frank gifford, a truly special man. >> we're in our 29th year of marriage. you know you've got to learn to go, "that's frank." >> congratulations. >> and these have been recycled yet again. thank you, sweetheart. >> i'm going to get frank to do a calendar. >> frank's smokeonin'ein'smokin', i'd buy this calendar. >> you better pray you look this good at 83. hi sweetheart. i'm proud of you. >> you guys, by now have heard the news about frank gifford. he passed away. kath, i don't know if you're watching, you're probably not. but i miss you, and i love you. >> this was a man who was at complete peace in his life. he would want you to know that when he was a little boy they had nothing. but they had their faith. and every time they moved to a new town, his mother and father as a family. and that kept them together as a family through the darkest, darkest times. he was so grateful. he knew what hard work was. he never had an entitled moment in his life. and we will miss him so much. and i prayed that the lord would take him the way he wanted to go. so i thank the

>>> from nbc news, this is "today", with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefelle plaza. >> okay. made it again this winesday wednesday, this december 30th. we're coming down to it. hard to believe one day away from new year's eve, baby. >> this is "sugar" by maroon 5. outrageous, hilarious moments. some of them we forget about until we watch them all. >> some of them were about regis. >> can and do you want to test your memory? we've got a great game of who knew ahead that will get your mind going and get our crowd involved too. >> i'm ready for words of wisdom, please. >> music, please. thank you for reminding me what butterflies feel like. thank you for reminding me what butterflies feel like. >> that's the way you want to go out on the year? >> yes! >> really? >> it's anon. >> what do they feel like? have you ever felt a butterfly? >> you know, butterflies. >> oh, those kind of butterflies. oh, oh, oh! >> oh. oh. >> you think that's bad, we're going now to worst bathroom habits, okay? it's going to get worse. >> you don't know what your guests are doing in your

sanders: i'm bernie sanders josh: former congresswoman gabby giffords helps to launch a new coalition on gun control. we'll tell but the loopholes they've found in new hampshire laws. jennifer: the conductor from that runaway red line train in boston has been suspended, but investigation is far from over. mike: a quiet and cool wednesday follows for tomorrow. a look at when that changes and the next system arrives. josh: this winter should be more affordable for customers of new hampshire's largest utilities. the question is how much will the rates actually drop. josh: tonight a new push to curb gun violence through a change in state law. welcome back. i'm josh mcelveen. jennifer: i'm jennifer vaughn. former congresswoman gabby kelly were here to kick off a new campaign. reporter: mark kelly says one of the reasons they picked new hampshire to launch this is because of its prominent role in the presidential election process and hopes that candidates in both parties talk about gun violence. now is the time to come together. be responsible. democrats, republicans, everyone. we must neve

>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> okay. made it again this winesday wednesday december 30th, and coming down to it. hard the believe one day away from new year's eve, baby. >> this is a song by maroon 5 called "sugar." and speaking of sugar, we have to the outrageous and hilarious moments. and we have watched them all. >> some of them were out-regis. >> all of the celebrities that stopped by and some surprising missed. >> and we have a game ahead of "who new" going, and it is going to get the crowd going, too. of wisdom, please. music, please. thank you for reminding me what butterflies feel like. thank you for reminding me what butterfly butterflies feel like. >> is that the way you want to go out and the year. >> what do they feel like? have you ever felt a butterfly. >> you know like i have butterflies. i'm being literal. oh, oh. >> oh. >> you think that is bad, we are going now to the worst bathroom habits. it is going to be worse >> and a lot of people have guests staying at your home fo

giffords was of course the victim of gun violence herself back in 2011 and her husband captain mark kellyat that meeting and joins me now. captain kelly, thanks for being with us. the fact the fbi is investigating this as a terrorist act with two shooters as opposed to something that fits the pattern of other mass shootings, does it change your view of how you ex-c congress woman giffords approaches this. >> the one thing this highlights as does the shooting in colorado springs is that we have a serious gun violence issue and people that die every year up to 33,000 people in this country die every year from gun violence, and as you pointed out, anderson, our lawmakers refuse to do anything about it. >> to someone who says look, if somebody had been armed inside that room, maybe the end result would have been different, you say what? >> i served in the military for 25 years, anderson. i've been in combat, i've flown airplanes in combat and been shot at a lot. the people that normally talk in the terms don't know a lot about what it feels like to be in that situation. and somebody who comes

