>> you saw ginger. she is in the south bay where that's going to be more heavily focused for the next two hours. also the santa cruz mountains. we'll be back with a local news update in half an hour. >> the "today" up next. good tuesday morning. this is it, what could be the worst travel day of the year. >> for millions of americans, airport issues and winter weather packing a one-two punch of nightmare conditions. it's december 27th. this is "today." >> grounded. endless lines, lost luggage, the scene at the nation's airports going from bad to worse as airlines struggle to recover from weather delays. southwest canceling almost all of their flights. >> once again, southwest airline passengers, 90% of our flights has been canceled. >> the department of transportation calling it unacceptable.

where does that leave frustrated travelers with nowhere to sleep and no way to get home? state of emergency. the winter weather won't let up and the death toll is climbing this morning. rescue teams scrambling to bring help where it's needed most after what officials call the blizzard of the century. >> it saved our lives. >> now survivors are digging their out, but there could be more snow on the way. we're there with the very latest. breaking point. a flood of migrants seeking asylum blocked at the border because of a controversial policy, but it could all change today when the supreme court weighs in. we have a live report. coming clean? the republican congressman-elect under fire for deceiving voters, finally responding to reports he lied about his education, work, and personal history. >> a lot of people overstate in their resumès or twist a little bit. >> this morning what george santos is saying about his past and why he is ignoring calls for

resignation. those stories, plus, off the field. a new setback for miami dolphins' tua tagovailoa after sunday's loss to the green bay packers. now the quarterback following nfl concussion protocol for the second time this season. will he make it in time to help for this weekend's face-off with new england? and jackpot. the holiday gifts just keep coming. all eyes now on the mega millions with over a half a billion dollars up for grabs. life-changing prize money to help close out the year. today tuesday, december 27th, 2022. ♪♪ >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning and welcome to "today." it is 7:00 a.m. on the west coast. thank you so much for joining us

on this tuesday morning. savannah and hoda are off. in addition to the holiday excitement we have the mega millions jackpot. $500,000 doesn't sound too bad. >> i'll take it! >> other people wish they could get a jackpot. that ticket would be a flight. chaotic scenes in airports across the country. southwest still struggling. on monday the airline canceled more than half of the flights. 2,500 canceled for today alone. some people may not be able to rebook themselves until new year's eve. >> and all the news comes as buffalo tries to dig out from what's being called the deadliest winter storm in decades. officials expect the death toll to continue rising and the hard-hit region is expecting a little more snow today. dylan will have the full forecast. jesse kirsch will have a live report from buffalo. first, blayne alexander is in atlanta where travelers, scrambling to get home. they are still dealing with travel headaches.

some sleeping at the airports. good morning. what's the latest there? >> reporter: well, kristen, good morning to you. it is safe to say most of us enter the holiday travel season expecting a little bit of turbulence, but for southwest passengers, these disruptions the past few days have been simply unprecedented. it's something that even the ceo has acknowledged now the airlines says it's going to be operating at one-third of its overall flight schedule the next few days to try to get back on track. this morning for millions of air travelers the holiday rush is quickly becoming the holiday regret. >> everybody in this line, they are sick of this. they are sick. >> i stayed in the airport. we were sleeping on the chairs. >> reporter: from chicago midway to l.a.x. -- >> they won't have flights for the next three days. so i'm stuck. >> reporter: across the country more than 8,000 flights delayed on the day after christmas. more than 4,000 canceled.

the bulk of those from southwest airlines which accounts for 70% of all flights canceled nationwide monday. from long lines at the ticket counter and massive luggage pileups to this stunning announcement at phoenix's sky harbor airport. >> once again, southwest airline passengers, 90% of our flights have been canceled. >> reporter: in a statement southwest calls the situation unacceptable, apologizing to customers and blaming winter weather, writing in part, we were fully staffed and prepared for the approaching holiday weekend. and overnight southwest's ceo bob jordan called the cancellations the largest scale event i have ever seen, adding we had a tough day today, in all likelihood we will have another tough day tomorrow. all off this is putting stress on pilots and staff. >> our pilots can't get hotels. they are sleeping in airports. >> we had flight attendants waiting on hold for 17 hours to get in touch with crew scheduling. >> reporter: the department of transportation says it's concerned by the airline's disproportionate and unacceptable rate of

cancellations. adding it will closely examine whether they are complying with the customer service plan and d.o.t. rules. >> your heart goes out to all of those travelers. other airlines don't appear to be experiencing the same level of cancellation. southwest says their factor was the weather. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: you can see this southwest line here at the ticket counter behind me. yes, the airline is saying that these were circumstances beyond their control, they were fully staffed, did everything they could on their part but simply can't control the weather. what you heard from the d.o.t. is crucial. they are going to be looking into whether this was a controlled or uncontrolled situation. now, industry insiders say that that is crucial because remember southwest is one of the airlines that promised to reimburse stranded travelers for hotels, for meals, for taxis, things like that, if the situation is in their control. so really what the d.o.t. finds here could certainly be key in

determining how this plays out for a number of passengers. kristen? >> we know you will continue to track that d.o.t. inquiry. thank you so much. traveling or not, many americans are waking up to a winter weather hangover. an historic and deadly blizzard burying everything in its path across much of the northeast. at least 57 americans now dead from the punishing storm. nbc's jesse kirsch is in buffalo, new york, near some of the hardest hit parts of the state. jesse, good morning. >> reporter: peter, good morning. this is just some of the snow pushed aside and piled up here in buffalo. what's falling is reduced to a flurry at this point and so much snow on the ground there. that is the city's airport still closed at least until tomorrow morning and it is not hard to understand why as this city recovers from a historic storm. amid frantic rescues and mounting loss, this morning buffalo still not out of the woods. western new york could see even

more snow by tonight after more than 4 feet brought buffalo to a frigid halt. >> nothing could compare to the storm. >> reporter: the tisdale family said they almost didn't survive after their car got stuck in the whiteout. firefighters came to the rescue. >> they saved our lives. so many people didn't make it out of their cars or homes. >> reporter: the severe winter weather blamed for 60 deaths nationwide. one the states hardest hit, new york. president biden declaring a state of emergency after officials reported more than two dozen weather-related deaths. >> it is painful to find members of your community that are deceased who were trying to walk out during storm conditions, got disoriented and passed away out in the street. >> reporter: navigating streets, turned to parking lots, authorities facing reported looting. >> i don't know how these people can live with themselves, look at themselves in the mirror.

