this morning on "today's take" superstar jennifer lopez on her new tv show and the two people who have changed her life. then, al and his wife deborah get personal opening up about their 20-year marriage. "toys's take" with al roker, natalie morales, al roker and tamron hall live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today" on a monday morning, january 4th, year. natalie and tamron.

>> good crowd out there. >> back together on friday, on new year's day, but we were a little groggy, let's be honest. i feel like this is the day here. >> back for the new year. >> and ready, boom. >> people on social media had a time with our new year's day show. >> because i was -- >> whatever we did. >> i was in new york, and then very quickly thereafter i was in pasadena for the rose parade with hoda. >> you teleported. >> you're avatar and even after i said the new year's show was on tape they still didn't quite -- they were still >> you were brave. and my favorite float was the one from the university of iowa. >> yes. state. >> oh, boy. >> you would have thought -- >> and then they lost their game, right? >> that was the best part. so i was the subject of two waves of tweets. the first tweet, group of

idiot because i mis -- i said iowa state instead of iowa. honest mistake. i corrected it, okay. get it, okay, done. thank you. then after they got blown out i got all these tweets it's al roker's fault. state. >> oh. >> so it was like wow. remedy this. take a trip up to the campus. let's have a huge pep rally. >> okay. >> sure. >> they love me. >> they love me there. >> a way to make amends, come on. >> there you go. >> that i have the power to take a school and crush it. >> so you're the king-maker. >> at rose parade. >> you and carly fiorina who was also blamed for that because she tweet that had she was not going to road for her alma mater stanford, rooting for iowa that day, they shade she was pandering and when iowa lost they blamed her. blame. not a great stanford thing. >> i am announcing i'm going to be her running mate. >> the there you go.

>> start it now, twitter. you heard it. >> just withdrew from the race. >> dropped out because of roker. let's talk a little new year's eve. >> yeah, yeah. we just had a little home soiree with the kids. >> tony bennett there. >> with lots of kids. >> kids sucking down some apple cider. >> they all stayed up. they all made it. i didn't, on the other hand. i made it actually. no, i did. surprisingly. we had a little party, little dinner party with neighbors and friends. it a good time. >> mr. roquer? >> i was at parade, hoda and i at the parade. >> cute. >> great pic. >> great smile. >> and took the kids, thank you, and my nose and nephew went to disneyland and had fun. >> how was the wet they are in. >> the weather was terrific, lovely, lovely. >> nice for the parade. >> you were skiing. >> that's right. >> you were. >> making moves -- >> i was skiing.

that's what they call them. >> i don't know. i've never been. >> the things that go downhill. >> on the hill. >> and you get the sticks on your feet. >> i said i've never been so i live through you and your ski trips if it's not in a prompter i don't often know. is that in the prompter, i just saw willie ski. hit the slopes. >> put some wood on your feet and you go down as fast as can you. >> wow. >> actually hey maizing. >> sunrise. my hotel window and every morning i saw that. >> in utah. >> deer vale, just absolutely beautiful. so pretty and as i was skiing one day i came up on a trail and had to take a picture, appropriate for this election year. there was the trump trashlgs it was the most beautiful and luxurious. >> built a wall. >> and the arrow pointing up, like his numbers, going straight up. >> green trail so it's easiy. >> nice beautiful. >> what were you saying, competitive, natalie, an easy trail. >> i wasn't saying let's go skiing but if you want to.

>> i was with the kids. so i was with this white stuff and you were where the sun was in a warm place. >> i walked in. al is like look at you all milk chocolatey. >> i was in a beach in antigua in a place called tamron hill. >> goes to places named after her. >> limits me to one place. christmas wearing our pjs, allegedly pjs, my niece and nephew gave me cowboy sgloots what is in that? >> liquor. >> rum, maybe? >> and then this is the favorite picture of my holidays. stop laughing at my life. it says you can't scare me. i'm from texas. that is cute. >> i think she's afraid of you in the pajamas. >> those were from my cousin and i took my 19-year-old nephew did, a vacay for the first time together and i thought about the three of you a lot.

