mary jean, what room did you choose? >> the laundry room. i'm in there occasionally. >> we all are. >> so you can do a ton of stuff with this and use it as a weight. almost ten pounds. >> full bottle of detergent. we go in and out like this. i could do reps, ten of these. also, you can do it up and down here, works my shoulders. >> and if you keep your core tight, it works that, as well. this is fanfantastic. gets easier insensitive. >> as a mom, i'm always in the kitchen. this is my grandma's grandma's teakettle. it weighs 6 pounds. i do bent over rows. >> keep your back flat. she was doing 5. i said to do 200 to 300. i'm kidding. >> she's not kidding. >> i grabbed a basketball in the garage. we can do basketball planks. >> ken's core is super tight. has to be. don't rotate your hips. also working the shoulder. then switches arms. give a pushup. grab the ball and start again. a fun, creative way to get something done in your garage. >> i can see you're a baller. very nice. >> good job, guys. >> congratulations. keep going. jenna, thank you.

>> mary jean lost another pound for a total of 21 pounds.ice job. >> thank you. >> ken lost another pound for a total of 18 pounds. >> all right, ken. >> really nice job, guys. there's another pound right there. >> has it been easy, guys? >> it's been a challenge. getting easier. >> we're running out of gballoos here. joy gave you the challenge to come up with foods that are healthy options, using vegetables you've never cooked with. >> i did turkey bowl over spaghetti squash. we don't do a lot of pasta at all anymore and love it. we were trying to find a replacement for it. this is a really good one that tastes like angel hair. >> how do you make it? >> it shreds. >> you can bake it in the oven. you take a fork. you can shred it and it looks like a pasta. >> i do this all the time. loaded with fiber, right? >> loaded with fiber. only the texture is different. the taste, once you put the toppings on it, she used lean ground turkey. a dish like this, 420 calories. she's saving calories and you don't get the carbohydrates. >> well done. this o

>> mary jean lost an additional one pound. she's down a total of 25.5 pounds. >> wow. >> incredible. >> unbelievable. rochelle lost three pounds this week. last week, she stayed the same. she certainly has caught up this week. down three pounds for a total of 19 pounds. >> all right. >> wow. >> good job. >> ken has lost another two pounds this week. you're down a total of 24 pounds. >> that's amazing. >> unbelievable. >> every time you come in, you can really see it. you look great. i hope you feel good, too. >> we do. >> chiselling out. great. >> let's talk about how this is going to work. one item on the plate is healthy holiday, one that's fatty feast. >> what i've done is first, i'll say that thanksgiving is thanksgiving. i don't think anybody needs to be counting calories. because we love our precious sides, i took a stab at lightening up some of the very favorites. each one of our participants has one of the favorite sides in front of them. they have a fattening version and my lightened up version. we'll start with you,

in addition to this 55 pounds of chocolate, mary-jean lost another four pounds, down a total of 25 pounds now. >> yay. >> rochelle stayed the same, which is still a huge feat. she's down 16 pounds. ken is down 22 pounds. >> incredible. >> i'm going to add eight pounds of chocolate on top of this. >> that's he have vi avy. >> total of 63 pounds. >> this is temp ing ting. you'll have a little challenge with it. >> we have three different stations. we're going to make this into a game. fact or fiction. i'll say a statement. if you all think that it's true, you haze your paddle and it says cocoa cocoa, which means true. false, raise the other side, loco. >> they can't just have chocolates? >> they have to work for the chocolates. >> cocoa or loco, dark chocolate is loaded with vitamin c. >> are they right? >> the answer is loco. >> i switched. >> rochelle gets the point. >> here's the deal, dark chocolate has a lot of compounds that could enhance cardiovascular health. it also has a few grams of fiber, which helps with digestion. it does not have vitamin c. you still earn frozen goodies. i'll

we'll start with you, mary jean. you'll taste both. you're going to tell us by placing the cards in front, which you think is the fattening feast and which is my joy food version called healthy holiday. >> this is sweet potato casserole. >> they're both really good. this one is really good. but i think this is the healthier one. too sweet. >> you're exactly right. let me first say that traditional sweet potato casserole is, for a cup, 350 calories. my version is only 160 for a full cup. here's what i did. i got a little sneaky. i took half sweet potatoes and mashed it with half carrots. i didn't add any sweetening so i drove down the calories and carbs. it's still deliciously sweet. marshmallows on top. bright orange. >> not a big difference? >> no. this is actually too sweet. this is absolutely delicious. >> mix the carrots in. that's the lesson. >> they're great. next up we have pumpkin pie. take two tastes. the original is 300 calories per slice. my healthy one is only 188. which do you think is the healthy one? >> i think this one.

