cocoention reaching d dl with the sanders campaign allowing access to voter files. this after a staffer is fired accessing data from the clinton campaign. will itt impact the debate? we are live in new hampshire. comforter in chief. president obama meeting with family m%mbers of the victims of the san bernardino attack. >> we meet some of the folks despite the pain and heartache, they could not have been more inspiring. >> details about what one of the shooters and friend were planning years before the attacks. weaer whiplash. a major dip in temperatures brings icy conditions. the northeast andnd middle eastwest are waiting for colder temperatures. and the force is wide awake.

less than two days after the officialopening, "star wars" is still smashing records exciting fans across the globe. with all of the numbers, some say it won't be the biggest movie ever. today, saturday, december 19th, 2015. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today" on saturday morning. i'm erica hill.. mraig melvin alongside sheinelle jones and dylan dreyer. also and some of the monmouth basketballllteam. youupentome time with them. >> i did. they are so much fun. i said how quickly do you come up with the skits. them like this. ononhe spot. see if you can figure out what it is they're doing. >> we're looking forward to it. >> a fun story.

our top story this morning is the deal reached overnight bebeeen bernie sanders and the democratic national convention. this comes after the dnc revoked the access to important voter information. all of this of course playing hours before the democratic debate. nbc's kristen welker is in new hampshire with more. kristen, adding excitement to things on the democrarac side. >> repororr: absolutely, erica. a stunning turn of events in the past 24 hours. bernie sanders under fire for the first time really during the campaign andow hillary clinton is on the attack. her campaign accusing sanders of stealing private data. although the legal issues appear to be resolved,,he gloves have clearly come off. overnight, a deal. the democratic party agreeing to give bernie sanders campaign access once again to a database of potential vovors. this after a fire storm of controversy.

why one of his staffers took advantage of a aomputer glitch in the democratic national committee voter files. >> i did not download. >> reporter: the sanders campaign sued for temporarily cutting off access to the files. >> this is taking our campaign hostage. >> reporter: outraged,d,anders demanded the dnc reverse course the dnc chair pushed back. >> if the shoe were on the other foot and clinton campaign accessed sanders campaign data inappropriately, sanders would have expected me to r rct in the same way. >> reporter: the dnc gave in to sanders before the two sides were to appear in court friday night. saying in a statement the campaign agreed to c cperate with the party investigation and

parties are moving forward and the candidates and party can refocus on engaging voters on what matters to them. >> the american people are sick and tired of your damn e-mails. >> reporter: the question now, will clinton attack him for the breach. the frontrunner surging at times acting like the nominee already. >> as president, i would work with responsible gun owners. >> reporter: the dnc is launching an independent audit. the clinton campaign this morning calling for that to happen as quickly as possible. erica. >> kristen, what is the feeling this morning? will this come up in the debate? will hillary clinton bring it up? >> reporter: i don't think you will see hillary clinton give bernie sanders a pass in the same way that he gave her over her e-mails. at the same time, she is allowing her campaign to play the bad guy here.

to reaeay go for the jugular. that is allowing her to stay above the fray. think about it. she is leading nationally by double digits. if you look at the polls in new hampshire, sanders is leading clinton by ten points. she wants to ding him withouou being aggressive. >> you mentioned the numbers, kristen. there is a lot of focus with the lack of democratic debates, but the way we are moving io the debates and whether or not bernie sanders and martin o'malley can do much tonight to raise stature in the upcoming contests. is there thinking this could help in some ways? >> reporter: well, it could to some extent. to give you a sense of what@ we will see, you will see bernie sanders and martin o'malley go after secretary clinton.

martin o'malley aggressive on the foreign policy issues. expect him to be the most aggressive. he needs a break-out moment. he has yet to resonate with voters. however, bernie sanders has to walk a finer line. he has to be careful not to alienate her voters. >> kristen, thanks. president obama is starting his christmas vacation today in his home state of hawaii. on his way there last night, the president stopped in san bernardino. meeting with family members of the victims of attack there. nbc's morgan radford is there this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, craig. governor jerry brown declared a state of emergency to help the community recover. this comes 16 days after the attack and on the same day as

the president's visit. president obama overing mfort. meeting privately with the families of the 14 victims who lost their lives i ithe san bernardino massacre. >> they are inspiring who lost their loved ones. >> reporter: words of encouragement by the community. in a 36-page affidavit, prosecutors say syed rizwan farook and his long time friend, enriquee marquez planned to attack the riverside community college in 2007. >> it is crazy. >> reporter: and it did not stop there. they also planned to throw pipe bombs on a stretch of busy freeway with no exits to quote maximum the number of casualties. then farook would walk between

