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safely to earth, an event spacex founde treacherous here in the east it's a very different story, today, tuesday, december 22nd, 2015. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>. so, welcome, everybody, to today on a tuesday morning. i'm matt lauer in with hoda kotb while savannah enjoys some vacation time. how about this wetter. >> look outside to the crowd. some people don't have jackets on. i say break out the thong in new york city.

to say that. >> anyway, we'll talk more about that great in the east, a little snow out west. we'll talk about that as well. let us get to our top story on this tuesday morning. presidential candidates donald trump and hillary clinton bypass their immediate competition entering what seems like a general election grudge match. last night at a real trump spewed venom towards clinton who refused to back down from her claim that he has become isis' best recruiteder. nbc's katy tur is in grand rapids, michigan. katy, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. the rhetoric on this campaign trail, particularly with this candidate, has never been mild, but donald trump took it to another level last night when describing hillary clinton, begging the question what if anything is surprising when it comes to donald trump anymore. the stage may have looked festive, donald trump and his crowd of thousands monday night were anything but merry and

>> really are a loser. >> reporter: press. >> by the way, i hate some of these people but i'd never kill them. i hate them. no, these people, honestly. i'll be honest. i'll be honest. i would never kill them. i would never do that. ah, let's see. no, i wouldn't. >> reporter: and above all, hillary clinton. >> she's terrible. >> reporter: with supporters cheering him on the billionaire lasered in on the former secretary of state for claiming that his rhetoric is being used as a recruiting tool for iies. >> and it turned out to be a lie. she's a liar. >> reporter: intelligence experts say isis hasn't used donald trump videos to recruited, but the clinton camp isn't backing down saying hell no to trump's demand for an apology. >> the person that needs to apologize in this matter is donald trump for his hateful bigot the rhetoric towards muslim-americans. >> reporter: trump even mocking clinton for using the bathroom during a break in saturday's debate. >> sory.

i'm watching the debate, and she disappeared. i know where she went. disgusting. >> reporter: and recalling clinton's 2008 primary loss with a vulgar term used to describe the male's anatomy. >> she was going to win and she was favored to win and she got [ bleep ], she lost. >> reporter: five weeksed to the iowa caucus and it's already starting to feel like the general election. a general election, as matt said, in the sense that both of the front-runners are focusing in on each other and ignoring their immediate competition. add another twist to this rivalry. as you know, ivanka is pregnant with her third child and now chelsea clinton is pregnant as well, announcing her second pregnancy on twitter, and she's due sometime next summer. back to you. >> the katy tur, thank you very much. mark halperin is managing editor of bloomberg politics. >> good morning, matt. >> you've been covering politics a long time. have you ever seen anything like this, a candidate, these are

of his way to be outrageous, demeaning, degrading, sexist, juvenile and continues to gain support? >> never seen anything like it. in the trump campaign they say let trump be trump. that's trump being trump and as we've seen that's worked for him. as we get down towards voting in a nomination fight, as we head towards the general election if he's the nominee, this version of donald trump i don't think has as good a chance of winning as some other versions we've seen. >> i he is today to say this because i've asked the same question to you and others so many times but was there a misstep? he scored some points on this show yesterday demanding an apology on hillary clinton for his remarks about him bork an isis recruiteder? after that rant last night, i don't hear anyone talking about that potential apology anymore. >> i think both of them, you know, katy mentioned they are both about to have new grandchildren. neither of them want to look back on this grandchildren and have their grandchildren hear about how they ran and have the

this country needs a high-minded debate. will this hurt him, every trump supporter even when he says crude things, we'll take that. >> you talk about a high-minded debate. this is anything but. when you talk to the people behind the scenes of the clinton campaign, do they think she can benefit from this short of dialogue? >> in the short term they want to show she will stand up to him and make him the face of the republican party so that the images he's leaving behind will carry over to the general election. that's a short-term benefit. you hear some people saying this may be a little out of control. this is not the kind of thing we want to deal with day in and day out from a guy, donald trump, who will say what it -- what he thinks it takes to win. >> you also have contacts in the republican party, so when you talk to the people behind the scenes in the republican party, how do they feel this kind of a debate or rhetoric is going to impact their party in the long term? >> well, this is a nightmare for

and iowa and new hampshire and iowa because this shows more clearly than ever trump can dominate every day between now and the end -- the beginning of the voting, and he's got a lead so a guy with a lead who is dominating, hard to break -- long term, this is not the image the republican party wants to, have but it's not the image the democratic party wants to have or anyone serious in public life or national tents to have being discussed. >> trump has a lead. he has a lead in the national polls. he's behind ted cruz in the polling coming out of iowa. yesterday. i said why does it appear that you're using kid gloves when referring to ted cruz and you're bashing all. other candidates and he said, you know what. thereto will come a time when the peace has to end and he'll have to go after ted cruz. how will they do that? >> trump versus cruz will be an interesting fight because we've seen very little of it. mostly about personality. when he went after cruz for a little bit, talked about him as a maniac and how he couldn't get

trump will put himself forward, if the two of them do end up as finalists as the guy people like and say they don't like ted cruz. there will be issue fights but trump and cruz are happy now with the status quo, happy facing off against each other as finalists rather than worrying about anything else and if you look at national polls, most of the state polls, those two guys are head and shoulders above the rest of the field. >> mark halperin, always good to see you. >> happy holidays. >> you, too, thanks. all right. now to space history. it was made overnight as the private company spacex managed to launch and resupply a missioned to the space station and land the rocket back to earth. nbc's tom costello covers space. good morning, tom. >> reporter: yeah, good morning. the pictures were dramatic and exciting, but what spacex managed to pull off is truly extraordinary, and it now opens the door to an entirely new way of doing business in space. spacex making history overnight with the falcon 9 rocket

return safely to earth. >> that is the first stage coming back down to land. >> reporter: it's the first time an unmanned rocket has returned to earth successfully using a vertical landing, and it was spot on! the gigantic 23-story rocket lifted off from cape canaveral air bores face at 8:29 p.m. a live webcast from the company's california headquarters captured it all. its main mission, to supply the space station but also create reusable rockets to save on launch costs and make space more widely accessible. spacexed is the brainchild of elon musk, the 44-year-old tesla. this successful landing comes six months after a failed attempt in june with a massive explosion. shortly after launch, the rocket on its way to deliver supplies to the space station disintegrated. last night redemption and

