still to come, music from blake shelton.scar-nominated actress and well-known t-rex survivor whom you can see alongside reese witherspoon in the critically acclaimed new movie "wild." it's playing in select cities now. please welcome laura dern. laura dern! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: how are you doing? >> i'm good. i'm so happy to be sitting, i'm a little flustered because my dog just ate nine chocolate protein bars. >> jimmy: oh, that's no good. >> on my way here. but i thought it was a good segue into seeing you -- >> jimmy: nine chocolate -- >> is your dog working out? >> they are clif bars that honor the movie "wild" which does involve hiking. i think he was bulking up, getting ready for a hike. >> jimmy: isn't it dangerous for dogs to eat chocolate. >> so dangerous. >> jimmy: maybe not real chocolate, right? >> not too much. and he is, like, a giant 90-pound lab. i can do this. but he left the wrapping, like, meticulously laid out like he really opened it. >> jimmy: well, he's neat then. is he a chocolate lab. >>

blake shelton will be among the headliners at the big barrel music festival.he three-day event will be held next june at the woodlands of dover international speedway. miranda lambert, carrie underwood also among the other big acts. tickets already on sale. $99 for a weekend pass. big barrel, the third country music festival in kent county next summer. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist sheena parveen. >> cold and windy today. still breezy right now through the area. making it feel colder and we do get a little bit colder tonight. but we do stay dry. so that is the good news. and the storm that we've been watching all week, that's going to stay to our south over the weekend. so the weekend will be mainly dry, great news if you're running holiday errands. rainy, though, into next week. that starts with monday and does carry into your christmas eve forecast. i'll show you that in just a second. here's a live look at blue mountain ski resorts. snow borders, skiers still out there at this hour. the coldest spot on the map is mt. pocono. of

tonight -- blake shelton. from "wild," laura dern. and "this week in unnecessary censorship."with cleto and the cletones. and now, finally, here's jimmy kimmel! ♪ it's "jimmy kimmel live" [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you. thank you, everybody. thank you, cleto. welcome. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thank you for coming here to my

tonight -- blake shelton. from "wild," laura dern. and "this week in unnecessary censorship." with cleto and the cletones. and now, finally, here's jimmy kimmel! ♪ it's "jimmy kimmel live" [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you. thank you, everybody. thank you, cleto. welcome. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching.

he came in top place with the couple of blake shelton and miranda lambert, they came in second. >>> i don't know, tommy. maybe they're not here. maybe we should do something else, like sit on the floor and be really quiet. >> the voice behind the rugrats chuckie finster has passed away. christine cavanaugh, also known as the voice of babe in the 1995 film, passed away early last week at the age of 51. >>> and american sniper set a new record for hitting the $1 million mark in only five days. while only playing in just four theaters. the clint eastwood directed film opens nationwide january 16th. >>> what are some celebrities new year's resolutions? >> are you a new year's resolution type of person? >> i'm not a new year's resolution person, i'm a new year's evolution person. don't fix anything, just keep evolving. >> my resolution is to learn how to speak spanish, big goal. see if i get to that. >> if i have something to change, i change it right then, i change it that day. i don't wait for new year's. if you wait for new year's, you're not going to do it. >> i'm dara brown. happy new

. >> blake shelton and adam levine's bromance taken to a new level. >> you give me your hand. >> youat where "w" that sweater on. >> we have extra rocken today with richie sambora. >> i'm lucky to sit here. >> this is "extra" universal studios hollywood, the entertainment capital of l.a. >> welcome to "extr

more bragging rights for blake shelton, too. boyd will talk about his win on the "today" show later this morning. "the voice" will return for its spring season on february 23rd. we can't wait. christina aguilera coming back for that one. that's always spicy. >>> well, a high-profile u.s. senator is calling for a federal probe into the high price of airline tickets. new york senator chuck schumer wants to know why ticket prices haven't gone down, even though the cost of fuel is going down. the high-ranking democrat has asked the departments of justice and transportation to find out if airline mergers have played a ro role in this. he wonders if airlines are taking advantage of flyers. >> well, that's the looming question, are consumers being taken advantage of? signs point to yes. when you have such a significant drop in fuel prices over such a long period of time and airline prices continue to go up, something's wrong. >> officials from the airlines say money saved by lower fuel prices is actually being reinvested in new planes

blake shelton up next on "live with kelly and michael." i'm tamala edwards.m "hunger games" josh hutcherson. plus kelly and michael are put to the test when hay tackle the tough mudder. you could win a beach vacation but you have to tune in to win. all next on "live." [captioning made possible by disney-abc domestic television] announcer: now here are kelly ripa and michael strahan! [cheers and applause] ♪

