and score a t good morning. triple threat. tens of millions in the path of a dangerous mix of snow and ice today after a weekend of deadly tornados in texas and oklahoma. white out conditions and drifts up to 10 feet high. highways already shut down. thousands of flights cancelled or delayed coast to coast and we have it all covered. breaking overnight a major set back for isis. the terrorer group driven out of a city. fighting back. nfl star quarterback peyton manning blasting a report that

enhancing drugs. >> it's completely fabricated. complete trash, garbage. >> this morning manning's possible plans to sue over the controversial report. hover boards and hospitals. the holiday's hottest gift leading to numerous injuries across the country. social media lighting up today monday, december 28th, 2015. >> from nbc this is today with matt louer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everybody, welcome to today on a monday morning alongside carson.

>> there's the beautiful bride. we're so excited. you pulled off quiet the feast. >> i wanted a hover board and got a wife. our families were visiting. we surprised our moms and parents and had a small ceremony in church and had a dinner with friends after. >> it was absolutely beautiful and the kids looked great. >> it's great too that the kids were older and knew what was going on. happy belated birthday to you. >> thank you very much. there go. it wasn't as exciting as getting married. >> pretty close. >> 44. let's get to our top story. the powerful storm system moving across the country. we're going to get to that and we'll have al's forecast in a moment as well. first let's go right to nbcs gabe guiterrez. good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, good morning.

weekend. the official death toll now stands at 11 for the texas tornados and there have been hundreds of buildings that have been destroyed across the country. the conditions are far from over. >> this morning weather whiplash from tornados to floods to blizzards devastating the southwest and midwest. at least nine confirmed tornados touching down in texas. destruction spanning nearly 40 miles from dallas. an ef-4 twister tore through garland with winds and an infant killed. >> please baby, please baby, be okay, baby. i was holding her little fingers. >> texas governor declaring four counties disaster areas.

what they could by candle light. >> it was one of the most horrifying events in my life. >> further north flash floods turned deadly. five killed in illinois and another eight dead in missouri. in dallas this morning crews race to rescue a driver stranded in high water and new mexico is under a state of emergency. the massive storm system has already dubbed two feet of snow in parts of the state. wind gusts up to 82 miles per hour. the treacherous driving conditions expanding to the texas and oklahoma panhandle. >> people need to slow down. the roads are slick. >> these tourist from miami visiting amarillo are on heist. others in the same state struggle through the deadliest december tornados on record. >> this is absolutely unreal. >> reporter: since wednesday there have been 29 tornado related deaths across five states.

year. here in texas crews will be out in force. >> all right. gabe, thank you very much. >> let's bring in mr. roker who is tracking it all for us. >> it's bad out there. it's going to continue the next 24 hours. 13 people killed in the flooding in missouri. if you see high water, turn around, don't drown. we have severe weather right now. tornado watches and severe thunderstorm watches from new orleans up to memphis. 8 million people at risk for severe weather. risks of isolated tornados continue today. as the front moves through tonight into tomorrow severe storms possible into the south. flooding rain as the front moves in. look at the rainfall amounts up to 3-5 inches as you get from alabama into parts of northern georgia and then the cold side of the storm. 33 million people in the path of wintry weather. chicago, detroit, kansas city and boston all possible as the

great lakes. low pressure and snow developing heavy at times reducing visibility. look at the snow fall we're talking upwards to a foot or more in iowa and parts of southern minnesota. this is what i'm really concerned about. power outages and dangerous weather from chicago, detroit and buffalo. we could be looking at anywhere from a half inch to an inch of ice. it only takes a tenth of an inch of ice for distraction. >> scary stuff, al, thanks very much. of course, all the frightful weather is leading to major problems at the airports stranding many travellers trying to make it home after the holidays. kevin is at o'hare international airport. kefb, good morning. >> we have freezing rain, snow and high winds.

a lot of glum faces standing in line ups trying to get through security hopefully to make already today carson more than 600 flights nationwide have been cancelled. there are thousands of delays. interestingly enough just last week everyone here in the chicago area, we were talking about how we haven't had winter yet. the temperatures were up in the 60s. that as al just said is all about to change. more than 100 million people have travelled more than ever during the holiday season. a lot of them are going to be taking a lot longer to get home than they did heading out on their trips to grandma's house. >> thank you. >> another big story breaking overnight. a key victory for isis. their leader releases a new message. nbc's keir simmons has the latest. good morning.

it looks as if isis is losing control of this major iraqi city. there has been confusion this morning with suggestions some isis fighters remain there. this morning they confirm iraqi army forces have retaken the capitol as the battle raised isis put out a defiant message and a rare statement being poured over by analyst. it may not be what he says that's impactful but what he didn't say. >> it is a employee toblow to isis. iraqi forces have been raiding buildings hunting the remaining isis jihadist before making this morning's television announcement hailing their liberation from the occupation of isis terrorism. just days ago the illusive

released in 2014 was rallying in a 24 minute audio recording. mocking the u.s. led coalition against isis, taunting saudi arabia and threatening israel. unverified by nbc news, isis will defeat the entire world, a war crime and perhaps a cry for help. isis needs more recruits. he apparently admits. while a string of isis attacks on the west are not mentioned raising questions about when it was reported. police were on the streets of europe again as aus tree canadian authority warn of another plot. in october it was claimed he had been wounded while warning his followers many of you will face death.

coming he says. a final apock -- apocalypse. >> we can't be sure it's him but what is fascinating his statement indicates a lack of confidence just as isis loses its major iraqi city. >> a lot going on. thank you very much. >> now to the presidential race where there was anything but peace on earth. donald trump attacking hillary clinton while declaring her husband as fair game on the campaign trail. hally has that story for us. good morning. >> good morning. donald trump here in new hampshire to kick off a three day three state campaign swing. he has a new target dweeting this morning over the weekend not just about hillary clinton but bill too. for donald trump not quiet a quiet christmas break. >> women are more upset about it than anyone else. including most men.

his attacks against hillary clinton and now her husband. >> bill clinton is not going to be the end all in the campaign and he'll come under attack not just from me, but many other people. >> trump tweeting hillary clinton has announced she's letting her husband out to campaign but he's demonstrated a pension for sexism. so inappropriate. his words echoing clinton about trump. >> he's demonstrated. i think donltdald trump or any candidate would raise bill clinton as somehow a negative. >> bill clinton's approval rating higher right now than president obama's and george w. bush's but trump sees an opening. >> i think he is fair game. his presidency was really considered to be very troubled to put it mildly because of all the things she's talking to me about. >> while it's the party of front

sanders is taking aim too arguing his policies would be better for trump supporters. >> the real issues are not donald trump's vulgarity. it's the fact he thinks we should not be raising the minimum wage. he believes wages are too high. >> trump taking offense to that on twitter where he's also attacking republican rivals. several on the campaign trail today. as 2015 comes to a close, all eyes on 2016. trump is frustrated with a new rule in virginia that ask primary voters to pledge they are republican. it's two other states that are top of line for most candidates. iowa where it's just five weeks into the caucuses there and where ted cruz leads and here in new hampshire which votes a week later and where donald trump is solidly on top. guys. >> hally jackson, thanks.

steve. one of hosts of mtp daily. good to see you. we've had trump going after hillary for about a week now. i guess the conventional week, it's good for both of them,. >> yeah, in a lot of ways, that's true. donald trump, if you want to fire up republican voters, you can do a lot worse things than go after hillary clinton, from hillary's standpoint she has democrats rallying around her. makes her forget she has a primary bernie sanders. the way donald trump is going about this, the republicans may not disagree with the idea of going after the clintons but could be so course and aggresve, this is a reminder, do we want this guy as our candidate next fall? maybe that plays in the hands of somebody like ted cruz. on the flip side, for hillary clinton, look, a lot of sympathy heard from the democratic side

in circulation. we wouldn't be talking about bill clinton in 1990s and monica if it weren't for donald trump bringing it up? >> how long before competitors going after him for acting like he already has the party's nomination? >> the cruz strategy is don't say anything negative at all. tell anybody who asks you donald trump is a great friend of mine and let republicans come to the conclusion on their own. you like donald trump. we like ted cruz. ted cruz is a more mature alternative. you got to look at what you're talking about. we're seeing it from jeb bush, marco rubio, chris christie, they're fighting for their political lives right now and they're going to have to go after them. >> what changes the projecture of the race right now? cruz looks good in iowa but trump is leading in most polls.