>> 11 weeks ago we met three "today" viewers who were eager to turn their health around, but for mary jean, rochelle and ken this challenge proved to be about a lot more than dropping the pounds. >> every pound they lose "today" will be donating $16 to feeding america. >> for years feeding america has donated to the all souls friday soup kitchen in norbert. they serve free nutritious meals to their neighbors in need and this year our team suited up to help cook and serve too. >> all right, you guys. let's go. >> who wants to do peanut butter. >> one, two, three, four, five, six down, so we've got four trays now and then you do the bread. >> you're not finished until i say you're finished. >> don't you worry. we're workers. >> we make two small bowls. >> okay. >> because some of our guests do not like dressing. >> carol white has tirelessly organized the soup kitchen for the last three years. >> i would imagine that this is probably the most wonderful part of a lot of these people's week, coming here and gathering together and having sustenance. >> food is food but this is about community.

for every pound mary-jean, rochelle and ken lose, we'll donate to feeding america. we donated more than 9,000 meals. >> incredible. eting doesn't come without its temptation. one of them is chocolate. of course, we brought in "today" nutritionist joy bauer to help them indulgen their sweet tootot >> it's possible. >> we have a lot of chocolate in here. talk about temptations. >> let's put i into perspective. have lost this much chocolate in pounds. 55 pounds of chocolate! >> delicious but i can't look at it. >> that's before this week. in addition to this 55 pounds of ocolate, mary-jean lost another four pounds, down a total of 25 pounds now. >> yay. >> rochelle stayed the same, which is still a huge feat. she's down 16 pounds. ken is down 22 pounds. >> incredible. >> i'm going to add eight pounds of chocolaten topop of this. >> that's he have viavy. >> total of 63 pounds. >> this is temp ingting. you'll have a little challge with it. >> we have three different stations. we're going to make this into a game. fact or fiction. i'll say a statement. if you all think th

usually those big discounts i'm mary maloney. jean: a massively popular video game will soon be part of the curriculum at some maine schools. the university of maine is helping fund a pilot project that will let students play mine craft in class. it's worked into a learning program designed to boost math and science. more than 1,000 students will be part of the project which starts in january. did you know today is national unfriend day? jimmy kimmel designated the unofficial holiday for people that want to weed out extra facebook friends. his suggestions for people town friend, the ones who give away endings of tv shows, people who overshare and those who post questions that can be easily answered online. josh: that's not very social. some big red sox news came as a surprise today, up next in sports when does 39-year-old david ortiz say he plans to hang up the cleats? jamie staton has details. jean: winter sports are coming to fenway, the spectacular show that will take part in the ballpark this season. josh: at 6:00, new hampshire's

jean had a lumpectomy and underwent chemo and radiation. then she met mary. (sot: jean albert, breast cancer patient) "i had started to use olive oil a little bit but when mary talked to me about it i really embraced it." she learned a few things -- like how cooking your veggies in evoo is a good thing (sot: jean albert, breast cancer patient) "it helps you absorb the nutrients that are in the vegetables" then there's this: (sot: jean albert, breast cancer patient) "i think people look at it and say wow, it's got a lot of calories but i think of them as good calories." mary's done the research to back that up. when she compared a low fat diet to hers... a plant-based diet rich in olive oil, she found breast cancer risk went down. so did something else. (sot: mary flynn, research dietitian) "i was very surprised to find out they lost more weight with the higher olive oil diet. also they had lower levels of insulin, glucose and triglycerides. " this latest olive oil research out of spain -- it was a five year study -- another stamp of approval for this nutrient

