A flight to tokyo. The reason . An unauthorized person gets onboard. Reporting live from l. A. X. Those stories, plus the prince and the president. Prince harry interviews barack obama and tees him up with a goodnatured question about fiancee Meghan Markle. Suits . Good answer. Why apple may have missed the mark with the iphone x. And the megamillions jackpot soars to 300 million. And tonights powerball drawing is higher than that. Two lottery fever sweeps the nation today, december 27th, 2017. From nbc news, this is today, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today. Thanks for joining u morning off. Some perspective year. This time last year in new york city, 60 degrees. We will be lucky if we break 30 today. It is freezing outside this morning. We still have a bunch of folks out on the plaza. They dont mind. No. That bonechilling cold is our top story. Its felt from the rockies to the northeast. If you like snow, erie, pennsylvania, is dealing with historic amounts of it. Well begin in snowy erie. Ron allen is there. Good morning. Reporter good morning, sheinelle. It is incredible. Its relentless. The snow is coming down. We got a few more inches overnight. Its mindboggling the amount of snow. About five feet or so in most places around erie. Authorities are encouraging people to stay off of the roads so the plows can do their work. Misery in erie and across the great lakes region. Overnight, power restored in substation left 40,000 people in the dark for hours in the frigid cold. As an arctic blast sweeps the country, from new england. To seattle. The most wonderful time of year is bringing along a big chill. In utah, a sheriffs officer now a herhero, after saving an 8yearold boy who had fallen through the ice while chasing his dog. I started to use my hands and my fist to pound the ice. Once i saw his face, i pulled him out of the water and i called out to the paramedics, letting them know im coming in, ive got him. Reporter meanwhile, in erie, pennsylvania, recordbreaking snow shocked even the locals. Im used to snow. But not this much at once. This is inspain. Reporter matthew says he has been working all day to clear the snow. Ive been fighting it all day. Repr more than 6,000 u. S. Flights delayed tuesday alone, stranding travelers like deirdre walsh. I wont be able to get home until friday night, thursday morning. Reporter her christmas dinner, food from the vending machine. I want a salad. Reporter desperation at airports and on the roads. I wouldnt go out in this stuff. Reporter still, some people did, in near whiteout conditions. Others hopped on a sled or tried to dig out their cars. Its a little ridiculous. I keep pecking away at it. Reporter in chicago, temperatures plunged to minus 3 degrees tuesday, a bonechilling surprise, despite the windy citys reputation. We were a little shocked by the coldness of chicago. Yeah. Its bad. Reporter so cold, you could see steam rise off Lake Michigan and the chicago river. But wherever you are in the u. S. , its bound to be an icy end to 2017. And its not entirely over here in forecasters are calling for a few more inches of accumulation. That could put the city at audio record. 100 inches of snow in the month of december, which is about the amount they average for the entire winter season, since christmas eve. Guys, back to you. Goodness. Ron, thank you. Dylan is in for al this morning. Were like, its so cold. And dylan will say, it is december. Is this recordbreaking . Is this historic what were seeing . Not here. But back through nebraska, up into michigan, its recordbreaking cold. Its really cold to the skin. If you have exposed skin, if youre not wearing gloves, that wind sucks away your heat. It makes it that much colder. Lets look at where it is coldest this morning. Thats back through the Northern Plains and the upper midwest. 63 Million People are under windchill advisories. And twothirds of the country are below freezing this morning. Its all about the windchill. It feels like 19 below in chicago. Jamestown, north dakota, feels like 20 below. Omaha feels likes 6 below. Thats the air temperature, too. Its cold out there. In the northeast, we have temperatures mostly in the teens, feeling like were in the single digits. As we go into tomorrow morning, it will feel like 4 below in indianapolis. 10 below in minneapolis. And on friday morning, the cold continues to push eastward. Watertown, will be 18 below friday morning. Boston, 10 below. New york city, it will feel like 5 degrees. Those cold winds across the great lakes, is why weve seen exceptional amounts of snow in erie. The winds will shift a bit and that will force that snow to shift. It will push farther to the south and west. Were looking for six to ten inches in the lakeeffect bands of snow on top of recordbreaking snow. Erie, pennsylvania, was my first market in tv. Ive never seen anything like that before. On this busy wednesday morning, touting the new tax law. With a few days left before it goes into effect, theres a lot of confusion for millions of taxpayers. Nbcs chief white house correspondent, hallie jackson, has the latest. Hallie, good morning. Reporter hey, sheinelle, good morning to you. The president himself seems to be feeling very optimistic about his new tax law. Hes been tweeting about that while hes down here in florida. But on this holiday week around the country, youve got a lot of folks making a mad dash to try to figure out what it means for them. This morning, its not holiday returns creating these lines. Were inundated with a lot of people. Reporter but tax returns. With the new republican tax law leaving some folks scrambling, should i pay next years property taxes now . The new law limits property Tax Deduction for just 10,000 in 2018. But homeowners in hightax cities and states who prepay that bill could save money. Others night not. That means accountants are taking more than their fair shares of phone calls. Tax season started a month early. Reporter ask a professional what the changes mean for you. President trump is hoping they mean good things for the stock market. As he tweeted, a great year for companies and jobs, as he talks taxes on his working holiday in south florida. Back in washington, his Treasury Department is working on something else, putting pressure on north korea. Slapping new sanctions on the rogue regime, going after two senior officials, described by the u. S. As leaders of pyongyangs Ballistic Missile program. It comes as north korea unleashes another round of tough talk, calling the United Nations sanctions against it an act of war. As a new south korean report says the north will push for diplomatic discussions with the u. S. In the new year. While the president s been quiet on twitter about kim jongun this holiday break, hes been anything but silent when it comes to the agencys deputy director. Now, the association that helps families in need, says its seen 2,000 people donate 140,000 in recent weeks. A spokesman