we talked to him, matt, recently in cannes, as you know. his interview was emotional, raw, he's also honest. and among the things he talks about, why he has a, quote, very tough time with people. but we begin with that breaking news in california, where a suspect is in custody in the disappearance of 15-year-old high school cheerleader sierra lamar. nbc's kristen dahlgren is joining us now with details. kristen, good morning. >> good morning, ann. well sierra lamar hasn't been seen since she left for school on march 16th. but this morning authorities are holding a suspect. they say they have probable cause to charge him with murder. for two months, so many questions have surrounded the mysterious disappearance of 15-year-old sierra lamar. this morning santa clara county sheriff's detectives believe this man has the answers. they took 21-year-old antolin garcia-torres into custody monday night, questioning him for two hours, before booking him on one count of kidnapping, and one count of murder. >> public safety is our primary concern. we do

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to cannes. >> to cannes. >> to you. h merci beaucoup. we'll be back after your local news. >>> 8:56 is your time now on this thursday, may 17, 2012, good morning to you. let's check in with storm center 4 meteorologist tom kierein for a look at the forecast. it looks like it will be a nice day. >> we've got the sunshine as we approach mid morning, temperatures mid 60s in washington, south and east, up mid and upper 60s, west and north, in the 50s to near 60 degrees. wind coming in out of the north around five to 15 miles per hour. later today, a few high clouds coming in, highs reaching the mid 70s. overnight tonight, it should be mostly clear. a chilly start to friday, just near 50. saturday, 80s, and sunday, a question >>> good morning, following breaking news out of the district. if you're traveling northbound third street tunnel at d street, all your lanes are blocked now due to a crash there. please avoid the area. seeing significant delays on that commute. back over to you, eun. >> coming up on midday, baby week. >>> we're back now

i mean, and the "today" show is sending me to cannes. i know i've been there once before. but we're going to go, this time we've lined up some big stars because there are a lot of movies of course, we've got chris rock, just to name a few people we're getting to talk to. i feel very excited. we start that on wednesday morning. >> isn't cannes where you wrestled brad pitt to the ground one year? >> i pretty much did. i was totally inappropriate. i touched his face. i was having a girl moment. it's completely embarrassing. he forgave me. >> it was jet lag. >> i don't know. i think i just wanted -- i was -- i was an idiot. >> it's going to be fun. >> i won't do that. i won't do that. >> live from cannes. >> but you've got to be in a cage when you interview alec baldwin. >> let's go inside. natalie is standing by at the news desk with a check of all the headlines. >> good morning to you guys once again. good morning, everyone. in the news this morning, heads could roll today at jpmorgan chase just days after word of its $2 billion trading loss became public. ina drew, the firm

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reese witherspoon rocked her growing baby bump with one and two cannes look. she was glowing in a hot pink manolo blahnik sandals. her co-star was handsome even from behind. camila alves was flawless in a marchesa draped tulle gown with embroidered bodies. >> she may have been wearing a more conservative looks but made up for it with plenty of bling. diane krueger in this haute couture number. we love diane's style but this gown may have been a bit over the top for the occasion. we were much bigger for him. >> andie mcdowell and her daughter posed together in strapless cream and bold sequined gowns. but it was andy's black giorgio armani number that had us ready to dial 911. go to e! online and check ott "fashion police" every friday right here on e!. >> it is the biggest cover since demi moore bare her pregnant belly. it is david beckham to grace the cover all by himself. >> ashlan is going behind the scenes as he dishes about his baby girl and his craziest fashion choice. >> over the years i've loved wearing great clothes an having a wife that's in fashion a

