. ♪ have a holly jolly christmas ♪ >> whit: and the holly, jolly shopping countdown.a" checking out the most-searched-for gifts on google. how to get the best price and get them under the tree in time. ♪ have a holly jolly christmas and when you walk down the street ♪ ♪ say hello to friends you know ♪ >> janai: good morning, america. you guys are just jamming. >> whit: i mean, we got the christmas tunes going. >> janai: we do. >> gio: it's a jolly christmas. >> janai: we do. it's jolly, holly, jolly -- ♪ somebody waits for you ♪ >> whit: sorry. >> janai: all right. we have so much to get to. drone sightings, we were just talking about them, causing growing concern among local officials in new jersey. sightings reported along the east coast as far north as boston, and we'll speak live with one mayor demanding more answers and help coming up. >> gio: such a mystery. and we'll have an update on the condition of former house speaker nancy pelosi. she's in the hospital in europe after injuring her hip in a fall during a congressional trip to luxembourg. plus, the parliamen

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light snow moved through on tuesday leading to a holly jolly atmosphere. and on the other side of the country, it is the opposite story. people in parts of anchorage, alaska, are dealing with a green christmas. one ski instructor says the lack of snow actually forced them to use manmade powder, so their fingers are crossed for the real stuff to come soon. and driving around and checking out christmas lights is a popular way to pass the time each holiday season, but not everybody is excited about it. sacramento's fab 40s neighborhood is a big draw every year. thousands of light, and those bring a lot of visitors as well causing a traffic gridlock. one woman says her neighbor was so frustrated that they actually sold their home and moved out of the neighborhood. >> too much traffic. too many people. it hasn't been fun for them. we're a little disappointed they bring in their trash and they throw things everywhere. >> and in case you think they're just being a real scrooge, most of the residents say that they're happy that people are in a festive mood and com

. >>> we're on the other side of christmas and some new sales data shows it's been a holly jolly season at least for retail. according to mastercard, in-store retail sales rose nearly 3% over last year, giving a much needed boost after years of pandemic hardships. our very own sooji nam has been speaking with shop owners in san francisco's noe valley neighborhood. they've been telling her they've seen a sales bump, too. hey. >> reporter: many local businesses had to shut down due to the covid-19 pandemic, but those still standing told us holiday sales are much higher this year than that and they're very grateful to the community. it's a rainy day after christmas out here in noe valley in san francisco, but that's not stopping neighbors and their families from coming out and enjoying their holiday and right here at when modern was on the corner of noe and 24th street -- >> antique pieces, this went on a horse 100 years ago. >> reporter: -- donna taylor, the owner of this repurposed vintage furniture store says there's been a spike this year in foot traffic compared to last year. >> this

well, some oakland chinatown businesses got a little bit of holiday cheer this afternoon as holly jolly. fa la la la la la la la la la. that's quite a group. those are members of the oakland chinatown lions club doing their first christmas caroling event. the group wasn't deterred by the rain. they went to several businesses. they say it is a chance for people to get to know the different shops, and then the resources that are offered in the neighborhood as well, including mental health services. but mostly they want to spread joy by sharing songs of the season for the businesses and their customers. this is the first year, so i want the chinatown feel. is the difference. just like if before we use the digital, just like the light dancing or something like that, but it's the different. so we want the community feel the a fresh, a fresh start. all right. a few oakland police officers, by the way, also joined in on the fun. organizers told me they plan to make this christmas caroling event bigger and better next year. all right. from oakland to san jose, a live look now at christmas in th

.# # oh, by golly, have a holly jolly christmas this year.# and then eventually - comes back to his owneraying, in terms of our ads here in the uk... you know, how do you judge this year's? because there's quite a lot of returning characters, aren't there? people that we've seen before. yeah, i mean, ithink... i as i say, the christmas ads were built sort of over| a decade, then we had the pandemic, which obviously made, you know, just- the production of these things. really complicated, the working around them really complicated. and i think we had a couple of safe years, and actuallyl this year, i think there's been quite a lot of bravery- in some of the ads. they've got, as you mentionedl earlier, some quite complicated stories in some of them — . lots of post, you've got big, you know, the big characters, there's turning everything - into a gingerbread — - that all costs a lot of money. there's a lot of people working quite hard toi make that look special. there'5~~ _ i think we call them trails rather than adverts. there is a media show trail which does run on bbc news. no christmas