tells nbc, thats a significant uptick this month. A month when the agency has come under fire from are the president and lawmakers. You think thats appropriate for the president . Im concerned that the d. O. J. And fbi, if you want to call it deep state or what, are off the rails. Reporter the acting cia director is disturbed by that talk. Its disgraceful. Its equally disgraceful that no republicans are saying stop it. Reporter from a policy perspective, theres plenty on the president s plate when he gets back to washington in the new year. Probably starting with infrastructu infrastructure. Expect this to be a big push. A top adviser to the white house, says the president will huddle with Top Republicans in d. C. In that tackle first. Hallie, thank you. Now, to the bizarre ordeal for passengers on a flight from los angeles to tokyo. Four hours into the journey, the jet suddenly turned around and headed back to l. A. X. Gadi schwartz has that story for us. Gadi, good morning. Reporter good morning, craig. Fortunately, there was no security threat. No safety threat involved. But it looked like the rogue mystery passenger made it from the checkin, through the gate, on to the wrong plane and almost across the ocean. This morning, frustrated fliers are looking for answers as to why a Nippon Airways flight made a uturn returning to l. A. X. After four hours because of an unauthorized person onboard. The bizarre situation causing confusion among passengers. Chrissy teigen here, reporting live. Reporter including model Chrissy Teigen. As news of the diversion, tegan onboard the plane, vacation with her husband, singer, john legend, live tweeted to her 9. 2 million followers about the incident, as it unfolded. A flying first for me. Four hours into an 11hour flight. And were turning around because we have a passenger that isnt supposed to be on this plane. The passenger had managed to board the plane with a United Airlines ticket. They say the person had a united picket. Were on ana. And tegan added, the boarding pass scanner makes noses that go nowhere. Ana made no mention of a ticket from United Airlines, but explaining the incident this way during the flight, the cabin crew became aware that one of the passengers boarded the incorrect flight and notified the pilot. The pilot in command decided to return to the originatining operate, where the passenger disembarked. Why did we all get punished for why not land in tokyo and send the other person back. L. A. X. To l. A. X. Complete. Flight time, 8 hours and 20 minutes. From a new flight Chrissy Teigen tweeted, please dont be the same menu. Ana had to determine how the passenger boarded the flight. But tegan is on the case. We should put her on the payroll here. Gadi, thank you. Now, to a disturbing story out of ohio. Four teenagers charged with murder, after a man was struck with a sandbag they allegedly threw from a highway overpass. Ron mott has that this morning. Reporter good morning. Police say they saw four boys leaving the overpass. And authority says this was no accident. Oh, my god. Reporter in the dark of night, highway horror. Im on 75 south. I was driving my c underneath the road. I dont know what happened. My friend i dont know what happened. Hes not moving. Reporter a driver frantic about the passenger after the windshield cracked. Something just hit my car. He is not moving. Reporter a sandbag, flying in without warning from this i75 overpass in toledo, ohio, last week, killing 22yearold father, marquise byrd of suburban detroit. There were different objects thrown. Im not positive. I believe there was some rocks also that were thrown and the sandbag. Reporter this morning, four teens, 13yearolds old and 14 years old, are charged with byrds death. He died three days later. He had a smile on his face. He had a gentle spirit. And to be taken in a violent, horrific way, its contrary to how he lived. Reporter that same interstate further north in michigan, was the site of another attack. A group of five teens allegedly ca 32yearold man in october, by throwing rocks from an overpass in flint. Theyve been charged with seconddegree murder and could face life in prison if convicted. Theyve pleaded not guilty. In both cases, most of the accused, too young to drive. But old enough to create deadly danger on the road. This most recent tragedy in toledo, usually there is a high fence across the overpass. It had been removed for a construction project. Officials believe thats where they believe the four young men picked up that sandbag. Ron, thank you. Three major u. S. Cities are suing the department of defense saying the military failed to properly used the National Background check system for guns. New york city, san francisco, and philadelphia filed that lawsuit on tuesday. The cities argue the d. O. D. Failed to report significacisig numbers of convictions of National Background checks for gun sales. That failure allowed disgraced former kelly to shoot people in a texas church last month. The department is working with military leaders to refine their policies. Now, to rare worries about apple that are rattling wall street. Despite a jump in holiday sales this year, it appears that the tech giants iphone x may have missed the mark. This morning on the heels of the Holiday Shopping season, apple may have fallen from the Christmas Tree. The tech giant suffering a postchristmas slump. The stock ending down on tuesday, after a lukewarm response to what should be the companys crown jewel, the iphone x. When announcing the flagship device it is the biggest leap forward since the original iphone. Reporter tim cook heaped praise on the product. But new overseas reports, says the company is lowering its First Quarter sales forecast. Apple has declined nbc news request for comment. Interest, the 999 price tag, the sticker shock for diehard iphone users. Im just comparing. Reporter some are seeking out older models like the 7 and 8, saying the Tech Advances dont justify spending a grand. Sometimes the price tag has outrun what were getting. Reporter the problem may go deeper than just the high price, with some pointing to apple fatigue. Some unimpressed with the screen size, the loss of headphone jax and facial recognition technology. Just because apple is lowering projections doesnt mean that iphone x sales arent strong. Other sales were slowed during christmas. And apple is on pace to become the first trillion dollar company. As they admitted to slowing down iphones as they age, now facing a lawsuit, they said they were trying experiences and protect the phones. Hoping to prevent shutdowns from cold conditions and the bat ra s ry over time. They slowed down phones for new models, like the iphone x. Overall sales of appliances over the Holiday Season showed the strongest growth in ten years. Good news and bad news for anyone holding a megamillions lottery ticket. No one won the big prize last night. That means the jackpot is skyrocketing even higher. 