make my teetstronger, it was important, that at is something i could do ay to help protect el of my teeth. amel is definitely helping t the life that want to live. >> good morning. signs of terrorism, growing evidence the couple behind the rampage in san bernardino had become radicalized. the attackers in communication with jihadist sympathizers leading up to the shooting. this morning the brother-in-law of the shooter speaking out. >> you left that behind. what did you achieve? >> as the community comes together to remember the victims. fear and lotting on wall street, the dow dropped sharply amid concerns the fed is about to raise interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade. is that a foredpoen conclusion?

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>> every once in a while. if you were sleeping we'll show you. >> we'll begin with our top story. the shooting rampage in san bernardino, california and officials trying to answer the question why was this terrorism? this morning investigators are following the trail of clues left behind by the attackers. but there's no clear motive. we have complete coverage with beginning with craig melvin. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. law enforcement officials here on the ground tell me that they are looking very closely at this couple's digital footprint, including cell phone communications. thursday night law enforcement officials revealed that the couple had amassed nothing short of an arsenal, 6,000 rounds of ammunition, 12 pipe bombs in the garage, materials to make more bombs. there are two central questions in this investigation right now. had this couple become radicalized, and were they planning more attacks?

>> reporter: one of the first officers to arrive, san bernardino police lieutenant thursday night describing the horror of the mass shooting for the first time. >> it was extremely loud. the fire alarms were going off. there were people who were obviously injured and obviously in great amount of pain and that was evident in the moments and the wails we heard. >> reporter: a speed for which he said no amount of training could prepare him. >> it was unspeakable. the carnage that we were seeing. the number of people who were injured and, unfortunately, already dead. and the sheer panic on the face of those individuals that were still in need and needing to be safe. >> reporter: shortly after the assault police say colleagues of syed rizwan farook identified him to authorities. >> a male left out of the blue and then 20 minutes later shooting occurred.

brother-in-law said he never saw any hints of violence. >> he was a good religious person, yes just like normal anybody would be. but nothing, nothing that i can see that he could do that. >> nothing that would fit the term radicalized as we've heard? >> no, not that i can take. not the person i know. he not radical. >> reporter: farhan khan saw farook a week ago. drank tea and talked about every day things like work and trying to lose weight. >> it's always going to be a question why he did something like that. a normal person living with my family, why would he do something like that? did somebody brainwash him? something snap him? did he have a fight at work? i'm waiting to hear like what

>> reporter: khan described farook as private and didn't know his wife very well but the couple seemed to be happy and loved their baby girl. >> you left your 6-month-old daughter, you know, in this life. some people cannot have kids. god give you a gift of a daughter. and you left that kid behind. what did you achieve? i don't know what message. >> are you angry at your brother-in-law? >>y, absolutely. very angry. very upsent a angry. >> and for leaving his daughter? >> yeah. every few hours that makes me angry. >> reporter: and this morning we are learning new details about possible terrorist ties, including fact that farook had been in contact with people of interest the u.s. authorities

we can also tell you some of the evidence from here in san bernardino has already been flown back to washington, d.c. for expert experiod indicted analysis we're told. >> craig melvin at the scene. >> let's talk more about those possible ties to terrorism and bring in nbc justice correspondent pete williams. pete, what can you tell us? >> reporter: matt, investigators hit something of a bump in the road as they try to figure out what motivate these couple. phone and computer left behind were intentionally damaged. inside this house used by syed rizwan farook and his wife in redland near san bernardino investigators say they found some electronic footprints indicating that farook was in touch by phone and social media with people in the u.s. and overseas who showed an interest in radical jihad. but officials say farook and his wife tried to cover their electronic tracks just before the shooting, erasing emails and destroying computer hard drives and cell phones.

at farook's overseas travel, twice to saudi arabia, where he met his wife, and to pakistan where she comes from. but from the president on down officials insist they have yet to know what toledo the shooting. >> it is possible that this was terrorist related. but we don't know. it's also possible that this was workplace related. >> reporter: investigators say the couple clearly prepared well in advance stockpiling a dozen pipe bombs in that house and ammunition in addition to 1600 rounds of ammunition that the couple had in their suv car. that's roughly $1600 in ammunition. guns cost $1500. an explosive device left behind by farook and his wife at the shooting scene, three pipe bombs tied together with a remote control detonator. inside the couple shot up suv say was the remote alcohol itself

-- control. that same design was used by the tsarnaev brothers in the boston marathon bombing. investigators are looking whether that same design was available some place else. >> at this point we do not have information, i do want to stress, we do not have information about what influenced either of these two individuals. >> reporter: investigators are also looking at whether farook and his wife had help getting those guns and explosives but so far officials say there's no sign that anyone else knew what they were up to. >> pete, it's understandable people want to label this. when it comes to the word terrorism you hear a lot of people using it yet a lot of luchlt officials and government officials are reluctant to use it. why? >> reporter: well, first of all, they have to know what the couple was up to. in other words, what did they want to do here before they can label it? .

