excuse me, sara.rs throat] we have been given a presidential mandate to assist the russians, our partners in the international space station, and i assure you that we will fix this problem. it's just a glitch. you are feeding these guys boldfaced lies. it's a waste of money, and it's a waste of my staff's time. sara, you're one hell of an engineer, but, you know, you don't know jack about politics. now, helping the russians to save face is an act of good faith. now, how are you gonna put a price on that? this thing is dumb as a post. it's dead in the air. kid, why don't you just stop trying to talk to this satellite? i mean, you have the code. why don't you just override the guidance system? you want to figure that mess out? bob, t guidance system on this thing is a dinosaur. these--even these guys don't understand it. it's--it's pre-microprocessor. it's pre-everything. whoever designed this byzantine piece is probably chopping rocks in siberia. sara: ethan, can i access the skylab files from here? et

the best part, 25 bucks, shipping included worldwide. >> sara looks hysterical. look like someone hit me in the back of the head with a 2 x 4. >> you're going to love this this next idea. >> the next idea, lisa hoffman, such a cool idea. these bracelets come -- >> the hand is back. >> come with little charles. the coolest part is that the charms hold the fragrance. inside this, if somebody is allergic to jewelry -- there goes the minute. if you can't wear the set, you can put the wooden infused balls on the bracelet so you have the jewelry. smell it. it's cool. >> who wouldn't love that? >> it's $65. you wear your jewelry. if you're one of lady gaga's 45 million fans on facebook, she collaborated with barney's to create these christmas stuff, chocolate skulls. snow globes. >> nothing says christmas like chocolate skulls. we love you, bobbie. >> we want to give a big congratulations to lindsey. she had a baby boy. >> cole earnest grubb was born two weeks ago. we did not mention it because she waited to give him a name. congratulations. she never looked pregnant. s

>> sÍ, sara dice que no son reales. no, jamÁs he visto uno. >> ¿no? >> no, yo tampoco. >>oh >> espera, tal vez sean tÍmidos y por eso jamÁs hemos visto uno. no puedo asegurar que no sean reales. >> ¡quiero ver un unicornio, quiero ver un unicornio! >> iguales yo. >> y yo. >> creo que tendrÉ una de mis mundialmente famosas ideas. vamos a buscar juntos al unicornio. >> ¡si! gracias zigby, vamos a buscar un unicornio. >> ¡sÍ! >> creo que te meterse en problemas zigby. son muy difÍciles de encontrar. >> debe ser difÍciles de ver bertie, pero valdrÁ la pena. vamos lawrence, ¿cÓmo podremos encontrar un unicornio? >> en la historia, el leoncito valiente le dio comida al unicornio. >> ¿comida? buena idea. >>¿pero quiÉn sabe qué les gusta comer a los unicornios? >> si fuera un unicornio, comerÍa pastel. >> tendremos un pastel, y un escondite. >> ¡sÍ, escondite! ¿quÉ es eso? >> vamos, les mostrarÉ. listo, nos esconderemos ahÍ para ver al unicornio sin que Él nos vea. para eso es un escondite. para que nadie nos vea. >> ya lo sabÍ

this is sara. >> hi. not mrs.hout an official ribbon cutting. check out those scissors. step away from the twizzler. here we go. >> yes, the holidays had arrived in person. >> you know what i want for christmas? i want a little kiss on my cheek from you. oh, thank you so much! that was the best. wasn't the reaction i was hoping for, but -- and that reaction was just the beginning. she's got lungs on her. our house was a hit. santa still had one last trick up his sleeve. >> this was the best surprise ever. they look so worn out, they must have worked so hard bring ug here. >> it was a tough trip this year. we hit the jet stream at the wrong time. >> leaving rudolph to rest, it was time to bid hershey farewell. >> i have two girls at home, kathie lee and hoda that i don't want to come back empty-handed. can you give me a hint if they are on the naughty or nice list? >> kathie lee has been doing really good with the musical this year so she made the nice list. now, hoda on the other hand, her organizational skills ar