>> 11 weeks ago we met three "today" viewers who were eager to turn their health around, but for mary jean. >> all right, you guys. let's go. >> who wants to do peanut butter. >> one, two, three, four, five, six down, so we've got four trays now and then you do the bread. >> you're not finished until i say you're finished. >> don't you worry. we're workers. >> we make two small bowls. >> okay. >> because some of our guests do not like dressing. >> carol white has tirelessly organized the soup kitchen for the last three years. >> i would imagine that this is probably the most wonderful part of a lot of these people's week, coming here and gathering together and having sustenance. >> food is food but this is about community. it's about giving them the respect that they sometimes don't get. that's as much a part of our program as feeding them. unfortunately, a lot of our guests don't have family. and this in fact on friday becomes their family. >> on the menu, turkey meatloaf, sweet potatoes, broccoli, a fresh salad and fruit. >> i'm grateful to be here. it's a very humbling experience to be

. >> jean marie laskis is with us. good morning. >> good morning. >> what was the result? >> they wrote a letter to the department of neurosurgery asking him to retract his paper and findings, saying it was bad science. >> and then how did they change? >> how did they change since then? >> yes. >> the there has been a system atattic for researchers who are finding cte in football players. >> discred at this time research? >> actually, the nfl put up its own brain committee in 1974 and published in the same journal, bennett found himself in and had 16 papers in two years finding research by its paid scientists that was in open six of what the non-paid scientists were finding. >> let's talk about bennett for a second. this was not a guy trying to take down the nfl. he didn't understand the game. he wasn't necessarily a big fan of the game. didn't know mike webster. in his line, he says, in death, everybody is equal. everyr every corps tells a story. what was he trying to do? what did he discover, exactly? >> bennett didn't even know football. bennett came from nigeria in 199

jean mackin and mary page provost accepted the attorney. they are the team behind home at last. they do a lot of great work. if you haven't seen the pieces, they have wonderful pieces of work. erin: the response they get is just amazing. we thank you. coming up, we're going to lend a helping can. a radio drive is underway this morning. dunkin's new sweet black pepper bacon sandwich, it's the bacon experience you've been waiting for. bacon up. america runs on dunkin'. i'm todd from aarp riding through the mill yards to make some noise providing right here in our community because if you don't think real possibilities in greater manchester when you think aarp then you don't know "aarp" maybe you've caught our movies for grownups series or heard about how our fraud watch network protects families from being the victims of scams we're also helping people achieve their goals with life reimagined real possibilities at at aarp.org/manchester president does not work. benghazi, beheadings, on a commander-in-chief with experience, who understands the world. negotiation, ambivalence or del

jean-leclare, 32. christof, 33. sissy, 33. antwan marie, 34. charlotte, 21. isabel, 44. yannik, 39. marie, 24.48. ellen, 35. omar, 31. christopher, 39. manuel perez, 40. francois, 29. sebastian, 37. victor, 54. esta, 25. isabelle, 36. sardi, 35. anna, 36. karen, 29. leslie, 29. igor, 23. marie, 28. paul, 21. antella, 24. olli, 34. stella, 37. >> just read out 130 names there at the national mourning of the paris attacks. they also gave the ages. the youngest is 17 going right up to one name here at the age of 63. that is the expressive scale of the attacks. many in the 30s and 40s. what is also striking, so many in their 20s at the bataclan generation. something the president has spoken of trying to make the point that this is a common threat. a war against isis in his words, which effects every generation, including that bataclan generation. the president looking very emotional as he considers the names that have just been read out to him. not just french family members there. family members from other parts of the world as well. and they sit there and take in the moment as they remember thei

jean mackin was there along with producer mary page provost to home at last, which airs during "new hampshire chronicle" and has been successful in finding children permanent homes. jean: big day to celebrate. a lot of smiling children there, that's the best part. airport workers across the country are on strike tonight, we'll have a look at their demands when we come back. josh: new incentive for airports to keep their runways clear, fines for winter flight delays are now climbing dramatically. mike: no wintery weather, we have more rain and sunshine is back on friday. the forecast is coming up. jean: harley davidson has a special offer for people who put their lives on the line. jeb bush: we do not have to be the world's policeman. we have to be the world's leader. who's going to take care of the christians that are being eliminated in the middle east? who's going to take care of israel and support them - our greatest ally in the middle east? the united states has the capability of doing this, and it's in our economic and national security interest that we do it. i will be that kind of pres

