but singing. >> -- is tony bennett's gift to the world.iday gift to me. ♪ in other words, i love you >> wow! >> if you'd like to know more about tony bennett's nonprofit, head to their web site, exploringthearts.org. >>> over the years we've been lucky enough to talk to the biggest stars in the world and highlight the work they're doing to help the world. we hope you'll find inspiration in their personal stories and want to give back in your own way. for all of us at cnn, i'm alina cho. happy holidays and happy new year. year. thanks for joining us. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com t to hear of mutual funds, iras, or annuities. back then, he had something more important to do. he wasn't focused on his future but fortunately, somebody else was. at usaa we provide retirement solutions for our military, veterans and their families. from investments... to life insurance... to health care options. learn more with our free usaa retirement guide. call 877-242-usaa.

in a career spanning more than a half century tony bennett has had remarkable success selling more thanion records, winning 15 grammys, a kennedy center honor. bennett says he's endured because he focus on quality and he's giving back by teaching others to follow his lead. ♪ she's gets too hungry for dinner at 8:00 ♪ >> at 85 tony bennett is just getting started. >> my friends say at 85 going to number one on billboard will never happen again. but it's fantastic, you know. ♪ that's why he's a tramp >> duet too with lady gaga and the late amy winehouse. ♪ myself to you body and soul >> they said why don't you do disco, why don't you do rap, you're not following where the music is going. i said well i just want to stay with quality. ♪ it had to be you >> an approach that's worked for more than 60 years. >> what are you wearing a tie for? i want to be different. >> wisdom bennett wants to pass on to future tony bennetts. >> it's not about instant fame. it's about developing something, a real skill. >> i'm so happy that you bring this up, because that's really the dream. even if they don't

in the immortal ways, take it away tony bennett. tony's tonight duets with today's top stars. ♪ that's why the lady is a tramp ♪ >> i love lady gaga. when i first met her on this record date and i was very impressed. all of the singers that i've ever heard, amy was the best one. ♪ i'm >> as good as billie holly day, as good as ella fitzgerald even. >> his career highs and lows. >> i realized i thought i was doing well with the drugs and i really wasn't. >> tony benity in his own words and music, this is "piers morgan tonight." tony, welcome. >> thank you very much. >> how are you? >> just fine, thank you. >> life good? >> couldn't be better. >> you could say that again. what an extraordinary life you've had. >> i know. >> do you ever stop to actually look back and think good god. >> at my age you do that. if you go right back to the beginning, early family, with the wonderful italian-american family that i grew up with. >> what do you think when you think back to those days? >> i love what happened because i had all my uncles and aun

. >> wisdom bennett wants to pass on to future tony bennetts. >> it's not about instant fame. it's about developing something, a real skill. >> i'm so happy that you bring this up. because that's really the dream. even if they don't become artists later on, but they'll have an example of taste and quality. they'll get an idea of the difference between a piece of junk or something that will last forever. >> that idea inspired bennett and his wife susan benedetto to create "exploring the arts". >> we want to get kid to come to school, you bring the arts into the school and they'll come to school. >> a nonprofit aimed at teaching arts education at a time when many arts programs are being cut. >> out of all of the things that you could have put your name, celebrity and money behind, why the arts? >> there's a famous line of winston churchill in the second world war. they said we have to cut the arts when the war started, the second world war. he says, well, what else are we fighting for? it's that important. >> exploring the arts finds arts programs in 14 new york city public scho

it's called "tony bennett, the complete collection." mr. as. >> three grammy nominations. you've already won 15. do you need anymore? >> no, that's fine. >> do you ever feel like you've had enough? >> no, i've had enough. >> really? >> no desire to retire. the public has been wonderful to me. so i'm going to keep going. >> so when you say complete collection, there actually may be more coming still. >> i think there might be. >> we'll have to do that again. what do you want for christmas? you're now at 82. >> just a peaceful world. >> that's a very good wish. and we -- i think a lot of us would wish that your wish comes true. >> thank you. >> you're going to be singing from your christmasel album, "i'll be home for christmas" as you will be this christmas. >> right. >> ladies and gentlemen, here is tony bennett. >> thank you. ♪ ♪ ♪ i'll be home for christmas ♪ you can count on me ♪ please have snow and mistletoe and presents on the tree ♪ ♪ ♪ christmas eve will find me ♪ where the love lights glean ♪ i'll be home for christmas if only in my