. # # oh, by golly, have a holly jolly christmas this year. - and then eventually - comes back to hise. but are you saying, in terms of our ads here in the uk... you know, how do you judge this year's? because there's quite a lot of returning characters, hello there. wednesday promises to be another fairly settled day, with some sunshine around, albeit on the cool side, but we'll start to see some changes later on wednesday, and as we push towards the end of the week, it'll turn milder, but that's because we'll start to see wet and windy weather spreading off the atlantic from the south west. colder weather, though, will return by the end of the weekend, and that colder theme will last into the new week. now, we've had this weather front spreading across northern areas, clearer skies behind it. that will allow temperatures to dip, so there is an ice risk across some central and northern parts of the uk to start wednesday. plenty of sunshine around, a bit of cloud and fog for the midlands, into wales, that should tend to break up. later in the day, though, it'll start to turn milder, w

jolly. deck the halls with boughs of holly. rockin around the christmas tree. have a happy holiday. everyone dancing merrily in the new old fashioned way. you will get a sentimental feeling when you hear voices singing. let's be jolly. deck the halls with boughs of holly. rockin around the christmas tree. have a happy holiday. everyone dancing. a. merrily in the new. >> old fashioned. way. hey, merry christmas, everybody. >> all right, all right. >> and thank you, gavin degraw. that was amazing. >> it's been a terrific day, and i think the kids. >> did you have fun? yeah, a great time hitting that button was the best. >> i think we had 20 hands on that thing. yeah. you guys want to hit it again? yeah. go for it. >> hit it again. yes. there we go. >> tyrus, do you want to hit it? >> yeah, i want to turn on the button. booger. >> all right. merry christmas, merry christmas. merry christmas to you. >> thank you. merry christmas. i don't want him to get a coldm chanley painter in new york.

back across the river here in new york city, this weekend is santa con, the annual gathering of holly jollys dressed like st. nick, who, every year, teach children the true meaning of alcohol poisoning. this year, however, authorities are putting a cap on the holiday spirits, because this weekend, new york metro transit and new jersey transit are enacting a booze ban. what? but if you ban booze on the subway during santa-con, you're sentencing these young men to up to 20 minutes of not drinking. that means less festive lightpole climbing and more quietly thinking about their dads. [laughter] ♪ ♪ 2024 is almost over, and there thank you for the dad music. 2024 is almost over, there are all kinds of year-end lists coming out. you got the google search list, you got the spotify wrap. but obviously, the biggest one is pornhub's year in review. ♪ they're making a list, ♪ ♪ checking it twice, ♪ ♪ gonna find out who's naughty ♪ ♪ or nice ♪ ♪ santa claus is coming ♪ [laughter] [cheering] the year in review revealed some generational trends, because compared to how long the average user spends on po

and what a holly-jolly christmas that'll be.poop-tube." ♪ ♪ they poop in a tube. back on earth, remember that iowa poll that came out right before the election that showed trump losing the state by 3 to 4 points to the nice lady who didn't do the crimes? well, trump remembers. because yesterday, we found out that trump is suing iowa pollster ann selzerand the des moines register newspaper for that poll, claiming they were seeking "accountability for brazen election interference." you won! so now it's interference just to get a prediction wrong? in that case, punxatawney phil, you better lawyer up, buttercup. if you ever want to see your shadow again. the lawsuit says the defendants favored the democratic nominee "through use of a leaked and manipulated" poll. it's true, the des moines register leaked this poll where you'd least expect it: in the des moines register. same way i leak 'my' opinion every night at 11:30, 10:30 central, following your local news sports and weather leaks. so why is this stupid thing stupidly happening?

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holly jolly christmas best time of the year., the san francisco symphony is back with their annual deck. the hall community day event. these are special performances for 3,000 young school, age children with performances at 10, 30 in the morning and at 11, 45? the golden state val curry's unveil the team's secondary logos. fact warriors superstar steph curry and other players were wearing it during their pregame warmups. the valkyrie are the new wnba team here in san francisco. they had their expansion draft just a couple of days ago and they're expected to play their first game in may. we'll take a break at 5.40, but still ahead, losing streak. >> has been broken. the forty-niners came out on top after a major win against the bears will have the highlights minute. >> and after the break, san francisco is going all out for the holidays, too. we're going to take a look behind art projects. it's a liberating projects. it's a liberating holiday spirit. this month. future-proof your home and garden with aarp today. (♪♪) harvest the

just because we feel like we shouldn't have a tree, i should be feeling holly jolly, watching these moviesng pressure to feel a certain way. so i encourage people to make their own traditions. i have friends that just skip the holidays all together. they'll take a vacation to somewhere warm, and that works for them. we should be leaning into what feels good and satisfying for us. >> you talk about priming yourself to see the joyous things. you talk about that as a neuro science hack. i think you're alluding to the fact that our brains naturally look for the negative, right? so can you give us some other mental health tips during this time? >> the way that this works is because nur eurons that fire together wire together. so the more we're firing the neurons together, they will wire together to make us more primed for joy in the future. it will increase your baseline of joy without you having to work for it. otother things i love is just t cover our basics, to eat a really good breakfast with protein and fiber so we have the energy to enjoy our days. take lots of walks to incorporate struct