each of thehe cars shooting drivers one by one while marquez would fire shots from the hillside. >> i take my daughter to school ery day. >> reporter:r:arquez was arrested this week on three criminal charges. he bought two guns for farook in 2011 and 2012. guns later used in the san bernardino attacks. there is no evidence that marquez knew what tashfeen malik and syed rizwan farook were ing. he called 911. telling the operators they can trace the guns back to me. the operator said he used your gun, marquez, yes. but the question remains. how downtown it would go undetected for so long? >> our intelligence efforts are excellent.t. we don't have an x-ray for a man's soul. >> reporter: meanwhile, this community is still in shock,

marquez remains in cususdy still in questioning. he will have a bail hearing on monday. back to you. >> morgan, thank you. in international news, china accusingnghe u.s.s of committing a serious military provocation. sheinelle. >> china says the u.s. flew a b-52 bomber over the south china sea. deliberately rsing tensions. the officials are investigating the b-52 flight path saying bad weather may be why the pilot flew off course. tensions flaring in chicago stemming from the deadly policee shootiti of the black teenager. hundreds of protesters marched in downtown chicago overnight

calling for the restresignation mayor anuel. a tennessee high school is remembering a high school football player. the 15-year-old was gunned down after divingg t tshield three girls during a wild shooting spree late thursday night. it was one of three shootings in seven hours and appears to be gang-related. one suspect died of gunshot wounds and two others in custody. and a autopsy results for scott weiland. the 48-year-old died of a toxic mix of drugs of cocaine and ecstasy. one day a aer the high profile arrest by the fbi, disgraced executive martin shkreli hosted aive stream on youtube. he resigned from his company

he appears to open the wu tang clan album, but did not play it. and pulling out the stops for super saturday. today is expected to be the second largest day for salal andnd traffic in stores behind black friday. last year, super saturday trumped black friday with more than $9 billio in sales according to shopper track. i haven't started yet. >> you haven't? >> my plan is to do it tomorrow. >> it will be super sunday? >> sheinelle sunday. sheinelle, thanks. let's turn to the weather. icy roads are causing major problems for drivers in michigan. check this out. this is the scene in kent county. a 50-car pileup. it caused back ups for hours. temperatures are dropping. dydyn is herer withhe forecast and a christmas day forecast. >> this morning was the first time i walked outside and it

actually smelled like winter. >> i f%lt the same thing. >> tickled your nose a bit. it will not last long. it is on the cooler side today. a dip in the jet stream that is dragging down the cooler temperatures. it crosses over lake michigan and lake erie, it causes lake-effect snow. we saw the pile up in michigan. we picked up 6 to 10 inches of snow depending where you were. today and tomorrrr, we will see most of the accumulateinin snow off lake erie with 8 inches of snow. erie county, new york, picked up 5 inches of s sw. througugthe tughill plateau. it gets slammed from lake-effect snow, we could see 1 foot or more in those areas. today will be colder than we have been used t t this december. temperatures running below average in the 30s and 40s. as we go through next week, we are looking for a big warm up to moveack in. in fact, we could break record-high temperatures for

christmas eve and christmas day. indianapolis, 52. memphis memphis, 68. on wednesday, 60s and 70s. richmond, virginia, 67. on christmas eve, 68 degrees in new yomostly sunny today aa winds with a warm front will start to track into the state tonight. lows tonight will be warmer with lows in the 20s and areas of fog & drizzle could develop over the area as warm to 30 mph. areas of rain possibl sunday night into early ix of rain/ssow early mondndy. no snowwaccumulation is expected. highs the rest of the tracks in wednesday into thursday but no snow accumulation expected at this point.(we'll continue with the low. from the hwwl stormtrack here is additional forecaat information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: mostly sunny today as winds switch to the south. highs today and that's your latest forecast. >> thank you, dylan. >> the force is strong for the new "star wars movie." dylan dreyer agrees.

fans have been going nonstop to see "the force awakens." it is smashing box office records. it started before the official opening. nbc's s joelle gargullo is here with more. >> reporter: good morning. in terms of the reviews, no surprise. "star wars" is a hit. we knew the film would be big, but we didn't know it would be this big. with each day. it is crushing box office records as the gagaxy from far, far away is finally here. here at the ziegfeld theaters, fans could not say enough. early numbers from the box office reflected that enthusussm. thururay night blasted rececds withth$57 million. projections today, it could top $200 million for the weekend.

