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good morning. nightmare before christmas. deadly springlike storms hit the south spawning a rare but vicious tornado outbreak. the twisters etching a path of destruction across several states. powerful winds tossing around semis like toy truck, that severe weather now moving east. grounded. the fight for weather now snarling one of the busiest travel weeks of the year. more than 5,000 delays of airports across the country. airlines now looking for a christmas miracle to get everyone hope for the holidays. not so silentnight. senator ted cruz stepping up his response to a "washington post" editorial cartoon depicting his daughters as monkeys. as donald trump leads in a new
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more attacks on the way against hillary clinton. >> i really haven't gone after hillary yet, and there's a lot to go after. and the ultimate christmas surprise. what special gift has this woman so excited. we'll tell you today, thursday, december 24th, christmas eve, 2015. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning. welcome toooday on this christmas eve. i'm matt lauer alongside hoda. savannah is still on vacation. >> i've been told we've got to keep it under wraps until later in the show. we will get to that. we want to start on this thuruday morning. but with our top story, and thatt
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the south. dangerous storms generated tornados. more than a dozen in mississippi alone. nbc's mark potter is in clarksdale, mississippi, where hundreds are waking up homeless for the holidays. terrible news, mark. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you, matt. this is one of the houses struck by a tornado. as you can see, this roof is collapsed. the house was knocked off its foundation. fortunately no one was killed but elsewhere the death toll now stands at least seven. people in the southwest are waking up this morning following a night of brutal storms. this battered the area around batesville, mississippi, killing a 7-year-old boy. even storm chairses were forced to back up to get out of harm's way. >> we spoke with the uncle of the boy who said they tried to get to a car to take shelter and that's when the tornado hit.
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seen it. trees stripped like that. that is very serious damage. >> look at this. a tornado caught on cam russ. >> reporter: another large and dangerous twister moved through northwest mississippi touching down on clarksdale ranching more than 150 homes. >> houses are still gone. totally gone. >> there's still shock right now. i'm surprised i'm even standing. >> reporter: during a vicious storm a tree fell on this house killing a woman. drives were blind by rain and pummeled by hail, some the size of golf balls. this 18-wheeler blown off the highway. these cars now makeshift junkyard. downtown nashville was deserted as sirens went off and people took off where they could.
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and 2-month-old spent the evening in the closet under the stairs sleeping through it all. now, with some people still missing authorities are going out today to see if they can find more victims. that's a grim task any time, of course, but especially during the holidays. matt and hoda, back to you. >> mark potter on the story for us, thank you very much. >> dylan's tracking all of that. dylan, where is it heading now? >> it's heading to the east but not as severe. we had 29 tornados reported yesterday mostly across mississippi and northern plains tennessee. we have a watch through southeastern alabama and western georgia. it's until 10:00 eastern time and then it will expire. we have a lot of activity right through atlanta. that will cause delay this morning but the chance of strong storms will not be as widespread as it was yesterday. we just have a marginal risk of
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the biggest threat will be today for locally strong wind gusts and heavy downpours. today's a huge travel day. we have a lot of spots acrosss the country. there will be rain along the coast and snow in the mountains. this will cause travel troubles along the mountain passes because the travel has been very, very heavy and it's going to continue to fall today. in new orleans and houston we'll see strong storms that will produce gustier winds and torrential downpours. it will cause delays at airports especially with atlanta being a major hub and up and down the east coast if you're traveling early this morning that's when you'll most likely see delays. we will see improvements especially as we go into this afternoon. the worst part of traveling in the northeast will be this morning a thnld afternoon gets a whole lot better. >> all right. thanks, dylan. that frightful weather is snarling holiday travel. thousands of airports across the country. wednesday that added insult to injury with a record number of
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move this year. nbc's stephanie gosk is at laguardia airport not far from here. stephanie, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. well, that bizarre weather that dylan was talking about was creating delays here at laguardia and airports across the country turning two of the busiest travel days of the year into two of the most painful days and putting all of those holiday plans, hundreds of thousands of them at risk. the winter storms are playing scrooge. more than 5,400 flights were delayed across the country wednesday. everyone's dancing merrily >> reporter: sending it from merry to misery if thousands of others. >> we're praying we can get out so we can get home for christmas. >> reporter: rain and heavy flog blanketed new york's laguardia airport putting priceless holiday family time in danger for some of the 38 million
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>> i don't want to miss christmas with my kids. >> we have dogs to get home to and care for. i hope we can get out tonight. >> reporter: it also hampered would-be affairs. >> the fog is kind of scary, but let's see what happens. >> reporter: nowhere was worse than atlanta. less than a third of the flights on wednesday night were on time. matt, back to you. >> all right. stephanie gosk. steph, thanks very much. >> we also had dylan tracking our flights personally to see if we were going to get out today. >> yes. personalized forecast. >> she said it looks good. last-minute shoppers race against the clock to mang sure they've checked every name off their list. nbc's kerry sanders is live in miami. is the rush already on, kerry? >> reporter: you can see it over my shoulder, hoda. yes, there are people who have waited until the last minute do shopping, hoda. 40% of our nation actually
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about ten days before christmas and then, hoda, there are those who didn't start shopping, about 17% in the week leading up to christmas. and so there are many last-minute shoppers. and, finally, there's going to be an increase in sales, 3.7% up. so the sales are expected to be $630.5 billion or, hoda, maybe a little bit more depending on the tie you plan to give me more christmas. >> i feel like he's trying to personalize that. thanks, kerry. we're going have more on ourgifts and where you can find them. politics between donald trump and hillary clinton. the numbers out as ted cruz fund razes off that cartoon controversy with the "washington post." nbc's hallie jackson is in washington.
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>> reporter: hi, matt. good morning to you. call it an early christmas present. yet another commanding lead in the republican race as he tells hillary clinton to be careful about accusations of sexism. with a warning shot, donald trump now making clear this week's attacks on hilly clinton are just the beginning. >> i really haven't gone after hillary yet and there's a lot go after. she's very susceptible. look. the job she's done is horrible. >> reporter: clinton, unfazed and unafraid to take on trump. >> his bigotry, bullying, bluster have become his campaign. >> reporter: the front-runners still feuding. >> the last person she wants to be running against is me. >> reporter: -- as trump dominates the new national poll on issues like economy, isis, and illegal immigration and twice as much support as the
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who's seizing on an incident of his own. there's a cartoon showing his young daughters as dancing money kiss. fair game the cartoonist adds. >> if the media wants to attack and ridicule every republican, that's what they're going to do, but leave the kids alone. >> reporter: ben carson's campaign is slipping, telling nbc news he's streamlining some staff assignments but insisting his senior aides will stick around and so will he. >> i'm not a quitter by any stretch of the malk nation. >> reporter: the next few days all quiet on the campaign trail as candidates take their own christmas breaks. jeb bush doing last-minute shopping and considering what holiday cards he still might send. >> what if you sent donald trump a christmas card. what would it say? >> this time of year, i hope he
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>> that time off ends next week. donald trump will hit all three early states within three days, new hampshire on monday, iowa on tuesday, south carolina on wednesday. then after new year's, everybody, it's that find push to the first votes in february. >> fast approaching. hallie jackson. hallie, thanks very much. speaking of donald trup p, his proposal to ban muslims to the u.s. no doubt sparked outrage but now some fear some aspects have come to fruition as a british family claims u.s. officials prevented them from flying to disneyland for a planned vacation. nbc's kelly kolbcobiella has more. >> reporter: they splashed out on flights only to be turned away at the gate. >> reporter: the happiest place
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child's dream that ended in tears for the mahmoud family. he and his nine children were ready to fly to los angeles and disneyland last week. their bags checked, boarding passes in hand when they were told their visas approved six weeks ago were suddenly revoked. >> they're heart broken, tears in their eyes. that's something for them. they have been planning this for months. they have a countdown on their phone. >> reporter: it comes in the wake of the san bernardino shootings and this from donald trump. >> donald j. trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. >> reporter: customs and border protection wouldn't comment on family's case saying only the religion, faith, or spiritual believes of an international travel are not determining factors about his ore her ability into the u.s. and under u.s. immigration law there are multiple reasons for denying
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mahmoud, a personal trainer and gym owner said his family spent $16,000 saving for months to pay for the flight. >> i'm devastated because i'm a law-abiding citizen, i treat everybody equal. why does it happen to me and my family. >> reporter: he says the children are still dreaming of a disney christmas. mahmoud says he wants to know why he was denied entry in the hopes of fixing the problem and reskeedualing the trip and other british muck limbs are now coming forward with similar stories including an imameeimameeimam with a u.s. business visa. he was turned away, again, with no explanation. >> kelly, thank you very much. i want to talk about the chaos in and around minneapolis on wednesday. a black lives matter activist says the mall of america was used as a decoy to start a protest that quickly moved to the airport.
