what you need to know heading into new year's. >>> plus, one year later, bob saget's widow speaks outth fans. >>> and a true marvel. a new documentary on legendary comic creator stan lee is announced on what would have been his 100th birthday. we have details on when the new film will swing to a screen near your thursday, december 29th, 2022. ♪ >> blair from baltimore. >> and i'm turning 8 today >> visiting from minnesota >> go, gophers >> surprised dad with a trip to the "today" show >> for my 60th >> cheers from maine >> huntsville, alabama >> massachusetts >> and tokyo, japan! >> from texas. >> from memphis. >> wishing our nana a happy birthday >> we love you ♪ >> love to see everyone so fired up happy birthday, nana welcome back to "today." we are so glad you are with us on this thursday morning savannah, hoda and craig are enjoying time off for the holiday. they are again fired up from near and far >> the crowd starting to pile in and at new year's they'll be dropping the ball with warmer temperatures but maybe a bit of rain. we'll keep our fingers crossed. >> on a fri-yay eve, a

queen elizabeth, betty white, and bob saget rounded out the top five. >>> will smith and johnny depp were to of the people, johnny depp, during his de mation tri ex-wife. >> americans were also looking for ways to lend a hand. >> the phrase how to help hit an all-time high in 2022. >>> here is a sign of that action in action, a bay area fire department is used to saving lives but they are also used to saving families in need. giving back to the community they serve. >> it gives our members a chance to salute the public, and share stories of why they like to donate to the fire department. all kinds of different stories come in, and it gives us the chance to take these donations to our local nonprofit, to ensure that this could put out to our local area in alameda county. >> you can drop off new unwrapped toys at almeda county fire station, between 8:00 ams 5:00 p.m. you can also drop off gift cards or donate cash online. >>> meanwhile, a local grant program is hoping to make sure that alameda county kids are well fed this holiday season. >> recount has the latest big donation in our f

bob saget was found that an orlando florida room after performing a show. he died of blunt head trauma but no foul play was involved. taylor hawkins of the foo fighters died in columbia and no cause of death was released. sir sidney poirier a film icon in the first flack after twin and academy award died at the age of 94. this with some of the top entertainment stories. back to your. >>> let's go back to the bay area now. many of us are walking waking up to dense fog in the east bay. if you are an early morning commute or be very careful on the roads. visibility stays poor until around 11:00. but many of us are traveling after the holidays and may want to head up to tahoe. stay tuned for this because things are changing as we do go into the next few days. and atmospheric river is in the mid-latitudes. that is starting to push in a lot of moisture here in the bay area and we will see it as early as this evening. just around 6:00 tonight a first band of rain will settle its way into the north bay sweeping across the bay area bringing in heavy pockets to the n

bob saget was found dead in a orlando florida hotel room after performing a show the medical examinero cause of death was released. >> you think of yourself as a colored man. i think myself as a man. >> 6:56 and turned to look at today's top stories. a small plane crash into an arby's storage unit in morley yesterday. happened about a mile half-mile from the livermore airport around 5 pm. the pilot was flying solo at the reou ribut ash.square for last-minut shopping. they enjoyed ice-skating rink and animals for the kids. at least 18 people died in winter storm across much of the u.s. authorities on the east coast and parts of canada are urging people to stay inside. pope francis given in dover smith's sermon today. he spoke in vatican city to tens of thousands of people to share message of hope and ending conflict particularly in ukraine and the middle east. >> okay, it's a bit foggy in the north bay this morning. give yourself some extra time for dense fog advisory in the north bay valleys and in the inland east bay valley. and we are now turning our attention to the arrival of rain

. >> actor and comedian bob saget has died. >> it started with the sudden death of one of tv's most belovedd then olivia newton john lost her battle with cancer. and sadly the list of entertainers we lost this year grew to include some of our favorites. ♪ ♪ number two, taylor swift's ticketmaster fiasco. a concert for the era. millions of fans cued up for swift's highly anticipated tour as soon as the ticketmaster presale. it snarled the presale and many left empty handed when ticketmaster suddenly canceled the pre-sale. swift blamed ticketmaster for the snafu saying it was excruciating. nothing stopped her ultra loyal fans from supporting the pop star. she became the first artist ever to claim all ten spots on the billboard hot 100 following the release of her latest album "midnights." at number one, the slap to the jaw that had jaws dropping. a showdown on stage at the oscars as smith confronted chris rock for making a joke about his wife. >> i love you. gi jane 2, can't wait to see it. the. >> oh, wow. wow. will smith just smacked [ bleep ]. >> the audience inside the doll by theater and

. >> actor and comedian bob saget has died. >> it started with one of tv's most beloved stars. sadly, the list of entertainers we lost this year grew to include some of our favorites. number 2, taylor swift's ticketmaster fiasco. millions of fans queued up to buy tickets for the worldwide tour as soon as the presale began. the heavy demand snarled the website. thousands of swifties were in line for hours. many left empty handed when ticketmaster canceled the presale. ticketmaster said it's been excruciating. nothing stopped ultra loyal fans from supporting the pop star. she became the first ever to claim all 10 spots on the billboard's hot 100 following the release of "midnights." at number one, the slap to the jaw that had jaws dropping. a showdown at the oscars. >> jada, i love you. g.i. jane 2, can't wait to see it. oh, wow. wow. will smith just is smacked [ bleep ] me. >> the audience inside the dolby theater and around the world stunned. >> let me say this, there are consequences. >> i physically felt ill. and i'm still a little traumatized by it. >> smith resigned from th