welcome back, baby. nasa weighed in, too, tweeting congratulations spacex on your successful vertical landing of the first stage back to earth. you know, as you know, several companies are competing for a piece of the pie to resupply the space station and eventually carry astronauts to the station. competitor jeff bezos, the ceo of amazon.com achieved a similar success, and couldn't help but gloat when he tweeted congrats on land g ing sub orbital booster. welcome to the club, a little ribbing there. >> their reaction in the control room. >> oh, wow. >> the pressure on those people to have that happened successfully was enormous. >> euphoria. >> absolutely. let's talk about new developments in the sandra bland case, the chicago woman found dead in a texas jail cell three days after being arrested in a routine traffic stop that went dramatically wrong. five months after the incident

jury on monday declined to indict anyone, including the jailer in connection with her death. grand jurors will reconvene in january to consider remaining issues. bland's family says they have no confidence in the grand jury investigation. >> and there are new details today about the deadly hit-and-run crash on the las vegas city. tate lakeisha holloway will be in court for a bail hearing. she's the 24-year-old woman who is accused of plowing into pedestrian with her 3-year-old in the back seat. one person was killed and 35 others were hurt. holloway faces murder and attempted murder charges. investigators say she did not appear distressed when she was arrested. she had apparently been in las vegas for about a week living her car and running are out of money. >> today sergeant bowe bergdahl will be arraigned facing a

desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. he's accused of leaving his post back in afghanistan in 2009 taliban. 259-year-old from idaho was held for five here's and then freed in a very controversial prisoner swap for five prisoners held at guantanamo bay. he faces a maximum of life in prison convict the. the taliban is claiming responsibility for a deadly attack on u.s. troops in afghanistan. six troops were killed and one hurt on monday when a suicide bomber rammed a motorcycle loaded with explosives into a foot patrol. it happened near bagram air field, the largest base in the country. among victims, a new york city police detective on reserve duty, a 15-year member of the nypd is survived by his wife and two children. and federal health officials are looking into another handful of e. coli chases linked to chipotle restaurants to see if they are part of a larger

the cdc says five people in kansas, north dakota and oklahoma got sick about a week after eating at chipotle outlets late last month. chipotle believes the cases are related to the earlier outbreak that sickened 50 people in nine states but the cdc says early evidence shows a different strain of the bacteria may be involved. chipotle's stock hit a 52-week low on monday. a police officer in michigan got a surprise after the driver of a car he had stopped for erratic driving on saturday night made a getaway. the incident was captured by the cruisers's dashcam but the driver didn't very far, losing control of the car and careening into the oncoming traffic. that's when the driver, a 13-year-old boy and his passenger, his 6-year-old sister, got out and made a run for it. no one was more surprised than the pursuing officer.

dad's girlfriend car out for a joyride. look at kid running. >> i think the sister was 8, still, 13 and 8. >> wow. >> ridiculous. >> yeah. >> all righty then. >> let's get a check of the weather with dylan dreyer who is in while al is taking a vacation. >> it's officially winter. >> not out there. >> if you forget what snow looks like, take a look. lots of? out in the high elevations of california, out neither sierra and up across oregon and into washington statement lots of folks enjoying the snow out there. this is much-needed snow pack that they need this time of year to get through the later months. it did cause some delays on the road. travel was very treacherous. the roadways were very slippery, besides the slopes were obviously slippery, too, always a good thing. also a lot of rain along the coast of oregon. winds so strong it knocked over some the semis. they were gusting up near 65 miles per hour, downing trees and power lines and there are

storms that has been making its way into the pacific northwest so we've got this -- we've got this moisture streaming in off the pacific, and you can see some of the heavier rain still falling across central california right now. we've got the mountain snow this. will continue to accumulate as we go through the next couple of days. great news for the ski resorts and higher elevations. out east we've got the ridge in the jet stream. we're looking at record high temperatures possible across 30 states over the next three days. we're looking at temperatures to run about 15 to 30, even 40 degrees above average. take a look as we go through the day today. temperatures will continue to warm into the 509s, 60s, even some 70s up and down the east coast. it's not going to be nice and sunny. does come with a lot of rain

storms in southeastern texas. >> jeremy: good morning, everybody. we already know about the mild temperatures, but we also need to prepare for the wet weather. those scattered, intermittent showers already working through. by about mid-day, that becomes more widespread and consistent. so grab the umbrella as you're heading out the door, and maybe that light rain jacket. temperatures mild today. mid to upper 50s. and another round of wet weather as we work into tomorrow afternoon. take a look at these highs that we expect for christmas eve. record breakers well within reach for us. and we stay m and that's your latest forecast. dylan, thanks so much. turning now to the privileged

driver who is now on the run. ethan couch dodged jail time in this case after his attorneys argued that he was too wealthy to understand the consequences of his action. this morning investigators say that controversial affluenza defense is now driving tips. nbc's kerry sanders is in texas with the late on this story. good morning, kerry. >> reporter: well, good morning, hoda. this morning the fugitive task force is checking flight manifests at the airport to see if ethan couch may have come here, hopped a plane and fled. with what they know right now they say it's just as likely he took off behind the wheel of a car or a pickup truck. >> this morning deputies are searching for a harley-davidson edition ford f-150 like this that ethan couch's mother tonya drives. she's not a suspect, but because she went missing the same day as her son, authorities believe she may be helping him. >> he comes from a wealthy family. if you're wealthy in this

>> i don't know about this county. >> reporter: in 2013 ethan couch driving drunk killed four people accident. his defense, that he didn't know right from wrong because he grew up affluent. that led to probation instead of prison time and outrage. investigators believe this video apparently of couch as a beer popping party is why he's on the run. others told the d.a. couch was there and even though he's not seen drinking alcohol it could be a violation of his probation. tarrant county sheriff anderson finally says what was wrong, couch's probation, can now be made a right. >> i would really like for him to see up close and personal the inside workings of the adult skrl justice system and maybe, just maybe for the first time in his life, learn something. >> reporter: the family members of those who died in the

talk, but the sheriff says when ethan couch is captured, if he's sent to prison, those family members, those victims' family members may finally see some justice. hoda? >> all right. thanks. so much. more fallout for steve harvey as miss universe crown confusion raines supreme online. and yadda, yadda, yadda. president obama teaming up with jerry seinfeld as he dabbles in pop culture, but, first, this is "today" on nbc. welcome, to the simply orange tour. this is our plant. these are our workers. and this, is upper management. but what you won't find around here, is any freezing, flavoring,

