take," rachel platten gets us pumped up with a live performance of "fight song." al goes behind the scenes of america's game, "wheel of fortune." find out what carmen electra is doing on a secluded iisland with five couples. all that and more coming up now. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today." it's thursday morning, january 7th, 2016. nice crowd braving the cold for us outside. i'm willie along with al, natalie and tamron. i love your morning jam. >> we need to pump it up more. i'm a survivor >> destiny's child. >> i love this song. the reason being, natalie is surviving this soup diet. >> i'm done, as of this morning, three days. >> i was thinking about everyone

resolution. this is the first almost full week. >> it is a full week. >> did you -- where do you stand on your new year's resolution? >> we're going to show you a great workout photo. >> nothing in my life has to do with working out. >> i heard a number of people say that this first week of the new year, people are having trouble remembering what day it is. >> i can't remember the day. i also believe it's 2017. on the other show we do, msnbc, we've been saying, gop 2016. general election 2016. we started saying that in july. my mind was like, oh, it's 2017. >> right. >> but my new year's resolution, which was to clean out my e-mail, i am looking for tips on how to do this effectively. i am now at 72,747. i was at 75,000. >> oh, my gosh.

>> i feel like the people that panic. >> do it. >> i don't know what's there. >> i am so anal about it. i keep it at zero all the time. i go through and delete every day. >> you are insane. >> you have six? >> six. >> i dee leytelete, all day long. >> i have 3,000. >> i spend most of my day deleting e-mails. >> solution to my problem. >> i have 20. i haven't had a chance to delete it yet. >> i'm done 3,000, from my high of 75,000. >> delete all. >> i'm a survivor. i picked the song because i'm going to survive the resolution. >> organize the e-mail by the end of the day, missy. >> missy. >> little missy. >> she's no longer hangry. she's mean. >> dark natalie is back. >> we bought our powerball tickets yesterday. >> we didn't, our producers did. >> i actually did. i went to the chinese place on the corner last night.

take the kids in there, get a carton of milk. >> dad, can we have the malt balls? >> dad of the year. >> strategy of being a 6-year-old. you have to cope. we buy our tickets. first, i got the megamillion, got the wrong one. >> powerball, right? >> it might be worth something. >> i got the powerball. like everyone else on the face of the earth, i did not win. >> nothing? >> no winners in yesterday's $550 million. the numbers were 2, 11, 47, 62, 63. the powerball number was 17. but the good news is, that means when we draw again on saturday, the pot will be a record now. >> boom! >> 6$675 million. >> what day? >> saturday. >> record for the united states lottery. >> can you imagine? unreal amount of money. >> they tend to go higher, too, once the hype builds up. could cross $700 million.

powerball number, 14 people won $1 million. one person won $2 million. $2 million is pretty high. >> that's good. >> our producers got one number. they won $4. >> got the powerball. >> they spent $40. >> they spent $40 and won $4. >> great return on investment. >> great investment, guys. >> by the way, you just said, going to the tobacco shop. did anyone's parents smoke growing up? >> very, very young. >> they stopped. >> i remember my parents giving me a note to go to the corner store to buy cigarettes. you would buy -- >> oh, my gosh. >> they'd give you beer. >> if you had a note from your parent. i recall those things happening, as well. >> can you imagine doing that today? sending george or luke to go get a pack of cigarettes and a six pack? >> you turned out okay. >> yeah. [ coughing ]. >> okay.

>> people's choice awards, a guy stormed the stage. he learned the hard way, come up against sharon osbourne. a lot to talk about. some of the movies. "serious 7" took the top honor. favorite action movie. as i said, everyone is talking about this other moment. the cast of "the talk" were up accepting a big award. look what happened. >> we think of ourselves as kind of the odd balls of tv, or we say we're like a motley crew. >> hey. >> huh-uh. >> you ain't going to pull no steve harvey up in here. >> no, sir! no, sir! security! >> i feel bad for steve harvey. >> nothing to do with steve harvey. >> that was kanye, not steve harvey. >> i guess in the moment, she randomly pulled a name out. >> yeah. >> good thing she didn't pull my name.

