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their story was made with neil patrick harris and it was called snow bound. >>> well -- welcome back to a second look. a series of avalanches released a 30-foot of snow. one young resort worker survived trapped beneath the snow and rubble where no one could hear her cries for help. in 1989, ktvu's bob mackenzie talked to ana conrad about her ordeal. >> april 2, 1982. exhausted volunteers continued their search for victims of the previous day's disaster. an avalanche that had striked the alpine meadow ski resort crushes several buildings and burying at least eight people. by this time after a long night of freezing weather, rescue workers were losing hope of finding anyone alive. >> a miracle. it would be a miracle. >> reporter: one person knew that there was a survivor. but she could tell no one. that person was the survivor herself. anna conrad. a woman that at the moment these pictures were taken were buried in snow and rubble known as the summit building. could not move her body and her voice would not carry through the snow above her but she could hear the rescue workers digging.

also tying the not, neil patrick harris, angelina jolie and brad pitt. other couples head for splits ville. there are no blurred lines in thick's relationship after his wife filed for divorce. paltrow and martin said they have decided to consciously uncouple. some celebrities were busted for behaving badly. bieber is facing charges for several offenses including drag racing, drunk driving, egging a neighbor's home. chris brown was arrested for probation violation and assault, lebeouf pleads guilty to disorderly conduct and bill cosby falls from grace and faces a scandal as multiple women accuse him of sexual abuse. tracy morgan is still recovering from a serious brain injury and is involved in a lawsuit against walmart after the company's truck slammed in the back of a limo van the comedian was riding in. some starlets like lawrence, up ton, opportunities revealed more than they wanted to after a hacking scandal released nude photos of female celebrities on the internet and a shocked response on the red carpet when she appeared with a dramatically differ

neil patrick harris took to twitter last night to write, merry christmas eve.ight is filled with love, whether it be by romance, friendship or random circumstance. 'tis the season. singer taylor swift tweeted, my dad just gave me ten lint rollers for christmas, not for lint, but because you always have glitter all over you. not that she needs glitter to shine this year with her record-breaking album sales. hunger games actress jennifer lawrence spent christmas eve at a children's hospital in her hometown of louisville, kentucky. she tweeted this photo of her meeting with several young patients. giuliana rancic instagramed this photo of her last minute shopping in chicago on christmas eve. somebody is getting something good today. katie couric took a picture with santa in aspen, colorado, last night. i guess he was flying over. and president obama tweeted this picture of the first family meeting a group of young elves. the president wrote, say hello to friends you know and everyone you meet. that's a good message today. a lot of people who aren't spending it wit

. >> reporter: neil patrick harris. >> it's like a dinner host, show them the house and make them feelomfortable. >> reporter: michael strahan. >> did you play up to women? ho because women like you. >> no, i'm just being myself and i found out that women like me. >> reporter: plus a number one on the list to be revealed tonight. a year-end tradition that continues. john donvan, abc news, washington. >> women and men do like michael. we have to find out who the number one person is later. spa special airplanes tonight, right here on abc, 9:00 eastern. gma in the morning and david muir tomorrow night. have a wonderful evening. >>> it's the street of dreams -- broadway. and for 20 years, disney musicals have been making history here -- "beauty and the beast," "the lion king," "mary poppins," "aladdin," "newsies." you never know what's going to happen when you're onstage. >> "wait, i'm mary poppins -- like her her, like, eight-times-a-week her?" >> and sometimes there's applause, and it just fills me with these tingles. >> i thought, "wow, this is a big role. this is a really big role, so

. >> reporter: neil patrick harris. >> the job of a host is like a good dinner host.elcome them in, take their coats, show them the house, make them feel comfortable. >> reporter: michael strahan. >> did you play up to women? ho because women like you. >> no, i'm just being myself and i found out that women like me. >> reporter: plus a number one on the list to be revealed tonight. a year-end tradition that continues. john donvan, abc news, washington. >> women and men do like michael. we have to find out who the number one person is later. that special airplanes tonight here on abc, 9:00 eastern. gma in the morning. david muir tomorrow night. have a wonderful evening. >>> next at 6:00, the father of an unarmed black teenager killed by a police officer in missouri brings his message to the bay area. >>> rain is here. find out how much is coming: crews are hurrying to clean up storm damage from last week. abc7 news at 6:00 starts now. >>> that breaking news is happening right now in downtown sidney, australia. that's where there are at least 13 people being held hostag

neil patrick harris comes to do broadway. you come to do broadway. you to this play? >> well, i think when you get an offer to be in the broadway debut of a pulitzer prize winning play like that, you don't think about it that long. that sounds good, i'll do that. that sounds like a good next move. but you know, i came from the theater. and that's what i feel the most at home doing. i had actually read a novel that ayad akhtar, the playwright, wrote. i didn't know he was a playwright. this beautiful book called "american dervish" and i wrote him a fan letter like three years ago. >> seth: wow. >> and we became friends. you know, write fan letters, i guess. >> seth: do you write a lot of them? >> not a ton. but i've reached out. i think it's nice to reach out when you're affected by someone's work. >> seth: it really is. yeah. did you write like a proper letter? >> it was electronic mail. >> seth: okay. gotcha. >> yeah. >> seth: yeah. >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> seth: i also assume you're a guy who gets a lot of fan letters. >> i get some. >> seth: have y