here i am with isaiah this, 19-year-old, we talk every single sunday, and i really got to know this kid in a different way. he was so outgoing. we went to a party that was like arabian nights themed holiday party and this woman came up to dance with him and i thought he's never going to do it and he jumped up and the crowd went craze. okay, little isaiah. i still remember the 3-year-old, not the 6'2" 19-year-old. >> a handsome young man. >> such a sweet kid and he's going back to college soon. >> that's pretty cool. >> the fireworks on the beach. >> and every person who approached him, yes, sir, no, ma'am, yes, ma'am. corrupting you. so it was a fun family vacay. >> excellent. >> some of your pictures to show us what you did, too. >> #today'stake. a lot of you made resolutions and sometimes people make very lofty resolutions especially mark zuckerberg.

impossible such as learn mandarin in the span of a year. he resolved last year to read two books a month and also to meet a new person every day, so this year, what do you do if you're mark zuckerberg, what's your new year's resolution? well, he wants to create an ai, artificial intelligence, that will control everything in his home just by his voice. >> like varris in "iron man." >> i want this, but what i love, not just jarvis which would be amazing, but in response to that people on facebook were saying want to use a road. i keep telling my grand daughters to date the nerd in school because he may turn out to be the next mark zuckerberg and thanks to family and friends i've reconnected to classmates and family. >> and even better would be to encourage them to be the nerd in their school so they can be the next successful inventor. >> nice.

be the nerd, right, and he's -- they are raising their beautiful young daughter, max, he and wife priscilla chan posting this picture as well wishing everybody a happy new year. look how gorgeous she looks in the little dress. >> going back to the ai. >> well, they are mark zuckerberg sets his mind to it, something will come of it. >> they have some very -- >> hal on "space odyssey". >> or "the matrix," any number of movies. >> we want one in control, a mark zuckerberg would be cool. >> something that sheds the temperature zone in your house. >> they have some like that, okay, you know, you could watch your daughter which you can do on camera. >> like bb8 rolling in. >> i want bb8. >> that's what i want. >> google the self-driving characters that's ai. going. keeps sort of publicly saying >>the beginning of the machine. >> i'm sure it's going to happen.

smith to save the day here. >> you know, or keanu reeves, i'm telling you, you know. morpheus. hey, so if you're -- "the matrix." >> i love that you went there, amazing. >> if you're a jets fan, really yesterday. >> no. >> except for this moment. second quarter bills kicker dan carp per going for the extra point misses it, doesn't take it >> no. >> so here's what he does. he takes -- throws the helmet >> ow. >> that's tougher. it bounces. >> oh. >> that was their only bad moment, and he's okay, so that's all right. >> and they ended up winning, the bills won 22-17. >> i smell len berman. nobody got hurt. >> just cried. >> and looping it. at home now -- >> it went viral. >> i'm a giants fan so my heartbreak for the jets. needed to score, didn't happen. >> didn't turn out too well for

>> no, no, that was a long season. had a couple of super bowls recently so it's good. >> how recent successfully. >> it's been a couple of years. >> when was it last? >> five years. >> i mean, i'm a cowboys fans, i can't say anything. come on. >> mr. roker. >> okay. so it is freezing out. you know what. it's actually below normal. the kind of adding insult to injury. it's been so warm, december record-setting month. so look at these temperatures tomorrow morning. going to feel like 3 in new york, 9 in columbus and 18 below in caribou. it will feel like on tuesday afternoon single digits to below zero, but good news is things bounce back on wednesday on into thursday. the other thing we're watching, el nino. it's been affecting northern california and pacific northwest. one storm, weak to us, not a big deal. san diego up into eureka, maybe an inch of rain, but this number two storm tuesday into wednesday is going to be pretty power. if it's going to bring in heavy

the good news, a lot of snow up into the cascades and the sierra. upwards of 2 feet or more in the highest peaks, but the rain will bring the threat of flooding debris floes into the burn areas into southern california. look at the rainfall, anywhere from 2 to 3 inches and some areas as much as 5. we'll be watching flooding issues there >> good monday morning, 17 in boston, and 19 in orange and 30 in new bedford. had a little bit of snow at the mass pike this morning, and a lot of the snow overnight coming from snow showers and now squalls off the ocean. the cape and the islands, and otherwise, i expect mainly dry conditions from boston to west. temperatures dropping into the 20s this afternoon, and arctic air tonight and lows in the single digits and teens.

