whethering a storm literally and then vanessa hu who plays ng live a day after her father passed away. >> and tiki palmer one of those stars who rocked it. she stopped by havoc and the heart break behind 2 scenes. >> let's just hope it doesn't rain. >> it might be raining. >> we rehearsed for the last week with umbrellas and 30 minutes before we went live, we did, like, plan b. >> plan b? we're like we don't want a lawsuit. >> how to deal with crackling mike. seemed to edit around it for the east coast. >> i told her, i'm like, girl, nobody heard that. can cry >> vanessa hudgens father passed

broa >> that's the thing thatringing a lot of tears to our eyes. forget him >> and actor taylor swift rother garrett. during the show, facebook and snap chat captured the go-cart d stages. but you get like the queen of the quick change award.e that to my broadway performance cinderella. because that's where i learned to do a quick change. three dresses, one being the real dress that i was going tothe fre scene, then the red dress on top of it. and then the dress i had underneath the red.eing able to create these illusions.

did you see dede khan, theiginal frenchie, dede actually gave carly one of her original blouses from the 1978 film and the or good luck. >> a little old hollywood met new hollywood. j-law and jane fon need i say more?foreshot. >> but if you open the entire e cover, there's a total of 13 greats seated together. >> they all love each other, they have watched their careers, everybody was sort of excited to be around each other. >> candid moments include a smiling smiling laquita. >> all five leading actors oscar nominees are here and everybody's wearing black. >> because we really wanted to show their incredible faces, sometimes the clothes can overtake all that. dog and jane fonda brought her dog and they really bonded on the set.

amusement for everyone. >> for one shot, jane wrapped her arm around j-law.ladies also displayed some secret talents, viola's an artist, jennifer does a mouth marionette.oes the splits. who knew? >> you got that? >> flexible. >> you got that move?to. not anymore. coming up, brad pitt 's paris shorts. and we got the stories behind him. daughter cassidy at the super bowl. and frank? >> and channing tatum sings. >> that's a crying shame.u learn the dance moves? >> they fashioned magic mike after me.

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some chops. thanks to channing tatum and a lot of rehearsal. >> i think jenna helped you out with that a little bit? >> she did.tually really, really great. she does an amazing tap, she's been doing itprobably about 8. >> jenna london with the sailor suit. >> josh brolin co-stars movie studio fixer trying to get to the bottom of his big star's kidnapping in this comedy set in but george has some fixing of his own to do. amal's birthday is in just two e planned it all out. ruin it? i'm going to surprise her with this amazing thing. you could have klan channing >> i think that's dangerous, though, with all the icing. see th . >> speaking of which, if magic mike 3 were to happen, where do

>> i think you should hioned magic mike after me. tequila and me and the next thing you know, dollars are flying, i'm putting them everywhere. more fun with george because we all had to get george's reaction to this shot. why is his pal brad pitt jogging in short shorts?nd our fashion expert josey breaks down the s.a.g. awards best and worst. plus -- h the newest member of the "e.t" team, kathy lee and frank

brad pitt in short shorts, making funny faces and sporting doll style hair? this just has to be the weirdest thing you're going to see all stay.

brad and his really pale legs. is in paris filming scenes for his upcoming netflix machine." his character is loosely based on a 62-year-old army general who was famous for running nearly seven miles every day. but what does his pal clooney have to say? >> wow, what is that?ime when short were actually worn like that. let's be fair. that hig >> it certainly can't be comfortable, that's for sure.right now, is yaho style editor-in-chief co-host josey breaking down the dos and the s.a.g. awards fashions. >> i have say that the winner of the s.a.g. larson. that versace dress was on the

the awards.last-minute pick by her. >> i didn't have a dress, i got in at 6:00 a.m. this morning. >> did you have to get it altered? or did it fit you perfectly? >> i kind of wanted to close thea little bit. because i'm a little more modest than run way models. >> i also love sophia vergara, y the best thing about her in this custom dress is that she knows exactly what works for her. and you want to know about a red carpet do? if it ain't broke don't fix it. >> she works doesn't she? >> i would have to say that matching clutch makes it a little bit too barbie for me. >> what did you think of eva longoria, i thought that was wow. ello goodbye dress. it's like hello, in the front, but it's like goodbye when sh turns around. h to show the back because it's am but it has all these beads. i keep playing with the beads. fashion. >> you have to have fun with

