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he aegedly sent to a female employee with the new york jets. but that woman's attorney says farve is only getting alap on thwrist today. thursday december 30, 2010. welcome to "today"n this thursday morning. i'm ann curry. >> m lter holt. matt and meredith are off. seemsike no one is getting spared from the wicked weather. out west, they're getting what ey didn't need following lt week's viole storms, torrenal rain and winds and you name . >> other death blamed on the weather there a crews are searching for another woman who dippeared while snowbrding in lake tahoe. in the east, new york city mayor michael bloomberg has now issued an apology f thecity's handling of the blizzard. also had chilling case in england, a man admits to bng a serial killer after being caught on camera committing one of his disturng crimes. we'll haveore just ahead. on a much differentote tomorrow new year's eve, we'll get you set for2011 with a look ahead at what theottest trends might be in entertaient, education, and tech gadgs. and bad news as well, ten things we'll all be paying more for in the new year. and theandling of the blizzard in new york, deadly storm out west, we have two reports with nbc's jeff rossen. hey, jeff, good morning, once aga again. >> reporter: hi, ann, day four, feels like groundhog day. standing on an unplowed street d cars having to divert to the gas station to get pt the massive snow moun the city in its own news nference set its own deadline of 7:00 m. this morning to clear every single street. that deadline has come and gone, 7:00 a.m., 7:02, streets still unplowed and many others. it's not just annoying anymore, downright dangerous and already been deadly. the snow is still so high, even the plows are still stuck and so are ambulances. laura freeman is beyd angry. >> if my streets would have been plowed and ems got there, my mother would have been alive. >> reporter: she cald 911 when her mother had trouble breathing. >> i kept saying, mommy, i can't t anybody. >> reporter: it took 45 minutes to reach a dispatcher and another two hours for paredics toarrive, caught o unplowed streets. >> they came in, looked at her and saw she was white andale already. she was gone. they just sa, i'm so sorry. >> reporter: just miles awa -- >> nody came. >> reporter:inda noel's father got si during the blizzard. ambulances couldn't make it to him and couldn't even remove his body so linda lived wh her deadather nearly a day. >> itook 16 hours for them to come and pick the body up because because of the conditions on the streets. this didn't have to happ. >> reporter: another womanave birth in her buildinglobby. the ambulance arrived nine hours later and her newborn died. >> no bulance, nobody can't get down this block. >> reporter: with growing public anger, new york mayor did an aboutace from hisews conference tuday. >> yelling about it and complaing doesn't help. >> reporter: to wednesday. >> my heart really does go out to thoseho experieed trauma and tragedy during the storm. we did not do as goo a job as we wanted to do or t city has a right to expect. >> reporter: all wel and gd neighbors say but still don't understand 72 hours after the storm, some streets remain untouche or unplowed. >> they say they have 7200 plow trucks out. where are they >> reporte there's more anger at the airports where the backlog of strand passenger is huge. fewer cancellations wednesday but there still aret enough seat to move everyone, not yet. >> they tol me i wouldeave on the fir of the month, by the time i got to the counter, the told me i couldn't lea until e 4th of this month. >> reporter: from the tminals to the street, the kind of vacation week y need a vacation from. >> i feelike in the past it had snowed this much if not more and the response has not been like this. horrible. hoible horrible. >> reporter: by the wa we checked in with ourbc stations inoston and philadelphia to check on the cleanup issues there, are theyaving the same issues as nework city? the answer is no. things seem ptty under control. city officials said they wil do intrainspecspeck shun andanalys. andhecking with theairlines, only 15 minute delays believe it or not at newark, kennedy and laguardia. >> thank you so much, jeff rossen. 7:05. here's lester. thanks. now to the west coast and wild weather there. more snow and rain and damaging winds on the heels o last week's string of devastating storms. nbc's krist welker is inake tahoe, nevada. good mning. >> reporter: good mornin to you, lester. with parts of the west getting pound with this storm, the is a desperate search und way in lake tahoe for a 25-year-old snowboarder lt seen tuesy. it underscores how massive this system has been. the winter weather wreaking havoc throughout the west delivered another blow wednesday. snow and win in the sierra nevadas has lef more tn 10,000 homes and businesses without per around lake tahoe. the storm hampering the search for a missing snowarder. >> it's been vy difficult. difficult conditns and heavy snow and winds. there are no tracks we can find. >> reporter: heavy snow and icy roads make travel tough in spokane, washington, as the storm dropped 7 inches of snow. blizzard conditions blew through. in arizona, the department of publ safety receive more than 100 calls reporting sleoffs in a three hour period. visibility in jacks hole, wyoming was just under a mile when an amecan airlines flight id off the runway. there were no injuries. in santa rosa california, a grandmother was kille when a tree fl on her while her granddaughter played just feet away. heavy rain pounded southern california's already saturated stets. this, after week of wet weather that caused mudslides so damaging, about 100 residents had to be evacuated in the highland area, some homes completely ever seen it do anyt like this before. >> reporter: maria ledford worries this latest system could cause the hugeill next to her house to collapse. >> i'm afraid -- everyone here is keeping their fingers crossed and their toes hoping we won't get too much me rain. >> reporter: crews shored up homes like the ledfd, placing 15 thousand bags throughouthe area and cleaned out debris from storm basins >> the biggest concern is keeping the debs basin enough handle whatever comes down the mountain sot doesn't come into the city. >> rorter: a rockslide rattled nerves and clod down high 99 throughout the city. deing with a winte punch headin into the new year. thstorm has moved outf the lake tahoe region, moving eastward. it lef behindbout two feet of snow and frigid temperatures. it is 10 drees where i a standing and the wdchill mak it feel much colder than that. despite these challenging weather conditio, searchers will be back out looking for that missing snowboard as soon as the sun comes up. >>thank you. we'll get to al's forast for both coasts in just bit. now, 7:09 here's ann. now to politics, delaware republican christine o'donnell made a big name for herself ring her failed u.s. senate bid. now, she's facing an instigation into her use of campai funds. we'll speak with christine in just a moment. first, nbc's norah o'donnell has the latt on this story. good morning. good morning. controversy and christine o'donnell seem too hand-in-hand. now, federal authorities are looking into a complaint that she brokehe law by using campaign funds to pay for personal expens. o'donnellays it all amounts to a political witchunt. >> i'm not a with. >> christine o'donnell was this year's most colorful and controversial senate candidate. >> because i dabbled into -- reporter: backed by sarah palinnd the tea party. >> you bet ya! >> o'donnell lost t election and now facing serious allegations. >> sof someone were use official cpaign money to bsidize their lifestyle b eith paying for rent or non-campaign related expee, that wou be a violation. >> reporter: questions about o'donnell's use of campaign funds have haunt her in the past. at's why they're -- >> o'donnl called them phony but it was members of her own party that first raised the issu during this year's primary battle, delaware's republin party paid for robo calls where o'donnell's st campaign manager accused her of breaking the law in h failed 2008 senate bid. >> i found out she was living on campaign donations, using them r rent and personal expenses. >> in september, a watchdog group filed a complaint with a federallection commission. center foresponsibility in washington allege she used her coffers like a personal piggy bank. o'donnell has denied the allegation. >> we hav been ethical. we have not -- i personall have not misused the campaign funds. >> in a new statement, o'donnell would not confirm a crimil investigation but denounced what she calledhug tactics. this is a establishment trick to stop the anti-establishment tea party movement in its tracks heck, the presidency ist state in 2012. >> if the fbi and attorney general of daware don't have anything bette to do tn to investigate whher christine o'donnell may have used campaign funds to pay her rent, ey ought to go into a new line of business. >> legal experts i tked to point out even if she is charged, it is a pretty gh standard to convict someone. for her part, christine o'donnell has not ruledut a future r for office. she raised over $7 millionor her campan and still has about a million dollar left in her campaign coffers and she's inked a new book deal. >> thanks. christine o'donnell is now joining us. good morning, christine. >> good morning. thk you, ann, for the opportunity to set the record straight. i was laughing durin most of that open. >> okay. let me get to my first question, though. last night, yourampaign office released a statement saying these reports of an investigatn were just rurs, then the u.s. attorney's office sie confirmed there is in fact iniry, reviewing of a complaint madebout your campaign spending. have you bee contacted and wt is your response to this? >> no we still hav not been contacted. i find it very suspicious that the ap wasipped off before my lawyer or any formal notice has be made to my campaign. but you can see right through these, if you look closer. that sound bite that you played from kristen ry, who was fired from my 2008 campaign after a week and a half of working on the campaign, these aegations these false accusatns of using funds for rent, the true compint states 2009. sh word in 2008 on t campaign. so that sound bite you played ere she said, i saw thathe was usin it for nt. at? you saw into the fure with your crystal ball. this is exactly why we had to fire he if you look closer, this is the same crew complaint that was filed several month ago by melanie sloan, a formeriden staffer from crew, which is george soros left wing organizaon, and their key witness re, this is the smoke teing, their key witness was a volunteer from 2008, who was also let go, who has since become so obsessed with this whole thing he's posting pornographic statements about me on fa let me interrupt you here becau people don't know what c.r.e.w. is, citizens for ethics responsibility in washington and saying you misused more than$20,000orth of campaign funds quote as your n personal piggy bank for things like gas and mls and even a bowling outing. let me ask you point-blank, have you ever usedny of the campaign funds you have raise and you have raised million, have you ever used any of your campaign funds -- >> no. >> for personal use? >> no. >> no for rent? >> no. the rents they're talki about is thisownhouse that is our ofce. we've -- you know, we housed the staffers who a from down state and out-of-state. >>eren't you living in that townhouse, chstine? >> no, i was using th th -- here's where the scommunication comes in. because my