lead. and his position on climate change putting a dark cloud over his nomination. and deep freeze. the brutal cold gripping much of the country intensifies as a new storm develops that will impact people from seattle all the way to boston. millions of americans bracing for snow and bitter temperatures. today thursday, december 8, 2016. from nbc "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1 a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to "today" on thursday morning, tamron's here for savannah. good morning unless you're living in casper, wyoming. >> it's brutal. >> look at al's map. >> it's minus 28 degrees. that's the air temperature. that's a 24 degree drop from this time yesterday. real number? >> don't make it enough. >> al's going to talk about this polar plunge in a little while. let us begin with some overnight developments in that shooting two of officers near a college campus in georgia. the alleged shooter is on the run and the focus of an intense manhunt. kerry sanders has the latest, hi kerry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning matt. the authorities established a dragnet. they may have lots of places to hide, with daylight, they are nf man who they're accusing of shooting and killing one police officer and seriously wounding another. this morning, the search for a gunman in southern georgia intensifies, the suspect, minute quell lembrick considered armed and dangerous. accused of shooting two officers, killing one and critically injuring the other. overnight, officials raised the reward to $50,000. just hours after asking lembrick to turn himself in. important. contact us to end this in a peaceful manner. we want the violence to end today. >> reporter: outside the police station last night, community members gathered to honor nicholas smarr. a four year veteran who was fatically shot. they also prayed for jodie smith with the georgia southwestern university police. officials say he's out of surgery. his condition this morning, unknown. the manhun responded to a domestic disturbance call. shots were fired. the officers hit, and lembrick took off. the nearby georgia southwestern university put on lockdown and students asked to stay indoors overnight. >> this is a very dangerous individual. we need to have him off the streets. >> reporter: police say lembrick is also wanted on kidnapping and other charges. this morning, more than 200 officers across different agencies are joining the search. that's been taken from us. >> reporter: school buses are out this morning. parents are being urged by lawmen if their children wait at the bus stop because he's considered armed and dangerous, accompany their children or take them to school themselves. tamron, matt. >> kerry sanders on the story, thank you. now to the shocking video we showed you. a teenager armed with knives being shot by a campus police nevada. this morning, that boy's family is speaking out and questioning the officer's actions. nbc's stephanie gus is in reno, good morning. >> reporter: good morning tamron. a fight turned life threatening quickly. now you have one of those students in critical condition at the hospital after being shot by campus police officer. a quick warning, the images you troubling scene at a nevada high school as it unfolded. students in reno scattered as a 14-year-old boy wielding two large knives, lunged at classmates. another video show's the student scrambling, then -- [ gunshot ] then a campus police officer fires one shot. >> he just shot the kid. >> reporter: the teen falls to the ground. appears to clutch his with shots down. >> reporter: this morning, the teenager is hospitalized in critical condition. the officer employed by the school district placed on routine, administrative leave. authorities say his use of force was appropriate. >> the officer gave verbal commands to drop the knife. stopping the threat. once the threat was stopped it, the shooting officer immediately began to provide medical aid to attorney told nbc news their priority is to focus on the teen's condition. questioned the shooting. saying, there are many questions to be answered as to what happened and what could have been done to avoid the use of lethal force. we believe options were available to law enforcement that were not pursued. with the school on lockdown, worried parents waited for hours before being reunited with their kids. authorities are in the pro authorities during the process of interviewing dozens of attack, and there was an altercation between the teen and another student. one man said his son was friends with the boy who was shot and also is concerned about the officer's use of force. >> he's a really good kid and has a good heart, and anybody's kid that would get shot, it make sense. >> reporter: he believes he brought the knives to school in self defense, and they are asking for students or anybody else who has pictures or video of the fight, the incident, to turn it in. >> thank you very much. president-elect trump heads to on the post election thank you tour. peter alexander, just a few blocks from us here at trump tower. good morning to you. >> reporter: that latest pick verse annual. kroefl. ness. resisting calls to divest. daughter ivanka reportedly considering a leave of absence. the clear assigned the possible move with her husband to d.c. today's outrage over the administration pick. an agency he's currently suing. democrats denying him. are now lining up to oppose him. to. >> it's a sickening and saddening choice. >> this is certainly a fire. this is a really the worst case scenario. environmental groups too -- >> through his career has been spent undermining the agency he's been chosen to lead. >> reporter: the transition team remains unswayed. great qualifications and a good record as the ag of oklahoma. >> reporter: trump's choice for homeland security, john kelly. more than four decades of military service. >> i think he's got a real knowledge of the issues, but mostly, this is an officer of tremendous integrity and good judgment. >> reporter: kelly knows the cost of war both professionally and personally. a gold star father, his son was killed in combat in afghanistan in 2010. business administration, the former head of wwe, linda mcmahon. even though trump's wrestle mania days are in the rear. signs of a trend, millionaires, billionaires, and military generals. a freaked trump target during the campaign. >> the generals have been reduced to rubble. >> reporter: still overseas, soothing attentions, not inflame dates back decades. as for donald trump's plans for his business this morning, a trump spokesperson tells us nothing has been finalized. also overnight, trump ignited another twitter feud. this time after criticizing a local union boss that the carrier plant in indiana that he visited last week. after chuck jones, the union boss claimed that hundreds of jobs at carrier would still be headed to mexico. trump tweeted the following, that has temperatures plunging coast to coast. morning, tens of millions of people are in the deep freeze. and a new winter storm packing plenty of snow is firing up. nbc's ron mott is in the very cold and snow write chicago for us this morning, hi ron. >> reporter: good morning. the calendar still says fall >> reporter: the calendar still says fall for another 13 days but that does not stop old man winter from barging right on in. crossing the border from canada, revealing a sudden new reality, and winter has come knocking early. still, a mountain of problems. >> some of the main roofs we have cars stuck on them. >> in vendor, nearly whiteout conditions, and slowing travel to a trickle. and sidewalks made for uneasy pickup into a building in portland and nobody hurt. >> it hit ice and turned and did a 180. >> reporter: even more snow in the forecast, especially from cleveland into upstate new york. here in chicago, single digit windchills overnight out of nowhere. >> it's like another level of cold. >> no, was not prepared to go for shoe shopping and the weather like this. >> reporter: as cold as it is in the. clutching ourselves with that temperature, how long is this going to last? >> we are get into winter. >> so you are saying until april? >> july 4th, it's going to be spectacular. in the meantime, look at the we had an 11-degree temperature drop in oklahoma city. albuquerque, 15. 