free. that's what's happening "today in the bay." we are back at 7:25 with live local news update. join us for nbc bay area news at 11:00. we'll see you then. good morning. breaking overnight -- double the heartbreak. legendary actress debbie reynolds dies just one day after daughter carrie fisher. her son saying the stress of that loss was too much for the 84-year-old telling him, "i want to be with carrie." this morning as tributes pour in from around the globe we'll look back at the career of one of hollywood's biggest stars. massive mess. powerful winter storm set to impact 20 million people from the great lakes to new england. up to two feet of snow expected in some areas. ice and freezing rain in others. al says it is all adding up to a dangerous commute this morning. playing nice. president-elect trump talks to president obama just hours after accusing him of disrupting a smooth white house transition. >> he phoned me.

we had a very nice conversation. >> the two still at odds over growing disputes with russia and israel. fighting back. jonbenet ramsey's brother, burke, files a $750 million lawsuit after a cbs series suggests he killed his sister. this as investigators prepare for new testing on key evidence in the two-decade-old mystery "today," thursday, december 29th, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today" on this thursday morning, i'm carson daly in for matt. tamron hall in for savannah who continues on maternity leave. tamron, what a terrible chain of events yesterday talking about carrie fisher, now debbie reynolds, her mother, passes. >> it is almost too hard to process. you think about a daughter, then the next day her mother. and add their legendary status

to it, it is heartbreaking. >> it is our top story this morning. nbc's stephanie gosk is here with more. stephanie, good morning. >> good morning, guys. it is such an incredible shock. this morning family and friends of debbie reynolds and carrie fisher are grappling with this unimaginable loss. just a day apart, this mother and daughter who touched generations of people through movies, songs and books are both gone. tragedy strikes twice for one of hollywood's most famous families. just one day after the death of her daughter, carrie fisher, debbie reynolds passed away from a stroke. her son, todd fisher, blaming a broken heart, telling variety his mother said just hours before her death, "i miss her so much. i want to be with carrie." family and friends coming to grips with the sudden loss of two icons from two different eras in hollywood. both women fixtures in american pop culture for decades. ♪ good morning good morning >> reporter: debbie reynolds' meteoric rise to fame began in 1952 when she landed a starring

role in the big screen musical "singing in the rain." ♪ singing in the rain ♪ star alongside gene kelly and donald o'connor, reynolds became america's sweetheart and a bona fide triple threat. >> i've been dancing 30 years. i was dancing for three months. so i was hysterical. >> reporter: reynolds would go on to showcase her range earning a best actress oscar nomination for the 1964 drama, "the unsinkable molly brown." >> that ship may be down, but not me. i'm unsinkable. >> reporter: reynolds' first marriage to eddie fisher, carrie's father, ended in a scandalous love triangle, fisher leaves reynolds for her best friend, elizabeth taylor. reynolds would go on to marry and divorce two more times. >> i don't choose well. i don't blame anybody but myself. but i just seem to have very poor taste in men.

>> reporter: reynolds also had a volatile relationship with her daughter. one carrie fisher famously wrote about "postcards from the edge," which was turned into a movie starring meryl streep. >> leave it! >> reporter: despite their differences, the mother/daughter duo shared some similarities, both landed their break-out roles at age 19, rocketing to super stardom, both living in the public eye. the pair eventually ended their feud, becoming very close. even quite harmonious. ♪ you made me love you i didn't want to do it i did ♪ >> reporter: reynolds and fisher appearing together in a rare performance on "oprah" in 2011. ♪ happy days are here again >> debbie reynolds came from old hollywood, mgm musicals, very much where a studio owned. whereas carrie fisher came from the rebellious '70s, she was like, "you don't tell me what to do."

>> reporter: along with their legacy, their personal story will live up, including an upcoming documentary. it offers an intimate look at their lives. >> mommy, mommy, i'm home. >> reporter: this morning the unbreakable bond of this influential mother/daughter team captured in a statement from carrie's brother, todd. she's gone to be with carrie. she loved taking care of her and now she's gone to be with her. there has been an outpouring online from fans and the famous alike, everyone trying to find the words to express the scope of this tragedy. at least one person wrote, god, i'd love to know what carrie fisher had to say about all this. >> unfathomable. >> stephanie, thank you. dave carver is with us from imdb from los angeles. dave, thanks for joining us. >> good morning, tamron. >> you heard stephanie say people are trying to find a way to describe it.

obviously this is on the internet, people are saying this is a broken heart, a mother died of a broken heart. do you see it that way when you look at their relationship? >> i think i do. a lot of people are talking about how tragic this is with debbie to pass one day after her own daughter. i also think it is quite touching and i'm hoping that people remember both sides of these events. >> dave, describe more of their relationship. >> they had a lot in common. they both had this amazing wit. i think carrie fisher's wit may have been a little more acerbic than her mothers. but it is easy to see how carrie fisher was her mother's daughter. carrie talked about how it was difficult for her to share her mother with all of her adoring fans over the years and for about ten years they didn't really speak. but it was great to see them reconcile in the later years and in early 2015 carrie presented her mother with the screen

actors guild lifetime achievement award and it was a really wonderful moment and union for the two of them. >> we've talked so much about carrie fisher's impact on young girls and what she did. debbie reynolds, 19 years old, put in this seemingly impossible position of dancing with two performers. they had several months of experience, they had decades but it became this major point in her career. >> absolutely. if you watch that "good morning" number and watch that knowing that she was 19 and basically crammed for that in three months, her feet were bleeding by the end of the filming. she really pulled it off. debbie reynolds started off as a beauty queen, miss burbank 1948. but she was so much spunkier and pluckier than a lot of the female movie stars of the time. i think that's what really sets her apart. >> they say gene kelly gave her a really hard time, was all over her shooting that, made her cry a couple times. how much did you see at 19 that grit and determination that she showed.

how would that carry on? >> absolutely. it carried on throughout her entire career. the role that stephanie just mentioned, "the unsinkable molly brown" that garnered her her only oscar nomination, though she did win the humanitarian honorary award, that unsinkable spirit stayed with her throughout her career. it was nice to see her play is grace's mom on "will and grace," so funny in that. and then to win the screen actors guild and honorary academy award in 2015 really special for her to take that kind of victory lap. >> it absolutely is. quickly, do we know -- we saw that moment with them on oprah, what brought them back together after they were estranged? >> i don't really know but it sounded like it was one of those situations where time would heal all the wounds. i think they realized they were better off together than apart. >> that's a beautiful image of them there together. dave, thank you so much. meantime, strong winter storms are expected to hit the

great lakes and much of new england with heavy snow and high winds all starting today. al's back to tell us more about that. >> hi, guys. let's show you what's happening. we do have what's going to develop into a nor'easter as it makes its way up into new england. here from philadelphia south we've got some strong storms and heavy thunderstorms. but back through pennsylvania, western new york, snow starting to fire up. along the coast we got a cold front and low pressure developing up along this system. so by earlier today, we're going to see the coastal low moving into the northeast with more rain, snow. this is mostly an inland event. along i-95 it is going to mostly be rain. but for parts of new england, heavy snow. one to three inches of rain per hour with the possibility of thunder snow. as it pulls away, winds come across the great lakes. lake effect bands are going to develop. look at snowfall amounts through inland parts of new england, 12 to 18, up to two feet of snow. then as we move into parts of

central and western new york, and on into pennsylvania, anywhere from nine inches to a foot and a half to, in some places, guys, two feet of snow. blizzard-like conditions. but the good news is this is a very quick mover. gets out of here but it will leave some very strong winds. could be some airport delays tomorrow from boston into new york city because of the winds . >> al, thank you very much. now to president-elect donald trump taking a much different tone talking about president obama just hours after slamming him on twitter. just where does their relationship stand? nbc's hallie jackson has more for us. hallie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. taking some twists and turns certainly. a senior transition official tells nbc news that today the president-elect will spend part of his day doing inauguration speech prep. just 24 hours after talking to president obama and the transition, his complaints turning to contradictions. the president-elect now praising his predecessor. >> he called me.

we had a very, very good talk about -- generally about things. he was in hawaii. and it was a very, very nice call. and i actually thought we covered a lot of territory. lot of good territory. >> reporter: the white house tells nbc news that phone conversation was positive and focused on a smooth transition. >> it was a great conversation. >> reporter: but, rewind. just 11 hours before that, trump hit what he called the many inflammatory president "o" statements and road blocks. thought it was going to be a smooth transition. not. the about-face for the president-elect coming during an impromptu session with reporters and boxing promoter don ding in town for a mar-a-lago dinner party. trump promising a news conference in the next couple weeks but brushing off questions about how he'll separate his business dealings with the business of being president. >> that's very routine. honestly. it is a very routine thing. it is not a big deal. you people are making that a big

deal, the business, because -- number one, when i won, they all knew i had a big business all over the place. it is actually a very simple situation. >> reporter: the president-elect preferring to focus instead on a different business -- sprint. and the announcement the telecom company will keep or create 5,000 jobs in the u.s. while that generated headlines for trump, it's not new. a sprint spokesperson confirming the additional jobs are part of a deal announced weeks ago. for now, trump's focusing on federal agencies with an eye on making changes to the va, now considering a public/private health care option for veterans and possibly, according to a senior transition source, forming an advisory council to figure out how to best reform the beleaguered department. for trump already looking past the transition with now just 22 days left until the oval office. the president-elect still has not named his pick for va secretary. one of just a few open cabinet

positions left, including head of the agriculture department, too. tamron, carson. >> hallie, thank you very much. as early as today the obama administration is expected to reveal new measures to punish russia over its suspected meddling in the u.s. presidential election as it deals with a new dust-up with israel. nbc national correspondent peter alexander is in the white house with more. peter, good morning. >> hey, carson, good morning to you. this is a real-life clash of the titans, obama, trump, netanyahu, kerry and putin. with barely three weeks left in this administration, the white house is making it clear it is not going to go quietly, certainly not on issues of national security and foreign policy. beginning with tough new actions expected as early as today against russia. this morning, the white house is preparing to announce retaliatory steps against russia for attempting to interfere with the u.s. election. two senior u.s. officials confirm to nbc news the announced steps will likely include economic sanctions coordinated by the treasury department.