i mean first of all, caylee, can i talk about a revenge barbie in a divorce dres she looks phenomenal.he talk about demi moore, it was actually a dress from the back of her closet, 2002. >> i love that she recycles. shopping your loss closet, i love it. >> nicole kidman is also getting some mixed reviews. >> for nicole, this is how i would have done it. nicole's dress is actually a lot of color and jewelry.ade it a little bit more sophisticated by putting her hair up and that would have changed the look of the dress.oved some of the ruffles in the front and keeping it really simple and sophisticated. and if we didn't like the stripes, we can also hombre the it a lot more softer in that way. >> you could have made it a whole different dress. >> a whole different dress and the big color of the evening ald green and this dress would take on a completely

>> what do you think are some the takeaways from the s.a.g. ds? >> i think the oscars are going to be anyone's game. >> i'm so excited that it's going to be with us all the way up to the academy awards. >> i'm excited too.insight you give us. there's another huge event before we get to the oscars. and cameron -- >> super bowl 50. nd i'm psyched. kevin frazier is at that super bowl party central, cassidy daughter of kathy lee and frank gifford. welcome to our "e.t" super bowl team. i am to be here in san francisco with kevin. >> here's the th she really is a super bowl veteran, because her father one of the greatest players the and a hall of fame broadcaster, but her mom sang the national anthem

do you remember that? i actually don't remember that because i was 2 years old in 1995. >> that is special and so is the fact that her dad broadcast the very first super bowl. en cassidy sat down with cbs and the guys who are broadcasting super bowl 50. >> your dad was a great man, ived him. but you don't look like him. >> phil frankfrom the field to the broadcast booth. >> when he was prepared back in the day, it was so different. he would say something like kind of preparing for an exam. for you, >> i think that's a litt of it. i love the fact that i'm prepared and knowing everything i can about the players, as far as what they do on the field. >> cbs gonzalez and boomer esiason talked about frank gifford's past. >> the last couple of years of my dad's live i remember sitting said, i'm so glad those guys are

>> everybody talking about the hup between 39-year-old payton manning and 26-year-old newton of the panthers. >> payton manning and frank sinatra. cam n is >> and cassidy got the cbs sports chairman to break some news. >> we announced today that we are renewing thursday night football on cbs. >> people may not know that shaun's father worked with frank gifford for decades. >> it's ironic that his offspring and frank's offspring get to sit here and do an interview. >> very >> grestuff.

>> it was pretty surreal, ke obviously to talk to these guys s nothi but the utmost respect for. it was really surreal. >> speaking of surreal, we are heading to nfl media day, and there is nothing crazier than media day at the super bowl. are you reasonable doubt dy for this? >> and by the way, i want to remind everybody starting tonight, you can check out "e.t," check your local listings, all right cassidy. let's go >> cameron and nancy, back to you.ck to those two. thank you very much. kevin and cassidy, media day is a mad house. well stick around, because e way, talking about hosting the

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the nominations were of country music awards. and i was very honored be able to reveal the six on etonline.com. >> you can find all the nominations on etonline. dierks bentley is co-hosting with luke bryant. >> actually the opening ks will be fine. >> that dierks is going to be busy, because he also scored two ne nation -- nominations, male vocalist of the year. >> i'll take male vocalist of the year. that would be just fine. >> i'll be seeing him in vegas,

breaking he voting begins in iowa as the nation takes its first step towards electing a new president. after months of campaigning, tens of millions spent, thefinal polls show just how close it is on both sides. can trump close the deal, or will cruz take down the front-runner? and can marco rubio surpriseg showing? and for hillary clinton, can she fight off a surging bernie sanders, or will 2008 repeatnother devastating loss? it's all about turnout, a ground game and a wild sprint to the dramatic finishhtly news" from iowa begins

