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taxes now,ouhowdli.uall storm and a kwoeld new year's. >> we'll have local updates lout generate an overabundance of s everyone toay a hav secretarof s i og in theim its t winning tickets worthpeople lin the watching. -t itn his wkitexas, p name asa the "today" show ebe ings right rera headquarters to cash in the now. >> reporter: the associated tickets to be turned away. officials advised them to hang cncount on to tickets. they'll make a decision on good morning. exactly what to do by brutal. that punishing cold blanketing steph, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, >> everybody gets $500. much of the country is now o folks. spreading. more than 200 million americans me. >> reporter: some aren't willing to suffer the bitter conditions. >> part of your family being the waking up to below freezing >> no. i would not. temperatures this morning, and >> no. [ laughter ] >> reporter: and the frigid folks. the worst is yet to come. country, another breaking overnight. teerature already hitting the northeast isn't making it easy deadly blasts rock kabul. on those preparing for the ball clipper sysm a suicide attack targeting a drop. the iconic sphere is loaded with that's going to bring a brief over 2,000 crystal pieces. one to two inches of snow cultural center in afghan's workers here are installing many through the great lakes going capital leaves dozens killed and into the weekend. even more hurt. of them by hand without gloves sunny and dry in the southwest. as the mercury drops. isis is now claiming messy in the pacific northwest responsibility. we're live with the latest. >> this year it's honestly and watch out for freezing fog brutal. it's been worst. across parts of northern texas a couple years ago was really this morning. this morning. that's a look at the weather not so fast. cold. a new warning for homeowners we got to do what we got to do. thinking about paying property layers of clothing. you know? taxes now before that tax law >> reporter: the global tradition is expected to draw it's the start of a new year for you and your family. more than 1 million people into takes effect. the heart of new york city, and and we'd like you to be part of ours. why the irs says you could be police already on high alert aren't taking any chances. happy new year!
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making a big mistake. so our chevy employee discount is still available to everyone. all that, plus, meghan posting heavily armed officers you pay what we pay, not a cent more. and barricades throughout the area. today the nypd is expected to we're so happy to share this with you. because you deserve to start the year off in style. markle's family firing back. detail their plans for this >> it's the family she's never year's festivities, and the had. it's our way of saying a power outage at disneyland amount of security will likely happy new year! be unprecedented. and welcome to the family... the chevy family. this, coming after an attempted the chevy employee discount for everyone ends soon. leaves passengers not so happy. suicide bombing earlier this month, and a number of attacks and mega million jackpot now throughout the yeaboe at nearly $700 million combined after another night without a out west, las vegas celebrates with a massive fireworks display >> and good thursday morning to winner. while in south carolina, a on the strip, but following the computer glitch dashes dreams of country's worst mass shooting at you. players across the state as they a music festival last october, feeling like zero to ten degrees walk away empty-handed, "today," security is on everyone's mind. >> the numbers are going to be doubled. despite what temperatures will thursday, december 28, 2017. >> reporter: police say they're putting more officers on and stay in the area today. >> announcer: from nbc news, above the streets. 28 degrees. the philadelphia suburbs light this is "today." >> in previous years we had live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. spotters in elevated positions. this year, along with those wind tomorrow. so snow po ten tential tomorrow. and welcome to "today." spotters, they'll be accompanied by snipers. we appreciate you joining us on >> reporter: this year as this thursday morning. savannah, hoda, both off. americans gather with their loved ones, law enforcement will a cold glast on sunday. be working overtime to ensure 15 degrees on the plaza. everyone has a safe and happy have yourself a great thursday. and that's your latest new year. >> ah! and folks are still smiling. forecast. >> thank you, nk you, dylan. >> especially brave. coming up, prince harry
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>> i have to tell you, once we so though it will be bitterly go below 25, i kind of are lose cold here on new year's eve stirs up the royal family. track. it's just freezing. night it is not going to break the record. that was set in 1917. >> it is. meghan markle is the sister they literally. >> uncomfortable, yeah. it was just 1 degree in times >> we are far from alone, as we square. guys? never had. and stories behind these said. extreme cold gripping much of >> hope we're nowhere close to the record. the country shattering nearly steph, thank you. meantime, we are learning pictures. but first, this is "today" on more about last deadly but first, this is "today" on ,000 deaths in america last year. century old records in some states and not going away amtrak derailment near seattle. anytime soon. we have it all covered including authorities are releasing emergency recordings from the day of that tragic crash. an impact on your new year's eve plans. nbc's gadi schwartz has the start with nbc's ron allen who remains on duty in snow-covered latest. >> reporter: the hair-raising erie, pennsylvania. 911 calls shedding light on the good to see ya, buddy. moment right after impact when how are you holding up? people were thrown from the >> reporter: doing just fine, train, others pinned inside and craig. all the while dispatchers we need to stand up and say enough. here they're hoping that today they finally catch a break. working to keep people calm the only way this problem is going to be solved surrounded by utter chaos. the snow stopped falling. >> 911. is if we raise our voices. the snow emergency lifted, first what are you reporting? time since christmas, after what >> tons of people are hurt! choose help over helplessness, >> reporter: among the wreckage can only be described as an of amtrak 501, voices trembling hope over hopelessness. historic, record-breaking with fear as people frantically make sure that the lives we've lost holiday storm. call for help. will not have been lost in vain. now the cleanup, and dig-out, >> we're all hurt. there is snow and ice everywhere >> is anybody in the car that and like most of the country you aren hurt? addiction is a disease. they're also facing >> yes. when you ask for help, bone-chilling, frigid weather. help is there for you. a lot. >> reporter: a woman trying to
