>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. what a way to start a funday monday, december 7th, and "ain't too cool" by lunch money lewis. i wonder if that is his rhea real name. >> it is. lunch money. the very handsome james pro lynn. and if you can't get enough of him, he is star manage the new comedy with tina fey and amy poehler while he whips up a

treat. ingly didn't think that you could look any better than the last time that you were here, i am just hosed down after i cook. >> and i get it,er wearing the leather and whipping up some food. tv's favorite vixens is here. now cleaning out her dynasty closet, she wants you own some of joan collins' tv clothes and jewelry. >> and also, there is a new kardashian to keep up with. we have his pastor, rich wilkers wilkerson. >> and you have seen the mothern duo to look at a dream come true. >> they are an art.

>> and we will. >> and we want to start out with do.ng happy hanukkah. this is called the blue dreidel. the ingredients are called blue vodka and curacao and -- is that how you say it? i am not sure. and lime juice. am asked, do they really drink this the really? i don't know. >> and you take a baby sip. >> you ate one of the of her dog who is -- not right >> this is not tequila and soda.

lime, no lemon, and tastes just like straight, but it is not. >> okay. >> and now, excuse me, there, jim. and so i went home to get to s, and i have fallen in love with my little nephew and he is arp but i call him checkie. and it was a surprise at the charthouse. and i went insane about him, and he is a little comedian in the catskills, and so i call him little checkie. he is totally adorable. >> and i did some spin exercise and massage and went to the hamptons, but i , you can't st about it. >> i can't believe it. radon van. >> yes. >> and nobody told me.

first of all, he is -- like now, i'm like a drug addict and i have seen seven or eight episodes. >> and you used to be like this with "the affair" and -- >> i likfads, and now i'm in. this one i'm thinking of the day being over and i have radio at 2:00 to 3:00 and at 3:15 i have to walk a couple more. van.nd you h i can't believe it. >> i know, hoda, you haven't stopped a talking about it for years. >> and what is angelina jolie's dad's fame? >> jon voight. >> yes, and i liked him as flashes but in this ro before watching ing "ray donova

but now she is out of control. >> and this book i started to th world" and it is by bill johnson and it is $7.56 on amazon and he has written so many good books, but this is extraordinary. and good muse. >> what is that? >> and you know my book that i had all of the profits to salvation army? la and joy fiphilben is going g to good giftsrrow to make one books.org and hopefully you will have it in time for christmas. >> and the grammys just nominate awards and they were just announced, and here we go. you know the person nominated

the most? it is a rap star named kendrick le mar. if you don't know him, he sings a song with taylor swift on the "bad blood" album. ♪ don't fear no more ♪ ah, ah, a ah ♪ oh, it is so sad to think >> i am so happy for him. >> and taylor swift came in right, james? thank you. >> and her song "blank space" is nominated for record of the year. congrats for a good year. and the singer known as weekend that is "i can't feel my face" abou it is about cocaine. >> and it is one of the favorites, and uptown funk was no, ma' nominated as record of the year. ♪ guptown funk >> and a real musician got two

nominations including album of the year. check it. ♪ if you don't believe me just watch ♪ any time you can get there. and megan train for the was nominated for new artist. >> and little big town got nominated for best song of the year. and james taylor for best new folk album, and that is great. >> there are nominati and 80 categories and classical and everything. i had no idea. >> broadway and everything. >> and anyway. ryan gosling was on snl thisend because he kept getting giggled in the skits. >> cal settled. >> and anyway, he is just gigglin

giggling. he cannot stop laughing throughout. >> and this is my favorite thing on the "carol burnett show" and it is so funny and happened on "whose line is it anyway" and it used tthere, too. so funny. >> and this is one of the commercial things, and take a look. >> i think that i'm a pretty why can't i meet all the right guy, i have tried the online dating sites like tinder and cupid and match, but i want to get married right now, and th dating app settle. >> there is nothing wrong with the guys on settle, but they ar overlook. >> i have bought my wedding dress and just need to get a groom. i went on settle and ha how i met my henry. he drives a smart car and man e

manager at petco and even has a 401 kshgts and we are getting married in april. >> where there is ocomedy there is truth. michael buble was here. >> and tried to sell you on "daddy" by psy and you held your nose it is the worst mic compled with me. >> which i didn't know how. >> because he has great taste. video by michael. >> okay. >> i don't want to live in this world anymore. >> i did not talk to you before the show. >> yes, she did. >> i promise we didn't. if this is what we have to look forward to the grammys next year, i am out, out. just watching that, i am something is wrong in my life and t music and i'm doing a sex tape. >> well. >> well. >> it seems that one person in

micha michael's house is a fan of psy. and a cou days later, michael posted the video of his son watching the music video. take a look. ♪ i got it from my daddy ♪ i got it are from my daddy >> he captured it, what can i say, he would rather listen to this than his daddy. >> he is not looki it. >> he talked to e! about the video and kind of apologizing. >> why do you roll your eyes at hoda's music, and it is because i don't like it. everybody hat to make whatever music they like, and according to the constitution, we don't have to like it. >> and the constitution says that you don't have to like