want but for the fbi there's a strict definition an act dangerous to human life intended to intimidate or coerce the civilian population or influence government policy. it may seem odd but under federal law for this requirement just going out and shooting a bunch of people doesn't make it an act of terrorism no matter what the person's own views may be. >> important distinction. pete, thank you as always. the director of the national counterterrorism center. michael, good morning to you. we just learned that the word terrorism is a term of art legally. but let's just talk about facts of the case as we understand them right now. everyone is being very careful. but if you were to line up on a scale all the facts that were indicative of a terrorist motivated attack and those that looked like a workplace grievance wouldn't you have more

your typical disgruntled workplace violence? >> you do. you have contacts of people of concern. you have one of the ieds which links back to a terrorist organization potentially. there. as pete said ultimately it's about what was in the individual's minds and what their motive was. but at least for now it's leading in that direction. the president was right that often these things, these motives mix together and deadly combination. you can be motivated by radical thoughts but target individuals because you felt alienated, you felt disenfranchised. >> some of the circumstantial evidence, this idea that you are committed enough to creating carnage that you drove off your 6-month-old daughter with a relative under false pretense. it seems hard for anybody to get their arms around. >> you're exactly right. that's what makes this case so

officials. because it doesn't make sense. the profile of these two individuals is so different from so many that have been radicalized so you start to think there's some other motivation there. at the same time you have conflicting indicators like the explosives devices. that mix is not only hard to under after the fact kts it also makes it that much harder for people to detect these sorts of terrorist or workplace violence events before the event. >> isn't the woman the key here, michael? if you're analyzing these facts what woman leaves a 6-month-old baby to go help you rectify your workplace grievance? >> i can't begin to understand what is going on in her mind but it's extremely rare in terrorist circles and radicalization to see two individuals who are married go out and do this together. we've seen examples of black widows, women becoming

are killed. but to go out there and do this together is an outliar. i think that's what left many in the counterterrorism community very, very concerned but still scratching their head. >> and that something happened at this holiday party -- isn't it more likely he went to that party to case the room, find out where the entrances were and the exits were, see if there was visible security, find out where that room was in proximity to the parking lot so they could get out of there? >> i think there's absolutely no doubt that there was significant planning before the fact. there's no way that you gather these weapons, that you have this coordinated plan with the wife, that you have this improviced explosive device you bring in with a remote control all of that indicates a degree of planning and destruction of the social media indicates a degree of plan. that point, again, towards long term thought about this. it was very well hidden and the

>> michael as always thanks very much. >> to hear the investigators say they have a whole section of making. >> why do you wipe your computer, what are you trying to erase emails and contacts. >> those are questions that investigators are looking at. front and center this whole story on the campaign trail. it's intensifying an already heated debate among candidates and voters over terrorism and gun control. hallie jackson is following that piece of the story for us. >> reporter: as this conversation happens particularly about national security, many of the presidential candidates are not hesitating to call this shooting terrorism. part of the political fallout after san bernardino. >> it's becoming clearer that we are dealing with an act of terrorism. >> reporter: for hick a rare consensus with some republican rivals with more and more information coming out about the san bernardino shooter.

>> it seems every time there's a tragedy my poll numbers go up. they want strength. we have weak people. we have ineffective people. >> radical islamic terrorism and i'll tell you what. we have a president that refuses to use the term. he refuses to say it. there's something going on with him that we don't know about. >> reporter: donald trump far from the only republican making an early link to islam and terror. >> all of us are deeply concerned that this is another manifestation of terrorism. radical islamic terrorism here at home. >> we need to come to grips with the idea that we are in the midst of the next world war. >> reporter: as gop candidates talk terrorism. >> i'm convinced it was a terrorist attack. >> reporter: democrats demand more gun control. >> we can't go on with losing

>> reporter: republicans pouncing. >> you think shooting in california is about gun control? then you don't understand what's going on in the world. >> reporter: graham's comments coming at a forum of jewish constituents. trump the front-runner booed for his response to whether jerusalem should be the capital ofs israel. >> i want to wait until i immediate with b.b. i'm leaving for israel in a very short time. >> reporter: ben carson again seemed to struggle on foreign policy raising eyebrows with his mispronunciation of the extremist group hamas. >> the slit is fatah and hamas. they operate in a constant state of conflict. >> reporter: carson eventually corrected himself. foreign policy and national security increasingly important topics now in this presidential race. while the shooting has pushed gun control into the spotlight many republicans are doubling

campaign trail. ted cruz, for example will go forward with second amendment event at a gun range today in iowa. we have a story that was breaking overnight. 16 people were killed, several others injured during a fire bomb attack on a nightclub in cairo. police are still looking for two young men who carried this out. >> this happened during a dispute between the nice club staff and the men after denied entrance. they threw molotov cocktails into the club. sad news from the music world. scott weiland from stone temple pilot died at age 48. >> a lot of people remember that voice. he died in his sleep in minnesota. he was on tour with his new band. the cause of death has not been determined.