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>> the ice on the front of my house is so thick. keep calm with her 14-year-old son by her side. >> my son is hurt. >> reporter: this morning much of the country has frozen over. my head is bleeding. homes encased in ice or buried >> reporter: all across the under feet of snow. highway inside mangled cars and >> this is what fell. all of are this. >> reporter: a big chill just in time to ring in the new year. up on the track, dozens wounded and trying to save themselves. it's good for the slopes -- but bad for the roads. a massive derailment, >> we're kind of over it. investigators say the train was >> i wish i could go on vacation going nearly 80 miles an hour on already. >> reporter: temperatures plunging to minus 37 degrees in international falls, minnesota. th breaking a 90-year record. its inaugural run. several drives trapped in their and in erie, pennsylvania, 65 inches of snow in just four cars. >> like a mudslide or something days. on i-5. >> seems every day there's a new my car got hit. >> reporter: cameras inside the record! cab show the engineer appeared >> i know. we have broken one record after to realize the train was going the other after the other. too fast six seconds before the >> reporter: sow county executive kathy dollkemp called crash, but never pulled the emergency brakes. in reinforcements. >> track 501. >> we have with us the national emergency. emergency. emergency. guard unit. we are on the ground. >> reporter: national guard digging out this nursing home, >> reporter: as calls to 911 continue to flood in, exits and entrances blocked by dispatchers work to keep those hurt from panicking. >> how old areyo u? snow. plows clearing the streets. >> i don't know how old i am. driving by looks like a winter my head --
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>> that' wonderland but serious business inside this emergency operation injuries, staggering. center where crucial decisions are being made to keep residents safe. on the tarmac at erie's airport >>ow many patient one, two, thr, wednesday, signs of progress. five, six -- planes finally able to take off seven -- eight -- nine, ten -- after days of a standstill, and probably a dozen. inside -- >> reporter: all told, police >> i'm quite happy. say nearly 100 people were taken >> reporter: deirdre walsh is to several hospitals. three people killed, including finally on her way home after being stranded for days. friends jim hamry and zach still to come this morning, on tuesday she told us her christmas meal was reeses peanut wellhoyt. ntsb investigators are working butter cups from a vending machine. to figure out why the engineer the controversial push of to get >> i desperately want a salad. failed to slow the train down before the curve and reviewing rid of your kids' love of video >> reporter: so did she ever get everything that happened in that salad? >> no, i did not, but when my hopes of preventing another sister picked me up she made tragedy on the tracks. games. and as for answers, the ntsb says a spaghetti and meatballs. full review could take one to >> reporter: a warm meal and a two years. ticket home. sounds like a belated christmas part of that review could include a look at whether an miracle. she was certainly one of the lucky ones. got the first flight out of here automated safety feature called to detroit. there's still a huge backlog of positive train control would have prevented t passengers trying to get flights that system is so in home. the airport was closed several place on all tracks by the end of next year. days. back to you. just when you thought it was >> thank you. over -- lottery fever is spreading think again. across the country. there's now a winter storm watch no winners in lasnight'sive in place here. up to a foot of snow, if you can
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believe that, perhaps coming sending the big prize soaring t here this weekend. craig? >> can't catch a break. turn to dylan for a look at what's to come. >> good morning. night, but if you can't wait i just mentioned, if the cold l sticks around, the great lakes erillion freezes and shuts off the ackpot at $3.6 million, lake-effect snow machine. takes a while a slow process, the next drawing tomorrow night. but i'm trying to look at the positive side of this here. more news on the lottery front. with formulas infused with the frigid, cold weather is the hand-pressed moroccan argan and camellia oils, story for the rest of this year going into the start of 2018. south carolina residents mista garnier whole blends illuminating haircare we have windchill warnin indulges hair with moisture. for luminous shine. windchill advisories. some of the higherlevaere it's garnier whole blends argan & camellia oils. find every blend at walmart. below ro if achoosnap achoo! snap achoo! achoo! snap snap you'reutside tooirom the north. achoo! achoo! feel a cold coming on? zicam cold remedy nasal swabs shorten colds with a snap, and reduce symptom severity by 45%. shorten your cold with a snap, makes with zicam. it feel like it is zero. he looking at so we sent that sample i doff to ancestry. i was from ethnically. reco-low temperatures upature. my ancestry dna results are that i am 26% nigerian.
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ing like zero to ten. >> and jessica boyington the watching the roads for us. >> and we're seeing a really quiet commute this morning. no traffic at all typically about the time. complete stand still but not right now. an easy week so far. and jacksonville road right along e countyville road. >> an abandoned church caught on fire over night. it has become a gathering place for the homeless. freezing cond things possible and they had to allow salt to allow firefighters on the ground for more trarks. they were able to get the upper hand on that early morning fire despite the early morning
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back at 7:30 on this thursday morning, december 28, 2017. the rockefeller center christmas tree shining back on another bitter, cold morning. slipped a little bit. just 14 degrees here in manhattan. >> that big chill felt all over the country and that is where we start our check of today's headlines -- america the frozen. more than 200 million people waking up this morning to below freezing temperatures. a massive blast of arctic air
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blanketing much of the nation. >> ice on the front of my house is so thick. >> as the national guard is called out in pennsylvania after more than five feet of snow falls since christmas eve. >> deadly attack. dozens dead, even more hurt, after a series of blasts rocks afghanistan's capital. isis now claiming responsibility as officials search through the rubble looking for survivors. >> y'all k holding it down. >> still fighting. roy moore's campaign launches a last-minute challenge over his defeat in alabama's special senate election. moore claiming potential fraud was behind his loss to democrat doug jones. >> not playing around. the world health organization set to recognize excessive video game playing as a serious mental health disorder. >> and i chihuahua. the pooch caught on camera fending off a coyote in a florida backyard and lives to tell about it, today, thursday,
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december 28, 2017. >> that little chihuahua, his name's pocko. >> i love that. >> he may be pint-sized but he has heart. >> and toothless. lost nearly all his teeth as well. >> and still -- >> still scared off that coyote. >> good stuff. a remark from prince harrying a meghan markle's first christmas with the roye royals not sitting well with some of his family. good morning. >> reporter: sheinelle, good morning. you know, all families have their quirks and the royal family is certainly no different. prince harry shedding some light on the royal family christmas when he ran britain's flagship morning radio show interviewing his dad and talking about how meghan is fitting in. her future brother-in-law, a future king, a father-in-law, first in line to the throne, and the queen for a grandmother. prince harry says it's the family meghan markle nerve her at christmas. >> fantastic. she really enjoyed it.