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gathered inside the nation's largest shopping mall before abrupt willing walking out. about 80 stores were closed as officer escorted remaining protesters off the property. some of the protesters then went to the st. paul minneapolis airport where demonstrators temporarily blocked access to a terminal. in all about 15 people were arrested. the protesters were trying to draw attention to a recent shooting of jamaal clark, black man from indianapolis. a woman who drove her car into a crowd on the las vegas strip face adjudge. holloway's 3-year-old daughter was in the car when she barreled through the crowd on the sidewalk killing one and injured dozens of others. holloway did not enter a plea of wednesday. she'll be back in court next month.
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we've been bringing you for weeks. the chipotle restaurant that sickened people with norovirus will be reopened today. it's been closed since december 7th. it will reopen today. it's changing some of its cooking efforts to address concerns stemming from an e. coli outbreak in eight states. for one chipotle will dip fresh ingredients in boiling water to kill any germs. >> okay. we even got another data breach to tell you about this morning. hyatt hotels said it found malware on its computer system. that means they may have obtained credit card numbers or other information. it only affected properties managed by hyatt, not franchise locations. it's taken steps to increase security. incredible video. it shows a sightseeing helicopter crash as it was
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it happened on fiji's treasurer island. it lands and gets slammed by a gust of wind and lunges forward right at a group of tourists standing by. the helicopter crashed into a couple of trees. amazeingly nobody got hurt. >> crazy. >> yes. crazy. let's get a check of the weather with dylan. >> temperatures way too warm 678 we're going to crush records with heise getting well into the 0s. we're not looking a tt severity of storms we saw yesterday. the cold front is moving eastward but it's going to cool things down a little bit. you might see a few snowflakes in eastern nebraska and western iowa to put you in the christmas spirit and out to the west we're looking to another storm to make its way off the pacific. that means rain up and down the west coast.
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the sierra and eventually that will make its way into the rockies. that's a look at the weather. we'll look at your local weather in 30 seconds.a record high in iowa city... beat the old record by a degree. today will be cooler with some snow tracking in. another round of rain and snow will hold off until after christmas. right now, there are still some roads reporting some snow on them in our north, others may have some frost due to the cooler temps. stormtrack7 live weather network is calm right now, but will show some showers tracking through later today. temperatures are still mild, but starting to drop below freezing, so watch for parking lots and sidewalks to
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slick spots. winds are still strong and will die down over the next couple of hours and be mainly from the west. the next system is already showing up on the radar to our west... this one is smaller, but will still produce some showers over t latest forecast. >> dylan, thanks. some hourists s isttourists in hawaii got more than a breathtaking view during a hike earlier this week. >> you're awesome. >> merry christmas. >> merry christmas. >> that's right, president obama, some of his family and a few friends also took on the cocoa head trail, crater trail. a popular and grueling hike on the island of oahu. >> what's the name of the trail? >> the cocoa head crater trail. a lot of selfies as the president and his entourage were on the trail. can you imagine how crazy that would have been, just hanging out there and, hello! >> president of the united states.
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both men were team leaders in afghanistan. schmitt says he's grateful for the honor. and while a lot of things in civilian life are different, a lot of things remain the same. more than the civilian life.. but if you have kids, it's almost the same pace but its not so hostile" if you want to know more about the two men - we have information on their missions, teams and honors on our website, kwwl dot com now, let's go to eileen with a look at weather. some snow will track through today, especially in the northern counties, so travelers should be aware of rapidly changing driving conditions today. areas of fog tonight with nice weather saturday with snow possible monday and tuesday as temps drop back to normal for the end of the year. we'll be back in 30 minutes, be sure to check kwwl dot com for the latest news you're watching k- w-w-l, we've
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it is 70 -- i was going to say -- going to be 72 degree or 73 in midtown man tathattan today. people around the christmas tree will be in short sleeves. we've already broken records on this christmas eve morning. 7:30 on a thursday morning, december 24th. great crowd outside. >> we're anxious to get outside. we don't need coats. for christmas eve. >> amazing. deadly storms slam the south outbreak. among the dead, a 7-year-old boy in mississippi. with more than a dozen missing. minute. the weather is also snarling holiday travel. more than 5,000 delays at airports across the country on wednesday, jeopardizing family
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americans expected to be traveling this year. the grounded flights now have airlines trying to play catchup. donald trump leading a new national poll by a landslide this morning. his closest republican rival, ted cruz, takes on the "washington post" for an editorial cartoon depicting his children as monkeys. the texas senator launching an emergency appeal to raise $1 million in 24 hours in response to the cartoon. we'll begin with that deadly line of storms that pummelled the south. more than a dozen tornadoes reported in mississippi alone. mike seidel is in holly springs, mississippi. >> it was one long track tornado, on the ground for nearly three miles, parts of tennessee and mississippi. 45 minutes south, southeast of memphis and memphis in holly springs. dozens of homes hit, no one was killed here.
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of trees have been blown down or the bark was ripped off by the force of the wind. windows blown out. the roof is long gone. it'll be blown out into the woods. look at this damage, hoda. the front of this house, this is a brick front, has been blown back toward the home. fortunately, no one was killed in these homes. there are about a dozen injuries here in holly springs. so far, at least five deaths attributed to this one long track twister here in mississippi. hoda, matt, back to you. >> mike seidel, thanks so much. dylan is in for al. what's the system doing next? >> it's moving to the southeast but it won't be as severe as yesterday. we ended up seeing the long track tornadoes, because of this warm, humid airstreaming in ingstreaming in from the gulf of mexico. temperatures will be about 30 degrees above average for highs today. we've been talking about the warmup we're expecting today and the records that are going to be broken. again, in new york city, we've already broken the old record at 63.
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66 degrees, set in 1982. we're forecasting a high of 73 today. boston of all places should hit 70 degrees this afternoon. the old record is 61. even charlotte, north carolina, should top in the mid 70s. tomorrow will be slightly cooler, but we should still break records across the eastern and southeastern part of the country. new york city, the record on christmas day is 63. we're forecasting 65. portland, maine, 55 degrees. the old record is 53. this is exceptional, unprecedented heat for christmas tyke. even -- time. we're looking to break records in the gulf coast, florida, too. tampa will be up to 86 degrees. for those traveling across the country today, again, we have trouble spots in the mountain passes and the pacific northwest. we have showers and thunderstorms moving through atlanta now. if you have flights that connect you through atlanta, check for delays there. the rain in the northeast will last through this morning and
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on christmas day, spotty showers. nothing heavy, but we will be unsettled through tennessee, the ohio river valley. more snow will make its way to the rockies with up to astorms... but we also hit a record high in iowa city... beat the old record by a degree. today will be cooler with some snow tracking in. another round of rain and snow will hold off until after snow on them in our north, others may have some frost due to the cooler temps. stormtrack7 live weather network is calm right now, but will show some showers tracking through later today. temperatures are still mild, but starting to drop below freezing, so watch for parking lots and sidewalks to have some slick spots. winds are still strong and will die down over the next couple of hours and be mainly >> that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you vurery much. a story that involves the governor of new mexico, susana martinez, a rising star in the republican party.
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candidate. she's facing backlash after a holiday party turned into a confrontation with police. blake mccoy has that story very new mexico's governor dodging questions about her holiday staff party that has her integrity under attack. workers of the eldorado say the party was moved to a hotel room. >> they've been warned and they're not quieting down. >> reporter: that was the 911 call from the hotel's front desk. then dispatch got another call. >> hi. this is governor susana martinez. >> reporter: the governor calling police dispatch personally, demanding to know which hotel guest complained. then asking officers to be called off. >> and i want to know who they are. >> i'm not allowed to give that information. >> oh, you can tell it to the police but they don't tell you? you won't tell you? i'll get it from the cops.
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>> i shouldn't have talked to central dispatch the way i did, and i own it. >> reporter: but since, new audio from a santa fe police officer responding that night is raising questions about her statement, that she only had a drink and a half. the officer heardis heard on the recording saying shein ineebuated. there were bottles being thrown from a hotel balcony. her office clarified, it was snowballs, not bottles being thrown. no glass was ever found. for critics, the episode provides further evidence, the popular republican governor can't be trusted. a holiday party that has turned into a political hangover. for "today," blake mccoy, nbc news. oftentimes, holiday parties go wrong. >> yes, they do. >> they really do. have to be careful at those.