it's called "tony bennett, the complete collection." mr. three grammy nominations. you've already won 15. do you need anymore? >> no, that's fine. >> do you ever feel like you've had enough? >> no, i've had enough. >> really? >> no desire to retire. the public has been wonderful to me. so i'm going to keep going. >> so when you say complete collection, there actually may be more coming still. >> i think there might be. >> we'll have to do that again. what do you want for christmas? you're now at 82. >> just a peaceful world. >> that's a very good wish. and we -- i think a lot of us would wish that your wish comes true. >> thank you. >> you're going to be singing from your christmasel album, "i'll be home for christmas" as you will be this christmas. >> right. >> ladies and gentlemen, here is tony bennett. >> thank you. ♪ ♪ ♪ i'll be home for christmas ♪ you can count on me ♪ please have snow and mistletoe and presents on the tree ♪ ♪ ♪ christmas eve will find me ♪ where the love lights glean ♪ i'll be home for christmas if only in my dreams

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i say that about tony bennett.sy and he can lay the microphone down and sing to a real theater and they can hear in the back row. >>reporter: yes he did that davis, you were there. now a drummer that comes to mind? >> i was in but a rich and max roach. and witty. >>reporter: i cannot see the new dramas, and by doing what you do with brushes and sticks. and though some he invented that. there is so much that we could talk about when it comes to music. this is harold jones. now we have not talked enough about the stories of making a blazing saddles and how you all did that in the mojave desert. it is just great, the whole story is amazing. january 8th at 2:00 p.m. the san geronimo golf club. you can call for information. but just go there, it is so amazing. i will be there dancing to you as always. you can also get this go through amazon are any bookstore. it is called harold jones, the singers drummer, look for folks, it will make a great gift for someone that loves music. and i love you harold jones. thank you for

first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> tony bennett had a great year. received three grammy nominations. unbelievable. >> now with 60 years full of songs, the music legend is releasing 73 cds worth of music. can you imagine? in his new box set called "tony bennet: the complete collection." as we sign off for the day we leave you with tony and a wonderful mel torme song called "the christmas song." god bless, everybody. >> good-bye, everybody. ♪ chestnuts roasting on an open fire ♪ ♪ jack frost nipping at your nose ♪ ♪ yuletide carols being sung by a choir and folks dressed up like eskimos ♪ ♪ ev'rybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe help to make the season bright ♪ ♪ tiny tots with their eyes all aglow will find it hard to sleep tonight ♪ ♪ they know that santa's on his way ♪ ♪ he's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh ♪ ♪ and every mother's child is gonna spy to see if reindeer really know how to fly ♪ ♪ and so i'm offering this simple phrase to kids from 1 to 92 ♪ ♪ although it's been said many times, many ways -- merry christmas to you ♪

one of our favorites, tony bennett. he's doing for young people in the arts right after our break. ♪ you think you ain't seen the sun but you ain't seen it shine ♪ beauty, huh? it's dependable. long-lasting, too. yeah, i could really use this silverado. deer. fish. fantastic. ♪ this holiday, chevy's giving more. now qualified buyers can get 0% apr for 72 months on a 2011 chevy silverado. or 0% apr financing for 60 months plus no monthly payments until spring. ♪ >>> tony bennett has given back to his birth place. he and his wife are behind an art program to help students in new york. cnn shows you the wide range of bennett and the steps he's taken to help people. ♪ you get too hungry for dinner ♪ >> reporter: at 85, tony bennett is just getting started. >> my friend say at 85, going number one on billboard, will never happen again. but it's fantastic. ♪ that's why >> featuring lady gaga and the late amy winehouse, has been nominated for three grammys. >> why don't you do disco? why don't you do rap? you're not going wher

find out what jennifer lopez, tony bennett, will ferrell, and the president have in common. i'm alina cho. up next, "fareed zakaria gps." >>> this is "gps," the "global public square." welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i'm fareed zakaria. we have a wonderful show for you today. some of our best interviews of the year. we'll start off with one of the great historyonsiaians of our a. david mccullough will talk about the present and the past. why in the world is a not tooey isla -- a tiny nation about to skip over a date entirely? i'll explain. >>> next up, a fascinating look inside spy games. both the fictional and nonfictional varieties with columnist and novelist david ignatius. then a look at innovation with the master architect frank gehry. >>> finally, why president bush might have offended some italians onnationrati inaugurat. >>> first here's my take. many talk about the absence of leadership, especially those who oppose president obama. many democrats believe that president obama head doneas bee leader. the conventional wisdom is that he