neil patrick harris took home a title. as did bryan cranston in all the way.udrey mcdonald took home her sixth tony for billy holiday in lady day. 2014 saw the closing of several long running shows including spiderman, turn off the dark and the disney hit newsies. several shows all launched national tours this year. the performances wouldn't be just cobb fined to the stage. james franco's turn in of mice and men was recorded will be released in movie theaters. hbo has plans for bryan cran stop's turn as lbj. the lion king is still the king of broadway. this year the show broke records grossing more than $6.2 billion worldwide. that's the most expensive box office total of nimmed yao nah entertainment history. in the 2014 thanksgiving weekend broke attendance records. >> the theater is an underestimated part of the entertainment business. people think of movies and television shows because they attract these big numbers and bing ratings. overtime as many people will have seen a phantom of the opera as a jurassic park and the return on the investment for the bro

neil patrick harris, congrats now officially married. that came in even this little guy wanted to send in. that's the latest. congratulations from the "today" show as well. >> we thought they were married already. i saw it trending on twitter. >> the law just changed in the uk. congrats to them. >> coming up, the war over weed. neighboring states are suing colorado after legalization of marijuana. >> new video of ray and janay rice kissing after that infamous elevator incident. why critics say police should have never allowed them to get that close. first, this is "today" on nbc. sweetie, i'd love a hazelnut. mom? dad? big uncle wayne? hot chocolate. green tea. uh, decaf, cuz. wow. i'm dying for an herbal tea. the all new keurig 2.0. >>> coming up on trending proof that the popular elf on a shelf dolls really come to life when kids are asleep. a little more snow.♪ ♪a couple more reindeer. ♪a couple more bows. ♪another dozen cookies. ♪just in case the neighbors show.♪ a little more joy for christmas!♪ ♪just a bit more garland. ♪so my stai

and neil patrick harris wrote in, massive congrats to sir elton john and david furnish now officially married, thrilled for you both. and this little guy wanted to send in his well wishes. congratulations to the two from all of us here at the "today" show as well. >> we thought they were married already. and then i saw it trending on twitter. i was like, oh, no, they aren't. >> the law just changed recently in the uk. so congrats to them. >>> coming up, the war over weed. why neighboring states are suing colorado over its history-making legislation of marijuana. >>> and newly released video of ray and janay rice kissing just after that infamous elevator incident. why critics say police should never have allowed them to get that close. this is "today" on nbc. >>> coming up on "trending," definitive proof that those a little more snow.♪ ♪a couple more reindeer. ♪a couple more bows. ♪another dozen cookies. ♪just in case the neighbors show.♪ a little more joy for christmas!♪ ♪just a bit more garland. ♪so my stairway looks divine.♪ ♪another nutcracker, so the kids don't fight this time.♪ ♪

. >> number three neil patrick harris and david berka they married in italy and their three-year olde the spotlight. he was supposed to be ring bearer but decided he would be an orange boy and walked around handing out oranges to the guests. >> so cute. >> number two, solange knowles anal an ferguson, i love wedding photos. outfits were amazing. the one with the by sick were great but just great wedding photos. their wedding included some super hero style, check out the cape. >> yes. >> big one that everyone loves, own wedding party behind him in black and everybody loves that picture. >> so number one, of course, kim kardashian and kanye west their over the top italian wedding included prewedding festivities in paris, two beautiful dresses and a 45 minute speech or rant by kanye to his guests. >> forty-five minutes. >> forty-five minutes. >> i guess he is overcome with love. >> yes. >> he just could not stop talking. >> others include jessica simpson and eric janssen, angelina jolie and brad pitt, and dwayne weighed and gabriel union. >> are you surprise that had angelina and brad a

. >> neil patrick harris, david went to high school with christian. met. >> oh. >> so then we went to their wedding. then we got engaged in capris. >> you are fancy. >> no, you know what it is, it's my friend melly packson says cappris. >> you have ricky gervais, ben stiller. were you having a good time on this? >> yes, sean levy is one of the best to work with on this planet. i knew i'd be up there with ricky and ben and robin williams. i literally said, you don't have to pay me to be near this movie. >> and don't forget crystal the monkey, too. >> one of my favorite co-stars, ever. >> yeah. >> we're so excited. >> she is very -- seriously. >> how do you compete about that? >> you don't, it's a tall order to follow. is that what i'm trying to say? crystal is the sweetest ever. i loved working, seeing all of the animals. >> we love this theory. it's phenomenal. we want you to come back since you say you watch the show every day night at the museum, secret of the tomb opens december 19th. wedding announcements are on the way. we are back in a moment. t

and neil patrick harris also made the list with scarlett johansson, oprah winfrey, taylor swift. >> iew with her, but they did have a video with a lot of great chunks of information. one of them was, which i did not know, parallel to why she got married, one of the great characteristics of why she got married, amal's mother was a journalist right along with george clooney's father who also was a journalist. they all like human rights. and barbara compared amal with jackie onassis, princess diana and kate middleton. that's great company to be in. op >> oprah was one of the people on the list. they did an interview and she said something kind of surprising to a lot of people. let's listen first and talk about it. >> before i leave this earth i will not be satisfied until i -- >> until i make peace with the whole weight thing. >> what? >> yeah. >> that's still on your mind. >> yes. i got to do it. >> i'm expecting something deeply profound. >> that's it. i've got to make peace with it. >> wow. i bet a lot of women can relate to that. >> she's such an inspirational woman that you probably