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the family loved having her there, and great fun staying with my brother and sister-in-law and running around with the kids. she's done an absolutely amazing job. she's, you know, getting in there and, you know, a family i suppose she's never had. >> reporter: meghan's reportedly half sister hit back on twitter. she has a large family always there with her and for her. our household was very normal and when dad and doria divorced we all made it. so it was like she had two houses. no one was estranged. she was just too busy. meghan, already an activist at 11. >> you can make a difference, for not just yourself but lots of other people. >> reporter: she talked about her own family christmas in the uk edition in 2015. her dad building a special barbie doll family to put under the tree. my dad had taken the sets apart and customized my family. >> reporter: her mom a social
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worker in yoga and dad, a lighting director in l.a. divorced when she was 6. meghan famously close to her mom, harry called her amazing, spent time after school with her dad on the set of "married with children " ♪ love and marriage harry still hasn't met him. >> he talked to my dad a few times, hasn't been able to meet him just yet, but it's all been -- all been worth every effort. >> it's been great. >> reporter: in and interview with his own father, a prince talking to a prince, but also a son talking to his dad. >> it makes you very proud to think that you understand. >> i'm listening. >> so does will. that's even more amazing. >> reporter: rewriting royal rules, "people" magazine says in her issue out tomorrow as the couple gets set to bring their two families and nations together to celebrate their uni union. and so many questions still about that may wedding at windsor. when meghan's dad walk her down
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the aisle and, of course who will be on the guest list? craig and sheinelle, you can bet on just about any famous name you can think of and actually place a bet here. guys? >> not surprised, i guess. thank you, kelly. dylan dreyer is standing by. got your invitation in the mail? heading to kensington? >> i should check my mail, just to see if it's there. >> tell us about the forecast. >> let's focus on this right now. a clipper system that will move through the upper midwest. and light snow falling across minneapolis. this will continue to move eastward. it's, the clipper system, a fast-moving system. it will just produce a quick amount of are one to two inches of snow as it races through the great lakes tonight and then on friday we'll start to see this reinforce some of the lake-effect snow off of especially lake erie and lake ontar ontario, too, and saturday, spotty snow showers across upstate new york, but no real significant accumulation, unless you're in the great lakes areas where we could end up with about
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6 to 9 inches of additional snow. grand rapids to see a couple of inches as well. just that system moving through the upper midwest. elsewhere, not much going on. sunny across the northeast minus morning fog, and story in system making its way into the pacific northwest bringing snow and ice especily to theal and good thursday morning to to you. feeling like zero to ten degrees. another numbing day tomorrow but less wind. some light snow on philadelphia. the philadelphia suburbs, light wind tomorrow. lehigh valley, 24 degrees with some light snow. followed by a cold blast on sunday. have yourself a great thursday. can finan find your full forecast 24/7 on the weather channel on cable. >> all right. dylan, thank you. still ahead here this
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welcome back. 2017 was a historic year filled with unforgettable and powerful images. >> our friends at "time" magazine scoured through count lds pictures to select their top photos of the year. paul moakley is "times'" deputy director of photography. good to have you. we should note your list includes pictures from around the world but this morning we'll focus on the domestic pictures
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and this was the first image. from august. a white nationalist. a domestic terror incident down in charlottesville, virginia. tell us the story behind this photo. >> sure. i think that august morning we all woke up to images from the night before of this protests. they were terrifying, and all of the protesters came out and it was just an insane day. this was the culmination of all of that violence from that day, all that hate, and this picture is fascinating. you could look at it forever. there's countless little details of shoes, cell phones flying through the air, and it's just -- an image that i think will -- was instantly iconic this year from all the images we saw, and i also think it will just go down in the long line of unfortunately in history as one of the long -- the images from the civil -- you know, in the long line of civil rights imagery. you know? the cops with the dogs, you know -- >> you indicated the photographer didn't even know
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he'd had this picture. right? >> no. he said it was an instant reflex and he went with his instincts and found this image later, and -- it just -- it captured it you a. >> next we have an image that became iconic from the worst mass shooting at the music festival in las vegas? >> yes. this photographer, david becker, was actually working. filing, finishing his work for the night and heard the gunshots. this image was taken right after the second round of shots and he just walked in to the whole scene and it was chaos and he was shooting in the dark, could hardly see anything and the amazing thing about it is he went back to file his images and he saw just horror on his, in his files, and the amazing thing about his persistence, he got the image out and we all woke up to this. it was on every home page. on social media. all the newspapers that morning. >> number three, this is puerto rico. this is back in september, of
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course. hurricane maria and its aftermath. >> yes. this image was taken by a photographer in a helicopter. she was looking at the skyline in san juan. it's a surreal image she happened upon of a couple in their living room. sitting there with their dog. actually looking at the photographer carolyn cole, and it's -- it just shows you that we're all vulnerable to mother nature no matter where we live and where we are. >> sure. this next photo in the news. chris christie instantly became a meme. sitting on a beach over fourth of july weekend. a lot of -- the public ones, obviously shut down. >> the weekend the beaches were shutdown in jersey and it's chris christie he's at the beach when no one else could be and resulted in what we now know at beachgate. the image that day was taken, and then a couple hours later, chris christie was at a press conference saying he didn't get any sun, and later this image came out and proved otherwise,
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but within two days, christie had to sign a budget and everyone was back at the beach for fourth of july. a great gotcha image. >> and this is not the picture i thought would come up. i thought it was the solar eclipse. but talk about this one. the wring ling brothers picture. there's the solar eclipse picture. >> the solar eclipse picture we love this. it's one of the more joyful pictures of the jeer and an image of everyone coming together under the hollywood sign. >> one of the more unifying moments, i feel like, of the year. a moment we could all come together for somethi bigger than all of us, really. >> yeah. usually in los angeles you see people gawking at movie celebrities. here just coming together to look at the wonder in the skies. a beautiful moment from this year. >> look at the nfl. this was huge this year. the nfl national anthem. the protests which sparked a lot of don't this year.