and additional covert steps, including cyber options. still, the u.s. has been careful in trying to avoid engaging russia in an all-out cyber war. late thursday, president-elect trump dismissed the threat of new sanctions. >> i think we ought to get on with our lives. i think that computers have complicated lives very greatly. >> reporter: but senior u.s. officials tell nbc news they're highly confident russian president vladimir putin himself was personally involved in the hacking. this morning the obama administration is also taking heat for its fierce criticism of israel, delivered in a forceful farewell speech by outgoing u and friendships require mutual respect. >> reporter: kerry tearing into israel for its plans to build jewish settlements in east jerusalem in the west bank calling it a threat to peace. israel's benjamin netanyahu furious. >> israelis do not need to be lectured about the importance of peace by foreign leaders.

>> did john kerry's speech make things worse? it seems to have inflamed things as this administration is just weeks from being out the door. >> well, although i deeply respect secretary kerry's very hard work in pursuit of peace, i do question the timing and the purpose. >> reporter: earlier president-elect trump seized the moment slamming the obama administration tweeting we cannot allow israel to be treated with such disdain and disrespect. adding stay strong, israel, january 20th is fast approaching. while kerry says no administration has done for more israel's security including a $38 billion military deal, the israeli ambassador to the u.s. disputes that. >> it is not true that no administration has done more israel's security. depends how you define that. >> reporter: already embracing the next administration, netanyahu tweeted at trump, thank you for your warm friendship and your clear cut support for israel.

critics say donald trump has ignored one of the hallmarks of america's democratic system, that there is only one president at a time, especially as it relates to foreign affairs. one of the real bottom lines here is that there's this growing sense that yesterday's bitter back and forth may have marked the end of the two-state solution as the u.s. government's guiding policy as it looks toward peace between the israelis and palestinians. tamron and carson. >> peter alexander for us at the white house. thank you. two soldiers were killed when their apache respect crashed in galveston bay wednesday about 25 miles southeast of houston. the texas army national guard says names of the victims are being withheld until their families are notified. the helicopter was on a routine training mission when witnesses say it broke apart in the air. a piece of the chopper's blade was found on the land near the crash site. no word yet on what caused that crash. meantime, flight recorders revealed no evidence of an explosion on board a russian plane that crashed on sunday killing all 92 aboard. but investigators haven't ruled out a terrorist act.

a russian military official said today that the captain indicated there was "a special situation" that began unfolding on the plane. the official would not elaborate what may have led to the crash but noted that it's likely it was caused by several factors. president obama has designated land in nevada and utah as national monuments. marking the administration's latest move to protect environmentally sensitive areas in its final days. bears ears national monument in utah will cover more than 1 million acres in the four corners region. it is a blow for state republican leaders who say it will add another layer of unnecessary federal control. in nevada, 300,000 acres will be set aside for the gold butte national monument. it includes rare fossils and recently discovered dinosaur tracks. >> all right. let's get a check of the weather with al. >> what a great thing those national museums and parks. love that. let's show what you we've got

going on. for your area, we've got wet weather through the southeast, gulf coast as well. sunshine in the plains, central plains and northern plains. heavy lake-effect snow will develop around the great lakes. a storm moving into the pacific northwest. we'll take a look at that in the next half-hour. we're going to get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. . good morning. we are waking up to chilly winter temperatures across the bay area. right now in the south bay, 38 degrees. peninsula also seeing 30s. a little warmer as we head over to the east bay and san francisco with a nice 46

degrees. we are tracking lots of sunshine for today. your microclimate highs will be in the upper 50s, lower 60s across the bay area with a high of 65 in san jose. >> that is your latest weather. mr. daly. al, thank you very much. coming up, new fallout over a cbs series that claimed jonbenet ramsey was killed by her brother, burke. this morning the $750 million lawsuit he just filed. then, honoring fallen heroes. we'll hear from families of police officers who were ambushed and killed in the line of duty this year. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

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new this morning -- a stabbing at the edge of the good thursday morning. 7:26. i'm sam brock. all new this morning, word of a stabbing at the edge of the castro. investigators believe that they have wrapped up their investigation at this point. it started with a fight between two roommates in their apartment that eventually led to that stabbing. all this happening on the henry block of the street about 3:00 in the morning. police say they found the suspect walking about a block away -- actually hiding underneath a car. they say he was still holding the knife at the time and he's been arrested. both of the men involved have been taken to the hospital. police say their injuries are not considered to be life-threatening. warming up a couple degrees today. vianey arana joining us in for

kari. >> a nice shift into the evening hours. right now we're still pretty cold. in the south bay 38 degrees, but we are already starting to see the 40s in the san francisco area. overall today's highs will be in the upper 50s, lower 60s across the bay area, expected to top out at 65 degrees. as you make your way over to san francisco, talking about 58 degrees. so we will be enjoying a whole lot of sunshine in the forecast. let's get a quick check right now of how your traffic conditions are. expecting a lot of sunshine. we are tracking rain in the photographs which means that could create road hazards. sboi drive times not bad. >> a lot of those people enjoying the time off this week as we can tell from the roads. that's going to do it for us. we'll be back in 30 minutes with more updates. we'll send you back to the "today" show.

7:30 now on a thursday morning, december 29th, 2016. as you can see, we've got a happy group of folks out there in rockefeller plaza. it's a nice crowd. i think it is paling in comparison to what you might see in two days in times square as we get ready for new year's eve. >> i bet a lot of those people will soon transition over, lining up to see carson. 18 years in a row. catch carson, some of his friends, and a new year's eve celebration you don't want to miss saturday night, 11:30 p.m.

>> that's mel b., my co-host. >> lot of great music. >> blake shelton, alicia keys, pentatonix. awesome. thanks for the plug. appreciate it. >> no problem. now let's turn to a check of the stories making headlines. legendary actress debbie reynolds died last night just one day after her daughter carrie fisher. reynolds' son says the stress of losing her only daughter was just too much. at just 19, reynolds starred alongside again kelly in the classic musical "singing in the rain." she earned an oscar nomination for her role in 1964's "the unsinkable molly brown." debbie reynolds was 84 years old. president-elect donald trump spoke briefly to reports at his estate in florida late wednesday announcing sprint will move 5,000 jobs back to the united states and revealed that he did speak by phone to president obama. mr. trump called their conversation "very nice." but did not say exactly what was discussed. three teenagers on vacation in florida are lucky to be alive

after their boat capsized more than two miles from shore. they managed to hang on to a cell phone, call 911 and waited to be rescued on that small piece of the overturned boat. also making headlines this morning, a massive lawsuit that's just been filed by jonbenet ramsey's brother, burke. nbc's joe fryar has all the details. good morning. >> reporter: carson, good morning. this week marks 20 years since jonbenet ramsey's unsolved murder. the anniversary has prompted a number of tv specials about the case which have aired every o the last few months. now one of those shows is the subject of a multi-million dollar lawsuit build by burke. a team of investigators were assembled to review the murder mystery. they theorized burke ramsey may have struck his sister with a flashlight killing her. now burke has launched a defamation lawsuit against cbs,

the production company and several experts who appeared on the show seeking $750 million in damages. the suit claims the defendant's accusation that burke ramsey killed his sister was based on a compilation of lies, half-truths, manufactured information and the intentional omission and avoidance of truthful information about the murder. >> if they can prove all of the allegations they stated a very strong case for defamation. >> reporter: in a statement, burke's father, john ramsey, says the conduct of cbs in falsely accusing a 9-year-old child of murder was unconscionable and cannot be tolerated. cbs has not returned messages seeking comment on the lawsuit but in september the network said cbs stands by the broadcast and will do so in court. one of the experts being sued, forensic pathologist warner spitz, declined to comment on this recent suit by in october burke ramsey filed another defamation lawsuit against spitz for other public comments he made about the case. in court documents spitz asked for that suit to be dismissed, arguing that because the death

of jonbenet ramsey remains one of our nation's most widely discussed and debated unsolved crimes, the first amendment gives dr. spitz the breathing room to express his point of view about it. >> i know i didn't do it. >> reporter: earlier this year burke ramsey broke his silence speaking with dr. phil. >> did you do anything to harm your sister, jonbenet? >> no. >> did you murder your sister, jonbenet? >> no. >> reporter: for two decades now the history has captivated the public yet remains unsolved. this month boulder county investigators announced they are planning another round of dna testing using new technology on key evidence in the 20-year-old case. we reached out to the production company and the six other experts named in burke ramsey's lawsuit. so far, they have not returned our messages. >> lot more to come on that story. joe fryar, thanks very much. now let's get another check of the weather.

