Do you want us to come over to check it out . Susan is inin new movie, and singing champs the melodore and they are an a capella group. Superand today is the first day of winter or the last day of spring . First day of winter. And so tonight is the shortest night and thenenhe longer days, me we have something more to celebrate. And you guys a a huge thank you to all of you who helped to raise almost 1 million more the salv only needed to sell about 400 more books to make it. Goodgiftsbook. Org. I will never do more of them and you have let me know how much you lo pages in it with new res it is a sweelets get to 1 11 million mark. We can do it. By o we have good news if you are a procrastinator, the store s ares are open 24 hour, because some people a stu like that, and so now, kohls isow open 24 hours until 6 00 p. On the 24th, and the same for walmart open 24 hours, and jcpennys and macys until Christmas Eve. And a loftt of people, you work crazaz shifts, and you need time to get redady. Yes, but, hoda, how many days do you t christmas . 364, about. Why do you wait for the end . It is the rush. Part of the reason i got into the news is because there is a deadline and i have to have the so i am not totally panicked yet. Frank said that im on lombardi time, because you tohave to be ten minutes early or you are i think it is so rude when you think that your timemes more valuable than somebody elses. And who is taller or do you both have on shoes . Allegedly. Big girl shoes. All right. Ladies, cook something. And should we taub about the g oh, my. More breaking news on the show. This is nbc news and mens health is out, and we agree that john kraysinski is hot, but looking around page 10, check it our hunkie joseph, our floor director, is there. We are so proud of you, honey. You lost 50 pounds. I did. How did you do it . The boring way ak actually. I ate the way i should and started exercising. People dont like you at this moment. Give it a few more moments. And here is the thing about you. We d o day e was a picture of him in hawaii. Yes. And we looked at the before picture, and look at the, uhhuh, and we need the body before. And like was there an aha moment for you, joseph, when you said im going to lose some weight . Theres the before. A few friend of mine who inspired me. They lost weight and thenn mostly tookokntil i wasas out of breath tying my shoes. But youre not. Youre a young man. Never thought you were heavy. Thank you. We thought you were stocky. Thank you for that. Husky. The figured it was time. If i was going to start it would be now. Feels like you should have a cute rlfriend. We think that our friend friend zach should and our friend Kyle Michael Miller should. Lets start in the new year. Lets do a dating thing. For the Mens Health Guy . Whats your twitter handle . My name . yosefherzog. And im running my first Half Marathon in monor of my mom who is battling multiple myeloma and raising funds for mls. A link on my instagram page. Youre a really good guy. Wonderful. We thought you were hot before but now youre like scaldldg. Yeah. Burn, by. Thanks, baby. Meredith viera. Love that. Meredith here had some fun at someones expense in particular, but she showed photos to a bunch of kids. Mmhmm. And asked the kids is this person naughty or nice based purely on the photos. Heres whats happen. m going to lift up pictures and you tell me naughty or nice list. Nice. Naughty. Foughty. Naughty . Naughty. Naughty. Do you know who that is . No. You dont know. Why are you saying naughty . Because she looks like it. She just looks like it. How about this person, naughty or nice. Nice. Thahas hillary clinton. Do you know who that is . Yes. Who is that . President. Well, running for president. I dont know. Naughty, naughty, naughty. Why . He looks weird. I used to work with that guy. Oh, my gosh. Oh, my goodness. Thats exactly what i sound like, i know. I got over it, honey. It took a lot of therapy. You know what that is . Its not fair bause its not his best look during november. Come on, that was funny. Come on. Oh, gosh. They love each other but how funny was that, creepy. So glad when its not me they are picking on, or you. Okay. Looks like gwen stefani and Blake Shelton are going strong. Yeah. Gwen tweeted out a christmas message along with a short video that we just cant get enough of. Oh. Like a gif. Anyway, thats enough. Im im going to see the ladies reaction to it . Yeah. Ladies. What did you think . I thought it was sweet. Blake shelton is fabulous. Isnt he fabulous. Fabulous. Appeals to all of us. Charming, nice, good heart, handsome. Tall. What about her . Oh, gorgeous, and also really supportive of the young talent i think shes great. Its cute. How sweet is she . Shes not what youve heard. Who . Susan lucci. She an intererica kane. By the way, just want to point out as the show is progressing, whats going on with you. Yosef, his phone is blowing up. Bring your phone here. Bring your phone here. Exciting. I cant wait. Hold on. Wait, wait, wait. Oh, my. How did they get y yr phone number . Hee on twitr. Password. Been there with you, hoda. Where is it coming. Oh, wow. Instagram. Naughty pictures. Let me tell you. Lets not im not going to. Wow. Oh getting a lot. Thats a good one. Wow. Yosef. I cant wait to see what happens. Going to be a hapap holiday for yosef. Explosion. Awesome. We want