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tell us about this picture. >> this picture was taken about a month after the president was talking about the players at a rally and i think it spurred more protests and this was taken in october. we love this image. it looks like they're soldiers kind of kneeling down in a very solemn moment. you see the weight of what they're protesting in this moment, i think, and just with the smoke in the background, all the corporate logos. you see the risk these players are taking and it's a very solemn moment. >> and this is the image, this next one that sort of helped us start the year. >> yes. we were at the inauguration. we were all in our positions. all morning. this one photographer spent hours just waiting for the departure of the president. i love looking at this picture. there's such different body language between obama and trump and it's a little bit of a rorshach test depending how you see the image but it's just them isolated in, you know in a setting where there were tons of people around them and they were
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set on these cold, wet, stone steps. it looks like a cloudy sky and just a very interesting moody image from that day. >> seems like so long ago. doesn't it? >> it does. >> one year. what a year. and head over to carson. what's coming up in the orange room? >> guys, thank you so much. chaos at the happiest play on earth after a power outage hit i love you, basement guest bathroom. your privacy makes you my number 1 place to go number 2. i love you, but sometimes you stink. febreze air effects doesn't just mask, it cleans away odors. because the things you love the most can stink. and try febreze small spaces to clean away odors for up to 30 days. breathe happy with febreze.
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disneyland a lot of visitors would rather forget. carson will explain. >> disneyland in california didn't feel like the happiest place on earth. plus, kids are out of school. no injuries reported, a power outage around 11:00 a.m. sarah writes, how's disneyland going to have a power outage on the day we paid about $154 per ticket. disney responded, we are very sorry for today's outage. during the power outage about a dozen attractions affected. imagine on a ride, power out. escorting kids and families off of these rides. dana tweeting, stuck with 30 minutes, three small kids. backup generator let one speaker turn on. darn song, really stuck. kids can't stop singing it.
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the small ride's going to die. i don't trust those dolls, another one. reached out to disney about refunds and did not hear back but are told it will be handled on a days-by-case basis. guys, back to you. >> now i have that song in my head. ♪ it's a small world carnes, thank you. still ahead here this morning, what u2's bono is revealing about near-death experience recently. >> then the business of youtube. >> then the business of youtube. how the biggest i just finished months of chemo. >> then the business of youtube. how the biggest but i don't want to talk about months. i want to talk about years. treatments have gotten better, so... i'm hoping for good years ahead. that's thanks to research funded by the american cancer society. the same folks giving me free rides to treatments, insurance advice, and a place to stay during chemo. i need that stuff like you don't know. and now that you do, please give at cancer.org. when a achoo!alls... ...answer it.
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good morning. it is just before 8:00 a.m. on your thursday mplts you need to bundle up if you're heading out to work. we can't emphasize that enough. let's get right to steve with your most accurate neighborhood forecast. we need to do more than bundle. >> bundle up is one of the precautions. another one is taking breaks if you work outside. give your body a rest. low to middle 20s. bundle up all the way through the weekend.
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>> all right. some good advice there. >> what are you seeing out there, yes, sir? >> traffic is getting by the scene for right now and you can see moving through not a real problem. and you're also watching 422. looks like our camera changed there. buzz it's frozen at the same time. but watch for a few things. i will end here on a crash on value' forge road. >> phoenix area high school will reopen today. someone shot the 9th trader last night. par middics rushed him to the hospital. the shooter replains on the loose this morning. >> in delaware county at least one person was hurt after a car slammed into the back of a septa bus the crash happened on westchester square. the bus driver was treated for
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coming up, bitter cold. more than 200 million americans bundling up as below freezing temperatures sweep over the country. while pennsylvania digs out from a record snowfall. >> we're kind of over it. >> is there any relief in sight? we've got your forecast. ♪ let me go >> plus, cashing in. >> put the button over there to subscribe. >> youtube stars bringing internet stardom to retail. >> we built a physical business out of a virtual business.
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>> this morning, the clever ways these digital celebs are making some cold, hard cash. ♪ yeah, that's my kind of night ♪ >> and hoppy holidays! >> oh, my gosh! what? >> the wild gift country superstar luke bryan gave his wife that has fans swooning, "today," thursday, december 28, 2017. [ cheers ] >> so here i hear jackson wants to be a meteorologist? give the forecast? >> it's freezing cold out here. >> you traded 81 for 18. why? >> because we are "today"! >> what are you checking off your bucket list before 2018? >> rockefeller plaza! ♪ thunder, thunder >> hows this? >> both: twins turning 21 on "today." >> who do you want to say hello to this morning? >> we love you! >> this is your first trip to
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the plaza. >> all: all the way from the bahamas! [ cheers and applause ] and welcome back to "today." thanks for being here. i'm craig melvin along side sheinelle jones. savannah and hoda are both out. it is 14 degrees out on the plaza right now. we're going to put on our coats and go on outside. >> a couple from the bahamas? are they sure this is what they wanted to do? goodness. we begin the half hour with your news at 8:00. we're not alone. more than 200 million americans are battling bone-chilling temperatures this morning. the worst is yet to come. ron allen is in erie, pennsylvania, where the snow finally stopped falling. ron, good morning. >> reporter: yes, it has stopped falling sheinelle and they're hoping this is a break in the action to get to work cleaning up and digging out of all the snow that's here. a historic record-breaking holiday season. i think at last count there were 65 inches of snow. that's 5.5 feet that fell in a four-day period. a snow emergency in effect, but now that's been lifted. again, they're hoping to get to
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digging up and out and cleaning up all of this snow. just like much of the rest of the country, they will be doing it in bone-chilling, cold temperatures. we are in the teens and single digits here. just when you thought it might be over -- well, yeah. think again. there's now a winter storm watch in effect. perhaps as much as a foot of snow coming this way for this weekend, if you can believe that. guys, back to you. >> all right. ron allen, thank you. >> dylan is standing by. again, roughly two-thirds of this country's waking up to subzero temperatures, and our understanding is that it's going to be here until next year? huh? >> it is. sounds so far off. just until monday. seeing frigid temperatures pouring down from the north. on saturday heading into the weekend, we are going to see some scattered snow showers in and around erie, pennsylvania, as a clipper system races through and turns on the lake-effect snow machine again. on sunday, most of the country is quiet, but it's that area of high pressure that keeps the clear skies around, and clear
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skies at night allow temperatures to tumble. that's why we're going to see such frigid temperatures sunday morning into sunday afternoon. could be a little icy through arkansas. something we'll key an eye on. the details of that storm ironing themselves out. could see a little ice. at midnight, lake-effect snow falling off the great lakes. brutally cold through the northern plains and pacific northwest. also only in the 30s. then at midnight, 11 degrees in new york city. if that's the actual temperature, that will be the top two coldest new year's eves of all-time and then record morning lows as we kick off the new year. sunny and frigid in the northern plains. so, yeah. it is going to start off cold in 2018. sheinelle? >> thank you, dylan. breaking overnight, attackers stormed a shia cultural center in kabul afghanistan killing at least 40 people and wounding dozens of others. officials say suicide bombers set off an explosion outside the center before detonating more explosives inside. the crowd was gathered to
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commemorate the 1979 soviet invasion of afghanistan, and an isis affiliate claimed responsibility for today's attack. afghanistan's president called the bombings a crime against humanity. here in new york city, more than two dozen people rescued wednesday night after a ferry hit a sandbar and got stuck. passengers were left stranded about five hours in subfreezing temperatures. late last night pulled off the ferry and taken back to land by fire department boats. no injuries reported. this is the second such incident in a month, though, for the city's newly expanded ferry service. when a basketball coach calms time-out most nba players are busy trying to find out what the next play is. last night, irndiana's damian ad his fiancee had something else to worry about. the gender of their baby. >> we're about to find out together. what is it? what are they having this spring? it's a boy!