>> announcer: decision 2016, the iowa caucus. this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt reporting tonight from des moines. good on. for weeks the polls have spoken, and now it's the people of iowa's turn. the caucuses begin across this he dinner hour here. the first votes to be cast on the road to the white house. at this hour the organizations the candidates have spent years, building, are feverishly working to get their supporters to the caucus sites. this is the much talked about ground game now under way. turnout is going to be also tonight we're watching a new potential contender, the weather. a big winter storm expected to begin hitting here later will it be a factor, especially with a major poll over the weekend showing close races among the front-runners on both t's set the table for a dramatic night ahead. our team is in place covering the candidates, the voters and the things to watch.

hi, katy. >> reporter: hi, lester. this is only the first contest. it is significant becausew just how reliable the polling has been. donald trump has defied all the expectations, and he's broken all the rules, but will it work?rump is it trying to whip up a victory tonight. >> i want to win iowa. it's going to send such a great message that we're not going to take it anymore. we're not going to take it. get out the vote effort, a potential weak spot for the renegade campaign. trump with a slight lead is pushing hard with trying to peel off enough support from ted cruz, even iowa. tr of his wallet, pumping nearly $11 million of his own cash into his campaign coffers. 230 days since donald trump golden escalator and announced his bid for the white house with vitriol for mexican immigrants -- >> they are bringing drugs. they are bringing re rapist. >> reporter: and he's proposed a

anyone and everyone who stood in his way, but will his fear and eled candidacy of big promises pay off? who pays for that wall? >> mexico. >> reporter: how do you get mexico to pay for t if i'm president. >> reporter: despite a lack of policy details trump has been consistently been atop the polls, the billionaire quickly to the establishment, that the people are mad as hell and they are not going to take it. at the heart of trump's pitch himself, the deal-maker who can great again. >> my whole life i've been greedy, greedy, greedy, grabbed all the money i could get, i'm so greedy, but now i want to behe united states. i want to grab all that money. >> reporter: right now polling in new hampshire has trump up by 18 points which means if he wins here in iowa he could be ble. >> we're going to have a tremendous victory. >> reporter: katy tur, nbc news, des moines. >> thank you, thank you.

day with blueberry pancakes but it's ted cruz hoping for the sweetest end to his night. >> if we stand together we will win. and i've got to tell you this race right now, it's neck and neck. it's all about turnout. >> reporter: cruz needs evangelicals to show up for him if they do, new polling shows that could put him in a dead heat with donald trump, even after facing fire for weeks about his canadianand attacked from all sides at last week's debate, but cruz's campaign feels confident in what it describes as a sophisticated get out the votehat's got to feel good. >> don't stop. >> reporter: marco rubio's campaign publicly lowering expectations but privately second place finish isn't out of reach. i wonder if you do come in third place do you expect to cheer forhould be happy? >> ultimately for people what they want to see is your campaign is growing and growing real strength. >> reporter: some still deci up my mind between trump and cruz. >> my vote is still up for

i have not made a decision. my husband has decided for cruz not. >> iowa doesn't all pick my party's nominee but it certainly puts in motion everything that happens next. >> reporter: and next, new some establishment republicans already there, like chris christie who left iowa this afternoon. what does that say about your campaign and yourng forward? >> it means i'm not going to win here, right, and i have a chance to do very, very well in new har: in iowa it seems almost certain an outsider candidate will win. the potential for a photo finish triggering a lot of interest in party official here tells me state republican headquarters received more than 130 phone calls an hour today from people wanting to know where and how to get involved.y typically get on caucus day. lester? >> all right, hallie jackson, thanks. things are even closer for the top democrats. clinton and sanders neck andhe vermont senator trying to score what was deemed a highly improbable victory just

trying to avoid a repeat of at played out for her here eight years ago. we've got both sides covered starting with nbc's kristen welker. kristen, what are you hearingnton campaign tonight? >> reporter: lester, good evening. clinton campaign officials tell me they are feeling confident tonight. still, they are bracing for a close race. memories of clinton's defeat in 2008 are still very ter holding more than 100 events, her aides say she's determined to make history. hillary clinton in the fight of her political life, hitting the ground one last time today after months of relentless campaigning. >> i hope you'll stand up for me. i hope you will fight for me. >> reporter: today an army of volunteers making a final push registering first-time caucus-goers on this college campus, a group clinton has struggled to win over but the key to winning iowa. >> we're just trying to get as many students to go out and express their views. >> reporter: it was not supposed to be this way.