those stories and it holiday performance from tony bennett when we get started here on "today." >> 46 degrees on tv hill. >> we will come back and check the weather and traffic together before you head out to start your day. >> it has been a pretty decent weeks of war on the roads. >> it will get lighter as folks take off for work. have one problem in essex. major roadways are looking good. six minutes between the beltway and 100. we're looking good. this is the west side of the beltway. picking up in volume but no delays. this is 95 at white marsh. looking good in both directions. >> there is an elementary school in baltimore that is closed. do we need the heat? >> we are warming up temperature-wise. a high of 59. 15 degrees above normal. watch out for the rain today. we will see another round thursday into friday. this forecast will give me gray hair to see if a storm will come on christmas. i know why john collins has gray hair. >> big for yourself. -- speak for yourself. >> looking for more weather and traffic together? be sure to join us this morning for 11 news at 7:00 a.m. on w

did i hear you having tony bennett this year?ging with the waiter in 1942. he had his first number one l bum and he was performing on the show. >> you will countdown the top five game changers of 2011. >> that's something we do in the prime hour as a way to reflect on the things in popular culture in sports and politics. there was a few things that happened in the past year that will highlight and pay off. it will be a fun thing to do before we get into it. >> is it true that brian williams who only had six or seven jobs as it is and has lots of time on his hands did something for you? /%[wmç and knew more about music than i did.ç he did it from the nightly news post and it is flawless. >> i have to ask you this because it's the tourist season here. it can be like a million people around time square. watching you which is a good thing. what are the people thinking? the truth is the appliance puts on a great show. it's like a carnival or mardiy graw. we ring in all of the international new years. there is bands playing and it's m

"big stars, big giving," my one-on-one interviews with jennifer lopez, tony bennett, president clinton, and will ferrell. all of these big celebry theies giving back in a big way. that's at 4:00 p.m. eastern time. i'm alina cho. "fareed zakaria: gps" starts right now. >>> this is "gps," the "global public square." welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i'm fareed zakaria. we have a wonderful show for you today. some of our best interviews of the year. we'll start off with one of the great historians of our age. difd mccullough will give us perspective on the present through the lens of the past. >>> why in the world is not a tiny nation about to skip over a date entirely? i'll explain. >>> next up, a fascinating look inside spy games. both the fictional and nonfictional varieties with columnist and novelist david ignatius. >>> then a look at innovation with the master architect frank gehry. >>> finally, why president bush might have offended some italians on inauguration day. >>> first, here's my take. we hear a lot about leadership these days, mostly in the s

together voice on that recording. >> she could pull it together at the end for those moments with tony bennettt, tony benefitet lavish with her praise and called her a real jazz singer. you can hear on this track she makes very interesting melody choices and it makes me feel much too soon. we just didn't hear all she had to give us. >> joe levy, thanks for being with us. we appreciate it. >>> betty nguyen is over at the news desk with other headlines. >>> in rugs sssia elections, in yesterday's vote, putin party barely clung to a majority. it formerly held two-thirds majority. >>> a bomb was diffused in germany. bomb experts worked hours yesterday on the bomb which was discovered last month. 45,000 evacuated residents were allowed back into their homes last night. >>> well, online shopping is still booming after cybermonday. according to calmscore, internet sales up 15% compared to last year. consumers spent nearly $6 billion monday through friday of last week. a new record. a big draw for shoppers, of course, free shipping. we always want something for free, right? >>> a new study finds that

and musical legend tony bennett is live in concert with a special holiday performance. keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a good one.

people see the show and you'll hear me do a sinatra song or a tony bennett song, and i have written ailar to that, and the biggest compliment they can pay me is when they say that i have one song that they say, oh, my god, it's like those are my heroes, and i have studied. i studied his writing, and we can learn if we stop and listen, and so i come from that old school, you know, and where some of the younger artists are taking off from, i wish. when they can me, i say, look, go to the basics. go back. you learn from the people that actually make this music happen. it doesn't matter what genre, you know? you talk about doouk ellington and those were the teachers. those were the -- although now the artists are so beyond, but still the foundation is always to me very, very important. >> it's very -- joe actually flew in from austin this morning. he is going to fly back this afternoon. he flew in just for this special taping, but he will be back july 29th at club avalon in santa clara. come on out. we'll be back with more little joe. stay with us. get the technology they love, on the net

