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we shredded all of their information. >> jeff rossen, thanks. that is a report that will stick with us. >> i cringed. >> there is a difference between book smarts and street smarts. that is frightening. >> you say reality show and you are in college. for some students, that is candy to a dream. >> hopefully lessons learned here. >>> up next, the five financial moves you should make before you ring in the new year, but first these messages ♪because i love you ♪[music continues] ♪ [announcer] this is my business. i started it. i believe in it. i know and grow it. i live it and breathe it. i put my heart and soul... ...blood,sweat and tears into it. i run on quickbooks. that's how i own it. >>> new year's is just around the corner, before you start celebrating, jean chatsky says there are five moves to make before the ball drops. nice to see you. >> nice to see you. >> you need to write this down. this is a check list. >> absolutely. these have to be done quickly. >> you talk about maxing out contributions. >> retirement plan contributions like 401

>>> and our "rossen reports" team visits the most talked about hidden camera investigations.hat happens, savannah, when you return underwear to the store? what happens to that underwear? >> i don't know, i asked you. with all that experience there. >>> and a walk on the lighter side. we're looking back at the last and good times we shared here in studio 1a and beyond. >>> and a life performance from the winner of "the voice." craig wayne boyd when we get started on a thursday morning here on "today." vai and tracy, back to you. >> what a week it's been for him, right? >> yeah, talk about a whirlwind. this is a guy a couple months ago was sitting in his truck thinking about getting out of the business. >> yeah. >> you need jeff rossen and his black light for the returned underwear. >> oh, it's so gross. i don't know if you saw the one in 2010 -- epic. >> yeah. >> we'll see you at 7:00. >> there's a promo for you. >> announcer: now your nbc10 "first alert" weather with meteorologist bill henley. 12k3w4r >>> well, it would be nice to return to the temperatures we had yesterday.

jeff rossen puts them to the test in a hidden camera investigation. >>> let's get the latest in sports. the nba's reining mvp made his return to the court. thunder's kevin durant suited up against the pelicans after undergoing foot surgery for an injury suffered in october. undergoing foot surgery. k.d. scored 27 points but they fell 112-104. >>> college football playoff committee released its rankings. alabama is number one, oregon number two for the third straight week. the surprise came in at number three with one-loss tcu leapfrogging florida state and dropping to fourth. the final four teams for the inaugural playoffs will be selected on sunday. >>> the university of alabama birmingham is shutting down its football program because it was losing too much money to football. university president ray watts said the move was for the greater good of the athletic department and uab. at 6-6 they became bowl eligible for the first time since 2004 and the only second time in the school's history. >>> tiger woods says he is ready to play again. he will tee off thursday in his annual tourname

jeff rossen from nbc news.on't need to answer your question. >> reporter: are you trying to rip her off? >> no. >> reporter: they drive right off. their company later telling us they have a flawless customer service record. but watch this next repairman. he is about to do something we've never seen before. >> how are you? >> good. >> reporter: when our homeowner goes inside, our cameras capture this. he walks to the trash can, holding his fly, lingers a bit and zips up his pants. when he returns, he doesn't even inspect the door sensor before telling her this. >> the sensor is no good. you need to replace the sensor. >> reporter: his price? $410. why were you going to charge her over $400 for the new sensor when it's not even broken? you didn't even check it. but this last repairman is about to break the bank. whistling while he works. and within minutes, he has some dire news. >> what you need is a set of light sensors. >> i definitely need those? >> reporter: yep. >> but that's not all. >> reporter: these pul

vai and tracy, back to you guys. >> yeah, there's always trouble when jeff rossen's around.here's always sure to be troubling following. >> exactly right. somebody's not going to come out of that smelling like a rose. >> never. see you at 7:00. thanks, guys. >> all right. >> see you guys later. >> bye. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> got a pretty good start to the day. look how nice and clear it is. this is a live view from here at the nbc 10 studios. we are now about a half an hour away from sunrise this morning. we'll see a lot of sunshine. we'll also see a pretty good wind. it's picking up a little bit. it's just at 8 miles an hour so far at philadelphia international. a windchill of 37 degrees. but overall, it is warmer. it's going to be windier this afternoon. still some clouds blowing through the pocono mountains. this is the view from the french manor this morning. could be some scattered, light rain showers in the pocono mountains. the rest of the area will stay dry. we've been watching for fog, just some light fog right now

we were talking about emmy rossen, playing your caretaker. your character is married.t do you want to say about that without giving too much of the story away? >> well, i would say, actually, that i think that a grave illness like this, people respond differently. it's important to portray that in telling a story. some people really step up to the plate and show up and say i'm here for you. other people shy away and say it's too much to handle. :r(!kár"es of that are completely understandable. so, it was important to show that. josh plays my husband. again, i felt like in casting him, we know him more for his more funny roles and comedic side. it was nice to give someone the opportunity to play the emotional side of things and see him go there. >> i get your point, i don't disagree with you, hilary, when you are suffering with a disease like this, people respond in different ways. it doesn't make it any easier on the person who is trying to navigate the disease when people think or know love them end up not being able to handle it. i thought about that watching this. i

