good morning. season's greetings. nearly 30 million people now in the grip of a dangerous winter storm. thousands of flights canceled. this plane skidding off a snowy runway in detroit. roads littered with accidents. cold temperatures getting even colder. al's forecast ahead. countering intelligence. president-elect trump doubles down on his rejection of cia findings that russia tried to influence the election in his favor. >> it's just another excuse. i don't believe it. >> his likely pick for secretary of state under fire from democrats and republicans for extensive ties to moscow. this morning, we'll talk to one of mr. trump's closest advisors, kellyanne conway.

a best-selling author spends thousands buying up the season's must-have toys. parents outraged. >> i had absolutely no idea that emotions would run so high. >> buy she says . >> why she says her intentions were good. and best of the best. nominations for this year's golden globes honoring both movies and television are out this morning. we'll bring them to you live "today," monday, december 12th, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a monday from rio. >> don't you kind of wish you were in rio right now? >> welcome back. >> hi. how are you. ? >> good to have you here. you are going to be here for a while. >> yes, i am. >> while everybody is continues on maternity leave.

this is the kind of morning you just wake up and want to stay under the covers with all the crummy weather. it is our top story this morning. snow and ice, bitter cold taking aim at the northeast after hammering the midwest over the weekend. we have it covered from the roads to the airports, and of course al's forecast. let's start with nbc's kristen dahlgren in burlington, vermont. >> reporter: good morning, matt. it is still coming down here. even in places like this where they are used to couldn't be worse. this storm has been an absolute travel nightmare. in the northeast, snow piling up overnight. coast to coast, snow and freezing rain impacting millions. in at least six midwest states, more than a foot of snow. in minnesota, icy roads resulted in hundreds of crashes and dozens of injuries. some truck drivers in oregon stuck in place for three days. their big rig surrounded by ice.

and this is one of the worst ice storms i've seen coming down the gorge. >> reporter: this tree in portland tumbling down leaving an entire neighborhood without power. in detroit's metro airport, a scary moment for passengers. >> delta 724, we just went into the grass. >> reporter: a plane evacuated after a plane skid off the runway. bad weather also forcing cancellations of thousands of flights sunday. a headache for travelers and likely only the temperatures expected to drop. some areas getting crushed with snow. some folks are taking it in stride. >> if i didn't like snow, i wouldn't live in cleveland. >> reporter: outside cleveland, nearly 33 inches recorded. >> normally we're teased by mother nature a little bit, few inches here and there. but 30-plus inches, i had to see it for myself. >> reporter: for anyone who is complaining this morning, just wait. we are talking about those temperatures plunging. we are talking about between 15

many places, guys. >> thank you very much. as we said, the snow and ice are causing big problems for travelers. thousands of flights canceled across the midwest. nbc's morgan radford is at chicago's o'hare airport. morgan, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. a messy monday morning for a lot of travelers. just shy of 200 flights all across the country canceled this morning. nearly half of them right here in chicago. but the reality is those numbers are relief for a lot of those than 2,000 flights canceled across the country because of that winter weather. the majority of those cancellations were here in the midwest. we saw them in chicago's midway airport, at o'hare and in detroit. a lot of those passengers this morning scrambling to get on new flights and telling me that process isn't easy and it isn't cheap. >> supposed to be here this morning at 6:00 and supposed to leave at 10:00. now i'm on a 2:55. both flights got canceled today. >> the airline i was originally

working to allow me to rebook and i couldn't sit on the phone any longer on hold waiting to do it. i just went to a different booked through them. >> reporter: how has this entire experience been? >> expensive. >> reporter: united airlines has agreed to waive any rebooking fees. american and delta have agreed for full refunds. that's for any significant delays above 60 or 90 minutes. but the reality is given that temperatures are expected to drop below zero in some parts of the current, we these winter delays to go anywhere any time soon. >> morgan, thank you so much. uh-oh. >> seems like we switched over. it was snowing here for a while. >> now we've got rain but a fair amount of our northeastern viewers are going to be looking at snow. you can see right now, upstate new york, on into new england, heavier showers and thunderstorms from washington, d.c. all the way back in to tennessee. but the snowfall depending on where the temperature is -- boston, you are right on the

degrees. 21 bangor. also burlington. albany, 32. over the rest of the day we'll probably see heaviest amounts in northern new england. now, the cold air. polar vortex. it is always up there, right? the word's coming back because it started to weaken. now it is sending cold air into first siberia, then down on into canada. north america, as well. now it is going to stay in the northern tier of states but look at these temperatures over the next several days. fargo. the morning low. 14 below on chicago, wednesday, thursday, friday -- well below zero. nashville iday, you're 33. new york city by friday, the coldestir gets here at 11 degrees. and -- there is another storm stem -- >> a very pregnant "and." >> i wanted to keep in touch with savannah. and with that -- there is a storm system that's going to cause some major misery possibly for the northern tier states into the northeast by next weekend. we could be looking at another big airport problem and road

