right, al. have a great time there. enjoy the burger. we want to turn to today s royal treatment. as we have been telling you, we have a contest where we are sending a lucky viewer and a guest all expenses paid to england during the royal wedding. let s look at one of the latest entries. hear ye, hear ye, the one to go to london should be me. ever since i was 3 i was obsessed with royalty. i would love to see the pomp and splendor. it would be a true gift i would always remember. creative. she dressed up and everything. the winner will get two first class tickets on british airways to london during the wedding of kate middleton and prince william. so get out the cameras and create a video no more than two minutes long telling us why london is calling you. remember, creativity counts. for complete details head to todayshow.com. okay. coming up next, what to know before you buy in bulk. right after this. i had this chronic, deep ache all over it was a mystery to me. i found out that connected to our muscles are nerves that send messages through the body. my doctor diagnosed it as fibromyalgia, thought to be the result of overactive nerves that cause chronic, widespread pain. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. i learned lyrica can provide significant relief from fibromyalgia pain. and with less pain, i can do more of what matters to me. 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put down the item if you can t make a decision. walk away. chances are ten minutes later, you will realize it s something you didn t need and the urge to buy it will pass you. you say the membership fees are worth it, especially if you buy the lists you are going to show us today, one of which is the big screen television. right. if you walk into the warehouse, the price of tvs initially aren t different from department or electronics stores. where the warehouses shine is with the extended warrantees and longer return policies. so the warehouses have a 60-day return policy, longer than electronics stores and they offer two-year extended warrantee which you would have to purchase. you think tires are a good buy here. right. when you purchase anything, compare prices. looking attires i found there is definitely a discount at the warehouse. this bridgestone tire was $98, a $12 savings compared to competitor stores. batteries, another good idea. is that because they are in bulk or another reason? buying batteries in bulk is great because there are no expiration dates. they won t go bad on you. this package of 40 aa copper tops cost $12.99. for a dollar more you get half the quantity at the grocery store. clearly a significant savings. coffee? you can save 30% on large canisters. but coffee does diminish over time so you don t want a lot sitting around, right? these stay pretty fresh. because they are vacuum sealed? they are. keep it in the freezer. this three-pound coffee canister, the folger s classic roast is the same price as one pound at that time grocery store. toothbrushes and toothpaste. that s a daily necessity, brushing your teeth. no half life. they don t wear out. and the oral b pulser, for one toothbrush, i found it at the grocery store for $6.99. that package is $3.50 a toothbrush. pet food. if you have a hungry pet that s a big bag. buying pet food in bulk is going to save you money. at the warehouse it knocks off an extra 20% off. so this 52-pound bag is $23. you pay $20 at the grocery store for 20 pounds less. skin products. name brand lotions will cost you a pretty penny at the drugstore. you talk about the drugstore i m sorry. go ahead. i interrupted you. this aveeno body lotion is 38.5 ounces and it s $12.99. for a 12-ounce bottle it s the same price at the drugstore. clearly a better bargain. we jumped ahead because we have prescription drugs are cheaper at some of the stores but you don t want to buy those in bulk. they fill the prescription per your doctor s prescription and you save over 50%. it s a smart place to go. even nonmembers can go to the pharmacy. lastly? laundry detergent. you can get 180 loads for $20.98 at sam s club and $19.99 for 120 at kmart. obviously you get 60 more loads for the same price. andrea, thank you so much. timely advice, saving us money. up next, we ll head to sunny miami beach for a one-pot meal from chef michael simon after this. take her out to eat. i love when they come visit, and so do my roommates. try our new artisanal ravioli filled with asiago and fontina cheeses and served with pan-seared chicken. just $10.95. at olive garden. and more. if you replace 3 tablespoons of sugar a day with splenda® you ll save 100 calories a day. that could help you lose up to 10 pounds in a year. that s how splenda® is sweet.and more. a plant is only as good as the soil you put it in. look, both these potted plants got the same sun. same water. only difference? this. miracle-gro potting mix. rich organic ingredients with miracle-gro plant food mixed right in. it even feeds plants for six straight months. want this result? gotta start with this soil. miracle-gro potting mix. success starts with the soil. you know what, tell me, what makes peter, peter ? 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i like it spicy. i go with shaved very thin jalapeno. thin as you can get it. then i just drop it right in with the citrus. and a splash of vinegar. ah. this is sherry vinegar. oh, there we go. that s exciting. i m slow. the burgers weighed me down. i have been hearing that from a lot of people. so we give it a toss. this is a great salad. you can do it with chicken. any grilled seafood. works great. goes right on top. what i like to do, because, you know, i have a greek sile sill yan mother. sicilian mother so we finish everything with extra virginal oil. give this a try. dig in. little of that. oh, see. you re a professional. oh, that s fantastic. yeah? you can put it together in seconds. that s the beauty of dishes like this. really nice. i love the citrus, herbs and jalapeno to keep it really bright. michael simon, thank you. congratulations. this is the man to beat. two years in a row. i m retiring. i m going the seinfeld. two and out. if you want the recipes go to todayshow.com. a big thank you to all of our chefs who came here to bring us all this fantastic food. we ve got more from today and the south beach food & wine festival at the miami beach hotel. first this is today on nbc. live, local, late-breaking - this is a wbal-tv 11 news update. good morning. it has been a wet morning. the low pressure center will have mowed by midday in early afternoon from eastern kentucky into pennsylvania, taking the cold front with it and moving the raid netted the picture. behind that will be some strong northwest wind started increasing winds in the increasing winds in the afternoon gusting as high and enjoying it less and less? 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