this morning in greenbelt, there was a an apartment fire. we spoke to witnesses who describe seeing flames in their vent. what d.c. interim police chief is saying about the recent attack in berlin. and i'm storm team 4's lauryn ricketts. it's cloudy but a mild note. how does your christmas shape up? we have a few changes to the christmas eve forecast. that's coming up next. good

>> and i'm aaron gilchrist. more than two dozen people are wondering when they'll be able to go back home after a fire in a condo complex in greenbelt. justin finch is live at hanover parkway where this happened. >> there were 18 adults, seven kids, four dogs and one snake. all are reported to be okay but for families, a loss like this so close to the holidays is just hard. amidst the sound of saws, quick work to repair damage caused by fire some hours earlier. prince george's county firefighters on scene about 1:00 a.m. after flames were seen jumping from the roof of this three-story greenbrier condo building on hanover building in

greenbelt. a father of two is grateful that his daughter was first to smell something burning from her room and she woke up as the alarms began to blare. the fire was above their building. >> i looked up into her room and saw flames coming out through the vent. >> reporter: he then started knocking on doors, more than 30 people forced into the street, wrapped warmly as temperatures linger below freezing. in all, firefighters say the fire appeared to be focused in two condo units and the second and third floors took heavy fire damage and other floors in units below are water logged. >> the computers, laptops, ipads, everything is just ruined. >> reporter: days before christmas, they are planning a response for their neighbors in need. >> it was 1:00 in the morning and i didn't want to be in the

but we'll do what we need to do. that's the kind of community we are. >> reporter: and back live, looking at crews here who have been working since before sun-up, we can tell you that there's no word as to when those people who live there will be back into their homes. the red cross is helping at this time. back to you. >> thank you, justin. another fire ripped through a house in rockville overnight. montgomery county fire posted these pictures. two adults were displaced by the fire. it started from a pile of fireplace ashes that caused more than $600,000 in damage. we've had the clouds out there today and, unfortunately, it looks like they are here to stay. it looks like we're going to keep the cloud cover through much of the day, unfortunately. no

thing, they will go up. 46 degrees is the temperature right now. we don't have much of a wind factor. we have cloud cover out there. maybe a few peaks of sunshine, especially to the west. temperatures top out in the 40s, into the 30s tonight and they be we warm as we head through the second day of winter. actually, the first full day of winter beginning at 5:45 a.m. we've got your weekend forecast and we have a few changes to your weekend forecast. for the holiday weekend, we have that information coming up in 12 minutes. >> lauryn, we'll see you then. thanks. now to a developing story, geoffrey thompson will be released from federal prison. he was at the center of a scandal six years ago. thompson admitted to setting up a slush fund that aided vincent gray in the mayor's race. developing overseas, police in germany are looking for a tunisian man in connection

someone drove a tractor-trailer into a crowded christmas market. >> 12 people died. isis is claiming responsibility for that attack. however, security experts say it may have been isis-inspired rather than directed. there is a manhunt across europe for the suspect now and in berlin, people are laying flowers and writing messages creating memorials for the victims. in some of our nation's biggest cities, police are stepping up security in light of the berlin attack. officials say the danger of attacks, the big trucks or even cars has long been a major concern. nbc news' justice correspondent pete williams has the details. >> reporter: police in new york are deploying extra security where crowds gather, in times square and around rockefeller center. in chicago, a similar beefed-up presence at the city's christmas market. and more vila

christmas fair in washington, d.c. >> it's a great reminder to identify the tactics and techniques that our adversaries use against innocent people. >> reporter: german police say the truck used in monday's attack was stolen. in the u.s., thefts of big rigs are rare but police in new york have been urging car and truck rental agencies to report unusual behavior. >> we told them what suspicious activity we were looking for and they should alert us so we can come out and look for somebody who was asking for a vehicle that wasn't quite right. >> reporter: they check the background of all those asking for access to ports. reports of stolen trucks gets extra attention. >> we need to get ahold of that vehicle and make sure it's not used for something like in berlin. >> reporter: it's already part of the planning for security at big public events like next month's inauguration at

capitol. pete williams, nbc news, washington. and president-elect donald trump is defending his electoral college victory this morning. he tweeted, "campaigning to win the electoral college is much more difficult and sophisticated than the popular vote. hillary focused on the wrong states." earlier he suggested that he would have done even better if the election was based on the popular vote. hillary won the popular vote by nearly 3 million votes. two more people now confirmed dead in the horrific explosion outside of mexico city. it puts the death toll at 31. 32 are unaccounted for right now. you're looking at new video into our newsroom from the fireworks market that basically blew up. debris is everywhere here. 11 years ago, a fire at the same market caused a chain of explosions and destroyed hundreds of stalls. right now, lawmakers in north carolina are, working to repeal a controversial bill that some say