that would send "jurassic world" to the stone age. >> nothing will stand in your way. >> reporter: more than that, "star wars" is a hit. giving it an enthusiastic 95% fresh rating. ns agree. >> delivered. >> a return of what makes movies awesome. >> i loved it. >> reporter: even the white house was excited for the screening. despite the astronomical reviews, "the force awakens" may not be the biggest film ever. predicting that "avatar" and "titanic" will continue with the first and second spots. for you who have yet to see "star wars" here are tips to try to avoid spoilers. put a so-callll force blockckn ur browser. it is a google chrome extension to block pages. two, facebook filter ed. use the tweet app to maintain

and stick to reddit from fans purposely spoiling the film. pick apps to transform your reflected chosen path. >> we're home. >> reporter: guys, i should mention this movie broke another record. "star wars" the first filil to top $10000 million in a 24-hour time period. right now, there are people in this theater watching it. a 5:45 a.m. screening. that's n n big, i don't knono what is. >> 5:45? joelle, thank you. >> that's dedication. >> it is. that's something. 's something. we can't even talk to you. you'u' seen it. >> i have seen it. my husband wanted to see it again. he bought the tickets. he bought it for the midnight show.

>> not just the filmmakers are catch cashing in. retailers are doing that with products from the fun to the bizarre. sheinelle is in the orange room with more. >> i figured it out. for dylan and her husband. creative ways to get your "star wars""on. covergirl is out with limited edition lipsticks. the company has three, if you want to be on the dark side and three on the light side. you are hungry, "star wars" in a bowl. specially shaped macaroni and cheese. and death star hot cakes. and the force can be with you in the shower. check out the darth vader hand held shower head. if y y are looking for a christmas gift for your dad or husband or brother, check out

you like it? >> we have the mac and cheese. we have eaten three of the four boxes and we're saving one. >> what goes on in your house? >> it's just macaroni and cheese. >> do you have the soup? there's a kid in the grocery store goingr2d2 soup. coming up, a look at the stories that caught fire this week and to the growing lawsuit against the hair care company. all that and maybe more "star wars." it's ahead in "the download."

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>> the gloves came off in the last republican debate of the year. >> you will never been president of the united states insulting your way to the president. >> i'm at 41 and your at 2. >> rand paul blasting chris christie of bridgegate. >> we may think about someone who would shut down a bridge because of their friends. >> and a case of william porter charged in the death of freddie gray. >> a jury failing to reach a verdict. the state argued porter showed a seatbelt. >> we are calm. you should be calm. the hair started coming out. >> 200 people joined the class action lawsuit against care brand wen. wen saying they are not to blame. >> there are many reasons why

individuals may lose their hair unrelated to wen hair products. more trouble for the ceo of raising the price from $13.50 a pill to $750 a piece. martin shkreli arrested on securities fraud charges. >> these highlight the brazenness of shsheli's schemes. >> shkreli creating an elaborate ponzi scheme. stealing from his own company and lying to investors. president obama roughing it with bear grylls and an unusual autograph request. >> this is a classic. >> the thing is, you looked ripped. >> i am pretty ripped, actually. >> it's possible that bottle opener is a little dated. i noticed for example there was no gray hair. and clean freak matt lauer's worst nightmare.

what happened when arinal explodod. this happened in the mall and the guys in the bathroom came without covered in water. all i can think about is that water is spraying everything on surface of that public restroom into the air. "star wars" dominating the week. even our gang getting in on the fun. >> can i reveal the secret powers of us? and jimmy fallon united all of the movie stars together in song. ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba bu-ba-ba-ba bu-ba-ba-ba >> that will be in my head for the rest of the weekend. >> jimmy fallon can do no wrong. they put together the fantastic

musical moments. >>hey make it loom easy. it is not easy. >> and chrhr love. one of the five coolest guys on the planet. anytime he does anything. >> have you seen him in the building? >> i wasasn the elevatator. nobody was there. >> did you say hello? >> no. >> can we see this urinal leak again? you ladies have never experienced this. >> thankfully. when you go up to a urinal, that is worst-case scenario. >> i think worst-case scenario is if that wer was shooting ouou of the drain. >> good point. that's a good point. >> and of course, a guy in there with his cell phone shooting the whole thing. get out of the bedrdrm, dude. >> thehe we would not have the video. >> good point. we would have nothing to talk about here on saturday morning. lucky us. about. still to come on "today," on a serioussnote, so many questions about where this young man could

be. an all-out manhunt f/r the teen that caused a fatal crash that killed four people, but argued he grew up in a family too rich to know right from wrong. and we will get to that and a heck of a lot more praised as one of america's best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. bernie sanders passed more amendments in a republican congress