this year i spoke to bill clinton, tony bennett, will ferrell.l show you my one-on-one with jennifer lopez. it was a thrill for me. i went out to the set of "american idol" in los angeles, pasadena to be exact. it was something that happened to her newborn daughter emmy. she had a health scare with her. it was that that inspired her to start her foundation and give back to mothers and children around the world. we'll be talking about that. my special airs at 2:00 p.m. eastern time on cnn. i'll be on at the top of the hour. >> tony bennett, i haven't seen that one. >> it was on tuesday, also today 2:00 p.m. eastern. he sang a song for me. >> i'm not going to sing you to break here but we'll see you in a couple of minutes. top of the hour at noon. good to see you, my dear lady. >>> regifting. have you done it before? >> i'm not going to tell. >> you're not supposed to admit it. that's key. is it tabu? dos and don'ts. one of the don'ts, don't admit it on national television. [ male announcer ] the only place to go for every guy on your christmas lis

in a career spanning more than half a century, tony bennett not only one of the most famous performerscenter honor. bennett has endured because he focuses on quality, never singing a bad song and he's giving back by teaching others to follow his lead. ♪ she gets too hungry for dinner at 8:00 ♪ >> reporter: at 85, tony bennett is just getting started. >> when my friends say at 85 going to number one on billboard will never happen again. but it's fantastic. you know. >> reporter: duet's, too, featuring lady gaga and the late amy winehouse has been nominated for three grammies. >> said why don't you do disco and do rap and you're not following where the music is going. i said, well, i just want to stay with quality. ♪ it had to be you >> it's not about instant fame, but developing something, a real skill. >> even if they don't become artists later on, you'll get an idea of the difference between a piece of junk or something that will last forever. >> reporter: that idea inspired bennett and his wife, susan to create exploring the arts, a nonprofit aimed at teaching arts education at a tim

tony bennett, go on grammy day in february.hat's your liam's list. >> i'm sure the pleasure seekers will enjoy. >> thank you. >>> well, time now is 6:53. two buildings evacuated this morning several streets all blocked off at a san francisco apartment fire. how one firefighter risked his own health while he tried to save the woman and get out of the building. the investigation that's happening right now. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 24-th and bartlett in san francisco... >>> welcome back. we have big problems unfortunately for the morning commute westbound 580 in pleasanton right before you reach the dublin interchange. we have just confirmed this is a fatal accident. westbound 580 right there by santa rita road. only the left lane is getting by. speeds are under 10 miles per hour. they issued a traffic alert because several lanes are blocked off. it is already backed up over the altamont pass. your drive time continues to grow now up to -- well, almost an hour already from the altamont pass to the dublin interchange. so again, this is

tony bennett lost a couple of players to transfers recently. uva wins it 69-42 and improve to 11-1 on the season. georgetown a surprise. uva a bit of a surprise. maybe it won't be all as dry as we thought in college basketball. >> we need someone to be ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours. lower cholesterol. lower cholesterol. i'm yummy. lower cholesterol. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste? honey nut cheerios. want whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios. it's a win win. good? [ crunching, sipping ] be happy. be healthy. can i try yours? on the 4g lte devices you love. like the droid bionic by motorola for $199.99. or the pantech breakout for $49.99. our lowest price ever. get the technology you love, on the network you deserve. and for a limited time, get twice the data for the same low price. verizon. >>> van halen fans should be happy tonight. the band's official website announced a 2012 tour. van halen

tony bennett and his guys playing well early on first half on the inbounds joe harris throwing it down. nice move right there by joe. 7 points in the first half. later it ask going to be mike scott grabbing the offensive rebound staying with it. spin move in the lane up and off the glass. he went for 19 in the first half. seattle beating virginia 43-41 early in the second. >>> up a level in the nba florida a key state in the championship race. they are having fun in orlando. magic hosting the heat. it's pre-season. a couple of missed dunks and lebron cleans up the mess. the magic down by as many as 22 points in this game. nelson for the magic out to richardson. look who's there. dwight howard just throwing it down. the magic come back to beat the heat tonight. and the nba regular season starts on chri >>> so you night hire a server at a holiday party. but in canada they are enlisting flair bartenders. they send bottles into the air kicking it up a knock. they pour you a drink and charm the crowd a little bit. practice it takes to make this happen. if you can master it you will do well.

tony bennett as we mentioned. because he has been around a while?y. paul simon had a good record and tony bennett had a record that hit number one. none of the major categories for them. taylor swift has three grammy but none in the major categories. you don't have to be old to be snubbed by the grammys. >> that seemed like maybe the biggest surprise of all of the tight. >> especially after her recent wins in the last couple of weeks. >> all i can think maybe there is a little bit of taylor fatigue. she has won so much, maybe they are just ready to take a pause, a taylor pause. >> she is, what, 21? >> yeah. >> speaking of the young state farm. this is jessica. hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would love to help but remember, you dropped us last month. yeah, you know it's funny. it only took 15 minutes to sign up for that new auto insurance company but it's taken a lot longer to hear back. is your car up a pole again? [ crying ] i miss you

