11:35 central time on your local nbc station. it s time for your first look at entertainment news. we have more proof it s hard for hollywood couples stay together as one of the biggest separates. after more than two years, scarlett johansson and ryan reynolds have decided to end their marriage. a source told us magazine, johansson initiated the split, unhappy with how much time they ve been forced to spend apart due to work. on the brighter hollywood side, jennifer conley and paul button bettany confirmed they re expecting their second child together. rip torn pleaded guilty to charges he broke into a bank while armed and drunk earlier this year. he received a 2 1/2 year suspended sentence and three years probation. and finally, hugh jackman, talk about a trooper. to kick off oprah winfrey s show in australia he agreed to zip line from the top of sydney s opera house, he failed to break
ac it tore hugh jackman goes wrong shooting oprah winfrey s show in australia. i m lynn berry. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is first look on msnbc. we begin with legislative logjam. a final vote on the president s tax cut plan should happen in the senate today. however a trillion dollar spending bill proposal and a plan to repeal don t ask, don t tell could keep congress on the hill into their holiday break. tracie potts joins us from washington with those details. tracie, good morning. lynn, good morning. as you can see there is a lot going on. let s start with it taxes. the final senate vote is scheduled to happen it today. it appears they do have the votes to get that passed and it will move on to the house where despite the opposition of many