what a relief it is. >>> mary j. blige is called the queen of soul. s won nine grammy awards, received 30 nominations. she's sold more than 50 million albums worldwide. >> now she's released her very first holiday album. here is mary j. blige singing "this christmas." off her cd "merry christmas." ♪ ♪ hang all the mistletoe, i'm going to get to know you better ♪ ♪ this christmas ♪ and as we trim the tree ♪ how much fun it's going to be together ♪ ♪ this christmas ♪ fire bright and blazing ♪ we're caroling through the night ♪ ♪ and this christmas ♪ will be a very special christmas for me ♪ ♪ my world is filled with cheer ♪ ♪ this christmas ♪ and as i looked around ♪ this christmas ♪ fireside blazing bright ♪ we're caroling through the night ♪ ♪ and this christmas will be ♪ a very special christmas for me ♪ ♪ merry christmas all over the land ♪ ♪ it's christmastime ♪ it's christmastime ♪ oh fireside blazing bright ♪ we're caroling through the night ♪ ♪ this christmas will be a very special christmas for me yeah ♪ ♪ merry christmas all over the land ♪ ♪ h

the stars list is impressive, mary blige, mariah carey, jewel. you can watch them all tonight here on nbc. quite the lineup. >> that is a party. all right. thanks, bill. >>> in entertainment, steve buccemi shared some thoughts about james gandolfini. >> jimmy was very patient and gracious with me. the more i worked with him the more relaxed we both became. to be accepted by jimmy as a director was the best feeling in the world. >>> katy perry named the unicef ambassador. >>> woody allen will be not accepting his award at the oscars. he is, instead, sending diane ke keaton to accept it on his behalf. >>> reach out worldwide. the movie will be available on december 10th. >>> apparently, angels can be naughty and nice. the victoria secrets angels lip synced by singing "i knew you were trouble" by taylor swift. >>> nathalie portman had quite the stunt double for her final kissing scene. so he brought in his wife to take on the role. with the help of wigs, costumes and camera angles she looks just like portman. that's why the kiss is so passionate. if

. >> what mary blige is saying about living a healthy life after 40. >> i have to suffer for that. >>hting p.m.s. >> it's good. >> rousing endorsement! >> coming up next on "dr. oz." dr. oz: let's be honest, many of us were not exactly models of health when we were younger. whether your vice was junk food, alcohol or cigarettes, it's never too late to make healthier choices.

we had mariah carey and mary j. bligereatest female vocalists of all time, and more people stood in line to get a picture with cookie monster. >> are you so pumped about this christmas, for so many reasons, but your first with your little baby. >> first christmas for noah. of course, he has no clue, but it's all about mom and i. >> look at this. he is -- oh, my gosh. a gerber baby. a johnson & johnson baby. that's what he is, of the week. >> do you just love every minute with him? >> do you sing to him all the time? >> so many times in my life, people, lie my friends would have their kids and didn't shut up. and i hated it. they would show me pictures. yeah, really cute. now i'm that guy. they say, you don't know the kind of love you'll have for the kid. yeah, yeah, but i just didn't know it existed. i didn't know that depth of love that you have for this little human being, this little mini you. changed my life. it's made what i do here with you and going and doing shows, everything -- i used to be more nervous. now i re

blog on today.com. >> coming up next, we got a treat in store, a holiday for the queen of pop mary j. bligee time grammy winner mary j. blige thrilled the crowd with a performance last night at the rockefeller tree lighting ceremony. we are delighted to have her here. she is out with a new holiday out, merry christmas. happy holidays. >> good morning. happy to see you. >> we were standing on a platform looking at you, what was it like? >> it was so much fun. i saw you guys, did you see me? >> i was clapping. >> the energy in new york, all those people. it was my first time at rocky fell ever center ever in my life so i had a beautiful time. >> you got this new christmas album. it is fabulous. do you love christmas music? >> i love christmas mung. it's something i always wanted to do. i love classy traditional christmas music. that's the kind of music i grew up on. >> it came across beautiful. what are you going to sing this morning? >> i'm going to sing one of my fate christmas songs. >> ladies and gentlemen, mary j. blige. ♪ crestnuts roasting on an open fire ♪ jack frost niping at your no