tomorrow night, laura dern will be here and blake shelton will be here too, to chat and play music.o we'll be doubly #blessed. our first guest tonight is an oscar-winning actor you know from "the wrestler" and "my cousin vinny", just to name two, we could do more, but it will take all of our valuable time. you can see her now alongside sam rockwell in the movie "loitering with intent", it's available on itunes, amazon and cable on demand starting tuesday and opening in theaters january 16th. please welcome marisa tomei. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: you look great. >> thank you. >> jimmy: how is everything? how is life? >> everything's good. >> jimmy: people, maybe if they saw you the last time, they know we grew up a mile away from each other in brooklyn, new york. >> yes, yes. did you grow up in -- >> jimmy: mill basin. you were in mid wood. is your family still there? >> see the layers. >> jimmy: yeah, there's -- why do you say mmm-hmm about mill basin? >> i thought someone there knew about -- >> jimmy: people shout weird things out for no reason sometimes. there's a guy that

from espn, chris fowler and kirk herbstreit, blake shelton will be with us, marisa tomei, laura dern,ng eaten by a snake on tv this weekend? if he lives, he will be here. and we will have music from priory, bobby shmurda, and the smashing pumpkins. so, join us next week for that. our first guest tonight is an exceptionally industrious broadcaster who was born to lead us gently into the new year. he is host of both "american idol" and "dick clark's new year's rockin' eve with ryan seacrest" on abc. please welcome ryan seacrest. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i feel a little bit left out, because right now both you and guillermo are exposing chest hair and -- >> he's doing much better than i am in that department. i'm inadequate in the chest hair department. >> jimmy: you're all right. >> he's close to a nipple over there. >> jimmy: you are about to have a little wardrobe malfunction over there, guillermo. >> a little bit. >> jimmy: yeah, a little bit. cover up, will you? for god sake's, it's a sell brigs show. first of all, new year's is a big deal. you have an even bigger deal, at

and on thursday, laura dern and blake shelton. join us then.uring her long and much-celebrated career, our first guest tonight has been the recipient of two emmy awards, a guinness world record, a grammy award and more than two dozen restraining orders from anderson cooper. despite that, they will share a stage again for "new year's eve live with anderson cooper and kathy griffin." it airs new year's eve on cnn. please welcome kathy griffin. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: welcome. >> hello, guillermo. hello, james. >> jimmy: how's everything? >> what are you doing new year's eve? >> jimmy: new year's eve, i'll be -- >> watching -- >> jimmy: i will watch you, of course i will watch you. >> really? that's interesting. because i noticed last friday on this so-called show, you had a lady named ryan seacrest sitting in this chair. [ laughter ] >> i thought we were done with that, james. i thought we were done with that fight. ill thought anderson and i finally won you over. we have a true alternative to ryan and her nonsense and her big budget sh

. >> boyd is the last member of blake shelton's team while adam levine has three of his singers left, including damian lawson. ♪ he sang his way into the finale with the wild card spot. >> it's a blessing, really. to have america still believe in you enough to vote you through. i really couldn't ask for anything more. ♪ >> matt mcandrew says the time he spent on "the voice" has already passed his expectations. >> coming in, you know, i was like working at a grocery store and teaching music to kids and now i feel like i'm getting a chance to realize my dream. so it's just wild. >> and that might mean more pressure tonight. but chris jameson says he'll approach this performance just like his earlier ones. >> i tell myself, go out and have fun, sing a song, it's supposed to be simple. go on stage and sing a song. that's it, and you're done. >> but the winner of "the voice" will just be getting started. nbc news. >> a lot of confetti. >> for sure. well, still to come, we investigate. >> actually just wasting time and sitting there and waiting, that all is costing money. >> if you've ever

and later this week, blake shelton, marisa tomei, laura dern and music from the smashing pumpkins. for that. our first guest tonight is a very fine actor with three emmy awards and a hefty bag full of leftover meth to prove it. starting friday, you can see him along with frogs, locusts, christian bale and some very big beards in the big-screen biblical epic "exodus: gods and kings." please welcome aaron paul. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: how's it going? >> good, buddy, you're looking good. >> jimmy: you look good, too. you smell like sandal wood to me. >> thank you thfor noticing. >> jimmy: did you watch the snake special? >> i missed it. but i wanted to watch it so bad. >> jimmy: do you like snakes? >> i actually do. i used to have two giant albino burmese pythons. >> jimmy: you do like snakes. >> yeah. it's such a random buy. i went into a pet store, they were there, i walked out with them. >> jimmy: oh, really? >> yeah. i don't know why. they were babies when i bought them but then they grow very big. >> jimmy: they do. how big were they? >> well, i just let them roam aroun

another big win for blake shelton, too. >> yeah. >> jimmy: adam must be so mad right now.and we look forward to your album sometime this year? >> yes, of course. >> jimmy: i'm so psyched, buddy. congrats, that's great. >> thank you so much. >> jimmy: thank you for being here, please. congratulations. [ cheers and applause ] he's the champ. that's the guy right there. he's got the goods. it's been a great week so far but there's more ahead. tomorrow night, amy adams will be here. [ cheers and applause ] amy and i are going to go head to head in a holiday edition of flip cup. >> steve: ooh. >> jimmy: that's right. then on friday, ben stiller, bree larson and damon wayans will all be stopping by on friday. [ cheers and applause ] damon wayans is going to do stand-up. >> steve: he's going to do stand-up? >> jimmy: yeah. >> steve: oh, my gosh. >> jimmy: he's the coolest. yeah, i love that guy. but first, we have a giant show tonight. we've been waiting for this man to come visit us on "the tonight show" and it's finally happened. we're so psyched. one of the greatest songwriter