>> sharon osbourne kicked him. >> i know. >> twice! >> i guess you don't want to be brawling. >> where was security? >> so many people, and he was hiply dressed. could have been part of their crowd. >> trying to sell an album? >> i love the other cast mates just stand there while the two of them -- >> sharon's got it. everybody, let her do her thing. we don't know who this person is or why they did it. >> trying to sell an album. >> was he? i didn't hear what he said. anyway, sandra bullock, one of the best moments of the night, her acceptance speech. we obsess over her. she has the cutest kids. favorite movie actress. she said her kids were with her getting ready for the evening and her 5-year-old son had great advice for mom. let's take a listen. >> they said, where are you going? i said, to a show. my son said, what's the name of the show? i said, people's choice awards.

i said, well, why are you getting an award? he said, what are the awards for? i said, movies, tv, acting. he said, i've acted. i said, what have i seen you in? he said, well, videos 2015. i said, it sounds like girls gone wild. you mean the videos i shoot on my iphone? he said, yeah, can i get an awrd award for that? i said, if you do, you have to say thank you. he said, i would like to say, thank you to the world and thank you to the planet. i said, okay. i said, is there anything else you want to say? no, i just want to keep it simple. okay. so on behalf of videos 2015, thank you to the planet and on behalf of this mama, i would like to say, thank you to the people on this planet for, once again, the great company, giving

thank you so much. >> great acceptance speech. >> love that. >> we love her. >> she's like girl crush every year. that reminded me of your georgism. things your kid said. >> i love about her, she's such a great mom and committed to her kids. when she was here promoting her last movie, i interviewed her. she told the studio, im come'll come to new york for three days, do whatever you want morning, noon and night, then i'm going home to see my son. >> new daughter. >> amazing. >> we talked at the top of the show about being a survivor. we're into a week into whatever resolutions. if one of yours was to work out more, like adele, that was her resolution, this is probably your face of pain. >> adele. >> as you're watching us, if you're watching us at the gym this morning. she put this out on instagram yesterday. writing, getting ready.

feeling, in full on tears. spotify says today is the biggest workout day of the year. >> why? >> we are a week into the resolution. >> people still motivated. >> close to the weekend, too. >> you're like, okay, i'll get ready for the weekend. >> songs to get us motivated. "sur "survivor" is one of mine. "uptown funk" featuring bruno mars. "chandelier" by sia. >> running slow motion. >> i actually have that on my play list. i love it. you feel powerful. >> beyonce "run the world." >> good one. >> we all remember the cronut, right? we have one better. >> we do? >> brooklyn restaurant is

doughnut for $100 each. a bargain, a dozen for $1,000. >> it's a steal. >> jerry is our -- >> all gold? >> in a gold box. >> gosh, they're beautiful. >> it's made from a purple yam from asia. crystal champagne icing and filled with champagne jelly. it's covered in 24 karat gold. the social club delivered these by hand, as you might imagine. >> they should. >> you can order them online. >> they smell amazing. i'm so excited that i can eat a doughnut again. >> i feel so indulgent. >> this is my first crystal. >> look at that. >> oh, myy gosh, that is amazing. >> it's a really good doughnut. >> i don't know $100, but it's a good doughnut. >> unbelievable. >> crazy. >> the best gold doughnut i've ever had.

>> are they all-purpose l purple on the inside? >> it's the purple yam. >> it's beautiful. >> wow. this is really. >> this is jewelry. >> biting into cookie monster. >> fantastic. >> how many calories you think, natalie? >> i don't care. >> she's like, ianderson will be partly cloudy, and not as cold today, high of 52. northeast winds of 5-7. the mountains will be mostly sunny, a high of 51. southeast winds at 6. not as chilly tonight. asheville, hendersonville will drop to 36 overnight, the >> man. >> you want some of the doughnut?

>> this is great. our australian producer kate is too cheap to go in on the lottery ticket, but she wants a $100 doughnut. >> look at her inching in. wow! >> come on. >> gratification. >> gold finger. >> you expect me to die? up next, nearly 20 years after he appeared on the show himself, al gets to visit the set of america's game show, "wheel of fortune"! let's see if you can guess this phrase. >> oh, gosh. >> the category is people. they are three of al's favorites. >> tina fey, we stop arthritis pain, so you don't have to stop. because you believe in go. onward. today's the day. carpe diem. tylenol 8hr arthritis pain has two layers of pain relief. the first is fast.

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>> reporter: three contestants, two wildly popular hosts and one enormous wheel. >> it's a heavy wheel. >> next puzzle. >> reporter: for 33 seasons, the "wheel of fortune," longest running syndicated game show in the country has been america's game. >> we have the "today" show here, ladies and gentlemen. >> you're the unseen voice. >> it's america's game. >> what's involved? >> here we go. page one, everybody says, "wheel of fortune." then the announcer comes? >> ladies and gentlemen, here are the stars of america's game, pat and vana white. >> perfect. >> man. there's a feeling of power when you say that. >> al, come out here. >> hi, my friend. how are you? good to see you. >> good to see you. >> when this started, did you ever think that over 30 years later, you'd still be dealing with letters? >> no, i didn't.

