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bernardino attack, the divers head back to the nea lake today searching for clues. we are following it all live. feeling the heat. record-breaking high temperatures across 22 states in the east. it could hit 70 degrees in washington today. we have a dangerous mix off h hvy rain, hailnd even tornadoes could slam the plains. this morning, dylan has what you need to know. highway horror. a massive chunk of metal falls off a truck in the california highway. how did the driver survive? and still golden. the golden state warriors went to double overtime to be undefeated this season. they will try >> he will try to keep the streak going in milwaukee today, saturday, december 12th, 2015. >> announcer: from nbc news,
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1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" on this saturday morning. i'm erica hill. >> i'm craig melvin. it looked like at one point last night the warriors were going to lose and seth curry did what he has been doing now for two full seasons and saved the day. we are watching sports history. this is one of the best teams in the history of all of sports. wouldn't be surprised it they went 35-0-0 >> do you get extra nervous when you are doing so good? do you have the era pressure? >> he was talking about the lakers and 71-72 season. five games away. that's five games. stress. we will be watching.
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the firebombing off a california mosque 90 milesrom the site of the san bernardino massacre. gadi schwartz is there this morning. >> federal investigators are investigating the san bernardino attack & now having to use resources to look at bombing of a local mosque. one person of interest has already been detained. two weeks after the san bernardino attacks, what appears to be retaliation less than 100 miles away in california's coachella valley before afternoon prayers. this morning state and federal investigators are looking into the firebombing and urging anyone with information to come forward. in san bernardino, divers will be searching for evidence. we have seen two small notes recovered from the lake where
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the day of the shooting. >> this would be a place where you can destroy evidence or a hard drive. >> they are not saying what they recovered, but if it is a hard drive, it could hold evidence on whether others knew about the attack. >> even the damage could yield important t formation. >> they are focusing on his childhood friend said to be cooperating with the fbi. they said marquez supplied the two assault rifles and sharing details about another 2012 plot for an attack that was ultimately scudled. every unusual twist in marquez's life is now under scrutiny. he he is married to a ukrainian woman and his own mother said she didn't know about. his boss said he had no idea he was even a muslim. >> the last time i checked, this
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>> tensions we main high with at least three funerals and two more scheduled for today. marquez has not been named a suspect or charged with a crime.e. thee search continues at daybreak. >> gadi, thank you. >> president obama is set to give an update of the war against isis when he make a rare trip to the pentagon. at the white house, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. president obama is aiming to step up his response with the fight against isis as he meets at the pentagon on monday. it comes in the ache of paris and san bernardino and the president came under criticism not being tough enough against isis. the secretary of state and secretary of defense will update him and the president as you recall recently said 100
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to conduct rings in iraq and ria and pentagon took steps to ask carder, the u.s. will be building more capabilities. the press secretary was asked if the meeting is an indication that major changes and strategy are under way. there is no overhaul planned at this point, but he added we will see what the meeting yields. the president is expected to make remarks a aer that briefifi. back to you. >> athe whiteteouse this rning, thank you. >> and turning now to the race for the white house, the republican front runner donald trump is campaigning in a key primary state. protesters disrupted an event here in new york city. later in the day he travelled to iowa for a rally where he took on a surging competitor, senator ted cruz. >> everything say he agrees with.
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wild, but he agrees. with the ethanol, really he's got to come a long way. he's for the oil. i understand that oil pays him a lot of money. he has got to be for oil. they give him a lot of money. >> his remarks earned big applause. who are the people who want to see him as the next president? we sent katie to the rally to find out. >> we are going to build a wall. >> first things first. trump supporters like one thing more tha any other. >> he tells it like it is. if you are full of crap, you are fall of crap. >> one person said he has a fifth grade vocabulary. you understand what he is saying. >> they said trump is the only answer. >> i am tired of republicans and the democrats. >> i am hoping he will turn around our economy.
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with a high school degree or less. about a 30 are evangelicals. few are very conservative and most say the american dream they knew is gone. that is them on paper. in reaea life, they are jusus regularfolks. >> do you think that you are a part of the crazy fringe in this country. >> absolutely not. no. >> regular person? >> really boring. >> not all supporters agree with everything he says, but they believe and this is in south carolina and new hampshire and iowa and al bam a they don't have to agree with him because they trusthim. they b bieve in donald trumums own words that heel make this country great again. nbc news, des moines, iowa. >> lawrence o'donnell and host of the last word on ms nbc, nice to have you in the studio.
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heard from the supporters, what would you say is the overriding reason foris success. is it the politics of fear or saying things whether they be wildly outlandish or untrue that people are thinking. >> he rose in the polls before any of this environment. it's because the field is so weak. if there was a dominating candidate in the republican field, this couldn't happen. to look at the democratic side, there was a dominant candidate. sodomed in an that she scared away other competitors like possibly the vice president. that's what the dominant candidates do. when you see a field of scape, that means no one is afraid to jump in. there is no dominant candidate. that was set for him before he jumped in. >> that are is on this talk that
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>> it'ss usually fant asy and this time it's serious. it's a serious possibility. when you look at the mathematics of this. when y/u go into the voting booths now, it's unlikely that anyone would end up getting the nomination. that's what it was in 1976 for the republicans. that's the last time it happened. i have to say as someone who sits through conventions and gogo to them a a covers them, i wouldn't mind the convention once in a whqle. u don't know. they are the most boring things that happen in political theater. it's ridiculous. they cut back coverage because they are worried and increase the coverage if you go in. >> what do you think is the bigger concern. would i i be donaldd trump as an independen or republican nominee? >> there is a zero possibility of donald trump as an
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about 7% of followers would join him as an independent. 7% represent about 6% of the vote. remember the republicans are not 50% of americans. they are 28%. when you get 30 or 35% of 28%, that's not a big number and you get something smaller than that. if he runs independent, every day the republicans are saying a vote for donald trump is a vote for hillary clinton. they use that ralph nader versus al gore model where that was true. >> i will shift completely. you came back from malawi bringing debts to schools in need. >> kids in need of desks. you caca learn about it at last word. we raised over $9 million. we bring desks with kids and teacher who is have never seen desks.