they are the lowest of the low. >> reporter: this as first responders continue to help buffalo residents with new york state police troopers assisting road-clear crews, checking for stranded motorists assisting in search and rescue efforts. >> it is up in fire now. >> reporter: while firefighters struggle to control a fire in the deep snow yesterday and the buffalo airport will remain closed until wednesday morning as the area braces for a touch of more snow today. that rival christmas party, giving joseph and his wife a honeymoon he will never forget. >> i got a new family member in buffalo, too. i can't describe, you know. it is like i met angels. >> reporter: such an incredible, inspiring story. a tough time for this community. we have seen cars on the roads but the city of buffalo is under a travel ban.

there is a warm-up in the forecast. even if just a little bit. hopefully bringing relief to a city reeling from the aftermath. peter? >> those piles of snow, imagine all that came over the course of the last week. jesse kirsch, thank you so much. >> really just extraordinary to see. all right. let's check in with the woman of the hour, dylan, who is here with more on what we can expect, dylan. what's it look like? >> lake-effect snow takes a long time to wind down. you need a change in the wind direction. because of the slow-moving storm system, we haven't had that. the storm intensified as it moved through the great lakes and was slow to exit. because of that, we had a long period of time, more than 24 hours, more than 36 hours of winds crossing over the unfrozen great lakes. when you have that warm water in the great lakes and the cold air, it creates this lake-effect snow machine. so this is the longest blizzard ever on record for buffalo with more than 37 hours of blizzard conditions. we already have 100 inches of

snow so far this season. the most snow to ever start the winter season in the buffalo area and it is still frigid and icy in that part of the country with the winds crossing over lake erie into buffalo and into watertown where we will see a couple more inches today. windchills down around 10 in buffalo, zero in chicago, 2 below in omaha. but we are going to see warmer weather begin to work in. as we look into the buffalo area wednesday we see melting, thursday, friday, each day some melting. we will chip away at the snow that's on the ground and elsewhere looking at warmer temperatures, too. chicago, even up into the 50s by thursday, kristen. >> those warmer temperatures sure look good. thank you. in washington this morning a potentially massive decision from the nation's highest court on what will happen with title 42, that's the trump era policy that allows more asylum seekers to be turned away at the border due to concerns about covid. after facing challenges in the courts for months, the policy was set to expire last week

before the supreme court stepped in. now the debate over its future is reigniting tough questions and concerns about what happens if it is lifted. nbc's sam brock is in el paso, texas, very with the latest this morning. sam, good morning. >> reporter: peter, good morning. so much uncertainty here. the expectation that the supreme court will do one of two things. either take up the case and debate the merits of title 42 or pass and pave the way for it not to be applied any longer in the manner that it has. it is 36 degrees. over my shoulder you see all these folks wrapped up, sleeping on the ground in blankets. there's bus to go to for warmth. they say they've been waiting for months for an answer to what will happen to title 42. on what could be decision day for title 42, signs of distress all over the streets of el paso and the thousands camping out. it's clear not just from their faces or blankets or signs but in some cases battle scars.

caesar shows me the slashes on his wrists he says came from mexican cartels trying to extort him for money as he waited to cross the border. we asked why they have been waiting for months. we have been waiting since october because we believed in the president of the united states, he tells me, that an opportunity to come to america legally on december 21st would happen. on that date, the expiration of title 42 received a stay from supreme court. the question now is for how long. the court says a decision could come today whether it remains in place. the outcome is consequential as migrants show me cracked cellphone screens detailing their haunting journeys. or scabs from frozen nights and burns suffered on train cars. it's clear most of the people we speak with are from venezuela or a handful of other countries. that's partly because of how title 42 is being applied. allowing asylum seekers from some countries and not others. it feels arbitrary.

>> it absolutely is. currently, green-lighted, nicaragua and cuba, potentially venezuela and the so-called northern triangle of south -- central america. they're in the same boat as the vendsns. >> reporter: he estimates a quarter to a third of all people coming to the border right now are currently being blocked by title 42. and that's with border crossing at the highest level this fiscal year, 2.76 million in modern history. and so the question now, what will happen if title 42 is lifted? the doctor says there are all kinds of people on the other side of the border in mexico waiting and will see a surge in the early months but after that is an open question. peter? >> a legal and political cliffhanger with lives in the balance. another major story rocking the political world now. a republican congressman-elect is finally addressing reports that he made up several key details about everything from

his professional experience to his education background and even his charity work. emilie ikeda is here with the swirling controversy around george santos. good morning. >> good morning. a stunning admission from the incoming congressman whose victory helped the gop flip the next house. representative-elect george tiv santos apologizing for embellishing his resumé but staying firm on taking his seat. >> reporter: long island representative elect george santos a republican under fire for lying about his past coming clean in an interview with wabc radio. >> a lot of people overstate in their resumes or twist a little bit or aggrandize themselves. i'm not saying i'm not guilty of that >> reporter: and telling the "new york post," my sins are embellishing my resume, i am sorry. the embellishments, confirmation of reporting from "the new york times" he didn't graduate from college or work at two wall street firms, citigroup and goldman sachs, but

