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tinseltown and taylor swift's gift. >> and lilliana vasquez and find out wa she found at the north pole. >> real live reindeer. >> and old dominion are going to be performing their latest single for us. >> f great for who had the best year of anybody except for maybe adele, and that would be of course steve harrse a mistake, you feel horrible. >> yeah, yeah. but he made a whopper. >> he did and it happened live on television during the miss universe pageant. >> that is a won er ner. >> and he crowned the wrong

>> miss universe 2015 is colombia! [ applause ] i have to apologize. the first runner-up is colombia. miss universe 2015 is philippines. >> philippines. but he said something else. >> this is exactly what is on the card, but i will take responsibility for thid please don't.

a great night. >> ugh! >> if you were watching it last night live like some people were, amanda, avery, they didn't actual actually take the crown off to gi and so they saw miss miss philippines next to her was worse, he tweeted it out how sorry he was and then spelled both countries wrong. he spelled philippines philippians which is a great book in the bible. and colombia was spelled columbia. >> and you know how you mess up and then it just keeps messing

and the next. >> yes, it is because he wanted to apologize. and he took credit and didn't blame anybody else. he is a great guy, everybody. >> and he even e showed d ed ed the card. >> anda t it off. >> and oh, here they are backstage. >> anything that you want to say to the fans? >> everything happens for a reason, and i am so happy for becoming this dream, and so i am so happy for all, and thank you for voting we love you. >> it is a very, nontraditional crowning moment, isn't it? >> yes. >> it is very 2015.

>> and why is miss usa in there? well, she was third runner-up. >> she was the support. >> second-runner up. >> no, don't confuse u no, because colombia was runner-up. >> why don't they say, you won and you are first and second. an looked at the card and saw winner runner-up, and he didn't see that runner-up part. >> what is willie geist doing in ou my mother-in-law and sister sister-in-law love you. >> well, the t y all. >> we have a statement from miss

miss universe was apparent and we apologize for any error. >> and donald trump weighed in. >> yd given them both the crown, and if he were running miss universe, this never would have trump. and now, a lot of people were wonder ing wondering if tina fey and amy poehler were going the revive their hillary clinton character. changed your hair. so i did. >> aren't you worried about the who is their frontrunner? >> i will tell you, but only if you somet to brace yourself. >> hillary, just tell me. >> donald trump. >> ah! >> oh, geez, looks like i wept through time and space again. poor thing. i heard that after you lost you

>> oh, god, that is a real fun e election and i was paired one with that cue j fellow, and may he rest in peace, i'm guessing. >> he is alive. >> and hillary, weu get back to sleep. >> i need to get back to 2008 and send a bunch of e-mails. >> n >> cute, cute, cute. and the movie was well reviewed, t obviou in light of the juggernaut of "star wars," it didn't do well, but maybe word of mouth. >> it is maybe one of the things that people go to later.an k around up till the end of snl, you missed something. a paul mccartney cameo and he joined the boss and sang. >> you better not pout, i'm telling you why santa claus is coming

santa claus is coming to town he looks terrific. does. haven't seen. >> no. >> microsoft opened up a new store here in new york city right down the street from apple. and new commercial for the holidays addresses the rivalry which is legendary between the two companie let peace begin with me let this become a moment now with every step i take let this be my solemn vow to take each moment and live each moment in peace eternally let there be christmas and let h it be

>> pretty cool. >> lovely. apparently they auditioned eve best singers that we have got, and that is what we are hearing, and then microsoft got permission from apple to fill m the commercial outside of the stores. vy sweet. that is a song that i love, and that is something that you don't often hear me say around here here. it is a beautiful song with a e h wednesday. she is confined and home confinement, and she is going to be there until february 5th. >> i don't think that hee s going to mind home confinement. >> and so she has been in prison since january and her husband >> and then m tak out of the country to italy, right? >> all righty. p boxes, and people

>> finally the presents that we told you that have your favorite things in them, and they have been arriving at your home, and we wanted you to send us pictures and so lark from el dorado, arizona, got her goodies and thank you for is sending those. >> that is it. the only one. go to klgandhoda.com to find out where to purchase the gift box. one person got it? >> fine. >> what is your favorite thing, hoda? >> i might be confuse by mine, but it is a laura mercier chocolates. that is a makeup line, but it looks like chocolates and now, hold on and look at that, look at the red lipstick, and hold on, and let me wipe off mine. >> let me get it out for you. >> okay. i have no lipstick on, becokoff.

>> yes. >> okay. watch. and it's chocolate! >> it won't last long, because you will eat it off. >> and it is a christmas miracle. it tastes like chocolate, and it is awesome, and you will be licking the lips all day long. >> and $48 from maggie. >> and what is yours? >> mine is from anchored press and includes daily bible verses s devotion, and i have a friend with a boat, and i want to give it to her, bau ecause look at how nautical it is. that is from press.com. thank you. thank you, again. your shopping is done. you ain't no slack. rest at ease it's all ok. you ordered online and got them in the same day.

