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nbc's jeff rossen takes a ride and he'll tell you the price differences. after all.. some dre for both. >>> all right. is there really a difference between uber and lyft? after all, some drivers drive for both, right? lyft has a better reputation, sure. but is uber faster or cheaper? nbc's national investigative correspondent, jeff rossen, taking a lot of rides to find out. >> reporter: wherever you look, you see them. ubers, lyfts, and this year more than 60 million people will use a ride-sharing app. but which one is cheaper and gets to you faster? to find out, i'm taking rides across the country. and i've enlisted the help of my trustee producer, connor. i'm going to be using uber exclusively, ordering uber xs. we're going to go to three different cities and take two rides per city so we can compare. >> exactly. and i'll be using lyft, and only taking the lyft economy line, which is pretty much the same as uber x. >> so, we're interested and curious which car comes first. because we're going from the same location to the same location, hit the button at the exact s

here's jeff rossen. >> reporter: good morning, auto i'll jeff rossen. coming up on all new "rossen reports," it's the holiday season. we rely on uber and lyfts to get us home safely. never drink and drive. which one arrives faster? which one is cheaper? all those questions. who has the time to literally sit with an uber and a lyft in the same location and set the same exact destination and hit "order" at the same time to compare? we do. we're doing it. taking rides across the country, we're going to get the answer who is cheaper, who is faster during our experiment. it's all coming up this morning right here on "today." >> thank you, jeff. the story airs at the 8:00 hour of the "today" show, right after our show, right here "today in the bay." >>> a new year's celebration 130 years in the making. the annual rose parade in pasadena, a day away. crews working hard to bring it to life. the five and a half mile route will feature floats, marching bands and horses. every year, roughly 18 million flowers are used in that celebration. some of the floats to loo

we haven update on rossen reports.s a nice glass of wine, but do you need to empty your wallet to pay for the expensive stuff? >> or do you count on the box of wine >> w will put ourselves through the test in a minute to see if we canhe tell difference. but first here is "today's"t correspondeneff rossen. >> good morning. we are in the full swing of holiday partyon se whether you are hosting a dinner or a full-on party, we are buying wine. a lot of us think we have a sophisticated palate. can you tellhe difference wit expensive bottle wine or wine in a box? before you go shopping and popping bottles, we have a taste test you need to see. >> reporter: we are throwing a party. inviting theroup of viewers to a rossen reports wine tasting. >> i'm a wine-o. o >> reporthe menu is the fancypino. here is what the wine lovers don't know. it iis inexpensive. hours before the party, my team got a bunch of empty wine bottles and poured boxed wine in them. we made u an expensive sounding name in french. in english that's box of win

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rossen report series.oceri every week and save time while you're doing it. >> lky forll of us just in time for the holidays. jeff rossen putting the services to the test. jeff, good morning. >> reporter: hey, guys, good moring to you. any of us the worst part about grocery shopping is grocery shopping. waning all that time the store. but this could be a better tion. same-day curbside pickup for all of the stuff you need from groceries to household supplies. target and walmart going all inw expanding the service to more cities. you just order online and pick it up when it's ready. can't go wrong, rht? you never have to leave your car. this morning we are trying it out, orderingar fromt and walmart to see who gets it done firstefore you buy anything this holidayea sson. check this out. the stores make it look super easy in theads. >> from our store to your car door. >> reporter: pushing the servicu to maker holidays easier. no needd to w around the aisles. just order online. drive up. they load the stuff in

>>> we're ck, with"rossen reports" this rning.gy. >> if you're heading to the airport this holiday you're going to want to see this. "today" nional investigative correspondent, jeff rossen is at ernver itional airport. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. inside the denver international airport. this place is hopping, like many airports around holiday time. you know the tsa lines, right? just wrappind aroun and around and around. a it'sost unbearable. and one of the reasons for that is these tsa screening machinesv you something in your pocket, that stops the entire line just to, you kn, do additional screening. eeninghere's new tsa s technology that could be a game-changer, promises to get you through the lines faster. you're about to see it in action r the first time. if you think this is bad, get ready. new numbers out. and they are staggering. according to an airline industry group, 45.7 million people will pass through airports over the next few weeks. airports across the country now warning passengers to arrive three hou

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nbc "today" show national correspondent jeff rossen shows us why. >> reporter: good morning.as tree with lights and ornaments, i'm sure it looks great. i want to keep your house from burning down. that would be a good thing. there are things you need to know and things you can do to keep your self safe and your tree safe. new numbers out from an insurance group finds 26 million americans have experienced a holiday-related house fire. more than 3 million of those fires starting with their christmas trees in their homes. this morning i have the tips to keep your family safe. watch a christmas tree catching fire in missouri erupting in flames setting whole house on fire. the family barely made it out alive. in california, this house up in flames, too. again all starting with their christmas tree. >> everything happened right away, so quickly. so i was just trying to hurry everybody up and get everybody out. >> reporter: turns out it's common. if you're caught inside, deadly. >> christmas time, these happen all over the country. they're tragedies. not only one or two kids but can

nbc's jeff rossen is about to show us what it is and what it takes in an exclusive look at those inside international airport. >> reporter: if you think this is bad, get ready. new numbers out, and they are staggering. according to an airline industry group, 45.7 million people will pass through airports over the next few weeks. airports across the country now warning passengers to arrive three hours early. hash tag i hate the wait, this traveler writing, ouch, one-plus hour wait and these tsa lines are insane. according to a recent study, one in seven passengers missed a flight because of tsa lines last year alone. consider me one of them. still waiting. i timed it once. it's been more than 20 minutes, and we're still in line. finally -- okay. just got through. let me stop the timer. 26 minutes and 38 seconds. one of the biggest bottlenecks, those full-body scanners, where you have to stop, raise your arms and wait to be scanned, holding up the entire line. but now i want to show you the new way to do it. come on through here. we're going to run through, because they have a demo here i

this is pastor rossen. >> how are you doing?o. >> 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 pronounce them husband and wife. okay. you