santos maintained his innocence on other fronts. >> i am not a criminal who defrauded the entire country and make up this fictional character and ran for congress. >> reporter: santos denied unresolved criminal charges in braziloup question were raised about a tax exempt animal rescue group he claims to run the irs has no record of a charity by its name and how he managed to lend $700,000 to his congressional campaign to which he responded -- >> that is the money of -- that i paid myself through my company. >> reporter: santos addressed claims about his personal life, telling "new york post," i never claimed to be jewish on his campaign website it said his maternal family was jewish and grandparents escaped jewish persecution. >> this campaign was never about me it was always about the people. >> reporter: these questions and revelations coming weeks after pulling off an upset victory in the midterms. >> i have been around a long time i mean, a lot of people know me. they know who i am >> reporter: santos shows no signs of offering his

resignation amid increasingly louder calls to resign. >> he has spat in the face of every resident in the third congressional district and said that facts do not matter. >> reporter: he is expected to be sworn in before congress next month. >> at the end of the day, i campaigned on issued and i campaigned to deliver results. those promises still stand. >> nbc news has attempted to reach george santos overnight but didn't receive a response. nassau county gop spokesman said the party will not have statement until later today. legal experts point out the u.s. house of representatives can do little at this point after he is sworn in, he could face ethics investigations so a lot of developments to come. >> no doubt. thank you. good to see you. >> the fact he said i didn't claim to be jewish, i claimed to be jew-ish. i think a lot of people will have some thoughts on. >> one of stunning revelations we are going to see some warmer temperatures begin to

work in this week. still hanging on to a few lake-effect snow showers it's chilly through the southeast, too look at the warmer air, 60s showing up in texas. that will also start to move eastward we'll be watching a big stor system out west. lots of rain, parts of california already picked up 7 inches of rain and mountain snow the details of that storm in the next h half hour but for now that's a look at the weather across the country we'll get to your local weather in the next 30 secs. good morning.

i'm meteorologist vianey arana, and we are under a microclimate weather alert. right now in san francisco about 59 degrees. here is a closer look at storm ranger. the heaviest rain is focused primarily over the south bay and santa cruz mountains including through san jose and santa cruz expect to see consistent pockets of heavy rain at least through 9:00, 10:00 a.m. and we'll see scattered showers move out. some scattered shower activity >> thank you. coming up, the story everyone's talking about tonight's mega millions jackpot reaching record levels, over a half a billion dollars up for grabs. kerry sanders is following the frenzy. >> reporter: if it sounds like these jackpots are getting bigger every year, you might be on to something. as we end this year, what an amazing amount more than, well, a half billion plus dollars we will have the details coming

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territory. russia said yesterday that three of its airmen were killed when a ukrainian drone was shot down near the airfield, a strategic bomber base. it's located hundreds of miles from the front lines. a similar drone attack targeted the base three weeks ago. ukraine has not publicly claimed responsibility for either of those drone attacks. we were talking about the weather. while the northeast shovels out, in the south cities are dealing with frozen water pipes. plunging temperatures caused aging pipes to burst. spilling millions of gallons of water. the resulting low pressure led to boil water advisories in mississippi, tennessee and south carolina. some in alabama warned some parts of the city could lose water on short notice as major lines are shut down to isolate leaks. miami dolphins quarterback tua tagovailoa has returned to the nfl's concussion protocol. he struck his head sunday during the loss to the green bay packers. we don't know if he suffered a

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consumers to spend big this holiday season that can set you up for a nasty january surprise when the credit card bill comes due. here's what you can do to manage all that debt right now. santa has come and gone, but now you may be left with a stack of bills you need to slay while some try to keep the jingle in their pockets -- >> spend as little as possible. and get as many gifts as possible >> reporter: others dash their way into debt. holiday retail sales expected to hit $960 billion, up at least 6% from last year a recent survey showed shoppers charged on average $663 on their credit cards, close to a third of those who used a credit card to buy presents last year carried that debt into this holiday season >> a lot of us will overeat, overconsume during the holidays. is that the same when it comes to our financial health? >> absolutely. if you are consuming too much alcohol or food, you better hit

the gym in january you better have a plan of attack to get those five or ten extra pounds off same with your money. >> reporter: a financial planner in miami says discipline can help you whip your pocketbook back into shape starting with a financially dry january. >> really harness your budget that month, cut out all the unnecessary stuff so if you did rack up some debt in the holiday season, you can focus your income towards debt repayment. >> reporter: other ways to boost your finances, a temporary side hustle, selling or returning any unwanted gifts, and when tackling credit card debt pay down the balance on the card with the highest interest first. she says you can also consider a balance transfer just make sure you look for a credit card with a low to zero introductory rate and no fees. >> three, two, one >> reporter: if you have dropped the ball when it comes to managing your money, the new year marks the perfect time to hit the reset button

while the magic number varies for everyone, she suggests to save at least 10% of your annual salary allocating money for emergencies and life goals like retirement and sending your kids to college >> it's not what you make. it's what you keep i like the idea of auto doing anything so auto savings, right if you have a target for spending, even go old school, put the cash in an envelope and limit yourself to that. >> reporter: as the year comes to a close, take time to update your tax deductions and adjust your 401(k) deferrals. in 2023 the contribution limit increases, but if you can't afford to put away that much, try to save what your employer will match many will match you dollar for dollar for your annual contributions up to 4% to 6% if your company doesn't offer a retirement plan, invest on your own contributing to a traditional or roth ira. and even though we just opened

presents, it's never too early to start unwrapping plans for santa's next visit what can we do now for the coming year to help us get into a better spending cycle? >> you have 12 months to think through how you want to spend, who you want to spend for, what that might cost and start to save for that. when you shop, you already have it all saved up and you don't have to incur any debt >> reporter: other tips to help you save through the year, unsubscribe from promotional emails and avoid walking aimlessly around mall or window shopping that eliminates the temptation to buy things you don't really need back to you. >> great advice. it's fun to buy things you don't need, isn't it we want to check on the forecast. >> spoken like a true woman. i feel you the things i got from my mother-in-law, i don't know what this is, i saw it online, so it was great. we do have a big, big storm system impacting the west coast.