306 million up for grabs for friday nights drawing. The story doesnt end there. It gets better. The powerball jackpot, even higher. Tonights drawing, worth 337 million. Together, thats 643 million in combined prize money. By the way, dont forget to check your tickets. Just because you did not win the jackpot doesnt mean you didnt win a sll i won 2 bucks in massachusetts. Now, i have to go up to massachusetts. Its hardly worth it. That drive to massachusetts, by the way, with this weather. Actually, the forecast for the northeast is cold b well continue for another day. Its frigid through the Northern Plains temper breaking records in some areas from nebraska to thats a look at the weather your forecast is coming im chbell. Still have a Winter Weather county this goes until 11 00 a. M. The storm team 4 radar shows not a lot of snow coming down. Just light snow, snow it could be enough to coat the be careful. Temper in the upper 20s and lo dylan, thank you. Coming up, prince harry goes oneonone with former president obama. What had them joking about the next royal wedding. And do you have working smoke detectors in your home . Are you sure . 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Im used to snow but not this much at once. This is insane. A Winter Weather nightmare descends on much of the nation, as recordbreaking snow slams the northeast, while 63 Million People wake up to frigid cold temperatures. Sad william w. Graham, air to tthe Washington Post fortune, takes his own life, as his father once did, after the debut of the post, the film of the paper over n the 70s. Removal of a 200yearold magnolia tree after experts declare the tree too old to remain in place. Rocket rearender. Several cars collide on a california freeway, after drivers are distracted by the launch of a spacex rocket. And holiday surprise. The best Christmas Present i can imagine having. After being best friends for decades, two men in hawaii find out theyre brother. Man making it a christmas miracle tough to beat. Today, december 27th, 2017. Also on this wednesday, Savannah Guthrie celebrating a birthday. We know shes u she has two kids. Thats possible. Happy birthday, savannah. Lets get back to the brutal cold. It will be here for a while. It will be here for a while. By the time we get into monday, new years day, it could be some of the coldest weve seen yet. Its going to be brutally cold. Lets look at the new years weekend, where theres a possibility that some of the models were indicating we could see somewhat of a storm. Its not that aggressive right now. Its more of a headsup that were watching the forecast. And scattered snowshowers are possible. Most of the models keep the majority of the storm offshore. Most of the snow showers will be light on saturday. Were looking at afternoon highs temper minnes we have temperature in the northe monday the frigid weather contin 40s texas. Icing possible, too. Only 20s up and down the east coast. And the Pacific Northwest should be the 40s. Thats little better. Thats look at the weather now heres a peek out your window radar showing very light snow the good news is this is as bad if youre getting ready to move were going mostly sunny by the coolin 5 00 p. M. And breeze is going to make it feel more like the teens as thats your latest forecast. Now to todays rozzen repo reports. A warning about smoke if a fire broke out in your home, would the alarm sound . Jeff rossen went out with firefighters for lifesaving tips. Did you know most house fires happens now during the holidays . And believe it or not, 5 million homes dont have a smoke alarm at all. And for those that do, many dont work. Are they in the right room . How old are they . Do you know . So many of us are making simple mistakes, leaving us vulnerable when seconds matter. This morning, im about to show you the three simple things you can do in your home right now to keep you safe. Im going doortodoor. Hi, there. Jeff rossen from nbc news, the today show. I recognize you. Reporter spotchecking. You thought you had a working smoke alarm and you didnt. Reporter its ees dangerou threat. Three of five People Killed in a house fire didnt have a smoke alarm. And during the holidays, you can be at greater risk. From fastmoving Christmas Tree fires like this one, to fires caused by space heaters. Is your home prepared . To find out, the Orlando Fire Department out in force. And were teaming up, checking homes for safety risks. [ knocking ] hi. Jeff rossen from the today show. How are you . Were here with the Fire Department and checking smopeops smoke alarms. Can we come in . Right away, a problem. Were going to push the button on it to test the battery and the audible portion of the alarm. Reporter not working. The one in your bedroom isnt working. No. Reporter whats that like to see . Its upsetting. Thats the first place were going to hear it if its going to go off. Reporter were not just finding problems. Firefighters are fixing them. Installing brandnew alarms for free. Im glad we came. Im glad you guys came, too. Reporter next door, we meet peggy. Her detectors not working, either. I dont do ladders anymore. Im afraid of falling. Reporter you cant check the detectors . Right. And i always forget when someone else is here to get them to check it for me. Reporter thats why were here for you today. Good. Reporter then, an even bigger problem. Were in the kitchen, a source of a lot of residential fires. No smoke detectors. Reporter youre supposed to have one here . Within ten feet, youre supposed to have one. Reporter the Fire Department installing two new alarms for peggy. We check house after house, finding problems in nearly all of them. Theres no battery in here at all. No battery. I probably used it somewhere else. Reporter but the biggest tip of the day, inside this mans house, he thinks his detector works fine because when he tests when that alarm sounds, it tells me two things. 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Youre in marine one, the president ial hospitelicopter, f over washington. You sat through the inauguration with your game face on, not giving much emotion, as we all saw. Whats going through your mind . The first thing that went through my mind is sitting across from michelle, how thankful i was that she had been my partner through that whole process. Overall, there was a serenity there, more than i would have expected. Reporter the two talked about creating the next generation of leaders, the power of social media and as the prince put it, the serious questions. Boxers or briefs . We dont answer those questions. Lebron james or Michael Jorden . Jordan. I love lebron. But im a chicago guy. Aretha franklin or tina turn center. Aretha is the best. Harry or william . William right now. Reporter and sliding in a sneaky question aut starring his bridetobe. Suits or the good wife. Suits obviously. Good answer. Reporter Meghan Markle winning hearts in britain. Hello magazine calls it the markel sparkle, saying that she will boost the economy through tourism and memorabilia. Engagement mugs sold out in a day. More on order. In a Hello Magazine poll, 60 say harry and meghan are the new power couple. This morning, the question for the prince, is the former president on the guest list for the biggest wedding of 2018 . I dont have that. We havent put the invites all the guest lists together yet. Who knows whether youre going to be invited or not. Wouldnt want to ruin that surprise. Reporter and royal christmas . Shes done an amazing job. Its the family shes never had. Reporter and prince harry said the family loved having meghan there. And theyre looking forward to 2018. Guys, its going to be a very busy royal year next year. Kelly, any word on whether president obama is going to attend the wedding at kensington . Whether hes going to attend the wedding . Yeah. Thats the best answer ever. Kelly cobiella. Kelly, thank you. 