i will be right back with mindy kaling. >> i'll be right back with mindy kaling. >> jimmy: no, no, mindy sit down on that couch. >> i'll be right back with her. >> jimmy: all right, i heard you. tonight on -- mindy kaling will be here on this show. we'll have music from rick ross. ronda rousey is here. and we'll be right back with the latest installment of our no-talent talent show, "do you have what it takes?" so stick around. i'm angela, and i quit smoking with chantix. people who know me, they say 'i never thought you would quit.' but chantix helped me do it. along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. it gave me the power to overcome the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. some people had seizures while taking chantix. if you have any of these, stop chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of mental health problems, which could get worse while taking chantix or history of

episode of "the mindy project."se witherspoon thought it was pretty funny. she posted this pic on instagram yesterday wishing everyone a very merry christmas and telling mindy she couldn't resist. >> that's cute and clever. >> i can't believe somebody hasn't done that before, though. >> it seems so obvious now, doesn't it? >> yes it does. i was watching her in a movie this weekend, so -- >> i'm dara brown. this is "early today." we hope it is your first stop of the day on nbc. when the game is on the line... okay patrick, let's go base, shark, blitz. the nfl trusts duracell quantum to power their game day communication. abort! abort! he's keeping it! duracell quantum. lasts up to 35% longer than the competition. >>> they are one of the hottest gifts this christmas, drones. so many sold this week the faa actually launched a new drone safety campaign. amazon.com and dominos are among hundreds of companies talking about some day using them to transform how they do business and already thousands of would-be pilots are l

all it took was a mere five seconds for mindy kaling's show "the mindy project" to create a social mediahis unw >> lucky you let you put up this wreath. >> reese witherspoon? this is the nicest thing in your apartment. >> okay. yes. that agencies actually what it looks like it is a wreath covered in pictures of reese witherspoon and with that, the hashtag, guys, wreath witherspoon was born and social media lit up with pictures of their own creation of the wreath witherspoon. and a few people went even further. here you have the areit ta franklin. get it? >> ah. >> okay. i'm going gonna try one more. keanu wreath. i'm struggling here. how about this one here, savannah is in washington walk. the savannah guth-wreath. >> i see it >> and willie, brought you in early, because, of course, we know there's some history with you and mindy, you guys have this lovefest, this crush fest going on. and guess what she sent in to you? >> oh, wow. >> dedicated to our own willie geist. by the way, she worked all night on this, this was late last night. >> did she really make that or we give that to her? a

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the concept comes from the mindy project. mindy responded to the tweet saying you win, at christmas, queen, that is cool, wreath weatherspoon. >>> actress jennifer lawrence spent her christmas visiting children's hospital in her home state of kentucky. she shared two photos via twitter. lawrence visited that same hospital, last year. good for her. >>> it was a big christmas surprise for movie goers in los angeles where set h rogan showed up in person to introduce his movie the interest view. >> just want to say thank you if it wasn't for theaters like this and people like you guys this literally would not be bleep happening right now. >> rogan and the interview, after an goldberg were cheered after thanking the crowd. the film was shown on 300 movie screens across the country and available on a variety of digital platforms such as google play. sony had pulled the film and then in response to that hack attack. >>> impressive displays of christmas lights and yard filled of festive figures are a stapel this time of the year but

creation in the christmas episode of the mindy project.d her fans with new photos this christmas. she was in iceland celebrating jay-z's 45 birthday. the celebration included helicopter rides complete with champagne. the power couple visited a spa where beyonce stripped down to her bikini and made an adorable snow angel. if you're wondering what to do with your christmas tree now, the festivities are over so here's one option. why not feed it to some hungry goats. take a look at them feasting on the tree. apparently it takes the goats less than half-an-hour to strip the tree bare and forgets full of vitamin c so it's healthy for them. >> can i feed it to my baby? >> read that daddies for dummies book i gave you. a number of farms are accepting christmas trees. if you're looking to throw yours away, why not gift it to some goats. the future is here. 3-d printed chocolate bars are officially a thing thanks to the geniuses at hershey. they created the world's first public chocolate printer at chocolate world in pennsylvania. they printed some