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a very good morning to you. it is 7:56 right now. i'm laura garcia. here's a look at what's happening now. this powerful storm that is taking aim at the bay area. meteorologist vianey arana is tracking the rain and how long it's going to stick around. it's been a tough commute early on because that's where we're seeing the heaviest of the rain. in san francisco a live look. it will remain cloudy all day long. the storm initially moved in late overnight into early today and this is where the heavy pocket of rain stands now using our storm ranger mobile radar, we do have lines pushing through san francisco right now, but also the south bay will be the biggest focus heading in towards the next two hours. there is a flood watch in effect. this will be in place through 6:00 p.m. tonight. in addition to that a flood advisory for parts of san francisco, palo alto and fremont.

we could see higher rain totals in the mountain areas. everywhere else anywhere from a quarter of an inch to a little under 2 inches. your inland seven-day forecast, once the rain clears out by later this evening we'll see scattered shower activity and it has been very windy. heading into wednesday morning we're going to get a bit of a break from that rain. and then by wednesday night into thursday, we get an additional system that moves in. the third one moves in heading into the weekend. laura? all right. try to stay dry out there. we'll be back with another local news update in about half an hour.

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♪♪ ♪ it's 8:00. coming up on "today," travel troubles from the holiday weekend's massive delays and cancellations, the holiday rush still causing a travel nightmare and today could be the worst travel day of the year. >> they won't have flights for the next three days. so i'm stuck. >> from the airport issues to the winter weather wallop, live with the latest. and tiktok library a look inside a milwaukee library that went viral for their videos the employees hoping to bring their library into the modern age. >> we thought it would be a new

way to engage a new audience. >> how this small space became an internet sensation. plus, "today's" bestsellers. coming up, rounding up our favorite products from 2022. and the cast of "kimberley akimbo." the show getting rave review and big broadway buzz adds they share a special performance for us in studio 1a. today tuesday, december 27th, 2022 ♪ >> from san antonio, texas. >> turning 10. >> from hanover, maryland. >> because today is my 50th birthday >> shout out to charleston, south carolina >> fort lauderdale, florida. >> chantilly, virginia ♪ >> on the plaza because it's been on my bucket list for over 20 years. >> from california.

>> she just said yes. >> yes >> nice! >> whoa, congratulations them. welcome back to "today." we are glad you are with us on this tuesday morning we are here for savannah and hoda and craig who are taking a well deserved week off for the holidays you can see your crowd is fired up >> that is the real deal right there. >> do a wedding on the plaza >> do a wedding on the plaza i love that idea peter, definitely. >> good group today. >> mazel tov out there >> we have a fun day coming tomorrow, as well. we will have ken burns, he is joining us here in studio 1a this time though not a documentary but talking about his new book >> it's "our america" telling the story of this country through iconic and powerful photos from all 50 states. looking forward to talking to him about that tomorrow on "today." >> yeah, it really is a powerful book. now we want to turn to your news at 8:00 frustration growing for air travelers still trying to fly

home after the holidays days after that massive snowstorm disrupted traffic. flights are still being delayed or canceled by the thousands nbc's blayne alexander joins us from atlanta with the latest a lot of headaches ongoing there. blayne, good morning to you. >> reporter: kristen, it doesn't seem that they will be stopping any time soon. i think a lot of us are used to some degree of travel delays or slowdowns when we are traveling over the holidays, but for thousands of southwest airline passengers the past couple of days, there has never been a disruption like this the airline canceled more than 70% of its flights on monday and they said the next few days or so they will be operating at one-third of their total flight schedule as they through to get back on track. the airline is apologizing to customers and calling this unacceptable, but they are pointing to the weather saying they were fully staffed, did everything they could do, but the weather is simply beyond their control. however, this morning the d.o.t. is concerned about this unprecedented number of flight interruptions and are going to be looking into whether these

were controllable or uncontrollable cancellations that's important, of course, because southwest had already agreed to reimburse travelers for things like hotel and taxis if there are cancellations within their control meanwhile, guys, this morning already people who had their flights impacted by this southwest is already offering a full refund or a flight credit for that flight that was canceled guys? >> good news for those travelers. blayne alexander, thank you so much. meantime, the situation in western new york state remains dire with search teams there finding more victims from this weekend's blizzard nbc's jesse kirsch is in buffalo with that part of the story for us jesse, they are finally winding down in terms of the snow but still not nearly enough to melt that mess. >> reporter: yeah, peter it is quite cold out here still this morning you can see it's moved down to a trickle now. just some flurries but we have snow falling here in buffalo. this is just some of what has been piled up and pushed aside

in a city hard hit by the storm. the airport across the street where i am right now is still closed, will remain closed at least until tomorrow morning when you see how much snow is on the ground, it's not hard to understand why more than 4 feet falling in buffalo. president biden declaring a state of emergency here as officials blame this historic blizzard on more than two dozen deaths you talked about, unfortunately, this has been a tragic situation and we're hearing about people being found, unfortunately, dead in cars, some even on the street, which gives you an idea how disorienting the storm must have been at its peak. whiteout conditions that we heard about for days, the governor calling it the most devastating storm in the history of this city, which is familiar with bad winter weather. just gives you an idea of the struggle even first responders having trouble battling fires like we saw yesterday, 400 members of the national guard deployed here. thankfully, a warmup is ahead. so, hopefully, there is relief in sight. peter?