17 drop in denver where right now the air temperature is minus 2 and more wind coming. omaha, it feels like seven below, 7 in chicago, and even as far as south as little rock it's 27 degrees right now, and h seeing the bulk of the cold air. today, kansas city, friday, chicago, you will only be at 23. we make our way toward the end of the week and into the northeast, and chicago -- boston, 30 degrees, and 40 in new york, and 41 in d.c., and charleston, 32, and look, even as we get down to the south, you can see the temperatures still awfully chilly. lake-effect snow is going to be the 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>> we had been looking at the so not knowing everything that we know now, of course we can speculate, but after seeing the video and evidence we understand a little bit different now. >> you personally, when you prepared and started deliberating, were you prepared to convict officer slager? >> at that point in time, yes. >> on what charge? >> initially it was going to be murder. evidence and read the law and looked at the things presented to us by the judge we had to find he didn't do anything malicious, and we had manslaughter, and he had a brief reason for that and based under the law that would be volunteer manslaughter. >> it was reported that there was one lone juror that held out. but you say that's not what happened? >> that's why i am here to jurors who were with me in the deliberation room, and the media misconstrued that particular letter, when that letter was submitted on friday it was because we had one individual that was deadlocked and not changing and we had five individuals that was undecided, and i think we could have deliberated a little more and >> you are referencing a letter sent to the judge on friday where the judge said he or she could not in good conscience consider a guilty verdict, and how did that jury explain that letter to you? >> he had his own conviction, and i will leave that right there. >> you were the only african-american juror. do you think race played any role in the deliberations and the outcome of this trial? >> this is in, and race will always be a factor, but at that point in time i do believe some jurors may have had that in your mind, but the majority of them did not have anything in reference to race that may have played a factor in the decision. >> let me bring in ross, your attorney. there have been a lot of talk about race and also how jurors see the police and the difficulty coming to the an officer. this after said he feared for his life. >> and did what his training told him to do. >> people have a preconceived notion as to what police should and would do, regardless of whether or not they have been in the similar situation, and the notion of what police shoudo circumstances, i can't really speak to what the officer in question did or why he did what he did. >> let me end with you, mr. montgomery, and walter scott's mom said it's not over until god says it's over. what would you say to walter scott's mom? 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[ applause ] >> everybody in michigan loves "today"! >> go hawkeyes! >> thank you to all of our families in louisiana! whoo! >> all the way from houston, texas, we're excited to announce, it's a boy! >> happy holidayso louisville, kentucky! whoo! >> we're back now, 8:00 on a thursday morning. it's the we're back now at 8:00 on thursday morning. >> you can feel the moisture out here. a little damp. >> it is, but feeling like christmas. tamron hall filling in while savannah is on leave, and we have the gang all here. >> i got to hear james taylor warming up, and he sounds fantastic, and his wife is one of the backup singers and we are ready for his concert. >> first a check of the headlines. it's that time for the news. >> good morning, and this morning we begin with the latest from the president-elect. i am today trump will head to ohio to meet with first responders at the attack at the iowa university. all of this amid new questions over how he will handle his business and how he handles his twitter account. he promised to put a wall between his business interest and the country interest, but president may keep a stake in the business, and he is now considering handing over the reigns to his sons, donald jr. and eric. "the times" also reporting ivanka trump may take a leave of absence from the trump organization, and a spokesperson for the president-elect tells nbc nothing has been finalized and we look forward to discussing further on december 15th president-elect's newest picks for the cabinet brings controversial. the oklahoma attorney general will be tapped by trump to lead the environmental protection agency. slamming the pick with one of trump's top aides brushing off the backlash. >> we are accustomed to the naysayers and critics. >> and they tell nbc news retired general john kelly will head the department of homeland security, a painful personal connection to the war in afghanistan, his son killed there in 2010. >> to lose a child is -- imagine anything worse than that. >> over at the small business administration, the president-elect choosing long-time supporter, linda mcmahon. she's the former wwe head behind wrestlemania. chuck jones claimed hundreds of carrier jobs are still going to mexico. trump tweeted, chuck jones, who steelworkers 1999 has done a terrible job representing workers, and no wonder companies flee. and the union responding, chuck is a hero and not a scapegoat, and you know about carrier because of his tireless work to save all the jobs there, and jones tells nbc news he has been harassed and threatened since trump's twitter attack. today we also expect to hear from hillary clinton, and she's making a rare t unveiling on capitol hill for the current outgoing leader, harry reid, who is retiring. on tuesday we told you about the mistrial, and we showed an image from a protest unrelated to the case, and we removed the image from our story on today.com and regret the error. he is considered extremely dangerous. officers were respon to a domestic dispute near georgia southwestern state one officer died and the other is in critical condition. a $50,000 reward is being offered for his arrest. up next, what sophia pwrau guard's attorney is saying about her being sued by her own embryos. the performance that has everybody talking. >> guess who is going undercover? 