we pismissed you and so happy t have you back. >> it is good to be back. wet weather for our friends in southern california. their drought's not down yet but they are getting some relief. pacific moisture streaming up into the southwest all the way into southern and central california. plus a cold front coming down out of the pacific northwest. going to combine, rain will be moving into southern california late today, on into tomorrow. then we get another break before the next system comes in late on saturday. look at the rainfall amounts from phoenix right on into central and southern california. anywhere from a half-inch to some places picking up an inch of good morning. 44 degrees in oakland. no clouds in sight. we are in for a very sunny thursday across the bay area. over the next seven days, we are expecting changes in the forecast. right now near san francisco, looking good at about 42 degrees. the next seven days we are tracking the chance for some rain as we head into the

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than one dozen family members of those fallen officers. >> tonight, breaking news. dallas police ambush. five killed, seven-yard by sniper fire. >> when it came on the news that officers had been shot, i valer 32-year-old son patrick was a dallas police officer on duty that night, a job he had dreamed of since he was a little boy. did you worry about him when he was on the job? >> of course. as a family, we all were worried about him. especially with everything that's been going on. >> reporter: patrick was a three-type veteran of the iraq war, the middle child of a tight-knit ft. worth family and father of a 3-year-old little girl. tell me about patrick. who was he? >> patrick was a sweet, caring, lovable person. >> reporter: on the night of july 7th, their nightmare came true. >> they just told me that he had

been shot. and that he didn't make it. my heart is broken. >> reporter: this year the family christmas tree pays tribute to patrick and the reality that he won't be coming home is still sinking in. >> to wake up and know that he's not here, that i can't call him, hear his voice again, you just don't want to face the world. >> reporter: in california, another family knows this pain too well. >> every single day there's something that reminds us of her and the pain of losing her. >> reporter: on october t 8th, their daughter was killed in an ambush attack in palm springs. >> it was just a perfect storm of bad things that happened. >> reporter: she had just returned from maternity leave when david, a retired officer with be got word his daughter was killed. >> every time one of these

officers is assassinated like our beautiful daughter was, i feel it now because i know that that family's going through. which is a living hell. >> reporter: in place of christmas decorations at the cling house are photos and mementoses of their youngest daughter, gone too soon. they say they're trying to stay strong for their son-in-law, zachary, also a police officer, and their 6-month-old granddaughter who celebrated her first christmas without her mom. >> pretty much every day is just a challenge to get up and put one foot in front of the other because we miss her so much. she was the light of our life. >> reporter: now it is the smallest members of these families, two little girls, who are leading the way to a path of healing. >> you can read more about these officers and our conversations with other families of slain officers this year at today.com. >> ari, oh, my goodness. when you see this story and you know these things happen, we

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ronan farrow is in the orange room talking, unfortunately, to the reaction of another stunning death in hollywood. >> i thought when i was in the orange room i would get to cover the latest viral crazing can something feel-good. here we are for the third time this week talking about the loss of an icon, debbie reynolds who lost her daughter the day before. cher tweeted this is beyond heartbreaking. b debbie was an idol. >> the world is finding ways to mourn both mother and also daughter. a light saber vigil people had at disneyland. on the hollywood walk of fame where debbie doesn't have a star, fans created one for her. last month carrie fisher said of her mom there are very few women from her generation who worked like that, raised children, had horrible relationships and lost all her money and got it back again. my mom knew debbie reynolds and she loved her and she kept coming back to the fact that she was tough. debbie reynolds had two husbands

take every penny she had. she always found a joke in the tragedy. she always fought and sang and danced her way back. i stayed up watching clips of her. she just carried herself with such dignity and humor and race. grace. a lesson for her kids. >> how about somebody give carrie fisher a star on the hollywood walk of fame. >> they redeveloped such a close bond and it was almost like -- courtney asked me, my daughter, is it possible for somebody to die of a broken heart? i said, yeah, i think so, sweetheart. >> we've done stories on that. >> i think debbie knew that her daughter needed her. >> thank you very much, ronan. just ahead, why agagwyneth paltrow says she is a role model when it comes to divorce. this morning, guys, we're going to check in on our pal,

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we have been waking up to some pretty chilly temperatures. overall, nice clear skies. we aren't tracking any rain on this thursday. as we end our last weekend of 2016, 42 degrees in san francisco. we are expecting to warm up to a high of 58 degrees this that area. looking across the bay, your highs for today, santa rosa 50 degrees, warming up to 65 in san jose and even near half moon bay, also seeing the 60s. we have the high pressure system dominating right now. over the next seven days, we have a good chance of seeing possible rain as we head into the start of your workweek. by saturday, we should be clearing out, cooling down. as the cold front makes its way in, we're tracking breezy conditions in the forecast which means we could be starting out 2016 with showers in the forecast. inland looking pretty good. a quick check of your traffic

maps. we are seeing more slowing. there was an accident reported along southbound 101 near san jose. south bay drive times, 101 towards 87, 13 minutes, northbound 11 minutes. let's get a quick look at how it's looking on our bridges. we were seeing light backup earlier today but looking pretty good out there. back to you, kira. >> vee anthe world continues to remember legendary actress debbie reynolds who died one day after her daughter carrie fisher. for more go to nbcbayarea.com or download our free app. we have a slight show of her life in photos. a connecticut bus driver accused of falling asleep at the wheel with children on board. hear from one concerned parent on our facebook page. pasta pomodoro suddenly closed all 15 locations. see the angry response from former employees on our twitter feed. i'll have another local news

update in half an hour. see you then.

it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, double dose of sadness. >> my mother, debbie reynolds! >> just one day after losing daughter carrie fisher, hollywood icon debbie reynolds passes away at the age of 84. her son saying simply, she's gone to be with her. this morning as tributes pour if from around the world, we look back at the star's life and career. plus, the ride of a lifetime. >> there's nothing i can't overcome. >> jay leno brings us the story of a wounded warrior and a surprise she won't soon forget. >> hey, marcus, what do you think of that car? >> jay will let you drive. and wrangler's new role.

>> we hit the bond quick. >> we'll check in with our original puppy with a purpose now a full-time guide dog helping his owner live the california dream "today," thursday, december 29th, 2016. ♪ my first day of retirement on "today"! >> happy birthday, dad, down in houston, texas! >> shout out to our friends at home! >> shout out to all of our friends in san antonio, texas. >> celebrating the new year on the "today" show. woo! welcome back to "today" on this thursday morning. matt, of course, is off. savannah, spending some time with baby charlie and vail and her family, wishing them well as we are out here on the plaza

with everybody. good morning, everybody. >> that was my throwback thursday song. >> what was that? >> elton john, "tiny dancer." we just had a whole debate, almost famous is one of my favorite movies of all-time. he ranked it as good. it's fantastic. >> that's what you do new year's eve when you are hanging out. meanwhile, good morning to you, it is time to get ready for the new year celebration. a lot of people here are going to be hanging out in times square, right? this morning weaver's g've got to all of your last-minute dilemmas, simple snacks to share and how to shop in your own closet for something to wear. first, a check of today's top headlines. here's your "news at 8."

>> reporter: we begin with another heart breaking loss. i'm stephanie gosk. a truly shocking turn of events. carrie fisher and her mother, debbie reynolds, passing away just a day apart. now the world is mourning two legends of the screen and stage. >> ladies and gentlemen, stop that girl. stop her! >> reporter: this morning, another hollywood tragedy. screen legend debbie reynolds dead at the age of 84, just one day after losing her daughter, "star wars" icon, carrie fisher. reynolds' son telling nbc news, she's gone to be with carrie. she loved taking care of her and now she's gone to be with her. still grieving the death of her daughter, reynolds was rushed to the hospital wednesday after having trouble breathing. an emergency vehicle seen here in this tmz video. last night word came reynolds, too, had died. her son reportedly saying she suffered a stroke. a product of hollywood's golden

age, the actress launched to super stardom in the 1950s starring as gene kelly's dancing partner in "singing in the rain." her incredible talent quickly making her a household name and a national treasure. later earning her an oscar nomination for playing "the unsinkable molly brown." >> you and i, louie, we're just fooling ourselves. >> reporter: a role she reflected on last year at the screen actor's guild awards with daughter carrie by herself. >> thank you all very much. >> reporter: she married singer eddie fisher in the late 'fi50s and together they had two children. but the hollywood star suffered personal heartbreak when her husband left her for their close friend, elizabeth taylor. >> i don't blame anybody but myself but i just seem to have very poor taste in men. >> reporter: reynolds remarried and divorced two more times. through it all, watching her

daughter become her own hollywood icon. their relationship at times timultuous. but in later years finding each other again and developing a strong mother/daughter bond, both of their journeys ending just a day apart. in addition to her on-screen performances, debbie reynolds is also known to children as the voice of the spider in "charlotte's web." since the word of carrie fisher's death, her books have catapult catapulted, "princess diaries." to number one. now to president-elect trump. he's emerged from his mar-a-lago estate taking a much different tone about president obama after blasting him on twitter. nbc's hallie jackson is in west palm beach with more for us. hallie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, complaints turning to contradictions for

president-elect trump. a half-day after bemoaning president obama and what he called a transition that wasn't going quite so smoothly. donald trump said this. >> he called me. we had a very, very good talk about generally about things. he was in hawaii. and it was a very, very nice call. an it.