>> the last crushing blizzard there in 1977. this exceeds that. jesse kirsch on the ground in buffalo. jesse, thanks. check this out the pilot of a plane is recovering after crashing into an icy creek in maryland yesterday. fortunately a pair of father and son kayakers made it to the scene quickly. they knew what to do stephanie gosk with more on the dramatic rescue. hey, steph. >> the father tells me he and his son saw this plane flying low and coming straight for their house, actually, when it banked to the left and crashed into a creek that's when they sprang into action >> reporter: witnesses say the engine was sputtering when the small plane crashed into icy beards creek in maryland this ring video capturing the pilot screaming for help >> we're calling 911 >> we knew he was in trouble we ran out to the patio and saw the plane go down and ditch into the creek. >> reporter: the pilot survived but was not out of harm's way. the plane was sinking and the

water was frigid. >> the creek is completely frozen over. the water temperature is low 40s. >> reporter: a former captain in the u.s. navy. >> a man overboard what do we need to do to get this individual out of the water as quickly as possible. >> reporter: his son is a u.s. marine. >> we have two kayaks that are right on the patio below the main deck and i don't know, we just -- i attribute it to sort of my military background, we just kinda went into action. >> reporter: were you in the kayak because you thought this ice on the creek could break underneath us? >> i was in the kayak because knew that the ice would break. >> reporter: they used shovels instead of paddles to skid across the thin ice. you pulled him out of the water kind of on to the kayak? is that what happened? >> yeah. i asked him to release from the plane, the tail. that's all that was left for him to grab to, and got it and yanked him on to the kayak. >> reporter: emergency teams arrived with boats and brought the pilot to shore. >> kind of a blessing on christmas to help someone like

that it could have ended badly. >> the pilot is in the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries he is incredibly lucky the overall lesson, if you are going to crash your small plane into a frozen creek, do it in front of a former u.s. navy captain. >> the military background, all the difference to have the presence of mind to get in a kayak. >> that's a blessing if i ever saw one. >> a christmas miracle >> let's grab the kayaks. >> yeah, incredible. >> thank you. all right. well, that is the news ready for a boost? >> please. >> all right let's do it. check this out a young man named kalin wanted something very special for christmas this year so he asked his mom to write a letter for him not to santa but to his stepfather here's what happened when his stepfather opened it >> thank you for always treating me like your son you have always been a dad to me i love you my big question is, will you

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built in the 1800s, the building is home to more than 2.5 million books. but it's their tiktok videos that are writing their next chapter. incredible videos made by employees to help catapult their library into the modern age. >> we thought it would be a new way to engage a new audience >> reporter: immediately the videos were a hit. >> our first month i think we had 5 million views. >> reporter: the first month you had 5 million views? >> yeah. >> reporter: how did do you that >> i don't know. we made good videos, i guess >> reporter: great videos, in fact shot and edited on an iphone by library data analyst derek reilly let me stop you. you said free. you guys aren't spending any money on this? >> no. >> reporter: not a dime? >> we don't have dedicated staff members. every person that works on tiktok has another full-time job at the library. >> reporter: like evan, the accountant and vaughn, a library volunteer coordinator.

for vaughn it's a bit of a family affair. not only are you working on these videos, your daughter is in the videos? >> my dogs also. >> reporter: the dogs, too >> yes. >> reporter: everybody >> yes. >> reporter: is there anything off limits >> no. probably not anything in the library. >> reporter: planning and producing the videos is no small feat the response is the reward when they get to read the touching comments that roll in the public libraries were my safe place growing up in milwaukee. thank you for being there for me another commenter said this made me cry thinking about my librarian handing the books about being gay after i rode my bike there when i was 13, thank you. what's it like to get that feedback >> teared up reading the comments on that video we get a lot of great comments people sighing they want to fl to milwaukee to visit our library, move here, work at the library. the video made them want to be a librarian, sign up for a library card. ♪ >> reporter: more than 80 videos later the once imposing building feels welcoming.

inviting you behind the scenes transforming the halls into a roller rink and they are taking their popularity in stride. >> see what she can do to minimize the press. >> reporter: i mean, not joking. you have become recognizable in milwaukee because of the work you have done at the library. >> you could say that. >> reporter: how does it feel? >> incredible. it's wonderful being able to walk down the street and, you know, people will call me out and people will say, hey, i have seen you on tiktok before. it's a pleasure being able to talk to them about what we do at the library. >> reporter: attention that couldn't come at a better time were you guys worried about what life would look like at the library after the pandemic, that people would come back >> absolutely. and we continue to be worried about it we have not reached the numbers of patrons entering buildings or checking materials out that we had in 2019. far from it. >> reporter: library funding across the country is in danger. nationally visits to libraries are down and fewer books are being checked out, though

registered digital users are on the rise milwaukee's library is using their newfound fame to give old books a new cover. >> i think that's one way that tiktok has helped us because we are able to highlight those library resources that you don't need to leave your house for. >> reporter: the latest trend in cyberspace, online traffic driving readers back to the printed word what a great group of people the team at the milwaukee public library told us the libraries across the country have reached out to them for help generating the same buzz they have created. they have spoken at conferences to teach the skills needed to replicate their success and these tools are critical that libraries across the country are fighting massive budget cuts even here the new york library is facing a potential multi-million dollar deficit they are not alone for all of these institutions the support has never been more critical i don't know the last time you were in your local library but they are struggling across the country. >> i will say taking the girls