a pair of hit albums with the stone temple pilots. he long suffered from stauns abuse issues. he's survived by his wife and two children from a previous marriage. >> a major shift when it comes to women in combat announced by the pentagon on thursday. defense secretary ash carter has ordered the military to open all combat jobs to women. >> this new policy will go into effect next month. carter said the military can't afford to exclude half of the military from jobs. and then this one if you didn't stay up late last night you missed an unbelievable finish for the packers-lions game. let's start what should have been the last play of the game, the packers were down by two. quarterback aaron rodgers was tackled, but the lions were flagged for facemask. that gave green bay one final play. here's what happened. >> rodgers, in trouble. going to get there.

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>> we should go caroling. >> let's go to the moon. >> anyway, let's turn the corner here and take a look at some of the stories making headlines. a new national poll by cnn puts donald trump increasing his lead among likely republican voters. up to 36%. ted cruz is in second, a full 20 points behind at 16% followed by ben carson and marco rubio. >> new york city requiring chain restaurants to put warning labels next to high skalt items. it's heading to court saying the ruling can be misleading. >> thousands of people attend a candlelight vigil in san bernardino to remember the 14 shooting there. it ended with the reading of the names of those victims. and the singing of "god bless america." >> police are trying to learn as much as they can about the

this attack on a holiday party. stephanie gosk is outside their home in redlands, california. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. well they re-opened the street, boarded up the house but we still don't know much what was happening behind closed door. we don't even have a picture of tashfeen the malik, the wife and there's questions about their relationship, how they met online and how she made to it the united states. syed rizwan farook and his wife tashfeen malik died in a bullet riddled suv in a blaze of gunfire. but this morning authorities are interested in how they lived. >> he was just a colleague. >> reporter: to many a quiet unassuming couple with a 6-month-old baby living on a tree-lined street driving a four door sedan. born in chicago and a graduate

$70,000 a year as a county health expert. colleagues say he stayed pretty much to himself. >> i have never seen him disagree with anybody. >> reporter: five years ago farook was a young man looking for love through online dating sites describing himself from being a sunni family ifg in the u.s. under acceptable nationality. on the arab lounge site he said he was looking for a girl who has the same outlook. he found pakistani born tashfeen malik. two years ago they got married. returning home they held a reception center at the islamic senator of riverside. >> he was quiet, calm and decent and very peaceful person. >> reporter: with a child on the way like many couples they signed up on target's baby registry hoping for a car seat, diapers. but even at the mosque where he most recently worshipped,

>> did he describe her at all what she was like? >> no. i only saw her twice in my life she was always covered with a vail. >> reporter: overnight farook's brother-in-law described them as a happy couple to lester holt. >> did they seem good for each other? >> yeah. yeah. they were close to each other. i mean they were always together. >> reporter: leaving the question why on wednesday morning they would drop-off their daughter at his mother's house and according to authorities go on a murder spree killing 14 people and murder 21. >> what would make somebody what seems to be a happy life, happy marriage, good job, what would make that person snap. >> reporter: state department says that tashfeen malik was given a fiancee visa. they are calling to re-evaluate.

an extensive counterterrorism screening. >> stephanie gosk, thank you. >> all 14 victims have been identified. 12 of the 14 worked with the county along with syed rizwan farook. >> good morning. as the community of san bernardino begins the slow process of starting to heal the pain felt by the victims' families is accentuated by the fact that many of them knew and worked with one of the shooters. late thursday candlelights of hope for the community of san bernardino. arlan is the husband of benita who was killed. she was a christian and escaped islamic extremism. >> she came to have a better life. unfortunately, it was taken way from her. >> reporter: her death wednesday

she leaves behind children ages 10, 12 and 15. daniel kaufman ran the coffee shop in building three at inland regional. this was the moment his partner of three years, ryan reyes found out. this woman was an intelligent woman and loved by all. the family of robert adams, he was a loving son, brother, husband and daddy to savannah. so many names, michael, age 37. health inspector and father of six. damien, a recent employee at san bernardino county who coached pefrmt and played santa in his spare time.