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here with how you can make sure santa delivers in time for christmas. it is christmas eve, and you're saying it is possible, right? >> it is possible. you're running out of time but there's hope. some stores are open now and open late. get out of bed and see what time stores are closing. a lot of the stores have been open 24/7, but they'll close at 6:00 p.m. walmart, often 24/7, closes at 8:00 p.m. toys "r" us, open until 9:00, a lot of the hot toys are sold out. >>accommodateing people with late-minute shopping or to help get up sales? >> for people waiting until the last-minute. >> i would have thought, if you're ordering online, it is too late to get it to you by christmas. >> it's too late to get it
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and services to get same-day delivery. amazon prime is offering one-hour delivery. >> how much does that cost? >> $8. >> we did it from the set. we ordered it at 10:00, and it came at 10:37. it was not rigged up. >> give me one more minute. i might have a surprise for you. google express also has special delivery elves. etsy asap, you can get an artisan gift within one hour in your own state. uber rush has a selection of gifts they'll deliver to your door. >> if you're not signed up for these, you can go online to a store site and go in and pick it up, right? >> this is a great option if you're not in a major city. walmart and target are pushing to do the same-day pickup. >> it's not delivery. it should say pickup. >> if you don't want to drag your kids in the store, it's a time saver. there are tons around the country. >> what about last-minute ideas?
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you're out of options, still not sure, you can go online and get somebody a gift card. gift cards are the number one most popular gift in america. also consider gift of the month clubs. something popular in my household. it's a winner. >> do people get an e-mail, telling them they've been given the gift? >> exactly. at 6:00 a.m., you can still order it. >> what's special experiences? >> check out cloud 9 living.com. you can do a wine tasting. you can even give somebody race car driving lessons or experience in a hot air balloon. >> i wanted to try out amazon prime. i did find you something, hoda. a nice delivery man named angel, my christmas angel, delivered this to us within 40 minutes. this is your present. >> what is it? >> matt, this is for you. >> olivia, thank you so much. can we open them?
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he's got some great elf on the shelf scenarios. >> what do you got, willie? >> we love the elf on a shelf. santa sends him down to keep the eye on little boys and girls through the christmas season. let's look at some of our favorite photographs sent in by viewers. >> love it. >> that was posted on buzzfeed. here's the "voice." does that make the elf on the shelf carson standing there? okay, carson there. merry christmas, carson, buddy. this is too bad. from the bourne police department. elf on the shelf. donald trump, make christmas great again 2016. now things get creepy. this, i have to tell you, when i first opened it this morning, horrified me. that's a father on the top of his refrigerator dressed as an elf. keeping an eye on --
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>> immediately. >> awe! >> how adorable is this guy? this was posted -- if you're worried about how he's perched on the mantle, as i was, i'm told the father is a professional photographer and perhaps cut and pasted his son in different places around the house. here's our last one. this is a good way to end the year. sending the poor elf on a shelf home. elsa freezing the elf on the shelf. >> dylan said, i think i see a shadow of the elf. >> i think the father is right below the camera lens. >> i think dylan cracked this one. >> she might have, yeah. >> that's a shallow mantle. i'm a little worried about it. >> willie, thank you. appreciate it. coming up, mr. manners is back this morning, showing us
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are sporting shaved heads to support a cancer patient. cindy garwood is recieving chemotherapy for lung cancer. her daughter -- jackie anderson -- is a ui police officer. jackie shaved her head in support of her mom -- and eight of anderson's coworkers surprised an iowa business is cashing in on the
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it's to be expected -- but what's surprising -- this business is in cyclone nation! sigler -- an ames based business -- makes t-shirts. just for the rose bowl, they've made about 30-thousand shirts. employees are working 12-hour shifts to crank out 3-thousand shirts a day... now, let's go to eileen with a look at weather. some snow will track through today, especially in the northern counties, so travelers should be aware of tonight with nice weather for christmas day. another round of rain and snow track in for saturday with the end of the year. we'll be back in 30 minutes, be sure to check kwwl dot com for the latest news you're watching k- w-w-l, we've
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better watch out, better not cry it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, holiday survival tricks. from the gifts to the guests to the festive it is. we have the keys to make your christmas countdown stress free. >> oh! best surprise ever, a holiday stunner that has one woman overjoyed. her family pulled off one amazing gift. who is rocking around the white house christmas tree? the obamas and bidens pick their favorite tunes. we'll tell you what's on their holiday playlist, today, thursday, december 24th, christmas eve, 2015. >> merry christmas eve from georgia!
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>> i came with my family at 2:00 a.m. to meet matt lauer. >> merry christmas to my husband. >> my dad. >> serving in turkey from georgia. >> merry christmas, charlotte, north carolina. >> baby's first christmas in new york city. hi, grandma! >> it's just after 8:00. it is december 24th. it's christmas eve. it's 70 degrees in new york city. look, people are wearing -- >> i can't believe it. amazing. >> first time ever, i don't have goose goosebumps. >> hoosiers here? >> these are my other favorite group here.
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coming up, feast your eyes on this. cooking for a crowd. we're out on the plaza because it's nice and warm. we'll enjoy the temperatures. chef guarnaschelli will show us, it's not too late to come up with a christmas day meal. >> some people in the country say, we cook out for christmas all the time. it's unusual here though. let's get a check of the top stories of the morning. tamron is filling in for natalie, who is on vacation. >> good morning, everyone. it is a grim christmas eve in parts of the south, where rare december tornadoes caused death and widespread damage. mark potter is in clarksdale, mississippi. good morning. >> good morning, tamron. behind me is one of the houses struck by a tornado. as you can see, the roof has collapsed. the house is moved off its foundation by about five feet. as a sheriff tells us, the people who live there are okay, safe, but had to spend the night in a shelter in clarksdale, mississippi.
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spawned dozens of tornadoes in several states, causing widespread damage. we are able to confirm at least seven people were killed, four of them here in mississippi. two in tennessee and one in arkansas. some people are still missing, and the authorities are going out today to see if they can locate them, or to determine if there are even more victims from this storm. that's always a grim task, but especially during the holidays. tamron? >> mark, thank you. while the weather is a matter of life and death for many, it has left others stranded at airports, worried about missing their family reunions. rain and fog still causing flight delays at major airports across the country. the busy travel hub of atlanta, only 1/3 of flights were on the time wednesday. a southwest airlines flight made an emergency landing on wednesday after the pilot noticed a problem with the landing gear. the plane had 139 passengers on board and left oakland on a flight to chicago.
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back, he had to circle for hours to burn off excess fuel. one passenger said people were crying, holding hands and texting loved ones. some broke into applause when the plane landed safely. the florida man arrested for landing his gyro near the white house wants a seat inside. his attorney asked a judge to lift travel restrictions so he can travel around florida to campaign. hughes faces up to ten months in prison. he says the gyrocopter was a stunt for campaign finance reform. it is now procrastinateors thursday. that's hoda applauding. the day before christmas is crucial for retailers trying to lure shoppers and unload winter inventory, with drastic price cuts. major chains will stay open late tonight.
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17% of americans did not even start their holiday shopping until last week. a performer with a big part tried to steal the show during a living nativity scene at a dallas church, while the story of the first christmas was being acted out. a feisty goat, not al roker's goat, hopped into the manager. the actors were trying to hide their amusement. the role of the infant jesus was not played by an actual baby. the goat theme has taken over america after rokerthon2. they keep it going. this year. tamron, ready for this? round two of our hassle-free holiday etiquette course. look who is back.
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more pesky personalities you may encounter this holiday. we all play different roles at the party. i happen to be critical karla. karla is the one, when you give her a gift, she complains about it, the food isn't that good, it's dry. what do you do when you have someone at the party like karla? >> sure. we have to realize, not every gift is going to be knocked out of the park. >> correct. >> there will be some that are misses. maybe it's yankees ode to toilet toilet, right? the key is a gift receipt. realize, it's not you, it's the person. take them aside, have a gentle word. don't let them destroy everyone else's fun, while they're complaining. >> at my house, that person is called, don't let the screen door hit you on the way out. so you have your gathering, your holiday music playing. this person comes over and is determined to plug his playlist into your sound system. we call him dj don. >> music is important to the flow of the party.