home was vandalized and eggs thrown at my house, i pay the campaign i paid the campaign money to use the townhouse asy legal residency. not the campaign pays me. so they're takin it totally out of context, sething innocent, they're trying to twist as negave in order to further this slander rouse attack. >> and you mentioned christine murray. i will intrupt you here becausi want to get to this other stement made, in fairness t you, 2008, b he was yo campaign finance rector, as you know, david kegan. he told the "new york tes" in september -let me get this out, that he quote was consistently trying to hol you back fro spending and you were quote fancially completely irresponsible. this seems toe -- you kn, hi statement -- an the cizens for responsibility and etcs in washington, sms to be the sourcef all of this. what's your response tothat? >> right. well, again, he was not a finance director, he was a volunteer who organized fund-raiser at his home. gave so many peoe on the team the ceps that we had to let himgo. by lateaugust, he wasot invited to any more campaign events and it was an ongoing ise in 2008. again, kristen mary, we fired her, fired from the delare gop. we ted to give her achance. she was fir after a week and a half for incompetence. >> you're saying this is really disgruntled employees and politically motivated. let me ask you this. >> let me finish on this. since then -since then, many people involved with the 2008 campaign, including real campgn manager, john mosley, have stepped up to the plate and say, look i was involved much longerhan dave kegan, much longer than krien mary and saw them for what they were. we had numerous people who stepped up and said lookt this for at it is, people involve in 20. these are disgruntled ployees. look at the source, check out their credibility. kristen mary is sayin she saw something. the c.r.e.w. complaint says in 2009, i wasmisusingfunds. sheorked for us for a week and a halfn 2008. again, what, she saw it through her crystal ball. >> let me interrupto ask you this question because i tnk you want to answer it. you go beyond saying this is just aut disgruntled employees, you actually go on to say -- your campaign has said you have been warned of a plan to quote crush me with investigations, lawsuits and false accusations, so that my political reputation would become so tic that no one would ever get behind me. christine o'donnl, who is behind this plan, this conspiracyo get you? >> well, you know, i wouldt say the word "conspiracy," look at what's happening. exactly what w were tipped off is coming into play, false accusations. you don't -- >> who do you thi is orchestrating this if inact there is a plan, ristine? >> look at t people behind it. we have the delawaregop, because we upset the tablish. candidate. we bea mike castle very sndly because weurned the political process back over to the people. sloan used to work for biden. this is part of the political apparatus who wants to make sur that this anti-eablishment movement is stopped in its trks, trying to discredit me. that robo call you quote was paid for b the delaware gop. the delaware g also launched an investigation arm in arm with the c.r.e.w. compint. thiss about establishment versus the new grassros movement rising up to put the syst on notice and to say, hey, career politician, citizen politicians are fighting back. that's something that challenges politics as you'usual and holdi the system accountable. they d't want that to happen. >>e have to leave it there. christine o'donnell, thanks so much for joining us this morning. >> tha you, ann, thank yo we will go to natalie morales at the newsdesk. >> good morning lester a ann and everyone. two people hav died after a gas explosion leveled a furniture ore outside detrt, michigan. some 300 residents evacuated the and right here, the sun's coming up. we've got a mostly cloudy day that's on ta for us and not quites nice as itas yesterday through the ar. we've got 30 degrees currently. 25 in silver spring, maryland. 23 in oxon hill a tysons orner you're at 30degrees. your high temperature, 44 degrees. clou skies. he sunshine will return tomorrow, and so wll temperaturesn the 50s, somhing we haven't seen in a while. 56 saturday. that's your latest weather. ann. thanks. coming up a disturbing story. admitted serial killer calls hielf the crossw cannibal caught in the act on camera. we'll have more, but first thi is "today" on nbc. just ahead on "today," why some critics say the nfl let brett farve of easy after investigating his alleged sexting scandal. plus things you will be paying more for in 2011. anic ba. in a business like our personal conneions are so important. use our american express open gold card to further those connections. last yeawe took dozens of trips using memberip rewards points to meet with the farmers that grow our sweet potatoes anmerchants that sell our product. we've gone from being in 5 stos to 7,500. booming is using points to make nnections that grow your business. won't. ♪ [ female anuncer ] clear some snow. ♪ or spread a little warmth. maxwell house ves you a rich full flavored cup of coffee soou can be good to the last dro good morning. it is 7:26 on this thursday, december 30. i'm aarongilchrist. in the "news 4 today," worker was killed and another injured aft they were hit and dragged by an suv at the car wsh last night. police say they're not sure if the person driving the suv will face charges. > local designers died from strangution and drowning. her boyfriend is currently being charged with murder and stranlation. she was from west virginia and recentl started her own swimsu line. av stating out below freezing with some clouds. we're going t see me clouds today. the high, 44 degrees. temperatures sunday as rain comes in saturday and heads out earlyunday. let's get a look at traffi jerry. >> veronica,or the most part, very qut. there had been word of a truck accident northbound up near route 80. 95nd 395 wide open two and across the 14th street bridge. no issues. kind of a nice star to this morning. >> that's it for this half 7:30 on this thursday morning, december 30th, 2010. the quiet befe the storm so to speak in "w york times" square where they magically made all the snow disappear because tomorrow night it will be packed with neay a milon reveler to watch the ball drop and calendar flipp to 2011. we have our own revellers. we'll head outside. inde studio 1a. i'm lester and with ann. you have any plans? >>i'm entertaining people. we will basically be cooking and havi japanese food because i'm half japanese and that's what yodo. you need rice. >> that's entertning. >> how about yo >> quiet, quiet, in bed by 10:00. loser! >> no. you've been working hard. >> i was hopinto get an invitation f japanese foodut it didn't materialize. i made you feel bad, dn't i? >> you did. it's in the mail, lester. > in 20, one thing you can count on paying more for, candy to cars to sports, travel, w will tell you more about the 10 items that will cost you mor in the new year. >> that's not such great news. also speaking in 2011, what will be big wn it comes to your big screennd wardrobe and gadgets d gizmo, and what's hot in the next 12 months. >> we want to begin with serious news, chilling images of a serial killer committing o of hi shoing crim. martin is in london with the latest. go morning. >> good morning. a psycholog graduate, phd student in criminology and call himself in court, the crossbow cannibal. he has pled guilty tohree murders whin a year. this is the face of a seria kier, with his weapon of choice, a powerful crossb, right after a murder, taunting the tv camera. this is his voice, taunting an ex-girlfriend. heaid he beat her, broke her nose, cut h with a piece o glass. >> i'm not going to go away, so i guess you'd better. [ laughter ] >>eporter: the cctv camer showed him lvingis room seconds afr killing his third viim. shot her in theead with an row. in britain, ty call him the cannibal killer. he claimed he a parts of his victims, police found 81 pieces of one victim in this rir. >> why did you feel the nee to kill her? >> i don't ow. i don't kn. i don'know. >> steven griff fis, 31 years old said he killed three sex workers and called his bathroom "the slaughter hoe." after he was sentenced to life imprince many, the court summed up britains horror. >> cannot begin to say what causedne individual to take three lives in such a brutal and sensess way. >> reporter: it turned out police watched him for two years, after a brush with the law, he told a probation officer he h a fascination with mat murdernd couldn't do anything becaushe hadn't committed a crimalthough they confiscated a crossbow with him. they caught him in the street before an attack and this video of him dragging the last victim in this room and ts final image, the killer, after he killed. griffis has now gone on a hunger strike, refusing all food and drink. it isn't clear today what shape he is in. by chrisas day it was reported he lost 40 pounds and wasn a we state. >>martin flcher, thank you. nbc analyst, clint van zan is a former fbi profiler. thanks for bei with us. >> hi. another tough story. >> this is distuing on so many levels, i think of jeffrey dahmer, thi of serial murders and nnibalism. whateads someone to take that nexttep beyondust killing? >> we have seen serial killers, that could be one in every state in america and see them across rope and asia and oth places. it's this next step you talk about, this cannibism, many timethis desire to possess. for some individuals, there's no greater way to possess tn to consume your victim and in this ca, she becomes part of you. >> it's hard t get in the mind of these sort of individuals. here, we see him coming down the hall. knows e camera is up, shows the crossbow, tilts back his can ofsprite, knows 's being recorded. what's that about? >> there'shis very defia attitude. showing s crossbow, this i his weapon. in his mind, he may see himself as a hunter. in this 1980s, a m in alaska would kidnap victims, alleged prostitutes and fly the out to the wilderness in alaska and give them a head starand hunt them wn. in this se, his hting zone is his apartment? >> wn arrested, he say i'm here, i'm osamain laden. is that his way of sayg look how big i am? >> i think so. we can interpreter that a numbe of ways. we all know osama i the most negatively revered and tries to put himself on thatame level. we see a lot of serial killers want to surpass ted bundy and want to see their names in ts terrly negative record book. >> he's talke about three killings but says he's kille loads others and going to be in jail the rest o his life. why isn't he sharing that information? >> thiss a guy who tried to commit suicide three or four times since he's been arrested. we knowrimes like this, murder, xual assault, power, dominance, trying to control another person that's manipulative behavior. is allows him to continue to manipulate society even though we have him locked up, he's going nowhere the rest of his life, he can still manipulate authorities, just like ted buy, who kept taunting authorities, if you don't carry t the death pelty, i can te you about some other victims. i think this guy is doing the sa thing, still tauntingnd tryingo remain in control. >> clint van ndt, thanks for comi on. appreciate it. >> you, too, happy new ar. >> a check from los angeles wit al. >> today's wther brought to you by robitussin, pure robitussin relief in every bottle. good morning, everybody. as we go up to the pacific > in our neck of the woods we have a partly cloudy sky it will be turning mostly cloudy. 