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like he said... ♪ >>> we are back with sara in the city. >> our own sara has a jump on the new trend cottage, new york. bounces an action sports complex of wall-to-wall trampoline courts and the padding and safety netting gives extra protection so kids and adults can jump, play and get fit. it was sky-high fun. >> is that a trampoline? >> yeah. you want to try it? >> it was pure fun for tom hanks in the film "big." more than two decades later, we are still jumping on trampolines. you cannot jump on a trampoline and not smile. >> true. >> at bounce, a wall-to-wall trampoline facility, the bouncing is endless. what all can you do? >> slam dunk a basketball. have a dodge ballgame. >> we are doing a trampoline aerobic program now and jumping. flips into the pits. >> it was time to get into the trampoline game. >> this is the hoops. i speak basketball. that's all you guys have, really? not bad. i quickly learned it's not how high you jump, but how you play the game. that doesn't count. next up is the pit. i have always wanted to do this. that was beautiful. you might want to stay there, d

she and her husband had a daughter together, and her name is sara. and i refer to sara and the daughter of pazic, who appeared in the previous section, and her name is salamay. so you're going to hear about two children, two girls who are almost the same age, a mom, and then pazic, who you have already met. >> something very interesting that happens is that while pazic, the survivor, is trying to gather documents, trying to get the court to see the truth about the case, try to see the proper information to all the journalist from here and there, in the midst of all this, and god knows you know, recovering from the trauma he experienced -- his ten-year-old daughter is having fainting spells. and he just -- nobody seems to at least for the first few weeks be able to diagnosis why she is having these. so, he takes thor -- takes her to the doctor and we open up in the doctor's waiting room. >> under the glare of the lightness the exam room, pazic waited. sometimes kissing, sometimes stroking, the hand of his daughter, salomay. she looked even more frail

it's not -- it's, okay, this is a good place for aisha or sharon or sara to weigh in.ill work. >> a good point. it's not like we are trying to get our shots in. i think we are excited when someone else gets their shots in and tee something up and all of a sudden, sara will ding it and you say that is so great! >> it's like finding your rhythm with each other and nobody trying to jockey for position. nobody is trying to be well, i got all of the lumps on that show, you know? it's like it's a team. >> but the thing that is mae amazing, i feel like we have awesome co-hosts. it's funny. >> it takes a day or two to get the rhythm down. >> we do seemingly go through segments. >> it's like a dance we have learned. the five of us know how not to step on each other's toes. >> you see it in the couple of minutes here. where in new york do you come from, julie? >> it's christmastime. don't get me wrong. i love southern california but when there is palm trees on december 25th, something is not right. santa in shorts and sunglasses. >> with a surfboard. >> yeah. and no shirt. we ta

. >> sara will branch out as a christmas tree seller on the streets in new york. >>> in the new moviezoo" matt damon plays a widowed father who moves in with his new children to a zoo. >> his brother doesn't think it's such a great idea. >> dump the animals, keep kelly. that's true joy. >> it's about rosy, man. she's happy here. >> rosy is 7. make her a nice zoo screen saver and she'll be just as happy. >> i'm trying to give them an authentic american experience. >> and it ends with you authentically living on my velour couch with your two children. >> so funny. >> thomas, colin and maggie are with us today. >> we are a little in love. >> hi, guys. thomas, you didn't think -- if this wasn't a real story, i don't know how you could have invented it. i was surprised to learn it was a true story. >> i think that's part of the magic that is there. you could make it up, but it wouldn't have the emotional authenticity that cameron and alene found. and there you go. >> look at maggie. >> maggie, have you always wanted to be an actress? >> almost. my sister started acting and that's when i wa

