>> what is your first "star wars" memory and bring it to this moment here with your mom. >> me, kicking and screaming because she bugging me to watch it. i was 4 years old. she put it on. >> was she begging you? >> she is a beggar and she's to run. >> what a contrast it must be to the very firs "star wars" premier. >> yeah. all grown up now. >> you've been reading all the rumors online about what happened to luke sky walker in this film? >> some you laugh hard and some you go how did they knowthat? >> they brought out sophia joe, reunion of the originals and a bunch of c super fans. but what has us talking is carrie fisher. >> so i don't -- [ beep ] i mean no as good as. >> swearing, fla the cameras, crazy, awesome usual. >> i hope she brought the hot

buns. >> she may have. >> was the tongue? >> there was no tongue. >> i got s minutes. >> i have a condom. you want a condom? >> that is not going to make the show. >> i love talking to you. i remember having fun with you that day. you're really handsome. >> awe. no kiss. but i t carrie kind of felt me up shechlt also said a bunch of stuff that didn't make much sense pretty sure there was a "star wars" spoiler in there. >> these are my bagels. i don't have the bagels. >> she wears the bagel in the family. and that's my -- oh. >> that is a mystery. >> i just gave it >> you may have given something up. >> you'll know. you'll know what we gave up, it will be i your pants. >> so now that finally out friday, what are people saying? official reviews are embargoed until 12:01 a.m. wednesday. here are the reactions on social media. cast was stellar and from comed to costumes, fights tow infec e

an old fashioned movie. >> no more trailers, images, secrets, disneyexpos. no more! no more! today is the day! >> i saw you taking pictures of george lucas on the red carpet. >> there wasn't a day that went grateful for what he created. >> it's amazing. 40 years later, it's still going strong. >> the person that's going to sit next to me my little nephew. that's what "star wars" is. it'sgenerations. pass it on to the next generation. pass it on to the next generation. and that's why it is a cultural phenomenon. >> the secret is out. and my job is done. it's up to you guys now. >> and that will happily take harrison the movie is awesome. kevin, back me up. >> loved it. we stayed out a little too late with our kids on school night. but it was still well worth it. by the way, you have to get to the airport. >> i do. tomorrow night "star wars" premier in london.

we're not finished in hol yet. i got the stars to answer questions from the biggest fans next. >> thanks very much. coming up, serious news. bill cosby is firing back against seven of his accuse he filed a counter lawsuit and we're talking to lawyers both sides of the fight. >> mr. cosby has been injured through the false malicious statements of these seven women accusers. >> cosby file the counter suit yesterday in massachusetts claiming that his ac defamed him. >> just a page from the defense lawyers' playbook. deflect attention away from mr. cosby's actions and place it on something or someone else. >> the course of events started with the initial accusations of assault. >> kept trying to get me to take pills to >> i was devastated. i felt lower than dirt. >> when last year cosby's lawyers claimed the accusations were fabricated and

unsubstantiated, the seven women sued cosby for defamation. >> he sexua assaulted me in my own bed. >> and now in his action, cosby is claiming among other things emotion emotional distress and that his honorable legacy has been tarnished. >> there's been interference with business cont such as his contract with nbc which was canceled. >> cosby's wife is also mixed up in all of. this she will be an questions under oath. her depositton is scheduled for january 5th. >> tonight on "the voice," a new champion will be crowned. the season will come to an end. that will be an interesting situation. christina aguilera is set to return next season. and that means blake shelton and his girlfriend was out of the seat. so will she be back? well blake is already lo >> are we any closer to adding a fifth chair? >> we love gwen. love all of the coaches. >> but as a producer, is she coming back for se 11? but as an executive producer, carson, i mean -- >> our chairs, we're like iron

chef around here. once you've been in the kitchen, you're always welcome back on the kitchen. >> any time yowant? >> any time. >> see you next season, gwen. >> all right. >> okay. >> oo blake put producer carson daily on the spot. but for now, kristina will gwens chair. ♪ only knows what i'd be without you ♪ >> last night the final four sa for the last time. blake, is of course, on team gwen. >> if you had to choose a contestant with someone else's team to win, who woul choose? >> you left me no choice but to say gwen because it's m goal in life to beat adam or see him -- or see somebody beat him. >> all r we'll find out who wins tonight. one other note, yesterday we mentioned that blake is hosting acms with luke bryant. >> this morning we broke the news on "e.t." on line. blake will be missed.