could be looking at a white christmas. >> exactly! >> thank you, al. let us turn now to politics and some new controversies for president-elect trump as he fills out his cabinet. this as he also opens up a new rift with the cia over a course that russia tried to interfere with the election. kristen welker, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning. president-elect trump will meet with two contenders for energy secretary at trump tower today. former texaser and conservative west virginia democrat senator joe manchin. meanwhile, his likely pick for secretary of state,tillson . this morning, president-elect donald trump poised for more cabinet related meetings at trump tower as he digs in blasting the u.s. intelligence community after "the washington post" reported the cia thinks

>> i think it is ridiculous. i think it is just another excuse. i don't believe it. >> reporter: mr. trump refusing to believe multiple agencies who have for months pointed the finger at russia for helping to hack top democrats during the 2016 race. >> they have no idea if it is russia or china or some body. it could be somebody sitting in a bed someplace. >> reporter: this echoed by his incoming chief of staff during a fiery exchange on "meet the press." >> does the president-elect believe that russia was the election in 2016? >> number one, you don't know it. i don't know it. and there's been no conclusive or specific report to say otherwise. >> reporter: but not all republicans are lining up. four top senators, including republicans john mccain and lindsey graham, calling for an investigation into the potential russian hacks. all of that highlighting an unprecedented rift between an incoming commander in chief and the intelligence agencies he's about to work with.

presidents receive. he's only had a handful. >> i don't have to be told -- you know be with i'm, like, a smart person. i don't have to be told the same words and same thing every single day for the next eight years. >> reporter: this all comes as mr. trump is on defense over his likely pick of secretary of state, rex tillerson, the ceo of exxon-mobil. tillerson has no diplomatic experience but has executed business deals around the world and has extensive ties to russia. >> he's much more than a business ut player. >> reporter: but tillerson could face a tough confirmation fight. republican senator marco rubio tweeting, being a friend of vladimir is not an attribute i am hoping for from a secretary of state. senator john mccain also weighing in on tillerson's ties to russia. >> is it a matter of concern? certainly it should be a matter of concern. >> reporter: also looming large, questions about how mr. trump will manage his vast business empire once in office. >> i'm going to have nothing to do with it.

care about it anymore. >> reporter: this week, mr. trump will hold his first press conference since becoming president-elect and will detail exactly how he plans to disentangle himself from his business dealings. he has indicated his adult children will maintain some control. just moments ago, president-elect trump officially announced he's nominating general john kelly as secretary of homeland security. matt? >> kristen, thanks very much. kellyanne conway served as mr. trump's campaign manager. is now a senior advisor for the transition. kellyanne, good to see you. does mr. trump think the intelligence community and cia in particular is lying about the russians' impact on the election? >> he's not said that. in fact, mr. trump has said that he respects the intelligence community. in the specific case that's being discussed recently though, we don't have credible and complete evidence that there is a direct nexus between anything that russia did and hillary clinton's loss in the election. that's what's "fuzzy" and -- >> isn't it enough to know that

reports -- and the intelligence agencies agree -- that the russians deployed hackers to have some involvement, some impact on the election, whether it resulted in a victory or loss for hillary clinton. >> first of all, we don't believe -- we don't want intelligence interfering in our politics. but we also don't want politics interfering with our intelligence. that's what's happening here. if you look at some of these articles that are being written, they want the reader db they want the viewer in fact, matt, to make that direct connection between interference and the of course, these are leaked, unsourced, non-sources, if you will. that's what hearings are for and that's what investigations are for. >> when you talked about leaked and unsourced, mr. trump had no problem during the campaign using that same leaked, unsourced information, negative information about the clinton campaign, against hillary clinton. now he doesn't even seem to care where its a he coming from. >> he cares very much about our intelligence community and any information that they may

fbi and cia don't even agree on what the conclusion is here. that's very clear in the "washington post" article, very clear in the "newsek" article from last night. in the case of thoseils, we saw right in front of us what they said. but -- look. i do think theres somhing going on he where,er it's the recount, it's jim comey's fault, it is russian interference, it is a group of people we've never met. >> and the two things may be mutually exclusive. bof cares very deeply about this intelligence. he said it could be russia, it could be china, it could be some guy in new jersey. that doesn't seem to give me the sense he has the gravity. >> indeed he does. he also understands the gravity and consequences of not having a greet relationship with russia now. we just simply don't. that's why some of his secretary of state picks are people who are already involved in russia. the ultimate decision rests with