. >> i'm jeff rossen. if you have fur coats on your christmas list, is it real or fake?he retailers advertising one thing and you get something entirely different. we are testing it out. we have the results you need to see coming up. >>> and misconstrued. allegations over bill cosby's attorney speaking out on how the black media should cover his scandal. but first this is "today" on nbc. andal. but first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] get your taste of the season, at raley's, bel air, and nob hill. >>> all right. coming up on trending, candid camera. the surprise marriage proposal in a photo booth, you're going to love this little story. >> very cute! >> and night at the museum ben stiller stops by and weighs in on hollywood's response to that sony hack. >>> and everything you need to wrap up for your holiday shopping. we have a gift idea for every age, even bacon lovers, gift ideas under 50 bucks. >> that's what we're talking about. >>> and the all-important travel weather forecast, a real mess coming next week. >> don't sound so happy. >> the gif

. >>> this morning on "today," jeff rossen's special series, we're back.f visits some retailers busted a few years ago for reselling used underwear. find out if they have cleaned up their act. >>> sports now this morning. spurs and grizzlies, a showdown of multiple buzzer beaters. take a look. >> trailing by 23. manu for three. fouled! everybody outside the circle. gasol. for three. we got overtime. >> are you serious? >> tim duncan. yes! oh, my goodness! i don't believe it! >> three buzzer beater shots in one game. grizzlies edge the defending champs, 117-116. >>> the bears are benching jay cutler in favor of jimmy clausen. is that the benching there a single of cutler's end with the struggling 5-9 bears. cutler just signed a contract worth $120 million after last season. >>> the san francisco 49ers released ray mcdonald as san jose police investigate him on suspicion of sexual assault. the gm said the decision was prompted by a pattern of poor decision-making. >>> and could 49ers head coach jim harbaugh return to his alma mater michigan? there is reporte

. >>> and coming up, they're back, as jeff rossen has told us. so have they cleaned up their act?or this one. a "rossen reports" follow-up that you have to see after a team exposed some top retailers putting returned underwear back on the rack as new. will they do it again? >> it happened. >>> well, and the year of fun we've had here on "today" from "sharknado" to the spas of sochi. of course, plenty of games and gaffes. >> lots to take a look at there. >>> let's start this half hour, though, with the most popular podcast ever. serial takes an in-depth look at a real-life murder. every aspect of that case that happened back in 1999. and millions of listeners are gearing up for today's final installment. here's peter alexander. >> reporter: it's the heavily anticipated finale of an unlikely national phenomena. >> serial, one story told week by week. >> reporter: millions breathlessly waiting to listen to the latest clues into a 1999 baltimore murder. >> wood lawn high school students. >> something's not -- doesn't make sense here in this case. and so it really is just me trying to

the galleria of jewelry. >>> back now at 7:41 with our special rossen report series. we are back.am is re-visiting their most popular and important investigations. but today they are going back to some of the billingest retailers who i have have busted, wait for it, selling used underwear. our national correspondent, hi, jeff. >> reporter: good morning, guys. we have done a lot of hidden camera reports over the years, none of them have the country saying ew quite like this. it was 2010, we found major u.s. stores as you said returning used under wear. we watched them put them back on the shelves as new. e-mailers still e-mail me. >> it's the grossest story you have ever done. >> just for you, savannah, for you at home, we are back at it visiting those same chains with our hidden cameras rolling. as if they got their act. >> we are back! our rossen reports team shopping for underwear at some of the country's biggest brand name stores and what our hidden camera finds this time is enough to gross you out. in 2010, our nbc news investigation uncovered a dirty little secret about new u

this is pastor rossen. >> how are you doing?good to meet you ronnie. >> you too. >> are you ready for the big day? >> let's do it. >> are you sure? >> yeah. >> okay. we are gathered together here today in the presence of god in the face of this company to join together this man and this woman in holy matrimony. >> they're talking on the phone doing their vows over the phone. it was kind of bizarre. >> what's up? >> this is driving me nuts. >> ronnie, will you have this woman to thy wedded wife, to live together after god's ordinance in the holy state of matrimony, to honor and keep her in sickness and in health so long as you both shall live? >> yes. >> jodie, will you have this man for thy wedded husband to live together after god's ordinance in the holy estate of matrimony so long as you both shall live? >> yes, i will. >> do you have rings you wish to exchange? >> yeah. somebody's got to walk it to him. >> he'll take the ring. >> let's see it. >> ronnie and jodie have promised to be faithful and true to each other. i pronounc