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We hear scientists talk about our carbon footprint, produced from our consumption of fossil fuels. Who are some of the worst offenders . You might be surprised your favorite superheros. This is a study done by a geologist at stanford university. He put together a Scientific Study that looked at the carbon footprints of nine comic book heroe heroes. Heres batman. He flies around in his jet. That would require burning of fossil fuels of 399 plane rides from new york to san francisco. He produces 9 Million Pounds of carbon dioxide. The flash has to eat 60 billion pounds a second. Thats a 12foottall that would be an insane carbon footprint. Now, heres spiderman. He gets his energy from the sun. Hes a perfect model for us. He can use his laser vision, his xray vision. When he is his alter ego, clark kent, he burns like we do. Big offenders, oracle, flash, spiderman, they leave a big footprint. After they studied the superheros, next up, supervillains. Well let you know. 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I dont have my keys. on intercom all hands. We are looking for the captains keys again. They are on a silver carabiner. Oh, this is bad. As long as people misplace their keys, you can count on geico saving folks money. Fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on Car Insurance. Im susan hogan in for eun yang. Lets get to Rob Stallworth and hey, rob. Hey, susan. Folks, if youre headed through 295 before benning road, we have a crash. It does block all northbound lanes. Street still with a broken down tracto along the right no on the capital live from the traffic center, susan, back to you. Thank you. A check of your forecast is still seeing some very light of northern montgomery county, but again this is going to be so. And we be left with clearing day. Curren conditions around 32 degree aftern were expecting wednes highs today do peak in the thank you. Anothe news update in 25 for the today its 8 00 on today. Coming up, Winter Weather nightmare. Im used to snow. But not this much at once. This is insane. Residents in pennsylvania digging out from a recordbreaking snowfall, as millions wake up to an arctic blast. Bonechilling temperatures coasttocoast. How long will it lost . Plus, hasslefree returns. It didnt fit and i didnt like it. Its time to decide what you really think of that sweater from grandma. If youre one of the millions planning a return, we have the tips you need to make it as easy as possible. And fido gets pampered. Wow. This is nicer than my bedroom. From blowouts to manicures, massages more people are giving the family pet the royal treatment. An inside look at the dog resorts that could be better than your own vacation, wednesday, december 27th, 2017. You just graduated college. You just get into pharmacy school. Whats left . To be on the today show. Who are we saying hi to . Bethesda, massachusetts. Big birthdays on the plaza. Im turning 50. Im 65. It took ten years. But your dad finally brought you here. Its my first time on the plaza. What are you most excited about this morning . Celebrating my 70th birthday. How many miles did it take you to get here . It took me 1,300 miles from warm florida to get here. Good morning. And welcome back to today. Im Sheinelle Jones, craig melvin. Savannah and hoda are off this morning. The big story continues to be the bonechilling cold. Lets get right to your news at 8 00. Bitter cold is sweeping across much of the country this morning. 63 million americans are under windchill advisories or warnings. Ron allen is in erie, pennsylvania, where residents are dealing with recordshattering snow. Ron, good morning. Reporter good morning, sheinelle. The temperature has soared up to about 11 degrees, doubledigits. And the snow is coming down. We thought it stopped earlier. But were getting snow squalls that are coming through. Adding to all this, about five feet of snow in most parts of erie. Thats a record because its all fallen since christmas eve. Thats the White Christmas everyone was dreaming about. Be careful what you wish for. On a more serious note, authorities are urging people to stay off the roads so the plows can do their job. The good news, of course, is that schools are closed. Most businesses are closed for the holiday. They called in the National Guard here. Theyre hel hospitals with doctors and patients getting back and forth. They are helping Law Enforcement keep order. This is not over. The forecast is saying we could get a few more inches, which could push erie over 100 inches of snow in the month of december, which is what they usually get for the entire winter season. So, weve got snow and bitter cold here into the new year. Guys, back to you. Have to be careful. Ron, thank you. Dylan is in for al this morning, tracking the snow and the bitter cold ron was just talking about. Good morning. Good morning, craig. The reason we have the snow is because of the bitter cold. The great lakes, the temperature running about 35 degrees. Until they freeze up, that lakeeffect snow is still a good possibility. We have 63 Million People under windchill advisories this morning. Thats a lot of people dealing with northe temper 14 in d. C. Go down to west virginia, it so were going to see this cold so starting off the new year again, mentioned that cold air crossi over the great lakes. The wind is starting to shift a thats well start to see pennsy breaki and could see an additional 6 to 10 inches of snow on the u. S. Has issued new sanctions against two officials it describes as key leaders of north koreas unlawful weapons pr programs. The sanctions are part of a Pressure Campaign to isolate north korea and create a fully denuclearized korean peninsula. Tough new sanctions against north korea was in its latest launch of a Ballistic Missile, which pyongyang says is capable of reaching the u. S. Mainland. A flight from los angeles to tokyo did a uturn four hours into the trip, all because one of the passengers was on the wrong plane. A. N. A. Flight attendants discovered an unauthorized person was onboard and notified the pilot as part of the Airline Security procedure. The pilot decided to return to l. A. X. Model Chrissy Teigen was among those onboard. She documented the nightmare on twitter, calling the ordeal an eighthour flight to nowhere. A. N. A. Says its researching the situation to figure out how the passenger boarded the flight. We usually have hodas morning boost at this time of the morning. We couldnt resist sharing this one. A rookie baseball player for the Arizona Diamondbacks gave his parents a Christmas Gift that brought them to tears. He received a 5,000 bonus. 