>> boom! >> i love her. this video is so awesome.

>> but the brothers are happy for her. >> they're so happy. >> she was on america's got talent, i would vote for her. i would hit the golden buzzer. >> i told savannah, first of all, she reminds me of vail, the curly hair, spunky personality. >> i don't know if it's better than that but this is right up there. you heard the new game speak out? i feel like everybody got this this holiday season. you take a large mouthpiece an put it in your mouth then you read a sentence that's hard to understand. people try and figure out what exactly you are saying but you've got this crazy thing in your mouth. this video is a grandpa attempting to play the game when something goes horribly wrong. >> his teeth! >> oh! oh! >> amy metcalfe taylor posted

the video on facebook. that's her 88-year-old grandpa losing his dentures. that video's been moved 35 million times by me alone. >> that's why i wouldn't bite into the sandwich on live television. you done eating? >> i am. let's do "popstart!." >> this new year's eve, kathie lee and hoda are going to host a special here on nbc called "a host to 2016." it is a highlight reel for the year. it features some of the wildest pop culture moments, videos that went viral and some crazy trends that made this year very, very memorable. some stars got together and they've got some moments to talk about. here's a clip. >> 2016 gave us a whole new definition of this. >> who started dabbing? >> the dab is associated with cam newton and the carolina panthers. >> who came up with dabbing? with the first time doing the moves?

i made it up. >> the water bottle challenge. what we don't see on the internet is all the practice it took to get there. >> it is like you have a permanent broken screen door. just -- bam! bam! bam! knock it off with the bottle of water! >> that's where it began right there. watch katie lee -- kathie lee, excuse me. >> what did you say? >> kathie lee and hoda. >> get in the chopper! >> called "full toast to 2016." saturday at 8:00, 7:00 central. if anybody's speaking english by midnight you're not drinking enough. and then it is the rose parade on nbc. with yours truly and hoda kotb. >> that's right. you're zbrg to logoing to love .

gwyneth paltrow made some comments to ""in style" magazine about her divorce. she thinks the way they have he a handled their divorce has made a very positive impact on the way she's viewed. she says he's at my house every single day. we have our own lives but we still have our family life. i honestly think chris and i have posited something very popular to divorce. >> take a bullet? that's a a little extreme. wow. what's happening in her life that somebody might -- come on! >> someone's got her back. last here, our heartfelt congratulations go out to pink and her husband, kerry hart. in november pink surprised fans with the announcement the couple is expecting their second child here posing with her 5-year-old daughter willow.

the day after christmas they welcomed jamison moon hart. in 2010 pink revealed jamison's always been a name she looked. she explained her dad's name is james and kerry's middle name are both jason. they put the name together and they both enjoy a little whiskey. >> that's cute! >> that's a celebrity name for sure. al, you done? >> no, not quite. put a dent in it. tamron did take a bite out of the sandwich. >> multiple bites. speaking of new year's eve and carson daly, you're looking at mostly cloudy skies for the ball drop at midnight. 40 degrees so it should be fairly mild and light winds. let's look at the weekend ahead as far as new year's weekend, saturday heavy rain down through the gulf. rain and snow in the pacific northwest. snow upstate new york and parts of new england.

then as we move into midnight, on new year's, looks wet as you get down to the gulf, heavy rain through the southwest. good morning. another day of chilly temperatures. we are expected to warm up just in time for that early afternoon lunch hour. south bay 36 degrees. a little bit warmer in the san francisco and east bay area. north bay still seeing the chilliest of those temps. let's take a look how your temperature trend is going to look over the next couple of hours in san jose. should be hitting 60s today topping out at about 65 degrees into the evening hours. now more of our look back at the best of "today" in 2016. this morning, something special from our good friend jay leno. >> for years, he's been helping support our troops and he proved it once again when he surprised a remarkable soldier wounding when she was stationed in

afghanistan. >> specialist stephanie morris had just exchanged birthday gifts with a roommate when the grenades hit. >> two rpgs came in back-to-back. i was on the ground and i seen everybody else laying there. i started screaming. >> she wrapped her present, a mickey mouse blanket, around her best friend to stop the bleeding. >> it was something you never want to see. with your own child, just laying flat in that bed with tubes and blood everywhere and it was just -- it was too much. >> it is the day that she lived and they didn't. it was a day that she fell asleep in one country, and woke up in another. and it was a day that she looked down and her body wasn't the

same. >> she spent the next three years at walter reed fighting to save her leg. >> when i first got to walter lead i was in denial about everything. i didn't want to talk to anybody. how do you push forward when you were the only survivor and the other four were kia? >> reporter: slowly through the sport she once loved, stephanie found her way back. >> she went from a loner to, in my opinion, the face of walter reed. she's everywhere. there isn't a person that doesn't know her and heard her laugh wheel through their hallways. >> and after three dozen failed surgeries, she had had enough. on july 4th, doctors amputated stephanie's leg. you always hear about the greatest generation but you realize every generation that fights is really the greatest generation. if i can do something to help her or just make her smile or laugh, hey, i've done my job.

i hope. how are you? how you doing? what's going on? i'm guessing that's stephanie. hi, steph, how you doing? >> how are you? >> i'm okay. this looks hard. you want to play? >> i can tell when i'm being hustled. yeah, let's put money on it. yeah. yeah. >> put your feet back. >> don't want somebody clip them. you might end up like me. >> you guys play hard. oh, no. so close! >> i obviously have no game, we do have one thing in common -- we both like to go fast. >> we can race in wheelchairs and see who is the fastest. >> all right, sure. >> hey! no cheating! hey! >> remember the tortoise and the hare. >> you ready for some real wheels? >> yeah. >> i'll tell you for a drive. >> y'all crazy. >> it is a beautiful day!

good day for a convertible. we had a great heart to heart as we cruised through virginia on the banks of the potomac. >> so the worst part is over now? >> um, yeah. regardless of what goes on, i've dealt with the worst of the worst of what my life is going to be. there's nothing i can't overcome. >> you want to give this thing a try? >> sure. >> okay. >> now i'm not saying i'm going to be a good driver, but -- >> step on it. go, baby, go! floor it! you drive many sports cars? >> no. >> this the first sports car you've ever driven? >> yeah. >> oh, wow. you'll be racing sports cars pretty soon. >> i wish. how many cars do you have? >> ooh, boy, you sound like my wife. about 150. >> 150 cars? >> yeah.

yeah. i know. >> i'm probably that way with shoes. >> well, there you go. how many shoes you got? >> 70 pair. >> 70. >> yeah. >> we covered a lot of ground on our little road trip. stephanie is studying to become a nurse. she's engaged to be married, and she misses her mom back in ohio. >> if i would have known you would be here, maybe i would have flew her down here. >> that would have been cool. all right, mt. vernon, half a mile. this is george washington's house here. pull up here. i'll show you. time for a little history lesson. >> this is amazing. >> so you never been here, huh? >> no. >> this is your commander in chief's house. this is where washington sat. he as a soldier, what do you feel like? >> my heart is beating fast. to sit up here where your commander in chief was, dream

come true, actually. >> george washington sat on this very porch and looked over here and -- >> got time to sit up here and reflect on everything. >> so much history. you've never seen this memorial, have you? >> no. >> the purple heart was originated by george washington himself. and you've got one. >> i do. >> i mean that's pretty impressive. >> it's really like just bittersweet. >> yeah, i know. i know what you mean. you certainly deserve it. how you doing? you all right? come on, i got one other thing for you. let's go down here. i'll show you the real reason i brought you down backwards. there is one more surprise for stephanie. we brought her mom, brother and nephew in from ohio.

