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gigantic plants. plantosaurus rex. >>> here is an early look at headlines in entertainment. jessica simpson is going to weight watchers, for four million bucks. after an endless pregnancy they thought about cravings about salted cantaloupe and buttered pop tarts. she signed a deal. one not so good sign, she is looking forward to "guilty pleasures" every now and then, too. in moderation. >> michael jackson wrote a note to lisa marie presley removed it from auction. >>> finally, the l.a. times reports while "hatfields and mccoys" is a smash hit, kevin costner is unaware of it. he is off the coast of africa on a treasure dive. no blackberry, no nothing? >>> this comes to us from maryland the youngest contestant ever scripps spelling bee. she got the first word right but the second -- >> ingluvies. >> e-n-g-l-u-v-i-e-s. >> that is incorrect. >> lori ann madison started with an e instead of i. that helped to lead to her elimination. but the director praised her noting it was one of the toughest competitions they ever had and by the way, she is only 6. unbelievable. >> we should invite he

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. >> from jessica simpson's post baby pay to ashton kutcher's new movie role, we have all the scoop. >> big baby news. she finally had that baby. >> you know sometimes there is a little payday for that. >> jessica simpson's post-baby payday is going to be $4.8 million. she's getting a kind of low ball figure for the baby pictures. where she's making her money is an estimated $3 million to $4 million deal with weight watchers which is how she is going to lose the post baby weight. >> i want to go back in time to having my kids all over again. that was just flat free for anybody. nobody did it back then. >> could you monetize it now. there isn't as much money for the baby pictures anymore. now that everybody tweets their own pictures -- >> but sure would be awfully nice to give some of that money to charity. children's charity perhaps. >>> the houston family has i guess announced that they are going to do a reality show, whitney's daughter and some other family members? >> houston family chronicles. >> it is going to be on lifetime. cissy houston, whitney's mother, says the reason the

those false reports that she had already had her baby, now it is official. jessica simpson had a baby girl. the singer turned fashion mogul is the proud mother of maxwell drew johnson. her first child with fiance and former pro football player erik johnson. the pink banner says this is the greatest experience of our lives. and a huge congratulations to them. >>> it is now 7:13. back over to ann, savannah and al. it's a big baby. >> 9 pounds, 13 ounces. she did a good job growing the baby. >> she's a toddler almost. >> thank you so much. >> meantime, mr. roker, what do you have for us today? >> well, severe weather in the midsection of the country. a strong risk of a strong storm. we have warm gulf moisture coming in. cold air. jet stream on top and that's going to mean we've got some big weather to talk about. the strong risk of storms throughout central nebraska into central iowa. slight risk all the way to norfolk and washington, d.c. rainfall amounts anywhere from one to two inches stretching from waterloo, iowa, up to central michigan. heavier rain into the no >>> it is a cool sta

jessica simpson had. a baby girl. >> she was pregnant for four years. >> she gave birth to a little girl named maxwell drew johnson. >> which is, i think, a perfectly lovely name. it's her first child. seems like she literally -- they're engaged. so glad the baby is finally here so that they can actually get married. yeah. >> the baby is 9 pounds, 13 ounces, by the way. >> that's a huge baby. >> but not that tall. >> it's 21 3/4. which was what cody was, i think, a pound lighter. >> you know, it's -- >> cody was big. >> he was a big baby. >> he was almost a nine pound baby. i feel for her. we wish them all the best in the world. interesting interview matt had this morning. >> a couple good ones lately. >> interesting week. with bobby brown. i've only seen the manic side of the bobby brown. this was a very different -- >> it was a really revealing side. a lot of people knew him either as whitney's husband or that crazy reality show "being bobby brown." this was much more -- well, why don't you watch the interview with matt. >> why do you think you got the blame? i was reading some bl

courthouse. >>> and meet maxwell, the exclusive first photo of jessica simpson's baby girl on the cover of "people" magazine. what she's saying about her bundle of joy and the adjustment to motherhood today, wednesday, may 30th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning. welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> and i'm ann curry. mitt romney is honored and humbled to be the gop. an accomplishment in five years in the making. it comes after a bitterly fight. >> he has a right to celebrate. even as he basks in the glow of securing the nomination, donald trump who hosted a closed door fund-raiser for romney in las vegas last night managed to once again grab headlines by reigniting the debate over president obama's birthplace. should romney have been quicker to distance himself from trump? we'll be talking about that in a couple of minutes. >> a story that will get your attention if you ever had trouble with a neighbor. one couple in minnesota says their problems go well beyond loud music and messy lawn. their neighbor paints nasty signs in her d

! jessica simpson and her new little baby. >> maxwell. they're going to call max or maxy. which is quite sweet. >> her hand tucked behind her ear. >> all the weight jessica lost is in that baby's cheeks. she has got the chipmunk cheeks. one cute little thing. >> there are reports out there that say that jessica simpson for selling her photos got $800,000 from "people" magazine. "people" is not confirming that. it's interesting when you think about the price of a photograph, isn't it? i think it's j. lo's twins. >> reportedly $6 million, right? >> and then angelina jolie. >> the record is $14 million for the twins when angelina and brad pitt had their babies. but they gave all their $14 million to charity. >> right. brad and angelina. >> we're not sure what j. lo did. we're not sure what jessica's going to do. >> she's going to make some money. weight watchers is doing a campaign with her so she can lose the baby weight. people love transitions. people saw jessica simpson, she gained the weight. she talked about it a lot, too. >> here's the thing you have to be really, really carefu

isn't stopping it. they will share their story. >>> first look at jessica simpson's baby girl and what simpson saying to "people" about her adjustment to motherhood. and jenna bush hager sits down with the hottest boy band on the planet, one direction. as we get started on a wednesday morning, right here on "today." >> matt, thank you very much. >>> meteorologist christina loren checking the forecast. surprised you know in a. >> i happened to catch them. i don't get into boy bands. >> your heart was set on hanson. we have a good looking forecast for today. we are going to be warm. grab water bottle if you are waking up with us inland and work outdoors. you want to seek shade. 3:00 to 5:00, temperatures will be close to 90 goods in some cities. i'm talking about the warmest outlying cities, gilroy, morgan hill. and even fairfield today could hit 90 degrees. more 90s on the temperature map tomorrow. you want to layer up. and make sure you are peeling off the layers as the day continues because by about noon today, temperatures will already be. now calm winds have led to a bit of fog