. >> oh, you want a holly jolly time, is that right?> is it, is it fa la la. >> oh, it's decked out. >> it's really fun. okay. yeah. delicious. i can smell it already. well, i'll make reservations for next year. now, now. right now. no, i'm not calling for this month. >> no, 2025. yeah. oh yes. for sure. this morning. let's go to our east bay hills. camera it is clear out there. it is chilly in spots in the 30s and in the 40s right now. looking at the accuweather headlines, we're calling for a dry pattern continuing this weekend likely through next week. so looking at two weeks of sunshine, warm temperatures, that's how it's shaping up over the next several days. yesterday we felt a bit of it. today we could have a few record highs as some of our warmest areas go into the 70s. now. the weekend outlook will introduce a few clouds from time to time. it is a little bit cooler, but still saturday and sunday we keep the dry pattern going out there. right now, pretty much a mixed bag of 30s and 40s. so we do have that cold air overhead curren

remember, the time of the year that ended right ♪ ♪ so play your song to make us make up ♪ ♪ a holly jollyur, but president-elect trump and first pal elon musk show they will disrupt the way washington works. >>> nudging congress to do their work is technically still president biden's job, but it

. >>> next up, the jonas brother holly jolly single.to look a lot like christmas everywhere you go ♪ >> i'm surprised that's not number one, honestly. "it is beginning to look a lot like christmas." what would the holidays be without michael bublÉ? let's move on. kelly clarkson's song snagged second place. ♪ what a beautiful sight ♪ ♪ don't mean a thing if you are holding me tight ♪ ♪ you're all that i need underneath the tree ♪ >> yeah. so if you have been in a shopping mall between thanksgiving and christmas, you have heard this at least a dozen times. it is kelly's hit "underneath the tree." this has just become the song. so what could it possibly be? >> is it "a carefree christmas" by hoda and jenna? ♪ carefree christmas, jenn is walking to work ♪ >> that was a classic. >> it was. >> that sing-along album is coming out soon, right? number one, here it is without further ado. ♪ santa tell me, if you are really there ♪ ♪ don't make me fall in love again if you won't be here next year ♪ >> that's ariana grande with her chart topper, "s

. ♪ have a cup of cheer have a holly jolly christmas ♪ >>> good morning and welcome to this special newr's eve edition of "morning joe," bringing you some of our best segments from the past several weeks. first up, a closer look at one of the first things that donald trump has said he'll do when he takes office. >> donald trump's immigration and border policy plans continue to come into sharper focus, a centerpiece of trump's campaign was his vow to carry out mass deportations while in office. during his interview sunday on nbc's "meet the press," the president-elect said his administration would first focus on convicted criminals, but he did not rule out that american citizens would be caught up in the sweep and be deported with family members who are here illegally. >> well, i don't want to be breaking up families so the only way you don't break up the family is you keep them together and you have to send them all back. we don't have to separate families. we'll send the whole family very humanely back to the country where they came, that way the family is not separated. if they came h

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. ♪ have a holly jolly christmas ♪ >> rebecca: we're getting into the christmas spirit this morning withh dollar store savings, and taking your holiday cookies for santa to the next level, as we say -- >> good morning america! >> announcer: live in times square, this is gma. >> george: good morning america. hope you're doing well this friday morning. we have a nice crowd in times square, braving the cold and having a lot of fun. >> rebecca: from all over the country. so special to have them here with us on this friday. less than three weeks, george, til christmas. if you're still looking for that perfect gift, lori b has you covered. customized ideas. you're gonna have to act fast to get these in time. >> whit: also ahead. lot of people talking about this. how understanding what type of sleeper you are can help you get the most out of your days and what you can do to change your natural rhythm. >> george: first we start with the murder of the united healthcare ceo brian thompson in midtown manhattan. search for the killer is intense. police have released clear video of his face. we're le

you might want to start singing it's a holly jolly christmas. all right. tell us about the roof on that house. [ laughter ] >> lori: that's right, lara. i have been working overtime in my satellite santa work shop. checking out the charcuterie chalet and holiday recipes that have gone viral. take a look. the hottest holiday food trends are sleighing social media. so i channelled by inner elf and gave the greatest hits a try in lori's workshop. >> okay. yep. >> i think these are so good. >> lori: first up fresh cranberries turned into candy like creation. popping cranberries. i'm curious to see if it's as easy as everyone says and if they taste as good as they look. first we'll rinse our cranberries in pine apple juice. next cover them in powdered sugar and secret ingredient, strawberry gelatin mix. once they are covered give it a good shake. i enlisted a little helper for the shaking. >> smells good. >> lori: then we'll toss them on to a baking sheet and into the oven at 200 degrees for five minutes to dry. i took these out of the oven, popped them in the