>> come on! >> hey, marcus, what do you think of that car? >> jay will let you drive? >> i tell you what, marcus -- >> he'll let you drive it. >> aunt stephanie can let you drive. it's your car. thanks for your service. >> that's not funny. >> it's your car. >> no. >> it's your car. >> thank you. >> how sweet is that! >> we're looking back at the best of those pieces that we did this year. that juan, jay was here, so incredible. >> 20,000 wounded in afghanistan in that situation alone. >> so understated. it's yours. >> he's such a huge supporter of the troops. >> we had the uso on yesterday. you were there as well. they were so grateful for what you've done in the past. guys, coming up we'll check with our old pal wrangler and

see what he's been up to since he left studio 1a. plus our ultimate new year's eve planning guide from three simple ingredienti'm kira klappr ==vo== new this morning ... we have video of a car crash at the good morning. it is 8:26. new this morning, video of a car crash at the ceremony ford dealership. a driver crashed his car into a pole hitting multiple cars in the lot. police can be seen giving him a breathalyzer test and later cuffed him and led him to the police cruiser. new this morning, police are looking at video trying to figure out who open fire outside an east bay hotel. emeryville police heard gunshots around 11:00 last night. callers into 911 said it happened at the hyatt place hotel on bay street. officers couldn't find any shooters nor victims we have traffic. >> we're seeing nice temperatures which is going to set us up for pretty good

conditions on the roads. we're not seeing slick conditions. we're not tracking rain. let's get a quick look on the roads. maps are looking pretty green. we were seeing slowing near the southbound along 238 near union city. it appears to be a fender-bender on the roads but your south bay drive times, northbound 101 towards 87 about 12 minutes. northbound 8711 minutes. still holiday nice traffic. >> it is 8:27. i will be back in a half an hour with another news update for you. till then, we'll send you back to the "today" show.

welcome back, everyone. it is 8:30 now on a thursday morning, december 29th, 2016. we're taking selfies, doing all kinds of things. she's videotaping me. carson, you're going to have to take over. >> why don't you start it off, carson. the year's winding down quickly. in this half-hour getting you ready for your new year's eve celebrations. that's right. first up for your celebration, we got to talk about the grub. we've got recipes for not one, not two, but six different three-ingredient -- just need three ingredients. >> how is that possible? >> that would be ingredient. >> beyond me. then it is time for fashion. if you can't figure out what to wear, we're going to show you how to raid your own closet to make your own clothes feel

trendy all over again. >> like that idea. and also ahead, we can't wait, we've got an update on our old buddy wrangler. our first puppy with a purpose is a guide dog. kicking off 2017, celebrating matt's 20th year as host of the "today" show. with savannah on maternity leave, he is going to be joined by a very special guest co-host, katie couric in the house, her first time in that role on show since she left. how long ago was it, al, that she left? >> about a decade. >> a decade indeed. you would have won that on "jeopardy!" >> great to have katie back in studio 1a. let's see what's going on. first of all, we're going to start off with "today." heavy snow developing as a low pressure system moves up the coast. got a nor'easter going, rain in the pacific northwest, southeast looking a little wet, too. rest of the country looking pretty darn good.

as we move into tomorrow, lake-effect snow and windy conditions around the great lakes. midsection of the country, unseasonably mild. rain returning into southern california and some snow interior sections of the pacific northwest. all sorts of nice folks hanging around out here today. that's what's going on around the good morning. the last thursday of 2016 is off to a beautiful start. right now overlooking san francisco, not a cloud in sight. 47 degrees. we will be topping out into those 50s and 60s across the bay area. let's get a quick look at your temp trend in san jose. should be climbing into the 60s by 1:00 or 2:00. as we head over into the san francisco area, also climbing into the upper 50s by about 3:00. >> and that is your latest weather. make sure you get your weather any time you need it, will you check out the weather channel on cable? >> yes. >> yes, you will. all right.

your son brought you to new york city. very nice. georgia bulldogs. who's retired? >> first day of retirement! god bless you. way to go. let's head back inside to miss hall. now to "today puppy." our buddy charlie just turned six months old this week and we are loving his time here in studio 1a. >> charlie is taking a little cat nap at the moment. we always have a very special place in our hearts for our original puppy with a purpose, wrangler. so what has wrangler been up to? have a look. >> come here! >> reporter: from the very first moment we met wrangler, he instantly became a member of our family. our puppy with a purpose brightened our mornings, while learning skills necessary to become a guide dog.

we followed his journey every step of the way. now 21 months later, wrangler graduated from guiding eyes for the blind and finally met his new family. >> i'm bill stevens. ♪ i've never had much vision at all. lost almost all of that, 99% of what i had i lost when i was 14. >> here we go. >> reporter: bill is a music professor at the university of santa clara. ♪ swapping the studio for the stage, wrangler is still in the spotlight but trading in morning news for the smooth sounds of jazz. >> it's great to have a dog who's really comfortable with music. i'm even exploring the idea of having him beside me when i perform which is not something that i've done with my other dogs. >> reporter: for wrangler and bill the connection was also instant. >> we're in my room at guiding eyes that first night. i'm sitting on the floor and wrangler's licking my face and putting a paw in my lap, then

another paw, then putting a paw on my shoulder, just trying to knock me over backward with face kisses. we hit the bond quickly. >> reporter: more than just man's best friend, wrangler helps bill live an independent life. >> wrangler will walk me back and forth to meetings, to the pool, i love to swim. >> our puppy with a purpose finally finding that purpose and we are honored to have been a part of the journey. >> having a dog is very liberating and it is liberating in the context of companionship. >> it feels good that we had wrangler from the beginning and all the things that happened around here were a small part of helping bill every day. >> good mission. bill says wrangler loves to be active in the mornings, we had something to do with that, i'm sure. and listening to people

sing. >> wrangler traded up. up next, as promised, three-ingredient crowd pleasers to serve up at your new ye's eve get-ar to

back back at 8:38 with "today a stress-free holiday." if you've been busy entertaining friends and family this week, you probably want your new year's celebration to be as easy as possible. we're going to help you do that. we have six different three-ingredient recipes. alleyen alejandra ramos is here to help you. how are we going to make great food with just three ingredients. but looks like you've done it. >> i've got a whole bunch of fun stuff for you. this is a regular full-fat ricotta, a little bit of heavy cream and some lemon zest. a pinch of salt. just whip it up.

let that go for about five minutes. it get really light, fluffy, creamy. a little bit of olive oil on top. serve it with crustini or veggies. >> that's easy. you picked up ricotta and a lemon and some snacks. >> so simple. all right. so then over here, i've got some chipotle shrimp skewers. this is also easy. i'm using chipotle and adobo sauce. incredible marinade. extra large shrimp. get them peeled, deveined, nice and easy. little bit of lime juice. salt again. mix them up and i think you just about ten minutes. got some skewers. >> exactly. soak them in water. that will keep them from burning? >> why do you soak them in water? >> it keeps them from burning so when you put them under the broiler or grill them.

>> right. >> then i like to do about three on a skewer. under the broiler, on a grill. serve with guacamole. over here, this is a twist on pigs in a blanket. chorizo. spicy spanish sausage. so good. you want the spanish one, not the fresh mexican kind. puff pastry. cut into little rectangles and roll it up. these go into the oven 20, 25 minutes until they are puffed up and golden like this. >> how spiegs spicy is the chorizo? >> this one is spiegscy but youn get what you like. you like heat. do you? >> i do. once you eat this pig in a blanket, it is hard to go back to the regular one. >> i'm doing a little corn syrup right on top. >> this is for your brunch on

new year's day. cinnamon rolls. monkey bread. using cinnamon rolls which you just buy if had the buy in the store. berries, melted butter. it goes into a prepared pan. bundt pan. >> this is the end he result of this three ingredients? >> yes. this is the glaze that comes with the cinnamon rolls. so easy. >> wow. this is regular breakfast sausages. we're doing cranberry juice which you probably have from your party last night, right? it is going to work. maple syrup. let it boil. let it cook down. glazed, delicious, sausages. finally our eggs. saving you big time. instead of chopping up potatoes, we are using potato chips. saute onions, add potato chips, eggs. >> egg, onion, potatoes, the three ingredients to that.

you get this gorgeous spanish style -- >> that looks delicious! we've been cooking, preparing for every single meal. for new year's, these are some great really, really easy ideas. thank you so much. of course you can find the recipes at today.com/food. now that you know we're going to eat on new year's, the question is, what are you going to wear? up next, festive outfits you can pull off with things that you might already own. but first, this is "today" on nbc.

♪ we are back on in thursday morning with "today's style." if you are still searching for the perfect outfit for new year's eve, the answer may actually be hanging in your closet already. here to explain is today.com style editor, emily sherr. emily, good to see you. >> good to see you. happy almost new year's.

>> is this from your closet? >> half from my closet. mix and match. >> you have four models. >> there is no need to spend a lot of money. >> you already own it. it is about remixing what you have in your closet already. it is about making something look fresh. doesn't actually have to be from the store. >> i think we are starting with corinne. >> corinne, the little black dress. every woman has a little back dress. it looks so great on. last time she wore it she paired it with these pattern tights and a statement necklace which was the look of 2012 when she wore it. this year try wearing something underneath the dress. we have this nice lace top from h & m. you can see even the back, it looks like a brand new dress. >> it does, absolutely. >> $25 from h & m. that's all it takes. over-the-knee boots are the look of the moment. she'll wear all those throughout the season. a fun spherical bag makes that look brand-new. >> i would not have guessed that is the same dress. it looks completely different.

