patented steals and deals, up to 80% off on a host of products, drinks are free but she's also got great lotion there from bliss and beautiful products. >> don't get those confused. >> we'll check in with jill in a little bit. >> we also have some flirty dresses. you'll be paying a lot of attention to bring in the new year on a budget. claire dane, star of a wonderful show on showtime. >> you are so great. >> claire, good morning to you. i am such a huge fan of the show, you've been nominated for a golden globe, co-star damien lewis, the show has been nominated. you've won two already. are you goingor the three-peat? >> i'm happy to be invited to the party. it's a great thrill and honor and we just basically finished filming so it's wonderful to have this immediate response and appreciation, so no, i couldn't be happier. >> i love how i guess to some degree how your character is and the storyline is one that gets a lot of sort of notes. did you know it is one of president barack obama's favorite shows on television? >> i heard that. >> what is your reaction to that? >> that means -- what? i mean, what! he's in the opening credits so maybe that's why. if i were in the opening credits of the show i would have to tune in. it's amazing honor. >> and you guys just finished filming your finale, just finished the finale. now you have season two coming back. >> yes. >> any tips, hints you can give us? >> they won't even tell me. i'm in the dark as much as anybody else. >> come on, claire. >> you could work here. >> they're trying to figure out where they're going to take the show as well, so it's a mystery to all. >> season finale on sunday, all questions will be answered? >> more questions will be answered and other questions will be posed. >> you are immensely talented. thank you. >> i love watching you. thank you so much. by the way we should mention "homeland" airs -- >> sunday nights on showtime. i can tell you that by heart, i'm a huge fan. now a check of the news from natalie at the news desk. >> good morning, ann, al and saravannah and everyone. two former state penn officials head to face charges they did not respond correctly to charges jerry sandusky was molest young boys. assistant coach mike mcqueary alifd rrived at the courthouse. his allegations are the at the center of the investigation. one of the attorneys is offering an explanation why the disgraced coach was showers with disadvantaged young boys, he said sandusky may have been teaching them proper hygiene. gop presidential front-runner newt gingrich was the prime suspect at the last debate before the official launch of the 2012 election season in iowa, taking particularly sharp aim last night was minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann accusing gingrich of being a washington lobbyist for accepting payments from freddie mac. gingrich fought off criticism from rival mitt romney that he's too zany to be president and rick perry said he's hoping to be the tim tebow of the iowa caucuses. an 11th hour deal has been reached to avoid a government shutcounsel ahead of today's midnight deadline. congressional negotiators reached a compromise on a $1 trillion spending bill and also pushing to renew a payroll tax cut. just in kad, senate majority leader harry reid are proposing a plan b for a two-month extensi extension. firefighters had to dismantle part of a chimney so jorge could go free to face his mom. don't try that one at home. five minutes past the hour, let's go back to al for a check of the weather. >> nice. okay, thanks, natalie. let's check it out and see what's happening for today. we've got a storm system getting itself together riding up a cold front into the midwest, that's going to bring some rain. we've got a few clouds making that are way into the pacific northwest, all in all not a bad one today, windy conditions in the northeast, we've got that rain where we actually use it, parts of southern texas, santa ana winds will be firing up later today in southern california. we continue with air stagnation problems for the pacific northwest. that's what's going on in the country. heon ♪ she's a brick house time for out "today's real estate" what you can get for under 400,000 bucks, from georgia to washington state, barbara corcoran is here with stunning homes on the market now. good to see you. >> nice to see you, too, al. >> we head to georgia, thomasville, i had, to, charming small town, large traditional five bedroom. >> this is a town that everybody likes each other, they live next door, a lot of mom and pop type businesses and a friendly town but this is one big house with more roofs than dogs have fleas. nine peaks in total. that's a lot of snow to plow off there. the snow sits -- pardon me, the house sits over an acre of lakefront, dramatic two-story entry wane with waynes coating and natural light. kitchen is elegant, granite counters and breakfast nook walks out to the porch. i love the high glass which can knick table in the dining room. simple, neat, makes you want to look down and i love the floor to ceiling windows. what a difference the foot makes on the bottom of the windows. the great room has a cathedral ceiling and marble fireplace. the sunroom you'll see in a moment is as sunny as they get, and it looks out onto a fish pond and the southern pines that lead you down to the lake. that's a lakefront front and if you don't want to swim in the lake it also has its own big saltwater pool in the backyard. not bad for $309,000. >> that's pretty darned good. let's stay in the south, ft. mill, south carolina, got a southern style double decker porch with a five-bedroom home attached to it. >> a lot to get out of that mouth of yours, right? the ft. mill makes the claim to have some of the best schools in the state. i checked that out, that's entirely true. this home has that double decker that is hard to find anywhere else but the south. the southerners love, i think anybody would love to have two porches. cherry cabinets and corian counters. i like the wood floors with crown moulding