>> iowa, new hampshire one, two punch. cruz is one. you got to look tot new hampshire. if your a republican, you want the establishment candidate, you got to put a win on the board in new hampshire or be seen as putting a win on the board or closer to second. the problem that the republican establishment has is the republican candidates i mentioned, christie, kasich, rubio and bush are all bunched together. 8, 9, 10%. it's allowing donald trump to lead pretty comfortably in that state. one of these have to breakout. >> they're splitting that vote for sure. steve, thank you very much. now we move to chicago where family and friends, two people killed by police, one of them demanding answers. officers responding to a domestic disturbance call shot 19-year-old antonio greer.

encounter. on sunday greer's mother said quote the police are suppose to service and protect us yet they take the lives. shechicago major rom emanual is skauling on the police department to review crisis intervention training in the wake of those shootings. we turn now to al and boy, we were all saying where's winter but now it's here. >> this is kind of what happened last year. we had an early start and then boy did things get going and we have a feeling that's going to happen again today. we can see the snowy weather, icy conditions and that can extend all the way up to new england. a strong storm making their way through the gulf coast. out west things quiet. we're going to get to your local

30 seconds. dana: in las vegas, a high of 48. eight degrees below normal. tomorrow, we bump it up to 50 degrees for tuesday and wednesday. we stay below normal through the next seven days. the overnight lows stay close to the freezing mark. this morning, into the 20's at many valley locations. tomorrow, 34 degrees. and that's your latest weather. >> thank you. now to the sterl box office success of "star wars: the force awakens." >> dominance is rolling along shattering records.

>> what we predicted, not only did "star wars" have the highest grossing second weekend ever it became the fastest move tee break the $1 billion mark, reaching that milestone in just 12 days. the force is stronger than ever. "star wars" episode 7 storming its way to the $1 billion mark this weekend. >> hold on. >> becoming the fastest movie to do so and breaking just about every box office record in existence on its way there. >> are we doing this. >> reporter: the force awakens holds the box office records for the fastest movie ever to hit $1 billion, biggest opening weekend, biggest christmas day, and biggest single day ever. in less than two weeks, it's already the fifth highest grossing movie in u.s. history. one. >> nothing will stand in our

>> the odds are looking good. the movie has fans returning again and again for the thrills and the series newest characters. >> who areyou? >> meaning "star wars" could be weeks away from its new spot as the highest grossing film of all time in any galaxy. >> chewy, we're home. >> right now "avatar" is the top grossing movie with over $2.7 billion. keep this in mind, "the force awakens" hasn't even opened in china yet. that's the second largest movie market. it opens there january 9. so you can imagine. >> amazing, disney paid $4 billion for lucas films. >> i'm going with my brother see 3d imax. >> i saw it the second time last night. i put it over the top.

>> i kept my eyes open. >> i have to go for the first time. >> so good. >> thanks, nat. coming up nfl star peyton manning firing back what he says about a report that suggests he received performance enhancing drugs. >> and hover board wipeouts. why the must have holiday gift is keeping doctors busy. first on a monday morning this

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we will have live tv coverage of his visit on news three. >> let's get a check of traffic. tom: we started out with a fatality accidents at 215. it has been cleared out of the way for people who saw that earlier. in the spaghetti bowl, it is that time of the morning. a little lighter than usual. there is one accident right on the strip, two vehicles involved. flashing lights right there. people will not show up couple of days. dana: 300,000 people on the strip on thursday night. don't into the 20's across the las vegas valley at this hour. we will envelope temperature slowly as the sun is up.

back into the 50's for tuesday, wednesday, thursday. we won't be back into the freezing mark for the next role days -- we will be back into the freezing mark for next several

>> we oh, yeah. we're going to play the holiday music for a few more days. 4:30. tree's up. music is on. 28th of december, 2015. saying good morning to the folks out on our plaza this morning. good morning to you at home. nice to have you with us. >> here are the stories making news right now. heavy snow is creating blizzard conditions across parts of texas and oklahoma in the wake of deadly tornadoes in the same areas over the weekend, and that swath of snow, ice and the rain will spread through the midwest and south today. we'll get al's forecast here in just a moment. >> breaking overnight. iraqi forces have retaken the city of ramadi from isis militants. that terror group had occupied

>> and the first votes of the 2016 presidential race will be cast five weeks from today when the iowa caucuses are held. on the campaign trail over the weekend republican front-runner donald trump spent most of his time attacking hillary clinton accusing her of, quote, playing the woman's card. >> let's start this half hour with nfl star quarterback peyton manning vehemently denying the claim that he received performance enhancing drugs while recovering from a neck injury back in 2011. "today" national correspondent craig melvin is following this story for us. good morning. >> good morning. we're talking about one of the biggest names in the history of sports. peyton manning says he is furious and from us trade over investigative unit. the five-time league mvp telling nbc sports that he is so angry he may sue the network. this morning outrage from an nfl icon. >> it's completely fabricated, complete trash, garbage. >> reporter: peyton manning firing back denying allegations

drugs in an interview with espn. >> disgusted is really how i feel, sickened by it. >> reporter: in the documentary airing overnight on al jazeera, charlie sly, a former pharmacy intern at the guyer institute in indianapolis claims manning was given human growth hormones when he received treatment there in 2011. secretly taped by al jazeera sly claims the star quarterback got the drugs illegally through his wife. >> all the time we're going to be sending ashley manning drugs, like a growth hormoerngs all the time everywhere. florida, never under peyton's name, always under her name >> reporter: five-time mvp says he did receive treatment at the guyer institute in the 2011 while recovering from a neck injury but insists he never took banned substances. hgh is banned in the nfl, but random testing did not start until 2014. the denver broncos say they support their quarterback 100%, and the colts, manage's former

utterly ridiculous. dr. dale guyer, the clinic founder, is dismissing the report saying mr. sly has fabricated this whole thing for reasons i can not fathom. posting a video on youtube charlie sly is retracting all the statements in question saying they are all unruh. >> i am recanting any such statement. >> reporter: when asked if he would sue al jazeera manning told sports writer peter king, yeah, i probably will. i'm that angry. one of sport's biggest stars defending his legacy and finding support from his team and fans. >> so manage isn't the only athlete mentioned in that documentary. charlie sly also claimed that he helped several other football and baseball players obtain banned substances. attorneys for some of those players are also threatening legal action. nbc news did reach out to the al jazeera. they have declined to comment. this is likely just the beginning of this story guys. >> keep following, it craig. thank you very much.

caused by a gift that probably found its way under the tree this year. it was huge. the hoverboards, search the internet and you'll find all sorts of video of new users struggling to keep their balance and as as nbc's kerry sanders explains in some cases it's no laughing matter. >> reporter: hoverboards, one of the host christmas gifts this year hard to get and even harder to stay on. the self-balancing electric scooters causing righters of all ages to lose their balance. since christmas the videos are all over social media showing would-be riders having more than a little trouble. falls ranging from funny to downright dangerous. one florida congressman says he tried one and ended up in the hospital. this 12-year-old took a spill and broke his arm. others on social media reporting a similar fate. count me in #hoverboardfail,

my poor father fell off our hoverboard, and he is in the hospital. leading up to the holidays the consumer products safety commission warned of the fall hazard with dozens of reports of injuries that required a trip to the hospital. that government agency encourages users to always wear a helmet and proper padding when attempting to hover. but it's advice not seven heeding. >> hoverboard is on fire. >> reporter: and federal safety regulators are investigating the boards after several caught fire. amazon recently pulled most brands from its site and them. still, they are truly a hottite them a many riders just can't seem to get enough of. for "today," kerry sanders, nbc news. >> they catch on fire, they are hard to ride. as they are. >> and they are not hoverboards. >> what are they? >> they are segways with handles.

nearly broke my arm. hard thing to get off and off for. >> and that's why i asked for a handsome christmas sweater. totally safe. >> best gift there is. >> a check of the weather. >> see what's going on. a lot of folks traveling over the next couple of day as we come into the newyear's weekend. look at this. we've got a mess in the early part of the week from snow and ice and severe weather out west and snow as well and then as we get into the mid-week period, wet weather from the mid-atlantic states into the southeast and more snow upper great lakes and the latter part of the week, things finally start to calm down though southern parts of texas looking like a mess and look at the temperatures. above average in the east and way below average out west and it continues to move its way east. above average temperatures. the cooler weather spreads further to the east, south and up into the great lakes region as well with below average temperatures, so things start to get back to normal, but the

dana: in las vegas, a high of 48. eight degrees below normal. tomorrow, we bump it up to 50 degrees for tuesday and wednesday. we stay below normal through the next seven days. the overnight lows stay close to the freezing mark. this morning, into the 20's at many valley locations. tomorrow, 34 degrees. >> and that's your latest weather. >> thank you, al. >> al, thank you. coming up, one grandmother's priceless reaction to this piece of technology. >> and also -- i want to know more about that immediately. a for sale and exclusive look inside michael jackson's neverland ranch as it hits the