jean mackin , wmur news 9. tom: the owner of an enfield day care where a girl died last reckless conduct. to render that verdict against mary ellen burritt. four-year-old willa clark died after her jacket got tangled on a stick fort. burritt was inside she was also convicted today of running an unlicensed daycare. shelley: a new indictment in a deadly robbery near a popular bike path in nashua. 49-year-old benjamin marcum was stabbed last march near his home. allegedly by 17-year-old jonathan goff. his alleged accomplice, 19-year-old stephan peno has been indicted on two felonies robbery and conspiracy to commit , robbery. the indictment also lists a third accomplice in the attack. goff is charged with second degree murder. tom: and our commitment 2016 coverage tonight the ballot is , set for the new hampshire primary. today was the last day for candidates to file. and doctor ben carson was the last major candidate to file for the primary ballot. foreign policy. in carson: listen to actually what i say -- ben carson: listen to what i t listen to what the detractors say to listen to. listen to what i say. answers are quite c

here shoot low shoot low get down mary ann you got caught up here in the dead pan and it's back to bowling green with your short blonde hair and your tight blue jeans well i ain't the music man that you thought i was in the marching band you have eyes like a dame i curse the lord for >>> from nbc news, this is "today." with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. from studio 1 a in rockefeller plaza. >> who's that, hoda? >> one d, baby. one direction. >> welcome to our special before and after show. >> i like these. because we do home, makeup, clothing, all those things, we do dramatic before and after transformations. so one of them's going to be about the home with the guys from flipping boston. >> we love them. they're a lot of fun. >> going to show you big changes to your home. if you want a flawless base it's about contouring. >> and lilliana. >> she's here with four lucky fans giving a fashion upgrade. she's going to reveal their before and after. on flake.com somebody wrote in and said, look, the person near me in my office whistles all the time randomly. >> yeah. some don't even realize that they're doing it. >> this is how dear prudence answered

jntq qz jean: if you haven' t booked your flight for thanksgiving, you might be running out of time. josh: reporter mary moloney explains that it' s not too late to save some money depending on when you fly. same story. the wednesday before thanksgiving is the biggest travel day of the year. but just because the adage is repeated, doesn' t make it right. according to the department of transportation, the actual busiest day for air travelers is in the summer. and every year, it' s a different day. that doesn' t mean you should wait much longer to book your turkey day trip. as the time ticks on, prices go up. typically, the highest fares happen on the wednesday before thanksgiving or the sunday after. some experts suggest traveling thanksgiving day. not only can it save you money, but a morning flight may get you on the ground in time for that turkey dinner. connecting flights may also help your wallet. but weather could cause delays and make your travel day longer. also when determining your budget, check baggage fees. depending on how much you and cost can go up. m mary moloney. josh: thanksgiving is ju

here shoot low shoot low get down mary ann you got caught up here in the dead pan and it's back to bowling green with your short blonde hair and your tight blue jeans well i ain't the music man that you thought i was in the marching band you have eyes like a dame i cursrsthe lord for >>> newlyweds sofia and joe talking babies? breaking thanksgiving couples news. >> now on "extra." >> who's the mystery man with newly split kate beckinsale? bradley cooper getting serious with irina shakh and more on john mellenkamp. "extra" tracking the hottest couples. >>> mimimn "empire." >> i would love for you to be one of cookie's friends. >> christmas in aspen and a crazy stunt in her pajamas. >>> then, megan fox's first interview since her split with brian austin green, caught in a racy love triangle on "new girl." >> i need to decide who's going to have sex with me tonight. >>> then, hours before black friday, our ultimate shopping expert reveals the best sales, the best sights, and the best tricks to get a deal. >> my best holiday shopping tip is -- >>> plus, forget that turkey. do you suffer from turkey neck? >> that skin kind of hangs there. >> t t hot-new