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the get-go. the arrival music, dinner music and after-party music. i'd suggest sending out an e-mail to everyone coming and saying, we're going to play one favorite christmas holiday at the party and include them in a playlist. put a teenager in charge of that. >> i am dj don. >> next up, the parent who brings their kid to your home. maybe they didn't tell you, but the kids go, as we call it in the south, buck wild. we have crazy kid kerry who allows the kid to do anything. what do you do? >> you don't want to be the one that has to intervene with someone else's child. it never goes well. if you have children of your own, deputize your children to be the ones to take them outside on this lovely weather we have, for example. >> i love deputizing your children. you handle that, kid. >> formal ceremony. >> in this way, you're allowing them to model the good behavior
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>> if it gets extreme, i'll throw that in, do you say anything? >> if there is a situation of danger, you certainly want to jump in. if it's not a dangerous situation, you may want to have a word aside with the other parent. this is not the way i raise my children. would you mind -- anything breakable or valuable, get it out of the way. >> i have a classic. eats a big meal, enjoys it, then parks himself on your couch for hours on end. lights out larry, passes out in your living room. >> we all have a lights out larry in our lives. i would prepare the guest room for lights out larry. >> oh, wow. >> no, then he'll stay for the whose weekend! >> get out of here, larry. >> this is usually right after dinner, right after a couple drinks. everybody is feeling sleepy. otherwise, it's going to ruin the party, if you have this lump on a log on the sofa. get lights out out of there, and make sure he's not in the room
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have to disturb him. >> i didn't mean to give him car keys if he's been drinking. >> mine is embarrassmenting. the person who is always trying to maybe throw her husband under the bus, embarrassing him for the sake of a laugh for herself. embarrassment edma, what do we do? >> don't jump on the bandwagon, jump to defense. rather than laughing at the joke, make a comment that's self-deprecating to yourself. i've done the same thing. if it doesn't work, i'll raise a glass and say, tonight, we're declaring this a criticism free party. you put it out there, did it in a nice way and everyone agrees with a clink of the glass. >> one more? >> yes. >> yesterday, we talked about the person who shows up a half hour early. what about someone you call a party for 7:00 at night, and
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what do you do? >> this is why it's vital that you put a start and end time on your party invitation. a lot of people neglect the end time. if you know the party ends at 10:00, you shouldn't be arriving at 9:30. if tardy tonya is walking in, she doesn't just caught up on the courses. she gets a goodie at the end of the night. you're serving one course for the people on time, not two. >> great advice. >> you're tough. coming up next, a gift that means more than anything under the tree for this woman. we're going to finally show you why she's so excited. plus, the yule log spreading like wildfire. how you can enjoy the new york city tradition in your home. and fight leukemia with faith. one boy's inspir my love you shine so bright,,, the leo artisan diamond. an incredible level of brilliance -- from the creators of the leo diamond. at kay, the number one jewelry store in america. my love you shine so bright...
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we're back now, 8:14, with what's trending today. all right. now, this is hoda. okay? we've got wine in front of us, but this is not the fourth hour of this show. actually, this relates to our first story and something to keep in mind -- >> wait, someone doesn't have wine. wait. >> oh, oh, oh. >> christmas gift. >> oh, thank you. put to good use. i'm ready. >> full bottle. all right. a new study from cambridge, and they're smart people so it has to be true, says be careful of
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they trick you into drinking more. bigger glass, more drinking, not the reason. when you have a bigger glass and pour a normal side serving, it makes it look very little. you think, i hardly got any. let's fill it up and keep doing it, so you drink more. has that happened to you? i know the answer. >> first of all, i think the serving size for wine is extra tiny. have you seen when they give you exactly what -- it's like nothing. >> 4 ounces? >> i don't know. i've never had one of those. here's to this one. cheers, you guys. >> i have glasses in my house from my grandmothers that are these small glasses. when i want a little bit, i pull out the small glasses. i feel like i had a full glass of wine. >> i'm going to try this. does it work? >> go, go, go. >> it worked. that'll be gone by the end of the show. >> here's a perfect throwback thursday item.
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and records through the mail on the cheap. it went bankrupt in august. now, they're staging a comeback. not by streaming music, but by selling vinyl records. the wall street journal says millenials love vinyl. what's old is new again. >> i just bought a new turntable and i've been buying albums like crazy. >> do you like the sound better? >> the sound is great but there is a nostalgic feeling. i like it. >> i've given you gifts of vinyl. >> tamron got me an nwa record last year, straight out of compton in vinyl. >> i go to my dad's house. he has johnny cash on the record player. >> sounds good. >> love it. >> santa making his way around the world right now, right? >> yes. >> delivering gifts with the help of a sleigh and reindeer. check out this video. could this be the sleigh of the future?
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this video released by boston dynamic, bought by google. the robots are big dogs and ty can haul more than 300 pounds of cargo. i want one of these. is that amazing? >> do they fly? >> that's the important thing. >> no. >> i have to ask. >> they do not have a red nose. kids used to see the robots and think they were scary, so they dressed them up at reindeer to make them child friendly. >> you've been waiting for this video. it shows a woman from franklin, indiana, getting a surprise from her son. he returned home from the holidays with a priceless gift, her new granddaughter. >> when did you get here? >> huh?
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oh, my gosh. it's a girl! >> that's eva. guess what happened? her son, donny, was stationed in hawaii with his wife. they decided to adopt a child. they wanted to keep it a secret in case things can't work out. so when the couple came home for christmas, they surprised eva with little melissa faith. >> that's the most beautiful story. >> it goes on and on and on. she just cries and keeps hugging her children. it's so nice. it is. happy holidays to that family. to the first family's favorite holiday songs and a boozey take on the yule log. that should be hoda doing that. >> i'm over this. >> let's start with the first family. enjoy their favorite christmas classics. the white house partnered with spotify, releasing the holiday playlists from the obama and
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"all i want is you." "o tannenbaum." "8 days of christmas" by december destiny's child. the biden's like "santa claus is coming to town." bidens also like "this christmas by mary j. blige. "snowfall" and "wonderful christmas time." on wednesday, we congratulated tara. i had trouble pronouncing her fiance's last name. on instagram, they helped me out. >> thank you for the "today"
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little rough on the pronounce pronounceuation pronounceuationpronounce pronounceuationpronounce pronunciation pronunciation. >> how did you say it? >> i can't even remember. it's all a blur. congratulations, once again. nick nick offerman has a video that includes a yule log, but also includes nick offerman sitting by the yule log, drinking bourbon and staring at the camera for 45 minutes. it's all he does. he doesn't talk. he doesn't sing. he just stares at the camera, occasionally sipping his whiskey. if you don't want to keep replaying it every 45 minutes, good news, there's a looped version that lasts ten hours. ten hours. that is your pop start. i love nick offerman. >> a lot of people doing the yule log thing. the property brothers do it where they just sit next to it.
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>> dylan, how about a check of the weather? >> it's going to be a warm christmas if you haven't heard. we've been talking about this all week. we are looking at all of our snow out west. that's where we're talking about a white christmas. you have to go up into the mountains. ski resorts are loving the snow. out through most of the pacific northwest, we're seeing snow in the higher elevations, from washington state to oregon and down through the sierra, where we could end up with one to two feet of snow. this area of low pressure will move east ward into the rockies as we get into friday and then into saturday, as well. we are looking for rain in the valleys and the snow will be heaviest in the mountains. we could see gusts in california, near 60 miles per hour. we could end up with one to two feet of snow. through the a record high in iowa city... beat the old record by a degree. today will be cooler with some snow tracking in. another round of rain and snow will hold off until after christmas. right now, there are still some roads reporting some snow on them in our north, others may have some
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stormtrack7 live weather network is calm right now, but will show some showers tracking through later today. temperatures are still mild, but starting to drop below freezing, so watch for parking lots and sidewalks to have some slick spots. winds are still strong and will die down over the next couple of hours and be mainly from the west. the next system is already showing up >> that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thanks. more of our special series, do you believe, with a story of faith and hope just in time for christmas. >> in 2012, we introduced you to a boy who had undergone four bone marrow transplants battling leukemia. he's come a long way. here's gabe gutierrez. >> five things i'd like to accomplish before i'm 25. >> reporter: just a few years ago, this camp assignment would have been the most unlikely of to do lists. >> graduate college. graduate high school.
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possibility that 13-year-old brennan dreams of. >> you always have to have hope. no matter what you do, you always have to have it. >> reporter: this february, brennan will have been in remission for five years. >> life presents us one opportunity to live. >> reporter: for his parents, it's been a long journey, chronicled in turner's new book "possibility "possibilities." >> we had to believe in the possible in the face of the impossible. >> faith was essential for us. it gave us an opportunity to test that faith and to ask the really big questions. >> reporter: brennan was diagnosed with aml, a severe form of leukemia, on his 7th birthday. incredibly, he underwent four bone marrow transplants in 18 months. before the final one, the prognosis was grim. his parents asked him whether he wanted to try another excruciating surgery one last time.