>>> from nbc news, this is "today", with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hallelujah >> good to be alive by andy grammer. he's in the kitchen and all wound up like he always is. -- chorus. it's good to be alive right about now >> welcome to wines day wednesday. >> you performed that earlier this morning on the earlier hour. you guys turned it up. it was like being in a church choir. >> appreciate it. i love this song. >> it's called "good to be alive." >> it's wines day wednesday. we are delighted you are here. he's multi-platinum. >> wow. >> not long ago he was a hustling street performer right there near the promenade in santa monica. >> i did that for a while, like four years. >> that's a bustling place. >> now he is one of the biggest pop stars in country music. >> not really country, but whatever you want to say. >> whatever it is. >> you have popular appeal. vibe. >> a little twang in there. and he's also a philanthropist. we're going to talk to him. >> and there are a lot of big movies opening this weekend, "star

>>> from nbc news, this is "today", with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> yes! it's winesday wednesday! december 23rd, just two more days till christmas. >> i can't believe it! two more wakeups. >> oh, no. are you ready, we'll say no, man >> boy, can she sing. we are going to tell you about a terrific love story. >> yes, every year lots and lots of people come to the plaza. but one couple in particular who we have singled out happened to have a chance meeting outside, and it turned to love. and we're going to meet them and >> it's just great. >> and if the holiday stress is zapping your energy, we have tips that will keep you going all day long, and our holiday music continues with no chaser. they are fantastic. >> we have some great news. >> some great news. >> i'm not sure which is best, but i think mine. maybe yosef. the first one is, thanks to you, all of you, we hit the $1 million donation mark for "good gifts", the total is 1over $1 million. and making christmas possible for so many people who could not ha

frank gifford. a hall of famer and he also had a tremendous career as a broadcaster on monday night football. >> but the last 29 years of his life were defined by his relationship with kathie lee who handled his death with remarkable strength and grace. >> you think he's looking down here tonight saying well done, my love, well done. >> yeah. yeah. >> kathie lee was still emotional when i spoke to her. both of them were being unductedinducted into the broftadcasting and cable hall of fame. >> i have to say my incredible husband who taught me so much, he was the most generous person i've ever met. >> frank was 84 when he died on kathie lee held no funeral, instead throwing a private party to honor his life. just eight days later she returned to work. >> i j just want everybody to know that this is a man who was at complete peace in his life. he might have been the happiest most contented person in the world at this point in his life. i'm grateful that it despite at times having nothing to give. >> th

close to five years after gabby giffords was shot at an event in arizona, her husband dedicated to reforming gun laws. how new hampshire plays into thank you for joining us. candidates have been in new hampshire for hundreds of days meeting candidates. there' s something about running for the highest office around the holidays, especially when you have your family with you. we sat down with marco rubio he was in new hampshire just before christmas. welcome back to new hampshire and good to see you. you' ve done a lot of events. you get a lot of applause. do you feel juiced after these things? sen rubio: one thing i enjoy his people are taking these seriously. they are there to be convinced and they are taking their decision seriously. i love that we have narrowed it down to five people. this is our chance to really right choice. we' re going to keep doing that. josh: jeanette, what is this ms. rubio: i enjoy coming here and meeting the people. we are proud of marco. the kids get to experience the somewhere having a great time. josh: can you tell when he has had a day that he would not consid

giffords was shot in the head in 2011 during an event in arizona. she will be joined by her husband, mark kelly, and granite state leaders to announce a new bipartisan state coalition to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people. erika: the bruins bombard the oilers with shots at the garden, but they couldn't find the back of the net. edmonton up early, 2-0. brad marchand helps the b's tie go. we head into overtime. just 40 seconds later, the oilers score. 3-2 the final. the b's are at home tomorrow night against the penguins. emily: the salvation army needs help. the organization says red kettle donations are down $30,000 compared to this time last year. they blame a lack of volunteers and paid bell ringers. the salvation army also says people carry less cash than they used to. anyone willing to volunteer should contact the salvation army in new bedford. erika: it's becoming an annual holiday event in boston. shop with a cop. 100 police officers took 100 boston kids shopping last night at the target in south bay center. the program is meant to

giffords was shot in the head in 2011 during an event in arizona. she will be joined by her husband, mark kelly, and granite state leaders to announce a new bipartisan state coalition to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people. erika: all staff at boston public school buildings will now undergo active-shooter training. the school system announcing it's expanding training to include teachers, custodians, and cafeteria workers. the district launched active-shooter training under the guidance of boston police last year to help schools be better prepared during a crisis. emily: a school district in indiana is considering arming some teachers. the proposal is to arm one trained teacher in each school in west clark. some members of the school board are arguing that giving a well trained teacher access to a safeguarded weapon on campus indiana allows school boards to make decisions about guns. erika: a holyoke public school that specializes in caring for special ed students is now accused of abusing them. the local d.a. is opening an investigation o