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mostly sunny today as winds with a warm front will start to track into the state tonight. lows tonight will be warmer witt lows in the 20s and south winds areas of fog & drizzle could develop over the area as warm air moves over our colder ground. highs sunday will be in the 40s and breezy south winds to 30 mph. areas of rain possible sunday night into early monday. some areas, especially in our extreme northern counties, could see a bit of a mix of rain/snow early monday. no snow accumulation is expected. highs the ree of the week will stay above normal, mainly in the upper 30s to lower 40s.. a chance for rain and snow tracks in wednesday into thursday but no snow accumulation expected at this point. we'll continue with the above normal

christmas day with chances of a white christmas looong very low. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: mostly sunny today as winds switch to the south. highs today will be around normal with highs around 30. a low pressure system with a warm front will start to track into the state tonight. lows tonight will be mph. a warm front will track through sunday. areas of fog & &drizzle could develop over the area as warm air moves over our colder ground. highs sunday will be in the 40s and breezy south winds to 30 mph. areas of rain possible sunday night into early monday. some areas, especially in our extreme northern counties, could see a bit of a mix of rain/snow early monday. no snow accumulation is expected. highs the rest of the week will stay above normal, mainly in the upper 30s to ller 40s.. a chance for rain and snnw tracks in wednesday into thursday but no snow accumulation expected at this point. we'll continue with the above normal temperatures for christmas day with chances of a 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: mostly sunny today as winds

switch to the south. highs today will be around normal with highs around 30. a low pressure syssem with a warm front will start tototrack into the state tonight. lows tonight will be warmer with lows in the 20s and south winds elaborately choreographed. look at that. that's my favorite one. >> that is my favorite one, too.

we are back on this saturday morning. december 19th, 2015. check out some of the signature moves by the bench players from the monmouth university basketball team. these guys are hilarious. they are quite effective for the team. they usually don't get on the basketball court a lot. they are here on the plaza. coming up later, we will head out to see what they have first hand. >> we are. >> you said you are going to tryry them. all those denials earlier in the morning off camera. >> the moves that don't require dancing. >> it is more like acting out skits. >> you are great at charades. here are the headlines we are following on saturday morning. president obama met with family members of the victims of the san bernardino attack. the president called them inspiring and said they

have access again to the voter information from the democratic national convention. the dnc briefly cut off that access after a campaign staffer admitted going into the database for the clinton campaign. and time is running out to get the gifts out before christmas. today is the last day you have to mail the first class mail so it arrives by christmas eve. you have a few extra days if you are willing to pay for priority or priority express mail. >> does that apply tohristmas cards? we begin this half hour on the serious note. about the manhunt for an 18-year-old who police believe is on the run. the so-called affluenza teen is on probation after the drunk driving arrest, but hasn't been seen in some time. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in texas with more this morning. gabe, good morning. >> reportete erica, good morning. this case sparked national outcry of crime, punishment and privilege. now the teen, police say, is on

the run and his mother is also ssing. this morning, federal authorities are offering a reward for information leading to ethan couch's arrest after the 18ear-old failed to check in with his probation officer. >> it's our number one priority for our task force. >> reporter: known as the affluenza teen, he was sentenced to ten years probation after driving drunk in 2014. >> we flipped. >> reporter: the crash killed four people and injured nine. during sentencing, unusual defense. his attorney argued that the teen did not understand the consequences of his actions due to his affluent u inging. you know where he could be? >> no. i fear he has gone a long way. i would not be shocked he is out in of the country. >> reporter: why run? investigators have interviewed witnesses of this party on cell phone video that claimed couch

was there. alcohol use would violate probation. couch is not seen drinkinin in theevideo. >> i thinknk that was the trigger. what forced him to run. i think they ran because of the video being released >> reporter: couch's attorney say they have no information about where he is because of the obvious uncertainty surrounding this matter, it would not be appropriate for us to make any additional pububc statements at this time. the familiessf the crash victims want him found. >> i think everybody to a certain extent is sickened by this whole situation. they're not surprised. and they're really sad. >> reporter: t local sheriff said that couch's father hasas talked to investigators, but so far, no sign of his son or his wife. the sheriff also says that couch has already violated probation by failing to check in. erica, if caught, he could face

