buddy up. one guy is not going to buddy buddy up to another guy. >> but they still suggest that they do a?t a bad idea. so how hard is that. >> i guarantee you had someone from corporate saying what is does this say? it never would've gone live. and someone did not look at this first. charles: so how long did they wait before they try again? >> i think it's pretty much done. i think mcdonald's is waiting for ups to screw up again. [laughter] the one okay that's about it. >> i don't see them doing this anytime soon. charles: but you don't see a problem with them trying to embrace social media as well. >> you have to make sure that what you're saying is right. anything, that's easy. but it's not. there are so many failures and it's good to try it and ask yourself what is the worst that could happen. charles: thank you so much. we really appreciate it. and we all know the stock market has been on fire this year. so if you make money this year, you could even make more next year. it all depends on who you know and what you buy. we will have that next. charles: in our business blitz. stocks are

it as an opportunity for diplomacy, but i'm sure president obama doesn't want to be seen as too buddy-buddy with somebody who's seen as a nemesis to the united states. you don't want to do the big smile and meet and greet with castro. you don't want to be winging foreign policy, making big decisions at a funeral. however, away from cameras' glare, they might be able to get a word in. if obama can sneak it in without being taped doing it, he might try it. >> i heard a story from somebody in charge of white house security who was telling me about an event like this that provided an opportunity for a high-ranking u.s. official to meet with a u.s. enemy, but it did provide an opportunity that never would have been there before there was an opportunity for actual diplomacy. of course, on the other hand, as you pointed out, such things can be considered huge mistakes. there was the incident when president obama in 2009 was seen taking a picture, was taking a picture of him shaking hands with hugo chavez. if cameras aren't around it might be with it. but if they are, to be avoided. >> exactly. you

for those, they were friends, buddi buddies. >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: do you remember those guys? >> i have their pictures. of course i remember them. i have written a legacy for my grandchildren. all these people are in there. the pictures, the names and everything. i have the yearbook support. these people are all alive with me. i will never forget them. these are the heroes, you see. the heroeses are the ones we couldn't bring back and the ones who are wheelchairs now. the rest of us are survivors. i'm not a hero. i'm a survivor. >> you're 89 years old. many years from now when it's your turn to go. >> sure. >> what do you want people to say about you? >> he did his duty. he served his country. that's all. >> major, thank you so much, sir. pleasure. >> thank you, ma'am. >> thank you for your service. see you next time. >> god bless him. he told me to move on which is the irish pronunciation of me megyn. from witness to war which records first hand stories from come t bat veterans, we can certainly see why you have chosen to do that. just meeting folks like the major helps you r

buddy! - i'm not your buddy, guy! - he's not your guy, friend! - i'm not your friend, buddy! both: we're not your buddies, guy! - i'm not your guy, friends! >> from comedy central's world news headquarters in new york, this is "the daily show" with jon stewart. ["daily show" theme song playing] [cheers and applause] >> jon: welcome. [cheers and applause] welcome to "the daily show." jon stewart. my guest tonight former pakistani ambassador to the united states husain haqqani is on the program. let us begin tonight with the national security administration which is the subject of the new ongoing series "that thing they said they are not doing, they are totally doing." [laughter] over the past six months or so people have been playing something of a fun little game with the n.s.a. the n.s.a. tells us they are not doing something and then we found out they are totally doing it. [ laughter ] for instance, -- >> nobody is listening to to your telephone calls. >> jon: turns out they are totally listening to your telephone calls. they storing them in this giant utah fortress of surveilitude. next. >> with respect to

>> he chose to enter into this very public very buddy buddy relationship with dan schneider, if by allounts upset the coach and the locker room as well. this is all on dan schneider make no mistake about that, but it does take two to tango, with all the cameras in the public places. i'll say this it's great when you are winning but when you're not, it becomes the front page story about a dysfunctional franchise. >> robert griffin iii, what kind of damage has this done to his image? >> tremendous damage. robert griffin iii is the inactivity third string quarterback, who would have guessed it this summer when he was in every other tv commercial? what washington football legend brian mitchell always said, if you don't take care of your business on the field first and foremost, the intoarmts are note not going to come. . >> for $7 million, that way he can sit on the beach and collect his money. >> thanks very much. appreciate it. in detroit one of every five houses is vacant. at 75,000 structures, tearing them down has become a top priority for city officials but some entrepreneurs have an

it as an opportunity for diplomacy, but i'm sure president obama doesn't want to be seen as too buddy-buddy with somebody who's seen as a nemesis to the united states. you don't want to do the big smile and meet and greet with castro. you don't want to be winging foreign policy, making big decisions at a funeral. however, away from cameras' grae glare, they might be able to get a word in. if obama can sneak it in without being taped doing it, he might try it. >> i heard a story from somebody in charge of white house security who was telling me about an event like this that provided an opportunity for a high-ranking u.s. official to meet with a u.s. enemy, but it did provide an opportunity that never would have been there before there was an opportunity for actual diplomacy. of course, on the other hand, as you pointed out, such things can be considered huge mistakes. there was the incident when president obama in 2009 was seen taking a picture, was taking a picture of him shaking hands hu. if cameras aren't around it might be with it. but if they are, to be avoided. >> exactly. you know, th

>> i think this included the notion that this panel several of high schoo whom are buddies,m buddies of president obama, 63,000 word report, 46 recommendations unanimously held by a rather eclectic group of former snoops, civil liberty academics, several high ranking cia officials, rearts significant recommendation -- rather significant recommendations, they agreed on them. according to the source of mine who may or may not be one of the people on the panel, who sat down and mountain with the president i think in the situation room, he made quite clear that he is inclined to be very sympathetic to a good many of those. a real sex 801, the metadata, the collection of our phone records, despite what people may think, the nsa, according to my data, who may or may not be one of those five people, made clear to them in their discussions in their investigation that they would basically be pretty cool with that, they wouldn't have a huge problem. there are a lot of other things that will be push back from the nsa when it comes to their jurisdiction but on that i suspect the presidential wil

they have little use for talking to the press, so, therefore, we don't develop the kind of buddy-buddy relationships that some reporters have with members of congress or with other officials. so i don't think we end up being, you know, drinking the kool-aid quite as quickly and buying into everything that that particular justice or the court and jailed those. there's this built in independence that maybe makes it a little easier for us to stay on longer and not compromise. >> so my sense is on most beats to avoid capture by the institution, there will be a rotation. someone will stay on the beat for two or year -- two or three years with limited exception to ask tony says, that question if capture is less prominent because there's nobody are talking to to capture you. the other side of the equation is it's a complicated audit of things to write about. it's very difficult to drop somebody in the supreme court and say have at it. the justices are writing in a language that is very different outcome of the legal things, and it takes little time, there are people who show up and decide who

he took office, he and his administration gave signs they were not going to be anywhere near as buddy/buddy be looking the other way when it came to all the drugs and all the corruption that karzai shouldn't be doing so either. by august of that year, 2009, obama's first year in office, during a presidential election in afghanistan, polls showed karzai ahead. obama administration officials were struggling to explain how this he would find a way to keep dealing with karzai after he won that election. more than four years late, the u.s. is planning its own exit from afghanistan, 12 months from now, by the end of 2014, hamid karzai announced his plans to leave office, too. another afghan president will be elected next year. the big question for both sides before they both leave, is how many troops the u.s. will leave behind. the u.s. has offered to leave around 10,000 troops in afghanistan as a security force. karzai can't seem to make up his mind. first, he said that afghanistan's grand council of elders would have the final sign the security deal, but once they signed off on it last week, ka

buddy. >> thanks, buddy. good afternoon. i'm ari melber. it is thursday, december 19th. the holiday spirit is upon us. ♪ >> the ayes are 64. the nays are 36. >> we took a very important step forward. >> we're not going to be looking back at this date saying where were you? >> the shakespearean drama that is mitch mcconnell. >> i remind my colleagues on the other side that one day they'll find themselves in the minority again. >> shea big boy. >> smell the coffee. >> this is what gets me up in the morning. >> the world is changing. >> it's a strange new normal, isn't it? >> it may be christmas vacation, but president obama has some homework. >> the message is railroad clear. nsa, you've gone too far. >> james clapper should resign. >> okay, here it comes. >> what happens to anybody in this country who loses as the no, ma'am knie knee to their party? they become a loser for life. >> they all think they know what it is like to run. >> nobody knows what it's like. >> i have to push for the answer. >> i am seriously thinking about it. >> make that decision, you know, some tim

