>> announcer: >> t this morning on "today's" take, "star wars" mania, the reviews are in, the merchandise is out. the countdown begins until tonight's opening. then a look at the fun we had this year with some of hollywood's biggest stars. plus, newest stocking stuffers from best selling author james patterson coming up next. >> from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> it's december 17th, 2015, we

the new york holiday season. i am we're with willie, tamron and natalie. >> come here. here is my sound effects. go ahead. ggggggg. >> there you go. >> not bad. >> that's live, may the force be with you. >> the force is strong with you. >> wow. >> wow. >> all right. >> i love it so much. >> "star wars" fortunately opens in theaters tomorrow, really tonight. they had some earlier screenings in select cities. people won contest, stuff like that. we're finally here, guys. we have been hearing about this

j.j. would tweet out a picture, the cast, the table read. >> universally, it's pretty darn good. >> yes, a lot of things going back to this one. this one brings back all the characters. we all went to see it, loved it. you know what was interesting. if you are looking for a last minute gift, a lotf people will get into the whole swargs star wars craze "star wars" craze, all the craziest things you can buy from "star wars." first, a "star wars," is that r 2 d 12 shower head. >> that's the real deal, r2d2 shower head. >> you end up in the shower.

>> and that was there. >> the guy's shower. >> my mother watches this show. >> sorry. >> sorry. >> if i was married and i went to the guy's house after we got married, the shower cam. >> it's for 13-year-olds. 25-year-olds. >> is that a deal breaker for you? >> is he in the movie "star wars"? if he's in the movie, we're cool. after we're married i would expect something different. >> this is on the countertop, the toast pops up, it pops up with the "star wars" emblem. >> that's a problem. you only have toast on one side. it's not really toast. >> the whole thing is not toasted. >> different layers of brown. >> it's toast. >> so are my family. >> that was the most genius

i got this e-mail from george -- in your life. i got this e-mail, they answer it, it's basically asking georgetown university professor anything related to whether the actual science and the things we say, get ready to nerd out, geek out. it is absolutely brilliant. >> it's on youtube. georgetown university professor. >> they're like seminar -- i don't want you to see what's on there, it might be the date that natalie was there. >> where were you last night? >> georgetown on "star wars." you ask the professor anything. they answer. the decoding and they are like nerding out. it's amazing. >> they are getting the nerd on, that's for sure.

i think everybody at this point will be a groupie. >> if you google dearth vader, donald trump, they've done a mashup, taken darth vader's voice and put in donald trumps from all of his speechs. it is brilliant. i think donald trump would love this and speaking of donald trump, he was on jimmy kimmel last night and admitted to maybe causing just a rip him or two within the gop. >> i would like to see the republican party come towing. i have been a little divisive in the sense that i have been hitting people pretty hard. >> a little bit? >> yeah. >> a little bit divisive. but i love jimmy kimmel then went ahead and read mr. trump a dr. seuss inspired children's

>> it's very funny. >> here are some frogs, i do not like at all. we must kick these frogs out and then build a wall. oh, the places you'll go on your yacht on your plane, with your suits from milan and your wife from ukraine. oh the buildings you'll build or the wealth you'll amarks all the people around you all kissing your [ bleep ]. there are two kind of people, which one will you be? a loser like them? would you like to finish? or a winner -- >> like me. >> that's good ratings. >> very incredible. >> good stuff. >> that is good. what else is good, oh my gosh, this kid, 9-year-old grace, she won a school fundraiser we aired these stories before. they're epic. this might be the best of all time. it took place in bloomington, minnesota, bethany academy.

her mom angela, her first try fell short. then her daughter gave it a shot. okay. here's what angela has, here we go. >> i don't mind that beyond that, i am not good at all. >> that's the explanation. >> underhand, pretty good. >> last try. >> get there. get there! boom. oh. >> yes, it was a bounce shot into. >> that counts. >> that counts. >> we're taking a trip to minnesota to rally for her. it was a great slam. it was phenomenal. it counted. but that's what the tuition got. every parent, please come together. very good. there you go. falls short.