and the chair rails. the living room has the classic nine over nine windows people like, it has gleaming wood floors and very formal looking dining room. what do you think about the red chair? i loved it in the corner, went by. the master bedroom has a dramatic trade ceiling and recessed lighting and the private fenced backyard has a pretty patio with its own fire pit and charming fence that knocks it off from the rest of the yard. >> one-bedroom apartment located in the trendy new york neighborhood downtown manhattan. on a tree lined street. >> what do you get for 379 in new york city? a small one-bedroom in the east village surrounded by crazy people with a lot of fun in the evening hours. >> you live near there? >> no, i used to live there. it's a great place to live. >> crazy people. >> whoa, not very nice! inside there's a kitchen that in new york city is an amazing kitchen, even has that little dining area there, considered an eat-in kitchen new york city style, modern wood cabinets and corian counters. the living room has blond hardwood floors, french doors and recessed lighting. there's a nice roof deck you have on the top of your building that's not yours, you share it with your crazy neighbors but it has terrific cityscape views and the maintenance on this little apartment is terrific. it's only $450 a month, typically $650 to maybe $800 in any other part of the city. >> tacoma, washington, a kind of a dollhouse version. >> so different. you can get a lot more here for $388, you get an 1890 queen anne victorian, almost impossible to find and hard to pick the right green color but these owners managed to do it. the wraparound staircase goes up two floors, all of the beautiful original detail has been left intact. what a nice shot of that, right? the kitchen has granite counters, stainless steel appliances and striped window, i don't know what happened, it fell down or something, should be raised about two feet but other than that it's a perfect kitchen. the dining room, wood floors, fir fireplace in the corner, the corner fireplace in the living room converted from coal to gas with an ornate mantle left intact and there's a piano room with ten-foot ceilings, pocket doors and bay windows and the master bathroom has a vertable almost spa of its own, soaking tub, separate shower and lots of beautiful finishes. the master bedroom is up in the turret of the house which i love, windows on every side. >> and pulaski, new york, a nice house there. >> here we have the world famous place for the best fishing in the world for sharks, penguins, porpoises, only kidding, actually salmon but the adirondack style retreat sits on its own seven acres and has almost 300 feet of river frontage if you're a fisherman. it has a metal roof that can easily handle the snow, there's the darling little side porch perfect for a corn cobb pipe smoking, i can picture you there, al, 24-foot high ceilings, i got that out, and everything is tongue and groove pine throughout the entire house. the kitchen is fully equipped with gas stove, oversized refrigerator and hidden laundry closet and the fancy stair railing was designed by a local new england artist and the second story space is open and easily converted to another two bedrooms, it's a giant open loft space. >> beautiful. >> that's a big house. >> pulaski right near us in new york. >> nice up there. dry hands to chapped lips we'll help you wipe away the inwither it skin. sailing away on a carnival vacation to skin care and diamonds, jill martin has the often duplicated never equalled holiday steals and deals. why se ttle for a why se one-note cereal? 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'tis the season to eat, drink and be merry. all of the indulging can leave you anything but merry when you step on the scale. >> buzzkill. >> okay, debbie downer. >> you just go pig out and see what happens for the new year, all right? jenna wolfe is here. >> she won't. >> what is coming up on "weekend today"? >> big show. more than 1.5 million americans served in iraq since 2003, we're live as the last of the troops leave that country. then what is your new year's resolution, from a stress-free holiday season to putting your finances in order, to not wanting to step on the scale because you overate for the holidays, we'll tell you how to make it all work. after playing peter pan on stage for over 20 years, kathy rigby shares what it's like to be almost 60 and still playing the boy who grew up. that is a split -- won't grow up. all that and more. >> she never grows up. she looks fantastic. >> she is peter pan. i saw the show the other day, i cannot believe what she does. >> she's young, she is the perfect person to play the character. >> she's got an amazing voice to go along. >> a lot of fun. >> she makes her own costumes. >> that, too. a check of the weather? >> let's show you what's happening for your weekend. for tomorrow we expect to see plenty of sunshine along the east coast, a few morning showers mid-atlantic coast, a few clouds move into the pacific northwest, showers in extreme southwest which will continue on sunday on into southern texas, we're looking at a few showers along the southeastern coast of florida, fridge ed and cold in >> and of course you know, sunday the most important night of the week, because it's sunday night, football night in america. that's right, and we got a good one for you, the baltimore ravens go flying to see the san diego chargers, fly little bird, fly! partly cloudy, cool, temperatures mid to upper 50s, sunday night, football night in america. i think i hurt something. >> our ears, ow. thanks, al. coming up next, head to toe tips to help you cope with dry, itchy, wintry skin. right after this. eggland's best eggs. the best in nutrition... just got better. high in vitamins d, e, and b12. plus omega 3's. there's one important ingredient that hasn't changed: better taste. better taste. yum! 