>> she's worn it before, she's owned it for years. and it looks brand new. >> you could wear that two places and no one would know. come over and have some champagne with us. this is a dress phyllis has worn in the past. >> it is actually two pieces. a sparkly top and matching skirt but it kind of looked like a dress. phyllis just felt like it was maybe a little bit too much sparkle. you can wear that sparkly tank again but pair it with a different fabric. it is different than the monotone look. >> the whole slip look is major and this is perfect. >> she could be wearing a slip dress underneath that and just put the tank top on top. but something really special. phyllis is really showing how you can shop your closet. these are her shoes she had. those earrings she actually wore on her wedding day. you have those kind of special occasion pieces, you can wear them again. >> that's a good point. the shoes, they're metallic, a beautiful bronze color. those shoes you can wear

forever, dress them up, dress them down. shopping from your closet. >> bronze is a neutral. how great it looks with that color. >> come on over and have a glass of champagne at our party. next up, amber. let's look at what amber has in her closet. that's already cute. >> so cute. this is actually a new piece that amber bout. she bought the velvet body suit but what do i pair of it with? we decided to put it with a great pencil skirt. this could be something she already owns, right? this happens to be faux leather with studs. and this great capelet. something that amber was saying is that she wants to go out in new york city but be warm. that way she'll be dressed up with her outer wear and then she can take off her cape and really show that new piece off. >> i love that, the velvet, it looks like a hot date.

>> you can wear that skirt over and over. come on over. next up, kelly ann. let's look at kelly. she has a leopard top. that's cute, on its own, she could wear that to a new year's party. how does she zhuszh it up? >> she has this kind of show-stopping piece, this leopard sheer top that she says makes her so confident. >> i think new year's eve is a great time to shop for things that you will wear in 2017. try something trendy. these great black jeans, frayed hem and distressed fabric. buy those now, wear them forever. >> i'm obsessed with those boots. the boots are amazing. >> embroidered velvet with this floral pattern. mix and match patterns. it is a really hot trend right now. >> what's the purse? >> this is a belt bag. >> love it. >> kelly wanted to be dance free and boogie the night away.

a belt bag from zara. a couple credit cards and she's ready to go out. >> i want to hang out with you wherever you're going because you've got the moves. these are great looking. happy new year's ladies. you look beautiful. you're dressed a little early but you can just stay in this and make it happen. emily, thank you. great job. for more looks -- or these looks, and other new year's eve ideas, go to today.com/style. that is amazing. up next, waste not, want not. inside the growing movement that's making the most of your food scraps. but first, this is "today" -- cheers -- on nbc.

welcome back to "today." plenty of people make new year's resolutions to eat less. what about wasting less? >> yes. "today" national correspondent craig melvin is here with more on a new mission that's growing fast. craig, good morning. >> good morning, guys. every year americans waste almost as much food as they grow but one company is trying to change that strap by scrap. >> reporter: there's a movement stirring inside this stock and it is made from the tops and trimmings of discarded produce. business as usual as new york city's havens kitchen where soups, sandwiches, and pastas and pestos are made up with scrap.

>> one thing we're seeing as chefs is the restaurant industry utilizing waste. and putting those scraps that most people throw away into things that we eat. >> reporter: from farm to fork to fill, every year american consumers throw away $165 billion worth of food. that's 40% of what's grown for human consumption. at baldor, one of the northeast's largest produce distributors, they are flipping around the word scraps and turning it into starks. the company's director of sustainability. >> when we think about sparks, we think of any food product that results from production. the drcarrot peel, the core fro cabbage, the outer leaves of romaine. >> reporter: each week 150 pounds of sparks are generating from their fresh cuts operation and sent off to find new homes. a win-win for the bottom line and the environment.

at washington, d.c.'s misfit, 72% of their juice varieties are cold pressed. double brook farm in new jersey receives biweekly deliveries. while baldor is a leading force in the quest to reduce food waste, they are not alone. in northern california, imperfect produce delivers rejected fruits and vegetables like these to homes and offices in the bay area. watermelon water which attracted investor beyonce in 2016, squeezes sunburned and scarred melons into a hydrating fruit drink and across the pond, rubies in the rubble turned radishes into relishes. >> i encourage home cooks to take all of the scraps, put those in a bag in the freezer. then you can make sauces and stocks. all the scraps have nutritional value in them. >> as of this month, baldor is zero organic landfill which means none of its organic waste will make its way to landfills, a trend they hope will catch on with their competitors as well.

>> it is a great idea. is that an restaurant you can go? >> yeah. recipes on how you can cook with your own scraps at home, head to today.com. and now we're in for a treat. ronan farrow is in the orange room and he has a big responsibility. smucker's celebrates "today" is sponsored by smucker's. with a name like smucker's, it has to be good. it has to be good. guys, 2017 is right around the corner. we're celebrating a different kind of milestone new year's eve birthdays. i sympathize, i am a december 19th baby. i know the scourge of combination holiday presents. a few people born on the 31st, jamie's dad turns 72 on the 31st but apparently never too old to black a pinata.

kerry's son, john, is going to spend his 21st birthday serving our current in the air force. thanks for your service, john. sincerely. and take a look at this, adorable sydney is going to be 2 on new year's eve. that's pretty cute. michelle says she can make anyone smile. i buy it. keep celebrating those new year's eve birthdays by visiting today.com/celebrates. we're back with some money saving tips for the new year. and you are back on "today's take." where are you been? >> just hanging out with family. >> you miss us? >> i didn't watch. i'll be honest with you. that's why i'm on vacation. >> we're just tv friends? >> no, we're very good friends. >> we're going to discuss this. >> we're very good friends but -- you know. that's the way it is. >> only when i'm in your face. >> well? love the one you're with. that's why it's called vacation. but first we got your local news and weather. you know what i'm talking about. right! i'm kira klapper

==topvo== the two brothers accused of good morning to you. it is 8:56. i'm kyra clapper. the two brothers accused of killing a man inside an east bay target store christmas eve are expected to face a judge today. yesterday, that victim's widow had an emotional outburst inside the courtroom and escorted out by a bailiff. witnesses say the victim, tyronne griffin had asked jesse and frankie archuleta to turn down what he considered

inappropriate music while shopping with his 4-year-old son. the three began arguing and jesse stabbed griffin. family members of the suspect say it was self-defense and they hope video will prove the brothers' innocence. happening now, talk about a bad first impression of the bay area for a brazilian family making their first visit to the u.s. their car was broken into while porked in a appleby's parking lot. thieves took $6,000 in cash among other things. we have more on our twitter page. check out our top ten most viewed videos of the year. see what was googled the most in 2016. we have posted that on our website, nbcbayarea.com. i'll have another local news update for you in 30 minutes. see you then.

this morning on "today's take," top moments from 2016 koubding down to 2017 with hacks to get the party started. a look ahead to the best of 2017. and what that marching band member did all on a bet. coming up now. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" live from studio 1a if had ron rockefelle. welcome to "today" on a thursday morning, december 29th, 2016. we're all back together. >> yeah. the two of us. >> yes. >> did you -- we'll talk about what you did later. >> you want to knowdy watch the show while i was gone.

the answer is no. i was on vacation. >> and i said, but, you know, like don't you miss us? are you kind of curious what we're up to? >> no. i mean the program goes on. i know the level of excellence that has been set by our producers and our crew will continue to be reached. >> see? they turn on you. >> no, they were laughing. that wasn't the sound of a mob. that was laughter. >> griuys, put down those pitch forks. tituss burgess was a co-host. >> really? >> you really didn't watch. >> no! what part of "i didn't watch" don't you get? >> how did i know i cooked on a grill? >> i saw it on instagram. >> you were stalking me. >> no. it just happened to be in the feed. the resolution for you in

2017 -- not all about you. >> yeah. yeah, it is. >> no! no. >> put down the pitch forks, guys. it's cool. >> it's all good. >> i feel like we're not just tv friends. >> no, we're friends. >> we are real life people who love each other. >> but when people go away -- people work, who are friends, they go away. they don't necessarily check in every -- i mean if you -- we were working if an office. okay? >> but we don't. >> but if we were, i wouldn't call in to the office and see how we were doing. i would just assume you're doing okay. i just trust that you're fine. if anything was wrong, i would find out. >> yeah. i'd be in the news. >> exactly. >> i now have a new definition -- at least i have twitter friends. >> that's true. those are your friends. >> what did you do in your time off since you don't talk to me? >> i did a lot of cooking. >> i saw on instagram. >> on instagram. my dad used to make these cinnamon buns. i've kind of taken that role.

for christmas when we are opening frenpresents you can sm cinnamon buns baking. i continue the ugly sweater contest. bill murray -- this is last year. i broke that out. >> look how slim you look. >> well, that was before christmas. i'm in bigger clothes now. did a lot of cooking. tried this recipe. you've got to try this. see those biscuits? it is from a magazine, "garden and gun." >> like a country. >> but it is actually very interesting magazine. >> was that all one meal? >> no. breakfast was in the lower left there. i also made bacon fat ginger snaps. >> i saw that again on your instagram because i was insta stalking you. were they good? >> very were delicious. i got that recipe from the "new york times." and then if you are an animation fan, a saturday morning cartoon

fan, you have got to go to the norman rockwell museum in stockbridge. there is an exhibit there. it is the first museum retrospective of the art of hanna barbara. >> how did you find this? >> it is not too far from where we have a house upstate. lela saw a billboard for it and said, let's go. >> who's that short guy to the left of those kids? >> that would be me. >> that would be the little man. there are so many great cells and original drawings and memorabilia. you have got to go. >> maybe you'll talk me and the family when you guys go. because we're close like that. wow. okay. so you know, while you were gone, lot of people filled in. your catchphrase is -- >> here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> and we understatemeestimated

difficult it is. first of all, have you a trademark. we have to pay him every time we say it. >> now let's take a look at the weather. >> you are filling in this morning. you wanted to do the weather. >> not for time to check the weather in your neck of the woods. >> now time to check in for the weather in your neck of the woods. >> now it is time for a check of the weather -- what do you say? in your hood. i forgot the line. >> time for a check of the weather -- here's a look at it in your neck of the woods. i can't get it right. >> oh, i am so sorry! i didn't watch. >> put down the pitch forks. seriously, guys. he can't run that fast. he had surgery. we all tried while you were gone and failed. that just solidifies your greatness more. >> well, thank you. speaking of the greatness -- >> i saw your tweets about this with debbie reynolds. >> so heartbreaking.