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>> and this piece mostly that it was very human, you know, that good. >> mm-hmm. >> but that we do things that are questionable all the time. we make bad decisions and then have to live with them. >> lopez is a powerhouse from music to film to fashion. she has created an empire worth a reported $300 million. what does that mean to you to be an esoperation to so many of us in our 40-plus years? >> it's important to me being in this business since i was in my early 20s there was always a moment where they would try to write you off. like don't write us off at a certain point in our lives. we have so much to offer. i feel like i knew nothing in my 20s but i thought i knew everything and in high 30s i realized i knew nothing, like i actually didn't know anything and now in my 40s i feel like i'm starting to accept myself for who i am. >> and she delivers. >> i try to tell myself good things about myself. >> we're constantly like beating ourselves up.

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>> now i get why you looked familiar when you started working here. at first i thought you were this white dude from middle school who wore his pants backward. >> it's a mannequin of a caucasian male. if that's what you see when you look at me, maybe it's on you. >> this's something about that expression. it just kind of makes you want to -- >> punch him in the face. >> a little bit. [ laughter ]. >> thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. good morning. >> this looks like so much fun. tell us about your character amy. >> it is so much fun. we have a fabulous cast. amy has been working at cloud nine, we hope you have a heavenly day, for ten years. i got this script and i thought this is an environment i've never seen before. we've never seen this place on

people. cast. and everyone is funny and we all come from different walks of life. and amy is a ten-year veteran of the super store of cloud nine. she's just getting by. i grew up watching shows about everyday working class people. so that's one of the things that drew me to the show. it's so much fun. >> i had the opportunity to interview a while back. you guys really go there, you push a envelope with subjects and issues. >> it's true. that's one of the special things about comedy. you entertain and laugh but you also get an opportunity to start conversations through humor. where the show goes is

i'm super proud of the show. we had a great time making it. >> we heard that the hardest part was keeping a straight face while taping. >> absolutely. i waste a lot of film and a lot of time. our cast is oh so funny. we have mark mckinney. he's so funny. we spend our time laughing. >> is it true you guys shot the pilot for this show in an actual super store, in a kmart and people started to think you were an employee at the store. >> try it. put on a name tag and a vest and stand anywhere and people will come up and ask you questions. we were shooting in a real kmart that was open and functioning. oh there's a dog in the studio. >> that's wrangler.

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terror attacks. it repeats trump's proposal to build a wall along the u.s. border with mexico. general motors is investing $500 million in the ride sharing company lift. they plan to open hubs where lift drivers who don't own cars can rent gm vehicles. they he to develop a fleet of self-driving cars that can be summoned with lift software. fat wallet says you're in luck, that you can save money this month on fitness equipment, workout gear and sorts apparel. shoppers can find savings of 25 to 50% off such items. the website says now is also a good time to buy winter apparel. some stores offer 60% off throughout january. it was another huge weekend at the box office for "star wars" bringing in another 88

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icy and snow conditions through the plains. we start colder than normal in the east. switch. much of above normal midwest through new england. by the latter part of the week, eastern half of the country way warm. way cold out boston, and 19 in orange and 30 in new bedford. had a little bit of snow at the mass pike this morning, and a lot of the snow overnight coming from snow showers and now squalls off the ocean. the cape and the islands, and otherwise, i expect mainly dry conditions later from boston to north and west. temperatures dropping into the 20s this afternoon, and arctic air tonight and lows in the single digits and teens. >> and that is your latest weather. >> thank y and that is your latest weather.