(crying) i just do not know where my lick told buddy will be little buddy will be. >> it is heartbreaking to hear that of course. my faith is still strong. he ♪ >> was very compassionate incomprehensible about his test. one of the things we liked about mr. fisher is that he stated that he believed in miracles to. dr. fisher >> reporter: lawyers say that there is a chance thatjahi be taking and somewhere else. >> reporter: tonight, jahi has a message for other people. jahi's grandmother... >>call them on the phone. tell them you love them! >> hold them a little bit tighter this christmas. >>yes >> reporter: they have not decided if they will appeal this case j.r. stone kron 4 news >> catherine: a family whose newly adopted kitten was stolen was reunited with it today. the family had picked out a animal shelter.even naming it. >> catherine: but "storm" was stolen last week. sunday - a hotel manager found the kitten and brought it back to the shelter. >> catherine: the family is delighted that "storm" will be home for christmas. >> i want to thank everyone here the staff. thank you so much i

he loved his buddies, his skiing buddies in san francisco and the cal bears. >> mike lived his life withot of love to people around him, and they did for him as well. >> the avalanche was set to have a 40-inch slide depth. it's also been described as a slab slide avalanche, which according to experts, tend to break at your feet. abc7 news. >> a body found in mccovey cove last month has been identified. police kay the body is that of a 22-year-old man of brazil. he called family and friends on october 28th saying he was in trouble and needed the police. his sister came to san francisco to look for him. it took until now to identify his badly decomposed body. >> shipping giants ups and fedex are still reeling from the overhaul holiday rush that delayed the delivery of packages. both companies apologized and said bad weather and a surge in shipping were the problems. ups admits some customers are entitled to refunds, but at least one lawmaker wants all shipping fees refunded. amazon and wal-mart are offering gift cards to affected customers and kohl's is paying for undelivered items. >>> tw

buddy guy. >> brown: buddy guy i've talked to and i'm always wondering what makes such a distinctive sound >>he sound of the guitar is the sound of a woman. >> brown: of a woman? >> billy holliday, mahalia jackson. saxophone is a man, guitar is a woman. >> brown: and what does that mean for how do, so you learn to play it? >> you learn to articulate sassiness, compassion, endurance, wisdom, you know even with the volume off you can just see a women going like this and you know what she's saying, she'll straighten you out you know. >> brown: but you have to put your own individual stamp on that guitar. >> you have to feel it in your gut, you know. you have to feel here, you have to feel the center of your heart, soul, heart, mind, body and your vitals in one note you know. >> brown: all together. >> all in one note soul, heart, mind, body-- one note. and then that's what gives people chills because if you just play mental music. people start talking anyway. how was your day. you know a real musician-- when you play, people don't talk. they go, "oh, i'm sorry. i can't talk to you right now." yo

buddy. >> daddy! >> hey. hey, buddy. i missed you all. >> daddy! daddy! let's send a video to your daddy. what would you say him? >> love him for always. >> love him for always? lucy, what would you say? love you, daddy? mommy, what would you say? >> love you, miss you. >> all right. i'm going to send them to him on facebook. are you freakin' kidding me? >> your husband is here reporting for duty. >> daddy! >> are you kidding me? >> you get the first hug. >> daddy. >> daddy! >> dad,daddy! >> will you marry me? [ cheers and applause ] >> yes many. [ crying ] oh, my god. >> oh, my god! [ crying ] >> what are you doing here? oh! i thought you were in afghanistan. o. sweetie! >> my name is airman first class, mom, dad, nicole, unfortunately this was the best christmas gift i could give for you at the moment. i hope you have fun with the shootout competition. just want to turn it around. [ cheers and applause ] >> look at this surprise. >> oh, my god! >> the look on your face -- >> oh! >> the baby waited long enough, right? >> oh, my god. >> who is that? >> da

buddy. come on in! hey, buddy. nice to see you, pal. i'll hold that for you. what is your name and where are you from? >> dave bergeron, from springfield, massachusetts. >> jimmy: hey. welcome, buddyou have anything like this at home? >> not even close. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: no, you came just in a t-shirt. that's what you came in today. >> no, i came in a hoodie and a jacket. >> jimmy: you don't need that. it's the holiday season. you need a good sweater. it's cold out there, my friend. >> that's why i'm here today. >> jimmy: you're going to be -- your friends are going to be so jealous. do you mind if we put this on? [ cheers and applause ] oh, my goodness. ♪ >> it fits like a glove. >> jimmy: unbelievable. so cool. look at all the buttons. bedazzled. everything. that looks really great. it's easy to button and everything. that's right. give it up, you guys, for our winner. [ cheers and applause ] round of applause. keep watching all this week. we will be giving away a christmas sweater every night. we'll be right back with more "late night!" come on back! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ man ] j.r. celski takes first place. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ woman ] all right, j.r. go, buddy! [ male annou

buddy valastro. and here inside, the dance party is on. >> oh, yeah. i'll say. >> d.j. skribble because it is deejay friday. we'll explain why buddy is here. buddy a nice bunch. see all those guys light up just before we came on. >>> breaking story, the nigella lawson trial. the verdict is in. all of the details about that. that just came in moments ago. >>> also, so many shoppers scrambling for last-minute gifts. we track down the five most popular presents of the season. and how you can get them at the very best price until everybody else figures it out that they're the five most popular and then, you can't. >> everyone finished? >> no. >> by finished, if you mean -- >> i usually am. it's wrapped in october. but this year, not. >> you're usually really good about that. >> there's so many great deals to be had. that's what we're going to help you with. >> i have the world's best wife. she does all of it. my tradition, christmas eve day, i go out and get all of the kids' stuff. >> my dad used to do that. >> grabbing gifts. >> making procrastination a tradition. >> i love that idea. >>> where is our secret santa today? now, and also on monday --

buddy's laughter. >> well, can you laugh in this situation because your buddy jumps right back up, clearly uninjured. so that's funny. this other video at least they're prepared. they do have a crash pad here against the wall. >> oh! >> because instead of the crash pad, he lands with one foot stuck on the wall. he does eventually land on the crash pad but now knot as he planned. >> what are you trying to do here? >> i imagine that like a scraped -- >> ally takes hers for a walk. >> this time of year, it's hard to shop for the kid who has everything. >> this holiday gift guide, i think you'll love it as we love everything he does. >> for the gift, perfect gift. >> he's got some gift ideas that i think will really work. >> this awesome macaroni picture i made. it's a picture of uncle jesse from "full house." most people doesn't need stuff. they need something that cares. they can go to inspired bilincoln. kids in need of this. hope provide thousands of school desks. for less than $7 p you can fine accepts. >> did you think we can chang the world. >> it great that his heart is that big and he's that you

buddy. and he wasn't going to let me be his buddy. >> yet mandela in subsequent years, rarely perhaps, never said no. when ted invited him to be on "nightline." that willingness, ted is certain, stems from a history making week of "nightline" in south africa in the 1980s. >> south africa is changing. >> we said we will only do this series of programs, we will only come to south africa if members of the white government agree to engage in dialogue on the air. >> which never happened on their own television? >> which never hap fepened on tr own television if you dialogue with black leaders. we had an owe skaccasion with t south african foreign minister appeared live on television in the united states with then bishop desmond tutu. >> it was an extraordinary moment. >> did you think it was possible? >> if -- degradation, and dehumanizing. then i will stand against apartheid. >> it was rebroadcast the next day in south africa. on the south african broadcasting company. and the impact was huge. absolutely enormous. >> it all happened when mandela was at that point in his 23rd year of imprisonment. ted says in an important way. >> mandela was there. mandela was in every exchange. we could not have done what we did in south africa had it not been for -- for mandela. >> in what way? >> in the sense that mandela exerted such moral suasion. >> the shows the also made a connection. the door with mandela was opponenten for y efor you becau week you did. >> he heard and knew what we had done. >> thed had a moment with mandea years later at a town meeting in the united states. i interrupted him and was going to say something else. and then he -- i thought was going to jump in and say something. so, i paused. and he said something like -- i don't know if i -- >> largely african-american crowd, at the town meeting, loved it. you know, here is the white anchor getting it right in the chops from the man himself. it was a great moment for him, for them, and not as the great for me. >> now a great story to tell. >> yeah. >> no they were not buddies. something journalists are supposed to try not to be but some times it cannot be helped. >> we don't get the opportunity very often to really make a difference. i think our programs in south africa made a difference. ♪ and of course, our coverage of nelson mandela's life and enduring legacy continues. up next for us, mandela's epic story, often portrayed on the silver screen. the secrets of playing the legend from the men who know. they can see the light of a single candle. your eyes are amazing. look after them with centrum silver. multivitamins with lutein and vitamins a, c, and e to support healthy eyes and packed with key nutrients to support your heart and brain, too. centrum silver. for the most amazing parts of you. centrum silver. every day we're working to and to keep our commitments. and we've made a big commitment to america. bp supports nearly 250,000 jobs here. through all of our energy operations, we invest more in the u.s. than any other place in the world. in fact, we'