this double tragedy. debbie reynolds passes away at the age of 84, a hollywood icon, so represents old hollywood, just one day after the death of her daughter, carrie fisher. it just seems hard to process. >> i was anchoring "nightly news" last night filling in for lester. when i got in, there is a report debbie reynolds had a stroke. like, are you kidding? you have that "no" moment. then it is confirmed. i got home an hour and a half after that and i got a message from our team it was confirmed that she died. i called my mother, i said, mom, debbie reynolds has passed away. no! it is that reality that she has died. this hollywood great. she's 84, so in reality, we know her age. but to die a day after your daughter, your beloved daughter, and her son.

debbie reynolds' son said that his mom was talking about just hours before she died how much she missed carrie and she wanted to be with carrie. you said that lela -- courtney asked me and said, can somebody die of a broken heart? there have been stories. >> we've done stories. it's heavily focused on spouses and you hear oftentimes a spouse dies soon after. i don't know what the research is regarding parent/child but when you think about the levels of unimaginable pain, losing a child -- >> from our nbc medical team, older folks actually have more than double the risk of having a stroke within 30 days of losing a loved one. it is similar to the idea of that broken heart syndrome. >> i have to -- listen, debbie reynolds' son says i want to be with her, i want to be with

carrie. we talked about this, this year, 2016 and all of the loss of people, these icons that we know and obviously personal lolsses for people at home that we don't know, just how 2016 has -- we've had beautiful things happen of course. there's just been a lot of -- >> a lot of tumult. >> yeah. >> i had the oddest moment. i don't think i'm spoiling the movie for nick, but nick and i went to see "rogue 1," the prequel to the "star wars" story, to what happened in the first original "star wars." carrie fisher has a very brief, but transitional, role in it. and we saw the movie. and two hours later carrie fisher, word had come out that she had passed. and it was just this weird goosebump moment. so our thoughts and prayers are with them and that they are together and god bless them and their families. >> beautifully said.

>> nice story to kind of get us a little up. >> let's get us up. a junior at ohio state university is in the marching band. >> the ohio state university. >> can you roll back the prompt again. austin breezy is a junior at the ohio state university. he is in the marching band. that's a major responsibility. huge. his friend bet him a burrito at chipotle, which is the size of this table, that he could not make a 55-yard field goal. he has never kicked a field goal, until there was burrito on the line. >> what? >> he's never done it. he was in the marching band. the band tweeted out the video asking the football team if they needed a kicker are for saturday's game. a tryout could be in his future. could -- got to try him out. >> isn't he being -- isn't he getting a tryout?

>> a member of the team has reached out. >> member of the team reaching out. >> they are on the same campus. >> the assistant athletic director. >> that's like the movie "rudy." didn't rudy just walk on? >> i think so. >> that's the one movie you don't know the whole lot? >> it's so long ago, i don't remember. >> i think that's the whole premise of "rudy," this kid that's not like on team and he becomes the whole star. >> we have a huge crowd in here today. >> we do. they all have pitch forks because they're mad about you not watching the show. >> none of them are watching either. their backs were all turned. >> here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> don't do that. >> oh! >> we don't want stations going away. >> they automatically -- >> they hear it, boom! they go! >> if you say it, it's like rumpelstiltskin? >> no. "beetle juice."

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back now with more of "today's take." >> that's right. so best and worst ads. i'm -- i got some bones to pick with the waull street journal. they say one of the best is puppy monkey baby. i hated this commercial, it freaked me out. it is just bizarre. >> it is like a stoner ad. it's just -- in the nicest way, i say stoner. but it is just -- weird! that he it down. it makes me ill. >> they say one of the worst was the super bowl ad for but the lied with amy schumer and seth roggin doing a parody of a political campaign. i loved it. there were some great cameos in it. it was just fun. they say it was bad because it didn't improve sales.

but bud light said it did improve consumer perception of the brand. i thought it was terrific. i loved it. >> all right. ad week also out with their list of the best. taylor versus treadmill. that's the apple that was so funny. because we don't often see that side of her. that was amazing. the poignant jeep ad to marks its 75th anniversary. that's beautiful. >> that was amazing. >> that was just -- >> that every man should dare, from the beaches of normandy to the far reaches of the earth. >> you forget how iconic that was. >> michael phelps' rule yourself ad for under armour marking his final turn in the pool this past olympics in rio. this someone of those commercials you look at it like, i'm going to get up and work out. maybe not work out like michael

phelps. i'm going to eat like him. >> the dedication to what -- and all these athletes, what they do. it is amazing. >> his wedding pictures they posted online are just absolutely stunning. baby boomer -- oh, pie god. my favorite ad which we don't have to put up is iced tea. he has an ad -- the geico commercial. he's out on the lawn and they're selling iced tea. -- no. they're selling lemonade. >> they keep saying iced tea. yo, this is lemonade. read the sign. >> i think it should go down in tv history. if you've not seen it google the geico iced tea, the rapper. >> one of my other favorites, state farm. the one where juxtaposes the young girl getting her first car with the guy's car being vandalized. he goes, this can't be happening. the little girl's going, in can't be happening. you see the guy's car on blocks.

he goes it can't be happening. the guy goes it's happening, sweetheart. >> i haven't seen that one. >> shut up! you got to google it. state farm. >> what is this about small talk? >> "washington post" says small talk is under threat. when you are standing in line at the checkout, in store, folks are busy on their phones, they're teshgs ixting, e-mailin. when you are in line at the grocery store or coffee shop are you on your phone? >> i do my grocery shopping online. that eliminates. >> say getting a cup of coffee or something like that? >> you know what? i'm good at small talk like when i'm shopping and i run into people. mostly they are talking about how's al roker? is he as nice as he seems on tv? i say, well, no, he's really not. but we talk, you know me at parties though. you had a baffle christmas party last year, year before. i'm not good at -- in party setting.

i get very shy and i just stand off to the corner and i hold one poor person hostage and then i'm like -- >> she really does. >> i do. i do. i've tried to work on it. i should get some hypnotist or something. >> i guess the point of article is basically because we're so connected now on our phones that we aren't making eye contact, we aren't talking with people. >> you are great at reminding people to put their phones down. now when i go to dinner, i will like glance at the top of the dinner just to see if it's work, then i put it away. even when i was home with the family in texas, at one point we went to see "moana," and i pulled up my phone because there was something happening at work. and my niece said, they said, aunt tamron, no phones in the movie theater. what's your small talk tip? >> ooh! haley's comet!

>> then you bolt? oh. this is the big moment. i can't wait. i'm going to watch you on tv do this. >> let's show you what's happening as far as our weather's concerned today. we've got a nor'easter. this thing is going to be pushing through. snow up state, into new england. wet weather along the coast. as it moves in we're looking at anywhere from one to two feet of snow in parts of interior young and parts of western new york with lake-effect snow. that's w if you are just now waking up, get ready to enjoy a sunny thursday, temperatures are warming up in upper 40s and lower 50s for the san francisco area. about 49 degrees. lets set you up throughout your early lunch hours and early afternoon. we'll be increasing of those temperatures around 1:00 and 2:00. upper 50s heading in the san jose area and low 60s right now

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are you overwhelmed by all of the new year's resolutions? losing weight, get in shape, make your life better. well, part of the problem could be picking the right resolution, one you can actually succeed at. >> here to get those tips on making your 2017 goals successful, life strategist and author of "successful women think differently," valery burton. let's start with a better you. how do we do this? >> it's so important for us when he start out, particularly when we're thinking about how do we boost our mood. we think about the news right now, a lot of things are on the downside. one of the things we can do is to engage in what are called happiness triggers, which is really, really important. here we talk about a goal fatigue. goal fatigue is we have too many goals, we get stretched thin, our energy depletes, and it's really important to do maybe one goal at a time or if you have achieved a goal to be able to celebrate in between those

goals. then i would suggest for the new year, pick a feeling. like, i know i want to feel more margin, having more space between the things i have to do. maybe you want more energy or you want more happiness. then decide what's the goal that will give me that. >> you say one-word feeling. >> that's right. >> moving on to relationships. what are we improving with these? clearly it's not on my goal list. >> well, one of the things we know is that happiness is contagious. so choose to be around happy people. it actually will improve -- >> that's easier said than done though. >> you're going to have some people that aren't happy for good reason. we're not saying you shouldn't necessarily be around those, but find those people and find more time for those people that are very positive. and then ask for what you want. successful people really do speak differently. so speaking up, asking for what you want can transform everything in 2017. >> okay. well, that's very interesting. >> let's move on to work. you say one of the things, you want to stretch yourself. >> yeah, so is there a skill you

could learn? is there something that can stretch you outside of your comfort zone? we know learning new things actually boosts happiness, but it also stretches us and helps us see what our potential really can be. also, think back, if you looked ahead from now, ten years from now, and you look back and said, what will i wish i had done? do that. >> okay. >> whatever your answer is to that question. >> can that translate to your personal life as well? >> absolutely. in any area of life. >> you went deep with that, al. >> just saying. >> next up on being happy, how can you create the sentiment of happiness? is that a real feeling? >> it is. and it's subjective. i can't tell you how happy you are. but there are some things we can do. happiness is largely about the choices that we make, about 40% of your happiness is just choices. so there's something called happiness triggers. one of my favorites is anticipation. that's just having something to look forward to. so whether it's planning your summer vacation right now or just scanning your schedule for something you look forward to, that's going to boost your mood.