our man al has reported from every corner of the world. his rokerthons have broken world records. now he's also an author. >> he's written a book with his wife about lessons they've learned. family wisdom for modern times. >> they're sharing the wisdom on a sensitive topic, driving. >> when she moved to this city, she was definitely afraid of getting behind the wheel of a vehicle. now, our biggest fights are because i'm not aggressive enough behind the wheel. >> i really captain n't stand it when al drives. it makes me crazy. he's too tentative. he won't zip ahead and take chances. >> what are you doing? come on. step on it!

old lady heading to church. >> i've come up with a fantastic solution. i don't drive in the car with her. when we get ready to go, i hand her the keys. >> congratulations on this. >> thank you. >> it's phenomenal, the candor, the humor, everything. we need to go to a master class taught by the two of you. >> no. read this book and do the complete opposite. >> i like that you give debra the keys. e deborah the keys. there's some points where you argue and others where you just say, you know what, might as well hand >> it's actually my favorite chapter chapter in the book. the kids also talk about it. there's my oldest girl courtney in the middle. >> i think it's a jedi mind strik trick by you. >> this is not the worst thing in the world. >> you've written a lot of books before but nothing this personal.

>> there's a moment where you go, oh, everyone's going to hear about this. >> i didn't even want to write this book. she really wanted to share. again, it's the difference between men and women. guys are like, okay, we've been through this. and women want to share. and women want to share, so i -- i said yes, dear, and -- and -- the only way we survived this we did not write it together. >> the only way we survived this is we did not write it together. i wrote my part. she wrote her part. >> and you get to rehearse. >> i've read all of hers. tudy the mannium here and talk about the goal though. open up about the family, the marriage. what's the goal and what >> what do you want people at home to get out of it? >> no matter what you're doing we all have the same issues pretty much. no matter what you do especially if you're a working couple and that at the end of the day the

responsibility and the guy is going to do what he does. but get to the place in the middle where you kind of accept what the other does and does well. and don't criticize the other. >> you talk about some of the tough times as well. there was a time that she was going after an interview and you ended up getting it. >> yes. in our work we rarely compete. i do the goofy stuff and the weather and she does hard news. this nexus happened that unbeknownst to me that i had to go for this interview and she didn't get it and it was a very, very difficult time. i mean, we had to do some couples therapy. >> did you address it head on? >> we did. it was a very difficult issue that we had never had to address before. >> you also write about some of the sacrifices that debra has

she gets her dream job and decides to turn it down in favor of being a mom. >> she suffered. she took a bit of a hit in her career. she didn't let that stop her. she's an amazing mom and continued pushing through and she's one of the stalwarts up there at abc news. >> you're an amazing couple. >> two people who truly belong together. >> yeah. sometimes it doesn't feel like that. but i think every marriage goes through that. >> absolutely. that's reality. the reality. >> have to be together to make it. >> all in the book "been there, done coming up next, want to make good on that resolution to join a gym today? >> we'll tell you what you need to know before you sign on the dotal line le

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and signing contracts and a lot of people want to know about the do. writing. you want to make sure that every single thing the sales person tells you about is in the contract because these guys, they are commissioned-based, love them all but they are commissioned-based and may say things to you that actually aren't true to get sale. make sure it's in the contract. >> so you don't have to just sign what they put in front of you. you can amend that deal. >> also know what's in the deal to decide whether to sign or not. the other question a lot of people say can i pause my gym membership. i'm going away for a month, have a sabbatical or going on vacation or if i get an injury. you want to make sure that that's in the contract as well. that is something that not all gyms offer so you want to check on that. >> okay. you also say you want to go and make sure you check it out at a busy time. >> yes. >> to know if there's going to be a place that you'll be waiting around a lot to use the equipment. >> a lot of people will go visit the gym during their lunch hour and it's dead and no one is really there. i can get a bike or peeves

go visit the gym at the time that you actually plan on going during the day. if you plan on going there after work at 6:00 or 7:00 at night visit the gym at 6:00 or 7:00 at are night. >> and check out the cleanliness, do they have hand sanitizer stations and all of those things matter. >> make sure the gyms are working, out of order and make sure the sanitizer machines work and towels there as well. >> what if it's not working out for you and what if you don't like the fit. >> breaking the contract. >> it's infamous. people have credit things because they try to break the contract. >> you're in a legal contract, and so what you want to do is ask if there's a cancellation period, right, because some states like missouri, for example, one of the -- at least one state makes it a law that you have a few days to get out of a c.a lot of gyms will give you 24 hours or a couple of days. >> right. >> that's number one. check on the cancellation period so if you go home and say i shouldn't be doing that, you can get out of it. also, pay with a credit card.

