CNN’s anchor Zoraida Sambolin delivered some very personal news on CNN’s “Early Start” this morning. Following Angelina Jolie‘s op-ed in the New York Times about her decision to have a double mastectomy, Sambolin announced she will undergo the same procedure later this month.

“I was recently diagnosed with breast cancer,” Sambolin said. “I’m having a double mastectomy.”

Jolie had the surgery because she carried a gene that increases her risk for breast and ovarian cancers. The surgery has cut her breast cancer risk from 87% to under 5%. Sambolin was diagnosed about three weeks ago, and she will also have genetic testing as part of her mastectomy.

Sambolin got emotional talking about her decision. “As a woman your sexuality and your breasts and how attached you are to them, right, as a woman. So at the end of the day, it’s really difficult to say that I’m thinking about this, that this is something that affects me when I have two kids I want to live for. At the end of day I’m going to cut off my arms if it means that I am going to live to see them and to see them grow up.”

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Almost 17 million people watched “60 Minutes” on Sunday, good enough for the show to be the fifth most-watched primetime program of the week.

A moving Scott Pelley report on homeless families in Central Florida, and Bob Simon‘s profile of Angelina Jolie, as well as the Denver-San Diego overtime game, gave “60″ a +17% jump from the previous Sunday’s show.

During the East Coast broadcast, #60Minutes was a worldwide trending topic on Twitter, as viewers discussed the show’s stories.

Who knew? Actor Jon Voight, father of Angelina Jolie, was on Capitol Hill today speaking out against healthcare reform. MSNBC covered his remarks live.

What list includes Angelina Jolie, Tiger Woods and Glenn Beck? This year’s annual “ranking of the world’s ultra famous,” the Forbes Celebrity 100.

Beck was the only TV news personality to make the list. Here’s how Forbes broke down the reasoning:

Beck’s rapidly expanding media empire includes multiple revenue sources: a TV show ($2 million), a radio show ($10 million), books ($5 million), speeches (half a million), appearances ($2.5 million) and a Web site ($3 million). The move from CNN to Fox News grabbed big headlines for the popular but polarizing pundit.

There’s also an update on Beck’s “The View” appearance. Breitbart.TV’s Scott Baker breaks down how Beck actually wasn’t lying about the Amtrak incident. Click continued to see the video…

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FNC anchor Glenn Beck is profiled in Patricia Sheridan‘s “Breakfast With…” series, and discusses a variety of issues (and makes a variety of pop culture references).

The difference between FNC and CNN: “This is just much more of an entrepreneurial spirit and much less corporate. Do your thing.”

The economic stimulus: “The government is like the lead character, the vampire, in the ‘Twilight’ series. Once they start drinking the blood of capitalism they won’t stop until they drain you dry of every drop.”

Celebs who are politically active: “Angelina Jolie and George Clooney, I believe they truly understand what they are talking about. I even believe Sean Penn knows what he is talking about. I completely disagree with him. I mean, he likes fascism, but at least he knows what he is talking about.”

> NBC’s broadcast of the Super Bowl averaged a 42.1 household rating and 65 share last night, down 6% from last year’s 44.7/66. Last year’s Giants/Patriots game was the highest rated Super Bowl in 20 years. Last night’s game was on par with the Colts/Bears 2007 Super Bowl. The Cardinals/Steelers game peaked with a 48.0 rating at 10pmET in the final, exciting moments of the Steelers’ win.

> Over the next few weeks, “Nightline” anchors sit down with some of this year’s Oscar nominees. Tonight, Cynthia McFadden interviews Meryl Streep who is nominated for best actress for her performance as Sister Aloysius in “Doubt.” Upcoming interviews include Angelina Jolie, Kate Winslet, and Penelope Cruz.

> “Put a grown man in a leotard and that’s just already funny,” says Justin Timberlake to Katie Couric about a recent SNL skit (which has been pulled from YouTube and here’s why). The interview is part of Couric’s All-Access Grammy special this Wednesday on CBS. Couric also talks with Lil’ Wayne, Katy Perry and Taylor Swift.