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something to us. >> each one of those objects is a puzzle piece in the story of our lives. >> what is this? >> who knew? well, actually this started first. who knew i could do comedy, you know? i got submitted the script and i said i love this role. they said we've changed our mind, he's not right for it. i did a josh brolin. i went after it. >> how did you do that? >> i insisted on meeting these guys for two minutes. i knew to new york on monday. they said thursday we'll meet you down by the staten island ferry. when i left them after the meeting, i said i'm going to do a screen test for you on my laptop. which i did. and they swooned and here i am. here i am. >> that is awesome by the way.

>> you would think that after this much time you don't need to audition. second of all, that you would be too proud to. good for you. >> that i pulled a josh brolin. he did on no country for old men. they wouldn't see him for months. he did it on american gangster. then he got nominated. >> okay. here's the deal. >> what is this that we're making quemake i ing? >> chia seeds is a high mountain seed that the aztecs -- it was the food of the gods. if you put them in water they start to swell up. then you add flaxseeds. let's dump them both in here. >> okay.

>> you have made this before? >> i have. >> i don't want a chia pet growing in my gut. >> let's throw a little liquid in there. >> what's that brown stuff? >> let's see if we can paint the ceiling with this. >> hit it. >> who knows what we're doing. >> not hoda, that's for sure. >> basically this should go in the fridge for two hours and it will thicken up. we didn't put the chopped cherries in. >> what is this? >> chopped dried cherries. you can pick them out for an hour afterwards. >> that is most of the fun. we left a few things out but the recipe will be on our website. >> this is coconut fat from the -- in a can, the fat goes to the top of coconut milk.

you spoon that out, you spin it up and it's whipped cream. so healthy. what do you think? food of the gods. >> it's healthy, right? >> notely. totally. and it won't spike your blood sugar. >> i bet it won't because you put it down. sorry. >> i didn't actually make this finished one. that's probably the problem. >> you tell me. >> that's good, right? >> yeah. >> that's how it's supposed to taste. >> put it in the fridge, maybe overnight even. what's next? >> sisters opened december 18th in theaters. we love you. >> don't forget thursday -- >> that's right. >> you're so hot. the glamorous tv star who made being bad look to good. >> joan collins is down stairs right after this.

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she is and a ward-winning actress and accomplished author. >> and she is of course, joan colli collins. >> and nobody kn a gown and play a vixen any better than joan collins. >> well, now you can own some of joan's gems and gowns through jillians auctions. and welcome dame joan collins. >> thank you, thank you. >> and you are on twitter. you have joined the ranks of twitter. >> yes, at joan collins dbe. and like the british empire, like tom jones >> and michael cain. >> great company. >> and why did you want to part with these items? >> do yo could get into this? >> yes, you could. >> sorry, this is a 1960s dress that was considered to be quite shocking. >> oh, you had the cleavage

thing happening long before. >> yes, long before beyonce. >> and it is amazing crystals designed by a a fantastic designer antonio castillo from spain, and i wore it the "dr. doo lit alittle doolittle" and created quite a buzz. >> i bet it did. >> because not a lot of people showed their cleavage in those days. >> and you happy to have a nice pair. >> thank you, darling. >> and this i have found in storage and some of it in storage for over 20 years since i finished "dynasty." >> and the designer's name? >> nolan miller. he designed this for me, and the jacket and i love this drape pi thing and i wore it in the show, but i can't remember which one. >> and the cleavage. >> yes, and the valentino red

which is always great, and it is a great dress and i wore it in the the private life, too. >> you did? >> oh, yes, i think that i snitched it actually. >> and what is strange is that it doesn't have the broad, broad shou shoulder pads that nolan was so famous for t didn't know, because it was a later on and one of the last shows, and kind of the. check out the jewels on this table. tell us about these. oh, my gosh. >> and this is the ring that is copied from the museum. and elizabeth taylor saw it and she said, i know it is not real, but i love it. i wore it dozens of times. and this one, this is a beautiful necklace and the exact copy of something that jackie kennedy onassis wore made by kenneth j. lane and i wore so it many times. it is absolutely beautiful, and it looks like so real. that is my new book.