. >> actor and comedian bob saget has died. >> reporter: it started with the sudden death of one of tv'sd stars. ♪ better shape up not. >> reporter: then olivia newton-john lost her battle with cancer. and sadly, the list of entertainers we lost this year grew to include some of our favorites. ♪ number two, taylor swift's ticketmaster fiasco. a concert for the era. millions queued up to buy tickets for her worldwide tour. as soon as ticketmaster's presale began snarled ticketmaster's website. thousands of swifties were in line for hours and many left empty-handed when ticketmaster suddenly canceled the presale. swift blamed ticketmaster saying it's been excruciating but nothing stopped her ultra loyal fans from supporting the pop star. she became the first artist ever to claim all ten spots on the billboard hot 100 following the release of "midnights." number one -- the slap to the jaw that had jaws dropping. a showdown on stage at the oscars as smith confronted chris rock for making a joke about his wife. >> jada, i love you, g.i. gjane 2, can't wait to see it. oh, wow, wow. will smith

. >> actor and comedian bob saget has died. >> it started with the sudden death of one of tv's most beloved sadly, the list of entertainers we lost this year grew to include some of our favorites. ♪ >> number two, taylor swift's ticketmaster fiasco. a concert for the eras. millions of fans queued up to buy tickets for swift's world wide tour as soon as ticketmaster's presale began. thousands were in line for hours and many left empty handed when ticketmaster suddenly cancelled the presale. swift blamed ticketmaster, but nothing stopped her fans from supporting the pop star. she claimed all ten spots on the top ten of the hot 100 following her latest release midnights. and a showdown on stage at the oscars as smith confronted chris rock for making a joke about his wife. >> jada, i love you, g.i. jane 2, can't wait to see it. oh wow. wow. will smith just smacked the [ bleep ] out of me. >> the audience inside the dolby theater and around the world stunned. >> there are consequences. >> i physically felt ill. i'm still a little traumatized by it. >> smith resigned from the academy and he was b

[ applause ] ♪♪ >> reporter: along with hellos, there were notable good-byes with the deaths of bob sagethn. ♪ hopelessly devoted to you ♪ >> reporter: timeless memories of the past as the world looks ahead to 2023. joe fryer, nbc news. >> how did all of that happen in just one year? our thanks to joe fryer for that look back. >>> let's take a live look now at new york's times square. in 36 hours it's going to be filled to the brim with partygoers ready to ring in 2023 and what looks like to be relatively good weather. we'll go there next with a look at preparations. the nreext wit at preparations. 's the subway se! 12 irresistible subs... like #11 subway club. piled with turkey, ham and roast beef. this sub isn't slowing down any time soon. i'll give it a run for its money. my money's on the sub. it's subway's biggest refresh yet. power e*trade's award-winning trading app makes trading easier. with its customizable options chain, easy-to-use tools, and paper trading to help sharpen your skills, you can stay on top of the market from wherever you are. power e*trade's easy-to-use tools mak

. >> actor and comedian bob saget has died. >> reporter: it started with the sudden death of one of tv'ston-john lost her battle with cancer, and sadly the list of entertainers we lost this year grew to include some of our favorites. ♪ number two -- taylor swift's ticketmaster fiasco. a concert for the eras. millions of fans queued up to buy tickets for swift's highly anticipated worldwide tour. as soon as ticketmaster's presale began, the heavy demand snarled ticketmaster's website. thousands of swifties were in line for hours, and many left empty-handed when ticketmaster suddenly canceled the presale. swift blamed ticketmaster for the snafu saying it's been excruciating, but nothing stopped her ultra loyal fans from supporting the pop star. she became the first artist ever to claim all ten spots on the billboard hot 100, following the release of her latest album "midnights." at number one -- the slap to the jaw that had jaws dropping. a showdown on stage at the oscars as smith confronted chris rock for making a joke about his wife. >> jada, i love you. g.i. jane two. can't wait to see

. ♪♪ >>> along with historic hellos there were notable good-byes with the death of bob saget, singerrease star "olivia newton-john. ♪♪ timeless members of the past as the world looks ahead to 2023. joe fryer, nbc news. >> so much to say about the year that we are leaving but you lock back at that segment on the school shootings and struck again by the scope of them. whether a school in uvalde or a shooting at a parade or a club q why that scourge stays with us for another year. >> willie, every year i am always amazed that school shootings and senseless shootings that take the lives of so many young ten finish in the top ten of the biggest stories of the year when it is the number one story. the tenth anniversary of the sandy hook shooting. uvalde. we swim through a society filled with guns, a niagara of handguns in this countries and alongside politicians with lack of common sense with the annual refusal to address this issue. that to me is and always will be the number one story of our flawed culture until we address it. >> ten years later another sandy hook in this country in uval