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you're looking at live pictures inside the legislative office building. that's where lawmakers are working at a special session to repeal the bathroom

to use bathrooms corresponding with the sex on their birth certificate. >> i very much hope that my colleagues on both sides of the aisle take the opportunity. >> reporter: it was passed in march to nullify a city ordinance in charlotte that would have allowed transgender people to use the bathroom of their choice but hb2 went further, banning those from using bathrooms that matched their gender identify and barred the lgbt community from many nondiscrimination protections. major companies lined up against it. the ncaa moved their championship out of north carolina and nba pulled the 2017 all-star game from charlotte. >> it has cost us hundreds of millions of dollars and it has put north

discrimination. >> reporter: some say it insists vital safeguards. >> it's what protects the children and women in north carolina from being confronted with a man in their locker room or shower or other private facility. >> earlier this morning, there was an emergency held to ensure the repeal of hb2. sepsychologists are on handn montgomery county after a janitor was arrested for allegedly assaulting a student. he's now on administrative leave. green is facing second-degree assault. a 6-year-old told detectives green sexually assaulted her while cleaning the girl's bathroom at the school. arlington county police are asking for help to find a

accused of kidnapping a young girl. the 10-year-old said that a man in a white van tried to lure her inside that vehicle with candy. this happened on monday on 15th street southwest after she had gotten off the school bus. he allegedly told her that there were dogs inside the van and tried to grab her backpack. the girl ran away and told adults later that night. a scary situation last night when a mother and hetwo children were hit by an suv in herndon. they were hit while crossing the street. no charges have been filed against the 20-year-old driver. police don't believe alcohol or speed were factors in this accident and everyone is expected to be okay. it's official, antwan wilson will be confirmed as the head of public schools. he's worked in

more than 20 years and was most recently the superintendent of oakland, california, school district. you may have heard about the paid family leave plan which was approved yesterday but not everyone is celebrating that. here's what you need to know about it. the bill is expected to go into effect in 2020. to pay for it, a payroll tax will be put in place on employers. it's expected to generate $250 million a year. that money will be handled by a new government agency. the bill guarantees up to eight weeks of paid leave to new parents working in the private sector. news4 was there after the bill passed for reaction. >> this just helps many i familç and my loved ones and it will help a lot. >> opponents say the majority of people who will benefit don't live in the district. bowser said she would not add her name to the legislation. if she vetoes the bill, the

override it. maryland governor larry hogan is sitting down for a rare one-on-one interview to discuss his health and the new president-elect trump. this is hogan's year in review. >> larger companies would have to provide. >> reporter: governor larry hogan says it's time for maryland to adopt a statewide sick leave bill. >> we're hoping that a commonsense sick leave proposal can make it through. >> reporter: during a rare one-on-one sitdown interview with maryland's governor, we discussed his health. >> i'm feeling great. i'm so happy and grateful to be healthy again and cancer-free. >> reporter: after announcing that he had stage 3 nonhodgskin's lymphoma cancer in 2013, he announced he was cancer-free this september. >> i'm growing some

getting my strength back. >> i wish the new incoming president well. >> reporter: many are licking wounds after they decided not to support him. but larry hogan doesn't feel that his decision not to support trump's candidacy has put him or the state of maryland in political jeopardy. >> many of the people that he's selecting for various positions are very close friends. in fact, many of them didn't support trump. >> reporter: he has said he's considering a run for maryland governor in 2018? i know he said he was going to make up his mind right after the election. i'm anxious to hear. >> reporter: the governor had this to say about his possible run. >> the more the merrier. he's a good guy. we would welcome him to the race. >> and we posted this one-on-one interview at our nbc washington app. dozens of activists s