[applause rises] i'd like to thank my very special guests, mary j blige, mariah carey, cookie monster, and the coastal sound children's choir for joining us this evening. from my family to yours, i wish you a very merry christmas, and a lot of peace and love throughout the holiday. god bless you, good night, everybody. we'll see you next year. thanks for watching. [cheering and applauding] >>> now at 11:00, arm and dangerous. tonight, the search for the gunman who targeted people at a maryland strip mall. >>> thieves steal a holiday package p package. toss it out once they saw what was inside. how that little boy and social media led them to the rightful owner. >>> and a security breach at a major retailer. tonight, the warning for thousands who paid with plastic on black friday. >>> news4 at 1:001:00 starts now. >> first up tonight, caught on tape. police are asking for your home tonight tracking down several men behind a dangerous crime spree. >> they carjacked a man, assaulted a woman, all at a strip mall and a crucial clue, captured on video. erika gonzalez joins us live with thes

michael buble, mary j. bligeekend. everybody, be safe. bye-bye. >> i'm here to help. you and i will get through this together. ♪

and there are great musical guests, mary j. bligeey. >> eric grande and jewel. >> it's going to be great. it's on at 8:00, 7:00 central. >> some people do an extra hour of festivities before. the tree will stay lit until january 7th. >> and so will we. but you know what the thing is? >> what? >> this is a warning to all of you. we say this with goodwill toward all men and women. if you aren't coming to the lighting of the tree here in rockefeller center, stay home, because you're not going to be able to get anywhere. it's the craziest day of the year. >> crazy. >> and tomorrow i cannot wait to see. >> i'm dying. >> "the sound of music." >> live. >> with carrie underwood. >> what time does that start? >> 8:00. >> you were a busy, busy little beaver last night. >> there was a nice event last night, l'oreal paris eighth annual women of worth. there were some great ladies who were there, diane keaton was there and lea michelle were there. that little minute next to lea -- >> that's her mom? >> where is your mother? >> down there. >> you

live performances from mary j. blige, jewel, mariah carey, and natalie morales and al roker will cohost. that's starting at 8:00 here on nbc 4. that's midday for today. thank you for being with us and invite you toton in at 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00. hope you plan to join us then. until then have a great day and see you in the morning. >>> i won't let go. love you honey. we have got a packed show for you today. she was touching up you hair to look so perfect. >> we like that. that's our hair lady. did a very nice job today. >> thank you very much. i'm billy bush. >> we are loaded today. first all, it's the last day of hanukkah. we have a very special

goo-goo dolls, are they still performing, jewel and mary j. blige among the musicians performing. sorry about that. a storm is making it's way across the country. dave warren is back with a look at the national forecast. >> every sunday night al jazeera america brings >> meteorologist: the cold arctic air will work its way south. there is snow coming down still. we have a lot of snow yesterday in minnesota. more snow coming down as the cold air pushes south and we have warm air pushing up, that will continue. look at these teaches as we wake up tomorrow morning. this is what it feels like on your skin. when you factor the wind gusts and cold temperatures, it feels like 30 below. now the problem comes in with the storm developing over the texas panhandle and oklahoma. you've warm air coming over this cold air. it's falling as rain. it could freeze before it hits the ground or freeze when it hits the ground. that will be thursday night and friday morning. it will will fall with a little freezing rain through the midwest through ohio and pennsylvania.

mary jay blige was there, lee michelle, pit bull. they took the stage and performed and they did well. >>> time now 5:26. this morning almost a dozen pit bulls are being streeted for injuries after being rescued from a dog fighting operation. an exclusive look at a raid of and what else police found when they went inside a home in oakland . >>> thousands of customers have no power in solano county. what pg&e says caused the power outage and when the power could be back on. >>> good morning. right now on the san mateo bridge traffic looks pretty good as you head out to the high-rise. but find out where traffic is already beginning to slow. >>> its colder out there this morning. 32 in bay point. 31 in middletown. does that mean it will stay cooler or the afternoon highs warm up? i'll have the details. -those other store cards... -...preferred shopper... ...club...things... ...kept sending me coupons for cat food. i'm just not a coupon clipper. i buy what i want to buy. can i get a reward for that? [ brina ] something extra from raley's