don't pay with a debit card, credit card so that way you can dispute the charges and say it's not working out and here are the reasons and your credit card company can back you up. last resort is to call consumer affairs if you're promised something you're not getting. >> what's interesting, you have the old school gym contracts that we got to know and now you have a lot of gyms that do packages where you buy ten sessions but you have to use them in "x" amount of days and people don't realize that as well. >> that's the thing, goes back to the first tip, read the contract because nothing else matters. person told me, don't worry about it, it's fine, i'll take care of you. doesn't matter if jim said i'll take care of. >> cookie clubs, cupcake class. >> while you're on a spin bike, no, thank you. thank you so much. up next, all nexter size, as i mentioned, work up an appetite. now we're talk, so we've got a meat and potatoes meal that can feed your family of four, guess what, for under $15.

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. on today food if you blew out the budget over the holidays now is the time to do inexpectsive cooking at emwho. brian mularkey is the executive chef at seersucker at herringbone and has a meal that can feed four for under $15. brian, good to see you, my friend. >> happy new year, happy new year and congratulations to all you parents for getting the kids back in school. mine is off. our vacation starts now. >> celebrate. >> back to, would. we're all happy. >> it's not only dinner, it's breakfast and lunch. >> i took a challenge, feed four for under $15. what we'll do here is make some meat balls, pork meat balls and we'll cut it with a little bread, our chef in vegas, geno, grandmother nana's restaurant. putting milk-soaked bread into the meat balls and a little bit of garlic. you get your meat and potatoes for under $15.

couple of nice meat balls. >> ideal size of the meat balls, does it matter? >> if it's an appetizer small, entre bigger, ice cream scoops you can use also. take these and transfer them into the oven here and cook them until they are done. pork, cooked all the way through and then -- >> those are beautiful. >> absolutely beautiful. >> couple here and the idea is, so we'll take these out right here. we'll use the same pan. in the kitchen industry it's called the one-pan pickup. greatest thing in the world. don't want to do a lot of dishes so we try to utilize the same pan. hit it with a little bit of onion, a little bit of parsnip, carrots and potatoes, a little root vegetable hash. >> make hash here. >> and get the flavors of the meat ball. >> keep billing the flavor and keep going right over here. we transfer over here and now we'll add a little kale because kale, 2016, can't let the kale go. >> not saying good-bye to kale yet. stir that in a little bit right

know, my wife and i, we shop and shop and so much food gets thrown away. 40% of our groceries in the u.s. get thrown away so the idea was, you know, take these meat balls and do a little egg hash in the morning and have a meat ball sub the next day with the baguette. >> this is the secret weapon, the brown butter. >> the brown butter. don't need to be making sauce, brown birth, cook it down here, a nice nuttiness, do a little bit of rosematter, a little rosemary and garlic, all you need, a little herbs right there. everybody thinks you've been doing all day. >> smells great. >> it's a lot of fun to -- it's a nutritious stake and potatoes on a budget, and -- and you can transfer it to more and more meals so when youout what am i going to dcourse, it's

>> turn it into a great bolognese. >> really good. >> got our dinner, there's our breakfast with the egg and the lunch is the meat ball sub- >> absolutely incredible. make it out of beef, portion anything you want, veggie if you want. >> brian, happy new year. >> brate to see you. >> all good. >> amazing recipes under $15 this week. head to today.com/food. we're back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. what makes this simple salad the best simple salad ever? heart healthy california walnuts. the best simple veggie dish ever? heart healthy california walnuts. the best simple dinner ever? heart healthy california walnuts.

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