michael buble introducing the citi ® double cash card.ly beit earns you cash back now and micash back later. with 1% when you buy and 1% as you pay with two ways to earn on puchases, it makes a lot of other cards seem one-sided. it hurts. you doin'? this is what it can be like to have shingles, a painful, blistering rash. if you had chicken pox, the shingles virus is already inside you. 1 in 3 people will get shingles in their lifetime. i wish that there was something i could do to help. the shingles rash can last up to 30 days. talk to your doctor or pharmacist about your risk. that walmart has at unbeatable f prices. gifts and i'm going to show you how to wrap them. first we have the beats pill xl- now that's a tough one to wrap, melissa. i would just wrap it like a piece of candy! okay. next, for the kids, a zoomer dino! good luck wrapping that. this is when a gift bag comes in handy! well now, an amazing kitchenaid stand mixer. stumped you on this one, didn't i? nope. you're good. it's a gift. get to walmart for the top 100 gifts at u

michael buble coming up. not the only grammy winner we have.orning to talk about his new album and, of course, barry will perform live and apparently sign some baseballs as well. >> what's your favorite barry manilow? >> can i vote right now? mag mandy. >> mandy. >> what's yours, al? >> #it's a miracle. >>> then the pitfalls of the holiday season when it comes to your diet. all those party foods and drinks can add up. quick tips to help you trim your holiday fat. this is kind of like willie's holiday party. we were all falling down. nobody was helping us up. >> picking you up off the floor. >> i love that she was in like ten-inch heels. did you see that? >> who, jenna? >> no, joy. >> and jenna's like 100 months pregnant g get them, ladies. >> we'll see them in a minute. first, top stories. good morning, natalie. >> good morning once again. terror has gripped the heart of australia where a gunman is holding hostages inside a downtown cafe. sara james is live. good morning. >> reporter: five of those hostages have escaped. nevertheless there are

michael buble coming up. not the only grammy winner.ing to talk about his new album and, of course, barry will perform live and apparently sign some baseballs as well. >> what's your favorite barry manilow? >> can i vote right now? msh mandy. >> mandy. >> what's yours, al? >> #it's a miracle. >>> then the pitfalls of the holiday season when it comes to your diet. all those party foods and drinks can add up. this morning we'll help you survive with quick tips to help you trim the holiday fat. that is like willie's holiday party. much of it we were all falling down. nobody was helping us up. >> i love that she was in like ten-inch heels. did you see that? >> who, jenna? >> no, joy. >> and jenna's like 100 months pregnant, go get them, ladies. >>> following the breaking news in sydney, australia. an 18-hour hostage crisis is over. nbc's sarah james with the latest. >> good morning. you can still smell the acrid scent of smoke in the air, this after a series of dramatic sounds, probably the stun grenades police were using to get into the bu

he is celebrating the songs of the season, michael buble. he has special guests.c hall. right after that, "the sing off" is back. six groups will head tow5ñ hollywood to compete for a $50,000 grand prize. unlike previous 3Ñyears, the competition and winner will be crowned all in one night. that's 9:00 p.m. right here on nbc 10. we will be right back. v update. police activity at a school in philadelphia. fels high school is under lockdown. this started when a student took a picture of a gun another student was carrying. a picture of a gun another the school into welcolockdown. police are going room to room searching right now. fels is in lockdown until the investigation is complete. >>> sky force 10 over the scene capturing video of three people being removed from the school in handcuffs and placed in police cars. we have a photo of police in s.w.a.t. gear gathering in the gymnasium. this was taken by a student. we will bring you updates at 4:00. >>> thanks for watching nbc 10 at 11:00. i'm vai sikahema. for brittney shipp and all of us here at nbc 10, have a grea

. >>> celebrating the sounds of the season, michael buble is set to join us live. he'll give us a preview of his holiday special. the interview is straight ahead in this half hour. >>> temperatures are climbing this morning. that gets rid of the fog. but more clouds are moving in. keep an umbrella handy. rain is on the way. we've got the seven-day forecast when i come back. >> you back to our top story of the day, the search for a former marine who went on a killing spree in had montgomery county. brad stone is accused of killing his ex-wife and five of her relatives. the only surviving victim of the shooting spree is a 17-year-old boy who remains at jefferson hospital. stone was last spotted in doylestown last night in an attempts carjacking. we are waiting on the start of a news conference from the manhunt. this is a live look in eaglesville, montgomery county, that's the podium at the d.a. she will step up any minute now. as soon as she does, we'll bring it to you. >>> new predictions from aaa shows how many americans will hit the road this holiday season. accor

and michael buble gives willie a preview of his big christmas special coming up. >> a lot of crooners this morning, right? >> it's crooner-tastic, i say. >> we'll see you in a few minutes. >> 'tis the season for crooning. >> it is. it really is. as long as savannah's not the one crooning. >> oh. >> you know, that hurts my feelings. >> see you at 7:00. >> it's from love. it's from love. >> can be on "the voice" next season. thanks, guys. >> bye. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> mother nature's about to change her tune, finally. after a cloudy weekend, we are starting off with clouds once again, but as the day goes on, we'll get some breaks in the clouds. finally see some sunshine. a little bit of a breeze blowing here at the nbc 10 studios, just enough to make it feel like it's in the 30s, while it's actually 43 degrees at philadelphia international. most of the area with these clouds is in the 40s to start with. we will stay in the 40s as the day goes on, but we will get some sunshine to warm things up. right now, cloudy for allentown, norrist