up to ten years in prison. >> gabe gutierrez for us this morning. thank you. dylan dreyer is back out on the plaza with a check of the forecastst >> good d rning, guys. this is the coldest i have been on the plaza so far this year. it is a chilly one. >> yeah! >> we have -- oh, it's an empty box. i like the idea. where are you from? >> baltimore. >> and i see it's who's birthday? >> yes. >> happy birthday. fufu c cebrating in new york city. let's look at the weather in of the northwest where another storm is making its way onshore. this will produce rain and mountain snow from the cascades to the sierra. much-needed snow to build up the snow pack. along the coastline, we could have 7 inches of rain. there's a look at snowfwfl forecaca. we could see up to 2 feet in areas. another powerful storm that produces the gusty winds. elsewhere, it will be a cooler day than we have been getting used to.

it is producing lake-effect snow. up near the tughill plateau, a total of 2 feet snow before themostly sunny today as winds with a warm front will start to ack into thehetate tonight. lows tonight will be warmer with lows in the 20s and areas of fog & drizzle could develop over the area as warm to 30 mph. areas of rai possible sunday night into early mix of rain/snow early monday. no snow accumulation is expected. highs the rest of the tracks in wednesday into thursday but no snow accumulation expected at this point. we'll continue with the low. from the kwwl stormtrack here is additional foreccst informationnrom the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: mostly sunny today as winds switch to the south. highs today and that's your latest forecast. erica and craig. >> dylan, thank you. just ahead, would you bet on ur marriage before you tie the knot? we will talk about a company that will help you pay for the wedding as long as you don't get divorced.

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will answer it. a part of toys using artificial intelligence. some say the high tech bbie comes at the cost of your privacy. >> meet high tech barbie. the first of its kind. a doll that can hold a two-way conversation. press the button on her belt, talk, and she responds. >> sneakers. because they're sneaky. >> the fact we can bring spoken language for the first time in the play arena for children is a really exciting development. >> oren jacob is the ceo of toy talk which partnered with mattel to bring barbie to live. he has been making toys talk for years. >> i'm tour guide barbie. >> unlike woody and buzz in "toy story" when your child speaks to the doll, their voice is sent to

question and sends a response. >> what's your favorite color? >> my favorite color is yellow. >> i say yes to yellow. >> but hello barbie did d t make everyone's nice list. >> it is the worst toy we have seen. >> the campaign for children barbie. >> invasioio of privacy. >> interactions with hello barbie are saved. parents have access to them. >> we believe they are talking just to a doll and that ininrmation is beingng listened to by live human beings. >> we wrote barbie as a character to really try to have fun with children and to talk to them. ask q qstions and contribute back. it is a wonderful way to have that need we have with the command of language that children are developing. >> what do you want to be when you grow upup >> i want to be a vet. >> sales of hello barbie are

she is one of several artificial telligence toys this christmas. like this smart pet. for some parents, this move toward artificial intelligent toy are making people nostalgic for a simpler time. >> we want to help them as much as we can. >> in today's digital world, that may mean help from digital toys. >> all right. another feature of the barbie, parents can listen to the conversation. you can listen on your phone. you can share it on social media. it is not the fact you can talk to a barbie, but some people think it is storing the conversation. >> and strangers somewhere listening to a conversation. there is an issue with toys from

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back on a saturday morning. time for a little trending. this story is getting a aot of buzz. a seattle base start up known as swan luv plans to give eligible couples $10,000 to their wedding. this is a catch. if you and your fiancee are getting married, and you do sign up for this, they give you money toward the wedding. if you get divorced, no matter how long you have been married, you have to pay back the money

the interest rate is based on your compatibility which thehe figure out ahead of me. they are not revealing their criteria yet, but it won't be too crazy. my husband and i paid for it. $10,000 would h he come in handy. >> divorces are expensive, too. >> more than the wedding. >> a lot more than the wedding. >> would you have done this? >> no. >> for0 grand? >> i am surprised. your reaction. >> why not? the 10 grand would have helped. >> but the concept. >> i don't like the conceptptf bebeing on it. >> that means you know you are in it for the long haul. here is something to talk about. common battle in living rooms thth has been going since probably the invention of television. who gets to keep the tv remote control. the study that reveals that men claim to know more about tvhan wowon and that's why we hog the remotes. stop looking at me like that.