5 million. Thats parents mortgage and presented them with the gift two days ago. I want our family i want our family home to be yours. Smith said to his parents, quote, thank you for everything you have done for me. Our home is finally all yours. Merry christmas. Thats sweet. Thats what a lot of people dream to do, to pay off their parents mortgage. I gave my mom a bracelet. Much more ahead, including what you can do to limit your stress returning holiday gifts. Thanks but no thanks. Why restaurants will no longer accept cash. Massages, pedicures and blowouts, not for you. But for your dog. Are you planning the new Years Eve Party . The ultimate s i love you, couch. You give us comfort. And we give you bare feet, backsweat, and gordos. Soft surfaces trap odors. Febreze fabric refresher cleans them away for good. Because the things you love the most can stink. And plug in febreze to keep your whole room fresh for up to 45 days. Breathe happy with febreze. This i can do, easily. I try hard to get a great shape. Benefiber® healthy shape is a clear, tastefree, 100 natural daily fiber. 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Reporter its a massive crowd on the hunt for replacements or refunds. They wouldnt give me a refund. They only gave me store credit. Reporter every december, half of americans get a gift they dont want. And the National Retail federation says 13 of all purchases are returned. They were too small for me. He didnt like some of them. Were here. Reporter overall, t with unemployment down and Consumer Confidence up. Holiday sales hit their best pace since 2011. Up nearly 5 this season. Got a job and more money to spend. Reporter Online Shopping get a 24 bump. Even big box scores feeling a seasonal surge. You dont have the gift receipt or anything . Reporter more gifts mean more returns. Heres how to shrink your stress when taking things back. Always have your receipts. Understand the return policy before you buy. Watch the return clock. It starts the minute the item is bought. So, know when your time runs out. Keep the original packaging and put everything back as best you can. And ask about return fees when you buy online. Shipping and restocking fees can add up. Retail experts say when it comes to returns, the sooner the better. The best time is this week, when youll have the most choice and most stores, happy to see you back. I like coming in the store and trying, maybe, another one on. Maybe i like it. Reporter retailers, hoping that happens, and that buyers return again. Retailers see returns as an opportunity to get you back into their store and potentially spend even more. That thinking works. This week, between christmas and new years, consumers are expected to spend an additional 69 billion. Thats 11 of this seasons total. Guys . Catie beck with some useful tips down in atlanta. Thanks. Now, for whats trending today. Lets look at whats trending on twitter. L. A. X. To l. A. X. And best part of 2017 for me. An article in the New York Times grabbed our attention. It brings up the debate whether cash should be phased out. The article sites how many restaurant chains are makihe it protects the store from theft. The cons are, if the card machines go down, youre out of luck. And not everyone has access to a credit or debit card. Heres the question this morning do you still use cash or carry cash on you . Yeah. Yes. Really . This is like making planes go autopilot all of a sudden, not having humans fly them. You have to have cash. Especially if youve worked in the service industry, you have to tip people in cash. You have to have cash on you. We had to have an emergency 20 with us at all times. It would burn a hole in my pocket. I dont have a single bill in my wallet. That drives me crazy. My wife never has cash on her. I go to the coffee shop. And i walked in and gave her a 20. And she looked at it like it was foreign money. And she said, we dont take that here. 20s . No. We dont take cash. And i became perperturbed. I was at the airport. And thats all i had. I keep my debit chicken tenders and fries. I couldnt pay. It was their machine, not mine. Im so old. If i see someone pull out a credit card for 60 cents at starbucks, theres a 10 limit or something, right . How could you do that . Dont you have a dollar on you . No. Thats the point. Thats just being old. From a business standpoint, it probably does cut down on thievery. But not thievery for in my phone, i have my emergency 20. Mom, see . My mom gets so mad at me. Can i borrow 20 bucks . I owe you cash. I didnt have cash on me. You do. I wont tell people at home. How many people carry cash . We have the answer for you. You ready . We asked viewers on twitter, if they carry cash. 62 say they carry cash on them. Good luck. A low number. With the machines go down, you need to have it. I cant remember the last time i had cash. Ive been out with it. In the airport, you should have cash. I should. You never know when you need a ride. Can i write a check for the money i owe you . Who writes checks . No one writes checks anymore. I write checks a lot. Lets get into pop start today. It looks lofty. We start with a 90s sitcom reboot in the works. Sony pictures is looking to bring back the former series mad about you. The revival would involve paul reiser and helen hunt, reprising their roles. And it would pick up in present day, as paul and jamies daughter heads to college. The original series ran for seven seasons. Paul reiser was here. And we asked if he was interested he said, for years, i said no. Now, with my kids out of the house, its like starting over. Maybe theres a story there. Well have to wait and see what happens. First, selena gomez, the season of giving right now. Thats what selena did for her cousin. Gomez went Wedding Dress shopping with her docousin who a bridetobe, sharing this video on instagram, her cousin captioned the video. When your maid of honor makes your dream dress a reality and surprises you with it. Gomez and a cousin with a sign saying, i said yes to the dress. They celebrated the occasion with champagne. They sent you a text message while you were telling it. And speaking of revivals. Some promos for the reboot of roseanne have been released. Roseanne was ready tooc goodmans character died of a heart attack. How is the basketball game . I think the bulls of 9697, would