jennifer said her husband worked with sayed. >> i feel he was march tird tyred and he's in a better place and my faith is keeping me strong. >> reporter: 21 others were wounded. for those families the trauma is twinged with a sense of relief. >> i didn't get the phone call that the other families got. >> reporter: lisa stevens 22-year-old daughter jennifer was shot in the stomach but her recovery will be more than just physical. >> she said of i've never seen a gun before. >> reporter: carlos ortiz' son was shot five times. >> initial phone call you get your son calls you and tells you he loves you. >> reporter: 14 daddy, 21 wounded, and countless victims trying to make sense of what's next. >> san bernardino, we may be

god bless san bernardino. >> so sad, and we're just seeing and hearing these names week after week it seems and yet another senseless tragedy. >> that's the piece we wanted to do for the past two days but obviously they waited until the name of the victim. but we spent so much time talking about the killers and not enough time remembering the lives. >> let's get a check of the >> today's weather is brought to jewelry. come in today for the one piece of jewelry that will take her breath away. pacific northwest. this was yesterday's storm. a weak system bringing in showers now. we got another potent storm offshore that's going to come in this weekend and going to cause some big problems. what we're looking at for today basically scattered showers, some mountain snows, but we could be seeing four to eight inches of snow in cascades and mountains of idaho. then late saturday this next

wind gusts of 50 to 60 miles per hour. and we're talking, i mean tons of rain. especially in western washington state. five to seven inches of rain in the olympics. 2001 three along the coastal areas. river flooding expected. so we'll be watching a real mess in the pacific northwest all weekend long. >> jeremy: for the day mostly sunny skies. not as windy as yesterday, but a morning breeze that will fade away during the day. seasonal temps. 44 to 48. weekend, lots of sunshine. near 50 tomorrow. temperatures on sunday heading for the middle and upper 50s. bit of a sea breeze tomorrow. but on sunday, lots of sunshine. and a gentle westerly breeze will keep that cool ocean air away. boston 55. norwood close to 60. 7 on 7 forecast, even into next week, mostly sunny, mild on >> check your weather any time you need it go to weather

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>> this is 7news now. >> jadiann: good morning, everyone. it's 7:57. a live look at the braintree split. looks like traffic is moving along and the weather should be nice today, j.r. >> jeremy: that's correct. 20s and 30s. the city at 39. still leftover breeze from yesterday making it feel like the lower 20s bedford. feels like 33 in boston. a lot of sunshine through the weekend and i spy a warming trend, middle and upper 50s by sunday. >> jadiann: thank you, j.r. breaking news this morning out of lynn. four people have been killed in an overnight fire. they were found in the second floor of the multifamily home. officials do not know who the victims are but say they don't

it's believed 18 or 19 people lived in that building all together. james morales, the man accused of stealing weapons from an armory in worcester, will be in federal court this afternoon. morales was arrested last month on long island. he's accused of stealing 16 assault rifles and handguns last month. and we'll be back in 25 minutes with another update. hope you're having a great

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up,000 avoid that holiday weight gain. the secrets to indulge in your favorite treats and drinks without packing on the pounds. plus texting and walking, the modern phenomenon that has safety experts worried. so do you do it? halftime headliners. we got the details as coldplay makes the cut for 2016 super bowl. "today," friday, december 4th,

>> we got married yesterday. >> we love "today". ." >> 8:00 now on a friday morning, 4th day of december, 2015. if there's a prettier view of rockefeller center than this one i'm not sure where it is. we're here -- i don't mean because we're here, we're here in the channel gardens with the beautiful tree behind us lit the other night. a quick moment to say al you and natalie and willie did a great job. what a beautiful tree. >> gorgeous. i got to tell you it was lit just at the right moment. >> no question about it.

>> walking by that tree was difficult. >> actual puppy. he's surrounded by trees. >> right in front of the tree is the skating rink. let's head inside to natalie morales. >> reporter: the couple behind the mass shooting in california was influenced by jihadist sympathy izer sympathizers. >> reporter: good morning. families are waking up with broken hearts, mourning the loss of their loved ones. others are lucky their relatives escaped the bloodshed. this as police work around the lock looking for a motive trying to figure out the answer to one question, why? for the first time police releasing pictures of the shooting.

the hand guns, the ammunition, that killed 14 and wounded 21. 1600 rounds of bullets discovered inside the vehicle. 28-year-old syed rizwan farook and his 27-year-old wife killed. >> when we entered there was fresh gun powder and smell of gun powder in the air. >> reporter: lieutenant mike madden was the first officer on scene. he waited for a team of four before entering the building. >> there were people obviously injured and obviously in great amount of pain and that was evident. in the moments and wails we were hearing in the room. >> reporter: he described the scene as pure chaos. >> it was unspeakable. the carnage that we were seeing. the number of people who were injured and unfortunately already dead. >> reporter: overnight a community prayed for the victims. this morning, the 14 who died now identify, the names and faces giving new meaning and new

the attack, investigators say, was calculated. the married couple dropped off their 6-month-old girl before the rampage, rented their suv days before the attack. 12 explosive devices, tools to build ieds, all discovered by a bomb squad inside the family home. the facts. takes us. >> reporter: officials say they found indications that farook of communicating with people who showed interest in radical jihad. lester holt sat down with farook's brother-in-law. >> and he was good religious person, yes. be. but nothing, nothing that i can see that he could do that. >> nothing that would fit the term radicalized as we've heard? >> no, not that i can take -- not the person i know. he was not radical. >> reporter: the fbi says their investigation could take months