i'm ann curry in cannes, france. and matt is holding down the fort back in studio 1a. hey, matt. >> hey, ann. we have a huge crowd here. we know what you've been doing from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. east coast time every day. how you been keeping yourself busy otherwise? >> ah, funny you should ask, matt. because following in the illustrious footsteps of some great talents like martin scorsese and whoopi goldberg and some guy named matt lauer i helped celebrate the official opening of the american pavilion here at the cannes film festival. i was welcomed by u.s. consul general diane kelly before the big ribbon cutting. it was really quite an honor, and we've got a lot more coming up from here, matt, including we're going to be sitting down with the stars of the new madagascar movie, including ben stiller, chris rock and jada pinkett smith and also martin short. and a little bit later eva longoria will be stopping by. >> you did great with the scissors, by the way. you did very well. >>> also ahead, one man's frightening encounter with a huge alligator. we showed you this video

a lot of big stars including the cast of madagascar. >> that's a good assignment. >> ann in cannes. >> i am actually the one to get to go. lucky me. >> take us with you. >> come on. if it was my choice you'd come. >> all right. >> let's say hello now to andrew garfield, the star of "death of a salesman" on broadway. >> hi. >> nice to have you here. >> thank you for having me. >> this is your broadway debut. you've already earned a tony nomination. not too shabby. >> i try not to think about it so much. but yeah, no, i feel very lucky and you know proud to be a part of such an incredible play and incredible cast and working with one of the greatest living directors. i feel very, very lucky. >> in fact, you earn something like seven tony nominations for this production. >> pretty good. >> but it's been 53 years since this play actually was -- won a pulitzer prize. >> yeah. >> and, and to get this role, which is just so demanding, you know, and, and to get a tony nomination, i mean it's a huge deal i mean you must be deeply touched by it. >> it's like everyone likes a part in the back. e

we've also got a lot more stars lined up this week when this young lady, ann curry, takes to cannes by storm. she's going to go to the cannes film festival with alec baldwin, sacha baron cohen, ben stiller and chris rock just to name a few. ann will be there tomorrow, today, an idyllic paradise. by friday, a vast wasteland. but ann curry, south of france, thursday and friday here on "today." >> i'm excited. >> i hope your weather there is better than this here. >> i know. >> it's pouring in new york city. let's go inside, natalie is standing by at the news desk with a look at all the headlines. natalie. >> good morning, everyone. the ceo of jpmorgan chase will likely face tough questions today in florida. the bank's annual shareholder meeting in tampa will give investors their first chance to grill ceo jamie dimon about the loss of at least $2 billion in a trading blunder. >>> john edwards' oldest daughter is set to take the stand in her father's defense. 30-year-old cate edwards could testify as early as today. the defense, meanwhile, suffered a setback monday when the judge barred te

this is the pursuit of perfection. >> would you let us know if it is cannes or cannes? baseball tonight. >> we know it is cannes! >> thank you, dan. >> these two. >> weather, doug was talking about. good crowd out there. wednesday night playing the pittsburgh pirates. 25,000, 26,000 out there. >> good, about time. >> starting to jump on the nationals bandwagon the i look it. one day, straussburg, leading the national league in strikeouts. next day, gonzalez. go gonzalez, passed strasbourg. wasn't the big story of the game. that honor went to adam laroche, who continues to play at an all-star level. tonight, the president's race. teddy giving up certain victory to hang out with the pittsburgh pierogi. what you doing? second teenager to ever homer in three straight games. this one, oh! just about a foot away. off the scoreboard. just misses it. but he does get his first triple. he later scored the game's first run. harper 1-3 on the night. bottom of the sixth. nationals. and laroche. solo shot. seventh home run. three for four in the game. raises his batting average to 3.

check out the craziness in cannes. >> cannes comes to a halt as hollywood's hottest stroll the streets in the seaside town. kristen stewart posed alongside kirsten dunst and the rest of the cast. the ladies are clearly having fun. stewart kept things chic in balh i wanted to do it. >> a surprising guest showed up at the premiere, kristen's real-life leading man rob pattinson. he was looking good all suited up. also for your viewing pleasure, the handsome brad pitt. he was documenting his p.o.v. at the premiere of "killing them softly." nicole kidman is in town for her film, "the paperboy." but it was kim kardashian's arrival that caused total chaos. >> oh, what a nightmare! >> three police officers had to escort kimmy k through the insane sea of photogs to get to her car. she's in france to support her man, kanye, whose short film "cool summer" is debuting at the festival. we spotted them hand in hand today looking happy and calm. more on them tomorrow. >> that's going to be good, so is the men in black premiere i'm covering tonight with alicia. going splitsy on a cab, so i better hurr