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>> talking about michael jackson's famed neverland ranch. it's now for sale, and nbc's joe fryer got an exclusive tour. >> reporter: official name for this massive property is now sycamore valley ranch, but nearly everyone still knows it as michael jackson's neverland. >> this is 12,000 square feet, the main house itself. >> reporter: kyle foreside with colony capital, the real estate company that jumped in to help jackson keep the property in 2008 when he was in debt. >> and michael's vision was to take the ranch back to its natural setting and to sell the ranch eventually, so we're just following through with our original vision. >> reporter: ranch spans 2,700 square feet sand now on the market for $100 million. neverland has long been a source of fascination ever since the king of pop bought it for nearly $0 million in 1987, creating a peter pan-inspired amusement park. today the rides are gone and so

exceptions like ricky the llama, but traces of neverlandlinger. >> when a lot of people think of neverland ranch this, clock is the image that comes to mind, isn't it? >> it is, and the train station is so iconic and ties michael to neverland. >> reporter: another connection to the icon, a 50-seat movie theater which he designed. >> you take away the michael jackson mystique and history, are you still able to sell it for $100 million? >> you know, i think they had a good question and that's one we'll never know because it was michael's and always will be a part of his history. >> reporter: glimpses inside neverland will rare. shortly after jackson's death in 2009 matt lauer got a look at thes in and outs. >> this wall here, and it reveals a secret sex. >> reporter: now we'reak our way up into up country. >> reporter: what the public scarcely sees is this. >> when you see this view, what goes through your mind. >> it goes through my mind is i don't want to leave. >> reporter: this is the view

ranches four square miles including mt. catherine named after the star's mother. the pop star never accused to neverland after being accused and acquitted of molesting children and now the search is on for a new owner. the vetting process just for touring the place is very strict, but already forsythe says there's interest. how important moving forward that they sort of preserve some aspect of michael's legacy? >> you know, that is up to them. the train tracks are here. the train station is here. his movie theater, but what they want to do with it, it's really up to them. >> reporter: in your mind do you picture someone who has a deep appreciation though for michael? >> oh, absolutely, yeah, we do, and we have still an affinity for michael and deep respect for michael's legacy. >> reporter: for "today," joe fryer, nbc news, los alimos, california. >> poor ricky the llama got left behind. >> where did everybody go?

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it went into overtime and the patriots won the coin toss, but to fans' surprise wide receiver mat two slater told the ref he elected to kick the ball and allow it to end um in the hands of the other team which is exactly what happened, and the jets scored the game-winning touchdown. now in defense of my team after the game coach belichick said there wasn't any confusion. i believe he said there wasn't any confusioned about the decision to kick. >> very good impression. >> thank you. the misunderstanding led fans to draw comparisons to, you getd guessed, it steve harvey. breaking news, patriots send steve harvey to call the flip at the start of overtime. we elect to take. >> we'll take columbia and patriots said you kick, you know how you feel. steve harvey is at home wait, i finally get a few days break from this story and you pull me back in. >> take a cheap shot. >> i don't get it.

>> dylan, such a good job explaining that. if i were in the original room this morning i never would have been able to do it. >> my thing the thinking on bill belichick's part was we've got a lot of people injured, don't think we're going to score a touchdown, let hold them on "d" and we get the ball back. >> you have tom brady. >> and we win the game but everybody else is sick. it's not just tom brady. >> don't think normally defer to kick? >> you would normally to defer to kick thinking you would get the ball at end of the game. >> garin teets ball in the second half. they do it often. just shouldn't have done it in overtime. >> hey, have guys heard about manning? >> whoa. >> how much room under that bus, steve harvey, peyton manning, really. >> i'm sorry. it's the pats fan in here. i can't. they elected to kick. bad call. >> get some coffee, dylan and walk it off. >> i like how she's standing by the decision though. >> all in. >> a lot of pats trying to. >> doubling down. just ahead, from returns to

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dana: happy monday. it is chilly out there. kim: unfortunately, our smiles turned quite stoic because we have unfortunate news to share. in case you did not hear week lost a hiker in our community over the weekend. we now know through the corner who this hiker is. this person has been identified as 25-year-old brian tracy out of spokane, washington. he fell to his death on saturday while he was on a hike with two other people. he hit his head when he fell, he was not wearing a helmet at the

dana: in terms of the weather, chile, down into the 20's across the valley. we do not get into the 20's very often around here. this will be one of the coldest mornings of 2015. we will warm up to 48 degrees, the freezing mark through the next several days to we never get to the seasonal normal through sunday. tom: we do have things jammed up because of this accident right here. just before you get to charleston, you can see things are just very slow. your travel times are jammed. the 95 is a mess. kim: a quick programming note. tomorrow morning when you wake up with the wagners we're talking about charitable giving before the end of the year.

when you wake up with it's 8 coming up coming up, ready, set, return. as millions of americans head back to the stores this week, what you need to know for a hassle-free experience. plus, 'tis the season to catch a cold or flu, so do you go to the doctor, urgent care or the e.r.? dr. natalie azar will put us to the test. why i got you on my mind >> and what has grandma this excited? >> the christmas gifted that gave her the ride of her life,

december 28th, 2015.3 f2 >> y le deseo cumpleaos a mi celebrating 50 years of adventure on the "today" show. >> celebrating my 80th birthday with my family! >> we made it to new york, momma. >> from alexandria, indiana. >> here on a family trip to new york. >> happy holidays to third graders back in greenfield, wisconsin. >> we're here on the "today" show. >> good morning, everybody. it's monday, december 28th, 2015. it's a beautiful day. got al here, dylan here, carson is here. carson is married! so much to celebrate. good morning. nice to have you with us. >> thank you very much, guys. coming up, with temperatures

that they are, indeed, dropping. a monster storm is starting to sweep across the country. we've got tips for you, for your house to get you ready for the worst of it. >> we've got a sweet way to end year's resolution. we're kicking off a week of indulgences in the kitchen and just to get you over the ten pounds that you've already gained. >> i was thinking that. i was at like 9.9. mark. >> first let's go inside to miss natalie who is inside with a check of the top stories of the morning. >> all right, guys. at least 30 millioamericans are under winter storm advisories from snow and ice from texas to the midwest and others are cleaning up after deadly tornadoes. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in garland, texas. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. texas governor has declared four counties have been declared disaster areas and death toll stands now at 11. at least nine confirmed twisters

nearly 40 miles. in dallas an ef-4 tornado touched down here in garland damaging hundreds of home. this wild weather section tending throughout much of the country. today new mexico sunday a stayed of emergency. parts that have state have seen up to two feet of snow and wind gusts of up to 82 miles per hour. the panhandles in texas and and oklahoma are also on ice, and further north there have been 13 weather-related deaths in the midwest due to flash floods. here in texas, damage assessment crews will be out in force today as residents struggle to clean up. >> natalie. gabe gutierrez, lots of heartbreak in garland, texas. the weather is affecting people on the ground and also up in the air. on sunday more than 9,000 flights were delayed and a thousand canceled in the u.s. with more flight disruptions today. delays are causing big headaches for people trying to get home after christmas or get away for the new year. the iraqi military has scored a major victory over isis in ramadi.

government complex and raised the iraqi flag above it. that's something that a u.s. military spokesman in baghdad calls a significant accomplishment and a proud moment for iraq. militants have controlled that key city since last may. isis controls large parts of land in western and northern iraq and in neighboring syria. a dangerous wildfire that forced evacuations around ventura, california, is now mostly contained. the fire burned more than 1,200 acres before the winds started easing over the weekend allowing firefighters to make progress. officials in the area are now worried about landslides if rain moves in. well, the man known as the clown prince of basketball and the longtime face of the harlem globetrotters has died. according to the "new york times" meadowlark lemon died sunday in scottsdale, arizona. he played with the globetrotters for almost a quarter century, delighting audiences with his trick shots and his signature smile.

aos. from the u.s. to australia non-stop by himself. the 53-year-old arrived sunday in northeastern australia more than 200 days after he left san francisco on a small boat. breeden has also rode across the atlantic and admits the pacific was tougher than he thought it would be. his wife was in australia to meet him there, and he told her he doesn'tlan to get in another boat for a while. probably a good thing. that is brave. >> went to australia in a row boat and he only gets the last item in the newscast. that's a big deal. >> and he's 53. >> give him credit for getting in that boat. >> natalie, thanks for that. now to on ongoing series now to our ongoing series today, hassle-free holidays.

that wasn't on your list. >> before you head out to the store to make it back, need to know about new policies that could make returns a little bit trickier. here's nbc's olivia stern. >> sometimes santa's gifts just aren't quite up to snuff. >> sometimes you don't like the gift that they give you, yeah. socks, shoes, ties, yeah. >> when i return over people's gifts i sometimes get a little nervous that i'm going to run into them in the store holding their gift saying, hey, hi, i got two of them. that's my excuse. >> and while you might not be ready to return to the mall just yet, the a few things you should know to make swapping out those presents a breeze. in some stores the window of time for returns is shrinking, but you're not just up against the clock on the return policy. you're up against the limited amount of merchandise that's left. >> always check the fine print in the store's policy. return the gift in the original packaging with all of its tags, and if possible bring a gift read the.

policies to combat an estimated $2 billion in fraudulent returns over the holidays. at sears most items must be returned within 30 days. costco will not allow returns of tires, batteries or custom orders. and walmart shoppers can only make three returns without receipts within a 45-day period. and for those hard-to-please friends gift cards are a popular choice this year with more than $25 billion worth expected to be sold. if you receive a gift card that you don't want that you know you'll never use, don't just put it in the bottom of the drawer. you can actually sell it online. >> at sites like rays and cardpool you can sell or trade in your unwanted gift card for cash or credit at a store where you want to shop. for "today," olivia sterns, nbc news, new york. >> everyone pleased with their gifts? that's what i thought. >> absolutely.