they may not have a motive for quite some time. >> thanks. i spoke this morning with ryan reyes whose part he in of three years was killed. ryan was first toledo believe he was wounded by alive and didn't learn the truth until thursday morning nearly a null day late per >> it was very difficult having all that hope just to have it taken away within a few short hours. >> daniel kaufman worked at the coffee shop in the regional center training, developmentally disabled clients for jobs in the outside world. >> just one day after wednesday's tragedy the senate voted on thursday against expanding background checks for private gun sales. the measure would have required checks for gun purchases made online and at gun shows. it was attached to a larger spending bill.

in the aftermath of the 2012 shooting. new cnn poll shows donald trump with a massive lead over his republican rivals in the race for the white house. among republicans and gop leading independents trump now holds a 20-point edge over senator ted cruz, ben carson is third with 14% there followed by marco rubio and jeb bush. some dramatic video has emerged showing the rescue of an iraqi baby and two other refugees from a boat that was sinking off the coast of greece. it was the first joint sea venture between green peace and doctors without borders. everybody else on board the boat was able to make it to land safely to be reunited with family and friends. america's first family switched the light thursday night to tree. >> three, two, one!

president's park across the street from the white house. and miss piggy joined michele obama to read "it was 'twas the night before christmas." pretty tree. unfortunately we're spending a lot of time this morning talking about a mass shooting. and as i said unfortunately this week is not unique. >> we talked a lot about this amongst ourselves as parents how do you talk to kids about what's going on. today chenelle jones has been thinking about that. >> it's nearly impossible to shield our children. many schools havelock down drills. we went to the experts to find out the right way to discuss it all with your family. >> breaking news right now in san bernardino where police are sponsoreding to a possible act

>> police officers have been shot. their condition we do not know. >> over 1,000 people gathered last night to remember the victims of thursday's school shooting. >> another shooting in america, another community shattered. >> if the bad guys try to come in we go in specific classroom, my teacher closes the door and locks it. >> now kids are learning about lock downs in case somebody comes in with a gun and that's scary to me. >> these unthinkable acts relayed to the world through terrifying image, creating a ripple of fear. >> makes you think when you are some place is the person next to you safe or are they going to hurt you. kids bring weapons to school and they have metal detectors. if you're in a shopping mall they don't have metal detectors when you walk in. you can be assured you're definitely safe. >> when the stuff of childhood nightmares becomes all too real

>> makes me think about how people can be mean and hurt people around the world. >> why are they doing it? it's not right. they just shouldn't do it. >> we have to really think about the age, the timing, and what the questions the kids are asking before we just put it all out there. >> if your kids are younger than 5 experts say they are probably too young to discuss it. >> my brother tells me about it. he talks about shootings, killings, hurting. he tells me all that stuff all the time. >> but when kids are old enough to ask, they are ready for a conversation. keep your answers simple. >> the key here is to be mindful not to over talk because you might give too much information which actually scares your kids. follow their lead. >> with teenagers make sure they have all the facts. go online with the home discuss what they see on social media.

>> how do i make sure my kids feel safe every day. that's my biggest concern. i don't want my kids now to live in fear. i don't want my kids to go school and wonder if somebody is going to come within guantanamo. >> you're the person to say you'll hear this stuff is happening. we're doing our best to keep you safe. >> as hard as it may seem experts say be honest don't be afraid to admit you're scared too. >> i don't think that you should keep your children isolated because eventually they will find out about these things and it will make them more sad about hearing them. if they are already exposed to these things happening then they can kind of cope with it more. >> it's clear an important takeaway this morning. if your kids have questions you can't just blow it off. you have to address their concerns. it's interesting, i have 3-year-old twins and a 6-year-old. my son's school sent out a memo after the paris attacks but how

they talk to kids and parents and then here we go again. >> i think you made a good point. if you think your kids don't know about it, yours may be a little young. our kids are a little bit older. if one of their friends hear about it they all hear about it. it's important to address and talk about it. >> thank you so much. coming up next, getting in the christmas spirit. we have a better and brighter tree. some nutrition they say will revolutionize the way you string your lights. >> the year's most popular songs in an incredible match up. >> and how to enjoy your holiday treats and snacks without

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every day. walmart. we're back now 8:15, time for what's trending today. we have an empty chair at the table because savannah will start us off over with a debate over holiday decorations. >> we string our lights on the christmas tree the same way. we coil it around. listen to what one design expert said. take a look. he suggests what you should actually do is hang them vertically not horizontally. so you start at the top. obviously not with the end that has the plug.