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we are talking about equal rights, and why err on the side of death. >> but he admits he signed an agreement that any embryos parties consent. >> that's the biggest hurdle he has in the case. and to prevail in his new louisiana case, the judge is going to have to say that contract doesn't matter. >> again, vergara and loeb were never married and she has a 24-year-old son from her first marriage and if a louisiana judge agrees to take the case california, and loeb told me i am not in it for the fame or money but we will see how it all shakes down. >> that's one of the stories that just keeps appearing in the headlines. it's now 8:11 and a good time to trend. >> let's do it. >> writers are asking people for help to settle a big dispute. we want to show a picture, all right? put the picture up. what are these people doing. are they waiting in line or online? >> i think i may go back and forth. sometimes i think i say online and sometimes i say in line. >> i think online is a phone call or on the internet, and -- >> i feel like back in the day when i learned to say online, it was on that line. it's the imaginary line everybody is standing on. >> what online means now is something else? >> what we should do. we should have one authoritative to be a dispute. if somebody comes to see your concert, do they wait online or in line. >> are you sure? >> positive. >> yeah, he's a new englander. >> my husband gets on me, and he says it's online. >> and i am from texas, and it's -- >> maybe it's a southern thing, too. >> they could always buy tickets online, right? >> that's true. they could d were waiting in a line, they would be in line. in line. >> it's settled. there's no single right answer, and depends on where you live and most people say in line but there are parts of the country where it says online, and i don't think it matters anymore because of james taylor. >> we have other examples. carmel or caramel. sneakers or tennis shoes. i say tennis shoes. >> even if you are playing basketball. >> pecan or pecan? >> pecan. >> you are a nut. >> sandwich you call it a sub, a grinder, hoegy. >> sub. >> sandwich. >> really. >> that's a philly thing. >> wedge. >> or a pough boy. >> that's a fried sandwich. >> come on now. >> that's different between a sub and a . >> we are being told to move on. this time of the year, everybody is out at the mall shopping, of course, and what do kids do, they run off from parents and get lost in the crowd and one dad found a way to keep track of his baby daughter, and he ties a he knows where she is going, and that's like the movie "up." >> what if everybody starts doing that now. come here, sweet -- oh, that's not you. >> dylan, how about pop s.t.a.r.t. nbc's production of h live. life in 19 role. tracy and everyone's talking about the power house duet between jennifer hudson and ariana grande. >> that was good. ?? ?? >> you have the show the dancing. >> what dancing. >> this side of the table is going nuts. next live musical next december. jennifer lopez tweeted this teaser video saying she is so excited. >> she's in it? >> yeah. >> announced it on pop start. >> are you excited? >> was i sitting here? >> that was yesterday's first story. baywatch, a big screen remake of the first trailer. >> the elite of the elite. we're the heart and soul of this very beach. we protect when other people don't want to protect, and we go above and beyond. >> help me! help! >> if you want me, you can have me. >> this is nothing like the tv show. >> some of it is like the tv show, did you see that woman running on the beach? >> i never saw david hasslehoff into a burning ocean. >> to see the full trailer check out today.com. finally, who wore it best? these are fun photos of the same the same dress on the same day. and kendall jenner and rihanna, and -- >> wow. >> what are the odds? >> yeah. >> that is your "popstart." >> we have one more. >> jerry seinfeld or tamron >> do you want to be a pirate. >> that's brutal having to wait an hour and 18 minutes to say that. anyway, mr. roker a. check of the weather. >> that was fantastic. we are looking at wet weather in the conditions and they have schools closed in portland, oregon, and lake-effect snows firing up around the great lakes, and 20s through the plains, and the only real warm spot down in florida with temperatures in the 70s and 80s. you can see the arctic air working its way in and gale force winds, northern california to the southern oregon coast as well. here's the latest on storm team 4 radar. up into prince georges county, and a lot not hitting the ground because it's so dry, but there's a cold front moving into the area overnight tonight, but this afternoon in the mid to upper 40s with increasing sunshine, and tomorrow a weather alert day because of the cold. a high of 41, but it will feel more like teens and 20s. >> if you are getting ready to head out the door, you, turn on sirius xm. look ou at our lego kindness counter. >> it's keeping track of the kind actings you do this month for up to 566,322. that places us half way, more than half way on our goal to a million. >> and in honor of the campaign, we decided to put a little twist undercover. >> i did. it was half prank, half good deed. to pull it off, i joined forces with a ticket master and then you guys, i went in cog knee toe. south orange, new jersey, a quaint manhattan suburb is about to get hit with the dose of undercover kindness. let's start this thing. >> like the tip a little bit. >> changes the look. i'm opting for the will recognize me all day. >> scoot up, scoot up. the ploy is that i'm impersonated a meter maid handing out tickets for ridiculous parking violations. the catch, attached to the phony tickets are much better tickets. to the hottest events around. >> okay, get the lady in the first car. >> to catch the action, we've outfitted with hidden cameras and i'm even wearing a strategic >> transmit to your ear. >> six inches from the curb. you get a ticket. >> regular voice? >> no. >> yes. >> i'm going to judge. >> that's better. >> hey yo, talk to the judge. >> no. >> with that settled, i am officially on duty. >> they are expired by the way. i soon forget -- >> one minute left on his meter. >> that this is not my day job. >> you've got no time, put some money in there. >> yes, i'm helping citizens left and right, but that's nothing compared to the joy i'm sorry, guys. >> we're leaving. >> sorry. >> i just -- >> you're too far from the curb and your meeter is not set. >> are you serious? i just parked the car. >> read your ticket. >> and we're off. >> ma'am, you've got to open your ticket. >> what? >> you've got to open your >> what? >> is this a joke? why are you doing this? >> just for you. >> i feel so bad, i just yelled at you. >> just for you. >> have a good day. >> wow, thanks. >> you're welcome. bye-bye. >> i thought i'd give you a ticket. you're too close to the curb. this has to be >> just take it to the judge, okay. >> too close. >> too close to the curb. >> oh god. this is turning into a nightmare. >> she finally opens it to find -- you open it? >> what is this? >> it's a random act of kindness, enjoy yourself. >> thank you. >> enjoy yourself. bye-bye. >> i was really going off. like how are you supposed to be i'm exhausted. i think people might want to kill me. >> some folks have no idea what to make of the situation. you read your