>> a generational thing. i give my dad a gift and he immediately opened it and said it's too big, i'm taking it back. thanks, pop, take it back. >> something else to keep in mind. if you're planning on exchanging your gifts, some of the best sales will come later in the week so you might want to make. coming up next, an excuse to take an afternoon nap? we'll reveal the reasons you need to do so. and the pop stars spice is up your life. >> storm watches and warnings and what you can do right now to prepare your home for the cold, snow, and ice. yes, winter is actually here now. >> wow, look at that. when you share what you love... ...with who you love.

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it's 8:11. time for trending. >> yes, let's trend. >>to get for christmas. people were falling off of them and they set your house on fire in some cases. dylan fell. >> i did so good the first three times and then i fell the last time. this wrist not functioning so well. >> your hovering wrist is not feeling good. another hot gift item that caused a lot of mayhem. take a look. >> a little bit -- >> oh, no. >> no! >> that was the reaction of so many peoplefter their drones crashed. >> stu>>ckuch. >> people really seem to be struck how to work the new toy and the faa reports 1 million received trevor rees-jones for christmas.

helicopters, little mini helicopters and those things busted up pretty quickly and drones are now the more expensive version. >> exactly. >> all bee dizzy the past few days, safe to say we could use a nap right about now. a new myths about naps we're here to debunk. myth number e, napping is only for young children. >> no way. >> of course not. >> the for everybody. >> need a 20-minute power nap. >> two-hour power nap. >> that's called sleeping. >> actually around a third of americans nap every single day. this number two, something napping makes them feel worth. >> it does to me. >> i feel foggy. >> that is but only if i sleep too long. >> for 20 or 30 minutes to avoid going into that deeper stage of sleep. >> they say set your alarm for 20 minutes and i can't fall asleep on demand so if i set my alarm i'll think about the alarm going off for 20 minutes and never nap and i don't set the alarm and i sleep for three hours.

>> myth number three, you should not nap at work, probably not, right? >> i would say no. >> i think people would know if we nap. >> i'm napping right now. >> i won't tell if but if you can sneak a power nap during your launch breakou'll actuallyst true. >> actually a little espresso right before you nap. >> that's or 30 minutes and the caffein kicks in and actually wakes you up. >> they nal it a napaccino. i didn't make it up. >> that's why you can't nap because your brain is so fast. >> that's funny. knit number five stay awake and stay busy. >> yeah, you're always busy. >> as day goes on your progress deteriorates so sneak in the nap if you can, feel recharged and keep that productivity up.

>> that was a comprehensive thing. >> thank you >> i'm tired. i need a nap after all of this. >> who wants to see grandma wearing a virtual reality headset. >> i do. >> roll the video. >> agh! >> oh, my gosh. >> what is she watching? >> she's virtually experiencing a roller coaster ride. a roller coaster. never been on a roller coaster in real life and she got the simulator while vacationing in hawaii with her family and it went over very well. >> i'll have what she's having. with her iphone. >> that was a samsung, you put it in, cardboard google thing. >> have you ever tried it? >> i have. >> is it that exciteing? >> yes, yes, it is. >> it feels like you're on a roller coaster.

>> and that's a good afternoon. >> that video vooud of 100,000 times. >> her laugh is amazing. now for a look at how some celebrities celebrated christmas holiday and an nba star who stared down a mocking fact. carson, let's do "pop start." >> the comprehensive namg story. keeping mee busy. a roundup of how people celebrated christmas starting with justin timberlake with baby silas and captioned the photo truly the greatest gift and madonna spent the day with three children of her with pictures ever lourdes, davis and mercy d kardashians threw a party at mom's house and wore their christmas best and even got into wunsies. >> footsies, too. neil patrick harris shared his video of the favorite christmas gift holding up two photos of his twin son and daughter and they creepily then turn into

isn't that crazy? >> neil got a kick out of that. and then possibly the winner of christmas steve harvey, the comedian flying under the radar since his misuniverse mishap and did send out this photo with merry east every, everybody. good to see he has a great severance humor. after rumors for months there would be a spice girls reunion it has been confirm, mel b. confirmed the news and the singer said to be serious it's our 20th anniversary this year, and it would be rude not to sell operate so hopefully something will be happening pretty soon. i don't know if that confirms it or not. >> is posh spice. >> just mel b so far. >> so many questions. >> she said that she wanted to. >> if you build, it they will come. >> maybe she can go out and her own reunion. no word on whether the other ladies will take part in that.

reveal it. >> who is alan carr? >> look it up. >> and finally, lebron james, caught on cameras, can you see a fan sitting behind lebron an mocking him and moves her fans up to make the cry baby act right there just as lebron turns around and he busts her, it appears the woman immediately regrets her decision or at least getting caught doing it. >> i could watch that all day long. >> that is fantastic. >> yeah. >> busted. >> there you go. that's your "pop start," everybody. >> really good "pop start." today. >> dylan. >> al's here. >> i defer to him. >> wow. really? >> you took a couple weeks off. >> just ignore the black man sitting here. >> oh, al! >> what the heck.

>> man! >> kidding, kidding. anyway, let's show you. we've got a lot of weather going on, i mean, a lot of weather going on right now. first of all, take a look. we've got winter stuff but we also still have severe weather. tornado warnings going on right now from mississippi all the way into alabama. a tornado watch until 1:00 for the panhandle of florida into georgia, and we've got 82 million people at risk for severe weather, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes possible. my gosh, look at all the rain. anywhere from 3 to 5 inches from central alabama into parts of northern georgia and then we've got a winter storm. 33 million in the path of wintry weather today on into tomorrow, oklahoma city, detroit, kansas city and boston. look at the snowfall amounts. anywhere from 10 to 12 inches of snow from southern minnesota into central wisconsin and parts of northern iowa. ice also going to be a big problem. possible power outages and dangerous travel. up to an inch of ice in central

fact, that ice potential stretches all the way into northeast, parts of central pennsylvania could see half an inch of ice. snowfall amounts there as well. looking at upwards of 12 inches of snow as you get into northern parts of new england and upstate new york. >> i'm so sorry. >> this was such a good weather weathercast. i wouldn't want anyone else to do it. >> happy birthday. >> love you. >> mwah. >> i got dana: good morning. lots of sunshine today. we will see a few high clouds from time to time. the big story, this fast-moving storm moving through today. daytime highs will remain below normal. 48 in las vegas after dropping to the 20's. normal highs 56, but we will not hit that for the next seven

that's your latest forecast. savannah? >> today's health is brought to you by abreva. heal your cold sore fast. it is confusing around here sometimes. >> it is, a little bit. >> it's that time of the year when seems like everybody is getting sick, and it can be confusing on where you should go to get care. >> that's right. medical contributor dr. natalie azar is here to decide whether you should go to the doctor emergency room or urgent care clinic and we've got our paddles which means you're going to futd to the test. >> we are. hits hit it. you're at the playground. the child falls off the swing or their hoverboard. you already see bruising, swelling and lots of pain. where do they go? >> urgent care. >> i'm going to go tower jent care. >> e.r. >> why? >> i know. >> that was my first instinct. >> e.r. without the line. >> exactly, right? >> that's nice. >> and without the cost. here's a little distinction.

a minor fracture that requires splintding, urgent care absolutely is a fantastic place to go but if you have had a more significant fracture, compound fracture, something sticking through your skin you might need a cast, an orthopedic consult and may need surgery. not all fractures are created equal and especially with children i always urge a little more care. >> you said bruising on the playground, not bones coming through. >> especially in children, if you have a fracture, some things happen on playground, go to the emergency room and have the experts there and have the expertise also to manage it. >> i learned something. >> number two, have you a spot inflamed. your watch knocks into it and now it's bleeding. what do you do? >> that you want to get looked at by a specialist? >> like a mole. >> not allowed to answer questions, i have an answer. >> go to a doctor. >> yes. >> ding, ding, ding.

always talk about the suspicious moles or lesions on your skin that could bleed or be a skin cancer, go to the doctor nothing something that's urgent or emerge ent. number three, you tell a dinner party you've been feeling indigestion all day as you clean up and you notice an heavy feeling in your left arm. >> that could be a heart attack of i'm going tower jent care sglur jent care. >> want to get immediate consultation. >> immediate what. you do want to go to the doctor. >> is that a precursor for the heart attack. >> urgent care will let me know and then i'll go toe. r. >> here's issue. yes, of course, they can immediately assess you, do an ekg and actively tell if you're having a heart attack. what's the issue? this is a letning problem that's very time sensitive so kind of like pass go, go directly to the emergency room. >> okay. >> just err on the side of e.r. >> whenever there's a symptom that's potentially

life-threatening. if you think you're having a heart attack or pulmonary embolism go straight to the emergency room. >> got to get one right here. washer. >> that would never happen. just kidding. >> savannah was unloading the dishwasher and makes a wrong move and she's overcome by tremendous pain and can barely stand up. where does she go? >> i'm going to e.r. after everything we've learned today. >> going to be doctor. >> oh, come on. >> okay. so this is -- this is something that's urgent but not life-threatening. you probably have -- >> i can't stand up. >> yes, you can't, you need acute attention, right, and you probably need pain medicine, but do you really need an emergency room because is it life-threatening? in all likelihood not. what you real sneed a doctor to can you and make sure it's not a neurologic emergency we they can do. >> for the takeaway, if you think it's life-threatening, go to the e.r.