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him, every one said desks and chairs. we need to have a more serious educational environment. that's what w w are doing. we havav schololships for girls. it means a lower graduation rate. and that's all part of the michelle obama malawi idea about trying to support girls's education. >> great work. appreciate it this morning. lawrence o'donnell that you can see on msnbc.com. >> let's turn to the other big story we are following. the extreme weather. not feeling a lot like christmas here in the east where temperatures in some cities may be as much as 30 degrees above normal. we have more on the record heat and possible severe weather in the plains. >> not only are we talking about the heat, but looking at dew points around 60 to 70. moisture streaming in from the
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of a spring or fall-like set up in place. we are looking at the chance of stronger storms. an area of high pressure sitting here and around that is this warm, moist air that will continue to pump up the temperatures running about 20 to 30 degrees above normal. cleveland is 65 and memphis is 73. washington, d.c. about 71 degrees. there is a species of the cherry blossom tree that have a double bloom. if it's warm enough, they have it in the fall. we are seeing a second bloom. it's warm enough for that. as we go through the weekend, temperatures in d.c. will be close to 70. in new york in the mid 60s. even up into boston, temperatures well above average. here's the area where you have a slight risk of stronger storms. isolated tornados and it's a large hail risk from sosoheastern kansas through oklahoma and all the way through
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that's an area we need to keep an eye on. >> we will come back to you in a bit. we are following a bit of a major development with the conference in paris right now. >> it's one of the most significant conferences and ending with an international agreement. they spent two weeks negotiating this deal. kelly joins us now from london. good morning. >> good morning to you. you said it. this is a historic agreement if it goes through. the first time all countries reached a deal to limit man made emissions. the foreign minster said the deal is ambitious and balanced and will be legally binding.g. is 20-page draft agreement sets goals by 3.6 degrees fahrenheit, a key demand of island nations deali with rising sea levels.
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have not been released. the draft agreement has not been released. leaders from more than 190 countries have been debating for two weeks and they have to vote on the deal. the united nations secretary general is encouraging them to vote yes saying we must protect the planet that sustains us and for that we need all hands on deck. despite news of the agreement, environmental protesters plan to take to the streets of paris. france is under a state of emergency, but paris believes they issued a last minute permit to allow the protests. we will keep you updated on that vote. >> thank you. in california, hununeds of thers of babies are going to be tested and treated after exposure to tuberculosis. patients and employees said a nurse at the valley medical center test said positive and those who came in contact with her are at risk. the 350 babies born between
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receive antibiotics for at least x months. a man charged in the deathf two officers has been found dead in his jail cell. he was unresponsive in the isolation unit. no cause of death was announced. he and three other suspects were involved that left two officers dead. >> in california, look at what happened to this car. the driver was on a san josos highway when a mal tray fell off the back of a truck. look at this. right through the driver's windshield. luckily he was able to maneuver to a stop and escape with just a scratch on his arm. finally, one artist put a new face on the crisis in syria. this was a piece that paints apple computer founder steve jobs on a wall in a refugee camp in france.
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hand and a sack in another. the son of a migrant in syria. jobs was the son of a refugee. >> looking at the storms out west. >> relentless. we are seeing another round of revy rain about to come onshore. we had moisture out of the pacific and we are looking at flooding rain along with the wind gusts. as much as five to seven inches for the mountain snow. that is a good story because we are looking at perhaps up to 12 to 18 inches of snow in the higher elevations. we need that this time of year and we head towards denver going into tomorrow. wemeteorologist ron demers. it turned into a week of melting as sioux city has now w en five straight days with highs in the 50s. now the changes start to move in. colder air wiwi arrive for the weekend with highs saturday ending up about 10 degrees cooler than we saw today. clouds so move in and we'll see chances of afternoon rain showers. your forecast brought to you by knova's carpets, siouxland's
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a cop convicted of rape and that's youou latest forecast. >> thank you. >> it is the end of an era for playboy. the final nude issue featured pamela anderson. called the most famous play mate in history. stars from marilyn monroe to madonna to kim kardashian. >> the decision to stop publishing photos on the internet. the magazine has been in circulation and more than 5 million in 1975 to 800,000 recently. >> still to come, we will catch
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nbc. we're back on a saturday morning with "the download." our time to look back at the week's stories. >> a look at theeadlines that caught our attention. >> startling information about the san bernardino attackers. >> syed rizwan farook and tashfeen malik left behind evidence they were contemplateor other targets in california. >> we are working to see if they had plans for that day or earlier. >> the fbi says the couple was radicalized for at least two years. on the campaign trail, a new shocker from donald trump.
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for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. >> and trump remains unapologetic. >> the least racist person that you have ever met. outrage in the streets of chicago. and more calls for m mor emanuel ame to resign. >> anger spiked with the release of the dash cam video showing the police officer shooting laquan mcdonald 16 times. now it is sinking in. >> bowe bergdahl in 25 hours of taped conversations with the director of "the hurt locker" released in a tradedeor five prisoners held in guantanamo bay.