ticket, right sir? >> i'm trying to understand it really. >> looks to me like you got two tickets to see the knicks. >> oh yeah. >> looks like you're in section 112, row 22, seat six, you've got two tickets. >> oh. >> to see the knicks. >> so it's not a parking ticket. >> no, >> thank you very much. god bless you. >> some get it right away. >> what! what! >> oh wow. >> i just. >> reporter: i just have to give you that ticket. that's the ticket for you. >> this lucky lady scores orchestra see the seats to the christmas spectacular. luckily, after they figure it out, all is forgiven. >> going to see that. >> oh my god. >> thank you. >> thank you, whoever this is from. >> hello. why are you ticketing me? >> the best exchange is with a guy who was already having a really bad day. >> hello, i'm talking to you. >> please read the ticket, sir. please, read -- you're going to want -- >> oh my god. >> oh my god. i'm so sorry. i apologize. oh my god. >> it's all right. >> he even comes back to find me, vowing to pay it forget. >> i am so upset right now. >> don't be upset. >> a little mischievous, maybe, but in the end, i hope it's a reminder that it pays to be kind, and to feed the meter. >> that was the sweetest thing done in a long time. >> you've got it. >> thank you. >> i love that. >> i love this. >> i love this. >> you know what the people, you sort of understand why people who give tickets are tough because people come at you. the people were awesome. we to want thank tt those, and guess what you guys. i have some extra tickets. i've got -- >> who wants ariya da grande? right here. >> who wants to go to jimmy fallon. jimmy fallon. >> jimmy fallon! >> ringling brothers. >> you've got it. >> go to the side. i've got the ringling brothers, to the circus. >> come on. >> announcer: this is a "news4 today" news break. >> it's 8:26 on this thursday, december 8th, i am aaron gilchrist. let's get a check on your commute. >> the ramp to 495 a disabled and we are seeing a four-mile backup southbound because of that. northbound b.w parkway, broken vehicle down on the south side. 66 here, you can see looking pretty good, and the beltway, no major issues. we will have a check on your forecast when we come back. storm team 4 radar, and tracking sprepb kulz east of i-95, and it's really dry out there but only getting reports of light rain around camp springs area having a low-impact on your day with a high of 48. you can get the latest news and weather anytime, just open the nbc washington app. did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's 10 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to internet speeds up to 150 mbps. and add phone and tv for only $34.90 more a month. call today. comcast business. back now, 8:30 on a thursday morning, december 8, 2016. and a big thank you to everyone donating to our annual holiday toy drive. look at this this morning. they're getting to hand off their donations to henson. >> of course, we love her as the one of a kind cookie on empire. and now the new powerful film hidden figures. we're going to talk in a moment. then james taylor is here to perform some of his biggest holiday hits live in studio 1a. and the football food at it's finest. the recipes you're going to need if you're watching the game tonight or over the weekend. all right. first mr. roker, check of the let's show you what we have starting with today. weekend, tomorrow frigid conditions in the plains and lots of snow in the pacific northwest, wet weather there as well. as we move into saturday, the snow spreads into the upper plains and we are also looking at more snow back through the northwest and into the cascades. sunshine but chilly in the mid-atlantic states. sunday, sunday snow stretching from the plains into the great lakes, and we're also looking at wet weather and more snowy conditions through the pacific northwest, and plenty of sunshine through the south. >> pam and joe. >> where are you from? >> sarasota florida. >> that's what's going on around the country. >> 43 right now outside of our studios here in northwest washington, and a high of 48. we will have increasing sunshine as we head into the afternoon hours. here's the thing, cold air moves in overnight tonight and this is what it feels like tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. it will stay blustery throughout the day. by lunchtime, temperatures feeling like they are in the mid to upper 20s. the cold lasts through the weekend. >> that's your latest weather. that's your latest weather. and coming up tonight, we've got all your football action you need right here. kansas city chiefs, that's right, they're going to be taking on the -- oh, look out, the raiders. clear skies in kansas city, but it is going to bete 18 degrees, a windchill of nine below. raiders versus chiefs, thursday night football night in america starting at 7:30, bundle up to watch. >> bundle up indeed, sir, thank you. taraji. henson nabbed a role for empire role as cook we. now katherine johnson in the real life math my tigs helped to advance the space program while facing opposition due to gender and race. take a look. >> i will have you know that i was the first negro female student at west virginia university graduate school. on any given day, i i analyze the levels for air displacement, friction, and velocity. and compute over 10,000 calculations a hand. so yes, let women do things at nasa, mr. johnson, it's not because we're in skirts, it's because we wear glasses. >> oh, taraji, good morning. as the kids on the internet say, black girl magic. >> aw. >> but this is girl magic. this is all things celebrating really that independent spirit. >> uh-huh. >> that women have. >> which brings know cookie. the most independent woman on tv. how has she changed your life? >> i can't shop at target anymore. >> okay, explain, please. >> well, you know, cookie has become a phenomenon, and people actually think i am her. they hit me, hey cookie and slap me, they grab me at weird hours of the morning when i'm traveling and it's just like whoa, kind of early for that. >> wait a minute, i'm taraji. >> coffee first. >> you've been famous far very long time. >> i know, but it's characters like this that brings in fame. like, i've never experienced fame on this level before. i was kind of like under other level. i have no personal life basically. i like to people watch. it's become very difficult for me to do. >> but you have a golden globe to keep you friends with at home. how is that taking home the golden globe? >> i mean -- >> for best actress nonetheless. >> yeah, those are things that you hope to accomplish in your career. that's not -- i didn't -- i didn't set out to be an actress to win awards, but, you know, if come. i never focus on awards. i just focus on doing the best performance, bringing, breathing truth into these characters. so people can relate. >> well katherine johnson is someone that, you know, i've talked to octavia and kevin costner how we went our lives without knowing about her, this woman is incredible. she's 98 years old. you got an opportunity to watch this film with this hero that you're portray ugh. what was that like? >> i actually haven't -- i didn't get to watch the film with her, but i met her. i sat with her and her grandchildren, and i mean, to sit with a hero, that's what it felt like. i felt like i was in the room with a real live super