buddy valastro loves you. come on, buddy. >> oh. >> oh, look at that. look at that. >> it's a weather cake. that's fantastic. >> thank you. >> that's when you know. >> we want to thank buddy ingredients. you need the staples for homemade. you need safeway sugar for just a buck eighty-eight. and that magic thing that makes everyone want another only two ninety-nine for challenge butter. and when hands get messy, quite surely they'll say, yum! wow! yay! what a sweeter holiday. safeway. ingredients for life. >>> good morning. i'm kristen sze. there are delays on b.a.r.t. in morning with smoke reportedly coming from the brakes of a b.a.r.t. train insided b.a.r.t. tunnel near orinda. that train is out of the tunnel at oakland's station but what does it mean for delays, sue? >> major delays, unfortunately. when b.a.r.t. says major delays, it's over 30 minutes. while they're evacuating the station, they are single tracking. so at least 35 to 40-minute delays there. muni also has delays. and ace train number seven is delayed about ten minutes. here's mike with the forecast. >>> thanks, sue. cool temperatures not only in the morning but in the afternoon hours. we're about seven to

buddies it is difficult to israel. buddies.of your -- or one of your buddies. -- it is different.uation we were ournd doing a mission and job was to protect the army guys while they were building -- taking over a building, building a combat for themselves to occupy. was to as snipers protect the streets while they were in front. 4 and a kid was on the roof stop he was standing around right in the doorway. when he took a step to go in, he got a shot. andame in through his back came out behind his knee. the way he was screaming -- you can hear it through the whole building the way he was screaming. i had never heard anything. it was distinct sound. i remember walking down to every floor in the building because there were a lot of young kids in their, 18 and 19 year olds, this was our first trip. i remember telling them, you listen to that. listen to him scream. you will never forget it. it will make you move with a purpose. it will remind you this is real. you will die out here if you slip up one second and do not think there is somebody out there that want you dead. for a loteye op

buddy of new jersey governor chris christie. the governor's buddy, alone, called up the bridge and told the workers there to close down those lanes in fort lee and not tell nobody about it. don't say a word. just do it. don't warn the town. don't warn the police. just do it. but why? why did he do it? why did he do that to fort lee. what had the town done to merit terrible treatment? well the mayor of fort lee had two weeks earlier rejected requests to endorse governor chris christie's re-election efforts. but come on, governor christie was ahead by 100 miles in the polls by then. this couldn't have been some political brush back just for that, right? that would be crazy. who would believe that? but then last week, governor christie's high school buddylosures, he resigned. and this week, the head of the port authority and others were questioned under oath at the state capital in trenton. specifically contradicting the early claim that the fort lee traffic closure thing was part of some sort of study. new jersey's biggest newspaper, the star ledger editorialized yesterday, that legislators should call more officials to testify about the fort lee traffic jam mystery with the threat of perjury hanging over their heads. today new jersey lawmakers made it so. the head of the new jersey side of the bridge, the guy who said it was all a traffic study don't worry about it. him and six other people from the port authority were handed subpoenas this afternoon. demanding that they appear at the state capitol to answer question as but what exactly happened here. throughout the whole thing, governor chris christie has said very little. last week he was asked directly about whether or not he was involved in the fort lee lane closure possible poli

buddy bench. so ty did. they built a colorful bench on the playground. >> if the kid feels lonely, he sits on the buddy bench and another kid will join him. just a cool idea. i guess these things are happening in the uk and in germany. >> we have a buddy congratulations to our little sister, sara haines. she went over for a new opportunity it to another network but got the man of her dreams now, she's engaged to matt now. >> congratulations, sara. >> a darling couple. we really miss her. >> we do miss her. >> they're so happy together. >>> it was 35 years ago. and still sings to millions today. gloria gaynor on the power of "i will survive." ♪ go walk out the door so you can see like right here i can just... you know, check my policy here, add a car, ah speak to customer service, check on a claim...you know, all with the ah, tap of my geico app. oh, that's so cool. well, i would disagree with you but, ah, that would make me a liar. no dude, you're on the jumbotron! whoa. ah...yeah, pretty much walked into that one. geico anywhere anytime. just a tap away on the geico app. diarrhea, gas, bloating? yes! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues... with three strains of good bacteria. [