21 degrees over in mclane in sterling, quantico at 24 degrees and la plata at22. we expect to see a high temperature day of 44 degrees, but getting into the 50s tomorrow. sunshinwill return, and expect so rain coming our way late aturday and moving out early sunday. > don't forget, you can check your weather any timef the day or not at weather channel on weather.m. and out here, we're getting ady for the coverage of the tournament of roses parade, saturday at 9:00 a.m. on the nbc station, the 122nd tournament of roses parade. back to you. >> thanks. like mother or daughter, why yo mom's health, good or bad, could get passed on to you and what you can do about it. consumer warnis of 10 items that can get more expensivafter this. 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'm aaron gilchris in the "news 4 today" police are looking for a drer who hit a woman in arlington and ten took off. it happened shortly before midnight. the victim is expected to be okay. the investigators have not released aehicle description yet. a bus bur into flame this morning in montgomery county right at the rockville pike. the scene is w clear but the water used to fit the flames made the intersecti pretty icy. salt trucks were called in to dealith that. we'll take a outside we've got some ouds. partly cloudy skies and there'll be more clouds moving in. we're starting out in the mid-20s. 30 deges right insidehe belay. 25 in leondtown, 26 in frederisburg, maryland. your high today,44 degrees with clouds throughout much of the y. it's not until this evening late, thate clear out. the high tomorrow, 54. jerry? >> veronica, n a bad morning. ong 395 in both directions moving along nicely between the capital beltway an the 14th stre bridge. boat directions headed toward the woodrow wilson bridge. travel lanes are open. all inall, we're looking pretty good, aaron. thanks, jerry. tune in tomorrow morning. for all the day's new weather, 8:00ow on a thursday morning deceer 30th, 2010. where was this weather few days ago? not too cold. we're told the sun is comin out here in downtown, mid-town nhattan. that put a big smile on all the faces you're seeing at rockefelle plaza. the crowd is growing in size with the cing of the new year and wming of the temperates. >> you hear it? >> ian't even hear you, for goodness sake i'm ann, with leather holt. coming up, we' turning from 2010 to 2011, with a look ahead. >> we' going to try and get a ue what will be hot in the new year, in terms of enteainment, in terms of fashion and other things. we'll try to get ahead of the curve. >> and ahead of the guy who's yelling out here. everybody'yelling now. we will be taking a look at the mother-daughter bondnd specifically, the bond when it comes to your health. a lot of peopleho have moms and gotten illnesses wry will i get the same thing? we will bealking to dr. nan snyderman, what you need to know about your mom's history. >> and will i work for you or against you? >> and coming up, a check of the top stories from natalie mors less. >> good mornin from east towest, the wther is wreakin havoc, mix of sw and rainnd high winds is making for difficult conditions. heavy snow and icy roads mad for tough travel in spokane, washington where it dropped 7 inches of snow and snow and ice shut roads in arizona and more than 10,000 homes andusinesses in lakeahoe are without power. meanwhile, outrage is growing in new yk inter-new york mayor michael bomberg failed to make good on clearin the streets by this moing and say he apologized sayg it did not do as good a job as it should have. at sugarloa they were unable to re-align a lift cable knocked out of place justefore it derailed, sending five chairs and people in them tumbling 30 et below. state investigators say high winds contributed to the accident but unclear what initially pushed the cable out of plac a new report finds the number of civilian deaths in iraq declined three stating years and down 15% and dropped by half in the first month after the u.s.eclared the official end of combat in august. th 15% drop is a much smaller decline than previous years. intelligce officials say they haveoiled an iinent terror attack with the arrest of five men wednesday in denmark andsweden. they were planning to shoot as many as people as possible of the newspaper tha accomplished the cartoon of mohammed in 2005 and sparked ouage in the muslim world. > the valuation of embassy personnel from the ivory coast is possible if vlence continues. more than 15,000 people have fled since thelection one month ago in which the incumbent lost and refus to give up power. the u.s. and others are calling for him to step wn. swimsuit designer, sylvia cachay was strangled and drowned. she was fnd in a bathtub earlier this month. her boyfrien has been charged in her muer. the belgio casino will no nger offer chips aft a major hights this month. the suspect not caught made up with $1.5 million in chips. anyone holding the $25,000 chips has til april to redeem them. time to cash in. now, 8:04 and let's go back outside. >> with that plast thing in my pock. >> don't you wish? > we want to head to los angeles where al is standingy for the bigelebrations out there in sadena. hey, al. >> hi. how you doing? hope everybody is doing well in new york. thank you, folks. as we checkut what's going on today around the country. our pick city h to be los angeles, beautiful l.a., nbc4, wind advisories until noon pacic time. 55. it is right here we ha sun and clouds throughout the area. temperatures still below freezig. so many neighborhoods including rightnside of the beltway where right now spots like cleveland park are at 0 degrees. greenville, you' at 23. alsot 23 degrees, mclean and vienna and26 in quantico and southwt virginia. 44 degrees you high temperature for today. i think it will stay mostly cloudy today but sunshine is back tomorrow with a high of 54 degrees. 56 on saturday. >> that's your latest weather. ann. >> take a look around iell you that cing up in today, what will b big in 20 in the world of entertainment, fashion and beyond, after this. so i went back tmy doctor again. we chose mbicort to help control my asthma symptoms all day and night. 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[ me announcer ] new maxwell hoe international cappuccinos. ♪ ♪ mwell house international. stop your world. ♪ "today's" whip is brought toou by mcdonald's, i'm lovin' it. >> what will beot for 2011? what can we look forward to when it com to fashion, beauty, entertainment and tech? >> and how t look fashion forward in 2011? we have constance white, a stylist. >> good mornin ann. >> here's the good news. 2011 is bnging up a comfy look, whatou call the pajama style. >>pajama party is here f 2011. if it's comfy and chic, it goe to the top o my list. this is something like you dad used to wear, grayflannel. >> play plaid is big? >> plaid is big. is is what perhaps your guy would wear. comfytee. >> like it. >> color is really big. >> bold color. yo could pop any outt with this in a handbag accessories, right? if you c't wear the color on your body, use it on accessories. what is the biggest color? >>ed and orange are huge. >> white? >> these looks sho white a big trend in the '70s, another huge trend, this halston dress jersey. you rember that? >> ido. i think weore them a little longer, though, then. these are a little short. you canaise them up if you still have one. >> or wear iat the top. >> jeans are no longer as inny, more flared at the boom. >> like the '70s. >> i'm so glad i saved mine. here's lester. >> thanks. now in the world of entertaient, jeff kagel the managing editor. good moing. what are the movies we will be talking about in 2011? >> one thing you will notice is every single movie has a number in the title. one sequel after another. "scream 4," "hangover 2," "mission impossible 4," "sherlockolmes 2," the tip of the iceberg but two gigantic sequels is "pirates of the c caribbean," johnny depp coming back as capta jack sparrow. penelope cruz will be in this movie. 3d. an enormous blockbuster. >> whos the star thatill be taed about? >> natalie portman will be everywhere. she will be having a baby, gettg married. she just announced that. she'll have an oscar nomination for "black swan," i theaters now. she has three more movies coming out between now and may. >> i understan this may be mel gibson's comeback or a start? >> i don't know if it will be a comeback, doing a moviealled "the beaver" directed by jie foster. he plays a mentally dturbed guy o has a beaver hand ppet he talks to. i don't thk it was designed to be a big movie but interesting to see how critics and audiences respond. >> big books? >> "girl with the dragon tattoo." englis swedish versions a great if you haven't seen thos and the kathryn stockn novel abt the south and women rights era and sizcy spacek and an amazing cast. >> here's natalie. >>thank you. cong up ne, beauty in 2011, wt breakthroughs can you pect in skin care and hair and makeup. host of beauty. >> beauty companies are now bottling dna, is that right? >> it's rlly crazy. it's at the drugstore, i love. loreal paris has this that stimulates dna, $25 a product. >>ow, we need to stimula our dna. next, we have hair care. in 2011,e're seeing treatment that banish splitends. >> you don't he to cut your hair anyre for split ends. polyme bind around theamaged hair and you don't see it a you don't have to cut your hair as much. >>ry shampoo at an affordable pre. >> dry shampoo usedo be baby p powder. mineral clay and oil in there and smells great, great pce point. >> and the lash enhancers were in 2010. that's continuing but to a next level. they're making it's easier to enhance lashes. weave a new line called line and grow. these are tinted eyeliners. yowill put it at the base of your lh anyway, it will make yourashes grow, not an ext step i think is great. >> it has the se technology that will me your lhes grow these aren't prescription b have t same ingredients, ae extract, rosemary, great natural ingredients. >> and natur companies are going mor natural wit big lines like cover gl intrucing a natural line. >> i think it' so great all these mass market beauty lines are introducing better ingredies, instead of harsh ingredients, cucber water and good for you ingredients and still getting t yoff, which is color depositing and you get lip gloss, great color. >> beautiful color. >> nice,natural. >> not organics, but just better for you. >> just better. we take what we can ge >> as always, great job. congratulaons on the upcoming baby. >> once agai here's lest. >> thanks, next but not let, upcoming technology natalie, senior edito of cnet is he with new is . two years ag nbooks were the big thing, now, srt books. >> these are the next iteration of netbks, this is the google chrome notebk running google's chrome operating system. all it ds is get onli. doest have an operating system with windows -- >> just get online. if there are games you want to play online. yes. prettyuch everything in the browser, open it up. you have browser. >> simple b it will be hot. >> next, we have a way to watch our consumption of por. >> yes. these aremart power meters. they talk to your home power meter. send informaon over wifi to the internet, and you log in and can see how much power youe usg, which appliances are using theost power. then you can make chaes i your habits. with power consumption, the mor you know, t more likely you will conserve. with these, you can turn off the power. if you lea your house and thk, i left the coffee on, log in and turn it off. >> use your srt book to turn it off. exactly. >> we're in a world where there are cameras everywhere. cameras in the home. >> these are it meras, easy to use, but fficult. kind of like a baby monitor, you can see parts of yourhouse. these,ou logon with an app. >>his is your home? >> my husba in his jammys. >> i'm surehe's thrilled about that. >> yes. walking around with the baby toys. yo can logn with an appnd see what's going onn realtime in your house. >> ipad was a big thing in 2010. what's the fute of this technology? >> appl sold 7.5 million of ese ipads this yea and proves there is a market for tablets. this is the samsung galaxy tab and then we will see the palm tab an we will see the running eitherhe googleperating syst or ipad. >> wish i had broughtome of these up before christmas, might have been in my stocking. like mother,ike daughter, at women can lea about their own health from their moms. but that's not the only ory. it's got turn-by-turn navigation, onstar, an available six-speed tomatic transmission, remote keyless entry, and 10 air bags. it's a big story for a compact ca the all-new chevrolet cruze. get used to more. very well-qualified lesses can get a low-mileage lease on a 20 chevrolet cruze ls for around $159 a month. call for details. to bring you a low-price edicare prescription drug plan that has the lowest national premium in the country of only $14.80 per month. so you can focus on the things that really matter. go to walmart.com for details. with tomatoes and jalapenos -- i didn'finish ordering. oh.eah, ya did. no. no, i didn't. oh. yeah, ya did. no, i didn't. ya did. i did not! yes, ya did! i didn't. ya did. i didn't. yes, ya did. 