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it is time for "today the's wrap-up of all of the hollywood headlines that you may have missed. >> and bob is here. we love you. >> i love you. >> we loved you first. good, good deed. >> talki fantasticness of taylor swift, she went to colorado to visit a child with cancer. delaney has blastoma, and so her mother said you have a guest, and she came in and visited her and they took instagrams. th all started because friends of delaney's started a hashtag of delaney meets taylor, and thousands of people retweeted it and now they are best friends, and it is beautiful. taylor is great. >> what a beautiful person. and the way she uses her celeb celebrity to do so much good.

week on itunes and she says that her favorite place is blank space, and so in this break in the tour she is going to become a mixologist, and how fun. >> yes. >> and she is going to learn how to make drinks. >> she should come here shgs , and make us a drink. start a hashtag fous. >> and john legend and chrissy teigen. >> and he got what he called her dream cheese wheel. >> she say s tha s that she he got a cheese wheel to cook my pasta side. >> i don't know if if you have had pasta, but it coats it in a cheese deliciousness, and any o other pasta cooked that way, is like the runner-up in miss universe. topical humor.

thought it was. you actually put the stuff in there? >> yes, it is t and cook and you roll it in the cheese wheel, and there is a hole in there, and it is delicious. >> and you put that whole thing in the fridge? >> well, is it is a storage thing. >> i ty c afford it. >> where is the cheese wheel? >> that is one thing that i craved so much when i was pregnant and so she is pregnand she probably thought. >> well, she love s the s the food, and she has a cookbook com ok co on with taylor. >> and eating. >> and "star wars" knocked it out of the park. >> did you see anything else? $517 worldwide, and $278 doe domestically, and that not counti china. even beat " ave tar." >> yes. it broke 14 record s s. >> thank you for asking.

ma so if you are a single lady out there, go to the "star wars" movie, because the ratio >> dress like chewbacca and you will g ay is in the eye of the beholder. >> did you see it? kind of crop an "sisters" took in $13.4 and they will benefit from being in the theater, and i think that they will grow next week. >> and "le alvin and the chipmunks" did good. >> yes, it is the least successful of the three. >> bah, humbug. >> thank you, brian, for all you do. >> love you, sweetie. >> thank you. i love to be here. >> is your phone ringing? >> pick it up. it is us. >> you could be the fan of the week.

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>> cool. >> i made it. i'm here in the north pole. but i only have about four hours' daylight to track down santa, so we have to move. let's go. i was determined to find mr. claus before the day was up, and time was limited, but i had a per perfect idea of where to start. stop, stop, stop. hi. >> how are you doing? >> are you taking the letters to sant no, i just did it. i just got back. sorry. >> do you know where to find him? >> he is down that way. >> hi. i'm lilliana. >> how are you? >> nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you. >> oh, you jingle. now, these outfits lead me to believe that you have inside intel of where santa is? >> well, normally this time of the year santa is at the workshop getting ready for the holidays. but you know who might know? ask the mayor.

>> yes. city hall. >> should i curtesy? >> yes, you should. >> and now, i found the mayor bryce ward at the city hall. does santa live here year-round? >> yes, year-round. >>en in the summer, he does not fake a vacation to hawaii? he is vacationing now and then, but he is here most of the time. >> and kids always know where santa is. husky, which way to santa? >> this way. >> yes. >> it is christmas time, and i'm having the hardest time finding all right. who here has seen him? where did you see him? >> at the hockey party. >> at his house. >> at the store. santa.

down the rood ad and turn this way, and turn again and tha santa? >> yeah. >> thank you, guys, so much, and happy holidays. >> you're welcome, miss lilliana lilliana. >> with the help from the kids i could feel myself getting closnow, an ice skull culpture here at the ice park. this slide is super fast, and something tells me that maybe santa is at the the end of the slide. woo! you know what? i did not find san tashgs but i had -- santa, but i had a lot of fun. hi, buddy. could you tell me where santa is? finally, a nod in the right direction. i promise my boots are of you. i finally made it. i found santa's house, and where

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>> in week marks the slow roll out for the winter break for kids across the country, but keeping th busy can be a challenge. >> and angie gof is here with

"today the's parenting team." and welcome. >> happy holidays. you know, after christmas comes and goes, what stays with us? the kie from the school break and trying to beat the cabin fever can be a challenge, but one of the things that you can do, and you can see it right here is to take a twist on the co coloring. they love the color, but with it. so who doesn't have a ton of so who doesn't have a ton of wrapping paper when it is leftover leftover, and the st white side of it, and if you are bored with it, you turn the and who is under there? >> that is what we have little sophia doing, the michelangelo effect. you k can see what she is doing. coloring underneath. >> oh, okay, just like michael angelo did on the sus teen chapel. >> exactly.

the bottom of a table, and that can keep them entertained for hours. and build up upper body strength. >> and now, what is this? >> this is something that people have, the blue painters tape lying around so you can create it on the floor, and you want to whip it out, take a yoga mat, and i used the masking tape, and soft pens, and you k can start playing. >> what is her name, sweetie? >> catherine. this is suggested by holly noonan who is the drek irector of the parenting team. >> andyo hopsh sh? >> i had to refresh my skills. >> thank you, hon. that is excellent. and p.j. what are you up to?

get the kids out in the snow. so we took the food coloring and mixed it with water, and put it in cheap spray bottles, a pnd the snow ever shows up, we can stend kids outside to enjoy that, and if not, you want to have faunt he, bowls, cupcake pans, and any type of pan really, and mix blocks of ice with the food coloring and the ice skull culptures can be made there one by one, ev the wil melt, but it is a nice thing to keep them entertained. >> nice job, p.j. >> i have created a time capsule capsule, and the idea with this and you can google it, and these printables, to write out a survey of all of the things that you have accomplished this year, and the things that you predict will happen in five years.

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