>> i love it. >> sara, thanks.to come, the movies you'll be look being forward to in 2012. >>> plus, he said, she said, picking the right wine or bubbly to bring in the new year. >> and actress jane fonda is back. she's going to whip us in shape after this. >>> we are back with more on "today." it's hard to believe 2012 is days away. a whole new year of blockbuster films and movie madness. >> we have a sneak peek at the hottest flicks to expect in the new year. >> it's going to be a good year for movies. a lot of good buzz. stuff i've seen a little bit of. it looks promising. >> let's talk about fairy tales, shall we? let's begin there. >> fairy tales are very hot. >> the same fairy tale. >> exactly. there is a "jack in the beanstalk" movie and a "hansel and gretel." and two big snow white movies. they are up against each other. the first one is "mirror mirror" with julia roberts as the evil queen, lilly collins and your friend army hammer. >> they made this movie in montreal. he said it was the most unbelievable e

like he said... ♪ >>> time for another installment of "sara in the city" when our lovely sara takes one city has to offer. >> this week she tackled a very seasonal job. >> starting thanksgiving through christmas eve, christmas tree sellers invade the city, setting up on corners, rain or shine, i decided to see what it takes to be one of the tree people. >> i'm at the rock family christmas tree stand at james street and 8th avenue. i'm going to try my hand at selling christmas trees. i think i might need a little more holiday cheer. let's try this. i was ready to meet the man behind the stand. >> welcome. >> and you are? >> billy rock. welcome to romp family christmas trees. >> how long have you been doing? >> this is our 24th season. once we did it one year, we were hooked. we're lifers now. >> it was time to learn the tree trade. i met billy's second in command, his son henry. how old are you and how long have you been coming here? >> i'm 20 years old and the first year i came here i was 5 months old. i've been coming here all 20 years of my life. >> i heard i'm going to be an elf at

he looks like a mama. >> being a mom was always sara western werner's dream. never imagined it would take the help of a total stranger to deliver the dream. at 26, sara got devastating news -- she had advanced cervical cancer and needed a hysterectomy. >> i went obviously completely into menopause, infertile. you know, in a matter of weeks after the diagnosis. so emotionally, it was a pretty tough pill to swallow. >> before she would undergo any cancer treatment, surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, she fought to keep her dream alive. and she found a doctor willing to try to help. >> i made it very clear that i wanted to be a mother no matter what it took. dr. mitch was like, we're going to harvest your eggs, we're going to make embryos, but we had to move quickly. >> ten years later, despite being divorced, sarah was ready to be a mom. while she's cancer free now, she cannot carry a child. and then she found denise. who agreed to be her surrogate. >> sarah, there it is. >> to sit back and see that first ultrasound was more than just -- it was more than just real

. >> that's sara. that was sara at the christmas party. >> if you are a house guest in someone's home, pay attention if you're watching us. a lot of people don't know how to be a good house guest. you had good and bad ones. >> i had mostly good. one of the joys of becoming an old person, you remember the people you never invite again. we only have good ones and we love them. >> if you show up to someone's house, you should bring a bag of groceries. >> i would be offended by that. >> if someone showed up with groceries? >> yes. >> what if it was fruit and hey, i brought fruit and cheese. >> that's different. that's a hostess gift. groceries with bags like we can't afford to feed them. i would be offended by that. >> maybe they'll bring food they like. >> see you always check ahead. this is not going well. >> the next one is, give your host personal space. >> it's their house. >> sometimes you crowd. when you're done, strip your bed. >> that's from nameless. she would prefer you do your sheets and remake

on the phone from mumbai, india, i have cnn's sara sidner. this whole scandal, i imagine, it's not exactly what this magazine had in mind when it designed this sexy cover. or is it? >> reporter: i think that's a good question i'm going to suspect that it is. i mean, anytime you want to sell a magazine that deal with celebrities, usually the bigger the buzz the better, right? that's anywhere in the world the case. certainly this controversy probably won't hurt the magazine that much. i mean, people are going to at least want to see exactly what it is that all of this is about and why there's such a big controversy and try to see the images. so nobody knows exactly whether or not the agreement between this actress and the magazine was one that was carried out properly. now there is a big fight. she is now taking this to the courts, saying she was misrepresented, saying she was not nude and that the pictures had been doctored. and there's even a question about the isi, which stands for interservice intelligence agency, pakistani agency. there's