. >> reporter: our rossen reports team shopping for underwear at some of the country's biggest brand name stores. and what our hidden cameras find this time is enough to gross you out. in 2010, our nbc news investigation uncovered a dirty little secret about new underwear. >> i'd like to return this stuff. >> reporter: major retail chains taking back used underwear and putting them back on the shelves as new. we found them doing it at victoria's secret, nordstrom, walmart, macy's, bloomingdale, gap, and marshall's. at the time when we caught them, the stores told us they'd reeducate their staffs, so today, four years later, we're buying underwear and swim suits at those same chains. and putting them to the test again. did they learn their lesson? >> we're doing the exact same thing as last time, ripping off the tags and using this marker to put two little black dots right on the label, that way we know it's ours. right away, good news, we returned to macy's and they end up in a clear plastic bag with other damaged items. >> thank you. >> reporter: at bloomingdale's, the clerk takes t

. >>> plus, our "rossen reports" team puts garage door repairmen to the test. wait until you hear how much some of them were charging for a simple problem that should have taken 60 seconds to fix. >> that's a good rule. you don't hire a garage door salesman with a bubble over his head. >>> and just in time for the holidays, our biggest steals and deals ever, unbelievable savings on everything from designer handbags and coats to much more, as -- >> we get started on a -- >> wednesday. >> wednesday, right here on "today." >> we have the graphic right here to remind us. >> i look at that date ten times a morning. >> and designer handbags, you say some. >> by the way, we light the big tree tonight! >> that's right. we're tuning into that. we're excited for that. and tracy's excited about the designer handbags, i know. >> yeah, it's a good -- it's our biggest "steals and deals" ever. >> looking forward to it. >> we've got like eight or nine of them. >> all right, we'll see you at 7:00. >> all right, guys. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist br

jeff rossen revisits one of his recent talked about undercover investigations to see if anything hasearned their lesson? probably not. >> and then from the ebola crisis to the disappearance of a passenger jet and the passing of icons we're going to look back at some of the biggest news stories of the year and how we covered them. >> this half hour with actor steven collins addressing allegations that he molested young girls, in a people magazine exclusive interview the former seventh heaven star admits to inappropriate behavior. nbc's stephanie gosk is here with more on that. good morning to you. >> good morning. steven collins calls it inexcusable, five occasions with three different underage girls. in a 1,000-word statement the actor describes the incidents but also says he has never done and has never wanted to do anything like it since. >> wish i could call the whole thing off. >> steven collins used to be known as the pastor and father on "seventh heaven." details of his personal life have taken over head lines and his image, he writes in 1973 he exposed himself twice to a prete

. >> last month nbc investigative correspondent jeff rossen teamed up with a microbiologist and theyutely necessary. there are some things you can pack and bring with you or even just keep in your suitcase at all times. >> you open the door, you have four things you say in your bag that are important. what are they? >> travel size disinfectant spray, disinfectant or alcohol wipes, some plastic freezer bags, that will be important, and then slippers or extra pair of socks. >> they have slippers sometimes in there. >> they do. you may want to bring your own and toss those into the wash. they minimize the amount of contact between skin and germs. >> most people go on vacation so they don't have to clean the place. they're sick of having their own house. let's go on a vacation and -- >> this time of year, you want to prevent any illness, any -- just -- >> so true. walk into a bathroom and they have those cups that are there. >> yes. >> and they're inviting, put your toothbrush in it. >> if they're not the disposable kind, all you need to do is take the glasses or mugs to the sink, run ho

. >>> the start of a special three-day rossen reports.of its most talked about undercover investigations, from locksmiths to -- ew, clothing returns. has anything changed? >> is it that dirty underwear story again? >> enjoy your cheerios. >> that's a classic. >>> nicki minaj is joining us here in the studio for a special live performance. one of the hottest performers on the planet. >> absolutely. we look forward to that. >>> bill cosby's wife, camille, speaking out now about the scandal surrounding her husband. kate snow has that story. good morning to you. >> good morning, matt. in a strongly worded statement about the accusations against her husband, if there was any doubt at all, she is standing by her man. after 50 years of marriage, camille cosby says she still loves her husband. in her statement, camille calls bill a kind man, a generous man, the man you thought you knew. she is also lashing out at the media, saying, quote, there appears to be no veting of my husband's accuse rs. camille cosby even drew comparisons about allegation

. >> i am alfred aaron rossen thal, united states navy. i lived in brooklyn, new york. my parents are mr. and mrs. henry rosenthal. >>> i'm needer stable. united states marine corp. my home town is castalia, iowa. those are my parents, mr. and mrs. steven zabbo. >> i am moses anderson, united states navy, i lived on a farm in north carolina. my mother is mrs. abby allen. >>> i am james webster late, united states navy. i'm from hunting ton park, california. my folks are mr. and mrs. william j. late. i am antonio tafoya, united states army. i live just outside of albuquerque, new mexico. my mother and father are mrs. jesus that foia. >> i am william schick, united states army medical corp. my home was chicago, illinois. my parents are mr. and mrs. william h. shake. my wife's name is lois. >> you have a baby now, lieutenant. he was born three months after pearl harbor. he is named after you, billy. and you may be pleased to know, he was born on your birthday. >> that is swell. thanks. >> but tell me one thing, lieutenant. how does it happen that all of you sound and talk