will make that announcement perhaps this week. rex tillerson as head of exxon has dealt with russia over a number of years. i think oversees 70,000 employees, $300 billion. that's important because we just can't have somebody go in there with no relation -- >> it adds to the perspective. i'm glad you bring mr. tillerson up. on top of these questions about the russians' impact on the election and mr. trump's own words in the past about vladimir putin and thinking he is a strong leader and liking his praise and now we have rex tillerson who h moscow, been honored by them, was against sanctions against russia. is he perhaps the right guy but at the wrong time, kellyanne? >> it's the right job description. we want somebody who is already accustomed to negotiating. because he is an oil man he's been in yemen, china and in russia and in the developing world and the middle east, certainly, matt. it is not like vladimir putin and rex tillerson are pounding

through business interests. most importantly, anybody in president trump's cabinet, particularly the secretary of state, that person will advance the interests of the u.s. everywhere and that person will advance the agenda of mr. trump. >> when will we know? >> perhaps this week. i think everybody should appreciate how much time and deliberation and reflection that he has spent on this very important pick, who secretary of state. the world is a dangerous place. we don't have great relationship everywhere. picking someone who will advance u.s. interests and the trump doctrine, incredibly important. not to be rushed. >> thanks, kellyanne. the man who fatally shot former saints player william smith has been convicted of manslaughter. he was found guilty in the april 9th shooting that killed will smith and wounded the player's

mcallister, says he knows there are still hard times ahead for smith's family. >> just because there was a guilty and not guilty verdict doesn't mean that everything starts over know. she'll get up in the morning and her husband is not there. kids will get up in the morning and their father is not there. >> hayes could face up to 40 years in prison. his sentencing is scheduled for february 17th. private vigil was held overnight at the pulse nightclub in orlando to mark six months since the deadliest mass shooting in u.s. histor at 2:02 a.m., the exact time that omar mateen started shooting. meantime, new surveillance video shows the horror before, during and after the rampage. camera shows mateen parking his car under a canopy shortly before 2:00 a.m. police arrived minutes later after first reports of shots. patrons run for their lives. the standoff lasted three hours before mateen was finally killed by police.

florida where a woman is accused of hiring a hitman to kill her husband. hidden camera video of a fake crime scene set up by police at the center of the case. will jurors be able to see that tape? is nbc's kerry sanders is in this west palm beach with more on this. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. lawyers will begin wrapping up their defense case later this morning. they argue that the boynton beach, florida police department overstepped its authority by creating this fake crime scene and producing a video, a video that they say was good television, all created, they say, simply for the reality tv show "cops." as you noted, it is now up to a judge to determine whether all of that video will be shown to the jury. it is the video the defendant's lawyers don't want the jury to see. >> i'm sorry to tell you, man, he's been killed. >> reporter: boynton beach

of hiring a hitman, that her husband had just been murdered. the video posted on youtube by police the same day it was taken into 2009. her lawyers say the police abused their power and only wanted to get sensational video for the tv show "cops." dipolito's attorney says she never intended to have her husband killed and boynton police set her up. >> posting all of this footage for the world to see. do you police practices? yes or no. >> i can't answer that. >> reporter: before the trial the judge threw out that video but the tape came up during defense questioning. now prosecutors say that opened the door to play the video. the judge could make a ruling later today. jurors have already seen this video of dipolito talking to anunder cover cop about killing her husband. >> we find the defendant guilty.

commit first degree murder and sentenced to 20 years. but the decision was thrown out on appeal. this time around, dipolito's actions on video are once again at center of the case. >> it is based 100% on mrs. dipolito's words, her actions, and her intent. >> we're going to ask this jury to disregard those videotapes that this world has seen because police corruption. >> reporter: this morning the defense is expected to call a police expert to the stand, and then dalia dipolito may take the stand. she's considered all weekend whether she wants to do that. >> kerry, thanks so much. >> go to bed early or late? >> late. >> early. >> see this game? if you went to bed early you

night football." new york giants hosting the dallas cowboys. team with the best record in the nfl. let's jump right to the third quarter. new york was down 7-3 until this happened. that's eli manning finding odell beckham jr. he goes 61 yards for the touchdown. with a little over two minutes to go, cowboys look to recapture the lead but -- dez bryant fumbles the ball. giants recover. they hold on for the 10-7 win. that ends the cowboys' 11-game winning streak. season -- to the giants back in week one. >> wow! >> wow. >> yeah. cool game. if you were up. >> i kept thinking, i got to go to bed, i got to go to bed. >> i wonder if tony romo is just a teeny bit happy? >> no. we want you to know that the views of hoda do not represent the views of the show. let's talk about the rest of

trouble. bitter cold making its way into the plains. wet weather extends all the way down into the central gulf coast. looking at wet weather moving into the pacific northwest. plenty of sunshine through the southwest as well. we'll get to your local forecast. >> hoda's phone's onfire.