woman. and her humility was what i remember most because, you know, she never said i and i'm looking at all of the, you know, interviews and cutouts from all the magazines and newspapers of her receiving all of these medals and awards. and i asked her about, you know, how hard was it during that time and she was like, well, it was what it was. this is a woman who never saw obstacles. she just saw an opportunity. you know, and she seized the moment. she was prepared so that when opportunity crossed her path, she was ready. >> when this role crossed your path, mine, this is a mathematician, brilliant people, i think most of us would ever be able to meet. i heard you went to math boot camp. >> lay it had a mathematician on set because they had to make sure that all the formulas and everything that we wrote on the boards were accurate. i'm not a mathematician. i failed math. i wasn't good at math. >> that makes two of us on this set. >> i still use my fingers. proud of it. >> so when you're doing the empty at a restaurant. >> i use iphone, siri is help vl with percentages. >> well you know, she's an incredible woman -- figures" hits select theaters nationwide january 6th, this is so good. game day treats to satisfy any size crowd. but first, this is today on nbc. >> start out the morning like back now 8:39 with today loves football. and we know what carson's going to do tonight. watch his beloved raiders take on the chiefs. author of mad hungry family. good to see you. >> you again too, matt. >> i've already eaten half a pound of this stuff. >> my family ate it on monday night. this is one of the gem of the cookbooks. >> what do you call the recipe? >> caramelized orange pork roast which basically your marinade is a whole party of flavor. >> not all that much ingredients, it's simple. >> garlic and brown sugar. white wine. you're doing. orange and zest. >> okay. >> hot sauce, good amount. you could use whatever you want. >> red pepper flakes or something like that. >> vinegar. and whole grain mustard. and that is what you're doing. what do we have here? >> looks like red wine. >> this is the soit sauce. this is important, matt. okay, so if you can just mix that a little bit. >> got. >> so this is all the work you're doing for this which is >> so is this the marinade? >> and here is a -- maybe a six pound bone-in park roast. you can't find better value for feeding a large group, and i have all brothers, all sons, we're going to marinate that -- >> do you need to flip it over a couple times. >> you're doing this business, you're flips a little bit. if you have overnight, good, an hour, just do as much as you can. here's what it looks like when it's done, right. it's all stoet go in the oven. you don't have to do anything cover it. and then it goes into an oven -- >> what kind of heat? >> 325 degrees, an hour per pound. >> and i will tell you, when i got to over here, it falls apart. >> it can fall apart. this is your money recipe. item telling you. this is almost done. we would marinate, here's one tip. whenever you have the marinade, if you don't want to scorch your pan, use water if your marinade has evaporated. >> show me how you're >> i knead into a football-friendly deal. so we have what i like to call the -- these are collard greens that i finely sliced, cooked with garlic. and then you can slice like this. >> guys down stairs, sign this. >> don't bother us, we're eating. >> leave us alone. >> it's so delicious. >> anything better than the crust of this. >> in for the end. >> you have this beautiful sauce here, right? so what i've done, i made the collard greens, made this beautiful meat, and then what i like to do on football night with my family, is i like to take a large baguette and just smear all that yummy sauce that you can't like stay away from, and then i put on the collard greens and the pork and cut it and just chill back and watch the game with everybody else. >> guys, i'm going with best thing i've eaten in a. month. what do you think? >> this is pretty darn good. >> i agree. >> that's way to go. >> i'll that i can one to go. we're going to post all the recipes on today.com/food. between the raiders and the chiefs, catch it tonight right here on nbc. thank you so much. up next, james taylor performs live in studio 1a. i'm going to bring him some pork roast. today is presented to you by citi. 8:44, we're back with one of our favorites, james taylor. earlier this week, he was one of the hon rears. he's also celebrating the. tenth holiday of his holiday album, james taylor at christmas. ladies and gentlemen, james taylor. ?? ?? ? well it's coming on christmas, cutting down trees, putting up reindeer singing songs of joy and peace ? ? and i wish i had a river, when ? oh, but it don't snow here, it stays pretty green, i want to make a bunch of money, maybe quit this crazy scene ? ? oh, i wish i had a river that i could skate away on ? ? yeah i wish i had a river i could teach my feet, fly away ? ? and i wish i had a river i could skate away on ? ? i'm so hard to handle, i'm selfish and i'm sad and i think ever had ? ? i wish i had a river i could skate away on ? ? she tried hard to help me, tried to put me at ease ? ? she loved me so more is made me weak in my knees ? ? i wish i had a river t could skate away on ? ? yeah and i wish i had a river so i, i could teach my feet ? ? fly away on ? ? i wish i had a river i could ? and i've been baby crying, yes, i made my baby say good-bye ? ? and i wish i had a river, that i could skate away on ?? ? i could skate away on ?? [ applause ] >> james taylor, he'll be back with more music in just a little bit. but first, this is "today" on in my future, i'm twice as likely to have a stroke. i'm at higher risk for depression. i'm 26% more likely to develop an irregular heartbeat. i have a 65% higher chance of developing diabetes. no matter who we are, these diseases can be managed or prevented when caught early on. because with better research, the right medicine, and with doctors who help keep me healthy to begin with, we will thrive. ?? james taylor has been making music for nearly 50 years and shows no signs of slowing down. >> the five-time grammy winning is playing a summer ball park tour next year. first the holidays with us here in studio 1a. >> good morning, kim his wife is here. hi kim, happy holidays. gang, happy holidays. ten years ago, you released that were you releasing it on vinyl, thank you, i'm a vinyl guy. do off favorite sole judge on that? >> i love that song we just did of joni mitchell's "wish i had a river." that's a beautiful tune, but there's -- that's the thing about christmas is the music is so great. and from carols to sort of standard christmas stuff and yeah, it's a rich -- it's a great bag of music. >> it's fun that kim's here, ur >> she's got to be an inspiration for some of your songs, huh, james? >> yeah, she is. i've written a number of songs about kim now. >> well, that's -- >> kim is blushing. there you have it. and were you blushing at the kennedy center honors? quite the crowd ensembled there. where are you keeping the medal. >> service surreal, it's in my suitcase. >> still? >> back at the hotel. >> what room is that again? fenway or wrigley. don't answer wrong. you don't to want get booed when you get there. >> doyle another analysis this summer. we'll check them both out and i'll get back to you on that. >> they're