>> valery, some great advise. thanks so much. simple stuff. coming up, crock pot hot chocolate for a crowd and other holiday acts for your new year's eve party. first, your local news and weather. >> i'll have an extra glass. when cold and flu hold you back try theraflu expressmax, now in new caplet form. it's the only cold and flu caplet that has a maximum strength formula with a unique warming sensation you can instantly feel theraflu. for a powerful comeback. ♪

new expressmax caplets. in the castro. ==vo== it happened at the corner of henry and noe streets early new this morning, a stabbing in san francisco castro district, it happens at the corner of henry and noel street in the morning. around 3:00 a.m., police say they found the stabbing suspect about a block away hiding under a car, he was still holding the knife and was arrested. both of the men were taken to the hospital. police say their injuries were not life-threatening. right now the search is on for those shooters. police tell us gunfire broke out late last night on peach court near east san san antonio street

and san jose. two men broke in the home exchanged words with the people living there and shortly after that, shots were fired. both victims survived. >> we'll have a look at weather and traffic after the break.

rise and shine bay area, i hope you head out today, this weather calls for a nice afternoon and plenty of sun and slightly warm temperatures. san francisco, 49 degrees and our temperature trend over the next couple of hours is only going to get warmer as we head into the lunch hour between 12:00 and 1:00. heading over to 3:00 or 4:00, we should be topping out at 58 degrees for the san francisco area. san jose also is expecting a nice warm up into the afternoon as well. by about 1:00, we should be

about 60 degrees heading over into the later portions of the night, 63 degrees by 3:00 and 4:00. current temperature right now is 43 degrees. we have a nice warm up on the way across the bay area, upper 50s and lower 60s. now, a quick check of the traffic. we are seeing slight slowing near that 238 -- actually southbound and the northbound area with some slowing. right now it looks like it maybe a fender bender and 12 minutes commute. your way out of the east bay, not a lot of backup. >> thank you, sam has another local news update for you in 30.

with only two days to go before your new year's bash, we've got some great last-minute food shot kurtz for any party. >> one of our absolute favorites, host of food and wine magazine's tips, you are starting off with hot chocolate. >> yes. but slow cooker hot chocolate. it is so awesome because you can make it ahead. just throw everything in your slow cooker. we have some milk in here. we'll add some heavy cream. >> you use whole milk? >> i use whole milk and heavy cream. if you don't want to -- >> but it is the holidays! >> exactly. add some chocolate chips. this is bittersweet but if you prefer milk chocolate, by all means. they're just a little sweeter.

this is sweetened condensed milk. salt, vanilla. then whisk that. cook it on low for two hours. then this is what you get. >> the best part, can it just stay there and keep warm? >> that's the best part about this. you just put this out at a party. this is great for sleepovers. if you have kids. they can serve themselves. scoop it right into a bowl there. >> this is the best hot chocolate i've ever had in my life. >> it is rich, it is creamy. >> how about adding a little extra cream with some whipped cream. >> exa kt actually. we have make ahead whipped cream dollops. i do confectioner sugar. it gives me stability. he freeze these for two hours. then you have them ready to go. >> that's fantastic. >> this is great for kids as well or adults who love rich and creamy treats.

>> or put a little bailey's in this. >> now you're talking. here we have these little taco salad bowls. use these little tortilla scoops. fill with refried beans. you can skip the beans if you'd like. use a little meat if you want. cheese, tomato, little avocado, these could be with whatever you'd like. >> i love that. >> serve on a beautiful platter. >> i like that. that's are fool-proof crab cakes. super -- you know the thing about crab cakes, i have some mayonnaise, panco, scallion. the thing is you normally need a lot of filler to keep that sticking together. but with this genius tip, you don't have to do that. just mix your filling here. >> i love that you have hearty pieces of crab. we like the jumbo lump. spoon it right into a muffin

continue. >> the muffin continue holds it together. >> you likely pack it, freeze it for like 30 minutes. until they are barely firm. then watch this. you take it out, flip it, and you get these perfectly formed crab cakes. >> i love that! >> then you dredge them? >> yeah. egg, panco, hot pan. fry them up. >> then finally, we have tuxedo cheese. this a fun, fancy thing for your party. cheddar cheese, triangles like this, put it on a little cracker. you cut black olives into these little triangles and squares. >> little bowtie and buttons. nice. >> exactly. >> that's adorable! >> i like that. >> we take it up a notch for the holidays. right? >> great job, justin. thank you. next up, how will -- what?

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i'm getting. negotiate and say you are a valuable customer. >> and it works. >> it works. $14. $172. also an energy bill it probably what you are over paying on. right? what you do is people think that these tech smart savvy things like a smart thermometer are expensive and cost you more. actually they are saving you. by using a smart thermometer, it is efficient. it tracks when you're home, when you are not home. it helps you save. by using that you can save according to the average annual u.s. heating and cooling cost, you can save $131. >> it requires you to change out your system, right? >> but it is easy. you can do it yourself by using the honeywell one or whatever one you want to use. $131 a year. because it tracks when you get back up. goes back up, goes back down. grocery segment. bottled water. we all use this. switch to reusable bottles. okay? multiple reasons. one, the average price of a bottle of water is $1.45.

if you drink five of those, $377 that you could be saving. you can also be more energy efficient. >> you say like the water filters -- >> just buy a bottle. >> that's $377 that you can use there. there are some great grocery apps. grocery pal. here is how it works. it has your items on a list. it tracks those items and it finds the cheapest price around you in your area. okay? >> in your area. >> yeah. it finds the cvs, right aid or target. it finds that. type in your zip code. a can of chicken noodle soup, $3.29. i found it for $2.50 at another store. you buy four of those a months, that's a savings of $38 a year p. >> grocery pal. >> you have to take advantage of this one. car insurance.

i know it is a hassle again back to the calling, but it is worth it. don't just take the first rate that you get. call, get multiple rates. negotiate with them again. you haggle with them, studies show you can save up to $859! on your car insurance. >> that's worth being on the phone a couple of hours. >> are you keeping track of the math? >> i am. we're at $1,577. this is going to put us over -- this looks like a beach vacation. i don't know how we would save. >> this is no va wracation. this is money on your tax savings. this is the kids' camp. thanks to the child and dependent care credit, thanks to that, the money that you spent on your kids' day camp or daycare -- direct savings right back in your wallet. the $440 that you spend on the wild water rafting kid for your camp, back in your wallet. >> on your taxes. >> i did not know that. that's great information. >> $2,017 in 2017.

you were overwhelmed, overspent from the holidays. these are reasonable goals. >> i'm on the phone right now with cable company and insurance. we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. you've saved

coming up, kathie lee and hoda talk new year's eve beauty tricks and "ambush makeover"s. of course, best of drinks, decor, fun and more. al roker's already left the building. enjoy your day.

good morning, we start out with a chilly day across the bay area. we are warming up. clear skies and peninsula, 46 degrees. in the tri-valley climbing into

those 50s. san francisco area, not as cold. it is not as cold in the south bay all morning long. we are expecting a warm up before we see a drop in temperatures, our forecast highs today we'll be in the 50s and 60s over the next seven days. we are expecting to see a transition in that weather. we are tracking rain chances as we head into the new year's and expect to hit southern california possibly on new year's eve as well. in land -- we'll be making a return for the start of 2017. enjoy this slight warm up across the bay area. sam, over to you. a small little window there. >> thank you very much, not the great impression for the bay area for a brazilian family making their visit into the u.s. their car was broken into at the parking lot of apple bee's.

thieves grabbed 6,000 in crash. we have more on our story. lastly for most of you to most search. see what was googled the most in 2016 by state actually. we posted that story on our website on nbcbayarea.com. see you again in 30 minutes.

from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody, welcome to thirsty thursday, december 29. just two days to go in this year. >> look at you, little sex pot. >> look who's talking. i love that dress every time i see it. oops by little mix. you like that, right? >> love those girls. really sweet. >> just a couple days before the biggest night of the year. you got big plans? the parade. >> the rose parade. >> with al. >> yeah, in pasadena. what about you? what do you got planned? >> we always have it right