they surveyed 2,000 men. majority of the responses admitted to be reluctant to g ge up the remote because they say they know best compared to 26% of women who know the same. >> whats your m m explplning? >> the survey is accurate. >> i will not lie. will give brian a lot of credit with the remote. i sit there and there's nothing on. >> you have t t know the channels. >> it is interesting. i would never put that movie on by myself. >> i think he doesn't like to watch what i watch. he this the shows are better. >> probably something to that as well. however, if it is just the guys, typically you only watch 15 or 16 channels.. sometimess lindsey will search for something. i say it's on channel 628. here is a case o oistaken

identity that has gone viral. the weather channel's justin abraram. he has fans from "star wars" and they are confusing him with j.j. abrams. the weathereran is t ting it in stride. he is having fun with it. on twitter, he posted several times. people, i'm not j.j. abrara. i'm a weather man. look at the tweets. how are you that good? you talented beautiful man. and on rare occasion, he gets, seriously, the movie wasgreat, but you messed up a couple of factors. justin got in on the fun when a fan said take a bow for a job well done. justin did this. we know when "full house" is released.

a reunion on "saturday night live" toninit. sheinelle. >> a big weekend for tina fey and amy poehler. they are taking on a force as "sisters" hits theaters. the dynamic duo is taking on studio 8h to host "saturday ninit live." >> we're hosting the show. >> adventure. luggage. >> isis. >> sorry. >> fans are hoping they will reprise some iconic rolls. and the musical g gst is bruce springsteen. and it is the end of "the soup." more than two decades and 3,000 episodes of mocking celebrities and reality tv stars and some of our own here at nbc came to a

there was a hilario concert to apologize for quote running the world to take to o e tune of "we are the world." take a look. we heal the world we make it famous >> talking about the "full house" reboot for march. the netflix original series premieres february 26th. it brings back the original cast minus michelle tanner. have mercy. >> we are in for a treat. we are in f f a treat. >> good. love it. there you go. still to come, we have your ticket to the hottest films coming out this season. there is more than justt "star wars." we will tell you what else is

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mostly sunny today as winds with a warm front will start to track into the state tonight. lows tonight will be warmer with lows in the 20s and south winds areas of fog & drizzle could develop over the area as warm air moves over our colder ground. highs sunday will be in the 40s and breezy south winds to 30 mph. arars of rain possible sunday night into early monday. some areas, especially in our extreme northern counties, could see a bit of a mix of rain/snow early monday. no snow accumulation is expected. highs the rest of the week will stay above normal, mainly in the upper 30s to lower 40s.. a chance for rain and snow tracks in wednesdayyinto thursdaa but no snow accumulation expected at this point. we'll continue with the above normal

christmas day with chances of a white christmas looking very low. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: mostly sunny today as winds switch to the souuh. highs today will be around normal with highs around 30. a low pressure system with a warm front will start to track into the state tonight. lows tonight will be mph. a warm front will track through sunday. areas offfog & drizzle could develop over the area as warm air moves over our colder ground. highs sunday will be in the 40s and breezy rain posible sunday night into early monday. me areas, especially in oo extreme northern counties, could see a bit of a mix of rain/snow early monday. no snow accumulation is expected. highs the rest of the week will stay above normal, mainly in the upper 30s0sto lower 40s.. a chance for rain nd snow tracks in wednesday into thursday but no snow accumulation expected at this point. we'll continue with the above normal temperatures f/r christmas day with chances of a 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather informmion. hehee is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: mostly sunny today as winds

switch to the south. highs today will be around normal with highs around 30. a low pressure system with a warm front t ill start to track into the state tonight. lows tonight will be warmer with lows in the 20s and south winds good morning. it's 8:00. here are the stories we're watching. reversing course.

a late night decision from the democratic national convention means the bernie sanders campaign campaign can access voter informatioio after it was caught looking at hillary clinton's list. what will this mean for the democratic debate? comforter in chief. president obama spending time with family members of the victims of the san b bnardino attack. the president offering words of support and listening to the stories of loved ones. and secret weapon. the most important players on one college basketball team may not be the guys playing in the game. we will introduce you to the bench mob and their h harious moves. today, saturday, december 19th, 2015. >> good morning. welcome back to "today on a saturday moing. this is the mononuth university bench players on the plaza with us. they are absolutely hilarious.