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buying them from someone who is selling them for almost three times what they're worth. remember tickle me elmo? or the furby craze? remember all these beanie baseballs? that's nothing compared to this year's hatchimals which is a souped-up version of all those toys with an egg that hatches. most retail stores sell them for about have been predicting a low supply will lead to a huge shortage. a la arnold schwarzenegger's search in "jingle all the way." some might see it as an opportunity to cash in. some people online thought author sara gruen was doing a few weeks ago. >> i had absolutely no idea that emotions would run so high. i had no idea how desperate people were to get these for

of the book "water for elephants" recently bought $23,000 worth to sell on her own for nearly $189, nearly 1$30 more than retail. one person saying my kid's going to be crushed christmas morning when she doesn't get one. when we spoke to her, the author says her motivation was completely different. >> i thought those look cool. we bought some for the grandchildren off ebay. going to be an "it" toy. >> reporter: after buying them, she later thought she could use hatchimals to help fund legal fees for a man she believes has been wrongly convicted and sentenced to life without parole hoping the money frts toy could help offset the bills needed to get the man's case in front of the supreme court. >> just thought that probably i could raise something. i sold out in four days and i think i made an average of $30 per hatchimal. >> reporter: but frustration

i'm here in l.a. hatchimals are also sold out at most stores but online if you search you find one -- here's one for $140. we are going to take a drive and see if we get lucky. after a few text messages and a home address, what we found wasn't a hatchimal hoarder. it was a mother who was selling three hatchimals after her brother waited for hours before dawn, all so they could make some extra money for the holidays. >> since we are able to sell these, we' something else. like he wants a bicycle and then he wants a game. so we're able to buy that. and we're able to pay for the bills at the house. so that helps. >> that family very grateful for these hatchimals, even if they ended up here with us. suppliers are trying to get more of these hatchimals to stores before christmas but for now, the craze shows no signs of slowing down. back to you guys. >> goo aou doi

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, winter blast. a powerful storm barrels across the country bringing snow, sleet and dangerous conditions. >> oh, >> nearly 30 million people in its path. thousands of flights canceled. al's got the forecast on where it's headed and how long it will last. plus, the nominees are. we're in beverly hills with this morning's golden globe nominations as awards season kicks into high gear. and a man for all seasons. ? wasting away again in margaritaville ?? >> jimmy buffett swings by

margaritaville christmas. he'll perform his take on a holiday classic "today," monday, december 12th, 2016. ? santa tell me if he really cares ?? >> woo! >> good morning to our granddaughter in virginia! >> sending our love to grandma dixie from "today." >> good morning, south dakota. merry christmas! woo! we're back now, 8:00 on a monday morning. it's the 12th day of december, 2016. it is a little messy here on the plaza, but we've got a crowd of people. many of these folks have been

here. >> that is quite the daunty path. >> the what? >> the jaunty hat. >> where do you want to go, pal? >> we have a big morning because guess who's calling in to say hey? savannah and charlie are going to call up and chat with us into a little bit. jimmy buffett's here. he's going to sing for us in the studio. i don't quote hemmingway often but he wrote nobody lives life all the way up fighter. i would add mr. buffett's name to that. time for the "news at 8." we begin with a winter wallop hitting much of the country. i'm kristen dahl gren in burlington, vermont where the snow is still falling. plows are working overnight. this is going to be a miserable morning commute for millions. a scary scene in detroit as a plane slid off a snow-covered runway.

grass. >> reporter: 70 passengers onboard delta flight 724 were unharmed as the aircraft struggled to brake sliding on to the grass, and only adding to the chaos across midwest airports. more than 1,500 flights canceled, leaving travelers scrambling. >> call before you head to the airport. >> reporter: the midwest hammered with more than a foot of snow falling in parts of michigan. at lambeau field in wisconsin, crews field for the green bay packers game. but in buffalo, the bills and pittsburgh steelers had to play in the snow. it wasn't just snow in parts of the pacific northwest. ice had traffic at a standstill. >> i've been driving truck for 21 years and this is one of the worst ice storms i've seen coming down the gorge. >> reporter: and in minnesota, reports of almost 900 crashes and more than 400 vehicle spin-outs since saturday. back in the northeast, snow

take a look. that's the way to get around this morning on cross-country skis. the siberian express up next. here in the northeast we'll see temperatures that don't get out of the teens. some places in the midwest could see windchills of minus 30 degrees. >> not nice. thank you very much. to politics now. china said today it is seriously concerned about president-elect donald trump's latest comments on taiwan. speaking on fox news sunday, mr. trump use the one china policy as a bargaining chip in future negotiations with beijing. the president-elect also rejected the cia's assessment that russia tried to influence the november election. mr. trump called that ridiculous. general motors is condemning a casting call from a company behind a new cadillac commercial. the notice posted on social