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for some, that may be a good thing, f others, maybeot so much >> health-wise, my mothe is currentlyealing with anxiety attacks and high blood pressure. it w extremely frightening. my mother has just been so strong all these years. >> i'm on sick leave. i am tling her, i don't want you to go through what i am going through. >> want to follow my mom when i get older and be a strong leader and have a strong mentality. i'm looking forward t exercising and doing what can so i won't haveo deal with these same health issues. >> think i feel like i did in my 30s and 40s. i think, for me, it's having an active life. i have aery active life, wonderful friends, wonderful family, and i'm busy. >> i wld hope to look like my mom when i'm h age. i would also hope to look like my grandmother when i reach her age. it's unbelievable she's my grandmother. we hav gone out and people thght she was my moer. >> i do watch wt i eat. ionsecrate on sads and vegetables. iry to drink water, which is something i wish my daughter would start doing, because have been drinking water -- >> i drink water. >> you need to drink a little more water, let's be nest. >> i do want to exercise more. i have been lucky with the genes i have and have to hold on to it as long as i can but luck will only take me s far. i realize this. >> at t age of 19 i was diagnosed with sysmic lupis and at 27, diaosed with a level 2 melanoma. >> i worry about her quite a bit, what the future holds and what could possibly become with the issue she has now. >> lupus ds affect women more an men during their chi bearing years. as my dauters mature into that phase of their life, it's something to watch. as much as i le my mom, i would not want to be inll those different doctors' offices beg treated for all h different symptoms. >> i tried to teach the girls t be proactive in their own health, very much watching their sun exposure >> she keeps a very happy attitu. it really does rub off on us kids, that wean be happy a having positive attitude is really best for your health. >> how does your mother's medical history affect your ovall health? dr. nancy snyderman, hap new year. >> happy almost new year! it is important and we see this in this tape for mothers and daughters to have a coersation. >> that is the underscored theme. they arealking and moms are sharing where i am, whe i dot want you to be, what i want you to be, that ongoing conversation is really important. >> there areome illnesses that really are inherited. share those. >> some are heart disease, almost a 50-50 balance. if your mother had heart disease early in life your father before the age of 50, youight be prone to heartdisease, which triggers all thenvironmental thin you should watch out for, like obesity and not smoking. we tend to think of things like breath cancer are inherited, where breast cancer, only about 8 to 9% ofases are inherited, most just happen. even things like menl illness ca be inheted. to sit down andlmost started with your mom a maybe even her parents and beyond and start to look to see are there any common denominators in the family tree and then say to your doctor, there ar things maybe i can't control for and things i can control fornd there are some things i can downright avoid. >> evenor example, you mentioned mtal illness,or mental illness, you can contro-- >> if your mom has depression, you have a higher chance of gettg depreson. you can earlyn learn coping skills, medications and triggers are there, things like migraine headaches, menstrual period,ed wine, chocolate,triggers. talk to your mher about the issues that are affecting her. osteoporosis is a classic. if your mother has osteoporosis, you're more likely to get osteoporosis, which should make a woman in her teenage years start think, okay, i will take calciumalcium, vitamin d, exercising, not smoking. those are things you can do to tweak your genes. we get half our genes from our mom and half from our dad. whether or not those genes get expressed, the -off switch, those are things we sometes have controlover. that laundry list on the air is the boring stuff we think, yeah, please. but that is the core of how you can override your genepool. >> i think a lot of people will be comforted t know most cancers are not inherited. many of us have lost family members to canc. >> and some are baduck and so are familiarial, pop up in little places, prostate cancer, breast cancer, but not a pattern. other cases, like my family, colon cancer is generation after generation after generation, so you can plan for it. thosare the things to think about. >> doctor 8:26 is your time now. 37 degrees. cloudy skies. not as nice as yesterd. ronica will have your forecast right after the news. good morning. i'm eunyang. it is thursday, december 30, 2010. police say an inmate inside a michigan jail tried to poison someone. anoer inmetried to put oven cleaner in his food. he is suspected in 20 stabbings including some in leesburg, irginia. and police are lking for a driver who hit a woman in arlington and then took off. the victims expected to survive. investigators have n released a vehicle description. we'll tke a break now. your weather and trafficre up next. in the jaguar platinum celebration ! me celebrate exciting cars that are stunning to look , exhilarating to drive and worry ee to own. celebrate is holiday season with the gift of platinum. jaguar platinum coverage: five years or 50,000 miles of complimentary scheduled maintence, and no cost replacemen of wear and tear items. visit your dc area jaguar dealer during the platinum celebtion for a $599 lease offer on the 2011f. temperatures now, 23 degrees. morniside, 44. tomorrow, though, 54. rain not until late satday. shouldbe moving outate sunday. jerry? >> no major delays. between the beltway in fredericksburg zipping right alg as is the beltw in aryland. looking good inoth directions college park to silver spring. e? >> thank you. tune in tomorrow morni. get all your day's news, weather, and traffic. when we'll see youhen. take care. it is 8:30 now. we have a large energetic crowd hanging out in rockefeller plaza. we will give them a chance to wave and cheer to loved ones ba home and put up signs, send money or whatever you nt. a lot of peopl already want to get away. we're going to talk about the be hotels in the world and have a new lis out of the topics. >> a lotf people are coming up withew year's resolutio for 2011. a lot of people wl talk about losing weig. guess what? there are snacks we're told, from an exrt, you should have in your house, depending what kind of eater you are, that might help you get through and keep your resolution so you don't get the urge to go off the urge. and right here, clouds are on top of us. it's an overca morning, and it's going to be a mostly cloudy afternoon. temperatures starting atell below freezing at 25 degrees at falls church. arlington. 35 degrees. yo highs today, 44. clouds throughout th area. sunshine returns. 54 the high. 5on saturday. so we've got two verymild days coming to us. and falling temperatures sday when the rai moves out and the wind picks up. >> that's your latest weather. don't forget t go online at weatherchannel.com. let's get this yog man home and get tho airplanes ming again. thanks for being here. the airplane's los i our gain more in amoment. up next, six snack foods to help you ick with your new year's resolution to lose weight. first, this "today" on nbc. to you say that's outdated? it prevents late nht overeating, when we don really need allhose calories and get socked away. >> youet crazy when you c't get enough o something and when yo really blow it? >> that's true. >> you're talng about dierent kind of snackers and so love sweets and salty. let's takehem one byone. if you have a sweet tooth, what ki of snack do you recommen >> here, we havearamel flavored greek yogurt, mth fat, ten gms of protein in it that will make your blood sugar regulated and prent the return of yr hunger. >> is it tisfying? >> have you tasted it? >> it has aittle bit of organic sur in it, only about the equivalent of a teaspoon of sugar and some dairy products like yogurt may help you lose more belly fat while maintning musc. yodon't want toose at. i have a salt tooth and i lov this. >> what is this? >> these are salted nuts wh black pepper and onion and garlic flavor as well. >> that's what'malking out. >> it causes water retention and causes puffiness and bloatedness. salt is a light cting on the outside, not processed intohe snack, like a cracker. this is only 135 milligrams of dium per serving very low. >> they're nuts but high in fat, aren't they? >> good fat. only two grams of saturated fat and lots of heart healthy fat. >> i love that pepper and that istisfying. >> if u're a bulk snaer and a dangeus place to be. >> sometimes you need lume. this bag of popcorn accounts for whole-grain, only 1 in 20 get enough of,hey fight heart diseas and type 2 diabetes, you can put chipotle seasoning on there, but if you eat one flake at a time, a technical tm for a popped kernel, it will slow you do. this whole bag, only 120 calorie,0 grams of fibe >> if y eat them one at a me, you will get so frustrated, you're doneith snking. this is great if you say you're snacking and you're a mom and have a child to feed as well? is tharight? >> if you and your kids share snacks together, you can feel really good about feeding your kidsnd yourself. a banana, high is potasum and chocolate, he is inanity oxidant, good for you. this stick wor like a speed bump. you see that stick, you say, i'm there, unlike a pintf ice cream, has four serves but oftentimeses turns into one serving. >> it just looks so perfect as one rving. chocolate has pitives for it. i'm crazy f the chocolate. how do you stop yourself? >> thi is onl a 1 ounce bar. the trick is only b 1 ounce bars. this is research fm sweden heart attack svivors that ate chocolate twice aeek cut the risk from dying of hrtailure three fold cpared to people who didn't eat any chocolat >> three times a week, how big piece, >> 1unce. this is only 140 calories, if you stick to itnstead of larger bars -- >> this, you're saying three times a week and had a heart attack, you will be more likely -- >> you're more likely to survive er a two year period. what great for people who don't have heart disease, this contns mag peoples yum known to eliminate the symptoms of people with pms. >> i didn't expect a diet segment to tell me to eat chocolate. we're doing that right now. at about this ack? looksike a good rabbit snack? if you're going to the gym and want apre-woout, i love this granola bar with hone and nu and maple rup, cocoa in it and real nanas. that's it. the perfect combinati of slow burning carbohydrate and protein and healthy fat to keepour blood sugar regulated but not give you too many calories. >>ow often should we be snacking s we don't have the mind blowing urge to eat everything in the refrigerator. >> one of or t times a day to tide you over toour next meal. if it'sore than four to five hour to the next meal, that's the perfect time for a snack. >> thank you s much for the chocolate and all the good advice. an coming up, the best of the best whe it comes to hotels around the world. first, this i "today" on nbc. today's avel brought to you by expedia, today's travel tools all-in-one place. where you book matters, expedia. >> we're back at 8:43 this morning on "today' travel. the best hotels for 2011. "travel leisure" magazine is out wit its analyst of the world's top rand hotels. here wh some of the best of the best. associate editor, sara spaing nola. good morning to you. you guys cover the gamut. city, country,desert, beach. >> yes. every year, we askur readers to ratehe favorite hotels around the world and so excited to launch the january issue. 