today, country superstar blake shelton. and from from "hunger games" josh hutcherson.d win a beach vacation but you have to tune in to win. all next on "live." [captioning made possible by disney-abc domestic television] announcer: now here are kelly ripa and michael strahan! [cheers and applause] ♪

matthew mcconaughey blake shelton, hugh jackman. on justin timberlake. >> you're going to -- >> i think i'm making out with denzel and marrying justin. >> okay. >> we're not fighting. this is good. >> last one, i'm so excited. >> i love this game. >> let's play on. >> robert downey moving on from jack nicholson, my gosh. >> making out with robert downey jr. and marrying channing tatum. >> who could be my son, but who cares. >> my grandson but, you know what we don't judge. >> by the way, i love that game. amanda great game. i love it. >> make out, marry or move on. next. all right. >> all right. >> favorite things. okay my friend louise duart has a friend she lives on martha's vineyard. and she sent me the most adorable 2015 calendar called vineyard sea dogs. >> i can't. >> $16. part of the proceeds go to the animal shelter of martha's vineyard. let me show you this one. this one is february. look. box of chocolates. look at this. so it is just adorable. every single one will break your heart. sweetest thing in the world. what you go

was it beyonce, jennifer lopez or blake shelton?ideo. >>> from bel air, texas. in 2014 jimmy fallon succeeded jay leno as the new host of "the tonight show" and moved the iconic show back to its original home in what? new york los angeles or chicago? >> new york. >> new york new york. [ cheers and applause ] >> it was johnny carson who moved it to the west coast and jimmy brought it back which we love. >> kath over to you. where are you from? >> columbus ohio. >> who became a grandfather for the first time in 2014 bill clinton, george w. bush or joe biden? >> bill clinton. >> yep. you guys are on a roll. >> chelsea had a little baby. >> a little baby named charlotte. she gave birth in the fall. bill and hillary are grandparents for the first time now. >> thank you so much. cath is going to come back across the street. we'll ring in the new year with cocktails. plenty of laughs over the past year. we'll take a look at the crazy and incredible moments we've had right here on our show coming up after this. with one small catch. no mirr

as carson explains, the battle is just as intense as their coaches, adam lavigne and blake shelton. >tition -- ♪ catch a grenade for you >> reporter: damien lawson made a surprise comeback. >> oh, no, damien! >> reporter: joining chris jamison, matt mcandrew and craig wayne boyd as the final four heading into tonight's finale. ♪ i'll be there >> reporter: as the four contestants battle for the title on stage, the backstage competition between their superstar coaches is heating up. team adam is represented by three artists. ♪ everybody's my best friend >> reporter: team blake goes into the finals with just one. >> if adam manages not to win "the voice," it will be the most epic fail. not just on "the voice" but on network television. how do you mess that up? ♪ somewhere sfwlr determi >> reporter: determined to mess it up, adam spent the weekend working with his contestants. >> little more urgent. >> reporter: hoping to catch up with blake's three championship wins. adam currently has two. >> i think if any one of my three wins, team adam will be happy. i know that. these guys love each

. ♪ bla blake shelton had a big smile on his face, and he continues his reign as the most winning coachn with, you know, missed field goals in the super bowl for the win. it will be three points at the buzzer that bounced off the rim and didn't go in, but it's happening to him on live network television. and it makes me so happy. >> last night's finale was packed with incredible superstar performances by megan trainer. jennifer hudson. and bruno mars who brought them uptown funk. but the night belongs to craig wayne boyd who after struggling for ten years after trying to make it in the music industry, finally earned his place in the light. >> it feels like everything i put into it at this point has been worth it. for "today," carson daly, nbc news los angeles >> and craig wayne boyd is here on the plaza. >> thank you so much. >> less than 12 hours ago you were on the stage being named "the voice," and now you are on the plaza. how does it feel? >> wonderful. wonderful. sleep, i can do that when i am dead, i guess, right? >> any sleep on the way over? >> a couple hours. >> only one was t

. ♪ blake shelton had a big smile on his face, too.s, he snatched victory from adam levine, who was the odds-on favorite. >> the you will mat egg amount face, he has managed to mess this thing up. it will go down with, you know, missed field goals in the super bowl for the win. it will be three points at the buzzer that bounced off the rim and didn't go in. but it's happening to him on live network television. and it makes me so happy. >> reporter: last night's fin nal lives packed with incredible superstar performances by megan trainor. ♪ jennifer hudson. ♪ and bruno mars, who brought them uptown funk. ♪ but the night belonged to craig wayne boyd, who after struggling for more than ten years trying to make it in the music industry has finally earned his place in the spotlight. >> it truly feels like validation that all the hard work that i have put in up to this point has been worth it. ♪ >> reporter: for "today," carson daily, nbc news, los angeles. >> craig wayne boyd is here on the plaza. congratulations. [ cheers and applause ] le