that way the lights -- take a look. that's the end with the plug. >> i know. >> what about the eggnog? >> you just go like this, i guess. does this look right to you? >> stick it into the branches. >> what's the difference? >> the like gets stuffed in there too much. >> what's the purpose. >> you do that starting at the top and work my way down. >> i like when you push the lights in a little bit because it gives depth to the tree. >> take it up with francesca. he says you see the lights more brightly when they are more to the surface. usually you're like -- >> exactly. >> when i let the rockefeller tree the other night i just went around and around.

what do you think? >> i like that idea. >> it looks nice. >> i like it you are bigger than the tree. >> it's no tinsel. >> it works. >> all right. >> there's one. i think we can all agree on this next one. texting and walk cigarette a bad idea. in a recent poll an orwhelming majority said they call it both annoying and a serious issue. check this out. 74% said actually other people engaging distracted walking, 29% owned up to it themselves saying they yes do it, savannah. and something doesn't add up. the numbers don't work. >> it's funny. i guess people are saying everyone does it. >> i don't do it. >> 100%. >> i do yeah. and text. >> i don't make a habit of it. >> i almost walked into the columns in rockefeller center.

>> i'm eating mimi crow phone a lot more recently. it's very good. got that technology down pretty good. i'll meet you for a drink in about two hours from now. >> text to anybody. >> here's a question, do you think guys you were thinner when you were sing signal >> yes. >> okay. well, all right you might be the out liar al because new research suggests people who live atloend to be thinner. people who were married or live together, male or female had a higher body mass index. theory was couples who live together are heavier because they are more likely to share meals, cook together, drink together. it's a new science fresh out of the science box. >> i got one while i was texting. >> actually, i said mike when we get married can we let it all go and get fat.

>> all right. finally. winner in battle of sexes who is better at assembling ikea furniture? men or women? >> women. we read directions all those the directions are hard. >> few years ago ikea president said women because they take time to read the instruction. one scientist back-checked the claim. their conclusion women do read the instructions more. but men are better at actually assembling the furniture. in a small study of about two people a guy and girl, guys were faster and more accurate and parts. >> what about brute force? together, half together. >> then that one wrench.

she enjoys building. >> she's a chef. >> i love figures things out like that too. >> legos. >> now the big time headline super bowl halftime show and sofia vegar a's beef with ellen. coldplay marks the lease of their seventh album," headful of dreams" and guys will be show. the show sponsor released this video showing coldplay already preparing for the big gig. they have some critics out there but chris martin says the band thrilled. >> i'm a huge fan. i'm excited. >> next, sofia vegara back from her honeymoon. one friend that couldn't make the wedding was ellen.

>> you're not really sorry. >> i am. >> why didn't you make a little more effort to go. it's not like they are holding up the production for you one day. >> i have to do a show every single day. if you had it in town but you did it in florida. >> we would have gone if you would have had it here. >> i would like to bring you your gift bag. >> why didn't you? people had gift bags? >> people that went. >> she went on to say she gave ellen her gift bag to someone in her house. >> finally it is the match up of the year. he took 50 of the biggest songs from adele's "hello" and blended

>> they are all layered in there. >> i love it. >> great transition. >> very cool. >> called united states of pop and it's viral and kids are going to like it. >> the kids will like it. >> yeah. >> we did that all year. now can you do it in four minutes. that's your pop stars. >> now mr. roker with a check of

>> ready to warm up? okay. let's do it. el nino, one of the benefits, if you will, is that we are not looking at anything all that chilly out there. take a look. increasing heat, this big area of high pressure dominating. friday 15 degrees above-normal in fargo. here in new york city two degrees above-normal. saturday it still stays warm boston at 51, 52 in cleveland. minneapolis getting up to 42. nashville 60 degrees and on sunday the heat continues this goes right into monday. >> jeremy: for the day mostly sunny skies. not as windy as yesterday, but a morning breeze that will fade away during the day. seasonal temps. 44 to 48. weekend, lots of sunshine. near 50 tomorrow. temperatures on sunday heading for the middle and upper 50s. bit of a sea breeze tomorrow. but on sunday, lots of sunshine. and a gentle westerly breeze away. boston 55.

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testimony resumes today in philip chism's murder trial after a judge denied a request by the defense team. chism's lawyers wanted psychiatrists to testify who reviewed the results of the m.r.i. conducted on the teen's brain last month. but the judge decided to not allow that testimony in part because the tests were done two years after the murder of colleen ritzer. transit police are trying the track down a man they say assaulted another "t" rider. police say this man spit and attacked the victim at the chinatown station wednesday morning. they want anyone with any information to please give them a call. "today in new england" returns at 9:00, everyone.