the cold for a good cause. they champed out to bring awareness to homelessness in the district. council members and members of the homeless community marched through the streets last night before settling in. some even held a casket and signs to symbolize the 40 people they say died living on the streets this year. the activistsre asking muriel bowser and the d.c. council to end homelessness next year. you may need some tissues for this story. a notre dame basketball player thought he'd have to celebrate christmas this year without his older brother, a soldier serving in afghanistan. but this week, that changed. kevin tibbles has more. >> on the court, notre dame point guard matt farrell marshals the troops. but the 21-year-old junior discovered the inspirational power of family and team as the irish celebrated last night's vi

jumbotron, matt's older brother bo, his childhood hero. a first lieutenant in the third cavalry who he hadn't seen for more than seven months. bo was supposedly live from afghanistan. >> i look forward to being home with you soon. >> reporter: 26-year-old bo was actually in the locker room. when that curtain opened and i saw him and the other players on the court turn around, that was probably the greatest moment of my life. [ applause ] >> reporter: all part of a top-secret homecoming deception, that only a few, including grandma, were in on. >> that week was the longest week of my life. i had to keep, not only everything away from him, but i had to keep everything away from my family. >> reporter: matt could not control his emotions. >> my teammates know about this guy, he's all i talk about. >> reporter: back home in new jersey today, kids again, in a pickup game in the driveway, reunited for the holidays before bo ships out again. >>

we're going to have a great christmas. >> reporter: and that's a slam dunk. kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >> such a great story. a rock singer is getting credit for helping with an unruly airline passenger. and it's the first day of winter and we have a list of ways to celebrate. head to the entertainment section of our app to find out our favorite winter getaways. you can check out the best holiday lights in the area and don't forget to tag us in your holiday pics. we've been getting amazing photos on our instagram feed and we want

breaking news out of prince george's county. tracee wilkins is headed to the accident scene. a truck drove into a house. they tell us that two adults and two children are being evaluated right now. as soon as we learn more about this, we will try to update you. pop singer richard marx helped subdue an unruly passenger. he wrote on facebook that a, quote, mentally unhinged passenger began attacking other people on that flight. now, marx says one crew member and two passengers were injured

over to authorities. this is nothing compared to a little girl's christmas list. >> he navigated the american girl's tour, working to check off her christmas list after the police officer shot and killed her mother's boyfriend, the aftermath of which was witnessed on facebook. >> it's been such a traumatic event, i thought maybe i could bring some joy to her. >> he went undrafted out of college and was making less than $200 a week playing arena football but now he says he considers himself in a position to give back and that's what he's doing. it's a wonderful story. >> more power to him. >> i know. >> ju

walk right back out. >> it's crazy. they have a little cafe in there and it's insane. i'm sure it's insane today. we're going to be on the mild side as we get towards the christmas day. so that forecast coming up. we'll breakdown christmas eve for you because that's where we could have some problems. let's show you what is going on on this weather map right now. we're sticking with the cloud cover. i thought we'd break out with sunshine but the clouds are here to stay. it's mild. thursday and friday, temperatures tomorrow are going to be in the low 50s. we have rain showers as we get in christmas day. but agai not that bad of a forecast, especially if you're traveling. 46 is the temperature right now here in d.c. and it's just looking great as we go t

49 is where we're going to top out and we will stay on the dry side out there for today. nothing showing up on the storm team 4 radar except for the cloud cover. there is going to be spotty sunshine but pretty quiet throughout the mid-atlantic. if you're traveling today, you're looking good. all in all, not bad out there to get through this week. tomorrow, 52 degrees. mostly cloudy. what's happening is we have a frontal system that will sweep through the area. it's a dry front but it's going to bring us a few more clouds. we're going to be mild tomorrow, maybe on the breezy side. friday, looking good. as we head into saturday, now, christmas eve, saturday night, beginning of hanukkah, temperatures on saturday morning are in the 30s. we could have a little bit of mist if it starts earlier enough. rain throughout the day as temperatures warm up to 40. not expecting any problems but

keep it here. sunday looks good. there are airport delays that's coming up in ten minutes. >> it could reduce stress, boost the immune system. the key to getting the most out of controlled breathing. time is running out when you need to have your packages in the mail to have them arrive on time. plus, the app that will help you find someone to help you do

well, it was one of the biggest drug busts in the history of montgomery county. >> police seized 250 pounds of marijuana earlier this month which started as a routine traffic stop. a 53-year-old was driving a minivan doing about 66 miles an hour in a 55 zone. once the arrest was made, he smelled marijuana and after some questioning he admitted to hauling the pot. >> he was pretty calm, surprisingly. he was straightforward with us on the stop about how much he had in the car. >> according to court documents, he says he was coming