. >>> brad pitt hits the cannes film festival, what anyone wants to know where is an skree. >>> the kings are crowned, heading to the stanley cup finals after a thrilling overtime win. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of the top headlines this morning. >>> this morning for the first time egyptians are voting to pick their president. none of the 12 candidates is expected to get more than half of the vote to outrightly win the first round making a runoff likely between top two in june. >>> one year later, thousands attended a memorial for the 161 people killed by the massive tornado that struck joplin, missouri. they marched through some of the city's hardest hit areas to remember family and friends who died in one of the deadliest tornadoes in u.s. history. >>> the 2010 u.s. census was mostly accurate but a new assessment says it missed more than 1.5 million minorities. the government report says the census under-counted blacks, hispanics, renters and young men and overcounted the total population by 36,000 people.

the cannes film festival is hard work. bruce has a new, wonderful, whimsical movie out, a new 6-week-old daughter, mabel rae. and he says that's why he's never been happier. we popped down to cannes to see the new zen of bruce. okay, here's bruce willis as most people know him. sweat, blood, undershirt. >> welcome to the party, pal. >> reporter: "diehard" mode. >> you're captain sharp? >> correct. >> reporter: and here's bruce in "moonrise kingdom." which opened the festival here in cannes. >> what do you have to say for this? >> you can't do this. >> reporter: wes anderson's portrait of young love blooming and adult love dying. >> does it concern you that your daughter has run away from home? >> it's sad and sweet. these people have got on the the age that they are and they still haven't figured it out. >> reporter: do you feel you have figured it out? >> i figured out this time, any way, that -- keeping it simpler is a lot more -- it makes things a lot easier. >> reporter: by this time, he means his marriage to emma hemi

cannes hoop earrings. when you have one, i do not think the hoop earrings does anything for the facial structure but when you wear the door knocker stuck look what is happening.--out the door knocker style >>guest: these are bringing all the attention away from my powder because i am tired i should not tell you getvare girlfriends. this at all that glamour and sparkle. i first sold them to two major celebrities. one was and one was j.l. what happened when i worked for mr. winston we kept selling this style over and over to the l.a. girl's, new york girl's review all wanted something super sexy and light weight. i cannot wear heavy earrings at all. these are so light and delicious. they are for pierced ears with a clutchback. nick oil-free, rhodium plated. it does not get any better than this--they are sold out. now almost gone from previewcarol's favorite pendant. $30 off even though it is brand new. $249.90, 4 $62.48. it does an enhancer bail so you could wear it on any chain but we give you the 16" chain

. >>> and cannes, i know you are a huge fan of the cannes film festival. >> i go every year. hobnobbing on my yacht. i go over. it's a big deal. me and joan rivers having cocktails. it's great. >> if you are wondering how hollywood did, big goose egg. they may as well not even have gone. the celebs, the directors scored a big nada. here's the big winner. austrian director michael haneke with french actors. they won for "amore." but there were a lot of a-list celebs there. kristin stewart and her man, you know, pattinson. how do you say his name? robert pattinson? i can never say his last name correctly. >> i'm not a "twilight" guy, so i don't know. >> brad pitt who also starred in "killing them softly" came up empty-handed. not a really good showing for hollywood. >> no one star -- they don't need another award. they're fine. >> and they're in france. france on the yacht, party with the models and eating the caviar. they are fine out there in cannes. i broke my pen. >> your pen just exploded. >> everything at abc is -- i'm so excited, i can't contain myself. i hate when that

curry is hobnobbing today, as the cannes film festival gets under way. good morning, ann. >> good morning to you, guys. you know, it's so nice to be on an overseas assignment that doesn't require a flak jacket or a sleeping bag. but also not to make you more jealous about our being in cannes this morning i want to tell you that cannes has six miles of beautiful beaches, and everywhere you look, guys, there are stunningly beautiful people. when the 65th annual cannes film festival opens up tonight, the star gazing won't be just heavenward it will be on the red carpet, and guess who gets to interview ben stiller, chris rock, jada pinkett smith and also sean penn coming up? that's going to be me. we're going to have all of that all coming up this week, including our interview with alec baldwin and chris pines, as well, matt. >> listen. have fun. already looks like a good time. we'll see you very, very soon, ann. >> and they lifted the restraining order against her from brad pitt. that's great. >> let's get -- >> anyway. i don't know where we're going there.