it comes from the mindy project.ndy quickly responded to the tweet saying you win christmas, queen re. >> queen re. >>> president obama a and first lady spent part of their hawaii vacation visiting troops at the a marine base. >> military visits have become a annual part of their christmas holiday. >> everybody here has done such an extraordinary service on behalf of the country. the this is a great chance for us every christmas we have an opportunity to come by and say thank you in the only to you but also to family members who are here because you guys serve right alongside those in uniform. this is a an important year. >> the president went on to talk bending mission in afghanistan after 13 years. u.s. will be pulling their vast majority of the combat troops out of afghanistan by years end. >>> you're probably still admiring your holiday lights but did you know twinkling bulbs got their start in new jersey. how garden state spread holiday cheer more than 100 years ago. ♪ ♪ we put all the apps you love inside a car

a viral sensation after displaying a wreath witherspoon on the episode of "the mindy project."reese witherspoon thought it was pretty funny posting this pic on instagram yesterday telling many that she could not resist. >> thanks so much for joining us here on "first look. reminder, morning joe is coming up at the top of the hour. have a great day. amy cheese befy sister's wedding well it's only 100 calories, so you'll be ready for that dress up at the top of the hour. have a great day. coming up at the top of the hour. have a great day. t 40 flavors. 100 calories or less. dave, i'm sorry to interrupt... i gotta take a sick day tomorrow. dads don't take sick days, dads take nyquil. the nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, fever, best sleep with a cold, medicine. try zyrtec-d® to powerfully clear your blocked nose and relieve your other allergy symptoms... so you can breathe easier all day. zyrtec-d®. find it at the pharmacy counter. >>> good morning. right now on "first look," xbox and sony playstation networks go down in an apparent attack on the same day "the int

>> i went into mindy kaling's world, and it was amazing. i had an absolute ball inside her closet.t. >> and i'm michael yo. we'll get t that in a second. but first you want to look like a star from head to toe and we want to mak that happen four. >> and who better to take lesson from than the woman who definitely upped her style game the most this year, mrs. george clooney. >> ell, of course. her face is in every gazine. and as the fascination ows with amal so does her fashion see. but who are these pele behind her evolving image? we go inside amal's awe-inspiring glam squad. >> youee

a viral sensation after displaying a wreath witherspoon, you get it, on the episode of "the mindy project reese witherspoon thought it was pretty funny posting this pic on instagram yesterday telling many that she could not resist. >>> thanks so much for joining us here on "first look. reminder, "morning joe" is coming up at the top of the hour. have a great day. [ male announcer ] you wouldn't leave your car unprotected. but a lot of us leave our identities unprotected. nearly half a million cars were stolen in 2012, but for every car stolen, 34 people had their identities stolen. identity thieves can steal your money, damage your credit, and wreak havoc on your life. why risk it when you can help protect yourself from identity theft with one call to lifelock, the leader in identity-theft protection? lifelock actively patrols your sensitive, personal information every second of every day, helping to guard your social security number, your bank accounts and credit, even the equity in your home -- your valuable personal assets. look. your bank may alert you to suspicious activity on your c

tonight -- mindy kaling. ufc champion ronda rousey. vince vaughn. and music from rick ross. with cleto and the cletones. and now, give thanks. here's jimmy kimmel! ♪ it's "jimmy kimmel live" [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you, everyone. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thank you for coming. wow, that's very kind. i appreciate it.

tonight -- mindy kaling. ufc champion ronda rousey. vince vaughn. and music from rick ross.e cletones. and now, give thanks. here's jimmy kimmel! ♪ it's "jimmy kimmel live" [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you, everyone. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thank you for coming. wow, that's ve

that's the mindis the. >> it's not been a great season for harbaugh. the niners have lost 8 of the past 15 games. while harbaugh has one season left on his contract, there are reports he could get the boot after the team's final kickoff this sunday. there are reports that his alma mater, michigan, is interested in the coach as well as the raiders and chicago bears. >>> a south bay holiday tradition may come up short this year. >> right now sacred heart community service doesn't have enough toys to provide for all the kids it's hoping to help. san jose charity planned to hand out gifts to 5,800 children in need but it doesn't hive enough. especially for teenaged girls, gifts and of course cash. >> we will go out and buy as we see that we are running out of toys throughout the day. we have shoppers lined up to help us out. and any level of monetary gift is really, really helpful. >> if you want to donate, visit sacred hert on south first street on east alma avenue in san jose, or go to nbcbayarea.com and search "sacred heart" and donate online. >> they d