impressive. >> she is stunned, or not, stunned. >> another great moment on the hard court, this time during the ca cavs. eric miller went over to meet aaron. there you go. here he's wouk walking over. he was born with spastic hemophilia. doctors feared he would never walk or talk. now he plays basketball at his high school. apparently, he sinks 3-pointers. look at that face, it's like surreal. >> he said they were at a timeout in the ga imhe went and surprised the kid. the kid happened to be wearing lebron james' shoe, designed for kids that can't tie their shoes, they have one strap and after the game, lebron took off his

them to the kid. >> he has been great, he has a great heart. >> he goes over, has fun, no matter what. >> food news. >> he's a decent actor in "train wreck." he was great. >> a big career off the court, too. >> all right. what itself the weather? >> he's a media mogul. >> there you shaped -- 50 shades of brown the roker family. >> a storm coming in, another day, another storm, moving into the pacific northwest. we will watch this as the day progresses this afternoon, snows back to the intermountain cascades, coast cal gail. wind gusts up to 60 miles an hour. some areas pick up along the coast up to 7 inches of rain and snowfall wise again great news

it will be good news, into the sierras, they will be seeing snow. that's great news for the snow pack and helping with the drought as we move along >> good morning, everybody. clouds throughout the day today. possibly some spotty drizzle or light showers until the steadier rain moves in as we work into the afternoon. looks past 3 p.m., areas of fog so, pack your patience for the evening commute. highs 44 to 50 beyond the mass pike. and look at that 7-on-7 forecast. seasonal for the weekend and boost back up for next week. >> that is your latest weather. >> thank you very much, al. coming up next, the glitz, the glamour, the madness. all the great stars that graced our studio in 2015. we'll have the snow is starting to fall... and all the decorations

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yesterday, we took a personal trip down the memory lane of 2015 and were reminded what happens in studio 1a definitely does not stay in studio 1a. >> today, we want to shine the spotlight on our famous guests and big celebrities who made for a very lively 2015. >> there are days where i look through my phone and all of the celebrity stuff, moments on the phone that we've snapped. it's like, that happened? >> thanks for having me on this. this is the cool hour, right? >> i watch you every morning. >> why is there never anyone in my nightclub? >> not long ago, tamron was doing her pop fix, and a figure comes out of the shadows. >> he's 21 years old, so that makes this legal. >> i took it for every 16-year-old girl out there. took the kiss.

>> people that show up, pop up during our weather segments. >> that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in which i say -- chrissy teigen's world. >> in your neck of the woods. >> put the weather up there. >> tsunami. swell here, coming up. it's going to clear up and -- al, i need help, please. take it from here. >> most fun set visit ever was playing a zombie on "the walking dead." >> this will be great if it doesn't come off tomorrow. >> i have nightmares looking at that picture of me. incredible. >> oh, no! on my own once again now

>> come on out. >> yes! >> we had to pity them fools, al. >> this is all worthwhile. >> the al mind and tamron body. >> don't laugh. >> sit right over there. >> i'm an actress, and i'm full of crap. it's early and i'm like -- >> little known fact about gina rodriguez, she also raps. >> likely girl li li natalie. >> we expanded our family to include great folks. >> you have a slow pan up your legs. >> oh, yeah. >> i let everybody know the real champ is here. >> john cena is a big guy with a big heart. >> this is the most important part of the year so far. >> who would have thought we'd have a wwe wrestling champ?

>> co-hosting our program. >> ellie kemper. >> not only did i co-host with ellie kemper, jane krakowski, but tina fey showed up. natalie, willie, tamron were not there. >> we dare take a couple days off to be with our beloved family. >> we had to hear about it every single day. >> you want to replace us with them? come on. >> it hurt. >> it was the best show ever. ha, ha! bam! >> good for you, al. back. it was just the two of us. jane krakowski roller skated out on to the set. hour. >> i think i win that one. >> hello, ms. tamron. >> ladies and gentlemen, prince -- >> prince, good morning. >> good morning, all. >> all i need is a horse. >> there we go. >> good to see you. >> thank you. great to be seen. >> fantastic.

>> hard to do this while i'm delivering the library book. >> a lot of families are probably cool with this. >> oh! >> there we go. >> i love these lookbacks, but it makes me like, oh, my gosh, life flies before you. >> i know. >> the fun. i'm a debbie downer. >> this is our calling card to get more of these celebs on with us. come on and have some fun. we're the fun hour. >> who is your dream guest? >> we've had so many. i'm not going to -- patty labelle. i wasn't here that day. >> everybody who shows up. >> your dream show is what? >> we already saw that. >> bye, al, you don't need us. make your list, check it

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there are eight days until christmas. your stockings have been hung with care. now, it's time to fill them. >> lilliana is here with great stocking stuffers, all for under $30. good morning. >> good morning, guys. >> you did our shopping for us. >> i did. i think stockings are my favorite part of christmas traditions. you can have so much fun with them and not spend a lot of money. for the kids, start opening this one. >> sure. i like this, right off the bat. these are great. my son luke would love these. >> those are minions headphones. available at kohl's.com. inside, i think, are also peanuts headphones. if your kids -- those are from target.com. super affordable. every kid loves those. >> great idea. to the "star wars" theme somewhere in here. >> there's something in there "star wars" related, and it could be a head lamp. you look adorable. >> wow. >> that turns on at night and your kids with use it as a reading light or to play in the dark.