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7:30 now on a tuesday morning, 22nd day of december, 2015. got to put a little more water in that tree because it's a warm one here in new york city. going to go up to 16. >> but it is going to rain. >> oh, so good. we don't have to water tree. >> don't have to go over there with watering cans which is good. another warm day here in the east. we'll have dylan's forecast coming up in just a little while. >> here are some of the stories making news. sparks fly as friction builds between presidential candidates donald trump and hillary clinton. trump gets personal with some harsh comments about his democratic rival as she refuses to apologize for her claim he's

monday's taliban attack in afghanistan that killed six u.s. soldiers marks the deadliest assault on international forces since august. the bomber rammed a motorcycle packed with explosives into a joint nato afghan patrol. among victims, a 15-year veteran of the new york city police department. and a grand jury decides no felony crime was committed by the sheriff's office or jailers in the treatment of sandra bland, the black woman who died in a texas jail last summer. grand jury will return in january to decide whether the trooper who arrested the 28-year-old woman should face charges. and coming up, christmas with a bang as gun sales soar this holiday season. we'll take a look at why firearms are topping wish lists across the country. let us start this half hour with more fallout from the miss universe pageant and the mistake that caused the wrong winner to be crowned. willie is here with more on that. hey, willie. >> reporter: good morning, guys. steve harvey took the blame

ballot card correctly but this morning a new snapchat video showing an offstage conversation raising new questions about harvey's teleprompter. >> i have to apologize. >> reporter: this morning the fallout over the miss universe debacle is growing. host steve harvey saying he misread the ballot card, accidentally awarding miss clomiat top prize, but a snapchat video recorded moments after the flub may tell a different story. the audio is difficult to hear, but the caption on the snapchat reads teleprompter said miss universe, colombia, a claim gaining some traction online with even miss america contestant meg mcguffin describing the video on twitter. in its official statement, the miss universe pageant said human error came into play with harvey maintaining it was his mistake. >> it was my mis. >> reporter: facing mounting criticism online the comedian and talk show show of the finding support from celebrities

magic johnson tweeting steve harvey made a mistake tonight. we've all made mistakes and comedian mindy kaling said you couldn't have paid me to care before this. i love steve harvey, and both contestants too, now actually. miss colombia's reign as miss universe lasted an agonizing four minutes. >> thank you. >> the bizarre sequence of events began when harvey declared her the winner. >> colombia. >> reporter: for a full two minutes she was on stage alone, basking in the glory of her apparent victory until harvey returned to the stage. >> i have to apologize. >> reporter: four and a half minutes after being announced as winner miss colombia's crown was awkwardly removed and placed on the head of a miss philippines. >> despite the mistake viewers in the philippines were thrilled turning sunday night's gaffe into a strange but thrilling moment for viewers around the world.

his support for steve harvey writing, quote, live tv is tough and mistakes happen. steve harvey took responsibility and nobody better. harvey responded to thanks man, al. always appreciate your support. we said it yesterday he made a mistake, owned the mistake immediately. obviously a big deal on a big stage but he knows he's squeezed up. >> have a solution if anyone watched "mean girls" and no one can remember there but there's a scene when lindsay lohan takes her crown and snaps is into a piece and gives it half to this person and half to that person. solution. >> and we do think steve harvey huge. >> and every year after that. >> willie, thank you. carson is over in the original room with more on how the internet has reacted. must is been really quiet. >> yeah, it was, and you would expect them to ask swift and without mercy. felt so bad for steve harvey. hosting "the voice" i know exactly what that feeling is like and a great guy and let's

a few memes being generated. steve harvey announcing the winner at westminster dog show. ryan writing in, you know, obviously "family feud" host so show me miss colombia. >> a little kanye joke, always appropriate taking the crown off of taylor and putting it on beyonce, no doubt. you got them all here, guys. right. justin bieber re-tweeted one. steve harvey should host the nfl drafts first round. should be doing the whole thing. justin bieber, too late now to say sorry? he re-tweeted this one. no disrespect but it was too funny to pass up so there you go. >> carson, thank you very much. let's get a check of the weather from dylan in for al. talking about the warmup so much for christmastime but it does come with a lot of rain, and we're already seeing some of the heavier rain down across the southeast. we'll see a couple of days of heavy rain, heaviest through carolina and stretching into the panhandle of florida where we do

lightning right in through here though a lot of activity is right out over the gulf. we do have a chance of stronger storms later on tonight. the largest hail possible across northeastern texas and southeastern oklahoma and western louisiana. this does include dallas though any tornadoes would be few and far between. tomorrow we have a better risk of larger tornadoes, especially across western and central tennessee. northern mississippi and northwestern alabama. this is the area we need focus on tomorrow afternoon because some of these storms could be strong. keep in mind we've got warm air streaming in from the gulf of mexico and it feels more like springtime than winter. that's why we're looking at a chance of stronger storms and a possibility of as much as five to six inches of rain. could see basketweave flooding and a lot of rain in a short period of time and also snow out in the northwest and rain and wind up and down the east coast and rain will continue to make >> bri: we're already seeing that rain working in. scattered showers for everybody at this point. and by the time we make it into

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nbc's gabe gutierrez is in smyrna, georgia, with more on this. gabe, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning. the manager here at adventure outdoors says business has nearly doubled since this time last year. the holidays are typically busy, but gun shops haven't seen a surge this big since president obama's re-election. at this gun range outside atlanta, business is booming. >> i'm here to promote safety for my grandchildren. >> reporter: just in time for christmas. >> actually a semiautomatic. >> ever since the paris attacks a lot of customers have been coming in buying first guns, buying guns to protect their homes, their families and themselves. >> reporter: louis cole is on the hunt for the perfect gift for his wife. >> this is her. like any good husband, ask for the list of christmas items that you would like to have, and one of the items was a firearm. >> reporter: last month the fbi ran more than 2.2 million firearm background checks for

the previous november. generally gifting guns within your own state is allowed under federal law and in many states the person receiving the gift is not required to get a background check. >> what kind of ammo would you like? >> a lot of people just don't understand firearms and, you know, if you don't understand something, it's easy to be afraid of it. it's a large piece of american culture, especially growing up in the south. i don't even think twice about guns. >> reporter: it's not just weapons sales that are soaring, but accessories this. arizona company, well-armed woman, is aiming for a different demographic this holiday season. >> it is a significant gift of love to arm the people that you love with the tools and the training to protect themselves. >> this morning the space under ashley's christmas tree is crowded, a new rifle for her husband. >> i just pulled the trigger on it and picked it up for him. >> reporter: a gift she hopes is right on target.