pittsburgh and was headed to virginia beach. he says he really doesn't have an address. he finds different places to live for weeks at a time. a year ago this month, a police officer was killed by a drunk driver. today, you can honor his memory by donating blood. a blood drive is under way right now at the montgomery county building in gaithersburg and will run until 3:00 this afternoon. donors are urged to sign up ahead of time. find out more information on the nbc washington app. there are only four days until christmas now, even if you bought all your gifts, you've got to get them out your door. tom costello takess through the timeline. >> reporter: it's the final stretch. just three days until hanukkah, four before christmas for the record 1.8 billion packages in the system this year. here are the deadlines you might want to remember. if using amazon, the li

for two-day delivery is tomorrow. at walmart and kmart, the deadline is also tomorrow. the postal service says today is the deadline for priority mail delivery but the priority mail express deadline is friday. and if you're a real procrastinator, there's an app for that. cowerier service postmates will pick up your item from select retailers and deliver the same day but that comes at a price. >> shipping today so it will get there on time because i want my family members to get what they need for christmas. >> i'm a traditionalist. i like the postal. >> reporter: the shipping giants are getting even bigger. ups opening 15 new hubs and adding 95,000 temporary workers. fedex bringing on 50,000 workers. both companies determined to avoid a repeat of last year's shipping delays. beth runs a ups store in

maryland. >> the lines can stack up all the way to the front door and the boxes stack up all the way to the back door. >> reporter: meanwhile, 'tis also the season for running up credit card debt. who carries the most? alaskans with $7500 on average followed by new mexico, georgia, texas and florida with $5600. it's not cheap making only minimal payments, it would take the typical credit card holder about 13 years to pay off the debt with a whopping $3,000 in interest. >> the last thing you want to do is start the new year with a holiday debt hangover that you're facing for the next few months. >> that was nbc's tom costello reporting. americans will spend an average $752 on holiday shopping this year. the average

about 20,000 time as day without any thought. however, when harnessed correctly, breathing can reduce stress and anxiety and boost your immune system. the benefits of controlled breathing, dr. joshua weiner is joining us. can you explain the different ways that different types of breathing can affect the body? >> sure. so when people are breathing rapidly and shallowly, that can trigger your fight or flight reaction. that gets your sympathetic nerve sho nervous system up and running. if you breathe more slowly, that triggers the relaxation response. that's kind of the break. that's what calms your body down. that's going to slow down your heart rate and that's going to help decrease cortisol, a stress-relea stress-release hormone. what you're doing when you're doing controlled breathing, you want to do what

abdominal breathing rather than chest breathing. you're pulling down your d diaphragm out. you want to lie down on the ground, put your knees up, hold your hand on your chest and one hand on your abdomen and you want your chest to stay still and your abdomen to rise and fall. it's going to take some practice. but that type of breathing actually brings a lot more oxygen into the lungs and it also forces you to slow down your breathing and triggers that parasympathetic nervous system by using the vagus nerve, the main calming nerve for your body. people think it's a joke when you say just to breathe when you get upset but there's science behind that. >> we think of yoga and meditation and really controlled breathing. does this fit into that category, too? >> yes.

the abdominal breathing, you want to slow that breathing down and instead of breathing the average am, which is 10 to 12 times, you slow it down to about four to six breaths per minute. you hold for three seconds, five-second exhale, pause for two seconds and then repeat. now, there are all different types of breathing techniques out there. this is one of the more common controlled breathing techniques. there are lots of them. i looked at a study that looked at people breathing twice as long on their exhale as their inhale and it's been shown to help with inducing sleep. so there are all of these different mechanisms of breathing. this is just one that i'm talking about today. >> you say it takes practice. how often should people do this in a day? >> as much or frequently as you can. i think a goal should be to aim towards getting to ten minutes twice a day when you were just sitting

