This morning Robin Roberts returned to “Good Morning America.” Merrill is at GMA’s Times Square Studio so look for more from her later today.

“Hey, it’s Robin, and I have been waiting for 174 days to say this: Good Morning America,” Roberts said, flanked by George Stephanopoulos, Lara Spencer, Sam Champion and Josh Elliott.

Watch the video here.

In addition, President Obama and Michelle Obama sent in a special message for Roberts (watch here). Roberts will sit down with Michelle Obama with the interview airing Tuesday. The First lady is making the TV rounds to promote her “Let’s Move” initiative. She is also slated to appear on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” and “Rachael Ray.” At the end of the show, Sam Champion thanked all the well-wishers including the competition: “We want to say thank you to our friends at the “Today” show, for sending a basket. And also, a donation to Be the Match.

• CNN’s Ivan Watson has been promoted to Senior International Correspondent. Watson, based at CNN Istanbul, joined the network four years ago and has since covered a number of major news events right up to this morning’s suicide bombing outside the U.S. Embassy.

• The 4th hour of the “Today” show began a new feature this morning called “Today’s Johnson’s” Baby of the Week” celebrating newborns. Parents can submit photos and words of wisdom to help new moms and dads navigate the early days of parenthood.

• GMA’s Robin Roberts returned home to the Gulf Coast for the first time since her bone marrow transplant in September. Sam Champion and Josh Elliott are along for the ride. The “GMA” anchor was greeted by students from her alma mater, SLU. Watch.

The Super Bowl is the biggest television event in the United States. 67 million people watched the 2012 election results roll in across 13 networks last November. For comparison: last year’s Super Bowl on NBC averaged over 111 million viewers.

This year the Big Game is on CBS, but that isn’t stopping the other networks from trying to get a piece of the action.

CNN will have a Super Bowl pre-game show on Saturday at 4 PM. “Kickoff in New Orleans: A CNN-Bleacher Report Special,” will be co-hosted by Turner Sports anchor Ernie Johnson and the newly-hired Rachel Nichols. CNN says that it will add daily sports updates to CNN and HLN, and will use the Bleacher Report brand-name for all sports programming going forward. Bleacher Report was acquired by Turner Sports last year.

NBC’s “Today” is launching a segment this month called “Today’s Field Trips,” which will see Al Roker and Natalie Morales travel to different cities every Friday. Shocker: this Friday is the first edition, and they are going to Baltimore and San Francisco, the home of the two teams playing in the Super Bowl. They will be hanging out with NFL fans.

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Remember last month, when the anchors on NBC’s “Today” met their real-life lookalikes? Apparently it was such a good idea that now ABC’s “Good Morning America” is planning the same bit.

A post and video on GoodMorningAmerica.com says the show is seeking doppelgangers for Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos, Josh Elliott, Sam Champion and Lara Spencer.

It truly is a golden age for celebrity lookalikes. “CBS This Morning,” the ball is in your court.

ESPN “SportsCenter” anchor (and former “Early Show” co-anchor) Hannah Storm co-anchored the Rose Parade telecast on ABC with her former ESPN colleague and current “Good Morning America” news anchor Josh Elliott. Normally that wouldn’t be a big deal, except that Storm suffered serious first degree burns across her head and Face last month, burns that took away her eyebrows and lashes, as well as half of her hair.

“ABC World News” noted Storm’s return, and explained what happened:

ABC “Good Morning America” weatherman Sam Champion and his partner Rubem Robierb were married today in New York City and Champion’s ABC News colleagues, including co-anchor Robin Roberts who is recovering from bone marrow transplant surgery, were there to show support. New York State Supreme Court Justice George J. Silver conducted the ceremony at Champion’s apartment. Roberts also played a part in the nuptials, reading a poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Co-anchors Lara Spencer and Josh Elliott also attended the intimate ceremony.

In addition to friends and family in attendance, Robierb’s mother and sisters were Skyped in from Brazil to be a part of the special day.