>> they are. you have seen jousting back from the break. sheinelle is following the deal on the u.n. peace deal plan. >> good morning. the united nations endorsed a peace process for syria. it includes a cease-fire, but does not address the role of bashar al assad. ovovnight, russian agencies reported that vladimir putin can easily work with syria and the u.s. and arab nations to end the conflict. bernie sanders reached a deal w wh his party overnight after the dnc revoked access to voter information. this came after the clinton campai accused the sanders camp of stealing information from the database. nbc's kristen welker is in new hampshire where sanders and hillary clinton will face-off tonight in the democratic debate. >> reporter: sheinelle, good morning. now bernie sanders is under fire for the first time in his campaign.

his staffers took advantage of the computer glitch at the dnc to access clinton's private voter information. that staffer was fired. the dnc shut off the sanders campaigns access too the voter files. requesting more information about what happened. in turn, the sanders campaign filed suit. demanding access. late last night, as the two side prepared to appear in court, the dnc agreed to restore access. saying the campaign finally complied wqth the request. the dnc isaunching an independent audit. the clinton campaign is calling for the audit to happen as quickly as possible. these legal issues aside, you can expect this to overshadow part of tonight's big debate here in new hampshire. sheinelle, back to you. >> thank you. the presidenttresident and family have arrived in hawaii for vacation. they stopped in san bernardino to meet with the families of the

california shooting massacre. >> as difficult as this time is for them and entire community, they are also representative of the strength and unity and the love that exists in this community and in this cotry. >> the president said to have spent about ten minutes privately with each of the 14 families. consumer news, the world's biggest razor manufacturer is suing dollar shave club. gillette's suit islaiming the california base shave club offers cheap razors right to the door step. and an honest waiter from applebee's returned a large amount of cash to a family. the family left behind $32,000 in a canvas pouch. they were on the wayo the bank but, stopped for dinner.

he said he returned it because it is the right thing to do. that is the news. back outside to erica and craig. how about that? >> somebody on the nice list. >> 'tis the season. sheinelle, thank you. >> dylan has a check of the forecast. >> winter showe up. we are not adjustedo it. 38 degrees here. it has been colder in new york. it will be a chilly weekend for most of the northeast. temperatures much colder than we have seen so far this late fall and early winter. we are looking at lake-effect pennsylvania and new york. we are going to see chilly mperatures across the northern plains. another storm system makinin its way into the pacific northwest. on sunday, still looking at rain and mountain snow in the northwest. a couple of spotty showers and lake-effect snow. up and down the east coast, it will be sunny, not so mild yet. 40s. we should get to the 60mostly sunny today as winds with a warm front will start to track into the state tonight. lows tonight will be

warmer with lows in the 20s and areas of fog & drizzle could develop over the area as warm to 30 mph. areas of rain possible sunday night into early mix of rain/snow early monday. no snow accumulation is expected. highs the rest of the tracks in wednesday into thursday but no snow accumulation expected at this point. we'll continue with the low. from the kww stormtrack here is additional forecast information froo the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: mostly sunny today as winds switch to the south. highs today and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. you have more for us. you have the super fun story about a grp of basketball players shivering with us on the plaza. the team's secrett weapon and that is without time on the court. >> this is incredible. a fun story. the bench players for monmouth university. a team that is really having a pretty good run t ts season. after you see what they do, you can only think they are a huge part of the team's success. monmouth university men's

basketball team is on firere withth a record of 7-3. beating teams like notre dame and georgetown. the fans are going wild. but while the hawkss are amazing players on the court, but the guys on the bench are getting more attention. meet dan, louie, craig and and tyler. they make up the bench mob. >> you have to go crazy supporting the team. >> they have their own version of an assist. >> why is what you do so important to the team as a whole? >> we saw how the team reacted and their level of play jumped up because of what we did on the bench. >> cheers so elaborate, they got their own name.

>> thunderous jam. >> itt was timee to see if i had what it takes to be a member of the mob. i'm a meteorologist. i think we should come up with some weather-related ones. how quick can you come up with three new ones? >three? >>yeah. >> sure. quick. >> so dizzy. >> ready? >> not all creations have staying power. >> i think we have a good one. >> ready? >> here we go. >> that's a bucket. >> that's my favorite. have a good season.

keep it going. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> once you started actually doinin them and ias part of it, it was fun. we had to bring the guys here to the plaza. dan, greg, louise and tyler. you know what you will do? >> yes. >> ready? >> yeah. >> what's that one? >> that's trophy catch. >> next. >> i love how you start it every time. on the bench. >> secret service. >> you can do one more? >> time for one more? >> let's do one more. we'll get in on it. one re.