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buddy is a great character. buddy is actually the only guy, him and his wife and his son and his new wife, they're the only four that are actually the stable ones. >> they are the stable ones. >> there's the problem right there. he joked and said we're going to do easter and 4th of july. where is it going? >> as long as people want to see it, she'll be around but the minute they start coming, that broad is going to die quick. it's all about the people. the power is in the hands of the people. >> if you decide to -- have you thought about how you might kill her off? >> yes, madea's funeral. welcome. but for now as long as people want to see it, she'll be around. >> what do you have planned for the holidays? >> i'll just be home with the kids. >> where is home? >> lincoln, nebraska. >> i'll be home with the kids. >> do you spoil the kids? >> yeah. >> quite reflection. i'll be in atlanta relaxing and reflecting. >> making another movie soon? >> well, television with the have and have notes and the things on the oprah network buchlt that's where my focus is right now. >> pleasure. larry always nice to see you. >> thank you. >> a madea christmas opens nationwide on friday. >> friday. december 13th. >> say it like that. >> friday, december 13th. up next, the new toys that are changing the way girls play. we'll meet the women behind them and the ideal -- you should come in for a cooking segment. the ideal meatball recipe. go crash >>> back at 8:41 with something to think about before you reach for a doll or dress up kit for the girls on your holiday list. kristen dahlgren is here with more. >> if you notice the girl's aisle it's all pink. but on youtube there's a series of viral videos featuring girls taking over the toy aisle. >> when you think girls for toys, something like this probably comes to mind. >> she looks good with make up on. >> reporter: but the way girls play is getting a make over. >> girls are capable of so much more than the box that they're being put into in the toy aisle. >> reporter: 30-year-old debbie sterling is behind these viral videos. ads for a toy she invented called goldiblocks. an engineering set for girls. >> i felt it was important to give girls more purpose. ignite a new passion or interest and show that girls belong in engineering too. >> reporter: she was told it would never sell but now it's playing with the big boys. it's one of the top ten building sets on amazon for girls or boys. it comes with a series of adventure books about goldie, an inspiring engineer. >> it gives them the about to put together the story. >> reporter: but there's a big gender gap in science, technology, engineering and math. women make up almost half the work force but fill less than a quarter of jobs in those fields. goldieblocks isn't the only company giving girls serious play things. >> lego friends. >> reporter: lego has gotten in on the game. barbie is a computer engineer, and roominate, a doll house construction set that comes we electric electrical s electrical curcuits. talk about girl power. >> reporter: a future where girls can dream big. >> girls are out there making a difference in the world too. >> now you promise notice there is pink in goldieblocks. pink and purple are the most popular girl colors. it's not about that but giving them toys that use their brain. >> gift ideas for my nieces. >> it's great. thank you so much. coming up next, we heard of therapy dogs but how about therapy chickens? one family is fighting to keep their young son's beloved animal. it helps this little boy. we have the story coming up. but first, this is "today" on nbc. 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>> the whole thing. >> a little bit of egg and honey. if you'll grab that little plate of seasoning, salt, pepper, nutmeg and all spice. we have it all measured out. this is the fun part. we'll give it a little bit of a mix. you don't want to overdo the meatballs. >> don't want to overmix them? >> why? >> they'll get a little tough and they won't be fluffy. now we mixed our meatballs and you're a little messy. great for the kids. you can use the fun scooper and you make your meatballs. >> let's discuss technique. you don't have to use the scooper. >> you don't. you can go all free style and go by hand and scoop your meatballs. >> what about that recipe makes it swedish? >> well, when we get to this bit. so we have a little reduced beef stock or veal stalk here and we add a little cream. and we'll add a little cornstarch. so cornstarch, water, and this is going to give us that gravy texture. so you have to have that going. >> don't you feel like meatballs are having a resurgence? it's the trendy thing? >> they are a little bit in fad. we add our cornstarch and this is the key. this is what really gives it the swedish bit. >> is that sweet? >> it's sweet and tart. you add your linyn lindenberry. >> is it hard to find? >> sometimes it's in the jam section and sometimes it's in the specialty section. aisle 7. now once you're coming up to a boil here, we'll add our meatballs to our sauce. we cook them in the oven and finish them here in the sauce. >> you browned those in the oven. >> we did. >> tell me about this. the potatoes? >> so we made a swedish style potatoes. a little cream and butter of course and these are great for, you know, super bowl holiday parties. >> it looks delicious. and garnished on the side. >> what's this? >> lamb meatballs with cho chow chow. oregeno. i use pretzels. this is a greek style dry cheese. >> that's a new one. >> and then the same thing, you're making the meatballs with the kids. these are going to go in the oven for 12 to 15 minutes. >> why the oven instead of the pan? >> you don't make a mess. and easy. now i have my meatballs. >> here's our meatballs coming in right now. >> when you're done -- >> yeah. >> we finish with chow chow. who here heard of chow chow? >> it's a southern thing. >> you have to have it. >> it's a cabbage -- >> it's a pickled vegetable. it's beautiful with sausages and grilled meat. >> you want those. >> it's good. >> once you get these going, you can put these on a hoagie. >> got the party going. >> you have super bowl food. >> most importantly, how's the snow? >> the snow is >>> good morning. it is 8:56. i'm terry mcsweeny. a unique way for the students at university of san diego to take a break from the books. usf will allow students to spend time with therapy dogs. they can play, cuddle, just relax with the dogs, whatever they want. organizers hope it'll help relieve stress during final exams. another way to relieve stress is to have an accurate forecast. here's christina loren. >> good morning to you. accuracy proves we broke a record this morning in the south bay. yeah, we hit 25 degrees. that's why we're still in the low 30s here. 34 degrees. later on today, jumping into the 50s and 60s. then changes ahead. each day this week, slowly warming you up. finally into the 60s toward the end of the week. >>> from nbc news, this is today's take with al roker, natalie morales, and willie geist. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to today on this monday morning, december 9th, 2013. the precipitation let up at least for the moment. i'll willie geist with al roker and natalie morales. >> it's blustery out there. >> super windy. >> yeah. >> wintry mix. >> yeah it's really cold as you get in the mid-section of the country. but this thing has been a monster. they named the storms -- winter storms. but at least today 1200 flights cancelled. >> wow. >> d.c., philly, chicago. now upwards of almost 100,000 people without power. it started out at about 30,000 early this morning. but as freezing rain has continued, trees have come down, taken down power lines as well. it's been rough. 11 deaths out of this thing. >> it's not over. we have more to come. >> right. we have another shot coming tomorrow. >> but this is crazy footage, i think, what we have seen. we have seen all the pilots of course out there. there's a 50 car pile up on the pennsylvania turnpike over the weekend. >> sadly, accelerated -- there was a minor accident. a woman got out of her car. she was struck and killed. and that precipitated like a 36 car pile up. >> oh, no. >> and officials tell you, if you do get out of your car, you have to get away from the road. get off of the right of way. get away from the right of way and get as far from your vehicle as possible. but if you can manage to stay in the vehicle, stay in the vehicle. >> in milwaukee as well, interstate 94 there was the horrible accident there. also a 30 car pile up there. >> westchester had a rough one. >> all you had to do was turn on the tv and watch football. >> at least four games affected. >> philadelphia the most affected. >> when they're taking the snow blower out to clear the yard line. >> look at that. look at that. that's the eagles, lions. >> there's the snow blower. >> you would have thought that the lions might have had the advantage being the colder or the two teams, the cold weather teams. >> that's crazy. they had to create the yard line with the nonsnow parts of the field there. what was incredible too was dallas we don't -- they get cold weather but you don't see a lot of street hockey on ice on the street. >> look at this. >> look at this. >> this is crazy. >> the skill too. >> dallas, people. >> more impressive his father took a toyota minivan and turned it into a zamboni. >> that's a good hockey player there for you. >> it continues today. earlier on the show, we got the list of the ten potential time persons of the year. revealed the ten finalists. it's an incredible list as it always is. the range of this thing is incredible. they say, i guess the theme is you're a straight up hero or you're a straight up villain. >> where does miley cyrus fall? >> president obama is on the list. edward snowden another interesting one. the pope. and as you said, miley cyrus. >> the pope to miley cyrus. the contrast there. >> the thing about snowden, depending on how you feel about it, he could be a hero or ha villain. >> yeah and made us value privacy. >> he would be an interesting choice. the pope has to be the favorite going in but maybe that's too obvious and they don't do it. >> i don't know. >> we'll see. here's a travel nightmare beyond any i ever heard of. flying from louisiana to california, he had a lay over in houston. he said he fell asleep on the plane and ended up locked inside. tom wagner is his name. he was on his way to see his sister, i guess. he took off his hat and took a snap. slept through the landing and the whole thing. the plane clears out and he continued to sleep. >> how. >> the lights were out on the plane. he thought it was the layover. >> he had a layover for sure. he was layed over. >> he describes what happened when he woke up on the locked plane. >> she srted laughing. i said you have to call united and get me off this plane. she says my boyfriend is on the airplane. you have to get somebody to get him off. they said ma'am we sweep those planes. there's no way he's on the plane. he said where's your badge? i said dude, i don't work here. i'm a passenger on this airplane and he says hold on. hold on. and he didn't believe it. >> wow. he was on the plane so long he started with a crew cut and he ended with a mullet. >> that's amazing. >> that is a nice mullet. >> the question is how do do it? >> you would think the cleaning crew or somebody would see him. >> i don't think the cleaning crew did their job. >> clearly. >> there's a pattern there in houston, every other plane maybe. >> the airline is investigating to determine how this happened and apologizing for the inconvenience. >> they did give him a voucher for a one night stay at a nearby hotel. >> he already had one. >> slept like a baby. >> i had a passenger once on a flight and he fell asleep and could not be woken up to the point where the flight attendant had to get a cold wash cloth and put it on his forehead and he still wouldn't wake up and she was shaking him. >> how many jack daniels bottles. >> i didn't see any but maybe he popped an ambien or something before the flight but he was out. >> it's amazing the amount of drinks people have. >> it's like, where are you going? >> all hour of the day too. it's a 6:00 a.m. flight. where are you going? >> it's noon somewhere. >> that's incredible. >> this video caught our eye. >> amazing campaign. >> this is a belgian charity. told 20 cancer patients they would give them makeovers. all they to do was keep their eyes close sod the reveal would be more exciting. so inspired by a patient's statement that before cancer she used to be much more carefree they decided to take a different approach to this makeover. >> they all think they're getting this huge ambush treatment. but take a look. they experience something completely different. >> so cool. >> there was a photographer on the other side of the mirror so he caught that expression and their carefree