surprise, if he's watching this morning, and by the way, when it comes to gifting guns, so-called straw purchases, of course, are illegal, meaning the exchange must be a gift, and the recipient can't pay you back. matt, a simpler option might be a gift card. >> gabe gutierrez down in georgia for this with this story. gabe, thank you. coming up next, the tables have turned. sarah palin spoofs tina fey. >> pretty good there. >> and carson in there with the not so jolly encounters with santa. all of that and more coming ok, we're here. here's dad. mom. the twins. aunt alice... you didn't tell me aunt alice was coming. of course. don't forget grandpa. can the test drive be over now? maybe just head back to the dealership? don't you want to meet my family? yep, totally. it's practically yours, but we still need your signature. the volkswagen sign then drive event. r zero due at signing, p zero down, zero deposit, r

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>> the president doesn't take just anyone's calls. that voice on the other end of the line belongs to jerry seinfeld, the president afreeing take part in the legendary comics's "comedians and cars getting coffee," a popular web series that shows seinfeld sitting down for a cup of joe with hollywood heavyweights and now president obama has come along with the ride. the conversation focuses on the lighter side of the presidency providing an opportunity to pull back the curtain. this took place on a day after the president delivered an address on terrorism leaving some to question the optics. last year he sat down with zak glove knackias on "between two ferns" to talk about the affordable care act.

net and do you use dot gov. >> reporter: his use of the "known" word during the interview sparking some controversy and just last week he trekked through the alaskan wilderers in with bear grylls on nbc's "running wild" voicing his concerns about climate change. >> it's so important for us to pay attention to climate change and understand that there's something that we can actually do about it. >> reporter: president obama's upcoming each sed on the web series doesn't appear to have any political agenda but as many americans concerns over tear terrorism grow. you've seen the video recently, going viral. 40-yard chip shot, lines left and boom and right in the hole. >> look at that.

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>> this is 7 news now. >> kris: good morning. a couple minutes away from the 8:00 hour. it's a soggy commute out there. let's get over the bri eggers. that rain starting to come down. >> bri: yeah, kris. it took some time, but now we're seeing the wet weather tap turn on with the exception of cape cod. that becomes more widespread as we work into mid-day. we'll get some dry times here, but for next two days weather staying unceltled. temperatures mild, highs in the mid to upper 50s. kris? >> kris: bri, thanks so much. there's going to be stepped-up security in nashua, new hampshire, schools this morning.

class after a violent e-mail threat against school students in two high schools forced the interdistrict to shut down on monday. police later determined the threats were not credible. the man who loaned a gun to the marathon bombers will be sentenced today. stephen silva pleading guilty to drug and gun charges last year. he says he loaned a gun similar to this one to dzhokhar tsarnaev two months before the bombings. another update.

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it's 8:00 on "today" and coming up, show me the money. we'll tell you why giving out cold hard cash for christmas never goes out of style. plus, turning the tables. >> this is my space. >> look who is taking on tina fey in a brand new spoof of her hit show "30 rock" and the one and only giada de laurentiis is cooking up a feast for a hungry holiday crowd with a little bit of an italian twist, today, tuesday, december 22 pd, 2015.

tree at christmas party hop >> merry christmas from south carolina! >> happy holidays from hattiesburg, mississippi. >> here from new mexico. >> merry christmas from california. hi, mom! we're back now, 8:00, on a tuesday morning. it's the 22nd day of december, 2015. holiday crowd out on the plaza. hopefully not dodging too much raindrops on a beautifully warm day here in new york city. real they weather is crazy. hoda is over there taking selfies with people. everybody is in a festive mood. it feels like spring break weather-wise, and the crowd is sort of -- feels like that as well. just a huge, huge crowd. how are you? good to have you here. >> matt, where's your picture,

we've got it the. >> those were the days. >> is he here. oh, that's him right there. >> hi, how are you. it's nice to see you. great to see you again. wow, that's all i've got to say. >> we were in las vegas when that happened apparently well, remember what they say, it should stay in vegas. welcome back, everyone. the new year quickly approaching. awards season is going to follow. around here we're looking forward already to the golden globes. >> and that's because this year, get this, we want to take one lucky viewer with us to the party. so we're launching a special contest, and it's called "today's" golden ticket. all have you to do is go to today.com and post a picture that shows you are a huge golden globes fan and tell us the reasons why we should pick you to come with. >> and wait until you hear this. >> what? >> we've brought out the big guns security sieve discover los angeles.

to the entertainment of the capital entertainment of the world, beverly hills. this is so fancy i'm not sure but you'll get your hair did and makeup did and spa there and $500 shopping spree at the amazing beverly center. >> but there's more. the hollywood foreign press association is also going to have you have your turn at red carpet so nbc entertainment will have your exclusive tickets to the golden globes viewing parliament i mean, that's a great ticket, right? >> it should be a great weekend for one of our viewers. >> golden ticket, wasn't that willy wonka's whole thing? are we stealing that. >> don't miss your chance to join us in historic los angeles, sunshine and fun. go to today.com to enter. all right. now let's get the top stories from tamron hall.

democratic front-runner hillary clinton are getting very personal. he mocked her for taking a bathroom break calling it, quote, disgusting and used at term for the male anatomy describing her 2008 primary loss. >> she was going to beat and she was going to win and she got [ bleep ]. she lost. >> trump has been demanding an apology from the clinton campaign claiming his fiery rhetoric is being used by isis but a clinton spokesman says there will be no apology. today sargeant bowe bergdahl will be arraigned facing a court-martial on charges of behavior before the enemy. bergdahl is accused of leaving his post in the afghanistan in 2009 before being captured by the taliban. he was held for five years and freed in a controversial prisoner swap for five detainees held at guantanamo bay. bergdahl faces a maximum life in prison if he is convicted.

sandra bland case. she is the chicago woman found dead in a texas jail cell three days after being arrested in a routine traffic stop that went dramatically wrong. five months after the incident drew national protests, a grand jury has declined to indict anyone, including the jailer in connection with her death. grand jurors will reconvene in january to reconsider remaining issues. bland's family says they have no confidence in the investigation. and police say the driver who intentionally ran down dozens of pedestrians on the las vegas strip sunday did not have any alcohol in her system. 24-year-old headache somewhat holloway faces a bail hearing today accused of killing a 32-year-old arizona woman, jessica schranz swaila and injuring five other people by driving on to the sidewalk. holloway's 3-year-old daughter was in the car with her. prosecutors say they were homeless and living in that car.