sensitive, go to the emergency room, urgent by not nettling go to urgent care and by the way longer hours than regular doctors and routine things obviously see the doctor. >> the thing you is should never do the dishes. >> exactly. natalie, thank you so much. >> you're welcome. >> we'll send it over to dylan or al. >> it's me this time, you got. coming up, a sweet treat with just a few days left until you try to stick to your new year's resolutions.

it is cold out there. bundle of. kim: we will feel the burn by this evening. bernie sanders will be here in las vegas and you have a chance to see him in person. he is trailing hillary clinton in the polls but he commands cried the -- quite the crowd. we will be expecting him at canyon springs high school in l in north las vegas this evening. get there early if you do want

dana: this weather is not going to bother him, he is from the northeast. we are in the 20's, on our way to a high of 48 degrees. we will bump it up to 50 on tuesday and wednesday. overnight lows all the way through the weekend are close to the freezing mark. now, we have to learn about what we will do with her christmas trees. there is a place where you can take them here in the valley where they recycle these christmas trees and make them into little m and county parks. we have a list of those drop-off locations on our website. kim:'tis the season of giving. we are talking about charitable giving. americans donated $360 billion to charity last year. a lot of you decide to give

tomorrow morning we have advice with consumer reports to make sure that your donations go to worthwhile charities. if you will give over your hard-earned cash, you want to

getting it 38:30 now. it's monday morning. 28th of december, 2015. now there's a little bit of a brisk wind. >> it's feeling like winter. good morning, everybody. nice to have you out on our plaza. >> coming up with the cold and the eyes and snow, taking the cold across the country.

start winterizing your house? we'll show you some tips before it's too late. >> and share yourersol information with them without how to prevent credit card companies from using that information against you. and all this week on "today food" a few final splurnlgs before you make the resolution to watch your weight in the new year. >> oh, my gosh. >> a delicious english trifle. >> oh, my gosh. >> very, very tempting. >> that's good. >> exactly. >> al, let's get a check of the weather. >> this nice lady brought something. >> what's in here? chocolate chip cookies. >> oh, no. oh, look at these. what's your name? >> mickey hickey. >> it is really? >> margaret. >> i'd go with mickey hickey. >> anybody like a cookie?

weather. severe weather. mid-week the wet weather moves east and snow in the great lakes and also around the plains and then we're also looking at late week some snow in the upper great lakes. also wet weather down through texas with icy conditions out west and things looking good and temperature-wise believe average. the western two-thirds of the country above average here in the east, and that continues in the d-week period but then look towards t lter part of wee that. cooler weather makeslots of sunshine today. we will see a few high clouds from time to time. the big story, this fast-moving storm moving through today. daytime highs will remain below normal. 48 in las vegas after dropping to the 20's. normal highs 56, but we will not

>> i wanted to show a little love to this man. all of these people, yeah, it's a holiday crowd, baby. that's your latest weather and now let's head back inside. >> crazy. well, al, thank you very much. with that storm in mind, we're tune-up. if you haven't taken advantage of the is now the time. george oliphant home of "george to the rescue" is the here to show us exactly what to do. so warm christmas day and the kids playing with their toys outside and i'm looking at my house and the gutters and thinking, man, i've got to start getting this sucker ready. >> you're a procrastinator, carson, and a lot of people are. you wait for the weather to kind of dictate what you need to do to your hse and a lot of people have been put if okay this year. a lot of houses as i was driving

and people didn't have stuff cleaned out of the gutters. that's paramount. >> what's the first step? >> get rid of all the stuff in the gutters and highly recommend that you wear gloves because you never know what's going nobody there, leaves and pine needles, don't know what a squirrel may have dropped in there. get up there on a ladder and scoop it up and drop is it off on floor and the important thing is safety first. if you're going to be on a ladder that you have to be to get things out of the gutter. have a friend, neighbor, father-son activity, whatever it is, you want to make sure that the ladder is, you know, secure. >> you're seeing something you can do. don't need to call a pro for that. >> unless you're real, really high gutters and then most people can clean their own gutters. very easy thing. >> how do you avoid the ice dams that form and build up? >> once you clear the gutter, that way the water can flow down the gutter and go down the drain and get out of there. as they get all clogged up you

an roof and can cause al sorts of damage so what you want to do is use heat tape and use the little clips and go up about three shingles from the gutter, clep them in and run this up in "vs" up and down your shingles and what that does it melts the snow and ice immediately above the gutter so it doesn't freeze and cake up and continues to flow. >> looks difficult but it's not. >> this is something you can do yourself or bring somebody in to do for you. it's not that hard. if you can hang christmas lights outside on your roof. >> no heard than that. >> and to avoid the ice buildup. >> ice damming is a bad thing. >> buy these at any big box improvement store or your mom & pop store. plug them in like you would your christmas lights and away you go. >> on to the pipes.

that rex posed or crawl space you want to make shower they are insulated. the easiest sway with the foam insulation cult to the size. >> they sell these like this at home depot. >> most pipes, whether it's an inch or a two-inch pipe. put your finger right there. >> it comes pre-cut. >> already pre-cut. >> this would be hot. >> the if it's a hot water pipe it will be warm. measure the thing, it's about 29 inches and trim the top so you know where the top is. >> what does this do? >> it keeps the hot water hot. >> does it give you hot water quicker. >> it does. gives it to you quicker and also allows, you're upstairs and taking a shower and the hot water just disappears this, will inlate your pipes thus keeping

your water here the until it gets to your shower. right now if it's exposed the entire time it's exposed the cold air is hitting it and it's dissipating how the it' coming and you've got the accumulation of ice and snow out of your house, driveway. i've got an arians myself. >> you have a snow blower. >> i do and i love it. >> it's a great way to go, if you have a place to store it and can afford one, it's great. >> this one just shoots it. pull the trying they are and pull this back. as you can see this one is a personal pace so go along at your own pace, not driving itself. if a kid or dog or somebody runs in front of you, it stops and you're good to go. >> this will move serious snow getting you out of your driveway, if you have multiple cars. >> big storms, long driveway, this is the way to go. if you don't have that or just trying to clear the walks and don't have time every day, trying to keep things clear,

i'm a big fan of the ergonomic shovel because it will save your pack. >> metal tip, because if you have plastic it will get in the ice and break. >> spend a couple more bucks to get a good one. i notice that had. mine cracked. >> agreed. >> spend the extra money. >> get one good shovel and it will last you all winter long. >> i throw melt out. is all melt work -- is there a good melt versus bad melt and does it really work? >> two different options. throw sand. sand will give you a little traction and there are different types of melt. what would i recommend is you go to find an environmentally friendly, plant and pet friendly melt, get that industrial melt that will melt anything but then your yard is going to turn all different colors and don't want your dog growing a second tail so go with the environmentally friendly melt. >> feel bert already. >> good. >> going to come on over and help me do all this. >> you name it, i'll do your pipes. >> awesome. george, thank you so much. tomorrow we'll show you how to prepare your body for the cold. that tomorrow. up next you won't believe

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what kind of family feud could before you reach for your credit card, each time you use it important information about your private life is revealed to your credit card company and what is it being used for, and can you do anything about that? editor in chief of "readers digest" joins us. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> we know our credit card track our purchases which generally is a good thing. kind of thing. >> right, right. >> well, think about the big life events. a credit card company might know about that, if you're getting mayor eerksd sending your kid to college, having a baby. the credit card knows all of

put certain alerts on your account. say you're going to marriage counseling. that may mean you're headed for divorce so they might want to know about potential default on your payment. >> not that they just have this information. they know it and they know it and use it. >> if you're going to pawnshops and bars, they may sort of track you as financially troubled and could even lower your credit limit without you knowing it. >> okay. >> that is had a little disturbing. >> let's move to our next panel here. the other thing credit cards snow our location. >> yes. >> so what's the significance of that? >> so we know when we sign up for a credit card it knows our home address, but also as years goes by, knows our favorite atms and coffee shops and shopping habits. so if we're having coffee at 7:00 a.m. in cleveland and at 10:00 we're buying gas in texas, it can give you a fraud alert so knows your credit card has been stolen so that's a good thing but it's getting kind of creepy what they do know.