about to play one of our favorite songs, it's called "only one," james taylor. ?? ? you are my only one, you are my only one ? ? don't believe in me now, now you're my only one ? carry me look for the light ? ? i've got two strong arms to hold on tight, two good friends on my left and my right ? ? you're the only one, only one ? ? you are my only one, you are my only one ? i'm telling you now, now you're my only one ? ? so there's only one road for me, too many turns in the wings ? ? thousands of things to do today, millions of moments i must admit ? ? and you you are my only one, you are my only one ? ? don't believe in me now, you're my only one ? ? taking for granted and pushed aside, all that i wanted was a place to ? missing the decision of all the dreams, getting deep inside of every memory seems like dreams ? ? hundreds of hopes in the past ? ? nevertheless it was never the ? there's only one, only one ? ? oh you are my only one, you are my only one ? ? don't believe in me now, now you're my only one ? ? you are my only one, you are my only one ? ? don't believe in me now, believe in me now ? ? i'm telling you -- now you're yes! yes! yes! yes! >> can i tell you something? you brought this one to tears. >> thank you. >> thank you for that. >> kim, thank you, guys i. that was awesome of you. >> thanks you guys. smoot-hawleysmoot-hawley. >> announcer: this is a news4 today news break. 8:56 is your time now on december 8th, 2016. good morning. i am eun yang. we want to check on the traffic with melissa mollet. >> outer loop after 66 two left lanes are getting by a crash, and we had just one lane open and now it's two, so that's a bit better. eastbound 50 at 20, a crash there. vehicle on the left side of the roadway and southbound there at 197, a crash blocking a left lane so not the quickest commute on the b.w. parkway this morning. >> we will take a quick break and check your weather when we come back. oh, that's lovely... so graceful. the corkscrew spin, flawless... ...his signature move, the flying dutchman. poetry in motion. and there it is, the "baby bird". breathtaking. a sumo wrestler figure skating? surprising. what's not surprising? how much money heather saved by switching to geico. we are in the 30s and 40s right now, and a little cooler in gaithersburg and frederick with plenty of clouds out there right now. we will have increasing sun as we move into the afternoon hours and cold air moves in overnight and it's here throughout the day here tomorrow and into the weekend. with the wind it will feel like we are in the teens and 20s throughout the day tomorrow and because of that it's a storm team 4 weather alert day, and highs only around 40 degrees for saturday and sunday. get the latest and news and weather time in the nbc this morning on "today's" take. madonna makes a surprise confession during car pool karaoke. sfwlmpblts crash course in motherhood. not one, but six kids. plus the sweet sound of sweet baby james. five-time taylor, right now. from nbc news, this is "today's" take. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. this is thursday morning, december 8, 2016, and we are here and somebody is feeling a little grinchy right now. >> my christmas has been ruined. i'm just going -- >> not yet. it's only december 8th. >> i think you need to clarify that. >> okay. so remember when i asked you at wanted. overwhelming choice was turquoise, i found that was like $600, that's not happening. so i found a gray, gray was a second choice. i immediately order my tree from freetopia.com. here's a picture. i'm still waiting for my tree. it's been like ten days, and this is my super bowl. >> so did you -- >> it's missing. have you >> you ordered it with an express card. >> fedex crown. >> have you put in the tracking number. >> no. >> where did it originate from? where's the tree coming from? >> but what part of the country? >> it's the artificial tree farms. >> santa claus land, i don't know. >> northwest, maybe there was some weather troubles trying to get it across the country. >> i only -- i have one more week, i have one more week. but do you have the order? >> i have the order. >> why don't you send it down to adam, and they can put -- >> walk outside in new york and grab a temporary tree. >> i'm using my job and position -- >> and you're absolutely right. >> here's the deal. dylan giving birth maybe as early as tonight. this is the most important thing in my life. >> dylan's going the distance. >> i have one more week -- >> is the tree going to get here before dylan's baby? baby h comes first? >> it'll be interesting. especially if your doctor's name was fedex. that would be great. dr. fedex. >> dr. fedex, we deliver. >> baby's here. >> absolutely, positive. >> here's what i don't understand. >> you can track yours, i can't track this. >> that's right. >> well the doctor did say something -- >> i know. >> you know exactly where it is. it's not missing. >> 12 is it warm in here? >> have you never ordered anything before? system with the world. >> no, that's -- trust to verify. that's why you have the tracking number. >> i just know that i have one week left to enjoy because i'm going to texas, thank god to visit family for a week. i have one week left -- >> that's what you should focus on. >> #tree, #babydylan. what did bosco do last night? she's been acting weird. and i think because the whole baby thing. i think dogs have -- >> they sense. >> i thought it was a girl. >> her full name is long, but we call her that for sure. it rolls off theening to easier. so i've been taking the photos of her staring at me from weird parts of the house. there she is there. we have another one -- >> but she keeps her distance. >> she keeps her distance and stares at me. >> there she is, there's another one where she's kind of. >> reporter: oh. >> when i actually do sit down, that's when she -- >> is that her on the belly? >> when you wake up, is she there looking at you? >> look at this one. >> i'm sorry. >> she just peers around want corner. >> whoa. okay. now i'm starting to freak out. >> but this is what i've noticed over the past couple of weeks. it's this weirdness or she's real snugly. so i don't know what it means. >> dog psychic, i think you need to get snb there because listen, bosco looks like she's got something planned. >> she's up to something. >> yeah >> yeah. >> lock the door, bosco is not heading around. what did you do last night? >> well, the cleveland cavaliers, you know, nba champs came in to play the knicks last night. and my son and nick, is a knicks fan. he's a knicks fan. i had my new york knick with me at the knicks. >> is he standing on something anything. he's not standing on anything. >> what's so interesting, and your child is supposed to look like you because it's your child -- >> i hope so. >> that's so rude. he hasmorphed into you. >> well, that's my boy. >> the smile. >> it's the smile, but it's the sweetness in his face which is like you when you're not talking. >> i must tell you -- and that's very nice. and i'll stop right now if you'd i mean, it was good for the first six minutes. and then -- >> and bored. >> no, we were enjoying it because we were sitting there, the basket -- but, then the knicks kind of -- the cavaliers pulled away. to the point where -- and in the fourth quarter, lebron james and his other cleveland cavalier teammates decide to try, during the