at cape canaveral. spacex launched a falcon 9 spacecraft carrying small satellites last night and then the 15-story booster returned for a vertical touchdown on landing. that, by the way, a first, the success triggered a lot of hearing as you hear and see there at mission control. a store security camera was rolling as a customer and a clerk teamed up to tackle a man who threatened to shoot anyone who didn't hand over their money. this happened this weekend near the university of miami campus in coral gables, florida. the suspect, 47-year-old javon reddick, was pinned to the ground until police arrived. he tried to tell them he was joking, but officers say he did have a gun in his pocket. it's a scary scene out there. the people jumped into action. don't know what would have happened if they had not. >> the thanks, tamron. with the numbers of travelers expected to top 100 million for the first time on record this holiday season, a lot of people will be taking to the skies, and they will

cramp their christmas style. >> "today's" erica shill here with a story of a mother who found herself at center of a controversy for trying to bring breast milk on a plane. hey, erica. >> hey, guys, good morning. always a little bit of hectic as we head to the airport and first disclosure i did once cry at security when i was told i couldn't bring my milk with me. one text as mom's recent battle which she posted on social media and that got us to thinking about all the hinges we need to know before heading to the airport no matter your age or stage in life. >> vanessa did everything by the book before heading to the airport with two weeks worth of breast milk. >> i tried to make sure, that, you know, i did my due diligence and checked with delta. >> reporter: she says the customer service agent told her to pack the milk in a cooler with dry ice so she could check it with her baggage. when she arrived at the airport

>> ought of three agent no one could tell me what to do and basically said you can't take this cooler on the plane. >> after plenty of confusion and frustration, vanessa threw out the dryize and carried the frozen breast milk with her on the plane. next time she will have the advice from delta in writing. >> if someone isn't educated as were the a these desk agents, if they don't know their own company's protocol, then at least you can show them what the correct procedure is. >> reporter: for have necessaria the issue wasn't the milk but the dry ice. travel expert and mom samantha brown says a hard copy could have helped. >> she did everything right. a lot of times it's just a miscommunication between customer service and the clerk who you are having face time with. >> reporter: per the tsa breast milk, formula and baby food, like medicines, do not fall under the 311 guidelines. they can be carried on and the amount isn't limited to three ounces or less with.

expected to travel this holiday season, there's no shortage of stress at the airport. bringing gifts, wrapped present are not encourage the in the cabin and even in a checked bag experts recommend you wait to wrap until you arrive. brown also suggests doing a security line run-through with the entire family, especially if you don't travel often. >> my top three tips for families traveling during the holidays is, one, arrive in plenty of time. two, bring food so you don't get hungry, and, three, smile, breathe. everybody is in the same boat. or plane. >> reporter: as some airports across the country united airlines has created an oath oasis of happiness, therapy dogs ready with a cuddle to help with the holiday stress. as for vanessa, delta contacted her to apologize and offered to reimburse her for the cost of preparing her breast milk for travel.

airline says it's," working directly with miss oranga. >> i just hope that they use this as a lesson. >> the tsa website is the a great resource, lays out regulations for carry-on lugage. doesn't hurt to check with the airlines and print the recommendations if there's any question. >> the what happened when that happened at the engagement? >> when kate and wills got engaged, i said can i bring my breast milk back, no problem but the rules were different at heathrow, i didn't print anything out and the gate agent said you can't bring it and you have to check it and i didn't have any dry ice so i cried. >> erica, understandable. >> up next, ladies, listen up, is breaking up harder to do if the man you're breaking up with has a great severance humor?

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all right. it's now 8:14 and time to do a little trending. >> oh, good. a couple days left until christmas so you've got a gift you still need to buy for a very picky person. anybody fit into that category? >> i'm not picky, but i know people like that, yeah. >> if you run out of ideas, would you give that person cash? >> no. >> i would -- >> yes. >> i would probably give a gift card, like an amex gift card which seems classier than cash. >> my nieces live on the other side of the country, i don't

just cash. >> who would want 20 bucks. i don't know to get you, here's 20 bucks, get yourselfing is you really sglant would you do that to an adult or just kids? >> i would. >> that's the sglifrpt cash is king. >> i give me niece and nephew, they are 19 and 16 cash but i wouldn't give a 30-year-old friend of mine cash. >> i give cash to people that who are friends. >> that's a good rule of thumb. cash. in a new article published on yahoo! here's what "consumer reports" says. cash is always a good gift. the magazine argues money is a safer bet, especially for picky people and one etiquette expert says cash is a gift that's rarely returned and one size fits all. >> if someone handed me $40 and that's what i was going to spend, i earmarked this for your gift, i'm not sure of your alcohol choice, go get what you want. i'd say thank you very much.

way, it's pabsh blue ribbon. >> get a lot of that. >> asked you on twitter, is cash a tacky gift? 81% said no, it isn't. 19% said yes, it is. >> now we know. >> next christmas cash. >> speaking of cash, new startup is giving you a chance to book a hotel room at half the price. it sound perfect, right? >> what's the catch? >> well, yeah, you know there's a catch. you have to share the room with a complete and total service. the service is called the winston club, invitation only and members can get screened and set to lauren next year. hotel rooms will be available in various cities and this is how it works. you book a room and the club pairs with you a stranger, you approve or reject and if you approve you slit the cost >> the that's a great idea until it isn't a great idea and room. >> could anybody sleep in a

stranger, even if they seem nice. >> yes. >> gender. >> is it a hookup site? >> it will be. >> not today. >> carson is going what was the website? >> exactly. >> i just changed my mind. >> cash is king. >> safe to say we've all been through break-ups at this table, right? >> yeah. >> but ladies, a new study says women have a harder time recovering from a break-up if her ex-has a certain quality and we now know what it is. >> a sense of humor. >> do you agree with that? >> absolutely. >> i agree. >> why, what is it about a humor? >> if a guy is mean or edgy it's easy toe think about good-bye and you think about the nice guy and funny moment. it's harder. >> what if the hilarious guy cheated on you? >> not so funny, huh? >> he made me laugh, but you were sleeping with my best friend. >> and carson's reality has checked in. >> oh, gosh. >> such a funny guy. >> you know what's funny, when

