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poehler while he whips up a treat. ingly didn't think that you could look any better than the last time that you were here, e i am just hosed down after i cook. >> and i get it,er wearing the leather and whipping up some food. tv's favorite tack vixens is here. now cleaning out her dynasty closet, she wants you own some of joan collins' tv clothes and jewelry. >> and also, there is a new kardashian to keep up with. we have his pastor, rich od wilkers wilkerson. >> and you have seen the clara n duo to look at a dream come true. >> they are an art.

>> and we will. >> and we want to start out with saying happy hanukkah. an do. this is called the blue dreidel. the ingredients are called blue vodka and curacao and -- is that how you say it? i am not sure. and lime juice. i a asked, do they really drink this the really? i don't know. >> and you take a baby sip. >> you ate one of the blueberries, and it is not right of her dog who is --

>> this is not tequila and soda. >> is that your drink? lime, no lemon, and tastes just like straight, but it is not. >> okay. >> and now, excuse me, there, jim. and so i went home to get home , and i have fallen in love with my little nephew and he is arp but i call him checkie. and it was a surprise at the charthouse. and i went insane about him, and he is a little comedian in the catskills, and so i call him little checkie. he is totally adorable. >> and i did some spin exercise and massage and went to the you can't stop talking about it. >> i can't believe it. radon van. >> yes. >> and nobody told me.

first of all, he is -- like now, i'm like a drug addict and i have seen seven or eight episodes. >> and you used to be like this with "the affair" and -- >> i like the fads, and now i'm in. this one i'm thinking of the day being over and i have radio at 2:00 to 3:00 and at 3:15 i have to walk a couple more. van.d you have to i can't believe it. >> i know, hoda, you haven't stopped a talking about it for years. >> and what is angelina jolie's dad's fame? >> jon voight. >> yes, and i liked him as flashes but in this role -- before watching ing "ray donova

but now she is out of control. >> and this book i started to e world" and it is by bill johnson and it is $7.56 on amazon and he has written so many good books, but this is extraordinary. and good muse. >> what is that? >> and you know my book that i had all of the profits to salvation army? >> yesto and joy fiphilben is g the be here tomorrow to make one of go t good gifts books.org and hopefully you will have it in time for christmas. >> and the grammys just nominated and y awards and they were just announced, and here we go. you know the person nominated

the most? it is a rap star named kendrick le mar. if you don't know him, he sings a song with taylor swift on the "bad blood" album. ♪ don't fear no more ♪ ah, ah, a ah ♪ oh, it is so sad to think >> i am so happy for him. >> and taylor swift came in right, james? thank you. >> and her song "blank space" is nominated for record of the year. congrats for a good year. and the singer known as weekend that is "i can't feel my face" about boto it is about cocaine. >> and it is one of the favorites, and uptown funk was no, ma' nominated as record of the year. ♪ girl hauptown funk

>> and a real musician got two nominations including album of the year. check it. ♪ if you don't believe me just watch ♪ any time you can get there. and megan train for the was nominated for new artist. >> and little big town got nominated for best song of the year. and james taylor for best new folk album, and that is great. >> there are more 0 nomina and 80 categories and classical and everything. i had no idea. >> broadway and everything. >> and anyway. ryan gosling was on snl thisend because he kept getting giggled in the skits. >> thi calle settled. >> and anyway, he is just

gigglin giggling. he cannot stop laughing throughout. >> and this is my favorite thing on the "carol burnett show" and it is so funny and happened on "whose line is it anyway" and it used to happthere, too. so funny. >> and this is one of the commercial things, and take a look. >> i think that i'm a pretty why can't i meet all the right guy, i have tried the online dating sites like tinder and cupid and match, but i want to get married right now, and that is dating app settle. >> there is nothing wrong with the guys on settle, but they are i am now willing to overlook. >> i have bought my wedding dress and just need to get a groom. i went on settle and ha how i met my henry. he drives a smart car and man e

manager at petco and even has a 401 kshgts and we are getting married in april. >> where there is ocomedy there is truth. michael buble was here. >> and tried to sell you on "daddy" by psy and you held your nose it is the worst ever. mic d with me. >> which i didn't know how. >> because he has great taste. reaction to the video by michael. >> okay. >> i don't want to live in this world anymore. >> i did not talk to you before the show. >> yes, she did. >> i promise we didn't. if this is what we have to look forward to the grammys next year, i am out, out. just watching that, i am something is wrong in my life and i'm no t music and i'm doing a sex tape. >> well. >> well. >> it seems that one person in

micha michael's house is a fan of psy. and a couple of days later, michael posted the video of his son watching the music video. take a look. ♪ i got it from my daddy ♪ i got it are from my daddy >> he captured it, what can i say, he would rather listen to this than his daddy. it.e is not looking tooh >> he talked to e! about the video and kind of apologizing. >> why do you roll your eyes at hoda's music, and it is because i don't like it. everybody has the t to make whatever music they like, and according to the constitution, we don't have to like it. >> and the constitution says that you don't have to like