app, it can tell how long you're spending in a certain aisle of the store. >> come on, really. >> and sometimes you get served up coupons for a product you're looking and you're thinking that's weird because it knows but, so that could be a good thing, but if privacy is concern, it's a little creepy. >> anything you can do about that? >> absolutely. when you download an app you automatically get asked tone able location services, so don't automatically say yes, first of all, and if you've already downloaded your app it's easy to go into settings and disable the location settings and that will keep you safe >> the credit cards know what you will buy and they know what you bought and can predict what you might want to buy. >> you leave an online travel your life as you go about your daily business and they predict patterns and then sell that information to companies to marketing companies. big data, they look at public

if you're doing a home improvements, you may all of a sudden get deals for renovations, so that's -- that's a good thing, but if you boy a baby gift for your friend and now you're inundated with diaper coupons not such a good thing. >> how do you battle against in a? >> well, by law, every financial institution once a year has to send you a privacy notice. it's pages and pages. >> yes, i ignore that every year. >> that we all ignore, and in that is very important instructions on how to opt out. you can either follow those instructions, or you can make it harder for the credit card companies to follow you online. if you're on your computer, you can disable the cookies and you can enable privacy browsing, or you can just change the way you pay. if it's something you don't want your mom or boss to know that you're doing, might not want a credit card company to know what you're doing so pay in cash if that's at all possible.

let's leave on a high note because there's also information that you can use to perhaps get a better rate, information about your own history that you can companies. >> exactly. so the information works both ways. one study found that 78% of people who called their credit card company and asked for a lower interest rate got it, so if you have a good financial history, make that phone call, but know that that customer service rep on the phone may be looking at your name and there could be a red light or a green light next to your name. green means that you're a good customer and that rep is supposed to do whatever he or she can to keep you happy. >> you figure out pretty fast if you've got the red light or green light next to you. thanks for the good information. coming up, we'll launch a week of tasty what we're calling last hurrahs before you hit reset on your diet for the new

on nbc. and we're back now with today's food. launching a day of indulgences before the ball drops and why not finish off the year with a sugar bang. elizabeth chambers is owner ever berg bakery in san antonio, texas. great to have you here. >> great to be here. >> can't believe we're doing this segment. everybody is so full still. and you have some time before your new year's resolution kicks in. >> a few more days and we're going to go big or go home. >> what are we makeing? >> we have our base and our fruit and finishes. this is where it all starts. >> is that an english trifle. >> english trifle, my grandmother's recipe, very nostalgic, time of the year for traditions and most traditional recipe in our family and our grandmother was amaze and made everything from scratch. i'm less amazing. making two of her ingredients from scratch. it sounds really intimidating but it's really easy to make. don't need a double boiler, need one pot.

>> this is heavy milk. >> heavy cream. >> this is heavy cream. >> sorry. >> whole milk. >> this is hovey and hole. this is whole milk and it's simmering on this very hot stove, okay. the next thing we'll do is whisk the eggs. >> we'll do this. >> and add the sugar. >> do you make this stuff in san antonio? >> we do. we don't serve english trifle but we have a custard and do our banana pudding and about 80% of our recipes were my grandmother's and moy mom's. >> thanks. >> how about your husband? >> he enjoys eating sweets. he's more of a barbecue kind of guy. >> i'm right there with him. >> then we'll add the flour as well. whisk, whisk, whisk. the thing about eggs, whisked with sugar and hot milk. don't want to poor the eggs into the hot milk because then we'll have scrambled eggs. >> there's a technique. >> what kind of consistency?

>> you can't do an electric mixer. >> no. >> temper the adds by doing that, exactly. >> just incorporated. >> getting tired yet? >> it's a process. >> need to do more stretches? >> talk amongst yourselves, folks. >> we're going to do one more little ladle full of milk. >> i'm sorry, guys. >> how is that wrist, carson? >> going t there. >> you guys have devoured your english trifle. >> and then it goes in there. >> so we're going to whisk, whisk, whisk. >> thank god it's over. >> you keep whisking. >> i'll relieve you of your dooltdies. >> you whisk, whisk, whisk until it turns into this. >> what's the temperature of this custard? >> it was hot and then you let it the cool. >> you add vanilla extract is the last thing you add and you want it to cover a spoon like that. >> and you're probably wondering what is dental floss doing by our angel food gate.

>> never want to squish the cake, you can either have a serrated bread knife and do little slices. i like to cut it into four pieces or dental floss, preferably not mint because it will get into your trifle or fishing line and thread and cut this into the pieces so you can layer it. >> carson, here's the fun part. >> you cut off the top and cut it into pieces. >> whether or not you have a beautiful trifle dish like this, make it out of anything. this could be the base, have a regular bowl, as long as it's a deep glass well where you can layer then you're good to go. we have our lemon kurd. >> what did you do. >> cut this into thirds. >> we should do four, and this is a really fun recipe -- >> get your kids involved now layering. >> kids can do it. who doesn't want to build a tower outed of cake. >> i do.

>> and we'll getgoing. ir wre going to get our custard. >> i like to started base with custard so really, i mean, it's just really nun and the whole time you're laying look how it is on the outside. >> have they tried it yesterday? >> i taste the booze. >> we've saved the best for last. >> i need your help. >> a little floater on the top. >> not a little floater. we're going to douse it. >> go big. >> mmm. >> you can make it really pretty like we did here or make it very deconstructed like we're doing now and add the berries. >> a lot more fun than lasagna but a similar approach. >> where's the booze. >> it's going to come. the beauty of this recipe is you can honestly use anything.

if you don't have blackberry jam, use strawberry. use red raspberry. >> angel food cake, custard, lemon kurd, another layer, more lemon. >> and kids love doing this. they love getting involved and can keep the kids away from the booze but start -- start them with this. >> we don't have mucd. >> and you're all about the booze. >> wanted to see how it incorporates into all of this. >> for the viewers. >> we're going to pile all this in and now for the big reveal. >> what is it, carson, whoa? >> that's good. >> cherry. >> you're going to pour it over. >> sherry. >> you can use anything, sherry, brandy. >> that's going to be nice. >> the whole thing. >> that explains why al is leap right now. >> so we've got to finish with some shipped cream. this is obviously not my prettiest trifle. >> this is good. >> peace you want to make.

and you have this beautiful grandma's english trifle. >> and then you try to take a sip of the world's biggest trifle. elizabeth chambers, thank you so much. >> happy holidays to you. >> thank you very much. >> for more recipes go to today.com/food.

look who is here to guest host, john cena. >> breakout star of the year on "sisters." >> i thought you meant on the "today" show. >> named one of the most interesting people in radio and tv. >> love it. >> john is going to help us out. we're talking about holiday decorations. i'm doing that, taking down all the dengrations. >> carson's already done it. >> we'll get some tips. >> you should stay off a hoverboard. kim: this is not a throwback thursday. it does not work that way. but bernie sanders will be here

he will be at canyon springs high school for a big rally at 6:30 p.m. tonight. this is free and open to the public. it is one of those first-come, first-served. they are opening the doors at 5:00 p.m. it is a great idea to get there would be open the doors, because even though he is trailing only: -- hillary clinton in the polls, he draws bigger crowds when he travels to big cities. we are on the list. dana: is that one of his campaign songs? kim: it should be. i will pay attention to our coverage here tonight. dana: in terms of the weather, it is chilly out there. we in the 20's across the valley. the sun came up about 10 minutes before 7:00 a.m. this morning. 48 degrees for our high today. slightly warmer tomorrow and wednesday. thursday up to 52. the overnight lows will they

through the weekend normally we expect to be at a 56 for a high. kim: a quick programming note. tomorrow morning we are teaming up with the experts at consumer reports for good reason. it is time to do terminal -- charitable giving. a lot of us give during the holiday season. we are getting some very good advice tomorrow morning from the experts with consumer reports. they want to make sure that your

this morning on "today's take" we'll start ringing in the new year with wrestling superstar john cena joins us as plus, the popular christmas gift that got people flipping out. hoverboard fails. and christmas cleanup. how to remove your tree without making a mess. coming up now. >> from nbc news, this is today's take with al roker, natalie morales and tamron hall lye from rockefeller plaza. >> all right. welcome to "today" on monday morning. yeah. december 28th, 2015.

i'm al along with natalie, our good buddy john cena is back. >> i have no dance moss. >> missy elliott featuring pharrell. there you go. >> like it. even the puppets dance better than i do in that video. >> you're becoming a regular for we love that. >> always good to hang out with stuff. appreciate you having me back. >> we are all back from christmas break. you and your family. >> went skiing. we had incredible weather. we went to vale. i think there was 26 inches in unbelievable snow. we had a great time. all the kiddos getting to be really good skiers. we were talking about some of the best gifts i think the kids could get this year. not the hoverboard which we will get to in a minute.

from some family friends. pie face. remember this game? you click the dial, you never know when the whipped cream is going to hit you in the face? josh got hammered with the whipped cream. we had so much fun with this game. such a fun concept. >> that's great. you can watch that forever. >> he was just laughing nonstop and of course eating all the whipped cream. that was a great gift. you had one. >> yeah. we got this, it's called on-key overdrive. it sets up like a slot car. it's a regular track but it actually scans the track and then the cars take off and you're racing them using your phone, the phone connects with the track. >> you can change the track? >> you can change the track. it's really great.