>> it's available at amazon.com. how cute is that? >> really cool. >> color roll. ava is showing us this jumbo sized color roll. it's taking coloring books to the next level. design life kids.com. >> i love these. >> thank you. >> let's see what's in there. >> am i your -- oh, no. >> yes, you are. >> that took a turn. >> i know. >> i love these. these are makeup bags. they have all these fun things right there. those are from breakup to makeup.com. if you unzip the bag, you'll find something else for the "star wars" fan. cover girl has done an entire limited edition makeup collection. >> mascara. >> so cute. you can find them at any drugstore drugstore. >> amazing. >> might be -- >> the money disney is making. >> i know. >> something else in your stocking. selfie mirror. for the woman who wants to look

that's from stoptiques.com. now for the pets, al. >> great. >> these are from wildlywald.com. the pet matt. these are dog treats. harrybarker.com. this is for maybe the pet that's not active but you need them to be. a dog lawn treat launcher. >> here we go. >> it went reverse. i shot it at myself. i didn't mean to take it from you. >> we'll figure it out. >> we also have chew toys. >> that was at me. >> all at once. >> you can't forget about the cats. >> one for you, my friend. >> this is for a co-worker. work through there. >> let's see what we found. >> for you.

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it's bad for borrowers but good for people saving money. promise toward a screening test for ovarian cancer. researchers studied more than 200,000 women for more than a decade in britain and used a blood test to check for a chemical that sometimes is linked toen a earl an early stage of ovarian cancer. it took into account a woman's age and the degree of change in the chemical over time. they were able to calculate a risk force. the study suggested the screening could cut ovarian cancer deaths by 20%. earlier recall of bean bag chairs is being reissued once again. it involved more than 2 million chairs cold between 1995 and 2013. two children have died, inside. fewer than 1,000 consumers responded to last yaer's ear's recall, and officials fear many of the chairs are still being used by

consumers should contact ace bayou for a free repair kit. triple ginger brew is being recalled from trader joe's, after reports of the bottles exploding. if you have the bottles in your home, trader joe's say to handle it with extreme care and dispose of it in an outside container. they will provide a refund. a nebraska sheriff's deputy jumped to the rescue when a truck driver had a diabetic attack and slumped behind the wheels. authorities followed the truck for 12 miles. that's when the sergeant dashed across the road, jumped in and brought the truck to a stop. let's get a check of the weather from mr. roker. >> nat, we're looking at wet weather for today along the eastern sea board. windy, wet weather along the

high surf advisories along the californian coast. icy conditions and snow in the pacific northwest. western new york, upstate new york, looking at lake-effect snow. some areas could see 18 inches by sunday of snow. that's what's going on around >> good morning, everybody. clouds throughout the day today. possibly some spotty drizzle or light showers until the steadier rain moves in as we work into the afternoon. looks to happen past 3 p.m., areas of fog so, pack your patience for the evening commute. highs 44 to 50 beyond the mass pike. and look at that 7-on-7 forecast.

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station to station, and each bell. you'll have a bell. i'm going to ask you a question. the first person who thinks they know the answer, ring the bell and you're going to say what you think the answer is. >> okay. >> for the first question, which one has more calories. is it four buttery crackers topped with cheese, or is it two sliders, or are they even? >> which is more fattening? >> the cheese. >> this is better. >> the sliders are more fattening. 260 calories for the sliders. >> no way! >> about 200 calories for the crackers with the cheese. >> wow. we were wrong. >> i tried to throw you off. that was good. >> we'll go over here. >> pick up your jingles. >> i'll jingle myself here. >> which has more calories. four swedish meatballs or four

>> meatballs. >> more calories. >> the egg roll. >> the meet atballs, 350 calories. there's a lot of fatty ground beef with this creamy sauce. >> they look so good until you said that, joy. >> i would have one of each. sometimes they're too good to resist, right? >> i know. >> here we go. ladies, you look amazing. >> now, which has more calories. a quarter cup of regular, traditional spinach art choke dish, or the same amount of cheese fondue, or are they even? >> they're even. >> yes! >> wow. >> even though they sound healthy and, by the way, guys, 300 calories for a quarter cup, bread. just go easy. pick the one you want. if you can, dip with vegetables.

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