staff sergeant mindy castle returning home to surprise her son.at is a game winner for the little guy. pick it up in the second quarter. warriors up 10-6. klay thompson finishing the alley-oop. 55-43. 11 assists for curry on the night. third quarter warriors up 16. demarcus cousins cheating on d and gets dunked on. festus ezeli doing damage. >>> to the ice. california showdown. sharks and ducks from the o.c. third period ducks down a goal. ryan getzlaf finding fowler. we head to o.t. ryan kesler with the puck. and on the wing this is just a little too easy. ducks take the 3-2 victory. >>> the clock on the jim harbaugh era with the 49ers winding down as the season finale against the arizona cardinals draws within a week. reports that the coach and the franchise parting ways shortly after sunday, and harbaugh seems at peace with the inevitable. >> we know this is going to be the last week of the season, and i'm growing to enjoy it. i'm going to enjoy all the players, enjoy the coaches, enjoy the staff, enjoy the -- enjoy all the people in the buildi

mindis on janet yellen's today? i would love to be a fly on the wall at this.e are not looking at global events. mindis on janet yellen's today? futures are up six. ♪ >> we welcome all of you worldwide. breaking news on russia. level, 70n historic on dollar-ruble. it is a three-day chart. we have seen 1, 2, 3, and now for failures. -- 4 failures. we have blown through my target 10 minutes ago. this forications of the russian financial system can barely be measured. >> vladimir putin aged seven years in the last 10 minutes. >> does he impose capital controls? >> it makes me wonder whether the move by the russian central bank, if it had the opposite of its intended effect, it signals panic. >> the knock it goes to the global economy. >> have western democracies lost their self confidence in their ability to deliver a better life for their citizens? are america and europe in and living onrd past glories? he was working off a speech saying that the only models that work are the russian and chinese models. >> you are seeing of something of what he is talking about.

and on wednesday, mindy kaling, ronda rousey from the ufc, and music from rick ross.ovely for thanksgiving. [ laughter ] our first guest tonight is an emmy-winning star of screens big and small. she is beloved by all, even animals stop to smile in her presence. starting wednesday, you can see her alongside an all-star cast in "horrible bosses 2." please say hello to jennifer aniston. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: how are you? >> hi, jimmy. i can't hear you. >> jimmy: i know, i know. [ cheers and applause ] see that? >> woo! hi. >> jimmy: nice, right? >> so sweet. >> jimmy: a little bit scary, but nice. >> no, they're not charging you or anything, you know? >> jimmy: how are you? >> i'm doing great. >> jimmy: you look great. >> thanks, honey. >> jimmy: i know you've been traveling all over, promoting the movie. do you have any fun doing that? >> it's a lot of work, but we do -- we do have fun, you know. it's quick, we're usually never really get to see where we are, you know. >> jimmy: you go from -- do they do it in hotels? >> yeah, you're in a hotel and usually

tomorrow night, mindy kaling will be with us, ronda rousey will be with us, and music from rick ross.nted actor with a mountain fresh scent. you can see him in the new movie "horrible bosses 2," it opens everywhere tomorrow. please welcome chris pine. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: how are you, man? very good to see you. may i ask you a fashion question? i feel like i'm out of style. are we not wearing belts anymore? >> i got -- the most difficult part of this journey walking was that final sitdown, like -- so worried my pants are going to rip. >> jimmy: how are you doing? >> going to be a lot of robotic movement. >> jimmy: the last time you were here, you were about to go to new zealand with your dad, right? >> yeah, i went -- i did a film on the south island, which is beautiful. like a big national park. and i grew up fly fishing with my dad, a little bit, not, you know, not really well, but up in montana. >> jimmy: one thing about guys that fly fish and i'm one of them, every time they say fly fishing, they do the action. >> that thing? >> jimmy: i grew up fly fishing. it's a

it was started by mindy kaling.ths, the internet never ceases to amaze with creativity. >>> time for celebrity birthdays. >> and the big day today for the leader of the catholic church. pope francis, 78. >> political commentator, chris matthews, 69. >> comedian and grammy award winner, eugene levy, 68. >> the hit of "vikings" katherine winnick is 37. >>> it's not often you see warmth between mother and stepmother. >> we'll show you a letter that's sealing a bond and inspiring millions. you're watching "world news now." now." we clean it up, turn around, and there it is again. it's scary. little bit in my eye. [ michelle ] underneath the kitchen table, underneath my work desk, we've got enough to knit a sweater. [ doorbell rings ] zach, what is that? the swiffer sweeper. the swiffer dusters. it's some sort of magic cloth that sucks in all the dog hair. it's quick and easy. pretty amazing that it picked it all up. i would totally take on another dog. [ kevin ] really? ♪ ♪ >>> the holidays all about family. this time o