9th interestingly enough are in the u.s. and canada, which mes u.s. hotels are really stepping it up, offering value-adde amenities. >> too often those abroad would outrank the u.s. ones? >> yes. our readers a loving the domestic properties and 6200 on the list are affordable and will be talking about those today. >> we're talking about portland, oregon, i took vacation time this summ. great walking town. you like the nineshol. >> it overlooks the square and has a deparent store and erything is fashion oriented. theooms are done in tiffany blue, ralph puchi designed mannequins inhe lobb >> "new york times" descred it as achic haven? yes and also green, for a city that takes a lot o pride in their environment. >> let's go over to the boulders resort in scottsdale, arizona, if you like a picturesque environment, this is the place to . >> if you'reooking for a desert vironment, this is set in a 21 million old roc outcropping. 33,000 square ft spa which actually incdes a labyrinth, those lking to relax in a different sort of setting and walking around a maze, all sorts of extra services for your guests theyo guided nightly hikes to look up at the stars. >> the moonlit hike they do? >>exactly. you can see jupiter and venus in the y and do a desert photograph tour and wellness options ther it can't be beat for $199. >> and this all suite hotel. >> 3,066 rooms, ranked ashe number one hot in las vegas for the paage, $1, you stay in one of theiruites with the sunken living rooms, see it there, multiple tvs andhrow in breakfast for two and $30 insuite credit, so you can enj all sorts of amenities for significantly less. >> theyave a pool club, what is that >> the brand-new pool club, the thing inas vegas, relax b the pool and have champagne frozen angrapes and a barney's, and kenyan ranch spa, all sorts of options in las vegas. >> let' come east. the greenbrie hotel in white suur springs, virginia also made the list. a recently renoved property? >>yes. the interior was done by draper, and her protege, barney is behind the restaurant and casino complex that just opened and interestingly enough bunker built by the u.s. gernment built duringhe cold war. you can tour it. that's not it. other options. youan ice skate, play croquette, bowl, no matter what you' looking for, a great family choice. >> not just rooms, giant suites, almo homes? >> it's in whi sulfur spris, the allegheny mountains, $199 a night, a gre deal. >> to cancun, xico, popular deination. the marriottresort? >> 412 rooms right on the ribbean. they have a beautif outdoor pool, peect place to bring the family. nine restaurants inclung a thai restaurant you can have a mango moji and thai lobster dumplingsnd a japanese chef to cook in front ofyou, great ple for the kids, $179. >> to hotel in ita dates back to 1899. where is it? >> just north of veni. you can seet there. a 31 room estate originally owned by the englishoet robert browni who gave it to a family whourned it or again to chipriani in venice, italy, 31 rooms, exposed bahamaeams, i tt bathrooms, $241 a night. >> wow. the airports are open right? up next, weeet a woman who is happy to be working at the age of 101. first, this is "today" on nb kr >>in theseough economic times, more americans are are considering tirement, but would you be willing to wk until 101. amy met a woman whose resume spans 81 years. >> good morning. sally gordon has bee a court reporter, worked i retail and adverting. at 56, she even became a pressional model and prides herself oner work ethic when most people h age are thankful to be alive. >> rorter: it was 1909, lliam taft sworn ins president, constction on the titanic began and construction on the first model car, ford model had been in the market every ar. >> i used to be a model. w more like a modelt. >> reporter: it was also the year sally gordon was born. 100 years late she still walks to work everyday the nebraska state senate is in seion. >> the walks to work. she will walk to wor when it's nice, when it's notnice, when it's horrible. >> rorter: it's a job she's been walking to for 26 years where she became the state's first female isn't sergeant-at-arms. she worked for three gernors inuding the current one, governor david hein na n. >> she's here, always doing her job and always on time. to think, given how old she is, she has more energy than most of e people in this builng. that's prey special. >> reporter: she's just been recogned by the group, experience works as two of the mo outstanding oldes workers in america and in honor of her current boss former senator ben nelson says this is well-deserved. >> she doesn't thinkhis is a g thing being 10 1/2. she doesn't think it's b at al she doesn't think it was big to ke over the sergeant-at-as at 80. >> reporter: sally's been takg in a paycheck since t 1920s. >> my first job, i used to write 150 letters a day. they didn't have computers then. i'm still a dinosaur, don't have a computer, cell phone, microwave. i live at my own pace. >> your own ce, you're 101, you still have a job. ha you ever not had a job? >> no. ve always worked. >> reporter: eve when she's not at work, sally is always busy. she plays the violin. knits for charitynd writes down some of her many wise sayings. >> god did notive us rewind, only pausend fast forward. >> reporr: they have learned something from her? >> love whatenator nelson said,e could all use a lesson from sally. >> thank you. >> reporter: she even remembe watchinghe construction of this capitol building in the late teens and dcing with her late husband in these very halls. >> he was a marvelous dancer. every time i go by there, i thk about it. >> reporter: one thing she doesn't think about i rerement. >> how long do you thi you will work? >> as long as i can do my b. when i get to theoint i'm not able to keep up, i'll quit, because don't want to be a failure. >> you're 101. so when do you think that might be? >> what's the temperature? i dot know, honey. myrystal ball is a little foggy. >> reporter: i know. isn't she eat? we were told, you think she dressed up for you, with the hat? no. she drees lik that everyd, full keup, cares about what e looks like and how she feels and h this real zest for life we can all use a little bit of. >> we all want to grow up and be like her. speaking of growing up, think ma is starting to grow up. birthdays today. happy birthday matt and meredith. even though you're not here, we can still party. we're going to have it. >> we know you would want that. >> we will have a cake. >> hpy birthday, matt and meredith. >> come on! >> they're 47 combined. >> much more aft your local news. 8:55 is your time now. it's 36 degrees now. it's cloudy outthere. may get a few drops of rain. veroca will have your full forecastfter the news. in the "news 4 today," a bus bust into flameshis morning in montgomery county right a the rockville pike area. e scene is now clar, but ater used to fight the flames made the intersection icy. salt trucks were called in to help. and police are looki for the river who hit a woman in arlingto and then took off. it happened shortly after midnight at the metro station. the victim is expected to survive. the investigator have not released a vehicle description. we'll take a break now and have ur weather and traffic when we some cloud thismorning. so far wedon't have any rain, but we could have an isoled shower comi through. from 32 to 44. io the mid-50s with rain late saturday. jerr >> 39 landmark, shirlington, downtowneven the gw parky looks good. one more stop alo the i-95 corridor movg well. eun? >> thank you, rry. tune in tomorro morning. we get started bright andarly at 4:30. get all your day's news, back now with more "today" on this thursd, december 30th, 2010. people gear up for the bal to come dn in time square. a big bigight here in new york city coming up. >> there's the scene. look at all the snow -- i say look at all the ow, look at the lack of snow. they literally carted it all away for all those people. it may be warmer. >> that's right. that may be a reason there's a big cwd out there. grees. >> a lot better than past year >> a lot of weather on both coasts. is on the west coast, giving his forecast in a few minutes. g big snow out there. >>and the hillsides already soggy from a week ago and worried about more mud slides there. no one has gotten a break. we had blizrds, florida the freezing. >> a in the new year, we're talking about a lot of thin. before we get t that. let's talk about this year, fro sandra bullock to a supmodel call to making breast-feeding ndatory and so man parents fed upith parenting and topics that had lot of women talking in 2010 online. an breaking costlhabits that coulde a real drain on yo bank account. and a check of the top stories with natalie morales. >> good morning ann and lester and good morning to you on the west cst once again cleaning up after another deadly storm. kristenelker joins us from lake tahoe. good morning. >> good rning, natalie. asarts of the midwest continue to getummeled by the storm system, there is a desperate search in the lake tahoe aa for a 25-year-old snowboarder who hasn't beeneen since tuesday. winter weath wreaking havoc throughout the west delivered another blow weesday. snow and wind in the sierra nevadas has left more than 10,000 homes and busesses without power around lake tahoe. the storm hampering the search for a missing snowboarder. >> it's been very diffict. the blizzard conditions, heavy snow and winds. there are no tracks we can find. >> reporter: heavy snownd icy roads made tvel tough in spokane, washingt, as the orm dropped 7 inches of snow. blizzard conditions blew throu this region. in santa rosa, calirnia, a andmother was killed as a tree fell on her while h granddaughter played feet away. heavy california's pelted already saturated strts and she's woredhis could cause e house to llapse. >> i'm afraid. eryone is keeping their fingers crossed and their toes, hoping we won't get too much more rain. >> reporr: a rocksli rattled nerves an closed part of highway 99 in oregon city. communities toughout the west dealg with a wintry punch heading into the new year. this storm now heads tohe east. searchers will contie to look for that missing snowboarder as soon as t sun comes up. natalie. >> kristen welker, thanks so much, kristen. growing