game the bottle flip challenge. >> disrespected. >> so people online people are poor sportsmanship. >> you have to be in the game. pay attention to the game. >> you can't treat them -- guess what, nba they trade all the time. you could end up with one of the knicks on your team, j.r. somebody -- >> yeah, in fairness, for those who are following this, phil jackson kind of talked some smack about lebron, and -- >> so this was. >> reporter: some would say this is -- he wasn't flipping a bottle, he was flipping off phil jackson. >> oh. >> he's flipping something. >> i don't care about >> we just did -- we did a carbonated beverage and a soft pretzel. >> well, i would expect more from you. like a pepsi or a beer? >> i did a diet coke and nick had a beer. no, no, no. >> like i am taller than you. >> no, nick had a gin and tonic. no, he had a sprite. >> but i would expect you guys to have like nachos. >> no, it's like my father and you come here to watch a game or come here to eat? i came here to eat. >> eat too. >> anyway. >> oh any gosh. >> like a fenway frank. >> speaking of the bottle flip. we've got a great one. grandma -- >> granny. >> giving it a shot. here she does. >> boom, nails it. >> can we please replay that again. >> oh yeah. >> oh my gosh. >> you've got the shoulder >> let's bring that sound. >> the confidence. >> look at the shoulders. >> granny. >> yeah. >> all right. >> the shoulder. >> that's so great. >> fantastic. >> she wasn't even looking. >> just boom, just like that. >> living until you're 90s, like that's that. you don't -- >> and you're enjoying yourself. >> fantastic. >> madonna, speaking of somebody i could tell you were uncertain. >> she was hanging out with one of our favorites, james accordion, car pool karaoke, here's the moment. ?? ?? ?? ? >> put your here we go, vogue. >> is it tleel drive like that? >> james. >> she's very flexible. >> yoga and athletic, all of that. >> and credit for putting fish nets under the pants. >> very sweflt, i think he's getting in shape. >> his grammy game on. >> besides singing, madonna opened up about a fling with another major pop star. >> you were fwrends michael >> what was like that like? with michael jackson. >> you want know kiss and tell then, don't you? >> did you kiss? >> of course. >> no. >> of course. >> you and michael jackson -- >> i mean, baby, i've been around. >> full french kissing. >> yeah, mouth kissing. >> i did not know that. i did not know that. >> well ichblt had the chance to talk about it. no one ever asks me. >> so hang on, so who makes the first move you or michael jackson? who leans in if you want to know the truth. because he's a little bit shy. however, he was a willing accomplice. >> okay. which one's british? >> yeah. >> what's going on there? >> that's a good question. >> she's from uk, michigan. >> it's in and out. >> but you know what, in certain celebrities, there's a joke, you probably have some in your head that suddenly have these accents and they're american. to pick that up. >> maybe she's impressionable. >> might have picked it up from james. >> we love your honesty. coming up it's the most wonderful time of the year. do you know why -- >> if you have a tree. >> because we get a brand new batch of santa photos. we asked woman to smell two body washes and pick their favorite. they both smell good. i like b better. i prefer b. b. i would like to smell like this every day. but what was body wash a? 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>> what does that do? >> gives you a crunchy texter. >> you put it on the bread? >> we can only do white bread. >> if you are going to do a grilled cheese -- >> so one is butter and one is -- >> i can already tell. >> uh-huh. >> that's good cheese. >> you would think we had not eaten in a week. >> i like butter. i am traditional, though. >> sometimes i do a little of both, but jerry, this is the mayo. >> i like kraft american cheese, and white bread, and -- >> the only ng >> oh, that would be good, too. >> i like the mayo. >> with ham on 5, hold the mayo, and that was from the movie "airplane." let's look at the temperatures. this is the temperature change, and look at casper, wyoming. this is the air temperature. it's 30 below. denver right now, you are 4 below and with the windchill it and this brutal air will come in for the end of the week, and for friday it will be the coldest day and it will make its way to the east and it will moderate as it comes this way, and it gets all the way down to the south, and this ain't nothing. next week, siberian express, baby, temperatures are 20 to 30 degrees below normal. that's what's going on around the country, and here's what's happening in your area. >> now tomorrow, blustery and cold, with a high of 41. windchills in the teens and 20s throughout the day, and it stays cold into the weekend with highs around 40 degrees, and it also stays dry. on saturday evening, at 7:30, make sure to tune in and we will have our tracking winter special here on news4, and chance of showers on monday and then turning really cold next thursday and friday, and highs around 30. water, will it help moisturize your skin in the winter or will rubbing a grilled cheese on your skin? 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as the mercury drops, so does the moisture in our skin. before you go slapping a bunch of oil, listen to this. >> myth versus fact to help keep your skin from drying out all winter long. >> here to help us, dr. natalie azar. >> good morning, guys. how are you? ready to go? okay. we're going to go right in. we have a lot to cover. number one, drinking a lot the >> help with dry skin. >> fact. >> it's a myth. excellent, tamron. no, think of it this way, we're not like plants. drinking water it's important for you, it definitely is absorbed by the body, hydrates yourselves, but it won't do anything to combat dry skin. what you want to think about is using a moisturizer twice a day. we're going to talk about what kinds, and how to apply it in a little bit. question two, frigid air makes your skin peel. >> peel? >> i think myth. >> that's a myth. exactly. so basically it's not the cold air that makes your skin peel, but rather it the hot air from inside. and also people who have conditions like eczema and things like that, what to do about it, let the peeling skin fall away. don't pick. >> in the winter time, you know, it's dry air, hot air. should you add a humidifier. >> yes. and that's part of my answer for the next question. >> okay. >> okay. front of a fireplace can dry out your skin, fact or myth. >> i think fact. >> that's -- no, it's a fact. sitting in front of a fireplace, using also a space heater, a wood burning stove, all of those things can cause dryness of the skin. >> i try to not turn on the neat my house a lot. make you wear a coat in my house. it dries out your skin. i want even to have moist skin. >> absolutely. number two, don't turn the heat occupy so high. get to the lowest point to be comfortable. >> humidifier that's a cold air. it blows out cold steam instead of warm steam. >> what does that do. >> i'm not a humidifier expert. >> it doesn't work that well. >> no idea. >> follow the manufacturer's instructions. number four, during winter months, oily skin does not need moisturizing. >> myth. you still have to use a moisturizer. perhaps you use a lighter one. okay. number five, taking long, steamy showers helps prevent dry skin. >> i'm going be fact. >> i think it's a myth, but i love long hot showers. >> actually, we recommend taking short path baths for showers which defeats the purpose. five to ten minutes. and also lukewarm water, not hot. when you get out, pat dry, not rub dry. and >> got time for one more. >> number one. >> number six, you should have, you should shave your legs less often when it's cold outside. >> myth. >> fact. >> it's a fact. >> shaving your -- >> i do that all the time. >> how do you shave your legs. >> it is very, very irritating. you want to do it right after you get out of the shower, moisturize, use a clean blade. all of those things. per. >> interesting. >> the moisture contest. >> there you go. >> i see what you did there. >> dr. azar taking winter solutions live on facebook. dylan goats see what motherhood is like with five can't see it. can't taste it. but there's so much more to it. here's how benefiber? 