to make savings concent order to qualify for desperately needed bell out money our correspondent sara further has been covering the protests in greece throughout the past year and now joins us live from happen sara the greek people have suffered a lot this year you saw it on the top last thirty measures adopted by the government put in real terms for us take us through it how is it affecting households across great. whether it's just been such a challenging year for the people here in the country because it's been all about that this year and the bell outs that have meant to villa stacks images now in real terms of the people here that's meant killed because on a huge scale it's meant tax hike it's really affected so many people here in the country every household felt the progs of this we've seen a new class of haven this springing up here in the country even here this evening the results of that are very bleak the looks of people out on the street leaping problems speech tonight huge amounts of love into the country and it will cease to not up when you gave it time and again this ye

sara, thanks. >> thank you. >> okay. it's that time of the show again. what do men want? plus from your kids' teachers to co-workers, holiday gifts for groups. >> celebrating golden globe nominations for "downtown abbey." congratulations to elizabeth mcgovern. she stops by to talk with us. ♪ merry christmas ♪ happy holidays >> we are back with more of "today" and our favorite resident man of many opinions, deutchman, deutchman, donny, donny deutschman. >> i had the weirdest dream last night. if there are any shrinks out there, please send in. you were my teacher. i forgot my homework. >> i was? >> you were my teacher, i forgot my homework and i woke up. i don't know what was going to happen after that. >> did i give you a spanking? >> true story. i had that dream last night. >> we would love to know what you think at home. >> sara. >> first question from kathie. i'm a 56-year-old widow who wouldn't mind having a nice fellow to hang out. all the men my age want women half their age. how come a man in his 50s can't appreciate a woman in her 50s. at this rate, i would have t

hillshire farm, sara lee, you name it.re full for the holidays. >> sara lee very big on giving back to the community. >> yes. we have a long history of doing that for the last 31 years and helping out those in need, work wg great organizations, share our strength, feeding america, some terrific organizations. >> and you're going to sing for us. >> absolutely. >> after we take a break. people don't know ♪ i'm dreaming of a white christmas ♪ >> right about now -- ♪ just like the ones i used to know ♪ >> john, from sara lee. >> thank you. coming up we have more. cards are not for sending.emaly ♪ [ laughs ] [ laughs ] [ woman ] i want to see that. careful. careful. careful. good. ♪ [ female announcer ] they're for bringing us together. ♪ this holiday, select hallmark cards come postage-paid. ♪ [ laughs ] ♪ ♪ it's real milk full of calcium and vitamin d. and tastes simply delicious. for those of us with lactose intolerance... lactaid® milk. the original 100% lactose-free milk. >> live, local, latebreaking. this is a wbal-tv 11

the first day was to meet with sara to meet about books. we discovered that we both had an older brother thing that she had a brother who was as mysterious to her as mine was to me. it was so perfect, cynthia, we had launched on our brothers. we stayed there for the next 3 hours, and closed the cafe. sara said this brother sister thing is huge and no one writes about it, no one talks about it, the affect our brothers and sisters has on us. this is your next book, this is what you need to write. are you kidding me, i could never write anything so personal, never. that is how it started. when you >> when you were working on this, friends, you would talk about my relationship with my difficult older brother, what happened? what doors opened up, what did you learn about what people carry around about their siblings? >> it is huge. so many share this. it is like the asian flu. the first year of trying to work on this, i couldn't do it, so i approached it like a reporter. i was dancing around what it was really about, which is the red hot emotion

sara. >> i have this really cute bracelet. this is my favorite thing.y are about $15 on a website called live in grace, livngrace.com. it's a sweet story. there was a girl that passed away at 15. her friend had a hard time dealing with the death. so they created this jewelry. all the proceeds go to the mckenzie foundation which helps kids recognize their dreams. i love the bracelet, but the story added. >> you sent some along to us. thank you. >>> sweet guy. >> daniel baldwin on his new movie, his life and that thing they call the scog kettle bell workout. >> he lost 50 pounds. >>> hollywood buzz. hoda is a lucky millionaire. to. where sleepless nights yield to restful sleep. and lunesta can help you get there, like it has for so many people before. when taking lunesta, don't drive or operate machinery until you feel fully awake. walking, eating, driving, or engaging in other activities while asleep, without remembering it the next day, have been reported. abnormal behaviors may include aggressiveness, agitation, hallucinations or confusion. in depresse