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each thing in the house meant something to us. >> and it is just something. >> and it is a story our lives. >> we don't want clutter anymore. >> tthis? and you are reunited diane? >> yes. and this started first. who knew i could do comedy. i got submitted the script and i said, i love this role, and they said, we have changed our mind, he is not right for it. so then i went after it. i did a j brolin i went after this role. >> how did you do that? >> i said i ins on meeting these guys for two minutes, and then i got word, they are in new be there. and so i flew there on monday, they said thursday we will meet you by the staten island ferry. when i left them after the meeting, i said, i'm going to do a screen test for you on my laptop. on my pad, which i did, and they swoon and here i am.

>> that is awesome by the way, because you would think that after so much time you >> no. >> and secondly, you would be too proud to, the do it. good for you. >> and they said on "gangsta" we need a tough new yorker, and so that is what happened on the movie in new york. >> what is happening here that we are making? >> well, chia seed is one of the high mountain foods of the kings of the gods. >> we know them are from the chia pet. >> well, these little things, if you put them in wa tterwater, tl swell up, and add some flaxseed and they are full of protein, and thes are not a grain. >> should i put it in here or here? >> yeah, let's just dump them

both in there. >> and you have made this before? >> yes. >> because i don't want a chia pet growing in my gut. >> and let's throw a little liquid in there. >> and what is that brown stuff? >> and now, let's see if we can paint the ceiling with it. who knows what we are doing. >> not hoda for sure. >> this is going to work. >> and basically, this should go into the fridge for two hour, and it will thicken up. we didn't put the chopped cherries in there. chopped dry cherries and i like them real. >> so they don't get in the -- >> yes, so you can pick them out for an hour afterwards. >> that is most of the fun. and apparently, we have left a few things out, but the recipe is on the website. >> here, kath, try it. is coconut fat from the -- in the can, the fat goes to the top of the can in coconut milk.

>> what! >> you spoon it out and it is whipped cream. and it is so healthy. >> you can have that, hoda. >> what do you think some. >> food of the gods? >> it is so healthy. >> e totally are, and it won't spike your blood shugar. >> i bet it won't, because you put it down. sorry. >> and i didn't make the finished one, and this is probably the problem. >> no, you tell me. >> that is good, right? >> yeah. >> that is how it is supposed to taste. >> and put it in the fridge a little and overnight maybe. >> what is next? >> and now, make sure you see "sisters" opening in theaters friday. >> and she made good look so

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the sunshine is bright and any fog has pretty much disappeared for the entire area, certainly in center city, a live view from the mellon bank building, some sunlight bouncing off the comcast center and the temperatures are warming up nicely, 44 degrees in philadelphia, a little bit of a southerly breeze. that will help with the warmup today. the temperatures still cooler north and west, reading is 37 degrees but in the 50s already in cape may. >> all right, thank you, bill. happening now, a firefighter and a woman are recovering after being overcome with smoke during a row home fire in philadelphia. here's video of that firefighter receiving oxygen in the back of an ambulance. he is expected to be okay. flames broke out around 12:30 inside the house on moore street in point breeze. the fire marshal is investigating what caused the fire. this morning in harrisburg, the pennsylvania senate could vote on a pension issue related to the five-month-long budget battle much the senate will decide whether to reform the state's two major public pension programs. republicans are pushing a budget

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in case you have not heard it is funday monday and we are back with celeb rity buzz. >> here with the scoop that you might have missed while you were out and about all weekend. >> and welcome nina ferraro. >> it was so nice to see u2 performing in paris. >> and that band has such a social consciousness, and they canceled because of the paris attack, and they took the stage, a and with we have a clip of their performance right here. >> how cool. >> but not the same venue? >> no, it was a different arena,

and some critics are saying that it is the best concert they has terrorist attacks, too. and they had a monitor of the names of the victims in paris scrolling down, and bono wrapped himself in a parisian flag and it was a poignant night. >> you have to love bono. >> and there is going to be another special tonight. >> can we make it? >> and now, we are also going to the say we have a new arrival of kim kardashian and her new baby boy as she took to twitter to announce. and they are all healthy and happy. >> and this weekend. >> and no name announced yet. >> and is it true they have chosen the middle name, easton. >> well, the internet has dubbed his name easton west. but she hinted on "ellen" that