in cannes, glamorous gowns. and jaw-dropping jewels. a who's who of hollywood, showing up, dressed to the nines. >>> and our fun this morning, comes at josh's expense. >> who knew? >> he gets punk'd by lara and nick jonas. and this was real. >> oh, yeah. >> you were behind the screen, right? >> i was in another room listening. and i was in pain, actually, feeling guilty. i had guilt. >> and then, hysterics. >> and no one knew. >> it hadn't been the best day, either. >> oh, i know. >> not a good morning to be doing this. >> he showed up in the worst mood. and i had to -- we'll explain the whole thing coming up. >> worst morning. >>> also, on a bright note, josh, we have great "deals and steals" ahead. gr great products. >>> next week, it will be big. all three "dancing with the stars" finalists, including the new champion of the mirrorball trophy. the after-party, george. break out your dancing shoes. >> only kirstie alley could get me to do it. >> george breaks out the dancing shoes. good. >> thank you for that. >>> let's get to the new

brad pitt disappointed at cannes on tuesday. he showed up without angelina jolie. >> you think she was actually watching the kids? >> all 15 of them. he is promoting "killing him softly," a film he produced and stars in. he said angelina is preparing for a role. >> so she wasn't watching the kids. >> no it was one of the 15 nannies. >>> a tearful usher took the stand tuesday in his custody trial with ex-wife tameka foster. he denied he's an excessive partier and said foster once flew into a jealous rage over his girlfriend throwing food and spitting at them. >>> in new mexico, the tribe's chair person named johnny de depp -- it looks like he's wearing eyeliner. >> they named him honorary comanche. >> waterproof mascara? >> call me. i'll tell him all about it. marvel comics first openly gay hero north star will marry his longtime boyfriend in astonishing x men due out june 25th. >>> and lindsay lohan preparing for her role as liz taylor. blogs say she looks incredibly like lindsay lohan dressed up like elizabeth taylor. i'm lynn

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to cannes. >> to cannes. >> to you. h merci beaucoup. we'll be back after your local news. >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. we now know that one person was taken to hospital after a light rail accident in ruxton. we brought this to you as breaking news on 11 news at 5:00. in light rail train struck a maintenance vehicle. no word on the person's condition. >> plenty of sunshine today. a very pleasant, low humidity. high temperatures in the mid- 70's.

cannes. >> bruce willis has been cool for 30 years. i will watch "die hard" every time it comes on cable like i've never seen it. >> always in control. >> you have a little crush on bruce. >> you know what it is? while he is an attractive man he was an attractive man 30 years ago. now he's just so debonair. >> really? >> you look very happy in that picture. >> oh, that's me. >> yeah! didn't recognize yourself. she had a few that night. she don't remember. a few that night. she don't remember. ♪ >>> finally this half hour if you are having trouble with your little kitty, you want to pay attention to this next story. >> kitty troubles are not good. abc's dan harris had one crabby cat. i hate when that happens. so he could in a real cat whisperer. but was he the real cat's meow's? take a look. >> this cat will do anything you want, including sit like a baby. >> reporter: i've always considered myself to be something of a cat expert. i've played with tigers and clouded leopards and my wife and i have three rescue cats at home. i've got a