hammered, a cocktail courier for moscow mule. a friend sent the mugs. i don't remember much of christmas, actually. >> that's a big mug. you probably don't. >> that's a good mug. that's all right. dylan was on a hoverboard. >> i was. it was not mine. my niece got a hoverboard. >> you were on it, then you were off of it. >> i was on it the first time and i rocked the hoverboard. i mean, look, hands on the hips. >> you're good. around the staircase, the whole thing. >> you went up the stairs. >> up the stairs, down the stairs. but then the next day, which we don't have on video i was so cocky with my skills i started spinning in circles and i went to get off it and i did what you see everybody else doing. i just landed flat on my butt, wrists like this, this wrist isn't really functioning all that well. >> good thing -- >> there's a trick to not falling. >> i think the trick is staying

off of it. it's the getting off. >> when i tried it, when it was just coming out, i literally, my arm got twisted to the back bus i because i had the two guys helping me. nchlgs the >> the trick is to have two guys helping you. >> you need handsome guys helping you. >> when you find a handsome guy, maybe you will get help. come on. i had to do that. >> it's not easy. >> what a handsome man. dylan, your family tradition, singing "12 days of christmas"? >> yes. that's my sister-in-law. we all get a part of the song. >> that's a cute tradition. >> we all sing it and after that the family's like we're done and they leave. >> john, do you have christmas traditions? >> i'm kind of adopting them

she has a big extensive family like that. they do a giant dinner celebration to the theme of the drummer boy every year. >> i love that song. >> where's the video? >> it's a very important secretive celebration. now it's public. >> a lot of people -- >> in the future i'll bring the video. this is actually what i did on christmas. i had time to spend with my own family and of course the person i love the most. we had a beautiful day in massachusetts and the weather was exceptional. it's about to get a little rough. it was exceptional for christmas. we just enjoyed >> from. >> how big is the pool? >> it's a pretty deep, big, tragic, horrible christmas banter filled pool. but she did great. i think we had a great christmas. the whole family was together. it was really, for the weather to be nice and everybody to be out and enjoy was really cool.

people were barbecuing on christmas day. >> strange to be in massachusetts in shorts and a teeshirt. >> given that a year ago it was waist-deep in snow. >> it's coming. >> it's coming. >> hoverboards. >> we were talking about how many people actually got hurt. they were one of the hottest gifts of christmas this year, as you saw. you have probably seen a lot of these videos on the internet. >> oh, man! >> is that how you looked? >> why did the camera not keep rolling is what we wanted? >> ow! >> it's like america's funniest. >> it looks like -- >> when skateboards first came out, this was the same type of -- >> the difference is the skateboard wasn't self-propelled. gravity kind of helped you with that.

>> like you said, it's a segway but without the handles. not being able to hold on to something, you're completely off center. >> my niece is very good at it. she always wears the helmet. >> the helmet is the thing you don't seem to hit. how about that florida congressman? >> the florida congressman tweeted this, captioning it confirmed, hash tag hoverboard is for kids. i wound up in southern baptist, south florida. a lot of people spending time at the emergency room that they were not planning during the holiday. >> so fun. >> if they don't explode you end up beneath them. >> john, can we embarrass you a little more? we love to say how great you are. apparently buzzfeed thinks you are top notch. top 13 list of the year's biggest breakout stars in film, tv and movies.

check. thank you, guys at buzzfeed. i appreciate it. >> we can keep going. aren't those your safe words? >> oh, my goodness. yes. >> like how i worked that one in? >> we had train wreck, sisters, the cast was on late night with seth meyers last week. >> i'm the designated mom tonight. >> john cena very funny in the film. he's a super-funny guy. >> can i say something about him? when i saw him i had feelings that i have never felt before. that's not my usual type. i like a skinny weird-looking nerd. mplgts >> you wanted to be held in his two hands like a tiny tea cup dog. >> i would never confuse you for a tiny tea cup. >> she wanted to be held like -- >> i understand. >> i don't even know what to say.

are sitting home on the couch and they start talking about you in that way? >> i would say these two hands are only for touching someone's body and that's this guy right here. no, i kid. i totally kid. >> excuse me? >> i will admit, it's hard to see you now in the suit after seeing "train wreck." >> i have a feeling the folks who saw "train wreck" make it difficult to see me, period. we had a good time making the movie. it was a funny movie. everybody laughed. but everybody seems to have that comment. this isn't you. all right. okay. >> or it is, and -- >> or it is. >> literally seeing a different side of you. >> just making everybody laugh. just doing my best. put a smile on everybody's face. >> you sell it like no one else. i got to tell you. >> that's right. i understand bed, bath and beyond has a new brand of john cena towel racks. >> it's a small rack.

oh, boy. >> if you haven't seen "train wreck," you will get the joke. >> talk about the weather or something. >> what a segue! you are a handsome man. so handsome. >> oh, man. >> let's show you what we have going on. look what else we got going on. we got a big crowd in here today. are we charging now? what's going on? we have a tornado watch, we have right now, tornado warnings throughout parts of central alabama and southern alabama and the panhandle of florida. we are watching this line, very strong line of storms. that's going to be tracking to the east. so we have got eight million people at risk for severe weather, damaging winds, isolated tornadoes possible as this front pushes east, we are looking today, tomorrow, flooding rains, storms possible in the south, going to be very severe.

we have got a lot of wet snowy weather to talk about. look right now, we could see flooding, three to five inches of rain from central alabama into northern georgia. 33 million people in the path of wintry weather. chicago, detroit, okc, kc, boston, all possible looking at strong storms and looking at that blizzard-like conditions. a wintry mix, heavy snow reducing visibilities. look at the snowfall totals. this swath of snow. we are talking anywhere from six to ten inches or more as you get into parts of illinois, indiana and michigan, and we also have freezing rain to talk about. could be an inch or more in northern illinois. so a real mess. that swath actually stretches all the way back into new england by tomorrow. look at that. dana: good morning. lots of sunshine today. we will see a few high clouds

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>> lori deiner is here with tips on how to store all the fragile items. love christmas but don't love the cleanup. >> so much work, i know. chances are by now your christmas tree is pretty dry. i will show you a quick way to get it to the curb without a lot of pine needles. what i do first, pluck off the ornaments. as you do that, tons of pine needles drop. i put bath towels at the bottom to catch all the pine needles. when you are done doing that, john, if i can borrow you, take the tree, put it on its side. first you take the water out. of course, we have a fake tree here so that doesn't count. >> you are not putting the stand with the tree, obviously. >> that's right. leave the stand. we will take this and just as if we are folding sheets together. >> the drop cloth allows you to protect your floor. >> exactly. with a friend or a few friends, drag it to the curb. make sure to go trunk first so you don't meet with resistance in the doorway. let's talk ornaments.

what about the ornaments? >> a lot of people know you can put your ornaments in egg cartons to protect them but there is random stuff, hooks, thing. then these things are from warehouse club, like a costco or sam's club. >> perfect for ornaments. >> protects them and works just as well for irregular sized ornaments. it doesn't have to be just the round ornaments. >> keeping them from breaking. >> here's another great idea. this is to go trays from a coffee shop. put your ornaments in there. again, perfect for irregular ornaments. you just put it right on top and put it in a box. the idea is to protect everything so it doesn't get smashed. here's another great idea. party cups. >> this looks like a party game i play. >> a little bit. >> what what? >> i don't know if it's the same sort of concept. i would be drinking ornaments,

>> you line a box with cups and there's a cardboard insert you kind of stack the cups on top. >> good idea. what about the lights? this is the part i hate. tell me about it. they always end up tangled. >> not only that, you don't know which lights go where. actually, i will let one of you do this. wrap it right around. use a plain hanger. i like this because it has ridges on it. also, the cardboard is a great idea. this is just a flap from the top of a cardboard box. any piece of cardboard will do. i put a little tab on here to remind myself for next year where it goes. >> if i can do this, anyone can do this. >> so handy. >> this is good. >> what about wrapping paper? you want to keep it fresh for next year. >> it gets mushed so easily. this is a plain wine box i found. it has a cardboard grid inside. >> i got a few of those lying around the house. >> candles get banged up so easily.

we will each do this. everybody take a candle. super easy. >> just the paper towel holders? >> all i need is paper towel and paper towel cardboard insert. roll up the paper towel. >> blow out the candle. >> stick it into the cardboard. that's it. lay it in a box. happens to be the perfect side for a tapered candle. lay it in a box, a drawer. really easy. >> good ideas. what about wreaths? >> what have we got here? >> really good idea for wreaths and garlands is to go vertical because it can get destroyed so easily. i hung this wreath on a standard garden hose hanger. look at this. this is a standard garden hose hanger from my local hardware store. wrap this. around. this guy's pretty skinny but it works for really thick garland as well. at the very end, you can throw a plastic bag over it if you would like to protect it from dust.