and another thing, blake and gwen were kept in mind for kathie l hoda as they ran through the favorite moments of 2015. >> when i heard about the gwen stefani -- >> what did you i >> i'll have to say, look, i'm happy that they're happy. i'm 90% happy that they're happy. >> so hoda be 10% heart broken over the love life of super crush blake. but the unfiltered knows what o to say. >> 50% of these things don't last. you put in the fact these on tour. she has kids. he has no kids. we love them both. they're fine. >> so there is still hope for me? >> yes, there is still hope for hoda. >> hey, don't speak. >> so no blake hoda christmas stocking but there is this. >> i did get you something this year you're going to love. >> i want one of those -- >> hover boards. >> yes. she's not hot enough. she needs a hoover board. >> the holiday is bittersweet for kathie lee as her first without husband frank who died suddenly in august. >> i am just grateful.

thank yo so much. god bless you all. >> she and hoda spending new year's eve with a toast of 2015. >> we're turning up the volume. so our special i going to air right here on nbc. >> one of them was the gladiator, russell crowe. >> yes. >> he showed up. i was afraid of him before he got. there sweetest guy. amy s >> shut up. >> you're so fun. >> it's not over, is it? >> yeah, it's kind ofover. >> what? >> i mean there are shocking moments of 2015. >> whitney couplings. >> she flashed her -- >> yes, she did. >> you want to talk about my flexibility? >> i'm trying to erase that. >> notme, i liked it. >> of course you did. >> you got to adm they have good chemistry. >> so much fun. we also asked them if they have a new year's resolution. just be a better person tomorrow than you are today. hoda said she is also going to clean out her purse again. what is in her purse? >> all right. coming up, we go inside eva longoria's lavish engagement

celebration. plus, channing tatum does beyonce. >> the lip sifrsynch railer has released. >> and the holiday outing with jay z. it is classic.

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thnch . thicrazy! >> soinlt a couple seconds of the trailer of lipsynch but it has people losing their mind. that is channing tatum, yes, it s doing his best beyonce. and we sp to him about it last night at the premier of the hateful eight. the lipsynch battle trailer has been released. >> i don't know that is. >> that is amazing. >> i have no idea that is. that's weird.

who is that? >> deny all you want, it's totally you. he tried to shut talks of his appearance. but his competitio appearance left beyonce out of the bag. >> i had added confrontation i was going against my wife. i'm just happy that we're married. >> kurt russell was with goldie and daughter kate flew into the city by chopper. >> why did they say that? >> i actually did. i was so late. i to fly this morning. >> certainly she could get there. >> i wish i had that option getting to work every day. >> in l.a. traffic, you are kidding? >> we have more on the other premier, "star wars." >> this movie is re all about the fans. i grabbed my surface tablet and let some of them ask the questions. >> what is the craziest experience you had with fans since you have become part of "star wars"? >> i met 24 lothis lovely woman

the airport and she started to cry. and s -- >> it's only the beginning. >> which characters from the old series that returned were you most excited to write? >> they were all really fun to write. i would say probably hans was the most fun. >> w your earliest sta wars memory? >> being at school in kenya and curling up on a poof in our living room watching themovie. >> and now look at this tonight. it's like -- >> it's otherworldly. >> there is something pretty cool catching stars connect with their fans like. that i love it. our friends at microsoft wanted us to remind you to upgrade your pcs and surface tablets to windows 10 if you haven't done so already. they say it's faster, more secure with lots of new features. >> up next, celebrities endorse pr products but there are

allegation that's chaz dean's hair products caused women hair to fall out. >> plus, we sit down with the real joy. so how true to life movie? >> is that accurate? >> stick around. closed captioning provided by --

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merry christmas. always good to see you. >> okay. i mean beyonce just won christmas in my book. no grinch for her. drop the mike, girlfriend. she was christmas from head to toe at her company party in new york. can you imagine her just choosing all the things, the tinsel, ornaments and even her glasses were christmas trees. >> merry christmas, beyonce. let's move on to a pposed to he and instead it makes y hair fall out. that's what some women are claiming and they are suing a hair care company that has b endorsed by brooke shields and alyssa ma lan yoe. >> if you're having a bad hair

day, it's a bad day. >> it may not be a bad hair day assa but it is for 200 women who claim the wen bronand destroyed their hair. thinning air and bald patches are included in the class action lawsuit which alleges the pro caused significant hair loss. burning of the scalp and is unsafe for use by consumers. >> he made it soft and silky and shiny and look healthy. i literally couldn't believe it. >> but stars like angie harmon sing the praises of the bran which was created by celebrity hairstylist chaz dean who mixed it up in his kitchen. >> i would cleanse my hair and i was like this fee amazing. how can i bring this to my porful corporation are the defendanteds in the lawsuit. earlier this year, dean made brooke shields the newest wen celebrity brand endorser. attorney and former prosecutor rendalman who isn't involved in the case says a