research out of the prompter, it's not even worth going into. >> here's a good one. sarah palin is getting her revenge on tina fey, and which celebrities are on santa's naughty or nice list. carson. >> first to sarah palin turning the tables on tina fey on saturday. tina once again playing the former alaskan governor on "snl" and now in a new video sarah palin takes a whack as playing tina fey, a spot of a hit show "30 rock" a trailer for a fake show called "31 rock" and see what you think of palin's impression. >> when it begins this january, america will meet little melon. >> this is my safe space. >> a tv writer who left a small town for the big space. >> no snow flakes? >> will she be able to round up a cast and produce a hit show? >> where's the new page? >> or will the writers ruin everything. >> nerds in the. >> and force her old friend --

running mate john mccain. >> spent some money on this. >> this is not a real show, by the way, won't be coming to tv, just a spoof from a conservative website. >> amazing how interchangeable they are, pretty crazy. our dear friend meredith vieira on her show monday talked to a panel kids and asked them which celebrities would make santa's naughty or nice list. >> nice. >> naughty. >> noutdy, foughty. >> do you know who that is? >> no. >> why are you saying fought? >> bus she just looks like it. >> how about this person. he's -- >> naughty, naughty, naughty. >> he looks weird! >> i used to work with this guy. he doesn't look. >> i feel bad for you. >> i got over it, honey.

>> a double whammy for matt. >> not only do the kids not know who he was, they thought he was creepy based on looks alone you. >> see, and i'm not having trouble breaking up with her because of that sense of humor. doesn't bother me one bit. love you, my dear. >> that was awesome. >> really good. >> carson, thank you. dylan, how about a check of the weather. >> big travel day on wednesday. it's not going to be so great around the country. we've got a chance of heavier rain up and down the east coast, and we are also looking at some severe storms down across the gulf coast and that could create some delays at airport and also out west we're looking at a lot of mountain snow and that lasts into >> bri: rain taps turned on for everybody at this point. scattered showers for the most part, but we've got some embedded areas of more moderate showers working through for the day today. it becomes more consistent, widespread rain as we get into the middle of the day. weather stays very unsettled for next couple days, though we have to wait until tomorrow afternoon

and temperatures very mild. possibly some records for christmas eve. looking more and more within reach. a look at that 7 on forecast showing mil and that's your latest forecast. >> all right. dylan. thank you very much. time now for our series do you believe. this morning an interfaith discussion about peace. hoda has more of that. the stories of terrorism and intolerance almost everywhere you turn these days. some of the problems brought about in the name of religion, so with that in mind we talked to some influential faith and community leader for their thoughts on whether peace is possible. first of all, i'd like to start off by saying girl power. our panel boasts three amazing women, the reverend dr. jackie lewis of new york city's middle collegiate church, rabbiage israel booddahl of central

sahar el salani. peace? >> absolutely. we see it in the mike comp of people finding peace through themselves personally and i think that it just keeps spreading out. aspire to that. >> i find myself taking a deep breath in saying, okay, i am the beginning of peace. i think we're all called to be peace-makers, and the source of the peace is a kind of self love that acknowledges that we're beautiful and wonderful. i think violence comes through self-hatred and peace comes from love. >> islam means peace and all of our scriptures which are very much intertwined are road maps to justice and peace and finding salvation in this world. >> but what do you think the barriers are for working on a global scale because we've seen often it doesn't? >> it's one of the beauties that the sense god belongs just to me, that i own god. god is not christian, god is not

god is love. >> can you believe exactly what you believe as strongly as you believe it and yet acknowledge that people on either side of you believe with equal conviction in their faith, and i think if more people could nod their head and say, yeah, can i do that, it would work. >> i think there's a sense that god wants justice and love in the world and each of our religions have a different way of saying it, but we recognize that really at base is the same and we can work together, that's also one of the ways that we make that kind of peace. >> when you see what's been going on, you know, in san bernardino and what's been happening and people say we want to bar muslims from coming into the country and all that sort of stuff, what do you people of your faith and when do you share with them? how do you explain what's going on? >> i remind our youth that we are told to strive for unity and for harmony and nonviolence, and a core principle of islam is nonviolence and is interfaith

>> it seems like the biggest barrier to peace is ignorance. it's like you don't know somebody, right? >> so true. >> you don't know what they are about. >> so many people think they don't know muslims and i'm saying, yes, you do, yes, you do. that's your teacher. that's the pta president. that's the shopkeeper. of course, we do. sglrnlt what >> what would your message be of peace during this season? >> peace in our tradition is not just not having war. you cannot have wholeness and perfection unless it includes all of humanity. we are all one whole and we seek out that peace. >> up of my favorite verses from the koran god does not change the condition of the people unless they change the condition within their hearts. take time and remember that there are many ways that you can worship and love your lord. one of the best ways to love god is to serve of others. >> i believe that there's more than one path to god. i celebrate all these paths, but i'm a christian, i choose this

this story. i'm captivated by the story that god comes all the way down to earth. each of us embodies love in our best day and then just go out and do love. >> wow. >> i think, you know, i'm a believer that peace can work, and if you've ever lived in new york city or been here and you watch people of all different faiths or no faith living in such close quarters and it works, like if you think that new york city can work, if you're an optimist you believe the world can work, because we work when we're all intertwined like this on top of each other and somehow the city, you know, makes it happen. >> we should run that piece every day at end of the show, the same piece over and over again to just get this into people's minds. it doesn't seem like it should be as difficult. >> those three ladies make it very simple. should be just hike that. >> but you also point out learning about others. not everybody lives in new york city where you come in contact with such a diverse range and with the internet and social media it can be a positive place

>> thanks. coming up, giada is in the kitchen and is showing us how to cook for a crowd in holiday season with a bit of italian flair. >> a bit of italian. >> can i just say we're making

>> this is 7news now. >> kris: it's 8:27. live look outside. you see the headlights on and the wet roadway, a good sign there is rain going on. let's get over the bri eggers with a check of that forecast. >> that's correct, chris. we're in for our first round of rain. you can see there is some drying that comes as this all moves from the southwest to the northeast, but behind it, some more steadier showers that will set in by about mid-day today. things staying unsettled through the next couple days. temperatures still very mild, mid to upper 50s for highs this afternoon. >> kris: bri, thanks. a lakeville woman will be in court today after police say she kidnapped her two children. officers arrested valerie mcgrath last night. police say she took the children

rented a car in fall river and didn't come back. last night the children were reunited with their father. the man who loaned a gun to the marathon bombers will be sentenced today. police say stephen silva gave dzhokhar tsarnaev the handgun that was used to kill mit police officer sean collier. silva pleaded guilty to gun and drug charges last year. stepped-up security will be in place in nashua, new hampshire, at schools this morning as children head back to class. violent e-mail threats against students in two high schools there forced the entire district to be shut down monday. police later determined those threats were not credible. thus schools will be back open today. 7news "today in new england" returns at 9:00. we'll see you then. welcome, to the simply orange tour.