to the library is so meaningful as a parent. they made that a destination for folks, which is so impressive. >> so cool you have to imagine that libraries across the country are going to take a page from their playbook. >> they are getting calls from -- they even said from my hometown library, the l.a. public library, they are getting calls. good on them. >> great stuff. for more great stuff out to dylan dreyer who has the latest forecast she is out with our incredible crowd out there. >> i don't know if you want to call it great weatherwise. the plaza crowd is great you have a sign here look, mom, i'm on tv where is mom >> upstate new york. >> awesome did she think you'd make it on to tv? >> yeah. >> awesome we did it. and get better soon, al. thank you so much. al is doing great. let's take a look at what's going on across the country where we do have some travel troubles today not so much in the northeast, but out west in san francisco and los angeles up to seattle we have a lot of rain, mountain snow through the passes, too the ski resorts will get a lot of snow. out of this storm system going through. and then as we go into tomorrow looking for the trouble spots to

be in the southwest and the northwest, too, with that storm system slowly moving to the east the east coast looks nice if you're headed back anywhere for today, tomorrow into thursday, too. still dealing with that snow and out west. dylan mentioned the rain for the west coast and that's what we see on stormranger doppler radar. pockets of light to moderate rain the heavier rain focused south of the san francisco area, talking south bay, santa cruz mo mountain. there is a flood watch in effect until 6:00 p.m. as we see that system exit, we'll see heading out check us out on siriusxm channel 108. back to you guys. >> thank you so much jacob, i got to put your carson hat on. >> we got a big "popstart," ladies and gentlemen, this morning.

first up, kim kardashian the reality star and business mogul is opening up on co-parenting with ex kanye west she is typically tight-lipped on the subject. she got candid in a podcast and spoke about how she protects her children from negativity listen >> co-parenting is really hard. you know and like - >> you are not co-parenting with the -- with just anyone? >> yeah. >> the quietest, easiest - >> i had the best dad and the best memories and the greatest experience, and that's all i want for my kids as long as they can have that, that's what i would want for them, you know so, like, if they don't know things that are being said or what's happening in the world, like, why would i ever bring that energy to them? >> i think every parent wants that she explains how she monitors

social media and checks in with their teachers to see if there kids at their school are talking about their family pretty vulnerable. check out the podcast he interview streaming right now. "love actually." if you have been flipping through the channels this month no doubt you have stumbled upo this christmas classic at least once or twice or thrice. >> if you look for it, i have got a sneaky feeling you will find that love actually is all around >> turns out love is all around, all year round in a recent interview with siriusxm, star emma tompson revealed how this particular holiday movie resonates with fans no matter the month >> this time of year does -- do people accost you constantly about "love actually" more than usual? >> no, it's pretty constant year round, actually. >> it should be. >> it's very strange there is something about it that just connects you to one of the

elements anyway of time. >> any holiday movie you would watch in the middle of the summer >> the movie "the holiday. and "love actually" i watched, i >> "christmas vacation" all year long. >> me too. i'm cousin eddie. coming up next, hugh jackman, fans can't wait the see him back as the wolverine in the next "deadpool" movie. frenemy ryan reynolds on the big screen and in an recent interview he teased the dynamic between their two iconic comic book characters. >> we are opposites. hate each other. i'm talking from -- let's just talk from my - >> yes. >> he is the fast-talking, quick worded, loudmouth and my character just wants to punch him in the head. >> here is the bad news. we have to wait a while to see how that plays out "deadpool 3" scheduled to hit

theaters november next year, -- next next year 2024 >> hugh jackman will be good whenever it comes out. >> love those guys next up, a prop from the "wizard of oz" scored nearly 500,000 bucks at auction a trick question any guess what it could be >> i want to say the shoes. >> ruby slippers >> a wand? >> they are in the smithsonian. >> so it's the wicked witch of the west's hourglass. >> really? >> unusual. >> didn't see that coming. >> heritage auctions fetched $495,000 for the terrifying timepiece. the hourglass is under two feet tall, it's big, made of wood and papier-mache and features spooky gargoyles, gothic spiral columns and mgm definitely got their money's worth with this prop after it left oz it turned up in a few more projects, including

babes on broadway 1941 classic and the 1956 film in "diane" and "the seven faces of dr. eve," so impressive >> the terrifying timepiece. finally, we are new year's resolutions. with the 2023 festivities around the corner, "country living" magazine put out a list of resolutions you can keep in the new year coming in at number five, love the countdown, keep your car clean. >> that's a good idea. >> that's tough to do. >> i was going to say, impossible seems easy enough, i guess make your bed is the next one. >> flagging my children. >> exactly. >> somebody's mother wrote this list still a simple resolution, we can all stick to, number three on the list, compliment someone and mean it. >> that's nice. >> number two, get outside we will do that in a minute. knock out a fitness resolution with this promise to get more fresh air. and then the last one, schedule more girl time or time with friends. >> i love that.

>> any resolutions >> i want to start cooking more healthy food. >> you can help me. >> you and savannah both. >> exactly. >> that's your "popstart." >> all right thank you. good morning to you. it is 8:26. i'm marcus washington. a storm is taking aim at the bay area and bringing snow to the sierra. this is palisades in lake tahoe. the snow has not let up leading palisades to warn visitors of changes. there is a good chance the upper mountain lifts will be impacted for days, and it may even cancel outdoor activities. >> we're going to have some major challenges, one just with the rain. as the temperatures drop, one of the biggest challenges with ski resorts uphill transportation is when you have water like this or

rain, then it starts to freeze. that's going to freeze the rollers that the cable goals across. there will be a lot of mountain operations work with that alone. then add in these winds. >> want to bring in meteorologist vianey arana. you've been tracking the storm. >> this is the first of a series of storms this week so be prepared for that. 59 degrees, light rain in san francisco. here's what it looks like on our mobile doppler radar stormranger. a lot of focus in stockton, we have a good amount of rain pushing through the south bay right now. in the santa cruz mountains, timing-wise, it moves out by about 1:00, 2:00.