you got mary j. blige, jewel, leona lewis all perform and that tree is decorated with 45,000 multicolored l. e. d. rights. >>> still ahead a top tv chef and allegations of cocaine abuse. that's in today's hollywood headlines. >> and today is the ten year anniversary of a northern virginia murder mystery. the wife of alexandria sheriff james dunning found murdered in her own home. peggy fox brings us an update on the case after the break. if hey breathing's hard.me, know the feeling? copd includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. spiriva is a once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that helps open my obstructed airways for a full 24 hours. spiriva helps me breathe easier. spiriva handihaler tiotropium bromide inhalation powder does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, glaucoma, trouble urinating, or an enlarged prostate. these may worsen with spiriva. discuss all medicines you take, even eye drops. stop taking spiriva and seek immediate m

here is mary j. blige together ♪ ♪ this christmas ♪ fire bright and blazing ♪ we're caroling through the night ♪ ♪ and this christmas ♪ will be a very special christmas for me ♪ ♪ my world is filled with cheer ♪ ♪ this christmas ♪ and as i looked around ♪ this christmas ♪ fireside blazing bright ♪ we're caroling through the night ♪ ♪ and this christmas will be ♪ a very special christmas for me ♪ ♪ merry christmas all over the land ♪ ♪ it's christmastime ♪ it's christmastime ♪ oh fireside blazing bright ♪ we're caroling through the night ♪ ♪ this christmas will be a very special christmas for me yeah ♪ ♪ merry christmas all over the land ♪ ♪ have a very merry christmas yeah ♪ ♪ and a happy new year yeah ♪ i hope that it's full of cheer everybody ♪ ♪ i hope you get everything everything you wanted for christmas ♪ ♪ i hope your families are together ♪ ♪ i hope everyone is safe and sound ♪ ♪ merry christmas everybody ♪ yeah yeah yeah >> mary j.! >> love her. >> very special gift for me that's music to my ears.

mariah carey, mary j. bligethe goo goo dolls are among the performances you'll see tonight and the "today" show gang will be there for the ceremony starting at 7:00 p.m. eastern here on nbc. [ male announcer ] we took new febreze free with no perfume to prove the skeptics wrong. hi. are you karen? [ karen ] yes, i am you said in a focus group, "they just mask the smell." i'm going to ask you to find the smelliest item in your home. here. okay. [ laughs ] very, very strong dog odor. this is febreze free. it has no perfume. wow. now it smells clean, and it doesn't have an odor. you're welcome. [ male announcer ] odor elimination without masking. the proof is in every bottle of febreze fabric refresher. breathe happy. >>> all right, so we continue to monitor the developing news right here on msnbc. we're showing you a live look at the center for american progress in the nation's capital, washington, d.c. president obama will take the podium any minute from now and deliver live remarks to us. this speech is about in

. >>> kelly clarkson, mary j. blige, jewel have released new christmas albums this year.ind a handful of new christmas songs. so far, none of them are getting touted as classics. bah-humbug. >>> the era of live holiday musicals may be coming back thanks to the success of "the sound of music" live. the network is already making plans to air another musical next year. there's no official word on what the show will be but rumor has it peter pan is a top contender. the live "sound of music" remake was a ratings hit for the network even though critics were ready to say so long to star carrie underwood's performance minutes into the show. the broadcast did well in social media, drawing more than 450,000 tweets, some of them even nice. >>> that's it for "the lead." i'll be back in two hours on "outfront." i now turn you over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >>> happening now, white house shakeup. president obama turns to a former top clinton aide for some help. can he put the second term agenda back on track? >>> handshake uproar. an impromptu greeting with cuba's raul c

we had maria carey and mary j. bligeaby. >> of course, he has no clue, but it's all about mom and i. >> look at this. he is -- oh, my gosh. a gerber baby. a johnson & johnson baby. that's what he is, of the week. >> do you just love every minute with him? >> do you sing to him all the time. >> so many times people, lie my friends would have their kids and didn't shut up. and i hated it. they would show me pictures. now i'm that guy. they say, you don't know the kind of love you'll have for the kid. yeah, yeah, but i just didn't know it existed. i didn't know that depth of love that you have for this little human beg, this little mini you. changed my life. it's made what i do here with you and going and doing shows, everything -- i used to be more nervous. now i realize that this is not -- you know, there are more important things. >> you keep it in perspective. >> really. really is a beautiful thing. >> you must hate leaving him. does he go on the road with you everywhere? you were telling us you were in argentina with h