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we're back now. 8:30 on a tuesday morning. it's december 22nd, 2015, and that dylan dreyer knows how to predict the weather. she said we're about to get some rain, about half an hour ago and guess what. the rain is here. >> right on cue. >> that's right. look who else is here.

he is our elf this morning for our toy drive which is just about to come to an end. >> i can't believe it's winding down now but he's going around collecting gifts from all the gifts. we've had such a successful toy drive. it's our second biggest year ever with more than $37.5 million raised. the total since we began the tradition if you add it all up, $430 million, and we're betting millions of smiles, too, for all the kids across the country so we want to thank everybody, and we'll talk to our elf brian darcy james in just a bit. >> by the way, hats off to the people at show who work so hard on organizing that do i drive every year. >> absolutely. >> also ahead, the mini layers of giada delaurinaitis who is here with a short rib lasagna. it's going to be a crowd pleaser here and then you can perhaps make it at home. >> yeah. >> exactly. >> we enjoy. >> every day here, this morning illusionists taking things to a

>> that guy's name is jeff hobson, very, very funny. meanwhile, you saw him earlier as santa's helper and when brian darcy james isn't on the plaza collecting toys he's a big man on the great white way and on the big screen. good morning. >> good morning. nice to see you. >> stars in an amazing movie called "spot light" all about the "boston globe's" investigation into the catholic church. great ensemble cast. you happy with the reaction? >> an incredible reaction and incredible film and the people i'm lucky enough to be in, mike keaton, mark ruffalo, the list goes on and on. powerful movie and i'm pinching myself that i'm in it. >> you play a journalist who sort of exposes the whole scandal of the catholic church. did you get to meet and know him? >> i was lucky enough to meet matt carol who i play in the film who is a wonderful reporter and works for the "boston globe" and all these report, the spotlight team at the "boston globe" is a four-member team and they do extraordinary long lead investigative journalists at work and matt and i -- i took a

he showed me everything that he knew about his job. >> have any holiday traditions. >> yeah, thanks. it's red. >> if i'm working i take a few minutes off to kind of have fun with my family and i'll have christmas eve off and that will be good. whatever is happening in any particular here is what i do. >> and your broadway run. >> it's a little bit of a break for me. i have a show on christmas night so i'm lucky to be working on the holidays. >> happy holidays. >> thank you, thank you. >> merry christmas. >> you can catch him now on the big screen in "spotlight" and broadway in "something wrote rotten." >> dylan, a check of the weather. >> starting to rain here. >> and someone who needs a lot of snow, santa, the big man, needing a lot of sante and we

pole to find out what's going on up there. bob, how santa holding up this year? >> reporter: well, merry christmas to all of you. think about it. there's only three days to christmas eve and time is running out here in the north pole. santa is taking a nap and resting up before the big night with the big slay while the elves are scrambling to put the toys together. we come up here each year and we try to get inside santa's toy shop it's such a top secret operation and he doesn't want to reveal much. hold on, guys. sorry. we've got leaked security cam footage from inside santa's toy shop operation, a top secret thing we were just talking about this. this is so -- this has never been seen before, guys, looking at the elves, obviously one of the "star wars" light sabers, the hottest toy this season the elves have been putting together and they actually test each and

sending it out to make sure they work, and i'm -- i'm not sure that that guy should be testing those toys right there. i counted -- i counted three osha violations just now. >> well, they have got three days to kind figure out how that thing works. >> reporter: i'm getting some word inside here, we assurance, that that was just an isolated incident. that those toys will be fine and ready for the sleigh on thursday night. >> that is a relief. bob, thanks so much for getting the latest scoop for us, and as we wait. just three more >> bri: some wet weather working through right. now even some moderate rain from p town stretching all the way back through the berkshires. heading out the door, grab the rain gear. we will have a couple dry hours in the next couple hours. we do have more wet weather that's moving in behind it. more consistent showers by the time we make it into mid-day. and it stays unsettled. showers again late tomorrow. temperatures still very mild and, yes, those record breakers

likely for christmas eve. a quick look at that >> and that's your latest forecast. guys? >> all right, dylan, thank you very much. the red carpet will soon roll out for awards season. already there's some talk that eddie redmayne will double his oscar count with his role in his new film "danish girl." >> transgender rights have been front and second. the fight has been happening for hundreds of year. i sat down with the cast and director of "the danish girl" to the talk about that fight and in this movie the pressures it put on a marriage. >> the first time we met she proposition the me. she seemed so sure. >> i was sure. >> it's incredibly powerful love story. >> is there something you would

i'm your wife, i know everything snoop a marriage of two artists that changes as husband played by eddie redmayne discovers the person he truly is. >> what was it like in this movie, guys, because it's a beautiful, beautiful movie. >> clearly carefully craft the. what were the challenges? >> i think everyone who has seen the film realizes that it's a very emotional ride of those two women go on. >> we should go out tonight and give them something different. >> lily. you're exquisite. >> married people, you'll be shocked it is. >> reporter: you have, for example, a fun and a really important piece of the puzzle. >> you know, i was lucky in this case because we play characters that just see people for who they are, just people. >> he's a friend.

longtime friend of the couple made by matthias schneider. >> i think being an art dealer always looking for beauty. >> reporter: was reading caitlyn jenner in the "vanity fair" article says when she was bruce jenner she was lying all the time. you don't quite get that the sense from lily or is that what happened? >> it looks like lily is always there because it is the same person in the end. >> the fact is i believe that i'm a woman. >> and i believe it, too. >> surgery has never been attempted before. >> reporter: lily was one of the first people to attempt sex reassignment surgery. through it all her wife stands by her, supports and loss of her. >> this could kill you. >> it's my only hope. >> reporter: film is an extraordinary exploration of unand love. >> and that love itself is not

it's about souls. >> raises questions about how we articulate and define love. >> and one of the ways is i defy to you watch that and not have tears rolling down your cheeks. >> i love you, because you're the only person who has ever made sense of me. and made me possible. >> reporter: lots of folks back home will have seen this movie already. matt, i think you've already seen it. if you like eddie redmayne there's a scene in it that might be a reason to go see it, matt. i'm guessing you would have watched this scene with your hand over your eyes like that. i don't know how else to describe this. >> no, i think i know what you're referring to and you've left me nowhere to go, but i will say, yes, i will say, yes, there are some amazing scenes in the movie, and i recommend people see it because it's an extraordinary film. keir, thank you.