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congratulations! >> boomer, the pacers mascot on hand to help give the couple the news. took him a couple seconds to figure it out, what the sign said. teammates there to congratulate him and eventually attention was turned back to the game. >> he did a double take. much more ahead on "today." a controversy, and then sharing the nicest things that happened in 2017. and hoda cooked up a meal for a family that empowers the spirit of "today." and what you can learn from a new generation of youtube millionaires. planning a big new year's eve party? creative ideas for fancy yet easy to make appetizers that are sure to leave your guests impressed. fi
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"what's trending today" as 2017 um cans to a close, we are starting to reflect on the year that was. rounding up a list of nice things that happened this year. we wanted to share a few. >> nice things. >> yes. amen to that. >> first up, who can forget april the giraffe? >> how many that baby doing? >> a giraffe pregnant like half the year? >> it was half the year. >> millions of folks watched that live stream event, showcased letter pregnanher pre. april gave birth to a son in april. >> tough, watching a giraffe six months, when that's the best thing -- >> very good point. >> another nice animal moment. remember our very own kerry sanders did this? rescued that dolphin during hurricane irma? >> or did the dolphin rescue kerry? we don't know. >> and another thing that
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happened. harry styles performs on the plaza, in that bright, pink suit. favorite moment of the year. >> they picked that moment. huh? i remember that moment, being downstairs when he was here. he is one of the nicest guys! i mean, right? >> very polite. >> really like him. >> last, not least -- 2017, the year of twins. beyonce and jay-z, amal and george clooney, and ma ddonna a well. a lot of twins. >> something in the water. >> go around the table. what was your nice moment of 2017? >> i would have picked my twins -- kidding. my oldest. something besides that? right? i picked this moment. when i re-enact add scene from "scandal" with tony goldman. right in front of me. this -- came on -- the 9:00 hour. >> you were into it. >> this was my moment. >> she's more into it than he was. >> this was my moment, carson! i love kerry washington! i was into it. we googled the scene.
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you want to do a scene? he was like, sure. >> was that on youtube? i need to go back and watch t. i smell an emmy. >> she'll send it 0 to you. she's got it on the ready. >> what's yours, craig? >> family vacation. went to hilton head. started what we hope to be a tradition. there's me, my dad and my brothers. smoked cigars. >> that's a good hang right there. >> the highlight of the year. down about a week at hilton head. you, d.? >> on my birthday. brian brought in calvin and surprised me on the show, dressed up as superman with dean cain, a/k/a superman right next to me. the ultimate surprise and wasn't expecting it at all. >> it was very, very sweet. >> calvin looked like he had a good time, too. >> he's such a cute baby. >> for you? carson? >> hate to be a downer. hurricanes, lost a lot of
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people. my parents passed away. greatest moment of 2017 this. this sunday night. the final ten seconds of 2017 will be my favorite part of the year, because i, and i think so many of us, desperately are waiting to usher in a new year, a fresh start and that's what 2018 feels like sunday night at midnight. start again, put this year behind us. >> absolutely. >> cheers to you. >> and don't have a mug, do one for you. >> there you go. >> cheers. >> happy 2018. >> shall we "pop start" now? >> start. do it. forbes reveals highest grossing actor and actress. 2017's global ticket sales determined the top spot. guesses for male actor? highest grossing. think about tickets that sold. movies -- >> roughly raking in $1.6 billion with the help of xxx return of zander. vin diesel. actress? >> wonderwoman.
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>> is that right? >> gale gadat. >> congratulations to them. >> and crazy. bono's latest interview making headlines. u2's singer sat down with "rolling stone" to discuss his latest album. he revealed making his album he suffered a near-death experience. didn't want to get into the particulars about what happened. it worried him. didn't want the topic to become tabloid and experienced, it had a direct impact on the album. the theme of the album focuses on mortality. shocking to read and glad he's okay now. finally, christmas may be over. many sharing the gifts received over the holiday including luke bryan's wife. making sure his wife caroline had an extra hoppy christmas. >> we have caroline's gifts.
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this is the brett's barn gifts. here's your purses. your two purses. take your blindfolds off. >> oh, my god! what? -- [ laughter ] oh, my god! >> that's right! >> two? >> luke gifted not one but two baby kangaroos to his wife. >> does he realize how big they get? >> i don't know. tell him. caroline posted on instagram named them margo and todd and they are adjusts perfectly. >> are they wearing diapers? >> i hope so. >> maybe getting that blue bber massage we did yesterday. and double clicks of daily -- a dad testing out his son's hov per board. the wife is saying, this is not a good idea. >> oh! >> oh, no. >> almost crashed -- told he and his son are whipping around the neighborhood in that.