look at the data that's been posted online, but that hasn't been verified as of yet, and talking to mindy, who manages the cabins along the river, it was her impression based on her 15 years of being here that it's at its apex, it will start receding in the next 24 hours. reporting live, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> little bit of good news, thanks. >> something to see. take a look at this massive eucalyptus tree that crashed into a building early this morning. this is from our helicopter. happened at a residential facility not far from cesar chavez middle school around 4:15. >> from our sister station there with the latest, lucero? >> reporter: good morning, the incident happened just after 4:00 this morning. at this time crews are still working on cleaning up the mess, but let me tell you where we're at right now, this bike path here is right behind several homes, and in the distance you can actually see part of the trunk of the eucalyptus tree that fell on top of the residential care facility, you can actually see some of the uplifted roots and to the right of that, you can see tha

practicing piano and violin, to playing in her high school marching band, and keeping up with homework, mindyt with lots to do so she's using an app to help her prep for college entrance exams. >> i like these apps because they were extremely convenient and where every was or whatever i was doggy could take my phone out. >> reporter: she down loaded this test precision app which senses whether she would be do better on actor sat. >> i thought that was very helpful because i was than the able to decide between the two before. >> reporter: other sat and act prep apps take it furtherer with vocabulary quiz, math problems and test questions. many are free or only a few bucks, much cheaper than test prep classes or private tudor but how well do they work. >> i think it is a real benefit, a huge benefit to the highly motivated student. i still don't want them to be the only form of test prep that people do. >> reporter: experts say apps cannot replace one on one interaction with the teacher or a tudor and nothing can replace a good old fashion practice test instant is the sat is still done on paper

our next guest is a legendary creator of such television classics as "happy days" "mork and mindy" andbeaches." and now he's directing a play here in new york at the vineyard theater. it's called "billy and ray," and performances start tomorrow. please welcome my friend, garry marshall. ♪ [ cheers & applause ] >> seth: so lovely to see you. >> i'm here. i'm here. >> seth: you're here. >> yeah. >> seth: this is great. we've -- this is so exciting. you're directing a play on broadway again. you've done this before. you directed a play in 1980 called "the roast." tell us about that. >> it's a trivia question. >> seth: it is a trivia question. >> yes, what was the play before "cats" at the winter garden. >> seth: was your play? >> they can't guess. it was called "the roast." i didn't direct it. i wrote it. >> seth: you wrote it. okay. >> yes. "the roast" lasted three nights. "cats" lasted 18 years. [ laughter ] that's how well i'm doing in theater. [ applause ] but you know, they say i helped "cats." i lowered the bar, you know. >> seth: every night people would go to "cats" and go, "i did

>> my background is entertainment before joining mindy's team and it's about bringing together the storyand the products. that's what we do at hsn. that marriage of entertainment and selling really works for us. as you mentioned tyra banks, she was down to hsn last month and she calls it beauty-tainment. >> i thought the fragrances weren't doing well. >> celebrity fragrances for us, it's story and a connection. the difference between an hsn customer and a non-hsn customer is looking for intimacy, looking for a connection. and where else can a celebrity like a sophia vergara tell the story and make the connection with consumers? that is a point and our calling card. going to hollywood, it's because the movie studios like disney our partner want to help and reach women and our consumer. so how do you bring that together? that's what we do in creating assortments. >> prioritize, price, distribution channel or -- what was the third one here? or content. >> right. >> what's most important that brings people to you? >> we are a content driven retailer. >> okay. >> we are all about story tellin

>> oh, yeah, robin was always an idol of mine, since i was about 12 or 13, from "mork and mindy omindyad this amazing ability to be comfortable around him and make everyone feel they were equal, but he was really the genius. >> i know you tweeted something like that when he passed away, which was very poignant. i was reading an article about you last night and two words caught my attention. fiber flex. you literally, growing up as a young kid, you had a fiber flex skateboard. >> with road rider wheels and bennett trucks. >> so did i. and you found one recently? >> i was online and found one on a site and i guess i let my wife know and apparently she's getting it for me as a christmas present. >> but you say it's kind of touched a place in you and takes you back to a happy, innocent time. >> very emotional. it just opens up this -- all these feelings and the memories of being a kid. and you say it's like a song or something, you know, it's really -- and i have so many great memories of that time. and just seeing that object really brought them all back. >> you didn't have the man from g