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8:10, monday morning. little dreary. good time for what's "trending" today. we have a topic that's going t thursday savannah and her husband, mike, welcomed their second baby, charlie max feldman. we are happy to say savannah's joining us now on the phone. hello, mom, how you doing? >> hey, girl. >> hey! good morning! hi, guys. >> well? update. tell us. how's it going? >> great. youuys look so cute. you're so lucky you guys get to sleep in until 3:00 a.m. every day. >> how bad is it? >> well, actually, it's been great.

last night we had a great night. we had two three-hour stretches of sleep. he is just adorable. he's so cute. he's -- everything's working. he's happy. vail loves him. which is a big relief. we had a big royal visit, the first one on friday. but she ebeen here a lot every day at the hospital. of course now she's totally into it. >> tell us about the minute vail saw little charlie. what was that like? know like in the '70s our parents never gave it this much thought, but we were so -- we wanted to make sure she wasn't feeling displaced. so jenna bush actually gave me a really good idea which is to put a picture of vail on charlie's bassinet. then charlie was in his bassinet when she walked in. then i put a lollipop in the

oh, lollipop! >> can we show a little piece of tape? do we mind? >> oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. >> this is cool. >> what do you want to say? >> i love having a baby brother. >> that's so cute, savannah. so great. >> oh, my gosh. i know. i've only watched that 10,000 times. >> how's mike doing? >> he's doing great. he's like -- he already was super daddy but now he's super super daddy. he and vail are so tight. it's just -- it's just so lovely. it is beautiful. we just feel so thankful. i mean it's just -- i don't know. what can i say? i remember my mom telling me when i was little, i would say,

and she said because i just knew my family was complete. and i feel that way. i feel like my family is complete. and we're so happy. >> and beautiful. gorgeous. >> keep sending photos and videos and all that stuff. >> yes. please! >> he's already so alert. >> his eyes are open in every picture. he's looking around. >> you guys will appreciate this. our executive producer don nash got right on the phone -- i said he said, oh, good, can you get him to coo for us? >> on command? >> get some sleep. >> we love you, savannah. >> love you, too. >> talk to you soon. thanks. >> i think we peaked. i think we peaked in the show. >> i don't even want to do "popstart!." i got nothing. >> tell us what some celebrities are doing. >> i don't care about celebrities when i got vail kissing charlie. there are some other things in the world.

officially under way. golden globe nominations out today. last night it was the critic's choice awards in los angeles and the night's big winner -- "la la lapped." the movie/musical starring ryan gosling and emma stone won eight trophies, including best picture, best actor which is casey affleck. ""manchester by the sea."" and natalie portman took home the award for best actress in her portrayal of jackie in "jackie." a stunning natalie. but many of the stars dazzled if black. nicole kidman turned heads. and many named the best dressed of the night -- emma stone. cut-outs big again this season.

almost had a baby. now to carrie underwood. she's touring right now australia. while down under carrie took a major leap. out of a plane. she went sky diving. carrie posting these of her adventure on instagram showing her jumping out of the plane, soaring through the sky. she says she could not believe that she did it and after it was over she proudly posted the photo with her certificate of completion. anybody at this table - never. >> you did it twice? >> yeah, i'm done. >> never. i'm done at zero. >> if the plane's working. bryanranston bringing back his most famous role -- i don't know if you saw it -- breaking bad he played walter white, a man who went from chemistry teacher to drug dealer. this weekend on "snl" -- >> we have some breaking news tonight. president-elect trump has just

dea, the federal drug enforcement agency, and it is a high school science teacher from new mexico named walter white. do you foresee any problems with congress considering your limited experience? >> well, they might get hung up on the fact that i faked my own death. i'm only the third person in the trump cabinet to do that. >> bryan cranston surprising fans this weekend. and that is your post-baby "popstart!." >> jce thought. he what's great. >> he's on a roll. can do no wrong. mr. roker, check of the weather? >> announcer: "today's" weather is brought to you by "la la land," starring ryan gosling and emma stone. now playing select cities, expanding this friday. got a couple of major features to talk about. first, the polar vortex allowing

america. chicago you'll see temperatures by friday, overnight lows, 6 below. 32 in nashville. only 16 in st. louis on thursday. new york city, 12 degrees on friday. with that cold air in place, keep that in mind as this low pressure makes its way across the country starting on thursday. snow from boise, salt lake, billings, bismarck. then moving into friday it spreads further east. minneapolis, omaha, chicago, detroit, cincinnati. then as we move on in to saturday, and sunday, the system makes its way to the east coast. buffalo, washington, new york city, boston all looking at snow. how much? how long? we'll have details as the week wears on.