breathing and slowing it down. if you can do that, you're doing great. start with a minute twice a day and work your way up. something is better than nothing. >> i know you said it needs to come from your abdomen. >> right. >> does it matter if it's nose or mouth breathing? >> better to do nose breathing. when you're mouth breathing, you blow off more carbon dioxide and that causes vaso constriction where your blood vessels tighten a bit and that's not good for you. so you do the nose breathing nice and slow and there are some apps out there that can help some people. there is one called calm and there's another one called breathe to relax. so these can be found on iphones, et cetera. they will have guides so you can follow them and it will help you control your breathing because you follow along with what is showing up on the screen. >> very good advice. dr. joshua weiner, thank you. >> and i'm practicing it, aaron. i'm practicing. up

it's a gift that keeps on giving. we're talking about gratitude. a psychology professor says being grateful for things on a day-to-day basis improves our well-being. we want to encourage you to do that starting today. so tweet us what you're grateful for using the #nbc4dc. >> i saw the will smith movie collateral beauty. >> i haven't seen it. >> it's a similar message about taking a minute to absorb what is around you and figuring out what you can be grateful for. >> you can't teach your children anything more important than being grateful. and they learn it from you. >> or not, right? >> exactly. definitely want to see that

movie. >> so i'm grateful for sunshine on friday, right? >> yeah, friday. we thought we'd have a little today but those clouds are holding on thick. in fact, i went ahead and upgraded the forecast to mainly mostly cloudy. look at it out there. live tower camera, we have the clouds hanging out over us. as we go through the day today, mostly clouds, unfortunately. but still, that's really not going to have a big impact on our temperatures. temperatures yesterday, upper 30s. well, today, we'll be in the upper 40s. some areas into the lower 50s. it's very mild out there today comparatively speaking. it takes the sunshine this afternoon and milder as we continue through the day. it's going to be pretty quiet for your wednesday. pretty quiet on thursday and on friday. and then we get into the weekend, of course, the holiday weekend. the radar is quiet right now. storm team 4 showing the clouds around the region. if you're traveling around the

keeping the clouds around. not a lot going on. upper plains coming through with a little bit of snow and then down to southern california and southwestern portion of the united states, a little bit of rain. if you're traveling today, you're looking good. however, a possible flight delays and we'll take you day by day. pacific northwest may have issues, especially in california on wednesday. and then we're looking at dallas, st. louis, even coming down through portland, oregon, and san francisco, there's a system that is coming through the pacific northwest that could impact us and then on christmas day, flying through kansas city, there could be ice. chicago, of course, there's always delays. we've got the ten-day forecast to let you know what to expect here christmas eve and christmas. talk about that a bit. >> okay, lauryn. it's pretty normal to see only red and green this time of year. >> after the break, how to add stronger is rebuilding a newborn's heart... and restoring a father's faith. stronger is being a typical kid...

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what's more important for your holiday entertaining? a catering company will tell you to ditch the red and green and go for your gold for your decorations. jim benson is joining us to show us how you can throw a party that looks as good as it tastes. >> wonderful to be here. thank you very much. >> what should come first? your menu or table sett

setting. we eat with our eyes and we're going gold this year. so just some classic opulence, the warmth that gold brings to your party is really unparallel. what we've kind of gone through here and paired wonderful silver tones with the warmth of our gold and just created something very easily done at home and beautiful challices there with the gold glitter. and, for instance, we added some decorative christmas ornaments and then we used that as a platter to elevate for

>> we have boiling water. we'll lower it down to a simmer. it's very festive. it's christmas eve and the start of hanukkah. we have baby pears. >> i've never seen one like that. >> we're going minute -- miniature. and we have brown sugar, all spice and a little bit of sea salt. we'll put it in there and bring it in there and melt into it. >> where do you find those tiny pears? >> local gourmet grocery store or go online. and it comes out and just a dash of vanilla. we want to let that g

20 minutes. once that is fully completed, we want to let it chill and you can simply pair it with some wonderful flavors, like here we have a beautiful kiwi puree. and what we do is we reduce it down, puree kiwi in there and it was done. a little bit of mango and we need a chocolate gnoch. >> that looks beautiful. >> all of your desserts are so pretty. >> thank you very much. >> do you think people prefer to stand or sit for their holiday din dinners? >> i would say they would prefer to move and try different dishes and a lot of movement so they can experience the full party. so we have wonderful options. >> absolutely gorgeous. >> taking an egg shell and filling it

and blueberry, a chocolate tarte with blackberries and a kiwi puree. >> 11 courses catering. thank you so much for coming. >> happy holidays. we're talking about good food, cookies and cookies and more cookies. a trip inside the german emba