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taking a look at the headlines, the weather in much of the country making a mess of air travel today. more than 1400 flights have been delayed or canceled largely because of snow and ice from texas to the midwest. on sunday, more than 9,000 disrupted. delays and cancellations are making it tough as people try to trying to get away for the new year. christmas may be over but the holiday shopping season still in full swing. a survey by the national retail federation finds nearly half of consumers plan to shop this week which can account for about 15% of retailers' holiday sales. people will be searching for deals, cashing in with the gift cards and making returns. experts say about 15% of holiday gifts will be returned. famed denver broncos

firing back against allegations that he used performance-enhancing drugs. over the weekend, al-jazeera's investigative unit released a documentary alleging that manning is one of several nfl players to have used banned substances. manning tells espn that the story is garbage and completely fabricated, and that he is disgusted. he tells nbc sports that he may sue al-jazeera. the intern who made the claims is now retracting all his statements saying they are false. if you are thinking about a new year's resolution here's another reason to start hitting the gym. scientists say exercise may help you fight off diseases. a new study finds that people who do moderate exercise going to the gym three to four times a week for about 20 to 30 minutes have stronger immune systems. researchers say that any amount of fitness will provide some benefit. "star wars" held on to the top spot once again, set another

it took in more than $153 million over the weekend pushing it past the $1 billion mark globally. reaching that mark faster than any other film ever. "daddy's home" second and "joy" was third. al roker has the weather. >> thank you very much. as we transition, look at the week's precipitation. we got a mess. the eastern two-thirds of the country, snow out west, great for the skiers and snowpack. midweek we have wet weather and severe weather along the southeastern atlantic coast, snow around the great lakes and snow in the cascades. as we get to the latter part of the week, things start to calm down. texas. out west, gorgeous, sunny, snow in the upper great lakes. temperature wise, below average for the western two-thirds of the u.s., above average throughout the midwest on into the midatlantic states. by the midweek period, that moves east. you can see that cooler air spreading east as well. by the latter part of the week,

get either close to normal or below average. dana: good morning. lots of sunshine today. we will see a few high clouds from time to time. the big story, this fast-moving storm moving through today. daytime highs will remain below normal. 48 in las vegas after dropping to the 20's. normal highs 56, but we will not hit that for the next seven days. >> that's your latest weather. we do have a true pop culture superstar in john cena, ladies and gentlemen. we decided to mayplay cena-it? i'm going to show you about some 2015. i want you guys to buzz in when you have the answer.

cena. number one. we will start off by revisiting one of the most buzzed about celebrity feuds of 2015. we will show you a pop star, i want you to name the other pop star that she's confronted. all right. natalie? is it taylor swift? >> no. anybody else? >> i thought i knew. >> katy perry? >> no. john? >> queen elizabeth. >> no. that was very close. >> our buzzers don't work. >> it's miley cyrus. >> of course it is. >> off to a slow start. >> for this one we want to slowly reveal the most liked photo on instagram this year. first person to identify the user of instagram gets the point. all right. >> khloe kardashian. >> no. >> kendall jenner.

>> i get them confused. i knew it was one of them. >> all right. next, we will show you a screen grab from a famous 2015 movie. >> "star wars." >> you did not buzz in. >> "star wars." >> yes, that's correct. this one a little different. we will show you the chalk outline. >> chalk outline? what? >> from a famous character from television in 2015. we will slowly fill it in. you name the character. >> is this person dead or alive? >> the fall guy. >> they are alive. >> no it's not. >> i never watched this show. >> "game of thrones." >> can't think of his name. >> what's he laying in? >> blood. >> his name is john snow. we will show you one of the most famous -- you guys are pathetic. one of the most famous portraits of 2015. you tell us the super star who is pictured. >> tom brady.

all right. when it comes to memes in 2015, none were bigger than this. we will zoom in and slowly pull out. you name the famous critter. >> it's a critter? >> i know who it is. pizza wrap. >> absolutely. all right. that's disgusting. another cinematic screen grab. name the summer blockbuster that featured the following. >> hey, wait! >> yes! >> you have to be faster with your buzzer. >> we are actually taking a point from you. all right. speaking of memes, and we weren't, no video spawned more than this one. name the artist you see dancing here. >> oh, i forgot.

>> i forgot. you didn't know. >> i was giving him a chance to get it. >> do i get the point? >> you got the point. one of the most buzzed-about scenes in all of tv was the last scene ever of this show. >> "seinfeld." >> here's a picture. >> this year. >> "mad men." >> let's see. what's the score? >> john, did you get a point? >> it's a tie. >> it's not a wwe match. >> i'm just warming up for my next round. change the name of the game to this has nothing to do with me. >> what's the move for taking somebody down. >> for getting out of sticky situations. it's this. >> major medical breakthroughs that can hold the secret to living a longer life like watching this.re back after these messages. >> here's a prize.

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ideally the universal flu vaccine would need to be given once in a lifetime, certainly not yearly. >> for now, continue to get the flu vaccine. it's still out and available. next, this seems like something that could really help, using your own immune cells to fight or kill cancer. how are scientists actually doing this? >> okay. this is another example of something that we call immunotherapy that we talked about a couple weeks ago. this is a little different. this is also, though, sort of taking what we know about a person's immune system and really exploiting what we can about our body's own ability to kill cancer cells. again, this is taking something called a t-cell, we are taking it out of a person, putting it back in, genetically modified. the t-cell will find cancer cells and destroy it. currently this is used for treating lymphoma, although solid tumors are obviously also on the horizon. very optimistic studies.

it's turning your own body into a cancer-killing machine. you are basically taking your immune cells, t-cells, and they are calling this designer t-cells, right, and manufacturing them so that they can actually fight the cancer on their own. >> let's talk heart health as we move over to the next panel here. here we are treating, again, through the personalized approach, using people's own dna to help their hearts. how does this work? >> this one has been studied through tissue and blood samples to -- this is really advances in genomics. they can tell what kind of medicines you are going to respond to, what kind of medicines you won't respond to. so you are not wasting your time waiting for treatments you won't respond to or taking treatments that won't be effective for you. >> so it's getting the right medication for your heart. >> exactly. the idea here is trying to predict which patients will respond to which medicines rather than the one size fits all approach which we use for a

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thank you boys. you're welcome. you're welcome. [ male announcer ] happy holidays from our family to yours. i love christmas! we are back now with today food as we begin our week-long series. the last hurrah. >> billy deck is here with one monster of a dish before you get back on the diet. what's up? >> good to be back. >> especially when you come with something like this. >> this is huge. this is going to be kind of healthy, right? >> totally. lot of things to get to. we have beautiful short rib, salt and pepper, bay leaves, thyme, of course, truffle paste, tater tots, tomato paste. there's a lot of love going into this dish. you will taste it.

first we will start searing the short rib. >> cut them off the bone? >> yep. cut them off the bone. do about an inch cubes. i have seasoned it, salt and pepper. there's a ton here. this casserole is huge. you want to go for it? what we're doing is searing it in high heat. >> this is why it's great to do this with al. >> he knows his way. who cares if it's all over the counter? after that we will cook vegetables. what's great about browning the meat, it also browns the pan. there's all sorts of goodness on the bottom. cook the tomato paste for two minutes, let that sort of mingle in there with what's left from the cooked meat. then you can help me throw in all the vegetables, carrots, onions, celery. right in front of you, you have stout. you can pour all that stout in. how is it? >> good. >> yeah. big, bold savory flavors to go with this. >> much like john cena.

>> yes, he is. >> your new tag line. >> this has not been my morning, guys. >> and then, you did such a good job with the short rib, we are ready to pour it right back in. >> with a couple herbs? >> thyme and bay leaves. since we are br ashgsaising this, we put it in the oven until it's tender at 325. we have beef stock to add to this. you can add the other one. yeah. then we just cover that up and let it go slow and low until it's tender and wonderful. then we will make the sauce. we strain all the liquid out after it's absorbed all that amazing flavor. we have corn starch, always mix it with cold water. you don't want to pour it straight in. it will clump up on you. then you can sort of whisk away at that. that gets nice and thick. if you want, you can actually put this in the fridge at this

want to cook it later, fast for dinner. >> which helps because the fat rises to the top, you can skim that off. >> it's delicious after a couple days. you will get rid of the fat? that's the good part. >> just a little bit. >> go ahead and drop in everything you see in front of you. you have all the short rib, some great mushrooms to add to it, some pearl onions which are a little more mild than regular onions. they have a little sweetness to go with the savioryory. then heavy cream. then my favorite, truffle paste. love this so much. i love it so much. >> you were concerned about trimming some of the fat off of this thing. >> smell that. you will love it. you like truffles? >> i do. >> you can use truffle oil. >> i'm sorry, you heard me? >> your inside voice again coming out. truffle oil. then you know what?

why don't you grab that, pour this right in here. what al and i are going to do when you're done -- >> this is going to be crazy. >> good job. then we throw the truffles, tater tots on top, rebake. this went in at 350 for like 20 minutes. cheese on top. you can use any cheese you want. this is definitely a great melting cheese. throw it in the oven. it gets as beautiful as this, enjoy. >> thank you so much. love it. happy new year. today.com for our recipes.

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