>> that's your latest weather. now to something new we are calling "joy to the world." this week, "today" nutritionist joy bauer is helping you navigate all those holiday treats that can go waistline. up first, a healthier spin on a classic that feeds a crowd. >> i'm lightening up a holiday family favorite -- cheesy delicious lasagna. and there's no noodle boiling needed, thanks to a trick i learned from my mom. christmas lasagna. brown turkey and marinara sauce in water. mix ricotta cheese. add egg white, garlic powder, pepper, basil and oregano.

cover bottom of the pan with meat sauce, half spinach mixture, more noodles. layer again. to cook noodles, pour water around the edges. tip -- spray the foil and the cheese won't stick. bake covered. bake uncovered. decorate and serve. typical lasagna is about 960 calories per serving. mine -- just 260. that's a savings of calories. happy holidays! mwua! >> by the way, that's crazy how many calories you've cut. >> it is delicious! we're going to feast on it right afterwards. i also want to mention that as easy as it is to make the tree, if you from init horizontally you can make the hanukah menorah as well. >> look at you always thinking! going to holiday parties. three things we should do. >> first thing, follow the rule of one. what that means is when you get

delicious looking hors d'oeuvre, fill one plate of food with whatever you want and one alcoholic beverage and one dessert or a sliver of two. >> you blacked out when you said one. >> everything's negotiable. you also want to focus on the people. catch up with friends and family, versus focusing on food and pigging out. lastly, sneak in extra exercise because the more you burn the more wiggle room you have for all the holiday stuff. >> the three don'ts. >> first up those seasonable cocktails because they are calorie bombs. count them as dessert. >> eggnog is one of those. >> we'll talk about eggnog in a minute. you also don't want to waste your calories on the year-round regular stuff like chocolate chip cookies and chips. instead, save is for things like aunt grace's killer fudge. those things are worth it. the last is you don't want to eat your way through the month. we have to keep reminding ourselves it is called a

>> look at appetizers now. this is bruschetta. three pieces versus three mini quiches. what are you going to pick? >> i would pick the bruschetta because it doesn't have all the crust and stuff. >> you are exactly right. bruschetta wins. this is the lighter choice. it is only 20alories a piece. 60 calories for all three. and, plus you get the vitamin c packed tomatoes. they a helps reduce the risk of certain cancers. the quiche, 1 00 calories each. a little more, actually. 310 for three. >> sometimes when you stroll around a party, you take one off a place, you're not thinking. be conscience of it. >> if you're faced with holiday rum punch, eggnog or a gingerbread martini, which do

>> i would pick the gingerbread? >> the holiday punch is the lightest at 240 calories. next in line is the eggnog for 350. the gingerbread martini is like a milkshake. it's 500 calories. >> that's horrifying. >> 500. here's a great trick for people that love eggnog. if you fill it up half-way, then you top it off with any kind of milk, ideally skim milk or maybe like an unsweetened almond you dilute is a little bit -- >> that's not really eggnog. >> main courses. >> are you going to pick the glazed baked ham or are you going to pick the prime rib? >> i'd do the ham. it looks thinner. >> you are exactly right. ham is actually pretty darn lean. five ounces is 240 calories. prime rib is the most marbled, fattiest meat. this is over 600 calories.

creamed spinach or mashed potatoes and gravy? >> i would just pick the mashed potatoes for many reasons. >> although they both have a lot of fatty mix-ins, mashed potatoes, that's made with whole milk and butter and of course cream in the cream spinach. spinach is always going to prevail because it is a superstar vegetable and it is also so much lighter compared to spuds. 250 for this one, 350 for tha one. all right. >> the last. sweet treats. >> two holiday cookies versus two pieces of peppermint bark. >> i love peppermint bark. i'm going with this one. >> you would be right. each cookie is about 100 calories. two for 200 is a pretty good bargain. peppermint bark is loaded. >> don't tell me!

then you tel me. >> 4 run calories for the two pieces. can you imagine? one piece is double what one cookie is. sometimes it is worth it. i get it. >> all right. joy, all great. all great tips. you can get joy's lasagna recipe at 2 datcome. tomorrow joy is going to show you how to undo the damage if you do overdo it. >> i got jim buffett and the guys getting us in the holiday spirit. take it away, guys. ??