moment of just living in that moment. >> so they actually took all of those photographs and made it into a book that you can buy as part of this charitable campaign and that's the theme. if only for a second. for one second they were shocked and surprised and happy. >> they probably forgot about everything else. >> you have to go online and watch it. >> well done. >> let's talk about the weather. >> more stuff going on. it's going to be interesting over the next 24 hours. advisories from pennsylvania up into maine and much of new england as we. we have an icy mix making its way through new england. temperatures warming up nicely. here's what we expect as far as snowfall and ice. for today, we have another -- i would say a tenth of an inch of ice to about a half an inch of ice between roanoke to washington. to the north, heavier snow, especially lake enhanced snow through central new york. that's the good news. then tomorrow, another quick system moving across. it may drop about three to six inches of snow. right now it looks like the heavier snow will be just to the north of new york city. also more lake enhanced snow in the central parts just >>> 9:08. good monday morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. temperatures have climbed above freezing just about everywhere. san jose is at 41. the only place we're just a little below that freezing mark is santa rosa, 28 degrees. that's also the worst air quality for today. a spare the air alert has been issued for the bay area. this will likely be the case tomorrow and wednesday as well. stay nice and warm out there. >>> and that's your latest weather. >> christmas sweaters everybody. >> santa falling out of the sleigh. >> oh, no. >> we have a whole crew over here. look, the elves are here apparently. >> mine's not that ugly. mine's pretty cute. they just picked it out for me. the reason that i guess this sparked the ugly sweater thing was a missed a moment here. >> yeah, this is fantastic. check it out. i was on the plaza friday when i came across the most amazingly ugly holiday sweater but creative ever. >> look at that. that my friends is -- what's your name. >> cindy. >> cindy. this is spectacular. oh my -- did you buy this or make this? 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[ female announcer ] everyone you love has something they need to hear this holiday. tell them with a hallmark card. >>> at the risk of sounding creepy, we know what you were looking at on google over the weekend. >> from a celebrity feud to the video with more than 8 million youtube hits in just two days, daniel is here with the scoop. good morning. >> good morning. >> we should remind people. these aren't necessarily the most searched topics on google but they're ones you saw spike. >> trending searches. the pulse of the internet. >> let's talk about grammy nominations and big news for new artists. >> an event over the weekend revealed the nominations. there were performances as well. jay-z with nine nominations. that's predictable. macklemore and ryan lewis with seven nominations. so that's great for them. but a couple of notable snubs, lo lorde left out of best new artist. very catchy songs but left out. people comparing her to the rise of katy perry if you will. >> she is nominated for a lot of other categories and justin timberlake with 20/20 left out of album of the year. >> that's surprising. >> some surprised by that as well. >> good selection though if you look at the nominees. >> yeah. >> explain this to me. leah remini and kirstie alley in a fight. >> yeah, they actually called her a bigot. >> will you block her on twitter. >> how do you get kicked out of your religion. >> i have blocked her on twitter. she is a bigot. >> she was sharing negative things and her friends alienated her because she left the church of scientology. however, she came back and said we're going to try to put this behind her and leah said i just wish the best for kirsti so maybe we're past this. >> okay. rebecca black has a new one out. remind people who rebecca black is. friday. >> if you get it in your head again, don't blame us. but she came out with this song a couple of years ago, friday. it became very popular. 61 million views on youtube. so over the weekend, the sequel, i guess, if you came out called saturday. she has more than 8 million views for this song. it has a bit of a similar sound to it. the song was quite devicive. there's people that felt it was catchy. >> others that felt like it was -- >> the worst song ever. >> some people were rather vocal about it. so she is capitalizing on this. could be another viral hit for her. >> a good parody. >> the next one is bcs or the bowl projections. we now have the national championship game. auburn, florida state. >> it is. january 6th is the big bcs game. championship game, florida state and auburn. a lot of people trying to figure out what the other projections will be. it was a big game, ohio state losing to michigan state over the weekend. so that kind of changed how things were going to line-up. clearly -- and i am not an expert in college football. i'm not going to pretend to be. but there's so much interest around who is going to play who. the bowls, fiesta, sugar, orange bowl. it's a big time of year. it was a dramatic end. a lot of these games, the auburn, alabama games, a lot of attention this time of year. >> all of the focus is on the bbva bowl with the commodores going to birmingham to take down the cougars. people are looking at their games to where they were going to travel. >> when is your bowl? >> january 4th. i expect you to be watching. >> okay. just for you. daniel, thank you so much. coming up next, we'll get you caught up on all the news you need before you leave the house this morning. >> and fantasy gift ideas within reach of your budget. >> and fantasy gift ideas within reach of your budget. the rejector. the nooo thank you. nobody knows picky eaters better than tyson. that's why we make tyson fun nuggets. kids love that they're crispy on the outside, juicy on the inside, and shaped like dinosaurs. moms love that they're made with 100% all natural ingredients, whole grain breading, and white meat chicken with no added hormones or steroids. tyson fun nuggets. the fun way to a clean plate. children: thanks, mom! colgate optic white dual action shines and whitens over 2 shades more than a leading whitening toothpaste. and whiten even more, with optic white mouthwash and the whole colgate optic white line. i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recipe [ clears his throat ] [ softly ] she's right behind me isn't she? 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[ female announcer ] swap one snack a week for a yoplait. and everybody wins. yoplait. it is so good. >>> welcome back now. the time is 9:28. temperatures are still very cold out there, but that freeze warning was able to expire right on time. look at truckey, negative 9 degrees out there. it is really cold. but temperatures are warming above the freezing level just about everywhere except santa rosa. it is a winter spare the air day, as we have unhealthy levels of pollutants in the north bay in particular. keep that in mind. illegal to burn that firewood tonight, unless, of course, it is your only source of heat. it is going to be another cold night. freeze warning in place. temperatures today are only going to climb to the upper 40s to low 50s. remember, your seven-day forecast is scrolling at the bottom of your screen. let's check your drive. here's mike. >> we're looking at traffic, which is barely scrolling across the screen here. this is southbound 101 through palo alto. very slow all the way toward university. oregon expressway, an earlier crash there. there's more. look at the maps. we have another slow drive, a crash at marsh as you come out of redwood city. over in san mateo, another car fire northbound at hillsdale. ties things up. fortunately the volume coming over starting to lighten up. still 880 through fremont, laura. back to you. >> thank you very much. another local news update in half an hour. hope to see you then. >>> welcome back to today on this monday morning, december 9th, 2013. i'm willie along with al and natalie. >> we all know you guys have a lot of fans, right? >> that's right. in fact, mel b. will be here later. >> our good friend mel b. will perform. >> it's like a wind tunnel. >> it makes you hair big. >> it's a news story. >> in the news this morning, in north korea -- >> i think it lends a little more gravity to the newscast. >> fantastic. >> what just happened? it was like a wind storm passed through here. >> all of that to tell you that our new friend mel b. is in the house and will be performing for us live. >> we just saw the rehearsal. you're in a treat guys. >> and the fan is still on. >> we got the fog machine and everything. >> snl, paul rudd. >> great. >> one direction was there. they did a great bit with the anchorman cast. kristen wig. >> everybody was back. >> this is kristen wig during the parody of the sound of music. >> children. >> fredrick. >> louisa. >> kirk. >> gretel. >> a female deer. ray -- >> the guy in the bar that tries to land me. >> that's so wrong. how wrong that bit is. >> then they come back as lawrence welk with the bubbles. >> by the way, sound of music did great on nbc. >> huge number. >> 19 million. >> keyed up by the christmas tree lighting on nbc. >> naturally. >> and then launched right into -- >> glad about that. >> all right. check of the weather? >> well, we had rough stuff to talk about as we mentioned to you. let's look at what's going on right now. out west, it's a bit of a mess too. los angeles, you can see plenty of sunshine. but by later this afternoon, it is going to be much windier. so as high pressure builds in, we'll be looking at those, return flow around that high. going to be bringing those winds in. so we expect to see sustained winds 20 to 40 miles per hour. wind gusts of 50 to 65 miles per hour and an elevated fire danger. so we're going to be >>> 9:33 on a monday morning. as you can see, lots of sunshine over san francisco. temperatures are downright cold. still, we're in the 30s and 40s across the board. 41 degrees in san francisco. 34 now in the north bay. the south bay is registering 34 degrees at this hour. still cold enough for frost out there, even though the freeze warning was able to expire. we have a gradual warmup headed our way. temperatures are going to slowly climb into the 60s thursday into friday. >> that's your latest weather. >> well, do you perhaps have a 50 shades of grey fan in your house? 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buddy of the governor, chris christie, he had been given a political appointment to this agency, the one that runs the bridge. they testified later that when chris christie's old buddy, when he gave the order to close down fort lee's access to the bridge, that was an unprecedented request. they were never told to do anything like that before. and they were asked to keep quiet about it. they were asked if they could notify the town, maybe make a statement? the answer was apparently no, just forget about it. don't tell anybody about it. so fort lee is about to have a city-wide log jam of hell, and were given for notice? we were not to tell anybody about it? no, forget about it. no, just do it. don't tell anyone. that all happened reportedly two weeks after the mayor of fort lee rebuffed requests from chris christie's allies to endorse the governor's bid for re-election. was it an illusion, now, nobody is under any illusion about the new jersey politics, but really? shutting down whole towns and parts of bridges to retaliate because they wouldn't give their endorsement? seriously? it seems like something that pauly would suggest to tony, and tony would say come on, this isn't the movies. but last week, the guy who reportedly said don't tell anybody about the fort lee's access to the bridge, governor chris christie, buddyon friday he resigned from his job. he resigned from the port authority and said the story had become a distraction, and then this real thing it got to be a real thing, as in the state assembly and the biggest newspapers in the state starting to demand answers. the number two guy at the port authority texas guy who hired chris christie's high school friend, it was his press office that put out the phony "traffic study" excuse, he has been hauled out in front of the state capitol in trenton, and today, he called bull puckey on what he said. they said the legislature should haul him up again, quote, now that his cover story is starting to unravel, legislators should subpoena mr. barone to testify again, this time with the threat of perjury hanging over his head. addressing governor chris christie and his joking effort to brush the scandal off, the star ledger is demanding answers. quoting, this is more than political theater. the amateurish shutdown put people at risk. it is past time fo