(Photo: Ida Mae Astute/ABC News)

Coverage of Friday’s tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, will continue Saturday on the broadcast and cable networks.

On ABC, weekday anchor George Stephanopoulos will anchor “Good Morning America” from Newtown. Elizabeth Vargas will join him from New York. ABC’s Josh Elliott, Amy Robach and Dan Harris will report from the scene in Newtown.

NBC’s “Today” will also have the weekday team in, with Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie anchoring from Newtown. Lester Holt, Erica Hill, Ann Curry and Willie Geist will contribute to the program.

Anthony Mason and Rebecca Jarvis will anchor “CBS This Morning Saturday” from Newtown. CBS will also preempt “48 Hours” Saturday night for a special report on the shooting at 10pmET.

Fox News will be live at 5amET with “Fox & Friends First.” An expanded edition of “Fox & Friends” will air from 6-10amET, and will be simulcast on FBN. The 10am-noon business block will be preempted for live coverage anchored by Jon Scott and Jenna Lee. Scott will also host an expanded two-hour “Fox Report” beginning at 6pmET. Mike Huckabee‘s program will be live from NYC at 8pmET and Jeanine Pirro and Geraldo Rivera will host their primetime shows from Newtown.

MSNBC will focus on the shooting during regularly-scheduled programming and will be live until at least 7pmET Saturday night.

On CNN, Ali Velshi and Jon Berman will anchor from 6-9amET. Soledad O’Brien will anchor from 9-11amET, Wolf Blitzer will anchor from 11am-1pmET and Don Lemon will anchor from 1-3pmET. O’Brien will anchor from 3-5pmET, and Blitzer and Kate Bolduan will anchor from 5-8pmET. Anderson Cooper will anchor from 8-9pmET,  Lemon and O’Brien will anchor from 9-10pmET, and Cooper will take over again from 10-11pmET.

On HLN, Nancy Grace will host a special on the shooting tonight at 8pmET. Dr. Drew Pinsky will host a special live hour at 9pmET.

• President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will sit down with ABC’s Barbara Walters at the White House for their first joint interview since re-election. The interview, an annual holiday tradition and airing Friday on “20/20,” will begin with President Obama alone, with Mrs. Obama joining in.
• CNN’s Anderson Cooper and “CBS This Morning” co-anchors Gayle King, Charlie Rose and Norah O’Donnell will be guests on CBS’s “The Talk” this week which originates from New York for a week of holiday shows.

• Tomorrow ABC News launches “GMA LIVE” a 15-minute web-only program beginning 9:15am hosted by Josh Elliott, Lara Spencer, Sam Champion and Amy Robach with special guests and contributors.

The “Good Morning America” anchor team of George Stephanopoulos, Lara Spencer, Josh Elliott and Sam Champion decided to bring some holiday cheer to their colleague Robin Roberts on Friday. Presents, Christmas sweaters, a tree and “Gangnam Style” were all on tap.

“The biggest present is having you here in my home, I watch you every morning, I miss you, I am there with you and I can’t wait,” Roberts said. “Come on 2013!”

Video of the segment, after the jump.

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ABC News is launching a live daily web show tied to its “Good Morning America” franchise. The 15-minute program “GMA Live,” will stream on goodmorningamerica.com and ABCNews.com at 9:15 AM every weekday starting on Monday, Dec. 10, and will be available on-demand afterward.

Anchors and contributors will vary day to day, but Josh Elliott, Lara Spencer, Sam Champion, Elizabeth Vargas and Amy Robach will all take turns hosting.

“This is a chance for our gang to put their feet up and bring everyone backstage right after we get off the air,” said “GMA” senior EP Tom Cibrowski in a statement. “We are going to have a great time pulling back the curtain a bit.”

The content of the after-show isn’t entirely clear, though it sounds like it will expand on stories mentioned in the TV program itself. “Isn’t it too bad there is just two hours of “GMA” in your mornings?” says a voiceover in an ad for the show. The Barnes & Noble Nook has signed on as the launch sponsor of the digital series.