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eventually he figured it out. >> how about the p.j.s. >> seconds before, his wife going, please, don't. i don't foley like going to the hospit hospital. >> and there's dad. and next, a golden retriever with a special christmas surprise. take a look. the dog unwraps the gift and gets his very own puppy. look at that. a new friend for cash. watch how excited cash gets. >> ah! >> pumped up there. >> ah! >> that's cool. >> it's like a kid who opens up a toy, like, i love it! oh, my god! an xbox. >> that's so sweet. >> that was worth two today. >> cute puppy present. guys? >> thanks for leaving u.s. with a smi smile. the forecast not making us smile so much. >> i'm sorry. but it's december, it's cold and just happens to be extra cold. take a look at what we can expect on new year's eve in times square.
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mostly clear. those clear skies allowing temperatures to drop down to 11 degrees. the windchill will be around zero. so that's right at midnight. so it is going to be cold all night long, and how does this stand and compare to some of the previous new year's eves? well, the coldest its ever been was 1 degree in 1917. 1972, 11 degrees. if we hit 11, ties for the top two cold new year's eve on record. windchill, as cold as 21 below. i don't think we'll break a record as far as windchill is concerned but pretty brutal for all of those folks standing outside in new york city on sunday night. we do have some snow that will move through the western great lakes. it's a clipper system, and as it races through the great lakes into the weekend, we are going to see more lake-effect snow especially in areas like erie, pennsylvania. it's chilly this morning down through parts of texas. sunny and dry in the south west and all the way down in southern florida, it's 81 degrees. so one of the
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now to this week's special look at the best of "today." some of our most memorable stories of 2017. >> for pink power today,today, introduced us to erin ludwig a courageous woman battling breast cancer. sadly, she lost that fight earlier in the year. hoda showed us erin's strength and love live on in her husband and children. >> yeah! >> yeah!
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good job. >> reporter: there's no question 35-year-old jason ludwig is an amazing dad. he k to play in the yard. >> you want to have a race to get the ball? >> reporter: make his kids lafr and even make a hurt feel better. >> that feel better? >> yeah. >> okay, good. >> reporter: but just a year ago, the last time we visited with the ludwigs he was not doing this alone. jason was raising these precious girls with his beloved wife erin, battling an aggressive form of breast cancer. >> the difficult talks -- they've been, you know, been difficult, and so we've talked about, you know, like the future and everything like that, but not -- not too much. we treat it more as, you know, tomorrow is not promised. live every moment, in the moment. >> reporter: where's erin? >> whew! yeah! >> reporter: getting to meet erin -- >> hi, erin. >> hey, hoda. >> reporter: and experiencing
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her courage and her family's courage is something i'll never forget, and i will never forget her simple wish -- a family portrait, and to be surrounded by those she loved. just a few short months later, our beautiful erin passed away. but erin's legacy of love is ever-present. aubrey is now almost 3. savannah, just turned 6. and jason is finding strength in the memories of his wife. even as he learns a few new skills. >> so i learned how to braid by watching youtube videos. >> reporter: like braiding hair. >> there we go. >> reporter: or cooking spaghetti. >> realizes life's moving on whether you're ready or not. either jump onboard or get left behind is the way i look at it. >> reporter: and some mile stoermilestones are especially bittersweet woo. >> happy and sad.
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accomplished this milestone. it's like -- erin never got to see that, really. it feels like since march it's -- the time has gone by very fast, but -- it feels like forever since she passed. you know? >> reporter: one thing is for certain, jason and his sweet girls are doing the best they can. and i couldn't wait to see them again. ♪ >> you're okay. come on. >> ah! >> ooh. what is that? >> bears. >> are those big bears. >> hoda! >> hi! come here! >> who's that, aubrey? >> hi! >> hoda -- >> hi, aubrey. i remember -- can i hold you for a second? >> here, daddy! >> what a surprise. >> look, i want to show you one quick thing. on the bottom of the feet, this one says -- aubrey! >> and that one says -- >> both: savannah!
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>> thank you. >> reporter: watching you with those girls just melts my heart. how are you doing? >> um, it's a struggle, every day. just getting into our routine now instead of, you know, when erin was here. >> how often do you talk about erin? >> every day. every single day. we'll just be doing something, a little thing will remind me of her. just like mommy used to do, or that's what mommy liked. >> we love your girls so much and you know that. we wanted to do something to help. we know a couple things are heavy on your heart. you have to cook and you've got to keep the house clean. so blue apron, an outfit that helps with meals will provide feels more you guys for a year. >> wow. >> and metjets, the group that flew in your entire family last time i washere, agreed to donate $10,000 to help with all of that housework. so don't worry about the mops. don't worry about the vacuums.
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don't worry about any of it, it's taken care of for you. >> that is awesome. thank you so much. >> reporter: walking along the beach it was so incredible to see the girls be their happy-go-lucky selves. a wonderful tribute to jabe jasd to erin. >> reporter: watching your girls. they seem carefree, what are your hopes as they grow up? >> that they'll follow in erin's footsteps and be strong, opinionated and be themselves and have the same values that erin has. >> reporter: it is clear they already do. >> yep. >> goodness. >> one of the strongest stories we did all year. seeing it the first time and for all of us who have kids, seeing the resilience and strength in jason in a world without erin and how he's been able to just cope. so heroically. gives me chills. >> wasn't a dry eyes in the house when we heard that story. >> those girls hit the parent lottery, too. >> they did. coming up, a look at some of
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getting an appointment to discuss your treatment options shouldn't be. meet with a ctca cancer specialist in philadelphia, in as little as 24 hours. learn more at cancercenter.com/appointment [ cheers and applause ] good morning! 8:30 now on this thursday morning, december 28, 2017. we've been talking a lot about the extreme cold all morning. so finally, it was our time to step outside and experience this. 14 degrees! >> man! this is a real -- anyone can come to the plaza in may or june or july, were ut it takes real "today" show fans to show up
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when it's 14 degrees. >> it's cold! >> thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you! >> so we have someone we want to highlight this morning. >> okay. >> a special birthday on the plaza. all the way over here. i hear -- where's haley? haley! it's your 14th birthday? >> yeah. >> who all do you have here with you? >> all of my friends. nicole, kiley, cheyenne. >> and your dad. >> yeah. >> i love this. i woke up at 4:30 for this -- so how was it at 4:30 this morning in 14-degree weather with a whole bunch of girls? >> there's not enough coffee in the world! >> we hope you have a very wonderful birthday. >> thank you. >> and good luck to you. >> thank you. >> i hope you get more coffee. >> i will. thank you. >> happy birthday, haley! >> happy birthday! >> so fun. >> thank you, dylan. coming up here, modern day moguls turning their internet fame into real-life fortunes and
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what we could all be learning from them to perhaps cash in. >> i'll take notes on that one. then what are you serving guests for new year's eve? great ideas and recipes that will be like gourmet and you can do them in a few minutes. one of the best to show us how to do it. >> first, dylan a check of the weather? >> yeah. cold and more cold for most of the country, too. really no place except southern florida that is enjoying anything other than the cold. so we are looking at windchills down in the -- teens, below zero. marquette, 17 degrees below zero. chicago is only a 5 degree windchill, actual air temperature, too. also looking at syracuse -- or part -- my mouth is so frozen. 82 below zero. does anybody know what that feels like? outrageous. we have snow that's moving through the western great lakes.