well, as many people get ready to celebrate christmas, we're looking back at some of our favorites from christmas on embassy row. >> and today we feature the embassy of germany as we keep the people of germany in our hearts after this week's tragic attack in berlin. ♪ >> reporter: here in washington, the tri-colored flag flies high above the residence of the country's ambassador to the united states. during the holiday season, tiny lights adorn the trees that line the circular drive. the german design temporary home built just ten years ago. inside, many traditional symbols of the holidays find a place in this very modern space. ♪

traditions like this advent wreath. >> hi, thank you. >> reporter: wife of the german ambassador greeted me at the door. where just inside, they had a reproduction of the christmas market. >> this is a traditional german market and you'll find them all over germany. people really enjoy being there with friends and with family. >> reporter: the christmas markets date back to the 15th century and are a symbol of the season. there, you will find gifts and goodies and most always a big steamy german wine. >> it's very cold in germany so people really like to drink something warm and it cheers everybody up. so cheers and merry christmas.

further into the residence. >> oh, here's my husband. >> hi. >> reporter: the ambassador joined us to share some of his favorite holiday traditions. among the most memorable for him, the music. >> we have a rich music tradition revolving around christmas and my family and i, in particular, love the music of christmas and it's a beautiful composition with the orchestra and choir and soloists. ♪ >> reporter: a choir of staff members invited to the residence for a holiday gathering gives us a sample of what they loved to learn as children. >> i'm seeing christmas through the eyes of my children. that's a great thought but it is a special time and t

traditions that revolve around christmas, they are very dear to us. >> reporter: the songs, the sights and symbols of christmas in germany haven't changed that much since he was a child. >> every year i got excited. i'm still excited. as a grownup, of course, i'm excited about christmas. ♪ >> reporter: hand-carved winter scenes like this and music boxes that tinkle with century-old music as are the traditional christmas pyramids, another symbol of the season made with figures that move with the help of candles whose rising heat spins the propeller above. of course, there's a treasure nut cracker. >> they are full of lovely details. >> it's amazing.

>> nikoli. >> reporter: and traditionally in germany, the children get to open their presents on christmas eve. >> it's not on the 24th. it's on the 25th. our kids don't have to wait for a night. >> reporter: at the residence, the table is set not just for the family but for guests who will join them. and what's on the menu? >> we always have the same thing. there's no exception to the rule and everybody is looking forward to it for weeks. so we always have christmas food. ♪ >> reporter: and in the kitchen, preparations are under way and among his many pasts of the season, rows and rows of german-style christmas cookies. >> how many are you going to make for this christmas holiday? >> oh, we

where we choose about six or seven different kinds. >> reporter: it's followed throughout the world and there are few things that they have borrowed from the united states. ♪ while this song is american, they say they love this one in germany, too. and besides, they insist rudolph is really a german name, a sharing of cultures through diplomacy and friendship at christmas. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> merry christmas! ♪ >> and tomorrow we will visit with spain's ambassador. join us for our newest look inside the embassy of washington on christmas day at 9:00 a.m. right here on nbc 4. >> really nice opportunity. >> it's beautiful.

>> for sure. let's turn to lauryn ricketts for one last look at the forecast. >> it's not shaping out to be that bad. upper 40s. a little chilly but we'll have cloud cover. temperatures in the low 50s and then on friday, upper 40s. getting into the weekend, if we get rain early on christmas eve morning, there could be freezing rain. spotty will be the word there. 40s and 50s by christmas afternoon. news4's tracee wilkins just tweeted out this picture from owens road. two adults and two children are being evacuated at the scene for injuries. you can look for updates in our nbc washington app. that's it for "news4 midday." we appreciate you joining us. back on the air this afternoon, first at 4:00. get your news and weather updates at any time on the nbc washington app.

we look forward to seeing you in the morning.

♪ stand by, everyone. we're live in five, four, three, two, one. ♪ ♪ the weather outside is frightful but the fire is so delightful ♪ >> put your hands in the air like you just don't care. because that's how you get in the holiday spirit. golden state warriors dancing mom taking center stage and taking over the show last night. welcome to "access hollywood live." i love this dance move. this is my number one move right here. >> she does like this pelvic thrust. >> she gets on it. >> she has the whole thing working. >> work it out. >> watch the pelvic, work it, work it. i got it. >> that is former -- >> she works the jumbo tron like no one else. >> she owns it. a