have been in control of this game. You cant live in the past, dan. We get to hear that roseanne cackle at the end. No word on how they will explain dans death. The revival is set for march 2018. You like the reboots . Mad about you and roseanne. Proven commodities. Heres your daly click. A mom gets a brandnew iphone, basically. Thats not what she thought it was, though. You can watch the video, youll know what i mean. Okay. Hey. Perfume. She thinks its perfume. Oh. Ah thinks its perfume. Eventually realizing that was a brandnew iphone. I think thats the x right there. I think mom might have a hard time oerptdi inoperating the ip. She thought it was perfume. The segment was great either way. Thats what moms do. Perfume, thank you. Dylan is standing by with another check. What are we yes. Twoth the country is freezi the temperature extending 40s highs today down near alabam which is good. Its raining down that way. You dont dont want to deal temper highs to stay in so that arctic express continues across the Northern Plains. The regular plains, also down temper are below average. But were dealing with some rain and th lakeeffect thats a look at the weather good morning, im mostly cloudy across the area. There pockets of light snow remain very cold. But little ripple of snow, that will turn our winds back to coming temper fall into the best of today is brought to you by mercedesbenz, the best or nothing. Now, to more of our special series, best of today, as we look back at the stories well most remember from 2017. My pick is pretty personal. You never want to hear about anyone getting a cancer diagnosis. When i got a call about someone dear to me, it sent me for quite few people are as close to death every day as lawrence meadows. Hes the coowner of a funeral home in spartanburg, south carolina. Its a calling guided by a faith hes had since he was a boy. At this church, hes not just a member, hes the pastor. We ought to take time out of our schedule and pray sometimes. Reporter all his life hes been active and healthy. I know because ive known him all my life. Lawrence is my older brother. But now, at the age of 39, hes been diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. I could not get my head around it being you because youve always no smoking, no drinking, no partying. Yeah. I was like, man. Gosh. I should have been drinking and smoking and doing all that other stuff. I have this diagnosis and i should have been getting the other stuff in, too. Reporter thats lawrence, in his funeral home, talking about a potentially deadly diagnosis, t we werecracking jokes. His doctor removed a tumor from his abdomen in october, but the cancer had already spread. Now, he spends a lot of time at the Cancer Center in houston. This is the lining of the abdomen . Reporter his doctor says hes seeing a troubling trend with early onset cases. Meaning patients under 45. Were expecting these incidents will continue to rise and may increase by 50 over the next 15 years. Reporter he says africanamericans are twice as likely to develop early onset colon cancer than whites. And a recent study shows a wide gap in the survival rates. Whats most troubling, experts cant figure out why. They developed tests to develop genetic markers in some cases. But lawrence had none of the markers. He was told to reach out to family, that means me. Of patients with colon cancer, have their first screening colonoscopy done ten years before the age of onset. When you hit 39, its time to get a colonoscopy. Reporter im 37. Most people should get colonoscopies at the age of 50. For higher risk groups, its 45. No help to lawrence and our family, including his wife, angela, and their two children,ed a children, ed addie and lawsen. He is not scared of death. How often do you think about it . Every day. I look at my children who both our kids. But lawsen adores his daddy. Its hard to look at that little boy like, where is my dad and just think, you know, he doesnt know what were dealing with. Reporter their life is now focused on keeping the cancer at bay, which means flying to chemo treatments. We were there when lawrence got the results of his latest round of tests. Our goal is to try to stop its growth. Certainly establi lly accomplis. But were seeing some shrinking of the cancer. Reporter the doctor showed us where its shrinking. Theres no secure for colon cancer. But cutting it back until it just dies. Reporter back in south carolina, hes determined. I dont have anymore fights to pick. This is it. This is a fight. This is the only fight im focused on. I got you. Evicting cancer from me. Reporter with the support of family and his doctors, lawrence leans on a faith thats defined his life, hoping and praying for gods grace. We shot that story months ago. Since then, this is the thing that makes me proudest of it, hes crisscrossed the country. Hes become an advocate for other folks, folks that colon cancer in their 30s and 40s. Hes been to conferences and fundraisers. Hes a fighter. Hes been through 27 chemo treatments in all. So far, though, the cancer is being held at bay. Hes a candidate for an experiment treatment. Were hoping to bring you that story when it happens. Cool, calm and collected. So stoic. A pillar of strength that man. Still to come, an inside look at the pet resort craze. And a tasteful way to welcome the new year. First, your local news. Its 8 26 on this wednesday, im aaron gilchrist. Lets look at your commute this rob . Aaron, were checking on the inner loop after route 4 after benning road, we had all it is cleared all lanes have been reopened. Northb i95 in virginia, the crash after 123 is over the live traffic center. Thats the latest. Aaron, back to you you. Well have a check on your light snow and snow flurries out it is cold. Temper in the 20s and low there wont be much of any of a by 5 00, most everybody will be a cold day tomorrow with highs a for light snow late and back at 8 30. Back at 8 30 this wednesday morning, december 27th, 2017. Its about 20 degrees here on the plaza. Oh, my goodness. It feels even colder. So, kudos to our crowd. They have a lot of energy right now. I come out here at 6 30 in the morning to talk to the crowd. And everyone is still out here that i saw this morning. I give them a lot of credit. How about this . In honor of it being 20 degrees, were going to honor a woman who has been watching the today show for 20 years. Where is linda . Hi, linda. Youve been watching the show for 20 years . Every day, including weekends. We app dont we . Tell me you have your daughter here, rachel . This is a gift for you. You guys can share. You put some cocoa in and take a sip. Great to meet you. Thank you. Nice to meet you, too. Thank you for coming. I feel like shes been watching for 20 years, we should give them two mugs. Lets round up another mug. She should cohost tomorrow. Get another mug. Another one is on its way. Good. That seems fair. Coming up, how often do you treat ourself to a little patcher ipatch pampering . How about your dogs . The new trend that treats their pets. Also coming up, getting ready for new years eve. We have easy ways to add some fancy touches to your outfits that maybe you own. We can hook you up with snack ideas, as youre going to a party at a friends house. You go to a well see how it works out. How cold will it be on new years eve . In new york, it will be below zero cold. Windchills making it even colder. It will be a cold one in the northeast. The cold air is sur upper midwest. The lakeeffect snow continues a little bit icy down across tomorr very blustery in the northe its going to be cold tomorrow, too. 70s down across florida. 