8:30 on a friday morning, december 4th, 2015. check it out. our toy drive rolls on and we have a band of merry makers collecting donations. getting in the holiday spirit. by the way they will be back in our next hour to perform some

they are what you call a super group. all kind of musicians getting together to make some beautiful holiday music. >> making a lot of people happy on the plaza. you know what else is happy on the plaza this morning? hail mary. >> big morning for packers. >> keys to getting happy and staying healthy in the holiday season. 000 indulge without packing on too many pounds. >> plus actress, mom and author, amanda peet is here. we'll chat about her new season. >> can we do a little house keeping, little hometown house keeping? congratulations to our senior vice president and executive in charge of "today," and his lovely wife alison welcome in a

seven pounds, two ounces, . >> our congratulations. adorable. >> why don't you call imel him el nino. >> put it in the suggestion box. let's get a check of the weather. >> here we are. the weekend outlook here we go. two third of the country going to be spectacular. wet weather down in florida. rip currents there. heavy rain and snow in the pacific northwest. sunday, sunday, sunday, we are looking for more wet weather making its way into the pacific northwest down to the central california. more rain in florida. rest of the country looking pretty spectacular. that's what's going on >> jeremy: for the day mostly sunny skies. not as windy as yesterday, but a morning breeze that will fade away during the day. seasonal temps. 44 to 48. weekend, lots of sunshine. near 50 tomorrow.

for the middle and upper 50s. bit of a sea breeze tomorrow. but on sunday, lots of sunshine. and a gentle westerly breeze away. boston 55. norwood close to 60. 7 on 7 forecast, even into next week, mostly sunny, mild on weekend. got a big crowd. you know what that means for the weekend. it's time for the best night of the weekend, sunday night, america." that's right. we got a good one coming up, oh, yeah. we'll be at heinz field. that's right we got the colts taking on the steelers. it's going to be clear. it's going to be cold. and a temperature of 44 as you get ready for sunday night "football night in america"! now let's go back in to savannah. >> all right, al thank you so

now to our ongoing series "today's" hassle free holiday season. eating season is upon us. it's food and drinks galore. we have some exciting tips to help us get through without putting on massive poundage. good morning. >> good morning. that's what it's all about. not putting on a lot of weight this season. >> you're going to give us some tips in a minute. a lot of us think about holidays i'll gain five pounds, ten pounds. >> most people actually only gain about one pound. however, we can bring out our new year's noise makers just yet because the problem is that people end up losing that. if you don't gain any other weight but you gain that one pound every holiday season that's ten pounds in a decade and that's a big problem. >> it adds up. >> we see all this wine out here. you're going to tell me we shouldn't drink this much.

drinker which for a woman is seven drinks a week. that's a lot for a lot of people. if during the holiday season each week those four weeks of the holidays you up that by about four drinks that's going to be 1600 extra calories. that's going to add to that extra pound. >> okay. >> so my tip here is plan the night. you're leaving the party in ten minutes. don't go for that extra drink. start the night with a glass of water or selzer. >> selzer i find helps. >> in a stem blas makes it feel festive. >> this looks like a vegetable. >> so the side appetizers what i want people to do this holiday season is boycott. because four of these spinach cheese things will be 260 calories. you go for some crudet.

better than celery. >> i'll give you some shrimp. if you just do this one thing throughout the holiday season, just one thing, you'll have some indulgences. avoid that one pounding weight gain. the veggies will fill you up. >> make a bee line for the pigs in the blanket. >> 290 calories for those. leaner choice of protein is 124 calories. if you are truly hungry during that appetizer time, lean protein will satisfy you. again these fit right into that fried appetizer category we're going boycott. >> and have a little bite of something at home before you go to the party. >> i recommend that. i say ruin your appetite at home. with turkey or hard boiled egg. >> all vegetables are not

opening. when you sit down for that big meal people feel i'm filling my plate with vegetables but they are loaded with sugar and fat. >> this spinach is 260 calories calories. >> cream is not your friend. >> i'm about indulge. you want dessert. choose them wisely. the pumpkin pie will be better at 270 calories versus the nut. i like nuts in general. not in pie about 490 calories. >> this is about setting yourself up for success. >> have you safe comfort foods. when it's 3:00 a.m. and stressed out wrapping gifts. have a safe comfort food

you know that's your safe comfort food or something more savory portioned out pieces of cheese. >> leftovers. guest. get rid of them or use them in a fun way. make something like a healthy pizza the next day with kids. load up whatever extra veggies you have. >> okay. you say work out. that's good. morning work outs are better. >> because actually research even shows you're less tempted by decadent foods. you feel good. you're more motivated to stay on the straight and narrow. >> why do you have this dress. >> when you wear something form fitting and feel fabulous you're less likely again to dive head first into any decadent treats.