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>> i didn't want to give up. >> reporter: the second of three golf playing brothers, brennan is a competitor. his fighting spirit made him a natural spokes kid for st. jude's research hospital, which his parents credit for his successful treatment. >> do you believe in hope? >> i do believe in hope. there's something that we need to believe in on our darkest day, that there is something better. >> reporter: these days, that something better is brennan well enough to compete with his brothers at video games. spending his first full year back at school. he hasn't yet read his dad's new book, but he says he plans to. >> do you think you're a strong guy? >> i guess so. >> reporter: his parents now see hope as not just about the future, but the present. >> hope is future oriented. we need that. we can't forget what we have in the present moment. >> the present is the essential part.
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the only thing i control is what i do right this minute. >> reporter: a new perspective, thanks to a young boy. >> two potential career ideas. medic in the army or help with my dad's company. >> reporter: who proved anything is possible. for account"today," gabe gutierrez, nbc news. >> perfect story for today. >> another reason to remember the folks at st. jude's children's research hospital. gives us amazing work every day of the year. >> so happy for the family. coming up, we're getting wrapped up ntdin the christmas spirit. ingenious ways to present your
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but some in washington say - we can no longer afford 14 billion older technology. iowa is a national leader in wind energy. following recent shootings overseas and here in the u-s -- gun store owners report a spike in sales. a customer tells us he recently got his conceal carry license -- because he's concerned guns will soon be hard to buy. the store manager says he's hearing simliar stories from most of his customers. now, let's go to eileen with a look at weather. some snow will track through today, especially in the northern counties, so travelers should be
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we're back now. 8:30 on a thursday morning. yes, it is christmas eve 2015. just take a second to see all the nice people who traveled to new york city to be here for the holidays and thank them for stopping by and spending part of their holiday with us. now, we can complain about just about everything, and we were actually saying, it's a little muggy, a second ago. >> thankful though. >> not good for the hair, but we're all right. >> the snow is worse. >> weather sensitive hair. coming up, a yuletide video you'll love. chef guarnaschelli is
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with your family this christmas. when it comes to gift giving shopping, it's only half the battle. we have you covered with last-minute gift wrapping ideas. i tried to wrap a jurassic park dinosaur two days now. >> we are gift wrapping hoda. >> hang out there. that's right, in control now, everything good? >> yeah. dylan, how about a check of the weather? >> it's too muggy for you, but it's -- >> this guy said, whoa, merry christmas! >> temperatures will be breaking records. we already broke the record here in new york. we'll break it up in boston. we'll break it down in d.c., too, with pptemperatures in the 70s. we are going to see clouds and scattered showers, stronger storms moving through atlanta. in the pacific northwest, more rain and mountain snow. into christmas day, the snow is going to move over into the rockies.
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northeast and down through the southeast, stretching down to texas, too. nothing too e-vuheavy. still looking at record breaking temperatures. warmest christmas day on recstorms... but we also hit a record high in iowa city... beat the old record by a degree. today will be cooler with some snow tracking in. another round of rain and snow will hold off until after snow on them in our north, others may have some frost due to the cooler temps. stormtrack7 live weather network is calm right now, but will show some showers tracking through later today. temperatures are still mild, but starting to drop below freezing, so watch for parking lots and sidewalks to have some slick spots. winds are still strong and will die down over the next couple of hours and be mainly >> that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you very much. americans, very likely to open their wallets during the month of december. >> for some retailers, it's an opportunity to stand out by taking holiday shopping to the next level.
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story. >> yes. the more you linger, the more you'll buy, at least that's what companies are hoping. experiential shopping, it's called, and some say, it's the future of retail. >> reporter: as shoppers prepare to be generous this holiday season, so are some retailers. >> it's having that immersive opportunity to say, i like their product. now, i want to like your brand. seeing is believing. smelling is loving. >> reporter: it's called experiential shopping, and companies like origins are making large investments in research and design to find new ways of engaging their customers. making shopping interactive and tactile, with unlimited samples, facials and hand treatment. >> does it make a difference when it comes to sales? >> absolutely. when a customer comes into an origin store, we know if she sits in a chair, she'll spend nearly 40% more than if she doesn't have the experience. >> reporter: americans will spend more than $50 billion on
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90% are expected to make purchases online. big incentives for stores like urban outfitters to follow suit, and get customers off the internet and into the store. walk into new york city's herald square location, and you'll find a hair salon, full service cafe and photo booth. displays encourage shoppers to touch, test and tweet. according to the boston consulting group, 72% of millenials say they'd rather spend money on experience versus product. give them both, and sales figures show it's a winning combination. on chicago's magnificent mile, the moto shop is doing just that. >> the store is meant to be very experiential. you can feel the material backs on your phone. at the watch station, you can try on different bands, see what you like the best. >> reporter: customers can grab a free cookie on their way to test out the world's first shatter proof smartphone. >> this is almost therapeutic. >> here, you're getting a
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i like the concept. >> in the store, it's like, wow. >> it's definitely experiential. i've never been in a store like this. >> reporter: stores are hoping to capture the holiday spirits and make wish lists longer, one experience at a time. >> this shopping is likely to last well beyond the holidays. we're entering a trend where people want to slow down. they want more from their shopping experience. guys? >> i think if you have time, i like the idea, to get the makeup on and the massage, it's awesome. when you're in sprint mode, the last thing you want to do is experience. you want to buy, buy, buy. >> except at the airport. if you get to the gate and you have 45 minutes to sit there and wait, it's nice to have a choice of things to do and better restaurants, too, which we were talking about. >> airports are like malls now. linger around. >> right. >> sheinelle, thank you again. up next, it's the most aggravating time of the year? >> oh, come on! let's be positive. relieve family stress this
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back now at 8:38 with how to cope with family stress. they say the most wonderful time of the year can also be the most challenging, according to a today.com survey. 78% of you say you feel stress during the holidays, and 68% of you say family gatherings are the things that cause the stress. that's depressing. today.com contributor, dr. g is here with how to survive in all of this. we'll stay optimistic and positive. >> we're going to survive and thrive. >> sometimes when you get together with family, there are tense moments. is there a way to troubleshoot it before it actually happens? >> there are. if you can plan ahead, probably you know who the trouble person is going to be. >> yeah, you already know. >> you have to recruit some of the saner guests beforehand and
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the rails, i'm counting on you to take one for the team and make a destraction or something. hey, uncle joe, we're practicing kindness. >> are there times you should tough it out and go, it happens once a year. it's what's going to happen. let's ride it out. >> if you know nothing would -- no policy would make this man back off, then try distractions. ask about a story he's told that you love, or compliment him about something. or if it comes to it, have one of the kids read their entire thanksgiving recital, and maybe he'll be bored and move on. >> there's craziness with parties and we often forget our spouse. you have to pay attention to them. >> it leaves you stressed and less grounded. the best way to be connected to
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even in the kitchen. >> make out. >> but if you can't make out because of some of the people around or something, if you don't find the time, laughter bonds us to people. it improves our connection. send a funny text. even at the same party, send them a funny text and laugh. >> you can tell a connected couple, how much they touch and look at each other. >> meet each other's eyes. >> let's talk about kids and presents. kids have these huge expectations. they want x, y or z. sometimes, you want to teach the lesson, you're not going to get every single thing you want. when you get a gift, there's only one right answer. thank you, right? >> doesn't matter who gave you anything. if you want your kids to be grateful for what they got, you can say, hey, listen, if you're grateful about the gifts you get, i will tell you with returns and exchanges later. but being grateful, being thankful means being specific. when you get a gift, go up to the person who gave it to you,
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look them in the eye, because that's how adults feel valued and respected, and then find something about the gift to say thank you for. if you don't love the gift, you can say, hey, i do love art. thank you. or thanks for being my grandma. >> thanks for thinking of me. >> exactly. >> kids should be like that year round. shouldn't just be on christmas. kids, remember. >> this is an opportunity for us to teach the lesson we want them to have all year, when they're really motivated to do what we want. >> we have a couple viewers who asked questions and need help, dr. g. here's the first one. husband -- her husband and she have been divorced parents. they live in three different states, trying to see four sets of parents. they're stressed, driving all over. what should they do? >> that's not reasonable. four sets of parents in a short holiday season. it's a lovely idea, but this year, while you're doing it, while you're going and trying to see everyone, claim a new policy. for next year, we'd like to have a longer more relaxed, more
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then take a tip from military families. when you can't be with them in real life, skype or facetime. >> dr. g, thank you so much. you can find her guide for dealing with holiday stress at today.com. up next, one man's toilet paper roll is another man's gift box. okay. unique gift wrapping solutions without leaving your home. firsts, this praised as one of america's best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. bernie sanders passed more amendments in a republican congress than any other member. cracked the gridlock with john mccain to strengthen veterans' healthcare. bernie sanders. a consistent, principled, and effective leader. building a future to believe in.