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a quick clipper and then moves eastward tomorrow through the great lakes. we'll see more snow develop in areas like erie, pennsylvania, already buried under feets of snow and see more lake-effect snow. pacific northwest, more snow and ice especially across the rockies. and northern florida, temperatures in the 60s and 70s, and it's going to remain very much below average in the carolinas. a the 30s
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and that's your latest forecast. sheinelle and craig? >> all right, dylan. thank you. now to the very big business of youtube. entrepreneurs using the site and the fame it can bring can bring millions. here's nbc's business correspondent jo ling kent. >> reporter: from rachael ray -- >> it's so beautiful. i love this. i'm obsessed. >> reporter: to ellen degeneres. >> they're so, so soft. what i love about them. >> reporter: celebrities long used their fame to hawk their own line of products. now the next generation is taking a page from the same playbook. youtube stars cashing in. >> finally, we arrived at this formula. >> it smells clean and smart. and funny. >> reporter: over a billion hours of video are watched on youtube every day according to forbes, the top ten youtube stars earn a combined $127 million this year, from ad revenue alone. on top of the list, daniel middleton, evan phuong and dude
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perfect. [ cheers ] and now some influencers are leveraging their fame in the real word branding their own merchandise to sell to millions of followers. >> the smartest influencers know that their fame has an expiration date, and if they want to have a career out of this, they can't just be an influencer, have to be bigger than that. they have to be a brand. >> reporter: between homecoming and gymnastic classes, these two document their every move and song on their youtube channel. >> we are here today with the "today" show. jo interviewed us. >> reporter: they are putting their own line of products branded with a double b in front of their 4 million subscribers. >> i call it an everyday line. we have t-shirts, wallets, pencils. >> reporter: was merchandizing something your followers were
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asking for? >> anytime we'd post an oo tv they would want the outfit we were wearing. >> the outfit of the day. >> yes. and we were seeing they were wanting the things we were wearing and decided to create something of our own to feel more connected to us. >> reporter: they did not say how much they're pulling in, other than the line is doing well. they're saving all of that money they make for college tuition. >> on the weekdays we go to school. it's very normal. we have math homework, too, but at the same time live a totally different life. going to business meetings. >> reporter: another youtube star cooking up a success story. >> hey, guys. welcome to another nerd. >> reporter: baker rosanna panxeno. >> just arrived -- >> reporter: caught up with her on a road trip across america promoting a new line of kitchen tools. >> it feels surreal. it is the only word i can think to describe it. >> reporter: fans anxiously waiting in line to get their
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hands on aprons, mixing bowls, cookie cutters and sprinkles. >> this is the first time i've ever made a baking line. so i learned so much about the process. there's so much work that goes into it. >> reporter: you built a physical business out of a virtual business. >> i knew it was possible to have a career online, and make a living creating content full-time, but i do know that i didn't know it wa happen for me. >> she's amazing. >> reporter: why? >> she's like the coolest person in the world. >> just to watch her. >> reporter: turning virtual fame into a real world of fortune. for "today," nbc, los angeles. >> crazy, right? >> what can i come up with to be a star? >> you're too late. my 5-year-old daughter, if i let her, she will watch youtube all day long. she watches other little kids play with dolls all day. or toys. my kids, videos, and what are these videos? can you put them on youtube?
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no! >> my kid would rather watch other kids their own age play with the same toys that they have and could be playing with. it's weird. >> it is weird. >> like, you have that toy five feet away. you don't have to watch nor kid play with it. up next, sure to class up that new year's eve party. we're going to eat. apparently at 8:30 in the morning. >> tequila, too. >> but first, is is "today" on th
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allgh finally. back with "today food." this morning, appetizers for new year's eve, fancy enough for your guests yet super easy to make. executive chef of a brand new restaurant he in new york, the loyal, received rave rue vievie tuesday. >> so many restaurants, lucky to be reviewed. >> and to get a great one, like
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you did. >> right. >> walk us through appetizers. people are coming over, want to step it up but no idea where to begin. >> right. a couple things going through this morning, things to eat with your hands. number one. number two, super easy to prepare and can be ready for when your guests arrive. >> okay. >> right? we're going to start with the shrimp toast. it's something you would see typically on, like, a chinese menu. >> something i would never attempt to make. look at the ingredients. it's really not that complicated. >> it's not. it's yesterday's toast, basically. rock shrimp. >> you hear the noise, it's our oil. >> serrano chilies, ginger, garlic, sesame oil, egg and -- >> you can pre-prep this in the morning, chopp up and just dump i in? >> we're doing this yesterday. right? we're going to sweat this. the vegetables in the pan. basically take them into soft. right? >> what do you have in here? aromatics? >> right. >> what are they? >> a lot of oil. bloom the oil with the heat.