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clouds now. back to you. >> all right. well, we have all the day's news coming up at 11:00. please join us next. in case you have not heard it is funday monday and we are back with celeb rity buzz. >> here with the scoop that you might have missed while you were out and about all weekend. >> and welcome nina ferraro. >> it was so nice to see u2 performing in paris. >> and that band has such a social consciousness, and they canceled because of the paris attack, and they took the stage, a and with we have a clip of their performance right here. cool. >> but not the same venue? >> no, it was a different arena,

and some critics are saying that it is the best concert ts victi terrorist attacks, too. and they had a monitor of the names of the victims in paris scrolling down, and bono wrapped himself in a parisian flag and it was a poignant night. >> you have to love bono. >> and there is going to be another special tonight. >> can we make it? >> and now, we are also going to the say we have a new arrival of kim kardashian and her new baby boy as she took to twitter to announce. and they are all healthy and happy. >> and this weekend. >> and no name announced yet. >> and is it true they have chosen the middle name, easton. >> well, the internet has dubbed his name easton west. but she hinted on "ellen" that

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he is a fourth generation pastor who broke out on his own to preach the gospel his way. >> we are ta miami-based pastor rick wilkerson who reunited kim kardashian and kayne west in holy matrimony and this is the photo on instagram after the ceremony and his wife dawnchere. >> and it is a new series on oxygen that is called "rich in faith." and if that is not enough he written first book called "sand castle kings." >> and they are here along with their friend my baby -- my favorite baby brother, jason kennedy. >> i am jason kennedy production, and i am doing that with jul ran ssic and i

brought her along. and this is so excited and and you areaving young and hip, and a different from the typical reality stars that we usually see. faith is a huge component in your life. >> yes, and the attempt is to try to bring some light in some dark space, and when we think of the reality tv, it is reduced to fle tables and draw marks and we have had a goal the bring some light into dark spaces. >> and dawnchere, what did you think about it? cameras, and people. >> it was a new experiend learn process, but we just really hoped that it is an encouragement to people. our life in ministry is not just sundays, but seven days a week, and our faith impacts everything from the marriage to the family and everything on the show.

yes. and you >> and dawnchere is the better preacher. >> she is an unblooelievable preacher. >> you can't let her do it too much, because she will take my job. she is amazing. >> and you have to have a conflict in the reality show to make people tune in, and so what will you see? >> well, everybody in their personal life has some drama. >> and everybody has a mother-in-l mother-in-law. a mine is the b. the best mother-in-law in the world. >> but we started a brand-new church in the downtown m area, and people don't understand what it takes to do that and right now, we have been meeting for 13 weeks, but it is all volunteers and people who don't get paid, but they start sunday at 7:00 a.m. and don't leave until 9:00 p.m., and the journey of stepping out. and people think that church happens on sunday, but rea do e day of the week and we encounter people with real lives and real struggles, and how the church

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and you probably heard us mention that one of the designers that hoe dand love to wear on the show is called clara son wu. >> and we get a ton of feedback and many of you wanted to know more about the style. >> so we sent our girl lil ylia vazquez to find out who is a clara son wu.

>> it is a mother and daughter team, and all of the designs are made right her a i went to meet the women behind the label. >> the top is -- >> and you havse i ambush. >> i know that is clara sun wu. >> and you have seen it on kathie lee. >> and clara sun wu. >> and there it is on hoda. >> there you are on clara sun u wu. >> and many celebrities. and it is a collection that is designed not only by fashion, but family. >> this is where we design and my mother and iley pretty much half of our lives or maybe more than half of our lives, because we spend a lot of hours here. >> yes. >> and 40 years, they came here from korea with two suitcases and a couple of dollars and a dream. >> what was your first job?

>> it was in a factory and first i didn't know how the sew. and little by little, i learned a lot of things. >> reporter: times were tough so clara used her newfound skills to make ends meet. >> i did pants and skirts and baby clothes and everything. >> reporter: and daughter roseanne learned the tra al the way. >> most of us were not designer, and we went to design school, and we learned how the to do it from home. >> reporter: the clothing once stitched out of necessity made a big statement. >> and people were asking, what is that? what are you wearing? t for me? at one point i said, i think that we should come out with our own collection. >> reporter: in 1997 they launched a 20-piece collection which was an instant hit for women of all ages. >> we are conservative, but we like a little edge. at the same time we like classic and timeless and part of that is why we design the way we do. >> reporter: clara, a favorite check is shun so far that you have made oso far?

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nbc bay area news starts now. and right now at 11:00, getting back to the business of public service under stepped up scrutiny. county workers in san bernardino, which you see here on that fateful day, they're headed back to work after losing so many of their colleagues in a shooting rampage. good morning everyone. thank you for joining us. i'm scott mcgrew. >> hard to imagine how it goes from that to this, workers going back to their desks, going back to the job. and in just about an hour local authorities and the fbi are scheduled to give another update on the shooting investigation of last wednesday. until then we are hearing from survivors of the terror attack. nbc's jay gray has the latest