♪ >>> we are back with three, two, one live with sara haines. >> sara is with fans to ask questions.y, we're ready. >> nina from rhode island. >> what is the best christmas present you've ever received? >> it's easy for me. there is a barbara streisand song "the best gift i ever got" and it's all about having a brand-new baby at christmas time. that's always the best present you can ever, ever have. or if you have a loved one through a difficult time, the christmases i still had my daddy because he was so ill, those are the best christmases. >> and mine was a purse. anyway, back to you. >> next up we've got gabriella or tree from rhode island. >> it was a great purse. >> what is your favorite christmas movie growing up. >> look at your hat. >> you went with the tree on top. we saw you earlier. i can answer that easily. it is the fabulous iconic movie "it's a wonderful life." i love that one. >> when i was a kid i liked the cartoons. i loved "rudolph" and all the "charlie browns." >> the claymation one, i love that. >> no. >> sorry, maybe next year. >> but maybe not. >> still ahead, w

to her boyfriend that tells police aziz was in thh apartment with juss his family before sara and her one bullet at his wife when he killed her... he other victims were shot multiple times, with both guns. friends today still struggle with the question detectives have not been able tooanswer... why did this happen?wise says: "this one, there's no one to answer way for js to do anything, you can't take a cake or send a card, there's nothing to do and that makes it very hard for me witnesses say.../ problems .../ with... the family, .../// ááwhicháá makes ...this murdee .../ evenn.. more shocking. after a robber stole their christmas, neighbors fight back against the grinch and make sure one family has christmas afterall. it happened in cumberland county in pennsylvania. the achieved family had every present stolen from under the tree early on christmas day. all of their new clothes, video games and gift cards were gone. the suspects are still on the loose, but the family received an outpouring of christmas spirit. 3 " i want to say thank you to everyone who has a heart and cares." dk:

sara and the rest of our panel are back. there, was that the most intense experience that you had found yourself in? because you were reporting live throughout it all. >> it was. the second most was the mumbai attacks that i was right outside the taj hotel, but there was a barrier, so to speak. the walls of the hotel. there wasn't a barrier here. i mean, you were trying to decide on a minute-by-minute basis whether or not you and your crew were safe and whatever that meant in this scenario, and as people started going in to this compound, we couldn't, obviously, see with our own eyes. we were just next door, but we could hear, and the moment you saw them open up some of these files and the names on the files, the children of gadhafi, we're like, where could they have gotten those. from inside, from inside, we're swimming in the pools! everyone was so happy to be swimming in the pools. we thought, okay, they're in -- it seems they're in. so it was a scenario where we went a little bit forward trying to decide, and finally we

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i'm with sara and her mom who is making -- what kind of soup?'re making curried red lentil and butternut squash. >> you have a great store. >> what kind of flavors? >> we cook always whatever is in season. so, right now, butternut squash is in season. we work with small, local farms. right now, we're cooking the butternut squash because if didn't you to the farmer's market, you'll see butternut squash and pumpkin everywhere. we change our soups every day. in the store today, you would see gingered sweet potato, black bean roasted pumpkin. >> ooh! >> nutty sweet potato. we have curried butternut squash soup. we have a roasted root vegetable and wheat berry salad. >> doesn't that sound delightful? >> if it is in season, we're cooking it! >> you can get fresh soups and salads and also you deliver. >> we were in business for three years before we opened our store. so, people -- for three years were ordering online and we deliver right to people's homes and offices all over d.c. >> this is fabulous. >> now, we grew enough, three months ago, we opened

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