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27th day of december that's actually pretty special day around here because it is our friend savannah guthrie's birthday. >> yay >> happy birthday! >> happy birthday, savannah! >> we trust that vail and charley and mike are taking good care of her. >> out here, hey, everybody, how y'all doing? [ cheers and applause we got a good cold crowd they are on the plaza. we are listening to dan + shay tomorrow they will perform a hit single for us winding down the holidays on a high note. >> we are looking forward to that coming up this morning, chassie post with the best of the best when it comes to online shopping, including a festive outfit that's perfect for new year's. >> i could see you in that, jacob. >> i was thinking the same thing, dylan dreyer. and fashion to food, judy joo is making new year's eve dinner with her signature korean twist, a delicious ham twist that makes leftovers to feed you

all week long. >> mouths are watering watching that from broadway to studio 1a the cast of "kimberly akimbo" is getting huge rave reviews. we are thrilled to have them here. and coming up on the "3rd hour of today," craig has a fun story in his series "dad's got this." we are going to meet the talented father/daughter duo making kids and parents dance while teaching them a thing or two. the songs are real catchy. >> perfect for craig he has the good moves. >> did you say craig has good moves? >> i was going to question that. >> what craig melvin are you talking about? [ laughter ] >> we call him two left feet, but he is our guy. >> you have the moves in the weather department. >> i shouldn't throw stones. >> we will see movement in the weather. we will get warmer temperatures in here. by new year's weekend we are going to see much warmer temperatures up and down the east coast get back into the 50s. heavy rain is going to take hold on the gulf coast and we are looking at travel impacts by the

end of the week out west stays stormy on saturday pleasant in the middle of the country. that rain from the gulf coast will move to the southeast and eventually we will see a lot of rain in the northeast as we get towards midnight ringing in 2023 it's going to be warm but wet. then on new year's day it's going to it will be a little wet for travelers. that's what's going on around the country. now here's a peek out your window. widespread rain continues across the bay area, but the heaviest of the rain with that atmospheric river more focussed in the south bay and the santa cruz mountains. here's your time line, by about 7:00, 8:00, 9:00 you'll see that system continuing to push through, and then eventually we'll see some scattered shower activity through about 10:30. >> and that's your latest forecast. >> thank you so much. you guys, a good one next.

chassie post here with all my outfits i will be wearing. our favorite best-selling items from 2022. they are all great deals, including a handy gadget you will reach for every time you do the laundry. first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪

♪♪ ♪ and we are back now with a special year-end edition of "today bestsellers." all yearlong we have brought you the best products from tech to beauty, fashion to home, and today we're rounding out our absolute favorites from 2022 "shop all day" contributor the great and one and only chassie post is here with the best of the best doan forget that our qr code on your screen. just scan it to shop along with us good morning happy holidays. >> same to you! >> so good to see you. and this item up first is so good so see. this adorable sweater.

>> not only is this the sweater of 2022, but it is a today.com favorite and a "shop today" reader favorite and editor favorite what people love about it is it's so comfortable. feel that knit. >> so soft. >> it feels like you're wearing a sweatshirt it's so stylish. you look incredibly put together and it's really flattering it's oversized, a turtleneck. >> oversized for the holidays. >> perfect. gives you great coverage and it's still really flattering sometimes it's hard to do oversize and still be flattering. >> great colors, too. >> so many different colors. this will be your go-to sweater for winter. >> awesome these skirts, gorgeous perfect for new year's eve celebrations. >> guess what. you can wear them every day. >> i love it. >> two of the biggest trends of the year we have this accordion pleat and the metallic metallic is the new neutral. it goes with everything in your closet we put it with a black turtleneck, with a blouse or a

t-shirt and sneakers. you can wear this all the time >> this is flattering, right this is for everything >> the length, the a-line silhouette and it's comfortable. check it out an elastic waistband. >> this speaks to me. >> $22, an affordable way to get in on the metallic trend. >> these guys are my friends in the morning. >> do you use these? these are fabulous you and 27,000 other shoppers who rated these really high. these little gold under eye fabulous masks, right? >> explain what they do. not everyone knows. >> these are a five in one miracle. they are multitaskers. the brand says not only do they help to de-puff, but brighten, tighten, help to remove fine lines and wrinkles sign me up, right? >> exactly little miracle worker. i love it because it wakes you up. >> it does you can also put them in the refrigerator for an at-home spa experience i love this. they come in individual packs.

>> that's perfect. >> 20 of them for under $15. >> i love this these brushes tell us about these. >> feel this it feels like a little velvety fabulousness, right? this is the new brush that everybody is talking about and this flat bristle here, not only this is a "shop today" team favorite, but this is one of the number one best-selling foundation brushes it's like, you know, a secret weapon it helps you to spread your foundation, almost getting that airbrush look. >> like a little massage, also. >> yes so easy to use and, you know, professional makeup artists are always talking about having the right tool to get best results and this is it under $10. >> affordable, too. >> oh, my gosh have you seen these? these are electric lighters. again, 30,000 ratings. people love these. and not -- here's why. it is not a flame. it's a little electric pulse i don't know if you can see that

but look at this >> it's tiny. >> yeah, tiny electric pulse. >> perfect. >> usb rechargeable and it has safety features, child lock. so that is great under $10 again. >> this speaks to me as well from an organizational standpoint this is must have. >> you and 58,000 ratings on these. this is called the battery daddy. this clever carrying case will help you organize, store and protect your batteries it does not come with the batteries. if you are anything like me, i have batteries all over the house. >> right. >> what a thing of beauty to have them there at the ready the 12-battery toys you need. >> a theme for the holidays. where are the batteries? >> fill them up. you will love that it protects your batteries. >> all right >> last but not least, 30,000 ratings. so these are -- it's a vacuum attachment for your dryer vent