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try bergdahl as a deserter. and the trouble for chipotle. this time the norovirus. sickening 120 students. >> this latest round of bad news on the news of e. coli linked to nine states. >> the ceo sitting down exclusively with "today." >> this is a very unfortunate incident and i'm deeply sorry this happened. a little magic and a lot of laughs at the barcelona zoo. >> this man on the right performs slight of hand with a chestnut and cup. the chestnut vanished and he shows the orangutan there is nothing left inside [ laughter ] south side chicago we had to do overtime every night >> the first lady dropping the
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want to fight crime go to college fill your head with knowledge you should go to college >> that's s great video. >> a lot of attention which is what she wanted. she wanted traction. >> it looks like the first lady may have spent time in a radio booth before. look at that. >> you see so many videos and when you get a chance to do it. >> yeah. >> you get into it. >> that's good stuff. we all love that orangutan at the zoo. >> so cute. >> when is the last time you laughed soohard, you fell on your back. >> it is worth seeing one more time. wait for it. wait for it. wait for it. >> i love it. >> when you fall down -- it's so funny. >> i love it. it's like a 2-year-old. >> actual joy. another moment you may not have seen this week that we
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a lot of holiday parties this time of year.. including one for "dateline." including our lester holt. they were at the party. people were going to go sing. >> someone said to lester, there are people in the back rehearsing. he said do they need a baritone. here is what happened next. joy to the world the lord has come let earth receive her king let every heart prepare him room andeaven and nature sing and heaven and nature sing and heaven and heaven and nature sing joy to the world the savior reigns >> is there anything lester cannot do? >> last night's christmas party, lester is up with his bass and
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he's a rock. sanders: i'm bernie sanders and i approve this message. one ofofy favorite holiday traditions is coming up tonight. you won't want to miss it, the six city symphony's christmas spectacular. here to tell us a little bit more is ryan the musical director. ryan thanks so much for being here. of course, great to be here. if you've seen this performance before, it's not going to be the same. you put something different in every year and something special too. that's right. we are very proud of this program. families have made it part of their tradition, people have come home for this concert. it's always a lot o ofun. we always try to throw in a couple of twists. this year the twist is that we're going a bit gospel. we've invited the mt. zion baptist choir to be a part of the evening. very special arrangements have been made for the sioux city symphony and the choir. our guest artist simon is a very famous bass/baritone who's had an incredible
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performed all over the world. he's now home and giving performances all over iowa. he'll be featured throughout the evening. a few other special guests that we all know to expect on christmas programs but we don't ever mention them until the night. it's going to be a lot of fun; it's a very enjoyable program. this is great for kids, adults, families, everybody. it really is. it fits the bill for pretty much every aspect that you can think of. it's a great oppopounity to hang out with yououfamily, ring in the season, and have a lot of fun. also to hear the wurlitzer organ play. that's right, there's a pre- concert concert. that's 6:45 with rick with the wurlitzer, come and hear that with the performance at 7:30. you guys often sell out so you really do need to get your tickets now. grab the tickets now, they're going very quickly. they start at $15, very reasonable for a family night out. absolutely. ryan thanks so much for being here. of course. the sioux city symphony christmas spectacular starts tonight at 7 70 at the orpheum theatre, don't m ms it. thanks
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old today. we hear there is a party planned today in hoboken, new jersey. and a beautiful day here in new york, new york. look at that out on the plaza. a big holiday crowdwdn the plaza. it will b b in the 60ss herer today. at is why you s a lot o people out with no jackets and no coats. less than two weeks away from christmas. believe it or not. >> it's 60 degrees. >> that's not a problem i have. the heat? here is a look at what's making headlines on saturday morning. authorities in southern california detained one person in connection with the fire bomb attack at a mosque.. overnight, authorititi announced that the fire was intentional. no injuries were reported. severe weather warning for people in the plains today. communities from austin to oklahoma bracing for wicked weather this afternoon. they are expecting hail, heavy
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in france, officials with a landmark pact after nearly 200 nations spent the last two weeks negotiating. it is aimed at transforming fossil fuels and curbing global warming. let's start with the controversy in austin, texas with gun rights advocates taking the streets to stage a fake mock mass shooting. it is set to happen at the country's first mass shooting in 1966. we have janet shamlian with more. >> reporter: craig, good morning. the guns are made of cardboard and the blood will be ketchup. regardless, many say this is not the time given recent events nor the place for the group to make its point. this morning, organizers with a mock shooting adjacent to the
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after ut calledt potential criminal trespass. it is not a university or student event. the pro gun event organizers goal is to education people on the dangers of so-called gun free zones like churches and schools. >> we hope to get the point across these gun free zones are target rich environments. >> reporter: at the time of reaea shootings, san bernardino and paris,s,re strong wounds. there i i strong opposition to the event. even to those2who say guns should be allowed on campus. >> we believe it detracts from our purpose. >> reporter: it will be followed by the mock mass shooting using cardboard guns and fake blood. people will act as victims and sound of fake gunfire wiwi be played. [ bang, bang ]
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is behind us. between that and anbility to be there and say this is a drill and protest sign. they will understand the message. >> reporter: students are taking finals at ut today and say this demonstration is ill timed. >> it is not productive to the debate. it doesn't make me feel safe. >> reporter: because the event is off campus, a spokesperson says the university is relying on local law enforcement to monitor as needed. >> organizers point to the rampage at virginia tech that killed 32 people should be the reason for people to carry guns on campus. this will be held across the street on the sidewalk. guys, that is public property. it is just barely off the ut campus. erica, craig. >> janet shamlianor us in austin. thank you. let's get another check of the weather with dylan who is on
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>> good morning. we are focused on the warm temperatures in the middle through the country. eastern half of the country will be seeing temperatures much warmer than average. 22 of the states could see rererd highs today. look at how above average. st. louis, 67 degrees. jackson, mississippi, 78 degrees. that's 19 degrees above average. all through the mid-atlantic and northeast, warmer temperatures. considering that we are seeing moisture streaming in from the gulf of mexico, we could see a slight risk of stronger storms, especially through oklahoma and texas today. late this afternoon into this evening and mainly overnight is when we could see stronger storms.. tomorrow, the stormspread eastward, but should weaken. we are looking at snow to wrap around on the back side of it. we will have another pacific northwest storm with mountain snow and a lot of rainmeteorologist ron demers. it turned into a week of melting as sioux city has now seen five straight days with highs in the 50s. now the changes start to move in. colder air will arrive
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saturday ending up about 10 degrees cooler than we saw today. clouds also move in and we'll see chchces of afternoon rain showers. your forecast brought to you by knova's carpets, siouxland's largest shaw flooring center. a cop convicted of rape and i love this sign right here. no snow in buffalo. are you happy about that? >> i'm very happy about this. >> this time last year, you had 7 feet of snow. >> yes, we did. let's get some wings. >> i'm all for buffalo. >> thanks, dylan. just ahead, a young couple's plan to retire by the age of 33.