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>> our lower priced option is from forever 21, it's $25. >> what? >> significantly lower. >> wow! >> you would never guess, it's got the beautiful veil of lace on the arms and this is a mini skirt version so we've elongated her legs with beautiful shoes from steve madden. >> thank you so much. now our romantic look and this is great for any night out as well, and it's something that you could wear to a party or to afterwards. come on out ladies. >> chiffon lends itself to the sense of airiness and lightness, it's an inherently formal fabric. on the right we have heather wearing a max and cleo dress $180 from bloomingdales. what we love when you're we pete, draping and the rouching and volume, accentuates the waist. >> we have the lower priced option as well. >> melanie is wearing a dress from arc and company, $65, and this version of the dress is more matt so it works well during the day if you were to wear it without the necklace let's say and a great black jacket and black tie. >> add the bling and you're out for a night on the town. appreciate it. okay, and then finally, speaking of bling, sequins, doesn't make any more bling than sequins. come on out. gorgeous dresses. >> this is really all you need. >> right. you don't need a lot with accessories when it comes to a dress like this. >> you want to play off the sequin dresses with subtle accessories. we have lauren in a beautiful armani exchange dress, about $200. the real selling point is the bow on the back. >> so pretty. >> sweet and which we've accented with the bow on her shoe. >> kept the shoes neutral, very vibrant and then you've got a lower priced option as well. >> we have a lower priced option from black label $95, it's a great price and we've modernized this look and this vibrant electric blue, you can't go wrong if you want to have a party and dance all night long and to anchor it we put her in black tights. >> ladies, one final look here, great outfits to all and good job finding highs and lows. >> thank you. >> lots of options out there. thank you ladies. we'll take a look by the way at some easy food swaps coming up on another note, you don't ruin your diet during the holidays, that's next. first this is "today" on nbc. this morning on "eat smart today" surviving the holidays. studies show all of us gain an extra pound or two during the season and the extra weight is hard to take off in the new year. today madelyn fernstrom is here to show us smart swaps we can use to help us maintain your waistline. good to see you. >> nice to see you, too. >> you have nine different food swaps and you do this, you could lose a pound. >> just one time, these are small things. you often think it's all or nothing, black and white thinking in terms of calories. these are teenie things and starts with something isn't the food. >> what you use to serve the food. >> take a typical big serving spoon you get a half cup of macaroni and cheese. use a smaller spoon to serve yourself. >> instead of a dinner plate use a salad plate. >> plates now are gargantuan so you'll save a lot of calories, 350 calories you save just by downsizing the portion, the food is exactly the same, creamed spinach, all the things you love. >> let's start with the food swaps. typical holiday breakfast. >> you think let's indulge. we swapped out egg whites instead of eggs, instead of extra cheese, tons of veggies and feta cheese, swapped out the lean erica nadian bacon instead of fatty bacon and ditched the potatoes for some fruit instead of buttery toast we have fruit spread so if this looks good it's a lot of food, the crew is going a lot of food, you save 400. >> drinking. for our director definitely. >> yes indeed. this is something where you just want to alternate, get the spritzers and things like that, have a drink and have some club soda with some lime. no one will know what you're drinking. if you swap that twice you'll save 500 calories and that's for a leaner drink, like a martini. if you have the fruity drinks you can save 500, 600 calories or more. >> swapping out nuts for popcorn. >> right, you look at this container of nuts, this is just a couple of big handfuls, that's 850 calories. if you swa. it for some air popped popcorn you save 800 calories. this is a big savings, you start to drink you're going well this looks good, nuts are healthy. nuts are a great food >> they're protein. >> heart healthy fats but they have tons of calories. >> all right, now the dips. >> this is a dip, this is easy to do because we see a lot of cheese dips and there's either chips or vegetables but also salsa around and you save a lot just by swapping these out. 200 calories replacing the salsa with some of the cheese sauce. these are easy things to do. >> do you see baked tortia chips? >> you save about 100 calories but it's the number of chips that you're having. >> right. boy french onion soup. >> who doesn't want that, right? you have a big steaming bowl covered with cheese, that gives you a little hint. if you swap this out one time you'll save 600 calories if you choose a big bowl of vegetable soup. these are things you can really do. they're not painful, not terrible and you do them now and then to be mindful. >> mashed poe dapotatoes. >> puree cauliflower, add butter and milk and you'll save 350 calories in this portion. >> does it help if you really want potatoes, sweet potatoes instead of white? >> sweet potatoes are great, too. >> dessert? >> who doesn't love this? before you say oh we're going to swap out apple pie and have a baked apple this is a great choice or if you don't want to do this, just eat the filling. you save 200 calories there. >> very nice. >> good ideas. thank you. >> savannah, as she eats the bacon. >> coming up -- >> that ♪ [ female announcer ] this time of year you have a lot of festive meals. and safeway helps make every holiday meal a special occasion. so you can make all of your gatherings, just as merry as can be. get a boneless beef loin ny strip roast for just $5.99 a pound. plus save on gift card multipacks. right now get 15% off of $40 itunes multipack. safeway. ingredients for life.