during this event. 28-year-old avi trained with his buddies for more than a year, then he and his five friends -- many of them from work, work buddiesthen they hit this obstacle. [inaudible conversations] martha: that's the moment that avi jumps in to the muddy water that is part of this obstacle. the pool is 45 feet wide, and it's 15 feet deep. but the sad part of this story is that when he jumped in, he did not resurface and panic started to spread among his friends who was right behind him and the other participants. >> what? no [bleep], dude. dude, get your mask on, go! [bleep] oh, [bleep], don't say that. mask on! go down there! martha: they are urging the rescue person to jump in to get the mask on and to go under the water which you couldn't see, you know, in front of your face in that water. eight minutes after he went into the water, he was found, and a desperate attempt to revive him was unsuccessful. he was declared brain dead. elliott woods has been investigating this story, he's a contributor to "outside" magazine, and lis wiehl is a fox news legal analyst. elliot, you know, it's a very sad story, obviously. he was a yo

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[ female announcer ] sc johnson, a family company. >>> good morning, merry christmas. it is 9:26. the investigation continues into an early morning murder/suicide in san lorenzo. officials tell us a husband shot his wife and turned the gun on himself. family members say the couple had been married for 16 years and were having marital problems recently. the couple's four children were at home at the time of the shooting but fortunately they were not foisically hurt. family members who showed up at the scene said they would take care of the kids going forward. also this morning the highway tracks between the kirker in and capital expressway stations are back open at this hour. service was halted while officials investigated a death on the tracks overnight. they say a one wwoman was hit a killed. it did not have any passengers on board at the time of the crash. >>> several people are spending christmas morning looking for a new place to live after a fire ripped through an apartment complex in san francisco. this happened near the san francisco general hospital after midnight. fire officials tell us one person was taken to the hospital but the extent of injuries are not clear at this time. crews were able to get control of that>2ñ fire pretty quickly. several units were damaged. tenants are now displaced. the cause of the fire is under investigation. we'll have a check your weather coming up. >>> welcome back, 9:28, the time right now. a little hazy as you look across our sky camera. you can see, oakland towards san francisco, you can barely make out the city, and that's all the smog still hanging around. we have another spare the air alert in effect today. highs today are going to be very warm. we're talking about 10 degrees above average in our inland valleys. anywhere from 65 in san francisco to the low to mid-70s in our east bay valleys, also the north bay valleys and that does include the silicon valley as well. we're talking about record setting territory for today. so enjoy the warm weather while it lasts because we're talking about cooler changes as we head through the upcoming weekend. scrolling at the bottom of the screen, by friday, saturday and sunday, we'll be watching a system that will improve our air quality but will also cool us just a bit. >> we certainly need that, anthony, that's good news. we'll have another local news update in about half an hour. we'll see you then. have a terrific day, merry christmas. >>> welcome back to "today" on this christmas morning, december 25, 2013. along with natalie and al, merry christmas. we hope you are having a great day. we like there time of year because the of the santa pictures, the kids inevitably screaming, crying. >> no kids take a good santa picture right off the bat. >> not until they are past their toddler years. >> you sent in great pictures, we asked you and you did. let's look at some of the great submission. one is from angela brown, elliott, a true scared of santa photo. but santas, just as scared of my twins, she says, one who is swinging punches at him. allison and his bell, elliott, 18 months old, this photo taken a couple of years ago. >> adorable. santa does look a little scared. >> a great-looking santa. >> this is alex, i guess eight months old, mom, amanda, says he was completely fine five seconds after i picked him up. that is usually the case. >> always how it works. >> cameron, number three, this was his third time on santa's lap. wow. third time was not the charm. >> no. >> that strange paradox of a man they love so much, santa claus. >> till you see them. >> you get up close. >> yes. >> you know that he has been checking on you all year long. if you have been naugh >>> well, at 9:31, still waking up to clear skies. the haze continues across the bay area. in san francisco, we're at 52 degrees. you cab see that haze really building across the bay area. we are in another spare the air alert for today here on this christmas. temperatures are going to be warm. mid-60s to mid-70s for day time highs today. have a good christmas. >>> this morning, a special visit some from some santa's little animal helpers around the world. saenchts world and busch gardens ambassador, julie scardina is here with animals that love cold weather. >> these guys are beautiful. >> they are. >> merry christmas to you guys, too. these guys have -- >> the huskies. >> infamous sled. dogs have been pulling sleds they think over 15,000 years these guys are perfectly adapted for it. >> how are they adapted? >> so muscular. feel this fur, you guys. this is, like, very thick, very insulated. they are very good about being out in the really subzero degree temperatures, which you have in new york here. >> are these good family dogs? >> they are also, because they are very friendly, they are very social. but, of course, they need a lot of exercise. and they need a lot of specialized diet and things like that. so certainly not your average, typical house dog, but very good pets. >> these dogs, too julie, have incredible stamina. i have rid own sled with these dogs running that end just don't stop. want to keep running. >> these guys want to pull. actually, we have got some more gifts you guys can put under the tree from the sled and we are going to take these two off so that we can bring out the next animals. >> mom used to take me to the husky department at montgomery ward's. >> we brought them from busch gardens tampa to go under the tree. >> oh, right. help you. >> so, who is our next guest? >> the next guest is actually our -- >> oh. >> owl. isn't that awesome? now, she is just amazing. this is one of the largest owls in the world. and this is a eurasian eagle owl. how much does she look like she weighs, guys? >> i'm guessing 70 pounds. >> 70 pounds? >> gonna say 20. >> don't have her on "its price is right." >> look at the wing span. >> it is 150 pounds, if it's a pound. >> she weighs about 4 1/2 pounds. but 70 was a good guess, natalie. >> it is not a helicopter. it's an owl. >> why are they lighter than they look? >> because they have hollow bones, first of all, and they have this great insulation. she lives -- she can live up in the tundra, in e himalayas. they will hunt out there. so, they are perfect for hunting. they have got these great tall lons, so powerful, exactly why i'm wearing a glove. and the wonderful insulation for the feathers, of course. perfect for night hunting, those gorgeous eyes that you can see, huge, can't move in their soxets, she has to turn her head. >> julie, 150 pounds. >> admit it. >> 70 pounds. i don't know how you got it. >> our next guests are so cute. asian otters. >> we are gonna have -- >> look that the guy. >> zander come over. >> zander has a trick. >> zblapder is going into the present he is. >> the candy. >> like my son in the morning. >> yeah. you can -- we will have another presents later, but these guys are for fwachbd alexander, they love christmastime at seaworld in san diego, because this is their favorite thing, getting into everybody's present he is and finding out. >> it is amazing. >> their paws pretty sensitive? >> they are very sensitive. that is how they find their food out in the wild. they would be actually watching for predators with their eyes facial up, while their paws are looking all over in the mud and underneath the water to find fish, crayfish, shrimp. you know what, we have some shrimp here and some fish. >> get in there. >> you guys hold it by the head. >> like a game -- >> here buff, if i zander. > how calls can they make? >> about a dozen different calls. >> zander, here. >> whoa. >> buffy? >> buffy. buffy, excuse me. look i got. hey, buffy. look what i got here, buffy. there you go. yeah. >> here, you can give zander one if you like. >> a little hard time. >> they are very good. >> look at them going to town on that thing. >> communicate among the family groups this is brother and sister, they were born 15 years ago at seaworld san diego. >> how old will they get? >> very old right now. in the wild they never would have lived this long. i would say that they have another five good years. >> do they have aarp for otters? >> yes, they do a great retirement program at seaworld. >> what about reindeer? >> christmas not complete without a reindeer. >> actual reindeer. >> actually, i think, showing off for all the folks outside. they drew such a crowd outside, we figured maybe that is the best place. >> santa double-parked the reindeer. >> now, reindeer are really well suited as well. >> you know what, they have the most amazing both fur, it's hollow, allow those go across waterways, they have the huge rack and the antlers and they have hoofs that actually change texture, depending on what surface they are on. >> and they weigh more than 70 pounds? >> zblander is looking for something. zblander is 60 pounds himself. >> hello, guys. hi. hi, zander. >> any fish for zander? >> here we go. >> christmas. >> do your thing. >> do your thing. >> you want this? >> awesome. >> julie scardina, thank you so much. >> so fun. >> merry christmas. >> merry christmas, guys. >>> all right, well if you are ex-haased from the running around and cooking you have been doing, we will show you a mouth-watering meal made from shrimp. no, kidding. super simple to make. but first, these messages. >>ing too all your gifts? 