. >>> tony bennett in virginia hosting longwood. first half, cavs up nine. evans kicks it out to the center who bu senior who buries the three. next possession for the cavs, joe harris goes inside to mike scott. gets the hook shot to go. scott with a game high 20 points. virginia up 43-24 at the break. second half, more virginia. scott double-teamed. great pass for the wide-open dunk. virginia defeats longwood 86-53. cavs are now 7-1. up next the home game against george mason on tuesday night. >>> college football, virginia tech plays clemson tomorrow night at 8:00 for the acc championship. if the hokies receive redemption, they would earn a spot in the orange bowl for the fourth time in five years. james madison taking e ining on georgetown state. >>> the longest road trip in the history of jmu football. bison strike first. touchdown. his sixth in the last three weeks. north dakota state up 7-0. the dukes respond. 30 seconds to go in the half. jus ton thorp to smith. that's good for a 20-yard touchdown. see it again. great concentration from smith. the def

facing virginia and tony bennett for the first time in 14 years. first half, corey edwards goes inside to mike morrison. he had nine points. that tied for the team high. but mason trailed by 10. still first half, edwards passed, stolen. he lays in two of his 11. virginia by 11 at the half. second half, virginia with extended. sammy with the catch and shoot. we had four three's and finished with a game high 18. virginia defeats -- cavaliers held on opponents under 60 points. and that's your sports. stay with us. brian is back after this. this is droid razr by motorola. the droid that proves thin is no longer frail. diamond-cut spun aluminum. a face reinforced with gorilla glass and a back plate made kevlar strong. inside, it's covered with water repellent nanocoating. it's the thinnest 4g lte smartphone. powered by verizon, this droid is too powerful to fall in the wrong hands. >>> significant accumulation in the mountains tomorrow, but for the d.c. area, it's all rain, brian. >> see you tomorrow. >> ok, we have a genuine mystery on our hands. two s

. >> a duet with tony bennett brought winehouse a gramny nomination last week.ger died this past summer at the age of 27. >> so tragic. she was so young. >>> still ahead, the bay area technology saving lives on the gridiron and hue a unique mouthpiece could be protecting players. >>> check this out. technology used by the stanford football team is the subject of a report coming up next on "nbc nightly news." we brought you the story a few weeks ago. now it's getting international attention. the technology is inside team members' mouth guards. they're equipped with sensors which monitor the impact on the head during tack kills and falls. the sensor not only measure the force of the impact, they store the data then transmit it to monitors on the sidelines during a game. so what's it all for? well, the goal is to better understand sports concussions. it's a huge issue in athletics. that story's coming up in-depth in "nbc nightly news" with brian williams up next. >> it's very interesting. >>> jeff ranieri's with us now. we are ready to go, we're prepping everything

. >> reporter: later that night at an even bigger celebration, there was a serenade from tony bennetts 101 families were told, welcome home. mark potter, nbc news, new orleans. >>> and one more note. one of our updates this week was on fairy dogparents, folks helping massachusetts dog owners care for their pets. no surprise. people really care about dogs. our viewers donated $41,000 this week. $16,000 of that in the two hours after the story aired. find more information on all of our stories from this week, even ones involving humans. you can go to our website, nbcnightlynews.com. that is our broadcast for this friday night. thank you so much for being with us. i'm kate snow, in tonight for brian williams. lester holt will be with you all weekend. for all of us at nbc news, happy holidays. for all of us at nbc news, happy holidays. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening and thanks for joining us on this friday, i'm raj mathai. >> i'm jessica aguirre. everything apparently new again and it's causing a frenzy. the quest for air jordan 11 concords turning viol

tony bennett as we mentioned. because he has been around a while?aul simon had a good record and tony bennett had a record that hit number one. none of the major categories for them. taylor swift has three grammy but none in the major categories. you don't have to be old to be snubbed by the grammys. >> that seemed like maybe the biggest surprise of all of the tight. >> especially after her recent wins in the last couple of weeks. >> all i can think maybe there is a little bit of taylor fatigue. she has won so much, maybe they are just ready to take a pause, a taylor pause. >> she is, what, 21? >> yeah. >> speaking of the young ,,,,,,, occupy s-f protesters on notice. they have about three hours to breakdown their camp at just >>> good morning. occupy san francisco protesters are on notice. they have about three hours to break down their camp at justin her man plaza. so far, no one is moving. >>> more occupy protesters in santa rosa are taking down their tents. many were cleared last flight. the city stopped issuing permits, citing sanitary and heal