40s and 50s through texas and thats going to turn into thats look at the weather now heres a peek out your the Winter Weather advisory still got a few flakes coming gauger and howard county. Presid anlt day condition wise. But the temperatures they are noon. Were to get a nice dip thats going to ma were going to sta atest forecast. Guys . Dylan, thank you. Dog owners often consider their pets part of the family. And a new trend has some families treating their Furry Friends more like people. Nbcs jo ling kent has that story. Reporter from lassie. To benji. Americans have long had a love affair with their dogs. But the secret life of some pets may surprise you. Massages, blueberry facials. Its called the humanization of pets and its become a big business across america. This is where for ultimate spa treatment. Reporter this is nicer than my bedroom. Americans spent a record 66 billion on their pets last year. 11 billion going to pampering, usually reserved for people. 33 of pet owners say they pamper their pets with pet furniture. 17 buy pet clothing. And 10 have a stroller for their little fur baby. Josh king is the owner of the fas fastgrowing pet hotel and spa, which takes boarding and grooming to a new level. Well drive him in and put a picture on facebook and instagram. We give them a massage, a grooming, netflix and chill session, and a steak for dinner. Reporter if you want to pamper your pooch at home, ikea has rolled out a line of furniture for you and your pets. How about a Food Delivery Service that drops freshly cooked meals forou your door. Some calling it the blue apron of dog food. Its allnatural, 100 human grade. All of the ingredients we get for ollie are safe for you to eat, too. Reporter all this pampering may have a human benefit, too. People with pets save 12 billion a year in health care costs. Everybody is looking to reward their pet more in human terms because everybodys finding that the benefits theyre feeling, the better health, the more alert, more awake, to feel loving companionship. Reporter back at the pet hotel, theres no shortage of pet owners looking to offer their pets a human experience. This is her disneyland. She gets out of the car. She runs here. I brought her here for her birthday. It would be the most fun place for her to be all day. Reporter what does she do . She got to play and got spoiled. Reporter at the end of the day, the dog owners agree, the cost of the pedicures and facials are a small price to pay for the puppy love. A blueberry facial, huh . How do you feel about that, carson . Dont get me started. Have you had a dog . I love dogs. I never give them blueberry facials. But good for them. I give my dog a little massage. I dont pay for it. I dont mind the massage part, i guess. Theres a line somewhere. It might be blueberry massage. Coming up, not sure what wear on new years eve . Fear not. The finishing touches you can add to any outfit for a night on the town. First this, is today on nbc. Havertys furniture helps even when life isnt. T [sfx doorbell] can somebody get that . Uh uh, not me baby [sfx doorbell] homework its mommy time its daddy time i told you not to marry her. [sfx doorbell] seriously . alright. Whos next . Find year end specials now at havertys. Little girl and boy land while you dwell within it you are ever happy there daddy, its christmas childhoods joy land never let go of your dreams. The mercedesbenz winter event is back. Lease the glc300 for 449 a month at your local mercedesbenz dealer. Mercedesbenz. The best or nothing. Back at 8 38 with todays years eve. Instead of spending a lot on an outfit, how about adding some simple touches to jazz up something you already own. Here with us is melissa. How are you . A lot of times when you buy a fancy dress and with instagram and social media, people dont want to wear it multiple times. And who wants to go shopping snow now . And the best thing is to shop in your closet. We have jennifer, shes wearing a gorgeous outfit. Its great for new years eve. But you can liven it up a little bit. I love the idea of taking an embellished collar. These are from zara. They tie in the back and you have pop it on anything that doesnt have a collar already. It will really work. It adds some festive flare. How are these . Under 26. You about 20 bucks. Im seeing these boots and the razzledazzle shoes everywhere. It started i feel with the st. Laurent glitter boot that looked like this. And it trickled down. Its all about the statement shoe. It changes the look of your entire outfit. Anything from glitter to sequins. Everything under 100 today. It changes the look of your outfit. If youre wearing a black turtleneck or black jeans and throw on boots, youre good to go. I would keep it simple. If you dont want to buy a pair of shoes, take a pair of shoes that you have in your closet and put these fun shoe clips. Are these back . These are back. I had them as a little girl. These are 12. 50 for the pair. You clip them on like an earring. So easy to do. It changes the look of your shoe. So fun. How much are these . 12. 50 a pair. Seeing a lot of faux fur. Faux fur was trending. Its all about the colors. These are great for new years eve. I love the idea of popping one on, either over a fun, festive blazer or with a black turtleneck. And i feel like it looks like you planned some glam. Total glam. If this is a little too much for you, which it might be, i love these. These are super fun. These are faux fur little wri wristlets. You pop them on. If you have a long sleeve top, it looks like your shirt or whatever. A solid color with these on the ends . So fun. These are from amazon. Theyre under 20. Really . Super easy and fun to do. I love these. Unexpected. This is good. Good stuff. Good stuff. Next, of course, sme out the statement jewelry if you have any. I have a bunch. We all do. If you dont, theres unexpensive ways. You can pop these on for under 25. I love a statement earring. These are very heavy. I was going to ask you about that. These are segment earrings. These are coming off in the next minute. Make sure theyre not too heavy. Thats all i would say. A statement necklace, another great choice. You have a pop of red lip. Red lips are a great way to change your makeup. And this, i love this color. Joffra has amazing red colors, too. It