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>>> okay, gout upper think morning, waurnlt to prepare an elaborate christmas different, probably want to take it ease sit next few days. >> everyone has to avenue. we have an impressive meal you can cook, it is simple and delicious, smarkt chef and co-owner of hearth. typical in italian tradition to have a roast? >> it is. >> but this is a pork roast? >> it s the best advice i can give everybody is keep it simple, stupid. do something that is very forgiving. this really fits the bill. standing rib roast of pork. the reason why it is called a standing rib roast this chine bone is left on. other reason it is forgiven, fat, bone and bone, protect all this beautiful meat. >> gout to leave that fat on, right? >> a big window of success there. >> okay. >> what makes it tuscan style? >> the holy trinity of meat cookery throughout tuscany, same, rosemary and garlic what you do you pierce each side of this roast, right in the center, right? and you use the dowel of a wooden spoon and you kind of shove it right through there. >> that is a greaeeat idea. >> get the flavors on the meat. >> probably do that with other cuts of meat as well. >> give me some black pepper? >> sure. >> i'm like where did it go? it is right in front of me. >> all over it. the other thing about people doing roasts at home they don't realize how much salt it takes and every time i season something in front of somebody, their mouth drops are and they are like, oh, my god. >> why do you need the salt? >> because there's a lot of interior meat here around salt is flavor so i really want to show you guys exactly what i'm talking about. >> all that fat. >> you are coating it. coating it on the bone side, and you are really coating it, and rub it in there, a little oil on there and then what happens you is set it on top of a bed, i have a couple of fennel bulbs, i have an onion, some rosemary, sage, garlic. >> that is beautiful. >> this thing will cook in the of been an hour and a half two hours, 400 degrees. the other thing people are afraid of is how i do know when it's done? >> yeah, a big cut of meat. >> they don't know what to do. this is your friend, right? >> yes. >> these are always in your drawer and you use them once a year, important to put it in ice water and make sure it reads 32 degrees, them you know works. >> calibrate it. >> you down the want to end up with something not giving you the right information. >> the temperature for cooked pork that you want -- >> 130. 130 internal temperature i think is ideal u stick this thing to the thickest part of and you just start doing that about one -- an hour, hour and 15 minutes. checking it every 15 minutes. >> here we have it see how beautiful the fat has sort of crisped up. >> exactly. >> then cut beautifully here. >> the other thing is when this comes to you the of the oven now, you want to let it rest on this bed of vegetables so all of those drippings fall into the vij, because this will be turned into what we call a pasada sauce. you put all the vegetables and drippings in the food mill and pass them through, down the have a food mill, pass them through the blender, always a squeeze of lemon brightens everything up, right? >> makes this great crazy? >> makes that great crazy, the other thing, because of the chine bone, can't chops, what you need toe do you is need to take it -- >> off the bones. >> off the bone, right? >> oh this is gonna be good. >> and then this is the best part for you. >> thank you. merry christmas. >> part between the bones isn't bad either. >> i will give you the best part. >> try that beautiful. you served it with the great vegetables a the hearth. >> roasted autumn vegetables with maple and slices and ricotta cheese. >> congratulations, tenth anniversary of hearth. great review in the "new york times," true to your vision. >> thank you. thank you. >>> coming up next, they sell out concert halls all around the world with their soaring voices, out concert halls all around the world with their soaring voices, a performance by the young she should be braiding her hair. not losing it. he should be battling video villains. not cancer cells. they should be living life. not fighting for it. at st. jude children's research hospital, we're fighting for kids who aren't as lucky as yours. st. jude's research labs may not be in your community. but our discoveries are. our research has changed how the world treats leukemia, brain tumors and sickle cell disease. and no family ever pays st. jude. for anything. our discoveries today could save a child you know, tomorrow. so if you have healthy children, give thanks. give thanks. da las gracias. give thanks. give thanks. give thanks for the healthy kids in your life. and give to those who are not. go to st. jude dot org or shop wherever you see the st. jude logo. you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec-d®. powerful relief of nasal congestion and other allergy symptoms -- all in one pill. zyrtec-d®. at the pharmacy counter. and oth[ bell rings ]ptoms -- all in one pill. 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>> just can't get enough of it. >> we have got a really great show for you today. count country music star trisha yearwood is here. i wish she was singing for us but the second best thing is she's cooking for us. >> you know who is going to sing for us? >> we have a heartwarming story about a young woman who found her birth mother 20 years later. >> you don't want to miss that. >>> what are your plans for today? >> christmas is always such a chill day. after the tearing open of the presents, you know, just kind of relaxing day. what about you guys? >> always, always, always. you know what i like to do on either christmas or new year's day just go through my -- i still have an address book. >> you do? >> i have an address book. frank and i will sit down and we'll just start going through the address book and calling people. >> that's fun. >> spend the whole day doing that and saying thinking of you. no one wants to be bothered on christmas. no one wants to hear from you on new year's day. mostly we get voice mail. but at least we were thinking of them. >> fun this morning as you unwrap your gifts, play a game with us. this is called guess the christmas movie. so we're going to play a little clip from a classic christmas movie. we're not going to show you the clip. you have to listen to it. and then you have to try to get the film. are you ready? >> yes. >> clip number one. >> we're ready. >> if you're really santa claus you can get it for me. if you can't, you're only a -- >> "miracle on 34th street"? is it? >> yes, it is. you are correct. the year i was born. >> nice man with a white beard like mother said. >> you know who that is, natalie wood. >> oh, my god, it is. >> young, beautiful natalie wood. >> wow. let's hear clip number two. >> okay. >> we all try to stick to the -- font don't show it. >> we caught it. >> i didn't see it. >> it's okay. we're authentic and we are what we are. >> i didn't hear it though. >> i learned it -- i know who it is. "elf." >> okay. >> i didn't see it. >> let me tell you why because we saw it along with you. that was the answer. "elf." how about that? >> yes, good for you. okay. >> let's do the next one. >> what's the next one? >> maybe christmas eve doesn't come from the store -- >> "the grinch." >> yep. yep. >> can we show the clip? i love this clip. >> maybe christmas doesn't come from the store, maybe christmas perhaps means a little bit more. >> ah. i love the grinch. i could watch "the grinch" even now as an adult. >> did you like jim carrey? >> i like the cartoon. >> finally, because it's a tiebreaker. >> let's watch. >> recently right now for you get you something to eat? drive you out to the middle of nowhere, leave you for dead? >> no, i'm doing just fine, clark. >> it's the one about -- with the -- wait. this is karen's favorite movie. what is it called? i know it. "throw mama from the train"? >> no. >> like dirty santa or whatever the one with billy bob thornton? >> no. >> no, it is -- >> oh "national lampoon." >> get you something to eat? drive you out to the middle of nowhere, leave you for dead? >> no, i'm doing fine, clark. >> if i heard clark i would have known but didn't hear that. you know what? >> what? >> i lost so much this past year. >> what do you mean? >> now it's my hearing, my sight. next year i hope i lose my thighs. right now -- i'm just losing everything. >> you can't see? >> no, i can't -- >> i know the prompter, you can't see that well. >> no, no, no. no. men versus women, holiday wish list is what we're going to talk about next. >> okay. a lot of you guys are again at home opening presents. what presents do men and women really want? okay. so this surprised me. women really want those gift cards. >> and yet suze orman told us that's the worst gift. >> they want them but