michael buble's christmas, susan boyle's "the gift," and josh grow ban's neol. all in the top five. that may just be a theme of christmas past. and george, i was joking there about beiber and bing crosby -- >> a little bit. >> but the idea is that beiber, he can make something hot for right now. he can't make something that's going to live for years and years. >> a classic sound. i think upbeat is probably -- >> it has to be singable. so many of them, they're in a different octave or -- horrible. >> for those of us who can't sing, that would help. >> attach it to a rom-come. that's the secret. george agrees, that means i'm right. >> and we forgot about wham!'s "last christmas." i want to give -- ♪ last christmas >> that song, it was popular, but it still didn't have that classic feel to it. >> yeah. >> i can see taylor swift writing feverishly. you have thrown down the gauntlet. >> new kids on the block, it's a classic. >> and what's your favorite christmas song? vote now on goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo. >> we are cracking that code. >>> and coming up, how what you pose on social

not cry ♪ you better not pout i'm telling you why ♪ ♪ cause santa claus is coming to town ♪ >>> michael bubleg. santa claus is coming to town. he's here, stopped by for a visit before heading out to drop off all those gifts. >> he has a big day ahead. so do we. who's done shopping? who's wrapped? >> not wrapped. hidden, though. >> that's the bags, tissue paper. it's done. >> no time like the present. chop, chop. >>> and a remarkable discovery just in time for christmas. a ground breaking new find about jesus unearthed in ancient ruins. >>> and move over owen wilson and vince vaughn, the real life wedding crashers. and kevin making a speech. and wait until you see what happened on the dance floor. i'm anxious for that story. >> that one coming up. thank you. >>> and start out with the armored truck mystery out of texas. the truck was found, driver on the loose, he and his father are charged in connection with the crime mara schiavocampo has the story. this was a big haul. >> reporter: it's hundreds of thousands of dollars. when he first turned up missing, police thought he was a victim, but no

michael buble's "christmas," susan boyle's "the gift," and josh groban's "noel." ♪ noel >> reporter:aby all i want for christmas is you ♪ >> reporter: that just may be a thing of christmas past. and george, i was joking there about beiber and bing crosby -- >> a little bit. >> but the idea is that beiber, he can make something hot for right now. he can't make something that's necessarily going to live for years. >> that's why i think it has to have a classic sound. i think upbeat is probably -- >> it has to be singable. so many of them, they're in a different octave or -- horrible. >> for those of us who can't sing, that would help. >> attach it to a rom-com. that's the secret. george agrees, that means i'm right. >> and we forgot about wham!'s "last christmas." i just want to give props. proper -- ♪ last christmas >> taylor swift redid that song and it was popular. but it still didn't have that classic feel to it. >> yeah. >> i can see taylor swift writing feverishly. you have thrown down the gauntlet. >> richard marx has a great album. >> new kids on the block, it's a classic. >> a

and michael buble. >> that will be fun. >> yes. >> we're gearing up for christmas.storm has turned deadly with falling trees blamed for two deaths in oregon. fierce winds and rain are causing building damage, flooding and even evacuations. los angeles has activated its emergency operation center. power outages are widespread with a transformer explosion in san francisco, adding to the problem. cia director john brennan admitted thursday that some of the interrogation tactics used after 9/11 were abhorrent but refused to call them torture. he disagreed with a senate report that concluded the harsh tactics did not help find osama bin laden. >> it is our considered view that the detainees who were subjected to enhance interrogation techniques provided information that was useful and was used in the ultimate operation to go against bin laden. >> brennan said the cia is now done using what he called enhanced interrogation techniques. the fallout over embarrassing hacked e-mails at sony pictures reached the red carpet thursday night. tv news cameras were not allowed on th

. >> is that michael buble? >> yeah. >> he does christmas well. >> he does. >> he certainly does. much easier around the holidays. the johnsons wearing cammo during christmas. merry christmas to awful you. >> and check this out. ken sent us this of little austin, passed out waiting for santa. >> he knew he had to go to sleep, otherwise santa wouldn't come. >> and you know when is actually joining us in the "fox & friends" studio this morning? he's actually manning the board there online. the one and only jolly old saint nick. good morning. >> good morning and merry christmas, everyone. >> merry christmas. >> you must be exhausted and we are so glad that after all of your work that you've had, you have a little more time for us. >> i'm glad to be here and answering these questions. they're very important. >> the first one comes to us from lila who says, santa, what do you want for christmas? >> well, what i want for christmas is for everybody to be healthy and happy this christmas. that's very important, especially with the flu season and all the new toys that i delivered. one thin

spotify top ten streaming songs this year, michael, they call it the buble effect. he has top five.at, makes me feel like at home for christmas. >> celine dion, who picked her? savannah? >> i think "o holy notice" is the most perfect song. i'm sorry, celine dion, the post-exquisite version. >> extreme for "herald the angels sing". >> or the charlie brown. >> kelly clarkson, "my grown up christmas" natalie. >> i love that song. the words are so powerful. >> i heard so much of johnny mathis, mel torme, when run dnc came out, crit christmas in harlem, i thought that was my music not my parents. >> you did not make kathie lee christmas song? >> all right. >> kathie lee, not run dmc. >> take us to break with a kathie lee christmas song. >>> you're watching today in the bay. >> good thursday morning to you, it's 8:26. i'm sam brock. new this morning, menlo park police need your help finding the men they say beat up a store cashier before taking off with $18,000 in cash. on tuesday police say four armed masked men stormed the market demanding money from the cash register, then punched the