criticism in new york, four days after the blizzard where may michael bloomberg failed t make good on his pledge to clear all the roads city-wide by thisorning and meanwhile, four deaths have been repoed. a deadly gas explosi leveled a fniture store in michigan and the massive blast could be felt several miles from the store. >>you're about to know a lot more about yourmeat. the usda is releasi new rules that would make nutrition labels mandatory oneat sold in grocery stores by 12. health experts say consumers will be shocked how much fat i in certain cuts. not sure weant to knowll that information. the number of people applying for unemployment benefits last week dropped to its lowest poi in 2 1/2 years, the shar decline is a positive sign for the sluggish job market. the sound of music got a little quieter as the real life member of the v trapp family died. she was 16 in the class call "sound of sic." e was 97 years old. faith healers beginning their ceremonial blessings for the new year for president obama who theyelieve will run into trouble in july and oddly enough a spiritual punishmen for wileaks founder, julian assange. peter phillips and his wife, autumn,nnounced the birth of their daughr wednesday. this is the first great-grandchildor the queen. right now, she is 12th i the line for the throne. two cheat tetah cubs born t different femalesre being raisedy one mother. only a handful have cross raised cheetah cubs. looks like it's hopefully going ll so far. let's go back to ann and lester. >> they're about the size of a stick of butter whenhey're born? >> i thinkandas are. maybe a little bigger tha > right here it's an evrcast day for us. we've got temperatues that are stillbelow freezing. most neighborhoods will hit a high of 44 degrees. expect sunshin to return. tomorrow, the high, 54 degrs. and then 56 on saturday. ur midnight temperature for celebrions tomorrow,36 to 38 degrees. it will be dry. rain will move in late saturday and should be moving out of here, i think,unday before noontime, so the teeratures will be falling from the 40s to the 30s. >>that's your latest weather. >> thank you, al. > this morning on "today's" money, financial habits to brake in 2011. time to break your new year's resolutions. if saving money i on your list we he exper help, financial expert and author of "the rea cost of living." good morning. >> good morning. a lot of us set resolutions and a big one is saving money. here's the combination. you say, you can save a lot of money and there's a financial opportity to kick bad habits, right? >>absolutely. there's a lot o decisions we make in life goi to college, graduate school, staying ho, take care ofids that have a cost associated wh it. we wantore rewards. that goes to habits that we have costs us a lot of money. not only do we feel it physicallyn terms of hlth bit impacts our wallet a lot. >> spking of the few pound you want to drop, you makehat resolution you will do every ye, there are costs associated with bng overweight. what are they? >> absolutely. we're talking technically overight, body mass index of 25 and obesy, above 30. two types of costs. direct costs, health care costs and complications of things such as strokes a hypertension, high blood pressure, colon cancer, diabetes incredibly expensive, speing over $1400 in direct health care cts being obese or overweight. inerms of indirect costs, wage discrimination, something fks don't come out and talk about. bud s buttudies show if you have two job applicants, they take the e not overweight than one who is. in general, you lose $1.25 an hour in pay if you are obese or overweight and hasn impact on your wallet. clothing, you can't find your size. that's discrimination and travel costs. researcherhave found we spend er 300 million more gallons of gas in tms of transport. airlines too, pay more of premium for airline tickets. you add up the direct and indire cos average in one year, u're talking $6,000 it's costing you to be overweight or obe. >> not to mention thempact on your health. the sam thing cane said for smoking aswell. a pack of cigarettes, i don't know what they are because i never smoked. >> boy, have times changed. looking at new york city prices with a lotf added taxes, we know smoking is a huge killer, we know that. if that can't keep you from stop smoking,ook how much money you're wasting. if you go a pack a day, works over $3600 a year, a ton of money. life insance emiums. what iurers know you have twice thehance of dng young, you lose 11 minutes of life for ery cigarette you smoke. you will pay twice as muchn life insurance premium. lifestyle sts. my husband and i bought o current home from a smoker. we pai 10% less on the value of the home because it didn'thow well, covered with tarnd nicotine. >> couldn't get rid of the smell. >> yr car and the dentist. add those up, over $6,000 a year. >> that is mon you could b investing. >> exactl >> carrying credit card debt, andt's enough. >> all the costs, you need to look at it. let's say you carry the average credit card balance $3700 per person, u pay the minimum, almost $800 a year i interest you're paying. now, fees, in general, fees are through the stratosphere, annual fees, underbalance fees, low balance fees, monthly fees add up to $3700 a year. if you hand paid it at all, invested it ove 27 years,ou would have quadrupled your money and earned three times as much ininterest. the real totalost of that credit card debt is trendous, over $10,000. >> absolutely. what's staggering, w consider employers ma penalize you for being overweight, sking and rrying debt. itounds like this is illegal practices. >> in half of the states, it's illegal to discriminate in terms of psonal choes like smoking or beingoverweight and in some places it is not. some companies wl not up front hire you if you are a smoker or are overweight bause it adds costs to them. yohave to realize h you're being affected b your habitsn terms how you make your money andour credit card still affects whether you can be employed. >> great information as always. congrats on the new book. all right. coming up next, real estate reality check, what$500,000 will bayou these duy you these nfl wraps up the sexting scand and the attorney for the woman is not hpy with the results. fit, these messages. delicious news f dessert lovers. ofte the best part of a meal is the desser but sometimes after a busyay and a big dinner... my syste needs some tlc. now there's something that's just right. activia dessert. rich, silky, smooth yogur with desserty flavors like sawberry cheesecake, blberry cheesecake, and peach cobbler. and because it's activia, it helps regulate my digesti system. mmm. works for me. ♪ activ activia dessert. what i did before gps. >>ps: turn left ahead. >>oman: actually, i got lost a lot now i just follow the step and i can get anywhere i want to go. turbotax lets me do taxes the same way. s unique gps feature guides me step-by-step. searching er 350 deductions. so i get everying i deserve whh helps me know it's done right. and gets me right to mmaximum refund, guaranteed. >> man: trturbotax online now. you don't pay unless you're satisfied with the results. he recommendeditracal. it's different -- it's calcium citrate so it can be absorbed withr without food. so available in small, easy-to-swallow petites. tracal. the moisturizer in other body washes siton top of skin. only dove has nutrimoisture, which can nourish de down. dove body wash with nutriuoisture. superior naturanourishment for your skin. and the deals are so great everyone's going. buzzsaw? 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>> nice. >> there is a basement room normally, basement rooms look like de pressing places to work. th's a man's room and i like the counselor tops and pipes and look like you could get real work de in that room. >> feels chic. >> good way of puttingit. t back, a pretty bacard in keeping with the front of the use. lovely area under the covered gard area. i like everything about this house. >> gets the sl of approval. >> you betyou. >> outside nashvie, mt. juliet, tennessee, four bedroom home priced at 499. >> it sits between two big lakes and the country music legend, charlie daniels grew up in this to. this is a vtorian house with all the trimmings o the victorian house like the wrap around porch and english garden an english staircase. there's the dining room, beautiful old wood floors and lots of light wit double windows. i lov that log finish that's a surprise in thishouse. you would think we just walked into a different hous another universe, a nice place for you to hang out with you and your kids. there's the kitchen, a short shot of the kitchen. actually much larger with a big dining area attached. totally re-vamped, older house but everything in the kitchen is new. that's the big bayard. a peek at thatgarden. probablynybody that bought it woul knock out that garden right away. they like to look at it b sure don't like clipping them. >> a little advice from barbara. to winston, south carolina, si bedroom house. >> what does anybody doith a six bedroom house. it is tall, a beautiful brick house, almost looks lik an artist rendering more than a real houseooking at that front shot. e the big hills in the background, mature trees,iews out every window, spectacular dining om. it'sard for me to believe people even live i this house. every single inch of its in meticulous move-in condition. there's the corner shot of the ving room and spacious dimension as a allrooms. that kitchen is a little too white. i lik white kitchens, they sl well. i don't know wha i would goor do but t tiles are a little too whit an interesting backyard shot. don't often see cart in the backyard a nice area rug. beauful blue hills in t background, nobody lookingt you sitti in the backyard. we go to oklahoma city, five bedroom house priced at 559, 900. >>t's a fancy house, i would say, the kind you would buy if you want to impre your neighbors. when you get inde, you will be surprised h it reads, another meculous house. ho do people live like this? don't they ever make a mess? look a the white slip covered chicago'har chairs in your dining room? i couldn't imagine my kid sitting around that. and the entrance to t right and windows. the kitchen with stone floors, a lot of people,s a little hard on t feet. >> and don't dro a gla jar. >> or egg, even worse, my gosh. you can see the beautiful breakfast area with its own fireplacettached to the kitchen. that's a little unusl. i think that would be a nice place. there is just a den oroffice, whatever you want to call it. you better be smart sitting in that chair wit all those books arnd. i'd be too intimidated t work. you have to be genius. people willat that up. this has its own kitchen, mini kitchen in the attic and own bath andeautiful triple window at the back e mes it feel not so much like anatic. that's a great shot of the backyard with woodshed and nice terrace and just needs a f chairs. >> thank you. we'll be backith more today right after these msages. just bring in your tax information... and get a refund anticipation check r up to $9,999. you pay nothing out of pocket... to get the maximum refund guaranteed. never settle for less than fast. call 1-800-hrblock... or visit hrblock.com to make an appntment. h&r block. never ttle for less. ♪ [ continues ] i won't. ♪ [ female nouncer ] clear some snow. ♪ or spad a little warmth. maxwell house gives you a rich full flavored cup of coffee you can be good to the last dp. thevent you've been waiting for is almost over with 30 years of greateals, everyone's going. fabio? 