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right? then soften the vegetables. vegetables mixed in with our shrimp. >> how long do you sweating this stuff? >> five minutes. take it out. go into the refrigerator. happens yesterday. this also happens yesterday. >> when you go to make this, you're making this -- this whole thing is done in ten minutes if you've done the pre-pep. >> the idea, you have time for your guests, yes. aromatics in here. using rock shrimp. could use whole de-veined shrimp. >> fresh or frozen? >> fresh is better. go into this with eggs, sesame oil and soy sauce. this is really screaming here. >> getting hot. >> see what this does. okay. not going to puree too much. the right thing here. yeah. and we're going to pulse this. right away. right? not to a complete puree -- just so you know it's still shrimp
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but it's going to spread easily on to toast. you still know it's shrimp. we have some pre-prepped here. >> what do you have for toast? any old toast? >> i like wonder bread, but use whatever you want. push it into the bread. >> you're actually going to fry that whole thing? >> exactly. some here. drop it straight into the oil. >> how hot is the oil? >> about 350. it will take five or seven minutes, something like this. you'll know it's done, pick it with a knife and it comes out a little warm. >> have you had the shrimp? >> so good. i finished the shrimp toast and the tater tots. >> how do you know it's done? >> when you pick it with a knife are and it comes out warm. >> hmm. surprised that the shrimps adheres to the bread. >> the eggs. epg eggs of the magic glue for that. come out of the fryer. >> garnish it with something green. >> made a little slaw with avocado, celery and applish finished with cilantro. get it on there.
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>> and set up the nextone. you're going to do -- >> we have tater tots. serve those with caviar and sour cream. >> that's delicious. >> obviously, tater tots, all had them as kids. nostalgic and a grown-up garnish with caviar. this is sour cream. push in a little bit. is that your watch? >> yeah. sorry. >> nice work. lemon juice. load it into a squeeze bottle so it's nice and easy to throw on to the plate. >> sour cream and lemon juice? >> yes. and tater tots, already cooked an on skewers. >> exactly. easy to handle. you don't have to get sour cream all over your fingers. go with caviar. what do you prefer? red, black. >> i prefer the black. >> cavern jaiar, sturgeon. >> american caviar has come a long way in the last five years. that's where i would go with it. >> how do you like the caviar on
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the tater tot? >> i have a happy plate. >> what a great combination. >> who ever heard of that? >> and that goes on top of that. >> the way to do it. really! the only thing i cook. >> get in on that, toleast, rew ourselves. right? we've got a cocktail. cocktail's going to be made with tequila grapefruit juice. >> unbelievable. >> not bad, right? >> this drink is amazing. >> so good. that again? to tequila, grapet juice, sugar and bitters. >> okay. this is not a champaign drink? >> it is. >> it is? >> exactly. >> doesn't that make it a long island iced tea somehow? >> it all goes back to that. doesn't it? >> exactly. >> strain this in here. >> okay. >> i'm going to have you top that with champaign. >> oh. at the end, just a little --
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wow. this is nice. >> you got it. >> this is like a fancy -- >> shall we do a little cheers? >> snakebite. >> cheers. >> cheers. >> appreciate it very much. happy new year. >> happy new year to you. how about that? step up your party, go to the website, do all this you'll look good at today.com/food. much more ahead on this thursday morning. eat up, guys. >> so good. >> appreciate it. >> first, this is "today" on nbc. happy new year! ,000 deaths in america last year. we need to stand up and say enough. the only way this problem is going to be solved is if we raise our voices. choose help over helplessness, hope over hopelessness. make sure that the lives we've lost will not have been lost in vain. addiion is a disease. when you ask for help, help is there for you.
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company climbing his way up the ladder more than 60 years. happy 100th birthday to elizabeth nimmo of willoughby, ohio. loves to dance and produced many musicals and dance pageants. good for her. and mr. matt watley, celebrating 100 years from minneapolis, minnesota. didn't retire until he was 99. wow. and from runville, minnesota, this woman is 101 years olds has 33 grandkids and 48 great-grandkids. getting a lot of birthday cards this year. and a retired teacher from iowa. she says the secret to longevity is having a fantastic sense of humor. love to have a nice meal we with her and hear some jokes. if you no someone celebrating a 100th birthday, send them to us
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and don't forget that picture. >> we're back in a moment. we just moved in aboutent. four months ago, but the living room's pretty blank. it's really nice when clients come in and have done some of their own research. working with a bassett designer was really easy. just kind of ties in very well. we love it!
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back at 8:51. from actors to activists to moguls and musicians we said good guy a number of legends this year. >> and this morning wanted to pay tribute to some of those we lost in 2017. ♪ >> hi, guys! ♪ who can turn the world on with her smile ♪ ♪ >> i never dreamed i'd ever get to do something like this. >> i wanted "benson" to embody the american dream. ♪
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>> an especially nice touch, clarise. ♪ ♪ go, johnny go, go johnny b. goode ♪ ♪ ain't that a shame my girl fell like rain ♪ ♪ >> that's what i do. i laugh at life. ♪ >> jerry lewis! >> good evening to you. welcome to the muscular dystrophy telethon. [ applause ] ♪ ♪ like a rhinestone cowboy riding out on a horse ♪
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♪ i've got to run to keep ♪ black hole sound won't you come ♪ ♪ it doesn't even matter >> roy holliday has thrown a no hitter! >> and denver recovered. oh, my! >> hi. and welcome to playboy's penthouse. >> my name is bond. james bond. ♪ ♪ oh, yes, i'm thankful for this beautiful day ♪ >> shazam! ♪ batman ♪
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♪ these days >> i'm going to tell mom on you! ♪ ♪ i think i love you i think i love you ♪ no ♪ she was an american girl ♪ and i'm free, free falling, now i'm free falling ♪ free falling ♪ free falling, i'm free falling ♪ yeah, i'm free ♪ >> we lost a lot this year. >> hmm. yeah. >> a lot of big names every year, obviously. you look at that, seems like a generational change. names, icons people grew up in our generation watching from "happy days" to the original "batman." >> you watch a spot like that and feel emotions with each person that comes through. >> roger moore. >> all the memories tied to them. >> absolutely. quite a year. >> quite a year indeed.
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conditions out there. they are going to stick around for quite some time. that's one of the reasons we've issued a first alert for today. >> we have the sunshine up and it's doing nothing. our current temperatures right like the single digits to below zero. feels like 2 below philadelphia, 20 below in mount pocono. this is serious cold and we don't see a lot of improvements throughout the da highs today will be in the low to mid 20s but feels like temperatures will be in the icebox. watching the 42 freeway. this is pretty much what most of our majors look like. 42 around route 41, no problems right now. we're also watching a crash on tennis avenue right around north bethlehem pike. in philadelphia, as
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