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back now, 8:30 on a monday morning, 12th day of 8:30 on a monday morning 12 he's our holiday elf today. we'll bring him over here and talk in a couple of minutes, but we said sorry about the bad weather. also, ahead hollywood's award season is kicking into gear this morning with the golden globe nominations. we'll have it for you and break

christmas cheer to the studio. he has a new holiday album. of course, it's jimmy buffett style! >> are you enjoying the tree? >> yes. it's great. >> you're saying goodbye to your broadway show "love love love." how do you feel saying goodbye to that. >> and your show "berlin station" picked up for a second season. >> it is, indeed. yeah, the season finale is this saturday coming. >> a fun holiday traditions?

some skis. >> oh, nice! >> is this the first you've had a chance to see the holiday tree in person? >> for a few years now, but, yeah, i'm waiting for the snow to come. >> yeah. you have a lot of funs here. we want to say thank you for coming to see us on the plaza. you got work to do, i think. >> thank you. >> thanks, yes, i have girl scouts over here. >> i've never seen this cookie. >> yeah. it's a new cookie. >> that's fantastic. thank you. you brought these for our crew. >> let's show you your weather. the week ahead. we have snow across the plains and snow in northern new england and wet weather through the mid

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we are back with a big morning at 8:36. nominations for the 76th annual golden globes were announced this david carter, a special couldn't imdb her wh movs will do well. what is the trendn tv. let's start on the film side. >> the movies that went into the morning with the most momentum were "la la land," manchester by the sea."

which is denzel washington and viola davis. i was curious to see how it would do in the larger categories. >> in the tv world there are some stand outs. golden globes love new shows. >> i was expecting like "crown" and "stranger things" on netflix and "this is us" to do well and >> going back to film. every year we talked about do the golden globes tell us what is happening with the oscars. >> they sharpen things a little bit. you don't always win the oscar if you win the globe we it helps. >> all right. dave, here is how the nominations played out. >> nominations announcement for the golden globes. anna kendrick, and don cheadle.

>> thank you. good morning. >> for best performance by an actor in a television series, musical or comedy. anthony anderson "blackish." "in the jungle." donald glover "atlanta." knick nolte "graves" and jeffrey tam bower for "transparent." for best performance by an actress in a television series drama "outlander." keri russell, "the americans." win know that rider" stranger things." and evan rachel wood "west world." best actress. viola davis for "fences."

kidman. octavius spencer "hidden figures" and michelle williams "manchester by the sea." best performance by an actor in a motion picture musical or comedy. colin ferrell. ryan goss ling. jonah hill "war dog "trolls." music and lyrics and justin timberlake, max martin. "city of stars" music by justin and lyrics by ben and justin paul. "faith" from "sing" music by stevie wonder. "gold" from "gold" music and

pop. and "how far i'll go." music and lyrics by lin-manuel miranda. best performance by an actor in a television series drama. ramy mallic, "mr. robot." bob odenkirk, better call saul. matthew reese, the americans. b.f.shriver, and billy bob thornton, "goliath." best performance by an actor in a motion picture drama. casey affleck, "manchester by the sea." joel edgerton, "loving." andrew garfield, "hacksaw ridge." vigo mortonson, "can't fantastic." and denzel washington, "fences."

picture. damian shizell. "la la land." tom ford, "nocturnal animals." mel gibson, "hacksaw ridge." barry jenkins, "moonlight." and kenneth lonergan, "manchester by the sea." best performance by an actress in a motion picture, musical or comedy. annette benning, "20 century women." lilly collins, "rules don't apply." haley steinfeld, "the edge of 17." emma stone, "la la land." and meryl streep, "florence foster jenkins." best television series drama.

netflix. "game of thrones," hbo. "stranger things," netflix. "this is us," nbc. "west world," hbo. best motion picture, musical or comedy. "20th century women." "dead pool." "florence foster jenkins," "la la land," "sing street." best performance by an actress in a motion picture drama. amy adams, "arrival." jessica chastain, "miss sloan." isabelle luper, "elle." natalie portman, "jackie."