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8:40. we're back with one of our favorite people, amanda peet. just in time for the holidays she's written a new children's book, called "dear santa, love rachel rosenstein." >> it's so beautiful i can't believe it. >> took them forever to put up the tree. >> oh, tree. don't worry about it. when i wrote it i didn't think it would work. >> yeah. the tree didn't occur to me. >> you're jewish, you grew up celebrating which holiday >> i did hanukkah and christmas. >> why both?

upbringing and my parents thought why not. but when i got married and had children we decided to dispense with christmas and my kids started asking me questions about why can't we have a tree, why can't we have santa. so my co-author and i decided to write a book to deal with our feelings and their feelings about it. >> the reason i like it is it's a children's book so it's good it resonates with kids. but also parents. we do have to make these additions all the time and there's pressure when your kids come home. if you want to celebrate one or the other they say well why can't we do that. tell me with rachel. >> i was truly flummoxed. i didn't know what to say when they asked me. we tried to write a book how wonderful hanukkah is over christmas. >> which is better >> we wanted to beef up hanukkah. a competitive children's book. little insight into my

so rachel, we decided to talk about the feeling of being left out and the holidays are sorrow man tick and so pretty and all the lights every where. so she just feels left out. >> she not only wants santa to come visit her she wants the whole holiday to come visit her. >> she does. she doesn't get that. that was for us. it's a good time, it's an age for kids to realize there are other cultures, other people celebrating other things and we definitely wanted to bring that in. the great thing about our book is part of our proceeds are going to feed the peace which is a nonprofit organization, it's a camp in maine where they incorporate israeli and camp. >> since it's a children's book and not a thriller, we can kind of give the ending a little bit. how does rachel figure it out at the end >> her mom says sometimes we thoof accept what is and she

a lot of us do, that's where we are on christmas. she runs into a lot of her classmates from school who she runs into -- >> of different faiths. >> and a bunch of other children who are also not celebrating christmas. >> you got a great resume. is this now the writing bug. has it bitten you? >> i don't know. i wanted to write the story. my co-author wanted to. i hope we'll do more. we'll see. >> i want to mention you're married to david and david is the, call him show runner? "game of thrones." >> yes. >> which is hugely popular. next year you two combine for another children's book, a very "game of thrones" christmas. >> there will be a lot of beheadings. >> we don't want that. >> i don't think it would be a good holiday fare. >> you still travel a lot for that show. >> we live in belfast for part

and it's been, a very great thing obviously. >> always good to have you here. the book is called " dear santa, love rachel rosenstein. >> coming up a set of twins with a special bond on and off the football field and try to figure amanda out. but first this is "today" on nbc. if you told us that simply was the most perfect orange juice in the world, gosh, we wouldn't know what to say... except the customer

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field and out into their community. >> we have twins. >> they can't believe it. >> there's a bond that i don't think you can understand unless you're a twin. >> the twins have been there for each other since day one when they were born three months early. sharif weighed one pound. >> he's bean miracle for a child who was never supposed to walk, talk and didn't know how long he's going to live, he had tourette syndrome and autism. >> i get nervous, anxious. >> it's okay. >> seeing his brother play the game he loves, sharif asked to join him on the field.

>> you got nobody to play with, i can make it easier for you. >> he felt sad when i was out on the field. >> our objective as a coaching staff not to make him feel like he was an austerity tistic kid playing football. we wanted him to feel like a panther. >> this is special. makes everybody happy. wasn't supposed to be here but he's here. >> at each game the first play after halftime is designed just for sharif. >> go, sharif. >> malakai would step on the quarterback. the opposing team would let

number 6. >> all right. all right. >> they said he wouldn't be able to do that. they said he wouldn't be able to do it. >> every team all throughout the year everyone said okay we'll give a special not an entire family but extends out to the entire league. >> there was one more special moment for the williams family. >> oh, my god. >> oh, my god. >> good, how's it going. >> congratulations you guys are finalists to go to super bowl 50. >> oh, my god are you serious?

>> let's see what you got guys. good job, pal. >> to actually see the boys. >> you're big. >> this is something that you'll never forget. >> oh, my gosh. i'm in tears. >> malakai's parents said he had to grow up field. but on field he feels like any other kid. that's our first finalist. high. we have four more weeks of incredible stories all again to win the trip of a hive time super bowl 50 in california bay >> so great. what a great team and great coach. >> all the other teams in the league. so spectacular. >> thank you. by the way watch the pittsburgh steelers host the first place indianapolis/colts on sunday

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>> we got our birthdays standing by. esther sloan, 100 years old today. her secret, live forever. florine watkins from youngstown, ohio home of the warner brothers. bugs bunny came from there too. she's 100 years old today. loves to go camping. loves camping. dick downing. 100 years old. phil balyear. he's 100 years old. a photographer. he'll take your picture. that's all for right now but more to come so please don't go away. we have some wiers. >> thank you, willard. what do you guys have coming up. >> we hear you're joining us ice skating. >> are you going?

>> we can. >> you'll get in the blades of glory. >> you guys wear skates all the time. >> you never know. >> joe jonas, a great

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