mary jay blige was there, lee michelle and even pit bull took the take to reform and demi lovato is leaving the show. she joined the show two weeks ago for the second season and simon cowell he -- said he knew she wasn't coming back because she's about to go on tour. she will stop in san jose february 11th. >> i think they are the cutest couple ever. so cute. >> okay. >> just want to hug them. >> okay. [laughter] >>> just want to hug sal because he's giving us great traffic. we have a good looking drive around the bay area. we expected that one day we might start to see people who are off already for the holiday coming up. we want to see the traffic is moving well next week since christmas is wednesday, you probably won't have a lot of traffic during that week either. bay bridge is expected to be pretty light. right now, it is lighter than usual into san francisco. you don't have to worry about driving into the city and having big delays. also looking at the commute, westbound 580 traffic continues to look good around the bay with no major problems. >> let's go to steve. >> hold on. >> that

critics raving about albums by mary j. blige with elvis. ♪ oh come let us adore him >> reporter: boyle of course known for rocketing to fame on tv, not unlike the voices on the year's biggest christmas album surprise. the cast of "duck dynasty." ♪ merry christmas and a happy happy happy new year ♪ >> reporter: even the uproar over phil robertson's anti-gay comments hasn't slowed sales of "duck the halls." >> actually strong because it features collaborations with george strait, the king of country. >> reporter: despite titles like the "ragin' cajun red neck christmas" and "hairy christmas" experts say don't sell it short. >> it might become a classic, it might not. >> like elmo in the classic -- ♪ grandma got run over by a reindeer ♪ >> an untraditional song one of the most played of the season. ♪ you can say there's no such thing as santa but as for me and grandpa we believe ♪ >> merry christmas. >> that song grows on you. i remember when i first came out. now it is one of my favorites. >> i'm such a cheese ball. out of all of

. ♪ >> this is mary j. blige. >> enjoy that soulful sound.t, too, the reindeer behind us in the magical window we saw, that is now a tourist attraction. have you noticed? people are taking pictures with them. they were in santa's shop a year ago. that's a new tradition. the tree is diagonal from our place. >> rockefeller center. >> and now people are coming here to take pictures of the giant reindeer. >> i thought they were coming to take a picture in front of your picture, the billboard. >> we are getting lots of e-mails and facebook and tweets from so many viewers. we thank you for sending things in. this is from sunny. writes while shopping for our annual christmas tree, my parents would ask us to listen closely. if we were quiet enough, we could hear the tree on the lot that was calling out our name. >> pick me, pick me! >> megan in new jersey says this. for years we headed to 4:00 p.m. children's mass and all the kids have a jinger bread house making contest. probably eating a few gum drops on the way. >> i imagine. meanwhile, this is fr

. >> tomorrow, mary j. bligeor joining us. >> we all remember bat kid, miles scott, the 5-year-old who saved san francisco. for that day it was gotham city. now it's wonder girl's turn to come to the rescue. >> nbc bay

and there are great musical guests, mary j. bligelighting of the tree here in rockefeller center, stay home, because you're not going to be able to get anywhere. it's the craziest day of the year. >> crazy. >> and tomorrow i cannot wait to see. >> i'm dying. >> live. >> "the sound of music." >> with carrie underwood. >> what time does that start? >> 8:00. >> you were a busy, busy little beaver last night. >> there was a nice event last night, l'oreal paris eighth annual women of worth. there were some great ladies who were there, diane keaton was there and lea michelle were there. that little minute next to lea -- >> that's her mom? >> where is your mother? >> down there. >> you with heels on are like 6'2". >> a great woman who i met does great work with mental health disorders. she was outstanding. >> and another tricia was there, right? >> yeah. they do a great, great event. i was happy to be hanging with the ladies. >> always doing your good stuff. >>> now we have breaking news, people. >> get ready. >> breaking news. apparently -