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is there something happening i should know about. >> and people asking what if my kids areullied and also wt if my kid is the lly. at people can do on the sidelines if they are bystanders. >> ts one peevedeveryone, pat-downs at the airport. >> bi outrage, right? we had women comparingt to a sexual assault at the airport. it really hit fer pitch, right, when tre was the story of a breast ccer survor, who had to pull out a prosthetic in front of the public. there was tremends outrage. you saw onne, a lot of outrage, on thether said, say, hey, i would rather this be happing to make sure someone doesn't get on a plane and do something ngerous, the price we pay for security. sandra bullock, divorce, adoption, story of the roller coaster of her life, someone we love so much. >> women love her. we loved her oscar win, loved her oscar speech. the fact ts all came out right after that, ts nightmare, embarrassing stories about her husband. also, the way she handled it, i thin women in the oine community, the grac didn't trash her beau, went on and this beautiful mother with her child. i think it's h tremendous style and grace. >> teaching wom how to be a suivor and how to get throu the best and worst of times. >> absolutely and we're cheering her on. >>health care reform impacts all of us. online, there was a lot of talk as well. >> what we s a lot of, there's a tremendous discussion of the cost of health care. real personal stories. women who says, i'm pregnant, i need to get a pretal exam but i don't have insurance. anotr saying,i'm paying $300 a month and have to pay out-of-pocket costs. then there was a debate. not everybodyas thereor health care reforms discussed, saying will these lead to lower costs in theew year. it was great you saw online engaged in t political discussion, very involved and very much had a stake in what was gog to be decided. >> trying to fure out how i will impact them directly. what's interesting, overalf of the sries related a lot to parentin number six, the little girl who mimicked theeyonce "single lady 80s, that sparked outre, that theyere scantily cl and baby product recalls. a lot of recalls this year and number 8, why pents hate parentinbased on the "new yorkmagazine article, we had the wrir on this show and number 9,he call to make breast-feeding mandatory for six months an the adopted boy sent back to russia alone. and the chief corspondent in the "ivillage" community, aot of women are creating -- there's a power of the number of voices of women online, now, right? >> solutely. it was tremendous in2010 and even bger in 2011. women wan to engage and have their voices heard. in particular, that "neyork" magazine story, whyarents hate panting. that shot of that very depressed looking mom, all joy and no fun. boy, did that touch achord, right? people really defended it. i like being a parent, don't tell me it's not fun. some others saying, you know what, bedtime and bath time, night after night, not so much fun. what it was, was an opportunity to reay see the stories that impact ople, to get them very much -- ey're passionate about, they seem to engage, if they feel good about it, they don't but they havehis outlet online, especially in then line community and elsewre and those -- >> keep t discussion going, lady,n "ivilla" and today, moms.com as we. we'll bring them toyou. kelly wallace, nice to haveyou. keep briinghe voices to us. coming up next, brett farve received h punishment from the nfl over the sexting scandal involving a employee of the new york je. she's not happy and her lawr is not happy. right afr this. healthy lifestyle? 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how about black eye'd peas for your new year's eve bash? we're talking about the food. coming up. ♪olden morning family's smilin♪ ♪gonna a special day anncr: for the perfect starto the perfect day, i always choose land o'lakes all-naral eggs. from hens fed a rich, hole-grain diet with no added antibiotics hormones. ♪pure and simple always naral♪ ♪our best eggs say land o'las♪ land o'lakes all-natural eggs. where simple goodns begins. this morni on "today's" holiday kitchen, a healthy new year's eve dish, cooking up turkey taco with a dash o good luck andew spin on the traditional black eyed peas. hellthere. we have company. making a great salsa. his new book is cled 44 things pants should know about. hethy cooking for kids. alwa expect the unexpected. >> i love it. >> rule number one around here. you'veome up with this book before we get to therecipe. things parents should know. you have two little kids did that inspire you? >> yes. i hav three, a new one. >> ngratulations! >> thank you somuch. ey did inspire me and pizza inspired me. >> it can be healthy? >> the government says so in our schools an the fact that my kids have that choicet school kind of tee'd me off and we wrote the book because we ouldn't be eating pizza, healthy or not in the morning, a d message, getting aittle too big in this country. >> absolutely. you're gng to take care of us, doing a healthy turkey taco. youave great twist starting with texas caviar salsa. >> texas caviar salsa, black eye'd peas. >> that's the caviar. >> we have to have caviar b this is a little bit less. we will start with roast hala been no -- hall pen nos. we roast them and put themn the stove uil the skin gets black and then put them in aag to swe the skin off. >> makes it'easier to come off? >> way easier to peel. how beautiful is that? >> eat. >> i like a little bit of heat but we've taken the seeds out. you canake the seeds out and chophem up or leave the seeds in. >> depending how much you or your kids like spice. >> exactly. >> you never want to rse the skin off uer the water, all the flavo will go with it. >> chop that up and put itn with thelack eye'd pace. >> absolutely. >> they symbolize good luck. >> a traditial dish like collard greens or le. >> green being themoney. >> exactly. and served with cornbread, symbolizes gold and good luck, prosperity, wealth. >> we're adding all kinds of colors with tomatoes. >> not in season right now, but don't kill me. maybe in certain parts of the untry. >> always in seas. >> exactly. we mix that up and we have a lot of flavo here. >> we're short on time so we have to spd up the process, rlic, parsley, peppers, onions. yes. all that in there, makg a mess here. lime juice, salt, pepper and we will move down here to our slaw. this i sort of our grain here. napa cabbage. onions, just to take the raw bite off it. frh cilantro. sliced lettuce. >> amazing. >> a little lime juice. salt. >> turkey. >> roast turkey, left ov from christmas, right? >> can i see what it all loo like? >> come on! >> this lks amazing. corn salad. >> that looks grea >> let's bring good morning, everyone. it's 9:56. thuday, december 30, 2010. still. 'm barbara harrison, and topping your news at this hour, poce are looking for a drir who hit woman in arlinon and then too off. it happened shortly after midnight right near the boston metro. the victim is expted to be okay though. the investigators have n leased a vehicle descriion. the new york medical examiner has ruled the death of local fashion designer a homicide. she was strangled and drowned in a bathtub earlier this monh. her boyfriend is currently charged with attempted muder, but there's chance it could be upgraded tmurder. and we are enjoying that warm-up that you told us we were going to get, and it's nice. >> it's nice but a wee bit down from where we were yesterday. but we're going bounce back quickly. >> a little hmidity too. >> yes. some moisture in the air, and you'll see why on radar. there's a freeng rain advisory until 10:00 a.m. pendleton getting it now. maryland getting rinshowers now. other locations, 27 to 28. manass kwanquntico, down around fred ricks boring. tomorro 5 #. >> pside of the beltway, no issues. traff moving aalong very nicely. one re stop. we'll head over to virginia. here's the beltway between the american legion bridgend tyons corner, smoothsailing for right now baara? >> all right, jerr weave a full hour of news coming up with weather and traff. traff. plan to join u captions paifor n well,t's very hard to believe, it's tru this is the last thirst-day of the year. it is thursday, decemb 30, 2010. we're just a day away fro welcoming in the new year. how are you? >> can't belve it's already ocking on the door. 2011. yes, 20 is already knocking on the door. >> yes. so, what do you want to talk about? >> iant to warm up a little bit to start. >>irst of al may i say y look fetching? >> never wear things like this. i know. you look like a little elf. it is adorable. it is way too short. prably a little too short for morning tv. >> i tried iton and i asked joe from wardrobe he's it's a littl short.evertz hd9084 v: 1.11 bui liva on me? >> yes i did. i do everything for you. >> i have to explain one thing. my weather-sensitive hair and water. when you like this, and go like that- it doesn't work for me zblimplts. >> well, i had a little hot to thety on there. it's go for you. we're goig to need some hairspray. >> brazilian blow-out is different than other that you'r thinking of. this is how you're supposed to get yourlf revved up. you're supposed to te your guy to pump gas becauset says her that scent makes many women think back to a happy romantic memory, the smell of gasoline. >> what? in the back seat of a car? what are you talking about? >> to turn youruy on, try smelling like lipstick. baby lotion or a roast beef dinner which makes sense. >> you want to ge mauled, smell like roast beef. >> clean up yr hoe. mo housework you do you're moreikely to have sex with your spouse. >> you're exhausted the mo housework you do. think the less y do, the mo time you have forthat. >> maybe he's turned on by you doing housework. >> guys, are any of you turned on by watching yo wife clean? not one guy. i would have thoughtf there hadeen a guy, it wou be walter. >> next you should have gingerbread latte bause ginger acts foren like a natural agra. >> o yes. and apparently both sexes get turned on by the lor red and i didn't even ow that when i got dressed for t show. >> you're turning meon, hoda. there are very quirky new year eves-- traditions. >> like they dro the ball in times square. times square named after the "new yortimes." atlanta has its ow tradition, they drop an 800pound peach. i think that's kind of cool. i love this in memphis, 10-foot gion guitarrops down into the hrt of memphis. >> ibethlehem, pennsylvia, they drop peep a 45-pound peep dros down. that's wat they do. >> they have peeprt ad peep tasngs. to each their ow. they must love their peeps. think of peeps at easter time. not an new year's. but not in bethlehem penylvania. >> in plymouth, wisconsin they drop a big hunk of cheese. which is pounds. that real cheese? >> may as well just op me. i got 80 pounds of cheesen me easily. this is my favore. in key est. a pirate wench is droppedfrom the mast of a historic shop at the schooner wharf bar or a drag queen is. right at the end of t pier. i guess it is on duvall street. >> you get keys disease, you got ur flip-flops and jimmy buffett aying and you don't care what drops >> do you stay up to midnight? >> i rarely do. i think there is a time an season for everything like that. when we're down in the keys we have firewor and that's a fun thin to do when your kidsre little and the fieworks. when the kids wa to stay up late, you know, youo it for them. now our kids want to stay up light while mommy a ddy go night night bause that's when kids do bad things, when momm and daddy are asle. >> watch your kids. >> okay o not okay -- is it okay to break a new year's resution. this month. >> when y make it. athie lee says, y, you're only human. but one mth? that's kind of pathetic. >> don't mke it if you can't keep it a month. hodi says-- it's okay. my resolution for 12 years