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just head around the corner to walgreens when you're searching for that perfect little something. walgreens has great gifts like toys, beauty gt sets and photo gifts, and it's all just a hop, skip and a bark away. walgreens. at the corner of happy and healthy. this week, save 40 percent on canvas prints. do you have a dream of riding off in the sunset of the end of your career? for most of us, it happens at the ages of 65. one couple is walking away at the ripe old age of 33. >> an incredible story and begs two questions. hoho did they do it? and can n e rest of us do it too? as the saying goes, some live to
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others work to live. but nick and liz in their late 20s, are working toward retirement. the software engineer and communications specialist realized they were spending more time at the 9:9: to 5:00 thaha enjoying their lives. >> w w realized if we did not change things, we would blink and we would be 50. >> so they crafted an ambitious plan to retire early. really early. >> we planned at age 33 to never need to make another dollar in our life. >> to do it, they became self described frugal weirdos. >> you think of the three items. housing, transportation and food. we look at every line item. no spending is safe. >> they socked away 71% of the
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they are on track to save more this year. how? no splurging on fancy meals. >> we went out to dinner twice. and we cook at home. >> when was the last time you bought a piece of clothing? >> oh, 17 months ago. >> trips to the salon. never. >> let me tell you the first time she said you give me a haircut. i thought oh, man. >> he thought this was going to be the end. >> they do enjoy traveling, but figured out how to dohat frugally. >> we look for where it is cheapest to fly. >> they own their boston townhouse with hand me downs. nick bikes to work. >> it is not just for fashion. >> they only need one family car. it's the same one liz learned to drive 19 years ago and has
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>> we seeo reason to buy a new car when we have a car that works perfectly fine. >> let me tell you, it is so affordable to insure. >> a new expense. liz is expecting any day. >> i have a 17 month old. they are expensive. >> i had no idea before we were having a child. everyone has baby clothes they are looking to get out of their basement. wonderful. >> and weave h hd me downsns for every part of her nursery. >> if all goes as planned, they will have plenty of time to read and play. for liz, it is not just about saving aggressively to retire early, but it is about the kind of life they want to live. >> buying things and consuming is not fulfilling. we don't derive happiness from material possessionon >> and the big cononats to the couple. they had a little girl here about a month ago. >> congratulations to them. >> yeah. let me tell you, they make it look easier than it is.
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>> if i could go halfway, do you know what i mean? we may not go all the way. we can learn something. >> they are so disciplined. >> they have been for a long time. he talked about how cheap he was in college. >> i try to cut back on not going out to eat so much. i really like to go out to eat. >> that explains why you grab so much food here. and up next, mark zuckerberg
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backkow on a saturday morning. good time to do some trending. >> here is a hilarious video trending. this video is promoteing a support group for husbands stuck taking pictures for their wives' instagram accounts. >> i'm basically a selfie stick. go. what are you doing in here? taking a picture of all y yr stuff? >> wait. i should comment on this. it helps me out if i'm the first one to comment. now we just take pictures of it. >> do you do that? >> no. >> i instagram. my husband is on instagram. he doesn't have much to do with it. >> brian spends time taking pictures?
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>> we can all follow him. we can follow him taking pictures of you taking pictures. >> and i approve them all. speaking of pictures. mark zuckerberg on diaper duty. he captioned it one down and 1,000 to go. he received a million likes since yesterday. he and his wifif dr. pricilla chan had a baby girl two weeks ago. >> i love that. >> that is a hot button. that is the most perfect diaper change i have ever seen. no blowout action. everything is perfect about that picture. i can't post any of the pictures of the diaper changes. here is a sweet moment gone viral. every kid's dream to tell santa exactly what they wan for christmas. for some, like this girl, it is easier said than done.
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trouble speaking. so she signs. but as we all know, santa knows every language, including sign language and the look on her face is absolutely priceless. when she realizes santa knows how to sign ass ll. at's what the holidays are for. >> i love it. >> yeah. yeah. what a santa claus. >> i love that. confusion for harrison ford's wife after his mishap on "star wars." and shia lebeouf's soul. >> it seems like everyone knows everything a aut "star wars," but not calista flockhart. when h% got hurt on the set, flockhart was not concerned, but confused when she learned he was hurt on the millennium falcon.
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commercial airline and the door fell off and he flew out of the airplane. >> you didn't know what the millannium falcon. >> they don't talk about that stuff at home. and in the name of art, shia lebeouf invit people to take in his films and now he is across the bond for the latest project "touch my soul." he is taking phone calls at a art gallery in liverpool. if you cannot get through on the phone, you can watch the live stream online. >> i don't get this art thing. >> sometimes?
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people to call in. and finally, will ferrell took to the streets in onesies and quizzed people about holiday movies. some were excited and some were scared. take a look. >> who is the best in the movie "elf?" >> i guess the elf. >> what's his name? what's his name? >> buddy. >> what's his real name? >> i'm right here. >> you have never seen "elf?" >> who stars in "scrooged?" >> he was in "meatballs." >> another christmas story. >> bill murray? >> yes, yes, yes.