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he is a fourth generation pastor who broke out on his own to preach the gospel his way. >> we are talking t miami-based pastor rick wilkerson who reunited kim kardashian and kayne west in holy matrimony and this is the photo on instagram after the ceremony and his wife dawnchere. >> and it is a new series on oxygen that is called "rich in faith." and if that is not enough he written first book called "sand castle kings." >> and they are here along with their friend and my baby -- my favorite baby brother, jason kennedy. >> i am jason kennedy production, and i am doing that with juliana ran ssic and i

brought her along. and this is so excited and and you areaving us on. young and hip, and a different from the typical reality stars that we usually see. faith is a huge component in your life. >> yes, and the attempt is to try to bring some light in some dark space, and when we think of the reality tv, it is reduced to flippinge tables and draw marks and we have had a goal the bring some light into dark spaces. >> and dawnchere, what did you think about it? cameras, and people. >> it was a new experience fors process, but we just really hoped that it is an encouragement to people. our life in ministry is not just sundays, but seven days a week, and our faith impacts everything from the marriage to the family

and everything on the show. there and you are bo yes. >> and dawnchere is the better preacher. >> she is an unblooelievable preacher. >> you can't let her do it too much, because she will take my job. she is amazing. >> and you have to have a conflict in the reality show to make people tune in, and so what will you see? >> well, everybody in their personal life has some drama. >> and everybody has a mother-in-l mother-in-law. and mine is the best. the best mother-in-law in the world. >> but we started a brand-new church in the downtown miami area, and people don't understand what it takes to do that and right now, we have been meeting for 13 weeks, but it is all volunteers and people who don't get paid, but they start sunday at 7:00 a.m. and don't leave until 9:00 p.m., and the journey of stepping out. and people think that church happens on sunday, but really i day of the week and we encounter people with real lives and real struggles, and how the church

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and you probably heard us mention that one of the designers that hoe dand love to wear on the show is called clara son wu. >> and we get a ton of feedback and many of you wanted to know more about the style. >> so we sent our girl lil ylia vazquez to find out who is a

clara son wu. >> it is a mother and daughter team, and all of the designs are made right here in t a i went to meet the women behind the label. >> the top is -- >> and you have seen it ambush. >> i know that is clara sun wu. >> and you have seen it on kathie lee. >> and clara sun wu. >> and there it is on hoda. >> there you are on clara sun u wu. >> and many celebrities. and it is a collection that is designed not only by fashion, but family. >> this is where we design and my mother and iley pretty much half of our lives or maybe more than half of our lives, because we spend a lot of hours here. >> yes. >> and 40 years, they came here from korea with two suitcases and a couple of dollars and a dream. >> what was your first job?

>> it was in a factory and first i didn't know how the sew. and little by little, i learned a lot of things. >> reporter: times were tough so clara used her newfound skills to make ends meet. >> i did pants and skirts and baby clothes and everything. >> reporter: and daughter roseanne learned the trade the al the way. >> most of us were not designer, and we went to design school, and we learned how the to do it from home. >> reporter: the clothing once stitched out of necessity made a big statement. >> and people were asking, what is that? what are you wearing? can yot for me? at one point i said, i think that we should come out with our own collection. >> reporter: in 1997 they launched a 20-piece collection which was an instant hit for women of all ages. >> we are conservative, but we like a little edge. at the same time we like classic and timeless and part of that is why we design the way we do. >> reporter: clara, a favorite check is shun so far that you have made oso far?

>> wide leg plaza pants. i like that one. >> that is the little bit of the old school. >> and it is the first pant we ever madd s the best pant. >> reporte and one that clara made 20 years ago. >> it is open shoulder and everyone in our office has named that top the hoda top, because she looks so great in it. >> reporter: and the styles are fashion forward and behind the scenes they do it old school. >> i have not seen a flat hand sketch in a long time, because most people do it on the comp e computer now. >> and yes, we sketch it pa you do the measurements? >> yes. >> reporter: and so what is the trade secret? >> i thi comfort and f fit. once you put it on, it feels like you can r kd of do anything with it. >> you can live your life in it. >> yes. >> reporter: today, they design 200 pieces each season, and you find the label in over 3,000

boutique specialty stores. suzanne credits the success to the lessons that their parents taught her. >> they worked really, really hard. the way i grew up is what made me who i am, and it is making you very grateful for what you have today. >> it does sound like the american dream. >> yes, we have a wonderful family, and a great working relationship and it is a dream to work with your mom for .veryday and that is a dream in >> yay! >> that is so great. >> and you are already crying. >> yes. >> and i can't say enough for my mom. >> and in addition to the clothes, they make everybody look thin. >> yes. >> and the best traveling clothes ever, because you roll them up whe u get there. >> and your testimonials are everyone's testimonials, because it is true. >> and that is a great piece,

lillia lilliana. >> thank you. congratulations. loo at w whe we are. >> i love you. >> and we are back with more in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. >> yay!

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and right now, it is back to work following last week's deadly mass shooting in southern california. this as new information is revealed about the suspected shooters and what went on inside that workplace during the rampage. good morning, i'm vai sick ka ham ma. this morning, we are learning more about how the community is recovering following that mass shooting and more about one of the suspects. thousands of employees of san bern -- bernardino county are returning to work. the shooter attd