significant amount of mo could be at stake. >> we're talking about millions of dollars. this is a pretty huge brand. it's been around quite a while. s settlement, they're looking for a huge settlement. >> dean has an estimated net worth of $10 mill w pennsylvania to sell his brand on qvc. despite the lawsuit, there are thousands of positive reviews from customers qvc's website who love the br >> you'll feel the difference and you'll see the difference the very first time you use it. >> reps respond to us by our deadline. qvc does comment on pending litigation. as for the 200 women suing wen, their attorney tells "e.t." they're declining to comment as they're trying to settle t case out of court. now according to the company, more than 10 million wen products have been shipped since

200 wi 2008. >> a famous product is at the center of the golden globe nominated movie "joy." jennifer lawrence plays the woman who invented the miracle mop. the mop sold millions. but who is the woman behind the creation? we found out when she sat down with the real joy. >> how surreal is this for you? what did you think when y first heard there was going to be a movie made based on your life? >> well, at first, youknow, i was like that's not possible. yes, it absolutely is surreal. and hearing jennifer lawrence, the hottest, biggest movie star on the planet is playing you. pretty nice. >> pretty nice. i think it's perfect. >> literal lit last mop you'll ever have to buy. >> it's mops, rags to riches story. joy was a divorced mother in her 30s three kids under 7 who imagined a better mop. >> you would like t try a new mop. >> it to sell was a struggle.

a bust on qvc. she had let her do the talking rather than the spokes model. >> who showed you the mop? who sold it to you? who taught you how to use it? who convinced you it was great after you thought it was worthless? >> once on the air, joy cleaned up selling 18,000 mops in 20 minutes. less than 10 years later, she was selling ten million mops a year. >> what was your reaction? >> i was nervous to meet her. i don't have any questions. i didn't even know where to begin. how do you start a multimillion dollar company? >> j-law ca joy's grit and drive in all of her long island looks. >> she had really aggressive hairdos. is that accurate? >> well, you know, when you live a life as a woman, hairdos are like change, right? you go -- what is the first thing you look at when you look at a picture? did i really do that with my hair? >> we were talking about that,

joy. >> so where is joy today? well now 59, she is still working it on hsn and holds more than 100 patents on her invention. >> if you notice all the clothes at hsn are on huggable hangers. >> from huggable hangers loved by oprah to the travelease tote. >> there is no stopping her empire, even at message on po >> starting christmas day, joy is goin inspire the world. >> i love this story so much. it's a great story. we want to show you a moment of joy. that is eva longoria and her fiance celebrating their engagement in dubai. they were joined by about 20 friends who sihipped on champagne. the celebration and the gourmet meal cost under $10,000. >> i hope dessert was included.

>> in our ooest birthdays, which prime time star started his career as a contestant on "the dating game"? doni danza, done don john david hasslehoff? >> don johnson. >> really? the answer is coming up next. ha? >> don johnson. >> really? the answer is coming up next.

>> pam:next on kron-4 news at eight: >> pam:a threat involving gun attacks and explosives. shuts down hundreds of public schools in california. >> pam:where it may have come from. >> pam:a popular hair product facing a major lawsuit. over claims it makes hair fall out. >> pam:i'm pam moore. the news -- at eight -- is next.

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which prime time star started his career as a contestant on "the dating game." that is -- come on now. you got it right. >> don johnson. he turn66 today. >> we're breaking so award show news. ll cool jay will return to host the grammys for the fifth year in a row. of course it will be fabulous. the show airs february 15 on cbs. >> he is the best. yesterday i hosted the launch of kobe bryanshoe. nike tricked out a part of staples center to like a laboratory where he cooks up all the innovations. we also talked about life after basketball. will he be spending more time with his girls? >> that's the beautiful part about it. i can take them to school e >> grant:now at eight.

terror is the topic as republicans meet for their final debate of the year. >>you can talk about freedom of speech. you can talk anything you want i don't want them using our internet to reach our impressionable >> grant:why donald trump sa>> grant:l=a school officials defend their decision to send after a terror threat. and why new york's mayor says >>there was nothing credible about the threat >>whoosh >> grant:the t=v commercials promise the shampoo will save you time and money. the lawsuit says people who use it lost something even more valuable. >>whoosh >> grant:and kayla the rescue parrot breaks her silence, and let's just say she doesn't want a cracker. >> grant:this is a full hour of your choice for prime time news. time news.