that is cannes. and ann has made her way to the cannes film festival, the center of the celebrity world for the next couple of weeks. savannah never play rock, paper scissors with ann. she is good at that and she will beat you and win trips like that. anyway we're going to check in with her coming up. meanwhile inside studio 1a in new york city i'm matt lauer alongside savannah guthrie. >> good morning, everybody. also ahead a consumer alert about something that doctors know but many parents may not. widely used baby accessories and toys can suffocate your infant during sleep. so, why are they being sold in the first place? and what should you do if you have them in your home? coming up, our hidden camera report. >>> and then later on, kris jenner is here. she's the mom and manager of the kardashians. and she has built her family into an empire. but is there trouble in paradise? rumors that she might be out as manager? >> i have to be honest with you, although kim was here not long ago i have not exa

kanye and kim and cannes. kim and kanye take cannes, strolling ha strolling hand-in-hand for the film "short summer." >>> a graduate walked away with a diploma and diamond. rosio almarez choreographed the flash mob dance, toward the end her boyfriend asked her to marry him. she said yes. >>> speaking of graduation, a friend dared florida high school graduate to tebow when he got his diploma. his teacher mom was not happy. denied him the diploma at first and made him clean the gym. the uni bomber, ted kaczynski listed his occupation as prisoner, awards as eight life sentences, the alumni association says it regrets including the information. this year would be his 50th reunion. >>> that wraps up this hour of jansing and company. thomas roberts is up next, see you back here tomorrow. the best. ♪ nespresso. where there's a grand cru to match my every mood. ♪ where just one touch creates the perfect cup. where no one makes a better cappuccino, latte, or espresso than me. and where clothing is optional. nespres

to cannes. >> to cannes. >> to you. he news. >>> good morning to you. 8:56 right now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. a teenager is dead after a shooting in san jose. doctors worked through the night to try to save the boy but he died early this morning of a gunshot wound. officers say they found him and another man injured on walnut woods drive on wednesday nig. the other man was assaulted and had serious injuries but he was not shot. so far, no word on the possible motive. and police have not released a description of any possible suspects. >>> a lot cooler out there this morning. let's check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning. it's going to be a cooler afternoon by about 10 degrees from yesterday's highs. we're going to climb by about 5 to 8 degrees tomorrow. and then the 80s return for the weekend. have a great thursday. [ man ] hmm. a lot can happen in two hundred thousand miles... are you guys okay? yeah. ♪ [ man ] i had a great time. thank you, it was really fun. ♪ [ crash ] i'm going to write down my number, but don't use it. [ laughi

they are fine out there in cannes. i broke my pen. >> your pen just exploded. >> everything at abc is -- i'm so excitid can't contain myself. i hate when that happens so early in the game. >>> also, big engagement -- >> where are you going? >> they don't do that on "nightline." justin timberlake and jessica biel had a big engagement party. why not have a huge old party there. we saw her ring a few weeks ago. this is such a cool kind of sexy young couple. they are doing their thing. they had a big, big party. lance bass was there, ellen degeneres. a big old shin dig. we want to say congratulations. >> they are bringing sexy back. >> indeed. so hopefully they are, you know, together for the long haul, let's hope. >>> also, zuckerberg, the most famous billionaire on the planet. where do you honeymoon if you are -- you just got married and had a big 28th birthday. of course, you go to rome. maybe getting away from all the madness here in america. the eyes of the world are on this guy. they snapped him everywhere doing his

welcome back from cannes. >> okay, thank you so much. >> the story that they made you go? >> they made me go. they made me stay for two days. it was so hard. but no, it's really fun. >> great to be here with you today. we're talking about what happened in chicago over the weekend. things got a bit rough and tumble. this is the last day of the nato summit there with new protests planned, some downtown businesses have actually told their employees to stay home today. >> exactly. you can see why in these images from sunday. dozens were injured, including at least four police officers and demonstrators voiced their opposition to the war in afghanistan and other issues. protests that provided a rather unusual backdrop to one couple's wedding day photographs. she does not look particularly pleased about that. we'll have more on this straight ahead. >> also we're going to get the latest on the mysterious disappearance of a 10-month-old girl in missouri. you might recall the story of lisa irwin. she vanished from her own crib in the middle of the night last october. the girl's par