they don't use them. they put it in their wallet and it goes away. >> i get starbucks one, though, kathie's spoiled because she goes like three times a day. i think it depends on the person, you know. if your favorite store is, say, saks fifth avenue and you get a saks fifth avenue one you're going to go. you've got to know the person, hoda woman. >> another thing women love geting are clothes. >> i like getting clothes if my mom gets them. if someone else gets you a sweater or top. >> it becomes, again, those kinds of things are very iffy if you don't know the person really, really well. >> household goods and homemade gifts. >> homemade gifts are always just the sweetest. >> men? >> electronics but frank sure doesn't. i think it's generational. frank could have had all of those -- he still shaves the way he always shaved. >> guys look brook stone. they have all those things in there, gadgets. >> yeah. >> men, number two, was homemade gifts. if you're thinking about, you know, for next year, thinking ahead. make something. >> do you honestly know one person who is thinking ahead? christmas day and someone's thinking ahead? >> i'm not. i'm the last person thinking ahead. >> martha stewart, she's the one that's thinking of that. >> all right. >> so it is awkward when you get some of these worked really hard on a gift for you and they give it to you, have you ever had a gift that you just couldn't -- >> you know what i say? oh, my god, you did it again. >> i love this. >> how did you know? >> no, i love this. i love it. and then i'll take it and i'll thank them and then later i'll wrap it again and give it away to someone else. >> regift it. who will wrap it and give it away. it used to be the fruitcake that went around the world because everybody would wrap it up and give it to somebody else. >> sometimes you don't really have a use for it but someone put time and thought. they talked about how much time people spend shop for gifts. i think it's hours that people look -- four hours looking for a gift for your significant other. >> strange to me. you haven't been significant very long if you don't know what they want. what do i know? >> four hours. >> who's got it? >> nobody. >> but, plus, i don't like when i say, hey, i'd like some reindeer and then i open the present and it's reindeer. like i don't like that. what's the point of doing that? >> of giving something -- >> i asked for it and here it is. i like it to be something that, what did you think, like what would you have gotten me? i like that. >> why would you say i want reindeer horns? that makes so new orleans sense, hoda. >> if someone asked me, i'll say it but i don't really want to. >> here, you want a hat, too. does this hat fit you, by the way? did you see how nice -- does that -- >> yes, it does. the answer is yes. all right. >> okay. >> coming up, the perfect story for the holidays. how one young woman found her birth mom 25 years later. >>> and country music star trisha yearwood whips up a christmas lunch. >>> take it away, kids. ♪ ♪ oh, jingle bells jingle bells jingle all the way! ♪ ♪ oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh ♪ ♪ jingle bells jingle bells jingle all the way ♪ ♪ oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh ♪ my mother and my grandmother are very old fashioned. i think we both are clean freaks. i used to scrub the floor on my knees. 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i said, yes, it is. >> my name is emily and i think that you may might be my biological mom. >> i said, oh, just a minute, emily, i'm getting ready to lose it. >> she immediately started crying. i knew that was the best day of her life. >> i told her, if you didn't come to me by age 30, i was coming for you. >> it's cool to talk to her because i find a lot of similarities between the two of us. >> her mother gave me the gift of growing up with her by sending these letters to me. for her to get to know me now, it's going to be great. >> we are here with emily who is here to explain how to find the loved one you're looking for. hi. >> hi. >> how are you? >> that's the first i have seen that. >> it's emotional. >> yeah. it is. >> so it must have been -- how interesting to receive the letters at 18. all i can think of is getting a pile of letters and just reading. what was that like for you? >> it was so overwhelming. i -- it was my birthday. we were just about to have cake. and my two best friends were there. and my mom comes out with this big plastic bag and she just gives me all of these letters. she explains to me, you know, exactly what they were. and i just like -- i grew up my entire life not thinking that i had anything, you know, to connect with. and when she gave me those letters, it was just like, i couldn't believe it. i was so evoverwhelmed. >> how quickly did you find her on facebook? crazy, by the way. >> yeah, it's crazy. stacey wasn't on facebook. i actually did a google search with her birthday, the city that i was born in, and one of the names that i had discovered along the learning process of trying to find her. and her name appeared on it was like a white pages or people finer website. and on one of the side columns it said possible relatives. i found her brother, and he was on facebook. >> kyle, obviously we see the appeal of this story and loving person, oh, my gosh, this is unbelievable. but, so tell us why you then reached out to her. >> yeah, well, i just like saw emily's story and her determination to find her mom, her birth mom, was just so strong. and there were so many obstacles along the way. but that didn't stop her. she kept going and she found her. >> how often have you and your birth mom visited, like when was the first time you saw her? >> i've never met her face to face. i have spoken to her on the phone. and we'll talk here and there. we tried to do a face time one time but service was really spotty. >> we can do one better than a face time. >> how about a christmas present. >> why don't you come on out, mom. ♪ >> thanks for joining us. >> how are you? i know. is it what you thought? >> i knew that like i would be -- i knew it would be -- i knew that there would be an instant connection, especially after i read the letters. so, i mean, i knew after i read the first letter that meeting me was something that she always wanted. >> how hard was it for you to give up this child when she was first born, stacey? >> the hard part was, we had been in the hospital for three days. and knowing they couldn't hold her, but that was probably the key to the whole getting me through it because had i held her and touched her, i don't think i could have done it. >> you wouldn't want to let her go. >> it took a lot of counseling to do it. >> and the family that adopted her did such a beautiful job. >> beautiful job. >> so kind of them to continue with the letters to you. that is such a gracious, gene l generous thing to do. >> i had three families to choose from. open adoption, immediate adoption, and closed. they didn't have to write me after six months. >> and they did. >> and they did. >> how kind. >> and her mother is just amazing. >> she's got two amazing mothers. >> she sure does. >> apparently, you get one more surprise. just one more. >> apparently you also have a half brother. >> did you know that? >> he's here, too. why not. >> why not, it's christmas. >> this is so wild. >> and we have a couple of uncles back there and -- and some second cousins removed. but we said, no, enough, enough already. >> how does it feel to be flanked by your kids? >> i have two dogs, two cats, and two kids. >> and hopefully you'll spend the rest of your lives to the just catching up. >> yes. >> we're so glad to have spent this moment with you. i can't tell you, what a way to spend christmas. thanks for sharing with us. >> god bless you. >> we'll be back right after this. ♪ when he first joined the army, i was very nervous. ♪ we didn't know what they would have him doing. ♪ but, bobby always had a plan. ♪ [ male announcer ] with unmatched training in over 150 careers beyond the battlefield, there are over 150 surprising ways to become army strong. talk to your son or daughter about opportunities in the army. kerri: hey! kerri the sparkle® fairy here. are you about to drop some serious coin on paper towels? 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buddy bench? >> well, my dad asked me if i felt comfortable moving to another country. and so we looked on the computer and in one of the pictures i saw the buddy bench and then i thought it would be a great thing to have at our school. >> and how does it work? >> well, it's for kids who are feeling lonely and don't have anything to do. they just go sit on the buddy will come and ask if they want to play or talk. >> and have you started to see people sit on the bench? have you seen lots of folks sit on the bench yet? >> it's actually not on our playground yet. they just put it on our playground. so it will be open for business after the weekend. >> and what a grand opening it's going to have. christian, what was the response -- justin, what was the response from the school initially? >> they were very represeceptiv the idea. we have a wonderful school, wonderful students, faculty and staff. mr. miller, the principal, welcomed the idea with open arms. he got christian involved in picking out the bench and working up a presentation to the school board and to the other students at the school. and rolling out this idea to be implemented at round town. >> allison, you have to be quite the proud mom. >> absolutely. >> what's the next step, you think? what's the next iteration of the buddy bench? >> well, we've really been -- everything has moved very q