radio city music hall [ chanting "welcome to radio city"] >> reporter: starring the rockettes.st time there are four sets of sisters performing in the new york show from returning dancers to identical twins in their first season. >> we first wanted to when we were 8 and ever since then we were infatuated. the fact we reached it together is very special. >> my 14th christmas. >> 14th christmas. >> it's become our holiday tradition really. >> it's so special to be on stage and not only sharing it with your season but this experience with the audience because it is a family tradition for so many family. >> if you haven't been to the theater it holes 6,000 people. 0 rockettes and 36 of you on stage at the same time? >> yes. >> more than 1100 costumes are worn with each rockette changing eight times. >> i have this one. it looks like we're wrapped up like a christmas present. i love the holiday spirit that the costume brings. >> you got a little bow on the back. >> and sassy tutu. >> hatwise? >> a classic, our parade of the wooden soldiers hat. ♪ >> feather, check. >> salute. very g

i didn't stretch. >> signature rockette.ngth. todd: i have negative core strength. lisa: do some planks. >> secret is we don't touch when we hook up. lisa: can i do it for safety? >> yeah. >> you are going to take your right arm and put it in the top. todd: but don't touch, no pushing and then your left arm is going to be in the small of the back of your neighbor to the left hand on hip. at that point with our right hook. bend our left knee. left knee. paspasse. extend. down. other side right passe, he extend. todd: you are not supposed to kick each other, right. lisa: how do you balance in heels? >> core. starting with your right. step left. step bevel. >> 5, 6, 7, 8. >> step, bevel. todd: bravo. lisa: i apologize. todd: watch them radio city christmas spectacular runs until january 1. get your tickets at rockettes.com/christmas. lisa: i'm thought going to be one of the 80. todd: merry christmas to all of you. thanks for coming. in it's awesome when you do in new york during the holiday season it's great. >> thank you so mu

>> reporter: the christmas sptacular starring the rockettes.re four sets of sisters performing returning dancers to identical twins in their first season. >> we first wanted to when we were 8 and ever since then we were infatuated.weust set this . the fact we reached it together is vec mspy 14thl.ia christmas >> it's be>>co4tme our holiday tradition really.. >> it's so special to be on stage and not only sngrihat with your season but also sharing this experience with the audience because aist ilam f tradition for so many family. >> if yohaven't been to the theater it holds 6,000 people. there are 80orr: more than 1100 co es are worn with each rockette changing eight times. >> i have this one.wrped up like a christmas present.stume . >> and a little sassy tutu. >> hatwise? >> ♪ >> feather, check. >> salute. very good. >> it doesn't matter where you're from. this show is iconic. we have rockettes coming from all across the nation, australianenom wm ro f the christsps tatill s ee through januarce at,s.1ss aylw >> you love getting out there, >>n't

there are 80 rockettes and 36 of you on stage at the same time?> reporter: more than 1,100 costumes are worn throughout the show with each rockette changing eight times. >> i love our 12 days costume. >> wch ithisne. our 12 days. so it looks like we're wrapped up like a christmas present. i love the holiday spirit -- >> yeah. >> -- that the costume brings. a little sassy tutu. >> and then hat wise? >> i would go with the classic, wooden soldier hat. >> feather check. >> take a nice salute. very good. >> it doesn't matter where you're from. this show is iconic. >> absolutely. we have rockettes coming from all across the nation as well as the world. we have some australians. we've had women from england. i mean, it's just amazing that such a powerful company can have such an outreach like that. >> so the show's first performance was back in 1933. they've been going for a long time. and all of those costume changes, it's either like, you know, a huge gift to get to put on all those clothes or a huge pain. >> 140 performers out there. >> yeah. >> that

start with your feet together and we are going to do a rockette babble.r left hand is going to slice under and be in the small of the back of the person to your left. ♪ now you are going to step with your right, you are going to bend your leg into a posse, extend out, send it back in and step down swish to the other side passe, extend, passe down. jillian: awkward. ainsley: radio city spectacular runs until january the greatest wish of all... is one that brings us together. the lincoln wish list event is here. sign and drive off in a new lincoln . .. - [narrator] the typical vacuum head has its limitations, so shark invented duo clean. while deep cleaning carpets, the added soft brush roll picks up large particles, gives floors a polished look, and fearlessly devours piles. duo clean technology, corded and cord-free. ♪ brian: showdown on capitol hill. >> house republicans working on number of options to keep the government open and meet the president's request of $5 billion for border wall. >> this is winning issue for the president. he should keep pressi