changes the whole look. And another great way to do it is with your hair accessories. If you havent worn air hair accessories, now is a fun time to do it. Its about embellished hair accessories. I love the idea of stacking them. On joanne, weve stacked a bunch of bobby we stacked like six of them all together. A lot of celebs are doing this. Really beautiful. And another great thing, dresson nails. Okay. I remember the lee presson nails. With the sticky tape. Is it back . No. These are from static nails. Theyre really ontrend. You can see the shape of them. They have crystals on them, which is beautiful. They stay on well. Do you do the whole hand . The whole hand. Her whole hand is temporary nails. You would never know. They come in cool colors and shapes and designs. You can get them from static nails or lulus. Com. People had nails flying all over the place. Thats bad. These are staying on pretty good. Really fun. Look at this one. This is fun, too. These are picked up at claires. These are stickers you put on your nails already. I theres a little sticker embellishments. You get an aplus for today. These are beyond doable and under 100 bucks. I love that. Thank you. By the way, we have more ideas on our website. I say we like i had anything to do with it. Today. Com style. Up next, we have snacks to serve to impress your guests. First, this is today on nbc. It feels good to be back. Welcome back this morning. On today food, how to create the snacks to please everybody at your new Years Eve Party. Kelsey nixon, good morning. Lets start with this lovely board right here. I see some meats, some fruits, some freezes. Snack boards are all the rage. Its an update to the classic were going to compile meats and cheeses. I like to start with the center of the board. You can help me here. You start with the fruits and the veggies. You are going to add the meat not just a meat and cheese board. Were going to do the whole thing. And typically with the cheese board, people are concerned about the cheeses, to the extent it can feel intimidating. A snack board is a little more casual. You can add a variety of cheeses. You can get some fruits in there. A lot of people of eat the grapes or the apples with the cheese. You want people to come to the boards. You want them to graze. You want them to have a more casual experience with it. What do you use as a board . Can you grab whatever chopping board in the house . Thats a great question. A large cutting board, or a tray, as were going to do with the brtoast, were going to hav it loaded up. The more you load it up, the better it whether youre hosting or bringing something, you can walk in with a board like this and people will love it. Done. Great. This is a bruschetta board or tray, if you will. Im making myself useful, the first time Sheinelle Jones hasel ever, ever lookr at it now and savor it. The idea is for the person who doesnt love to cook, this is perfect. You have a cookie sheet and arugula . This is arugula. We have ricotta and soft cheeses. Ise got some bruschetta here. I got pesto. And why dont you take the baked cu crustini and put it right there. This is taking the board mentality and going further with it. You can have a little olive oil. Li a little balsamic. And the idea its interactive. Someone says, i want a little pesto. This is look what is happening here. He bruschetta on top there. And look at the spread. It really is that simple. It doesnt take that long. Ng nope. Doesnt take that longno at all. The idea is, it promotes people to come to p your table and be interactive. Really smart. What are you guys doing . Im making craig a crustini and this is bringing us together. The boards are uniting. Im cutting the cheese here. Okay. Thats your problem, craig. E its a sweet and salty board. You want to take things that are sweet and salty. Maybe you say dessert for the new years party. You have to add the chocolatecovered potato chips. You just throw it all together. I appreciate the women himsy. Lets take the whole thing and put it there. I like the idea of having a couple of bowls to segment some things. I love the sweet and salty. D you know its okay to pile things on a board and put it out. Thist is right up your alley. You dont have to think. Theres no wrong answer. And you fill in all of the spaces. It couldnt be more simple. You have a little sweet from the fruit and the candy. And who doesnt love popcorn and chocolate . Chocolatecovered potato chips. That was delicious. Every party deserves chocolatecovered potato chips. Look at the ocspread. If that was the table lets look at all of this together. People dont eat dinner on new years eve. You canw just have this out. As a host, this is something you can prepare. If youre going to a party the perfect thing to bring. If you dont have a tray, you get a cookie sheet. I plan to bring one to a party and host gift a little cutting board. Who is notg going to be excited about this guy . The little bruschetta board, as well. And you can accommodate if they have dietary restrictions. You can do a vegan board or a mediterranean board. This is a popular gift. Cutting boards. We have four or five of them. We should get rid of cutting boards. Now is a a good reason to keep them. Orr regift them by bringing them to another party. Dont do it now. That was good. Perfect. Reallyt. Fun. Thank you so much. For more ideas and other festive recipes go to today. Com food. Were back in a moment. First, thisnt is today on nbc. Kelsey, thank you so much. Hay. New year. Happy newear. Y smuckers celebrates today is sponsored by smuckers. With a name like smuckers, it has to be good. Welcome back. With 2018 right around the corner, our viewers are celebrating friends and families with new years grandsons. They will be 1 on new years day. Julia julias sister, deborah, will be 66. She cared for her younger siblings growing up. Heres luke, getting ready for the new year. He will be 5 on new years eve. His mom said he wanted to arrive in time to party. Keep sharing the awesome photos there of the new years birthday. Go to today. Com celebrates. Mr. Daly, thank you. January 1st. The boards are the gift that keeps on giving. We could eat the whole board. So yummy. Right . Look at that spread. I could take a whole chunk of cheese with some wine. Megyn kelly today is ahead, after local news and weather. Thank you for joining us. Ank yo. It is 8 56 on this wednesday, im susan hogan. Lets get a check on the commute with you right now with rob stallw hey, rob. Hey, susan. Hey, folks, how you doing . Inner loop after pennsylvani all lanes are open on the lookin pretty reopen howeve we still have some delays well the but when we brought our daughter home, that was it. Now i have nicoderm cq. The nicoderm cq patch with unique extended release Technology Helps prevent your urge to smoke all day. Its the best thing that ever happened to me. Every great why needs a great how. 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