tony bennett as we mentioned. because he has been around a while?hit number one. none of the major categories for them. taylor swift has three grammy but none in the major categories. you don't have to be old to be snubbed by the grammys. >> that seemed like maybe the biggest surprise of all of the tight. >> especially after her recent wins in the last couple of weeks. >> all i can think maybe there is a little bit of taylor fatigue. she has won so much maybe they are just ready to take a pause, a taylor pause. >> she is what 21? >> yeah. >> speaking of the young musicians versus the [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? stop paying for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for our best price online -- just $79.99 a month for two years with a 2 year agreement. it's an amazing holiday deal. but don't wait. it's only available for a limited time. so go to verizon.com/superoffer to sign up. act now and we'll add a special bonus -- $300 back. fios delivers the best picture

their performances by justin bieber and tony bennett.he tradition began bacchant 1933 -- the tradition began in 1933. a special is tonight at 7:00 p.m. and 9mindy will be there. >> $30 million was brought it to the city and state economy. the event attracted 25,000 runners. becoming a very successful event. 36 degrees on tv hill. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. hope you have them. >> time to get to one of your answers to our watercooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- do you think congress should impose a tax on sales made online? ting.ank you for right-wwri we will read more of your responses in the next hour and post all of them on the front page of our website, wbaltv.com. >> good morning. we begin with the ravens. they now have to play sunday's game without ray lewis. to get him elected be a game time decision -- he may have to be a game time decision. this could mean a good deal of ray rice. they ran 35 times against the 49ers. ray rice wants the ball. he ran 13 times against the

. >> reporter: that night at a bigger celebration, there was a serenade from tony bennett as 101 familieshome. mark potter, nbc news, new orleans. >>> and one more note. one of our updates this week was on fairy dogparents, folks helping massachusetts dog owners care for their pets. no surprise. people really care about dogs. our viewers donated $41,000 this week. $16,000 of that in the two hours after the story aired. find more information on all of our stories from this week, even ones involving humans. you can go to nbcnightlynews.com. that is our broadcast for this friday night. thank you so much for being with us. i'm kate snow, in tonight for brian williams. lester holt will be with you all weekend. for all of us at nbc news, happy holidays. for all of us at nbc news, happy holidays. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> tony bennett had a great year. album received three grammy nominations. unbelievable. >> now with 60 years full of songs, the music legend is releasing 73 cds worth of music. can you imagine? in his new box set called "tony bennet: the complete collection." as we sign off for the day we leave you with tony and a wonderful mel torme song called "the christmas song." god bless, everybody. >> good-bye, everybody. ♪ chestnuts roasting on an open fire ♪ ♪ jack frost nipping at your nose ♪ ♪ yuletide carols being sung by a choir and folks dressed up like eskimos ♪ ♪ ev'rybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe help to make the season bright ♪ ♪ tiny tots with their eyes all aglow will find it hard to sleep tonight ♪ ♪ they know that santa's on his way ♪ ♪ he's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh ♪ ♪ and every mother's child is gonna spy to see if reindeer really know how to fly ♪ ♪ and so i'm offering this simple phrase to kids from 1 to 92 ♪ ♪ although it's been said many times, many ways -- merry christmas to

tony bennett and uva starting a two game west coast trip on ogawa. -- on oregon.hat is going to do it for your morning sports. have a great monday. >>> this is monika santani in the traffic center. ical voyager tonight at cherry hill road it remains blocked with police on the scene. it may be blocked for awhile. use fair lawn road instead. coming up, my next report a look around maryland at 6:30. you are watching 9news now. stay with us. we are become. boy, you need an extra coat and maybe some 180 type earmuffs it keep you warm. a live look 31 degrees this morning. it is a little bit frosty. >>> at 6:30, we thank you for starting your day. i'm mike hydeck. our meteorologist extraordinary is outside all bundled up. >> frosty out here. temperatures in the 20s and 30s in town by the way. a little bit of a breeze. that is the case breezy at times. we'll warm up nicely as we see temperatures shoot in the low 50s. by 5:00 is 49. mostly sunny through midday. indiana and kentucky and illinois. that is the head of a front that is going to slip through tonight and a storm