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radio city where the rockettes do their christmas performances.y opinion. jillian: we have the grinch is here. rob: the grinch is here. we come full circle. i'm at the camera looking down on the whos in whoville. will thank you for that, i appreciate it do you remember when bernie sanders said this? >> we're going to make public colleges and universities tuition-free. tuition free. tuition-free. rob: democrats in california want to make the first two years of community college free. the state already offers full tuition to for the first year $46 million taxpayers. no word how much adding second year of community college would cost. >> offering travelers emotional support pet that can go on the plane with. they fast food emotional support chickens. travelers can find the playful to go containers at the airport. airlines continue to crack down on real emotional support animals. be. rob: the good, the bad and the you will. a 3-year-old bringing the house down with this performance of the national anthem ♪ for the land of the free ♪ and the home of th

used to send us great big stars like marlene dietrich, lauren bacall, and the rockettes. just saying this stephen colbert guy better have great legs. ( laughter ) ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: nice. >> jon: i like that. i like that a lot. ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: and back in 2009, i did. ( laughter ) the 41st president was known for the kindness and respect he showed to even his political rivals. like this note he left in the oval office for bill clinton, who defeated him in the 1992 election. "you will be our president when you read this note. i wish you well. i wish your family well. your success now is our country's success. i am rooting hard for you." ( cheers and applause ) we may never see the likes of that again. that's the spirit you want. >> jon: yeah. >> stephen: that's the spirit you want for the country. the next oval office note is going to read, "dear lying loser, i wish you no luck, and i rubbed my butt on this desk. p.s. be sure to feed stephen miller three crickets a day, and always lock his cage." ( laughter ) ( cheers and applause ) h.w

getting fired for ethics violations in the trump administration is like being fired from the rockettes for kicking. ( laughter ) they do it in unison. all the ethics violations are in unison. ( cheers and applause ) in fact, zinke made his resignation official one day before democrats get oversight powers. you realize that you can still be investigated after you quit a job, right? "sure i set fire to the library, but you can't arrest me, because i'm quitting as librarian! and you can't prove that's illegal because the law books are all on fire ." this was a big fall from grace for zinke, who many don't realize was the first montanan to have served in a presidential cabinet. which trump thinks is a diversity hire. ( laughter ) (as trump) "the secretary come from-- and i hope icirono'msng tunco hi donda esta the clean coal?" ( laughter ) zinke opted to rn on one condition: he be allowed to stag staffers he wanted to ve it's tradition to hobnob at big party whenever you're resigning in disgrace. who can forget nixon's farewell fiesta? ( laughter ) we've got a great show for you tonight. (

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this is better than the rockettes in new york. everybody is going who who who? no one cares.d trump will be his own cle chief of staff. >> segment is over. >> no. this is great. >> i get it. >> it's a game -- >> it's still a job. >> it's still a job that will get dictated to by donald trump. that's why the last have not worked. >> no. it's like everything with the trump administration. you may not like what's going on inside. we have to give scrutiny to people in power. they will be dealing with cabinet officials, a major policy that effects all americans. >> so you're saying it is irrelevant. >> at the end of the day john kemly got diminished every day to where he is leaving a year into the job. >> there are people that say the president could only be his kplun cases director and yet bill shine has made significant changes behind the scene. >> yes. >> the message is still donald trump's message. >> the president is always going to be the face. >> i wonder if that's a function of expectations here. there was the expectation after he came in. when john kelly came in he was goi

. >> the salmon-colored one-piece brings to mind a bloated male member of the rockettes. >> jimmy: yeahring something like this would put you on both santa, and h.r.'s naughty list. does that all make sense? >> jimmy: i'm afraid not. i'm still actually confused. >> oh, understandable. >> jimmy: yeah. [ laughter ] >> now to clarify, this is an excellent outfit to wear to an office party. >> jimmy: yeah, okay. these are more examples. >> this, however, is not. >> jimmy: okay. [ laughter ] >> yeah. >> jimmy: alright, well that's -- >> it's kind of a hanukkah theme. >> jimmy: that's it. i think i'm getting it, but i'm not quite there yet. >> fine. this is not acceptable, while this is even less acceptable. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: okay, i understand -- i see what you're saying. >> yeah. >> jimmy: so, you're saying that this is something you should not wear. >> correct. >> jimmy: and this is also something you should not wear. >> yes. yes. correct. >> jimmy: yeah. >> and of se it wouldn't be the ho >> jimmy: no. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: my gosh. get out of here! >> no. >> jimmy: m

reporter: tell us what it takes to become a rockette. >> you have to be 18 years old to audition and hours a day, six days a week so there is a ton of training that goes into making the production spectacular. there's typically multiple costume, multiple days. you have to be proficient in ballet, tap and jazz. reporter: how many kicks per day is that? >> we are doing almost or up to four shows a day and we do about 300 kicks a show. if you add up those numbers it's a lot of kicking. reporter: tickets during the christmas season can range between $49 to up to $200. are you anticipating a big turnout come christmas? >> oh, yes, absolutely. especially this year we have a new finale number called "christmas lights." it's a brand new number to the show. new costumes as well. and we also have 100 drums that light up and dance around the set. reporter: what do you do in your off-time? you girls look great. how do you do it? >> some of us are accountants or moms. there are a lot of moms on the line. we fill up our time in the offseason and are ready to go come october, ready to kick and get