it will stop the useless spending and make everyone more holly and jolly. $10 billion will be spend on gifts that will ultimately be shunned or regifted. what have you gotten that may be regifted? >> oh, i'm sure-- well, i've got ones that we had to regift because my parent when i was a kid gave us the lead up to a dog, the chain, food ball and the collar and never gave us the dog so we had to regift those. [laughter] >> it was a terrible christmas, but i disagree on this one, i think faking is all about it. and women are faking things all the time and how bad to fake the gift and keep the christmas gifts and women do it all the time, and guys can do it, it's know the that hard. edward: and if you had to fake smiles on a gift that they've gotten, maybe that poker face is not so good when it comes to gifts? >> i've done it and all about putting on the big smile, oh, my goodness, thank you so much. i went to drama school, i know what it's about. i'm just saying, i think a little honesty could go a long way this holiday season and again, you said it, $10 billi

it certainly wasn't holly and jolly for canada, panama or greenland. is it just bluster, or is it confirmation of an expansive foreign policy approach? the president elect will usher in on day one and the new crusade by amanda knox, the american woman wrongfully convicted in an italian court of killing her roommate 17 years later. what she tells jake tapper about being forced into a false confession, and how often it happens to defendants right here in the united states. >> a lot of my advocacy work to this day has been around is what is happening behind closed doors with suspects and witnesses who are being questioned by police. >> welcome to lead. i'm phil mattingly in today for jake tapper. we start this hour with breaking news out of our world lead. a u.s. official tells cnn early indications suggest a russian anti-aircraft system may have downed the azerbaijan airlines flight on christmas day. now, what you're seeing here shows the plane moving at a high speed, its wheels down as it quickly descends toward the ground, then right there, ultimately

♪ ♪ karaoke karolers ♪ ♪ >> gio: our karaoke karolers are having so much fun out there, the jolly hollyon, on social media right now. let's start with this, you can play these games with things you have around the house. the first one, i am reading the instructions, it's a lot, all you need are bows and a bowl and a spatula and a blindfold. you see that, this is the viral video going craze on tiktok. crazy on tiktok you have to scoop the bows into the bowl while wearing a blindfold. whoever gets the most ... you were not supposed to lower the blindfold yet. but here we go. here we go. who can the get the most bows in the bowl in 20 seconds, okay? >> ready? >> she started already. >> oh, come on. >>goer it, 20 seconds. go for t. 20 seconds we have the countdown going. >> i don't know if i am schooling anything. á feels like ... [ audience oohs ] >> gio: ninal seconds. >> nine seconds! 5, four, three, two, one. stop! [buzzer] >> gio: rebecca, you had a head start and got almost done, who won this one >> okay, so it's bean lori, i think you did it, lori. do we need a re-count? it's been a

holly. >> fa la la la la la la la la. tis the season to be jolly. fa la la la la la la la. so cheers. >> cheers, cheers. >> merry christmas, merry christmas christmas. >> very catholic country. >> very catholic country. >> but 80 something percent. christmas starts in september. >> really? >> it starts in september. you go to the mall, you start hearing the carols, and then it ends. >> i would lose my mind. >> yeah. so at 12 midnight of september 1st, everyone greets merry christmas on facebook. >> yes. >> uh, it's a lechon on the menu. yeah. i have very fond memories of the last time i had lechon in the philippines. in fact, not to kiss your but it is the finest pig pig i've ever had. >> amazing. >> providing these babies to holiday parties is big business and standards here, where pork is king and the lechon the best in the world. very, very high today our little friend is prepared the old school way turns slowly, slowly on a spit over coals for hours. oh, delicious. delicious lechon. >> you know, during this time of the year, because a lot of christmas parties and the le

. ♪ deck the halls with boughs of holly, fa la la la la la la la ♪ 'tis the season to be jolly, fa laore of our caroling in the fourth hour. for more holiday music, please don't miss this. christmas at the opry monday night at 8:00. and they have their new first-ever christmas album. >> are you part of the christmas special? >>> mr. roker, how is it looking out there, buddy? >> it is a little on the brisk side but lots of smiles. we're happy about that. let's see what we have for you today. we are looking at a big storm moving in the pacific northwest, lake effect snow continuing along the great lakes. temperature-wise, teens and 20s across the northern tier. 70s texas on in to florida. 40s in the pacific northwest. for today, freezing cold and way below as you get up into the plains. sunshine reigns supreme. that's what's going hoda, we have a couple of kids that say they want to retire with you. this is the best. best time of the morni, though, "popstart". >> there you go. >> all right. we got to roll through it. billboard music awards will start things off. the biggest names in mus