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muslim communities are on alert after the backlash of the san bernardino massacre. and extreme weather. bringing heavy rain and hail and possible tornadoes. and struggling to deliver. record-breaking online shopping sales left shipping companies like u.p.s. and fed ex buried under a crush of packages t tbe delivered. todada sasarday, decememr 12th, 2015. >> what a lively crowd on saturday morning. welcome back to "today." a festive crowd. not feeling holiday weather on this warm new york day. i'm craig melvin alongside dylan dreyer and with erica hill. what a fantastic crowd. >> good stuff. you are here are a good day. busy morning. we w wl begin wit sheinelle who is following the latest in san bernardino. including the attacks and
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>> good morning. investigators are looking into attacks on two mosques in the west. as funerals take place for the rampage in san bernardino. nbc's gadi schwartz is there. good morning, gadi. >> reporter: good morning. another difficult day h hd for sasabernardino. two more funerals today as the mmunity comes together to try to heal while less than 100 miles away in the cochella valley, a fire attack at a local mosque. that happened yesterday before afternoon prayers. the atf and fbi now down there as well. we understand that a person of interest has been detained for what is investigated as a possible hate crime. in phoenix, another mosque was the target of terrorism. the islamic community fearing more backlash after the san bernardino attacks. meanwhile, investigators are hope to recover a missing hard drive after terrorists syed
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may have tried to destroy here at the lake. you see the divers here yesterday. you see them pull two things out of the water. it was hard to make out whaha they were. the fbi not commenting on what they pulled out of the lake+ that search here at the lake will continue in a couple of hours. back to you. >> gadi, thank you. a landmark climate agreement reached in france. negotiators for some 200 countries come up with the most comprehensive accord to reduce greenhouse emissions. they will limitt greenhohoe warming by 3.2 degrees. a legislator tried to drag the prime minister from the podium. that sparked the fist fight between lawmakers. the incident is said to reflect the growing dissatisfaction with the government's policies. a study indicates the skies
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ththresearch for the study on the drone found 300 incidents with drones between september of 2013 and september of this year. 90 encounters with commercial aircraft and most in drone prohibited air space. the british museum the british museum sun veiling a treasure trove of viking artifacts that could rewrite history. the coinsns jewelry, and silver bars date from the ninth century. they were discovered recently west of london by an englishman scanning a muddy field with a metal detector. if it's legally declared a treasure, the amateur treasure hunterr and farmer who owns the field would receive sizable rewards from the government. a trip that ended up being more thann couple h h bargained for. it had been planned as a visit to farms in iceland when the wind picked up and kept getting stronger. the pair tried to make their way through the storm.
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they had to turn around. yes, the couple did pay. this is what they wanted. some people wanted to go to a beach, stare at the sun. others want a little thrill. divorce. >> we'll keep you interstateupdated. >> sticking with the beach vacation. dylan with the forecast. >> we have a lot going on across the country. we have a storm in the pific northwest. a risk of storms in the middle of the country and record warm temperatures up and down the east coast. temperatures running about 15 to nearly 30 degrees above average. chicago should make it to 60 today. here's through the middle of the country where we could see a slight risk o o stronger soerms erer storms especially hail and tornadoes through oklahoma and most of central texas, especially later on tonight. now in the pacific northwest, it's been day after day of these storms that stream in off the pacific. we are looking at the chance before five to seven inches of
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up to a foot or more of snow. much-needed snow. that will help with the drouout. we could see a a few inches of snow in denver. the big areameteorologisron demers. it turned into a week of melting as sioux city has now seen five straight days with highs in the 50s. now the changes start to move in. colder air will arrive for the weekend with highs saturday ending up about 10 degrees cooler than we saw today. clouds also move in and we'll see chances of afternoon rain showers. your forecast brought to you by knova's carpets, siouxland's largest shaw flooring center. a cop convicted of rape turning to the extreme weather we've been experiencing. a tale two of coast. warm and dry in the east. cold and snowy in the west. who better to explain than the rson who knows what she's talking about with weather, dylan. >> could it be more opposite
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a total role reversal. while the unseasonably warm weather takes a toll on slopes in northeast, skiers out west are getting an early christmas present. with some resorts getting 24 inches of fresh powder in 24 hours. remember last winter? it was one for the record d books. by this time last year, buffalo was already buried under snow. up to six feet of snow fell in parts of western new york, most of that falling in just a 24-hour period. new england, three feet. it's not just me. even hearty new englanders are saying the snowstorm hit way too early, and they're right. throughout the northeast, ski resorts opened ahead of schedule. the midwest in a deep freeze. this is day two of the snow and ice here in forest lake, minnesota. fast forward to this year, it's like weather whiplash. buffalo hasn't even seen a
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record for lack of snow this late in the season. temperatures across the eastern 2/3 of the country, well above average. sksk resorts seeingg green and not the good kind. >> we really need the temperatures change or at least become a little more seasonal so that we can get a product out and get the facility open. >> you know it's bad when even i'm anxious for the snow and cold. i've got a closet full of winter coats, and it's too warm to wear them. on the west coast, it's a completely different story. last year, folks were begging for snow. >> we've been praying for snow. >> it's the strangest season that i've ever experienced. >> look at all the dirt on the slopes. and there are hardly any skiers. and now, so much powder it's like white gold. >> i think it's like over 60 inches already at mammoth, about 1/3 of the amount we had last year. if we keep up the momentum, we're looking at an amazing season.