"hacksaw ridge." "hell or high water." "lion." "manchester by the sea." "moonlight." congratulations to all our nominees. and please join us for our biggest celebration on sunday, january 8th, for the 74th annual golden globe awards live on nbc. hosted by jimmy fallon. back with dave carver figuring out what just happened there. >> "la la land "really was the big winner here. it got seven nominations for best picture and director. and for ryan gossling and emma stone. i'm also impressed by tom ford, best director and best screen play for his movie "nocturnal animals." he is a real great filmmaker. and meryl streep for "florence

nominations. >> we all kind of gasped when we saw tom hanks' "sully" didn't make that. >> he must have come close. that was such a great performance. i'm surprised that "fences" did not get nominated for best picture because they gave it nominations for acting. >> take us through the telephone shows. anything jump out there? >> it's a combination of shows that are streaming like "the crown" and "stranger things." nbc right there for "this is us." along with "west world" and "game of thrones," an hbo show. chrissy metz was nominated. >> isn't meryl streep getting the big lifetime achievement award? >> thank you god she got a real

globes hosted by jimmy fallon sunday, january 89th, right here on nbc. coming up next, a little "jingle bell rock." jimmy buffett is going to perform live. but first, this is "today" on nbc. mmy buffett is going to perform live. but first, this is "today" on

>> announcer: the citi concert series on "today" is proudly presented to you by citi. we're now back at 8:47. remind you of sand, summer and the surf. but he is also a man of every season. >> his brand-new album is called "'tis the season." we're just taking a look at the cover. lover the cover of that album. can we talk about that for a second? >> shot in my front yard in sag harbor in a rush. >> is that the same hat? >> and the stand-ins were cheap, too. >> is it true you recorded a

summer? >> we did. i was on my way out to surf. >> how do you get in the mood? you deck the studio? >> you deck it. you drop the air conditioner. you have to just get into that frame of mind. no eggnog. >> no adult beverages? >> beverages, yes. >> matt was telling me, you guys are pals, that you are a christmas baby. you're born on christmas. when you were a little boy growing up, did that mean no christmas for jimmy on his but my mother made him give me two presents. but it would be like socks and a tie. but she was very insistent on two things. >> am i allowed to say this is a big birthday? >> it's on the internet. >> you okay with that? >> i loved the first 70s. >> quick show of hands this year. has jimmy been naughty or nice?

who says he's been nice? who says nice? what are you going to sing? >> we're going to do a little "jingle bell rock." one of our favorite songs. >> ladies and gentlemen, jimmy buffett. ?? ? jingle bell jingle bell jingle be jingle bell ring now the jingle house has begun. dancing and prancing in the jingle bell square in the frosty air ? ? what a bright time it's the

away ? ? jingle bell time is a swell time ? ? to go ridin' in a one-horse sleigh ? giddyup jingle horse pick up your feet jingle around the town ? ? mix and mingle in a jinglin' beat that's the jingle bell rock ? ? jingle bell jingle bell jingle bell rock ? jingle bell chimes and jingle bell times ? dancin' and prancin' all through the frosty air ? ? what a bright time it's the right time ? ? to rock the night away ? jingle bell time is a swell time ? to go ridin' in a one-horse sleigh ?

clock ? ? mix and mingle in a jingin' swing that's the jingle bell ? that's the jingle bell that's the jingle bell rock ?? >> ho ho ho. >> that's a christmas song. jimmy buffett, guys, merry st advance. >> back in a little while.

8:53. back on a dreary monday morning with our friend, jimmy buffett. we were joking about the birthday a second ago, the big seven-oh. i always kid people, i always tell people this whose live i would trade with if i could trade a life. anything you can't do the a 70 that you loved doing at 40 or 50? >> no. but i wanted to go to space. john glenn went when he was 72. i got two years to do it. >> really. would you go on one of those high orbiters? >> you know richard branson? you were with me -- >> yes. >> -- richard branson's island.

songs. you could have worked that deal out right there. >> i know. i'm working on it. . >> in about 30 years, jimmy, we'll announce your birthday on a smucker's jar. you can sing happy birthday to yourself. >> come on, technology. happy 100th birthday to carrie williams of white house, tennessee. get a lot of rest and avoid stress and listen to jimmy buffett songs. goldie 100th birthday. this next man, abraham mazin, loves eating pizza and ice cream. georgia everett of lynchburg, tennessee is 111 years old! i'm playing that number tonight. last year on her birthday she got a present. a letter from president obama and first lady michelle obama. lloyd bucy, 100 years old.

baking rum cakes for all of his friends. and a very happy 100th birthday to clara larson, a scrabble champ from silver spring, maryland. she walks -- get this -- three to four miles every day. you know somebody celebrating their 100th birthday, want to hear all about it. had ed to today.com/celebrates and make sure you include a photo. we are so excited. we've got henry winkler. the fonz. as our co-host. one of the nicest men out there. >> we've got food. >> and more music. >> if you own a rocket, call jimmy. jimmy, thank you very much. guys, merry christmas. back after your local news and

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