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going to be asking how on earth did they do that which is exactly what i was wondering when i caught a show called "the illusionist" on broadway with my family. >> we've invited the magical troupe here to show us what they can do. jeff hobson is the host of the show and joined by adam trickster and add am trent as the futurist. trickster. do you play cards. >> oh, good. >> queen. >> you'll figure it out. >> pick a card, quick, quick, quick. >> i want your signature, if you don't mind, hoda.

identify. >> houda. >> matthew broderick, got everybody here. >> oh, look. >> look, look, look, look, you're card right in the middle of the pack, take a looky, there it is. see it, see it, see it, shuffle, shuffle, shuffle, go, go, go. >> take a look. >> you make those dealers in the casino pop their pants, that's right, don't ever do that again, that was awful. i'll place the pack of cards inside my mouth and locate the card with my signature three times. watch. >> is this your card. >> no. >> is this your card. >> is this your card. >> no. >> somewhere in the middle. >> no, that is not the card.

>> you feeling okay. >> no, no. how long has that been in there? >> i got it. one card, one folded once. on me? >> take a look. >> yeah. >> that's amazing. >> right there, right there. >> very nice. >> that's awesome. >> let's move over. >> come on over here, guys. >> this is great. >> hoda, let's have you over here. very, very important. you are on bag duty. okay. bag. >> carson right here you're on knife. you said adam, i've got one and phone. >> this is great. >> need to borrow your phone. >> out of the case. >> somebody asked me to take it out of case. >> a lot of famous people in there. >> we take matt's iphone and

envelopes like this, very important that we know this has your iphone because i have three more envelopes that don't have your iphone, a little piece of aluminum plastic, same size and weight as your phone. a little bit of a marking like that so we know that one indeed has your phone in it and the ones that don't have it we place an "x" on it so we know you don't have t.hold that one finger like that. touch an envelope, that right there. here's the way the game works, matt. you chose that based on intuition. you did not choose. oh, wow. this is good. >> i have an industrial strength blender here. >> don't screw this up. >> you'll have my phone in my mouth like he did, this is made for destroying iphones. made my microsoft. >> here we go.

>> there is metal in there. >> that's metal, matt. >> wow. >> please be my phone. >> this is good. >> matt, take that envelope out, rip it out and show to to the audience. >> this round of applause is all for matt. >> oh, no. >> not his phone. >> you better have a good explanation. >> you may want -- >> commercial break time. >> hoda, the bag, the bag, this is good. pass it over here. >> his phone was nowhere near that bag. >> this is a special moment, matt, something very rare and hard to find here, in a honey dew, hard to find and i take the knife. you have the knife. >> you missed that part, i cut into the honey dew, you'll see and smell the juices. a real honey dew. >> i'm going to cut it all the

>> there's something inside the melon. it's a phone, but it could be any phone. is that indeed your iphone >> the greatest trick i've ever sgleen yes, it is. >> that's mine. >> that's unbelievable. >> that's a miracle. >> how did you do that? >> this is a real melon. >> you're the one who saw the show. >> didn't do this at the show. >> that's amazing. >> that's a little something, something. >> can i say, and i don't do this often. it's fantastic, go see the show on broadway, limited time only. get soon. >> wow, that was awesome. thanks, guys, terrific. up next, giada delaurinaitis is in the kitchen with crowd pleaser. nothing is going to be better

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italian favorite with a little bit of a twist. happy holidays. welcome back >> i love lasagna. >> don't i know it. >> love lasagna but you're beefing it up a little bit. >> beefing it up and adding a little bit of kale as well. ground some short ribs and season them with a little salt and pep remember? before we get to the browning. >> not that many, in the that complicated. >> okay. >> you know the thing about lasagna, it's intimidating because there's several steps. the great thing about lasagna advance. >> it's better as leftovers. >> absolutely. >> took your short ribs and brown them in a pop. >> season them salt and pepper, brown them in a pot each side, don't worry about cooking them through. take them out and then you add theonsions, chop onions in a little bit of oil. then we add rosemarie and garlic first. >> healthy amount of garlic, too. i like it. no, it's great. >> look, we didn't chop the

take it out if you want to and it's not as potent because we didn't chop it. the do you smell the rosemarie. that's why you want to add it had before the liquid. it's more potent. add the wine, pinot noir. use beef broth. >> how long is this going to cook down for? >> this is going to cook down for about two and a half hours, and then we'll take the meat and put it right pack in and make sure that there's enough liquid to cook the meat and you're going to took it for two and a half hours and it will reduce down and once the smaet cooked, then lid on, really important to put the lid on. >> okay. >> then you've got the short ribs and let them cool. >> this is going to basically fall right off the bone you. >> want to do it. >> no, do you it. >> you do it. >> no, come on, matt. >> you just shred this up. >> go, go, go. >> take some of the fat off. >> taste, it it's cooked, i'm promised.

>> your hands are clean, that is. >> that's good. >> mm-hmm. >> then you move over here. we'll put the short ribs over here and we're makingled easiest cream sauce ever so milk and cream, okay. then we add mozzarella, shredded mozzarella, parmesan cheese, chopped kale, basil, garlic, go. you don't have to make a roux or add anything tolls this. melt the cheese and wilt the kale. use baby kale or this kind of kale. >> magic of tv. >> and you've got your sauce like this. >> and now it's a layering job so go, grab. >> flat noodles. >> what was on the bottom. >> tomato sauce first. noodles, a little bit of the cream sauce with kale. shredded short ribs. >> how many layers would you make in this? >> probably three. >> after you've done the layering, in the often. >> tom it with tomato sauce, 400 degrees, 20 minutes. >> may i taste. >> threat cool though before you

>> threat cool for 15 to 20 minutes. >> want it to solidify, otherwise it's liquidy everywhere. you want it to be like that it is guys downstairs. >> what do you think? >> it's delicious. >> carson, with the kale this is actually healthy, right, giada? probably losing weight. >> it's a meal all in one. >> it's delicious. so much. a little lasagna short ribs. what could go wrong? check out this recipe at today.com/food. coming up, our season of

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