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it's 8:44. we're back with creative gift wrapping ideas. get this, you won't even have to leave your house to find the supplies to do it. today.com contributor anna is here. happy holidays and merry christmas. this is great, last-minute. >> sure. >> give me three great tips for wrapping. >> the first is look for paper, any paper. you can turn birthday paper inside out and it's white and you have gift wrap. do a brown paper bag. even a subway map will do.
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inspiration all around you. grab the pine cone, grab a piece of the christmas tree. thirdly, to look thoughtful and intentional, keep it in the same color family, so it looks thoughtful. >> doesn't look like you slapped it together. >> exactly. >> this is great. you used beautiful, single colored paper. >> exactly. >> what are these cookie cutters for? >> this is cutting corners. at the last second, this is what we resort to. basically, you look for scrap paper. maybe you don't have some, but maybe your kids have some. your gift. put it on the topside of your gift. >> use this. >> okay. >> what you want to do is half of a silhouette of whatever christmas themed, you know, cutout you can think of. go half way. i'm going to free hand here a christmas tree. >> go lightly on this, right? >> exactly. you just want to score the very
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contrast paper underneath. then what happens is, when you fold it back -- fold it halfway to reveal the contrast paper. all of a sudden -- you have a surprise down there for you. getting there. >> okay. >> nice. >> look at that. >> perfect. >> fantastic. great idea. it takes a little planning ahead of time. >> looks like a professional did it. >> hoda said one man's toilet paper roll is another man's gift wrapping. what do you do? >> if you're feeling flushed and flusters --ed -- >> cute. >> you can use toilet paper rolls. you can do this with paint or markers. you can do any design. i am bob rossing this. >> you make the cabin as big as you want to make it. i love him. >> i love him, too. >> perfect.
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that isn't wet, flatten it slightly. then you're going to push the edges in, almost like a half-moon. >> both sides or just leave the other side open for now? >> right. then leave the other side open. put some crinkle paper. this is great for jewelry. it's a high-low, right? imagine getting fancy jewelry in this. >> ribbons and strings. >> can't tell. >> what's this one? >> now, everyone has duct tape or painters tape. head over to your tool kit or head over to your garage. you can always just use duct tape as is, but we're going to next level this thing. all you're going to do is use a craft knife to score either semicircles around -- oops -- semicircles around the duct tape, leading with the edge. you can start on this one. >> pull it out gently.
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>> i have a chevron. >> just put it down. >> exactly. put it on your gift. it looks like you tried. >> i'm going to pretend i've cut this off. there's no knife on that. >> this one here? that popped out. here you go. >> there. >> then, you place it right on top of your gift. >> i messed up the end. for example, you can do it at an angle. nice. time for another quick one. >> head over to your kitchen pantry. you can do accents, really beautifully, just with cup cake linings. you need about seven or eight. what you want to do is loosely restack them. >> they separate a little bit. >> right. then score the bottom. you feed a pipe cleaner through it. we did it with that one. then all you do is start to fluff. pull everybody inthing inward, one
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it's beginning to look a lot like christmas this morning on today food, we are cooking for a christmas crowd. we're out here on christmas've on -- eve on the plaza. chef alex guarnaschelli is here. good morning. >> good morning. >> we have our testers at the ready. >> this is serious business. i love it. >> we're talking salmon, but let's go over the ingredients so we know what people need to have. what do we need? >> this is all you need for a great dish for a crowd. i've got spinach, crushed with lemon, butter, bread crumbs. >> hold on to the spinach! >> garlic, olive oil and chili pepper flakes. >> what do you like the best for salmon? >> wild salmon is the best. it has the wild flavor, omega
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>> you leave the skin on on the bottomsome. >> i do. >> you can season it. >> i'd love to. >> we start with salt and build this little crust here. >> now, are there bread crumbs in there? is that what's going on? >> totally. i left the skin on the salmon. you can also do this with nuts instead of bread crumbs, if you'd like. >> okay. >> you can substitute and leave the bread crumbs -- >> almonds work well, right? >> i like them the best. >> as we're cooking, gang, how are the eats down there? >> really good. >> i've had a bite of everything. it's delicious. >> loving it. >> we take this and we'll put it in the oven? >> at 350. cook until it cooks through. 15 to 20 minutes. >> sometimes i worry about salmon. if it's overcooked, it's yucky and dry. >> when you have a crowd, a big filet, it stays juicier, you have a bigger forgive moment. the salmon says, i'll behave today. >> is that what it says? >> i think so.
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baby spinach, all kinds. what do you like? >> i like the babe siy spinach because the stems are softer. >> you like a little sizzle? >> of course. >> this is a trick. i have a piece of garlic on a fork. >> yes. >> what's the trick? >> so you press the garlic lightly, but leave it whole and stir. >> use it as -- >> your flavor wand for the holidays. >> see, matt, isn't that amazing? >> what a good idea. >> the garlic goes away and you still have the mistletoe kissing breath. just a hint of garlic. >> you like lemon on there, too. >> i do. i have the salmon, which slides off the tray, with or without the skin, if the skin happens to get in there. fresh lemon juice.
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>> a little zing. i leave some of the salmon kind of a little bit on the undercooked side. the salmon kind of cooks the spinach with all the heat. >> willie? >> we love the chicken, particularly. >> we haven't gotten there. >> oh, sorry. we're not there yet. and the salmon has been great, too. >> the salmon is amazing? >> yeah. >> you said the salmon. >> tell us about the chicken you have here. >> it's under a brick. chicken under the wind and under the brick. with some caramelized onions and roasted potatoes. all cooked together, super easy on a platter, family style. it never goes out of style, i think. >> you'll join them at the table? bring a fork and knife. we'll eat off their plates. we want to see what's happening here. is the salmon good? >> here.
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>> i've had this so many times. i love it. >> i think people love the accessible dishes. >> the crust, i love. >> pop of lemon. >> delicious. >> the onions are out of this world. >> thank you so much. we appreciate it. for these recipes and more, head to today.com/food. should we keep eating? >> yeah. >> i just took a bite of salmon. >> we have holiday -- you can't eat with your -- can't talk with your mouth full. simple appetizer ideas. >> this is amazing. >> i don't need appetizers now. >> can we go home with you? >> thanks.
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first, your local news.hawkeye quarterback c-j beathard is carrying on a family tradition. he's the third member of his family to take part in the rose bowl. his great uncle pete quarterbacked usc to a win in the 1963 game -- and another uncle -- kurt beathard coached the illinois that's awesome. i remember going to the rose bowl whenever and my family and i went down there, enjoyed the trip, and i just remember thinking this is always been a dream of mine to play in a rose bowl game and now i'm getting an opportunity to do it -- kwwl's live coverage from california begins in just two days. stick with us on the road to the rose bowl now, let's go to eileen with a look at weather. some snow will track through today, especially in the
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this morning this morning on "today's take," our countdown to christmas. santa's on his way and we are tracking his journey. plus a special holiday performance by four-time grammy ward winning artist seal and how to get your christmas activies off to a merry start. all that coming up now. >> this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall, all from studio 1a in rockefeller center. >> if you have look closely at the crowd, you can see it's a very different kind of christmas receive here in new york city and throughout large portions of the united states today, it is, according to my phone, which is never wrong, 72 degrees currently at 9:00 in the
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>> the old record is 63. we broke that midnight last -- >> 12:01 we already had a record. >> and we have a record. it is official. the warmest christmas on record. >> a lot of people outside are saying it doesn't feel like christmas. i ran into some texans and they were saying we were hoping for a wild, crazy -- i was like shut your mother. my fair is complaining. i have that 'fro-nation. but thank goodness we're all healthy. >> my family's here. >> hi, family! >> we're taking a road trip to boston. it's not a surprise that you guys are coming, right?
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>> just look in the camera and say, surprise, they're coming. >> we did that in our etiquette section. >> hope everybody's getting ready, getting geared up, spending some time with family. we've got you covered with norad, the north american aerospace command is following santa as he makes his way around the world. this is the 70th anniversary of norad tracking santa. he's already well on his way giving gifts to boys and girls across the country. >> there's a lot of time over the pacific right now. >> but if anyone can do it, santa can. >> isn't it annoying when you're flying over the pacific and the directv went off? >> the pacific. >> any large body of water. >> we have more than 5,400 flights delayed already yesterday and we're hearing some more early morning stuff today,
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there's crazy weather across the weather. >> just to the south of atlanta, there are tornado watches, heavy rain, small storms. atlanta's such a big hub that, could disrupt delays through the day. but this afternoon it starts to clear out. >> we've been joking about the warm weather but there's some pretty serious severe weather. we've all been doing some last-ment wrapping. i understand you did creative wrapping last night. >> what does that mean, willie? >> sort artistic interpretation -- >> it wasn't meant to be. >> that's not bad. >> that's my last gift. that's the gift i did this morning. the gift inside i can't reveal. it's for my brother. >> were you at the end and like i don't know what to do with this? >> i started out bad -- it
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she's all about jurassic park. and i tweeted out how does one wrap that? look at that thing. that's blue. blue is the main dinosaur that helped save the day. but how do you wrap blue? why wouldn't they put it in a box? >> put it in a bag. >> i don't like bags as kids. people are like you buy two and sandwich them together. >> buy two what? >> buy two blues, two dinosaurs. no, just buy two, tamron and do it together and then you have a box. >> that sounds like the kids saying that, just buy two. >> tamron, just buy two. we're going to have some tips on how to wrap. because wrapping and then batteries. make sure you have batteries around the house.