>> when you first started, a lot of people don't remember, you actually physically had to turn letters. >> i did. i said, is there any way you can make my job easier? no, i didn't really. but they did make my job easier in 1997. they switched it to the computerized touch screen. >> i don't think people realize how big the board is. >> my co-hosts on "today's take" have always been a puzzle. not anymore. >> al, this is the place. >> i'm not allowed here. >> alarms go off. >> just this time. you can come up. >> now, this actually is activated. it's not a trick where she touched it. you really have to touch it. >> i do. >> if you touch it, the blue one, something will happen. >> let's see. >> all right! >> now the other one. >> can you solve the puzzle based on that? >> can i buy a vowel?

>> al roker! my name is finally in lights. >> tell me the chemistry between you and vanna. >> she's a -- wouldn't that be great, if i opened up -- >> all of a sudden, it spilled out. >> hi, everyone. >> we take the show seriously, but not ourselves. if you ask vanna what she does for a living, she won't say, i'll be directing one day. she says, i touch letters and they light up. she understands it. the folks at home really have taken to her. it's been a long and happy relationship. >> i was in las vegas recently, and you walk through any casino or the airport, and all you hear is "wheel of fortune"! that's got to be kind of weird. you're on a casino game. >> go on and give the wheel a spin. >> when i'm walking through the casino, i walk by the slot

play ing -- playing. i tap them on the shoulder and go, good luck, and keep on walking. i get a kick out of that. >> that's pretty good. >> you've spun the wheel. >> i have. >> it's heavy. >> reporter: my first turn of the wheel is when i was a contestant with my mom 20 years ago. >> thank you for being here. we have a $5,000 minimum. >> great. >> i did about as well back then as i did on my recent visit. >> too bad, al, landed on a bankruptcy. now, you have to go. >> i -- >> good-bye. >> i got to go. maybe alex trebek wants to see me. >> they tape both shows across from each other. >> really cool. >> that show has been part of our lives as long as i can remember. >> my kids love watching it now. >> absolutely. everybody can watch together. up next, salad dressing in a sip sippie cup?

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macy's is cutting 4800 jobs and closing 40 stores after reporting dismal holiday sales. they blame warm weather, which discovered sales of winter clothes, and the strong dollar which kept tourists from visiting and spending money in the u.s. after 20 days in theaters, "star wars: the force awakens" has become the all-time top grossing film ever in north america. according to disney, "star wars" earned enough on wednesday to move past "avatar's" $760 million lifetime growth. worldwide worldwide, the record still longs to "avatar," at least for now. let's get a check of the weather. >> probably going down, too. what's going on with your weather. we start out the weekend outlook. tomorrow, rain in the upper mississippi river valley. snow into the rockies. saturday, the snow and rain moves east. wet weather through the southeast and snow from michigan

snow and rain out west, as well. dries out west, but then we have a real mess in the northeast on into ohio and parts of the upper midwest. brutally cold in the plains, into the centr into the centr into the centr into the centr anderson will be partly cloudy, and not as cold today, high of 52. northeast winds of 5-7. the mountains will be mostly sunny, a high of 51. southeast winds at 6. not as chilly tonight. asheville, hendersonville will drop to 36 overnight, the >> that is your latest weather. >> al, thank you very much. carmen electra is a model and actress, singer, dancer, tv host. now, moonlighting as a relationship expert.

beautiful, -- about the beautiful carmen electra, who is stranded in exile with five on again/off again couples, moving on from their toxic relationship, and possibly sbooltinto the arms of ten eligible singles. good morning. >> good morning. why did you want to be a part of the show? >> originally, i joined the host of "exile." then i became friends with these exs, and i saw them cry. i saw them fight. i saw so much in them. that really connected us. we do have a psychiatrist on call 24 hours. took them through extensive therapy and really worked with them a lot. you know, broke them down so truth came out. there's a lot of emotions.

>> but, you know, the goal of "exile" is to help them break free of -- >> toxic relationships. >> which we've all had. >> all been there. >> most of us. >> i think that's why they could relate to me. i was -- i'm not the doctor. i was a friend, you know? >> it kind of feels like -- >> did youmore manageable level. >> dumbs it down. >> it's as important to repair a relationship as to have the strength to move on from a relationship. >> yeah. you know, these couples were so co-dependent. they just couldn't let go. even though they weren't happy. i admire them so much for signing on the way they did. no texting, no cell phones.

>> no contact with friends or family. i mean, they literally went there with, you know, the goal of trying to get help. >> geez, intense. >> small, small number of exs that you discussed, if you had to be on "exile" with one of them, could you pick one? >> that's a good question. >> what's the first name that came to mind? not necessarily your pick but the first name that came to mind. >> i'll tell you this, i could not go to the dominion republic for three week ss, very closed off but it's gorgeous, without a cell phone. >> that's your partner? >> i mean, i'm addicted. >> you have to break up with your cell phone. >> i'm in love. >> co-dependent on your cell phone. >> i'm so co-dependent. >> it needs you. >> there was a couple times i

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