you know whichch one you want to do? >> the "today" show exclusive. >> premiere. if you want to get in on it. >> are we allowed? >> just follow tyler. >> okay. >> you guys follow tyler. ady? >> t tt's a bucket! >> follow tyler. >> that's good. that was good. >> i love that one. >> guys, you are having an awesome season. you are a huge part of it. thank u. >> thank you so much. >> thank you for being here. >> we have to catch you on college basketball. >> are you playing my alma mater tomorrow? >> rutgers. >> i may root for you guys. >> here come the tweets. >> let's go inside to sheinelle. she has today's plaza fan of the

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we are back on a saturday morning with "today's" weekend movie ticket. "star wars" is the hottest thing out there, but 'tis the season is the right time for movies. >> the issue is choosing the right gift. so joelle garguilo has more. >> reporter: the 2015 box office is going out with a bang. louder than a light saber thanks to the galaxy far, far away. picking up 30 years after the empire, "star warsrs reunites han solo as they take on an evil new foe.

>> alvin. >> reporter: everyone's favorite chipmunks are gracing the big screen again. in the "road chip" they try to stop dave from proposing. and the first ladies of comedy are back at it. playing sisters in "sisters." amy poehler is the perfect one. fey is the free spirit. >> w ware looking for an artisan to do work on our bushes. >> reporter: they throw one last house party before their parents sell their childldod home. all making waves and inspired by real life. >> greedy. wewean profit off their stupidity. >> reporter: starring brad pitt and ryan gosling, "the big short" chronicles the mortgage crisis.

>> that is not stupidity. that's fraud. >> reporter: get ready to see leonardo decaprio like never before. and the director davidid o'russell is bringing his a-team to the big screen in "joy." the film chronicles one woman's beginnings from humble to mogul. for "today," joelle garguilo, nbc news. >> so great to have you here for the season. >> i saw you last week, i think it was. we saw eachther at the christmas party. you were excited for "star wars." did it live up to your expectation? >> it did. it fee like a "star wars" movie.

it is fun like a "star wars" movie. my neighbor has seen it four times. it is a really great "star wars" movie. it harkens back to the others. >> studios typically wait until the end of the year to release oscar bait. which film should we see to be in the know? revenant." it is a survival story of the american frontier. i think leo will win an oscar. he fights a bear in the movie. it is brutal. it is cold. it's violent. it is hard to watch at times. opening sequence reminds me of "saving private ryan." the guy who did "biriran" and "gravity" did this one. >> and anything else >> yes, "the hateful eight."

it is violent. see it in the road show. it has an overture and intermission. also, "joy," the jennifer lawrence movie. the best parts with her and bradley cooper. she plays joy mangano. joan rivers played by her daughter, melissa rivers. and "concussion." will smith plays real life pathologist who discocored the cte in football players. important movie to watch if you are a football player. if you are a parent with a young football player not to deter you from playing the sport, but to inform you. >> better understand. there is plenty of light fun holiday fare. give us comedy. >> "sisters." >> it opened last night? >> amy poehler and tina fey. there's the party movie to see.

they go back to the childhood home to have a party before their childhood home is sold. go out. take a break from the holiday shopping. see it. >> family movies out there? kids starting vacation. >> yes, "alvin & the chipmunks" in the "roaoachip." if your kids are obsessed with the music, there is a dance called the juicy wiggle you can find online. >> no whip and nae-nae? >> a little something. >> we have it all covered. >> eric davis, thank you so much. we will be right back, but first

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christmas day with chances of a white christmas looking very low. from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: mostly ssnny today as wwds switch to the south. highs today will be around normal with highs around 30. a low pressure system with a warm front will start to track into the state tonight. lows tonight will be mph. a warm front will track through sunnay. areas of fog & drizzle could develop over the area as warm air moves over our colder ground. highs sunday will be in the 40s and breezy south winds to 30 mph. areas of rain possible sunday n nght into earll monday. some areaa especially in our extreme northern counties, could see a bit of a mix of rain/snow early monday. no snow accumulation is expected. highs the rest of the week will sta above normal, mainly in the upper 30s to lowerr40s.. a chance for rain and snow tracks in wednesday into thursday but no snow accumulation expected at this point. we'll continue with the above normal temperatures for christmas day with chances of a 7 weather team. see the screen weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: mostly sunny today as winds

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