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when you open up the present, you can't wait to play it and we have no batteries. >> my dad, best dad in my opinion, could build anything. open up playstation, no batteries. i'll never forget that batteries. i think it was 9 volt. so you can't take it out of the remote control. >> i overcompensate. every time i'm at the checkout, i just grab another pack of double as. a lifetime worth of batteries. >> we're thinking getting into the christmas spirit, since it is so warm, you have the movies. what's your favorite movie? >> "love actually." this is the best part, even though he was scamming on his friend's wife, it was such a -- >> they had a connection, right? >> they did.
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going anywhere. >> it's the most beautiful christmas movie. nd you know that's rick from "walking dead" so the two things i love most. >> i never made that connection. organization, my gosh oh, my gosh. the scene where the little girl chases him through the airport and comes back and smiles ootat liam neeson. >> the end of "scrooge" is mine. the little boy hasn't talked throughout the entire movie,
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he sees he's a good guy, he said "god bless everyone" and they break out and sing. >> willie, yours is -- if someone said pick one movie that defines willie geist and the family experience of the geist, because i've been to the holiday party for the geist three times, there is within movie and it is what -- >> "christmas vacation." >> they want you to say grace. the blessing! >> grandma, let's see what you got. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america. and to the republic for which it
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with liberty and justice for all. >> the joke's already good enough and then cousin eddie stands up and puts his hand over his heart. >> one of my other favorite songs. christmas vacation >> we all have a little clark w. gristwald in us. >> if al were here, he'd want to us talk about this. is "die hard" a christmas movie? >> no! >> i see nodding heads over here and over here. >> dylan's family, come by for a second. >> they're not coming. >> they are coming. woman representing. two women representing dylan's family.
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studio that it's a holiday film is a guy. we'll give it to dylan's family. >> have you seen "die hard?" >> i've never seen it. >> why is "die hard" a christmas film? >> it's around christmas time. it's a little action, but it's still the christmas spirit. >> makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside? >> that's right. >> and they haven't seen it. >> ladies, come on! >> you win in the jumper category. >> go back to the numbers, which was the point of this exercise. i don't have them in front of me. this becomes a national question, that they did a poll. public policy polling. >> the people who do the polling? >> yes. >> the numbers are -- >> 62%, right? >> what? >> say it does not qualify as a christmas film. >> do not? >> they're all wrong. >> do not. >> they're all wrong.
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hostages trapped in an l.a. skyscraper skyscraper. that skreepcreams christmas. if they say, what are you most thankful for? i say bruce willis trying to save me from a skyscraper. >> he wants some shoes, is that the theme? >> hans gruber is the grinch, the scrooge, the bad guy. so that's not the point. >> let us know what you think. the final tweet of the week. let us know. is "die hard" -- and al roker loves these hashtags -- #die hard yes #die hard no. >> do you know what's not in the holiday spirit? the weather. we have so much warmth. temperatures in the 70s, rain through the southeast. we saw the tornado watch in effect until 10:00.
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be nearly as severe as yesterday. we have a marginal risk of storms today. the biggest threat will be more higher wind gusts. if you're traveling in the northwest today, we are looking for a couple ofa record high in iowa city... beat the old record by a degree. today will be cooler with some snow tracking in. another round of rain and snow will hold off until after christmas. right now, there are still some roads reporting some snow on them in our north, others may have some frost due to the cooler temps. stormtrack7 live weather network is calm right now, but will show some showers tracking through later today. temperatures are still mild, but starting to drop below freezing, so watch for parking lots and sidewalks to have some slick spots. winds are still strong and will die down over the next couple of hours and be mainly from the west. the next system is already showing up on the radar to o >> i'm worried. >> why? >> two women, now three, "die hard," yes.
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should. no way. should. no. definitely not. ha ha, nay. you shouldn't give underwear to everybody. but for those you do, give them fruit of the loom. beautiful looking tree in rockefeller plaza. the holidays, time for celebrating with family and friends. >> also, plenty of chances for things to get a little awkward. >> to get a handle on the sticky situations s situations, we're going to play our holiday game that's going crazy across the world. ho ho ho or ho ho no. with expert -- i'm going to throw in an extra expert, i think. >> ready to do this? >> yeah. >> first question, no,ho, ho, ho,
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your cousin shows up at your house with a new girlfriend whom you weren't expecting. do you take him aside and politely explain that you don't have enough food for that person? >> no. >> ho, ho, no. >> yes, the answer is ho, ho, no. it's a no, you don't do that. don't put him -- etiquette is putting other people as ease. >> if you don't have enough food -- >> you still want to be a gracious host and let the person know that it's okay. never let them see you sweat. >> you can talk about them later. >> right. hem them up later. you know what? next time, you better make sure you tell me. >> be passive aggressive and be like, i have to find another chair. is there a chair somewhere? you know what, i won't eat. you go ahead. >> when you do this, make them feel awkward. that'll get them, right? >> aggressive wins. >> serve them right. here we go.
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wonderful gift from someone and you didn't bring anything for them. >> oh, no. >> i'm in that situation a lot. >> should you smile and thank them and continue with the gift exchange? ho, ho, ho, or ho, ho, no. >> what is the alternative? run? >> you have one choice here. smile and say thank you. which should you do? >> yeah. of course. >> ho, ho, ho. >> yes, you're right. >> what do you do? >> nothing. just say thank you. some think, i have to go and give them a gift or apologize. i didn't get you anything. you just smile. don't do that. >> give a heartfelt thank you. >> you failed to give me a gift. >> do that to everyone. >> take your gift and run, right, dylan? >> i said thank you. >> she was very nice about it. >> you did the proper thing. >> next one. ready? >> yeah. >> let's see, so the next one
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nephew and his friend double dipping their karatcarrot sticks in the dip. do you remove the dip from their reach and tell the parents? >> don't tell the parents. >> no. >> ho, ho, no. >> you're all wrong. >> no! >> here's the thing, two things. first, do you remove it from his reach? yes. but you absolutely do that. then let the parents know. they were double dipping, just let you know. >> no, no way. >> if little johnny says, aunt tamron took it away from me, you want to make sure you're covered. >> i do this. mama can't help you. >> you can say something to them, like, buddy, come on. >> let the parent know what you did. >> if you're not a stranger. no stitching on children. >> thank you so much. merry christmas. coming up, mackthought mac and
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how are you doing? >> great. how are you? >> fantastic. let's launch? >> the first thing we're going to make are salami bundles. you'll have this all in your pantry or fridge. take a salami, like this, and spread it -- you can do some, too. >> tamron, take salami. >> my family has been making these for years and they're awesome. a little cream cheese, like that. here, we have sliced pickle peppers. put them on your platter and you get these salami bundles. >> you don't put in a tooth stick or -- >> you can if you want to be fancy. we'll be simple this time. >> cute. >> mini mac and cheese. love it. we have store bought mac and cheese we've prepared, and there are great brands out there. if you want to make your own, go ahead. >> feel free. >> we are stirring in egg. we have cheddar cheese.