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on the easascoast. >> reporter: you say that now, but be careful what you wish for. everyone wants to know, are we going to get slammed in january and february. i mean, january and february always kind of -- you know. it's winter. we're going to get a few storms. it's not really going to be that you will bad through the rest of december. for the west coast, continuing the pattern they're. for -- pattern they're in. for usus janunuy, february, we'll see a pattern shift. >> like winter. >> exactly. >> we can see spring. spring is in sight. >> last year i was traveling for about five months of being in the snow. i've already checked off two months now. i can handle three months, right? >> nobody's happier about that their than dylan. with 13 days until christmas, the u.s. postal service predicts that monday will be the busiest shipping day yet. this as the crush of online shopping has left shipping companies crunched for time. >> it's true. somewhat of a holiday hangover for the company seeing
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waking up to the reality of getting millions of orders delivered and on time. it seems just about everyone is ditching the mall and shopping on line this holiday season. shoppers spend an estimated $4.45 billion on line thanksgiving and black friday, according to adobe systems, inc. the sharp uptick in online shopping is putting pressure on fedex and u.p.s. to deliver big and on time. according to ship matrix, a company that tracks delivery rates of different carriers, both companies are already struggling with deliveries because of increased online shopping. fedex typically has a 95% on-time delivery rate. u.p.s., 97%.%. ship matrix put thehe at 91% i i the week after black friday and cyber monday. u.p.s. is looking to avoid the delays of christmas, 2013, when its system was so overloaded it couldn't deliver everything on time. the company does admitted to some delays but insists the vast majority of their customers have
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promised, saying "our operations effectively reacted to higher than expected volumes, andnd this wiwi continue as we progress through our peak shipping period." its rival, fedex, says it, too, is experiencing a record number of holiday shipments due to the steady rise in e-commerce, but promises, "our dedicated team members around the world are working hard to deliver the holidays." while shoppers across the country are crossing their fingers and hoping they'll have something to put under the tree. okay. you wanted to get your package delivered by christmas day? here are tips -- first, of course, try place your orders as early as possible. you might want to pay for premium shipping. or try ordering on line and then picking up in the store. one final note, you can find the shipping deadlines for each carrier on our website. we're givers this morning on today.com. >> good stuff. >> yes. dylan dreyer hanging out in the orange room witit today's "plala fan of ththday."
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it's the m mt wonderful time of the year the dos and don'ts of the season. who to tip and how much to tip. >> and for parents, picking the perfect holiday card. we have mr. manners here with us. nice to have you with us. >> good morning. >> we start out with the cards. some people may have them out already. some people may not. what are the d d and don'tsts >> i am glad you talked about schedule. now is the time to get them out. not two days before the holiday. right now. so you get the return cards back. my key is don't be an envelope stuffer. put a message on there. if you are doing a photo card which we love, write something on there. if you can have the whole family on there, better. we love seeing the kiki.
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>> is it horrible to not write a note? >> just a little something. >> sometimes cash is the perfect gift. who should get a cash gift? who should not? >> the service professionals in your life are the ones who get the tip. what you d d is youou tiphe cost of o o visit to thehe hairdresser, the cost of one visit. the babysitter, one night's service. massage therapist? one visit. if it is a $5 haircut, it is a $5 tip. >> $5 for a haircut? >> you find that, b bieve it or not. >> wow. we are not doing those haircuts. when it comes to gifting at the office. the ladies here made a pact we are going to brunch because it really is to tough. who do you buy for? who don't you buy for? >> it is a snowball. it is hard to turn back. gift one another at all. you do not want to gift the boss.
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giving a gift in a workplace situation is the boss to the people who report to him or her. just don't give anything -- >> who is watching at home. >> don't make it personal. especially male/female situation. no sweater for example. you might do a nice scarf. outerwear. gloves. >> let's talk about regifting. this is something i have done. it is something i do. if you get a gift from me now, i guess the secret's out of the bag. >> you regift thoughtfully. don't try to get rid of something you didn't like by regifting it. give something you think the other person would appreciate more than you can. maybe you have a duplicate. great rerefting items. spirits provided you know the person drinks. what is not good is the hand made sweater from your grandmother.
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been and you regift as if you have been there. >> it sounds like he has gotten gifts from me. >> did you call us? >> we called you. >> the champagne. there is always the fun family and holiday party. should you ever talk politics? >> this is a difficult thing. this year, everybody is talking about politics. unless you are all on the same page, avoid it. it will create holiday trauma and stress. >> is there where we play the adele soso? >> erica, you know dylan is asking the awkward questions. >> you know dylan well. >> use craig as your wingman. he will jump in and say, dylan, why would you ask a question like that? let's keep the holidays civil civilized civilized. >> what if somebody is drinking too much? a coworker or crazy uncle as they say sometimes.
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if this is a good drunk keeping the party lively and has a ride home, good drunk. bad drunk, cut that person off. >> thank you. thank you. >> cheers indeed. >> great to have you here with your great tips. >> i love it when you come because of the great champagne.e. all of the tips can be found on today.com.