this year we lost an important part of our family, and so we want to look back and honor frank gifford, father, son, friend, football legend and a truly special man. >> we are in the 29th year of marriage, andou know whaha you that frank. >> congratulations. >> and these have have been recycled yet ain. thank you, eetheart. >> i'm goioi to get frank to do a calendar. >> he is smoking. >> he is smoking hot. >> i'd buy that cal enendar. >> and you better pray you look is good at 83. hi, sweetheart. i'm proud of you. >> you guys by now have heard the news about frank givefford who passed a away and kath, i don't know if you are watching, and you are probably not, but i miss you and i love you. >> this sis a man who was at complele peace at his life. he would want you all to know that when he was a little boy, they had nothing, but they had their faith, and every time they moved to a new town, his mother and father would go to church that kept them together as a family through the darkest, darkest times. he was so ateful. he knew what h hd work was, and he never had an entitled moment in h

>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. i found my hallelujah >> that is "live to be alive "" with andy grammer. >> and this is the choruo there. it is good to be alive right about >> and welcome to winesday wednes the turned it up. your dancers, and it w choir. >> thank you. >> and i love this song. >> it is winesday wednesday, andy.d he is here. and multi -- really? multi platinum, and not long before a hustling street performer in santa monica near the promenade? >> yes, i have been there for about four years. >> and now he is one of the biggest pop stars in country music. >> not really country, but and you have crossover appeal. >> but it has a country vibe. >> a twang in there. i will take it. >> and so today, we will hear him today, for "star wars" and alvin and the chipmunks, and we will catch up with one of the should know her. >> and we are going to to be talking all about that space. about space >> some words of wisdom. >> okay. >> we didn't realize we were making memories, we just kne we we

giffords was shot in the head and seriously wounded out in arizona five years ago in an attack that left six others dead. she has been an advocate of gun control ever since. >> we must never stop fighting. fight, fight, fight, be bold, be courageous. the nation is counting on you. >> the coalition wants to close loopholes that allow felons, domestic abusers and the dangerously mentally ill to buy guns without criminal background checks. >> police in manchester new hampshire are looking for suspects in two overnight robberies. police say the clerk was robbed at knife point. police are trying to figure out if those robberies are >>> a north for that restaurant under fire suspected of stealing millions of dollars from the irs. the owners of nick's famous roast beef in north beverly have been charged with tax fraud. the wife and son of the owner has also been indicted. prosecutors say they hid nearly $6 million in income by destroying receipts from the store and creating fake ones from an irs audit. >> the governor announcing today the state income tax rate will drop slightly from 5.15% to 5

today barack obama is meeting with gabrielle giffords talking about gun control where we are wondering the next cell is. this is liberal distraction and we have to reject. islam is not just a religion. there is the political infrastructure component it's political theory as well. in this particular case and what americans are doing and what that family presser did, very, very strange. we have a very basic thing. if people weren't worried about political correctness and talking about the wrong things, those two individual would still be alive and so would the 14 victims. >> i heard rod talking about this earlier in the program. my background is in the criminal justice system. racial profiling is wrong. criminal profiling is an effective investigator tool. as long as we are taking the totality of the evidence coming up with that. if you said you saw someone who in addition to race, religion, culture, we look at several come points and say that looks a lot like criminal activity that we have seen in the past that's effective profiling. >> this is not our fantasy. this is based on the real

former congresswoman gabrielle giffords - herself a victim of gun violence - took to twitter calling the latest shooting news"on cam kristine frazao certainly a lot of emotion over this tragic incident in san bernardino. here in washington with some clashing ideas about gun control. we expect this will reignite the debate here once againon capitol hill i'm kristine frazao. 3 here locally... police think they've caught the man behind tuesday morning's robbery of the north sioux city casey's booth from atlanta, georgia was arrested earlier today.he's charged with 1st degree robbery, aggravated assault, grand theft and commission of a felony while armed with a firearm.police say he's the man that went into the store on river drive... fired a gun to scare the workers... then made off with an undisclosed amount of cash.booth is currently being held without bail in the minnehaha county jail. 3 3 police in clay county south dakota are offering a reward for information in the murder investigation of a sioux city woman earlier this year.29- year- old alicia hummel's body was found at the myro