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>> it's a nonstop movement from the time they wake up in the morning to they go bed at 7:00 p.m. >> and let's not forget, they also have a sit daughter, five-year-old blake. >> she talks about like other people like one baby, that's weird. >> i'm having contractions. >> they catapulted to fame last april after danielle give first to the first ever set of all girl quintuplets in the u.s. at the time, mom and dad even found a few minutes to joan their newborns. >> you look wonderful. i mean it's hard to believe that you just had the babies. the babies last week. are you feeling okay? >> i am. surprisingly. i feel pretty good. it's kind a shock. >> and as if life wasn't wild enough, adam and danielle quickly signed on to star in a reality tv series on tlc. "outdaughtered" follows the family through feedings, diaper changes, and soothing tots. supersized family and a grueling tv schedule? >> it makes it that much more fun. >> so what can we expect in season two? >> their own little personalities. they started walking. so that means they're climbing. they just want to do whatever they want, go wherever they want, just destroy whatever. >> to want go shopping. it's time to put me to the test. i don't know what i'm getting myself into, but i'm going to give danielle and adam a nice break. and i'm going to watch the kids. one, two, three, slide. oh, what's wrong? i don't know what to do with crying babies. this is so overwhelming. i don't know where they all are at once. two, three -- i've lost a baby. hello. we've gained a kid. oh no. okay, it's time to call in reinforcements. blake, you got everything under criminal? she's good. i'm going to have a baby soon. do you have any advice for me about how to make babies laugh? >> tickle them. >> tickle them. i might be getting the hang of this. ready? i kind of made it through an afternoon with five babies. i think i can i think. we're good. >> oh, you're good now. >> yeah. it was overwhelming to say the least. yes. >> five. >> and an extra five-year-old to tack on to that too. sop you could see more of the busbyes every tuesday night on tlc. >> by the way, your one will seem like five at times. >> oh gosh. >> so not that easy? i heard this is easy. smooth sailing, lots of sleep. >> oh yeah. >> put him on speed dial. the office party or neighbor's holiday get together? show you festive fashions that are perfect for holiday occasions. that's coming up n coming up on "look! famous people!" we catch flo, the progressive girl, at the supermarket buying cheese. scandal alert! flo likes dairy?! woman: busted! 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you and i again, these days go by and i wish i could slow the whole thing down ? ? have it all back again, just one more time ? feeling that we feel this way together you and i ? ? there you are again i climb so high ? ? high enough to finally see your sign shining in the distance ? ? you were tending and we were biding our time ? ? we were both waiting for the moment when our bats drawn together ? ? you and i ? ? see how fierce you are, never this world will drag us down ? ? so although i know we're only small in the time we have here ? ? surely we have it all ? see how fierce you are, never this world would drag us down ? on holy ground ? ? so although i know we're only small in the time we have here ? ? this time we have it all >> james taylor, thanks so much. we're back in a moment, but first, this is "today." everyone is getting into the spirit of giving for our 23rd annual toy driver this morning. taraji. henson collected toys from generous visitors on the plaza. here to tell us about the donation, steve and sally from one of our long time distributors. good morning to both of you. you're a staple of my life. i evolve to the more sophisticated style. tell us about your donation. >> this is our ninth year participating and we're happy to help you out. beautiful poodles bags and trunk cases. >> it is amazing to be able to give this holiday season. why is it special for you? >> you know, as a woman growing up with mine it's special to be able to give them this holiday season to so many deserving young girls. >> and you're involved in other activities over the yeefr. >> that's right. we're active with polish girls. which is a group that gets into hospitals to make patients feel good. paint their nails and talk with heart association sweetheart group. >> we're grateful for this donation and girls will really enjoy it. thank you so much. by the way, don't forget if you're coming to the plaza, bring a toy far child up to the age of 18. and you can donate online at amazon.com/today. check out our website for all the details. and thank you again, love these. >> staple of life, seriously. >> kit and a caboodle. >> tomorrow of course we'll update you on tree gate. agine a world where the holidays are about joy again. where days are filled with magic instead of madness. at t.j. maxx, marshalls and homegoods, we've imagined the holidays this way for decades. it's why we never have crazy sales. never make you clip coupons. and always have amazing prices with t.j.maxx, marshalls and homegoods. >> announcer:hi >> 9:57 is your time now on this thursday, december 8th, 2016. good morning. i am eun yang. the man nominated wilson to be chancellor of the public schools last week, and he was superintendent of the oakland unified school district. takeover. we're in the low to mid-40s with plenty of clouds out there and the clouds will start to break up as we work our way to lunchtime and the afternoon hours, and temperatures are pretty normal this time of year with highs near 50 degrees, and cool air moves in tonight and will stick around through the weekend. it's blustery tomorrow and so with the winds it will feel like we are in the teens and 20s throughout the day, and then we lose the winds but stay cold for next week, highs only have 30 for thursday and friday. coming up on "news4 midday," the grand opening of the mgm from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybod it's thirsty thursday. it's december 8th. have a terrific show today. hoda goes undercover. i hope you get a chance to see this. as a meter maid. she's handing out tickets in new jersey. you can imagine how that went over. >> yeah. >> but you did so well. >> it was a little scary, i got to say. >> you were really not even recognizable. >> nope, not one person.