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today we're talking about a great performance coming up, you won't want to miss just in time for christmas. molly and randy, thanks so much for being here. thank you, glad to be here. the holiday spectacular siouxland civic dance performance is coming up. randy, give us some of those detailil it's an awesome family show that's a great way to s srt the holiday season. it's got singing and dancing, it's got instrumentalists; it's got wild characters, beautiful costumes, and wonderful singing. it's going to be an awesome show. you have several special performances , special guests coming too? we do. we have richard steinbach is going to be ining us, he's a fabulous pianini. santa is making an appearance. we've got dancing cows and dancing boxes. we have gospel quartet that's
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symphony. it's a wide variety of very cool entertainment. where do the dancers come from? the dancers are from several different dance studios around the area. we've got diane's dance from moville, the civic dance group. there's ballet, tap, jazz, dancing cows. it's just t really aweweme. all ages too, right? all ages, yes. m mly, how do people get tickets? tickets are available at the tyson events center box office. they're $25, $30, and $35. why do you hope people will buy tickets for this, why do you want people to come out and see this? it's such a broad representatio n of the siouxland community. everybody comes together, there's local celebrities that are making pearances. it's just a great way to kick off christmas. remember to get your tickets. it is december 19th at 3 at the orpheum theatre. be sure to get your tickets at the tyson box office. thank you both so much for being here. thank you. thanks for joining us for
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to a world that's fd with fun it's tree fu tom adventure, magic too where tom and you help all of his magical friends twigs squirmtum ariela zigzoo tree fu tom join the fun come along now, everyone move with tom he needs you to save the day and do tree fu yeah [ ] twigs: sweepaloopa! whoosh. oh, brush, brush, brush, brush. tom: hi, twigs, what are... whoa! twigs: hi, best buddy. [humming] [grunts] oh, these crates are messy.
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i'm just helping ariela by tidying up. helpful, helpful, helpful, that's me. i'm trying to earn my super helper tree fu ranger badge. whoa. sounds brilliant. [chuckles] it is. treetog only gives them to the most superest-super-duper helpers. [g[gps] maybe i could earn a badge too? yay! i was hoping you'd say that, being helpful on your own is boring. oops. missed some. if i'm going to earn my super helper tree fu ranger badge, we need to do the moves that turn our magic powers on. come on, join in. time for tree fu! ] we need to turn the magic on we need to save the day come on just follow me and you will see the magic comes from you and me
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slide to the side a a jump right back hold your hands u uhigh spin around reach up for the sky touch your nose now make a pose clap your hands touch your knees and run with me when you move you make the magic do what i do to make the magic turn that, turn that turn that, turn that tree fu magic on look! the sapstone in my belt is glowing. moving turned our magic on. thanks for your help. [ ] right, now i'm ready to earn my tree fu ranger badge. [both grunting] oh, hi, tom. hi, ariela. sweeping up all done, ariela.
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yeah. anything at all. we're happy to help. [chuckles] well, actually you could... fix the barn? no, it's my beetles. they need-- brushing? no, they need-d- fefeing? moving! i need to move 'em. oh. why didn't you say so? ha, ha. i knew you were gonna say that. [ ] these fellas need to be ridden down to the ranch, to pull the berry delivery wagon to the castle. ooh! they look a handful. have you got an easier job? we'll be happy to help, ariela. now, it's real important they deliver the harvest before the berries go bad. no problem, ariela. great, i'll go pick the last of the berries. meet you at the ranch. hello, beetles. how about going for a little ride down to the ranch? wuhh! tom, i don't think they like me.
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[holopax beeps] oh.. tom, i was wondering if you and twigs could help me with something at the castle. sorry, treetog, we're busy helping-- ooh! yes, treetog, yes! ha, ha, ha. we'll be there to help right away. bye. twigs! tom, the super helper badge. we need to help people, and treetog's the best person to help. but what about ariela's beetles? they're in this hay pen thingy, safe as-- whoa! well, safe enough, if we're quick. hmm, i suppose, if we're quick. yay! we'll get the super helper badge for sure. hee, hee! [ ] [humming] both: hi, treetog. ah, that was quick. you know us, treetog, always trying to be helpful. helpful, helpful, helpful. sounds like someone's trying to earn their ser helper badge. yep.
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then you can help me with my sap-root plant. [ ] [twigs gasps] cool! wowzers! i need you to feed it while i'm out gathering sunbeams. ding! [gasps] we could help you gather sunbeams too, treetog. feeding the sap-root will be helpful enough, thank you. what does it eat? trillicakes? thunder popcorn? ah, no, no. every time it whistles, you feed it one drop of magic sap. [whistles] [gasps] can i do it? can i? can i? canan? can i? please? of course. put one drop of sap on the root. yay! uh...whoa. whoa! [ ] wow! look at it i wish i grew that quickly. oh, dear. you must remember, every time it whistles, feed it just-- one drop of sap.
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the root will start searching for sap on its own, and we don't want that. we don't? no, we don't. it will drink and drink, and the plant will grow huge. okay, treetog, we've got it. whistle, feed. yep. happy to help. that's us. excellent. thank you both. [both laugh] [ ] ahh, sap cell full. check. now i just have to check the flight controls, and then squirmtum's hover platform has had its full service. [exclaims] ha, ha! and up we go! ah. and...down again oh. oh, dear. aah! that's not right! aah! oh! not right at all!
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come on, sappy, whistle again. tom! twigs! aah! i need your help! the hover platform's t of control! ah! we'll be right there, zigzoo. come on, let's go! [whistles] ah! feeding time. [ ] that'll keep him quiet. now to help zigzoo. whoo-hoo! we're so gonna get that super helper badge. [ ] [whistling] [ ] gzoo: aaaa whoa!
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[screaming] zigzoo! oh, thank you, tom. we need to get the platform down. [screams] we're on it, zigzoo. [sap-root whistles] [gasps] what was that? the sap-root. we'd better get back to the tower. aah! oh! but, tom, the hover platform. oh, uh... sorry, zigzoo. tom: we'll be back as quick as we can. aah! it's getting worse! [grunting] i hope zigzoo is quick with my hover platform. fixing holes is difficult without it. [sap-root whistles] uh...eh... [rumbling] uhh! ahh! aah! ugh! [coughs] [gasps] oh, no.
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so sorry we have no more room at the grown-up table. get on down. there's two chairs right there. i know right? a piece of advice step up your style, it's the holidays. they look amazing. they do look much nicer than us. look how much fun they're having! what are you talking about? me? they can't hear you.