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into a mini muffin tin. >> the egg keeps it together? >> the cheese epakeeps it together. >> uli'll take one, if you insist. >> we have store bought pie dough. you can make your own, also. this is a mix sure of sour cream, mustard, and you spread it on the pie dough. we made this cute border, half inch wide. >> cute. >> top it with sauerkrautourauerkraut and pop it in the oven. pigs on a blanket. >> pig on a blanket. >> not in a blanket, on a blanket. >> you didn't cut it? >> you want to cut it? >> sure. >> youit's fantastic. we have one more delicious treat. >> what we're going to do is
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and make calzones. it's got an italian-american twist. you roll out the dough, get it nice and flat. then you're going to fill it with shredded mozzarella. >> great idea. italian hot pocket. >> look at that! >> i've lived off of hot pockets a long time. >> we'll put you in the marketing team. get it a little damp, fold it over. you can crimp it shut with a fork. brush it with a little egg wash and pop it in the oven. >> cute. >> 375, 425 for 15 minutes. look at these amazing mini calzones. >> adorable. >> this is for you. >> thank you. >> this one is for me. >> all right. >> cheers. there you have it. these are awesome. the best part, you have probably a lot of this stuff in your home already. coming up, no gift left behind just because it has a funny shape. doesn't mean you have to give up on wrapping in style. we'll show you how to do it,
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university of iowa police officers are sporting shaved heads to support a cancer patient. cindy garwood is recieving chemotherapy for lung cancer. her daughter -- jackie anderson -- is a ui police officer. jackie shaved her head in support of her mom -- and eight of anderson's coworkers surprised her by doing the same an iowa business is cashing in on the hawkeyes ahead of the rose bowl. it's to be expected -- but what's surprising -- this business is in cyclone nation! sigler -- an ames based business -- makes t-shirts. just for the rose bowl, they've made about 30-thousand shirts. employees are working 12-hour shifts to crank out 3-thousand shirts a day... now, let's go to eileen with a
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taking a look at the headlines, winter weather has left thousands of travelers stranded at airports worried about missing their family reunions. rain and fog are still causing flight delays across the country. in atlanta, only one third of flights were on time wednesday. with just hours left until christmas, some retailers are telling customers their holiday packages are being delayed by several days. they're blaming a big backlog at fedex. they have been operating around the clock and their net work is performing as it should. >> hyatt hotel said it found mal
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hyatt says it has taken steps to increase security. and the chipotle restaurant where 136 people were sickened with the noro virus is reopening today. the location in boston is reopening reopening today. >> and sant ashsa is hanging ten in australia. these australians have developed their own holiday traditions wearing jolly costumes, spending the day on surf boards. no point of dreaming of a white christmas so why not enjoy a wet one. let's get to the forecast where we've had some serious weather. >> record breaking temperatures as well. so today is going to be a warm one. as we go through the weekend, it's going to stay warm up and down the east coast. look at saturday.
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and 60s. we'll see scattered showers and even snow through parts of minnesota, northwestern wisconsin and into south dakota. on sunday the snow winds down up here. look at temperatures dropping down into the teens by sunday but in the northeast we'restorms... but we also hit a record high in iowa city... beat the old record by a degree. today will be cooler with some snow tracking in. another round of rain and snow will hold off until after snow on them in our north, others may have some frost due to the cooler temps. stormtrack7 live weather network is calm right now, but will show some showers tracking through later today. temperatures are still mild, but starting to drop below freezing, so watch for parking lots and sidewalks to have some slick spots. winds are still strong and will die down over the next couple of hours and be mainly west... this one is s >> that's your >> and that's your latest weather. if the gift of giving has an odd shape, you might have to get creative about the presentation
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it just doesn't want to stand up. >> alton delaney has simple strategies for packages of all shapes and sizes. good to see you. >> hey, guys, good to see you. >> let's start with a bike helmet. >> i'm an artist and i'm looking for inspiring ways to wrap things. what if you don't have a gift bag? can you create your own gift bag. cut a sheet of paper and fold it over on itself, like a tube. i use my scotch gift wrap tape. i use a busy pattern, it disguises all your work. you fold it over and create little vietriangles and then you fold that back over on itself.
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>> when you're done, this opens up. >> you can rip right into it and you can pop in your helmet. i've embellished that with bows. >> that's so smart. >> sometimes up have objects you think there's no chance to wrap it but you've deg rated the actual object itself. >> when you're faced with a super unusual object, you can wrap it to look like what it is or disguise if t to look like something completely different. hoar i've turned the tricycle in rudolph. put some little antlers and i embellished it with a scarf. >> there's just brown paper here? >> craft paper and just card board and cut that out and put it together.
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anything inside, play with this. >> how about a dollhouse! wow. >> to wrap something that looks exactly like it is. we created this wrap, the awnings, the eaves on it. >> you have some mad wrapping skills. i don't think i could pull that off. >> and on that same note, it's being resourceful. i recycled a christmas card from maybe last year. i use the inside of my jar as the template, i trace that. i'm embellishing with a ribbon. just dress that up so easy. >> and there are ways to dress up wrapping paper, too.
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>> if you're getting super artistic, you can create your own wrapping paper. if you have a happy birthday paper but no christmas paper, you can tun it over and use the back. i take the doilies and wrap them around the rolling pin and put it in ink and roll it across the paper. >> we're going to ink this up and put a firm press down. >> who knew the inside of a celery was so beautiful. >> you're really, really good at this. thank you so much.
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>> coming up, our 2016 crew is back. we'll show you how to have your egg nog and drink it, too. just head around the corner to walgreens when you're searching for that perfect little something. walgreens has great gifts like toys, beauty gift sets, and photo gifts, and it's all just a hop, skip, and a bark away. most stores open 'til 10pm on christmas day. coughing...sniffling... and wishing you could stay in bed all day. when your cold is this bad... ...you need new theraflu expressmax. theraflu expressmax combines... maximum strength medicines available without a prescription.... ...to fight your worst cold and flu symptoms...
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believe it or not, it's week 15 of our 16 to 16 series, where we've challenged three viewers and you at home to get healthy by 2016. >> almost there. mary jean, rochelle and ken are doing great, looking graets inging great and feeling great. today nutritionist, the extraordinary and amazing joy bauer made some delicious skinny cocktails for all of us to enjoy. because joy has to quiz us all, we have like a quiz of some sort, right? >> and you get to drink. this might be the most amazing slot will. quickly, let me fill you in on their incredible weight loss. week 15 i mary jean lost another 2 1/2 pounds. she's down during the holidays 35.5 pounds.
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>> you look raradiant. rochelle is down a total of 29 pounds. ken lost another two pounds, down a total of 31 pounds. in just 15 weeks. >> you have one more week. >> big finale next week. >> red carpet, everything. >> big finale naked? >> i've had some to drink. >> festive cocktails that we'll slim down. let's come down here. the original one that everybody tends to make is 487 calories. if you can imagine, that's the same equivalent as eating 32 mini candy canes. >> really? what's the alternative? >> mine is just as pretty looking. i crushed candy cane on the outside of the rim and swapped out the cream and did a
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extract with unsweetened vanilla milk. the have nilvanilla vodka is still in there. mine is 210 calories. >> we can have two of these. >> and still clock under the amount of the one. >> next up? >> everybody loves eggnog. without spiking it with rum, a cup is going to cost you about 350 calories. once you spike it, 440. >> gosh! >> that is the equivalent of eating 14 butter cookies. could you imagine? >> for one drink? >> one cup of eggnog. i'm about to show you the most ridiculously easy way to slim it down. you pick up any commercial, store-bought eggnog, and you're going to then dilute it with a little bit of either skim milk, light coconut milk or unsweetened vanilla almond milk. you will go from 440 calories, my spiced version, the rum is in there, 200 calories.
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>> you like that >> yeah, it's good. >> this is a ginger champapae sparkler. typically, they'll put a lot of sugary syrup in there. mine is champagne, crystallized ginger and a little ground ginger and sugar on the rim to make it festive. >> oh, my gosh. >> we go from 223 calories, the equivalent of seven holiday cookies, to mine, which is only 143 calories. >> great. >> these are tremendous. congratulations. you guys look amazing. >> cheers. >> they're all on the web. can't wait to see next week's big extravaganza. good. >> yummy. and hot buttered rum. up next -- oh, oh, oh! >> seal will smooth everything out for us because joy obviously had too many of her own drinks. really? >> oh, my gosh. my sister raves about her toothpaste and mouthwash all the time. i'm like, huh?
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>> announcer: the citi concert series on "today" is presented to you by citi. >> seal is a multi-platinum grammy-singing singer/songwriter who sold more than 30 million albums worldwide. the global hit, kiss from a rose, turned him into a sensation in 1994. on this christmas eve day, here he is with an early gift, his single, his christmas." ladies and gentlemen, seal.
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gonna get to know you better this christmas and as we trim the tree, how much it's gonna be together this christmas the fireside is blazing bright, we're carolling through the night and this christmas will be a very special christmas for me presents and cards are here, my world is filled with cheer and you this christmas
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>> coming up,an early holiday gift for iowa -- congress extends tax brraks for wind energy in the new budget. this latest one- year extension for wind supports 73- thousand jobs nationally. but some in washington say - we can no longer afford 14 billion in tax breaks over the next ten years - for wind energy... an older technology. iowa is a national leader in wind energy. following recent shootingg oorseas and here in the u-s -- gun store
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