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♪ ♪ we are back with "today food." always the best part of the morning. here this morning chef and best selling cookbook author judy joo joins us she has a lot of great recipes for anyone who wants to ring in the new year that will impress the guests her new restaurant seoul bird just opened this month a atario resort and casino in las vegas. judy, happy new year >> happy new year. >> congratulations on the new adventure. what is up >> it's the ultimate korean fried chicken. if you have not had it you have to try our chicken sandwiches, our fried chicken. it has the great korean flavors, deep umami richness. >> when you are at home you only watch this, but if you could smell the kitchen right now. you would know how good it is. what are you making today? >> a gorgeous honey blazed ham,

gochujang. and a perfect pear crumble with coconut. this is simple for the holidays you do lots of things, so we start out with a cooked ham not all hams are created equal buy the best quality ham you can. and for this one this is cooked already. we are just going to warm it through first. first score it do that by using a paring knife. half-inch deep scores in a crisscross pattern do you cook? >> i do. i have been known to cook a ham on occasion. >> it's classic but you are jazzing it up a little bit. >> walk me through the glaze you put some -- >> yeah, a little bit of water because it is cooked but you don't want to dry tout so cover the bottom of the pan with the water like this and you are going to cover it with a bit of foil so it doesn't burn, took it an hour until it's warmed through. the honey glazed ham, this is

the secret sauce. >> help me out, is that easy to find any grocery store. >> okay. so the glaze. >> that's a fermented korean chili paste, a bit of soda honey. cola. >> soda? >> yeah. yeah, koreans, we like to -- >> the whole thing >> the whole thing. >> any soda? >> lemon lime soda, but i like cola because it gives it that flavor, a little bit of color and sweetness. and it will loosen that right up you whisk that down until it is a glaze consistency. you are going to taste this and see -- you can see -- you want to lick your fingers >> yeah. >> that's fine and if it's too spicy -- >> no, no. >> add more honey. >> the ham is perfect. >> a little bit -- there is a little bit of after spice. >> let her finish already. >> it's spicy but sweet. >> it is yeah.

>> i want to keep going. we have a lot to do. should i - >> yeah. glaze it right over. this has been warmed through glaze that over and then every 15 minutes glaze it more, okay and then we are going to move to our crumble. >> okay. >> we are going to cook that. >> how long? >> glaze it every 15 minutes and register to 135. >> we have a minute to go. >> we are making a crumble it couldn't be better. >> have a bite, bro. >> this is crushing it. >> we've got oats. we have got coconut. we have sunflower seeds. the secret ingredient is the cardamom it adds a little bit of a twist. >> this is really good sorry. >> nice, right spicy, sweet, everything nice. everything you want in a holiday ham. mix that together. make a good crumble just like that and of course pears. and pears are just going to get the center out. >> i'm going back to the ham

keep going. >> core out the centers like this with a melon baller really easy. and then you are going to put it flat on a cutting board and make wedges and then butter, a little bit of coconut oil, got to get that coconut flavor coming through. saute this with a bit of vanilla, a split vanilla bean, coconut and sugar and cinnamon that all - >> this is really, really good, this ham. >> delicious, right? >> i am basically done with my ham. i'm about halfway -- >> you are going to eat and cook at the same time. >> fine. >> a bit of rum -- >> medium or high? does it matter >> depends how al dente, how much kind of -- if you like your pears to be kind of soft in the center, you could cook it a little bit more. if you want a little bit of texture, don't cook it that much this is the chilled crumble. this is the cooked pears and we put the crumble on top just like this. >> ridiculous.

>> so good, right? >> crunchy, i love the crunch. really crispy. >> how long do you cook? >> i think you cook it 45 minutes until everything is cooked on top. >> judy joo, so nice to see you in person. soul bird is the restaurant. we wish you a very good new year. for more on these recipes today.com/food if you are in vegas, soul bird

>> announcer: the citi music series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi now to a special broadway performance this holiday week. we are thrilled to have the cast of "kimberly akimbo" with us "the new york times" calling this the season's most moving new musical. the show is about kimberly, a bright and funny teenager, who

looks like a 72-year-old woman due to a rare condition. >> yeah, that's right. and as kimberly deals with life's challenges she is determined to find happiness, even if time is not on her side. the main character is played by tony award winner -- the main character victoria clark, who is with us today along with the rest of the cast victoria, thank you so much for being here >> thank you for having us we are so excited to be here this morning this is great. >> well, your play opened up about a month ago. you are already getting rave reviews. it really is about the challenges that this young girl who has this rare condition is facing why do you think this is resonating with people >> well, this show is really about taking stock of your life and making the choices you need to make in order to fulfill dreams and to get them as quickly as possible because we don't really know how much time we have, right so it's about taking control of your life and going for gold.

>> we are so excited without further adieu, let's hear the cast of "kimberly akimbo." >> do you like anagrams? >> yeah. >> you want me to do your name >> sure! >> so. kimberly is kimberly levaco >> oh. >> i start with the "k" first. that's one of the hardest letters. >> oh. >> kilo, killer, cola, e.coli, broken, yo, yo, yak, yam, i

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few scattered showers up through the north bay. now, the focus of this we'll continue to check out but a lot of sierra snow actively coming down, a winter storm warning remains in effect for tomorrow along with the lake tahoe area. by about 11:00, pock els of rain still in through fremont, livermore, santa cruz through gilroy and that rain is expected to clear out.

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