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waah! tom! look! whoa, it's huge! twigs: and it's still growing. but where would it find enough sap to grow that big? [both gasp] the caverns! the caverns! come on! [ ] look out! [both scream then grunt] [both gasp] it's huge! it's ginormous! we're doomed! we have to stop the plant growing before it covers the whole castle. both: we'll be right back! [ ]
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squirmtum: help! [gasps] both: squirmtum! squirmtum: tom! twigs! get me out! it's squashing me! [gasps] hold on, we'll get you out. [both grunting] can't...uhh! move...it. [groaning] oh, no! waah! uhh! unh! and it's getting bigger. if it fills the tunnel, squirmtum's doomed! [all gnting] it's no good. we've got to use big world magic unh! to get the root out of the sap tube and save squirmtum. unh! so i need your help. it's time to do the mega mover spell. are you ready? tree fu, go! [ ] right,t,opy me, into your spell pose.
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reach across, pick up, move to the other side, release. reach across, pick up, move to the other side, release. imagine you're picking up a heavy box. grab, , ft, move to the other side and release. grab, lift, move to the other side and release. fantastic. same moves again. reach across, pick up, move and release. reacacacross, pick up, move and release. grab, lift, move&across and release. grab, lift, move across and release. now clap,
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mega mover! [ ] [laughs] [grunting] [grunting] yes! we did it. thanks for your help. thanks, tom and twigs. we're always willing to help. make sure you tell treetog. right, let's get this root away from the sap. [holopax beeps] tom, the hover platform's out of control. it's going to hit my house! we'll be right there. [gasps] let's go, go, go, go, go! squirmtum: oh, but tom? what about the sap root? uh, we'll get back fore it wants to eat again. we'll deal with it then. just keep an eye on it. i'm keeping both eyes on you.
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all done, time to get these delivered. where are tom and twigs with my beetles? hmm. they ain't here either. oh, no. how am i gonna get the berries to the castle? [zigzoo exclaiming] oh, no! help! it's okay, zigzoo. we've got it. [both grunting] oh, dear. i'm going to have to fix it. we'll help. [sap-root whistles] [both gasp] both: the sap-root! ah! squirmtum. [ ] zigzoo oh, dear. we're too late!
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[grunting] [sobs] we can't get through! we're doomed! oh, no! this is all our fault. we tried to help too many people at the same time. yeah, no super helper badges for us. all we're gonna have is a giant plant and a load of empty sap tubes and an empty sap lake and-- twigs, that's it! empty sap tubes. we could use them to get to the lake. we can? we can! i am a genius. [ ] whoo! ha, ha! yeah! twtws: whoo-hoo-hoo! [both exclaiming] whoa-ho-ho! ah! whoo-hoo! whee! oh! aah! squirmtum! [sap-root whistling] aah! the sap-root! [groaning] unh! i'm still keeping my eyes on it, tom. oh, no! if it drinks the sap lake,
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we've got to stop it! [ ] [all grunting] [all exclaiming] squirmtum: i think i've got it! ahh! unh! we can't stop it! we're doomed! [gasps] [sap-root whistles] we've got to stop the sas-root from reachink the lake. we need to do the magic go back spell to make it go back to being a little plant. we'll have to use big world magic, so i need your help. are you ready? tree fu, go! [ ] right, copy me, into your spell pose. start with your palms together, fingers crossed. kick one leg back. kick your other leg back.
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shake it high on one side. shake it high on the other side. zoom your hands up the center and undo them. brilliant. same moves again. palms together, fingers crossed. kick one leg back, the other leg back. shake low, shake low. shake high, shake high. up the center, and undo them. now clap and say "magic go back" to send the magic to me. magic go back! [ ] whoa! [ ] [squirmtum moaning] yes! we did it. thanks for your help.
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oa! aah! uhh! [gasps] squirmtum! whoa! [all grunting] oh. unh! thanks, guys. [sighs] i think i'll stay here for a bit, take a break from, uh, saving the day. heh, heh. catch you later, squirmy. hee, hee. catch you later. you see what i did there? [laughs] [sprites yelping] sprites: oh! aah! [sprites chattering] [sprites cheering] [ ] both: phew. the plant's back to normal.
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awi know it wasn't your fault. you just needed feeding properly. which i hope you did. uh, yes. uh, yes, we did. the plant had lots of food. [sighs] we made a mess of everything, treetog. we tried to help too many people. we did, [sobbing] and we ended up not helping anyoyo at all. and now we won't get the super helper badges. we messed it all up. well, it sounds like you learned a valuable lesson. perhaps there is a way to get your badges after all. i think your friendsds still need yououhelp. but this time perhaps you can help them one at a time. we'll get right to it, treetog. yay! ding! helpful face! [ ]
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found you! let's get t u to the ranch. [twigs and tom exclaiming and laughing] [grunting] oh. how am i gonna get these berries to the castle before they go bad? tom: i think we can help there, ariela. tom and twigs! and my beetles. took your time, didn't you?? sorry, ariela. we tried helping too many people all at the same time. but now we're putting everything right. thanks for your help, guys. [ ] [zigzoo grunting] tom: let us help you, zigzoo. [twigs and tom grunting] thank you. perfect. [humming]
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there. everything's done. thank you, tom. well done both of you, you've really earned t tse. [gasps] super helper badges! whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo! ding! happy face! thank you, treetog. and thanks for giving us a second chance. happy to help. [all chucklili] it's time for memeo go. [ ] hey, tom. next time we'll earn our trillicake-eating badge, our squizzle shot badge, our chuckleberry rolling badge-- ha, ha, ha! one thing at a time, twigs. [twigs and treetop laughing] tom: bye. twigs: bye, ranger buddy. treetog: farewell, tom. thanks for helpipi me in treetopolol. see you soon for another adventure.
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