>> getting fired for ethics violations in the trump administration is like being fired from the rockettesin fact, they do it in unison. all the ethics violations are in uniso unison. >> he's got a pretty high kick. >> he's limber. >> he must do yoga. >> we will institute dancing on our show. >> you can dance if you want to. >> i like that. >>> president trump's former national security adviser michael flynn will be sentenced today for lying to the fbi. what will he say in court? over the last 24 hours, you finished preparing him for college. in 24 hours, you'll send him off thinking you've done everything for his well being. but meningitis b progresses quickly and can be fatal, sometimes within 24 hours. while meningitis b is uncommon, about 1 in 10 infected will die. like millions of others, your teen may not be vaccinated against meningitis b. meningitis b strikes quickly. be quick to talk to your teen's doctor about a meningitis b vaccine. >>> there's no question that flynn was trying to deceive the fbi. >>> what is he trying to protect? >> he's not covering up anything, he's simply go

today he asked if he could replace the border wall with a a line of high kicking rockettes. [ laughterw many are there?" actually the big story that trump might shut down the government if he doesn't get $5 billion for his border wall. and he wants $5 billion more to hire aquaman to guard the ocean between miami and cuba. [ laughter ] "i got to have momoa." [ light laughter ] i saw this morning trump tweeted about the wall. but he misspelled the word border. take a look at this. [ laughter ] he spelled border with an a. at this point trump's spell check is like, close enough? i mean -- we get it right? ah -- exhausted. [ applause ] yesterday white house adviser stephen miller went on "face the nation" to talk about the wall. a lot of people think he used spray on hair before -- it's real. [ laughter ] i'm not saying he did. but a lot of people are saying that he did. >> steve: a lot of people. >> jimmy: that he used spray on hair before his interview. this is a picture of miller before the interview and this is all real. then on tv, he looked like this. [ laughter ] people got suspicio

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merry christmas from the rockettes. >> our favorite thing about ristmas is the lights. >> gingerbreadshing our family and friends joy. >> merry christmas. >> that's a beautiful christmas card from our plaza. welcome back, everyone, on this christmas morning. >> it feels so good. >> what did you get me, craig? >> perct size. >> our fire, the flames are in slow-motion. >> i'm getting pretty hot. this side of my face is so red from the flames. >> m head catches fire.ah ah. put it out. >> never gets old. >>> we have a lot coming up. the star of the royal wedding, bishop curry is going to be here. >> rember hi we are going to talk to him about the holidays. and pentatonix. >>> let's start with a check of the news at 8:00. morgan radford that covered for us. good morning and merrys. christ >> good morning and merry christmas. portions of the u.s. government will stay closed this week until th sides in the fight of president trump's border wall can, in fact, come to terms. garrett haake is live for us at the white house. where do things stand this mornin morning? >> reporter: hey, morgan. no

. >> this is where the rockettes are, right? >> yes. >> what's next?he world famous radio city music hall >> oh, my gosh! pi! >> to kee you guys warm. >> thank you. >> we have another surprise for you guys. tickets to see us athe radio city special! >> yay, now we're lking. >> there can't be any more s. surprise >> i think there is one more. >> no. >> one more. it's really not the holidays until santa shows up. >> ho ho ho! >> here he is from macy's. here comesnd santa a hislv ees! >> ho ho ho! i want to give ts to you. >> aw! and this is for you. >> aw! >> give santa a hug. wonderful. have a wonderful holiday here in new york! >> we love you, santa! >> merry chrisas, nta. >> they cut it out. we were trying to give him our list. we have been very good. >> by the way, how awesome was that for the family? >> you never know what's going to happen if you roll up to 30 rock, right? >> they were adorable. >> it was awesome. >> they were shock c. >>>oming up next, we are heading back outsideor another festive performance from the philadelphia boys cho and cho

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enjoy the rockettes. nicole: stay warm out there. ed: a serious fox news alert.ral, he says no smoking gun. pete: this on a not serious note from rideables. pony to bounce house. biggest over the top toys your kids want for christmas. you want your kids to ask. if not, put it on mute ♪ i'm reading like a merry-go-round ♪ ♪ spread a little love today ♪ spread a little love my-y way ♪ ♪ spread a little something to remember ♪ philadelphia cream cheese. made with fresh milk and real cream makes your recipes their holiday favourites. the holidays are made with philly. (burke) parking splat. and we covered it.ir htalk to farmers.s. we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ ed: robert mueller slaps new sentencing filings against michael cohen. meanwhile trump team maintains there was never any collusion. pete: what can we make of the latest developments. tom, thanks for being here this morning. they said michael cohen, president trump's personal lawyer, if anybody knows about collusion, it would be him. wh