we have the dramatic 911 tapes. a girl walked into an airplane prop. i need an ambulance immediately. we ll update you on how she s doing today. and the $75 million breakup. kobe bryant s wife walks away with a massive fortune. the huge pile of cash, plus, not one, not two, but three houses. we have all the eye-popping details coming up. and all eyes this morning on south carolina. good morning to you folks at home. the polls have now opened in that state. the political world is bracing for an earthquake. can newt gingrich pull off the ultimate upset? momentum is on his side this morning. the other big political story is a showdown looming at a little place called tommy s ham house. where both mitt and newt have scheduled events at the same time. we re going to be keeping our eye on that this morning. also coming up, look at this. this is the moment that a distraught mother who learned that her daughter, who had been abducted 24 hours earlier, was found safe. it s
gop. no naks than anyone might image ink. if every conservative in the state decided too vote for newt gingrich, we would win a shockingly big victory tomorrow and that would be good. mitt romney downplays expectations. i think i said from the very beginning, south carolina is an uphill battle for a guy from massachusetts. winter wallop. after an unusually mild start, winter arrives with a vengeance. the midwest digs out, the northwest is next. a captain speaks. new amateur video shows the confusion on the costa concordia as the ship capsizes. we have an announcement from our captain, krut member says. we kindly ask you to return to your cabins. the captain of a luxury liner talk about whether ship crews have the necessary training to protect the lives of thousands of passengers. at last and the remarkable etta james has died. at least, she s being acknowledged. we ll look back at her life, her legacy, and her music. my lonely days all that. we won nin
gingrich, we would win a shockingly big victory tomorrow and that would be good. mitt romney downplays expectations. i think i said from the very beginning, south carolina is an uphill battle for a guy from massachusetts. winter wallop. after an unusually mild start, winter arrives with a vengeance. the midwest digs out, the northwest is next. a captain speaks. new amateur video shows the confusion on the costa concordia as the ship capsizes. we have an announcement from our captain, krut member says. we kindly ask you to return to your cabins. the captain of a luxury liner talk about whether ship crews have the necessary training to protect the lives of thousands of passengers. at last and the remarkable etta james has died. at least, she s being acknowledged. we ll look back at her life, her legacy, and her music. my lonely days all that. we won nine straight, so it hasn t all been perfect. and all that matters. i am so in love with you on cbs t
state decided too vote for newt gingrich, we would win a shockingly big victory tomorrow and that would be good. mitt romney downplays expectations. i think i said from the very beginning, south carolina is an uphill battle for a guy from massachusetts. winter wallop. after an unusually mild start, winter arrives with a vengeance. the midwest digs out, the northwest is next. a captain speaks. new amateur video shows the confusion on the costa concordia as the ship capsizes. we have an announcement from our captain, krut member says. we kindly ask you to return to your cabins. the captain of a luxury liner talk about whether ship crews have the necessary training to protect the lives of thousands of passengers. at last and the remarkable etta james has died. at least, she s being acknowledged. we ll look back at her life, her legacy, and her music. my lonely days all that. we won nine straight, so it hasn t all been perfect. and all that matters. i am
captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to today on a friday morning. i m matt lauer. and i m ann curry. happy friday, everybody. so this debate in sioux city was the last before the iowa caucuses, which are on january 3rd. while newt gingrich did face some criticism, surprisingly, none of it came from mitt romney. instead, he saved his harshest words for president obama. we ll have much more on the debate and where the republican race stands right now, straight ahead. an encouraging sign for one of the smallest babies ever born, delivered at 24 weeks and weighed 9.5 ounces and doctors gave her a 1% chance of surviving. now four months later doctors have wonderful news for this family. we ll talk to the parents coming up in just a few moments. and we re going to be hearing a lot from howard stern on the new season of america s got talent. the outspoken shock jock as some call him decided to join the judge s table and already promi