has been get organized. maybe next ye. >> i think i have to acknowledge i am who i am i was with a friend and said i can't find anythin in my purse. i said the samehing over and ovr. you know what she said? s said get a bigger purse? which i liked. why try and be someone i'm not? with pockets and -- >> i think this year you're going to bentroduced to people that hp you be a little bit more organized. i think this is going to be the best year of your entire life, hoda woman. >> you do? >> i do. wn you travel, you need t havethis. though try to getecurity with this baby. this is something that's called the bra bag. you can pack multiple bras in this bag so thy do not lose their form,oda woman. >> why don't youjust pack them your suitca? is this mine? >> they stole you thanks bra -- 34b, that's not me. that's definely not me. >> this is $49.95 on the br bragcompany.co >> i like tt. >> here you go. an arizona state university student accidently left $3,300 in cash in his laptop at a light il stop ando this dave tally is a gentleman who's been homeless for almost fou years. he found the backpack and he turned the bag into his shelter. turned theag into his shelt. a staff member found a copy of the student's resume on the flas drive -- that's in the computer -- dave has received now ,000, including $3,300 from the people who produce trutv and forensic files. >> a guy i that kind o situation who finds a bag of money. and chooses to return it is really - you couldn't really justify like maybe meoneut it here fo me to find, i need it, i've been praying. sometimes you can do tht and it works. you know what's funny? i was at an airport once and there was thi girl sitting by the tm, it was like 5:00 i the morning and you kow they say sometimes god gives you wh you want wheyou want. she looked very pset, rattling through her purse. i arted punching in the atm. i'm not trying to sound like i'm being - >> self-serving. i didn't say a word, youook $100 and just handed it dowto her. she started crying. she said i just asked god to help me. i remember i looked at this rl. it was like one of tho moments in yr life that you think sometes -- that's happened on the receiving en. >> you wereer answered prayer. >> but a million tim that's happened to me on the receiving end. what's even weirder is a year o so later i was in my apartment building, the elevator, the doo open and it's her! i go are you the woman from the airport -- i mean jfk, a kazillion people, my apartment, my elevator -- >> did she livethere? >> she went to visit sobody in my building. she said i can't believe you ve in this building. it is weird how life comes back around. there's a little plaque in our kitchen that says go out into the world and do well but more importantly go out to the worldand do good. >> i love that. we'l funk i up a ttle because it isew year's eve and we need something to crank. we're going to play a little will smith. "switch"? who cares. the song peaked at number seven, shuld have been higher. as loud as you can do without making her die. hold on. >> louder, please, pleas >> here's the thick. i like will smit so i'm going to say i like this. i like flrida so i like his music. >> on new year's eveou need to get off the couch a shake it a little. "switch." >> who's the guy thatidthe countdown -- -- the old far countdown on new year's eve? you would know that. guy lombardo. not be confused with lombardi. up nex we dispel a few hold wivestales. >> plus the unrgettable stars who de our show shine this past year. >> she's got two oks coming out herself. it tastes too good to bfiber. you ma it taste like chocolate. ithas 35% of your day value of fiber. do it again. turn iinto something tasty. this guy's doing magic. thers chocolate chips in here now. hod you do that? right! tasty fiber, that a good one! ok, umm...read her mind. what's she thinking? at's right! i'm not thinking anythg! 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>> i kn red wine ds but t's say fact just because it is trick questio >> it is so ridiculous! how does i >> i knew you were ting to get us. >> the actual wine doesn'tstain your teeth. what it do ishe acids in the white wine make your teeth more sus settable tobsorb pient. say you drink white win ad then have tea for dessert. your teeth absorb that pigmt from the tea. >> have more wine for dessert an avoid the tea all together. i don't have teeth anymore anyway. i have laminates. they'll stain if you drink the red wine. now a few beauty heth ones. hair grows back darker and thier after shaving. >> myth. >> it is a smith,smith,, you're. >> who's winning. >> who beat your butt the la three times. >> tell us why. >> you guys ar doing pretty good. why it may seem,ecause when it first starts to grow back it short so theolor is more concentrated an the hair shaft tapers as it gets long. >> yo don't know anythingat all about the ir shafts on my legs. they are thicker and longer and require more aention than when i was 18. >> doou let the hair grow overly long on your legs? >> do you want me to whack you? is that the way you want to start out this newyear? i disaee with you. >> you guys are doing really good. okay. next, chocolate mkes you break out, myth or fact. right! ou guys are cheating! >> no, wen i'm eating chocolate, i'm stressed. i get acne, it's because i'm stressed. >> it is from clogs being -- >they actually do sell chocolate with a paintbrush thng in that section. >> you would know. >> make sure you wash it off. >> how in the world do you know that? >> i haven't used it. i've just seen it. >> what do you do inhe store? >> just looking. >> next, finally we've all hed -- >> if you don't get th right, you've lost. >> is it true chewing gu takes seven years to digest if you swallow it. >> you're right. it is a myth. >> wait. >> takes 22 years. >> wat happens is that your body does not actually digest the gum. it moves through yourystem pretty much intact. that's how the myth came to be. in some re cases- >> itoesn't break down. >> if you're constipated and you chew a lotf it -- >> thas enough! >> i have aquestion. i wo, where's my prize? am didn't come with any gifts? next time wh you come you have to come with a winning prie. okay? >> don't get used to it. >> put in your reqst beforend. >> thanks very much and happy new year to you. up next -- >> we a are just a click aay from the latest web as it tick videos on theinternet. later we go al over the wilmoments of the studio with live animals. oh, memories -- but rst these messages. but sometimes after a busy day and big dinner... my system needsome tlc. now ere's something that's just rht. activia dessert. rich, silky, smooth yogurt with desserty flavors like strawberry cheesecake, blueberry chsecake, and peach cobbler. and cause it's activia, it helps regulate my digestive system. mmm. wks for me. ♪ activia activia dessert. we're back wit "webtastic," the series that keeps you up to date with all of the happenings on the web. z > sara found te next big thing. >> the rendition of "angels we have heard on high" by t boeing beer bottle band. this band plays beer bottle instead of insuments. check it out. ♪ >> this is koolt cool. the band lear, matt bowen, wrote te arrangement in the range that he knew beer bottles could play. then theyse larger bottles like you'll see in the end for the bigger not. by adjusting the liquid in the bottle they tuned it. each person was in charge of tw notes. because they have two hands. >> it was incredible musicianship because th were right in tune. that's amazing. >> whe you play the ne he could tune each one and put tape where the levels go. >> i'm not sure god intended at- >> all theays beer bottle have fun. >> tt's the only rean i drink er. >> that's, sara, ba girl. his is kind of our "best of" show. we'll take u to the top of o our show, that's the best of "today's talk." >> there's nothing good about what we talk about. i don't thinkamie lee thinks so. then the best celebrity moments of the year tha made us laugh, sing, and left us nting a little bit more. >> sometimes you just got to dance. >> was i that blonde? 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[ female announcer ] phillips' colon health. every morning we start the fourth hour here with a chat filled with uful information. that's the idea anyway. >> somestattics, some interesting props. this is a look back at all that riveting conversation. >> it is monday, knownround here as fun-day! >> it may be tuesday but around here it is boozeay. >> it is wines-day, we made it to the middle of the week. solad you're with us here on thi thirst-day. >> it is friday, dry-day around here. >> hethy sex makes men liv long longer. >> frank's 80 years old. >> talked to sting when we were wking out. he is so sex >> hoda, it was embrassing. hoda hadto change her spanx,f you know what i an. >> you take that back! take that back! take it back! >> tell me i'm wrong. >> see what i deal with every day? >> mine got so huge - >> oh, no, please don't tell us about that. we're live right now. >> we're live. >> hey, have you seen the tings? >> meredh vieira is our producer for the da >> i just want you to move it along and class it up. ♪ you know we're supstars and we are who we are ♪ >> these are supposed to be derriere-lifting undergarments. >> supposedly if you eat this cookie it is supposed to natally enhance your breasts. >> it hides thcrack in w-rise jeans. >> the new orleans saints are proud. >> butyou do see "situion" t-shirts. >> look what it es with the abs. >> this looks like a bra. >> it also doules as a gas mask. >>celery makes menore attractive to women. >> your hair! >> let's do a split screen. look a the differenc >> here's the headline. we hve a problem with that hair. >> one of us does. there are lonely people inhis world who go to the movies by themselves. like you. you went by yourself. >> what's the problem with that? >> i was dribbling the ball, a gir stole it and were getting beaten s badl and i was flat on my backnd i reched out and i grabbed her ankle and i yaed it. i yand it and she fell down. he fell up the escalator. was -- why are yolaughing? >> i don't know. because en i saw that we're scolding everyone for lghing, now i don't know why i am. >> i think they were expecting drinks. >> we jst have some for us. >> we have some solutionsfor you. you can use your remote but it's also got a bottle opener > this is an alcohol-infused whipped cream. it. do it. >> ooh,t's got some bite to it. >> i need frank gifford, a real man, to drinkhis drink. >> honey, you don't have to drink that much -- >> it's got like a kick. >> wu. >> i don't like liquor. belve it or not. >> is is a special numbers edition of "today" with 46-year-old hoda kotb and -24-36 kathie lee gifford. >> somebody got the short end of thastick. >> everybody feels sorry f me because m the oldest person at the "today" show except for willard scott and we're going to be on smucker's pretty soon. it's fine. hit it. you what he that's more than fine -- nobody goes "love your date line." does anybody ever say that? >> nobody's ever said that. >> what makes us czy? we're menopausal wen. >> i'mot yet. she keeps lumping up together. >> you're peri. i'm ost, y're peri. what is your farite wedding song -- ♪ >> iis a great song, it is a classic. >> let's do the overpled ones we're sick of. this isdefinitely my mostated song. hit i ♪ >> andome people have taste and some people don't. >> i lve talking with you every morning. >> i do, too. >> i adore you. >> i love you, too. >> don't care whatnybody sa, i think you're awesome. >> see what i'm saying? big thank you tovivian fell who did thesepieces. we ve her, she's a genius >> we're bck with more of "today" on n-b-c. 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