updates. Sarah palin has taken a joke many times on snl. Yeah. And now we know that she can dish it out, too. Looks like theres a bottle brewing between tina fey and spal yeah. Sarah just released a video spoofing her character. Tinas character from 30 rock. Liz lemon. This one is called 31 rock. When 31 rock begins this january america will meet liz lemon. A tv writer who left the small town for the big city. No snow flakes. But shes struggling to have it all. Wheres my big gulp . Where s the new page . . Melon, okay. Heres what you do. The star wars didnt actually change cinema. Theres only one way to find out. Good for her. That was done by a group called the independent journal review. Okay. How about john mccain playing. And then and Lindsey Graham on the day t tt he announced that hes now hes a page on 31 rock. That was timely. I like him by the way. Hes feisty. I think he is feisty. The New York Times said trends that didnt actually catch on and some of them were like the apple watch, sorry, and man buns. Ugh. They asked the readers what trends they c cse to skiki this year and heres a look, and were goioi to ring the bell every time we passed on a trend. All right. So the return of crop tops. Past. Face contouring. Pass. Not me. Hoverboards. I gave one as a present. Does that count as passing. Harper lees new book. Pass. Snapchat, i didntt i love that. Periscope. I like it. Empire. Love it. The game of thrones,. Star wars, force awakens. Having a squad like taylor swift. We have a squad. Were a duo. Youre right. And finally watch me whip. Watch me naenae. The only one i do is face contouring. I say im using my time more wisely than anybody else out there. All right. So fuller house, the teases are out on netflix, the reboot of full house with the and we played that the other day, but this is what the girls from the cast looked like back in 1993, so thats Candace Cameron bure, jody sweeten and andrea barber. All right. And heres the new clip from the teaser. Okay. You already know who it is now watch me whip watch me naenae okay. Watch me, oh, watch me,atch me. Watch me, watch me they got the moves. The what does whip naenae mean. Means nothing. Booze day tuesday, sparklers here, a little cocktail. Prosecco which you love. Apple cider and cranberry juice, maple sugar and sin mom. Did you make these for us, giada . Yeah. Go to our Facebook Page and see our stepbystep intrucksal video to see w wt giada didnt make and other fun holiday cocktails. Susan lucci is next. She brings joy to the big screen. And giada is here to bring a meal to your christmas table that feeds all your family and friends. Look at those two kids the kind of courage that shows up when we need it. And when cancer is least expecting it. Courage. Just one reason more of us are surviving cancer than dying from it. Give now to the american cancer society. Feel a cold coming on . New zicam cold remedy nasal swabs shorten colds with a snap, and reduce symptom severity by 45 . Shorten your cold with a snap, lips appear to age faster than other skin. No worries. Now, theres new chapstick total hydration. Its 100 naturur, age defying formula is clinically proven to provide healthier, more youthful looking lips. Chapstick put your lips first dear stranger, when i booked your place, my friends thoughghi was crazy. But this morning, a city id neverer thank you for sharing the world with me. Airbnb. Belong anywhere. When its your job to protect the worlds greatest nation, its your responsibility to solve the worlds greatest challenges. This is why we search for the best and brightest. Why we train for every eventuality on land and water, in the air, space and even cyberspace. We operate in a complex world with one simple mission. For 41 years to a award wink actress and legend susan lucy played the entertaining erica cain on all my children. And so while it has been ten years, you c c take t t drama out of the woman, but not the woman out of the drama. She is now back on the big screen. Mother, again are you comfortable . How many times do i have to tell you not to clean it out in the sink . Well, she thinks it is unlady like to talk about it direct her power anywhere danica chooses, a hand is the power of danica. Hello, sweetie. I am so thrilled to have been part of the movie to he wor with David Orussell who is an amazing director, d i have a they are tellingng the story of joy mangano, her life story, and her mother, jennifer, she is amazing in every frame and she is amazing. And have virginia madison plays her mother, and she was a apparently, joy, a timid woman and addicted to soaps. And so danica was strong and she would quote danica. And live vicariously through her. Hopefully not so timid. And so david said that soap op er opera actors were like athletes, and he chose you because he knew exactly what you could do. So generous with the comments. And you learned pages and pages and pa the was a lot of volume everyday, and erica cain was so busy and i am so busy that i got the play her. And it kept yououff of tht m inside of daylight hours, and all of that, but we had a lot to do everyday. And David Orussell said that what i ra read in one of the interviews, he said that h and tell us what not what is my motivation . And we come in with the motivation, and we know what we are supposed to be doing, because of the nature of the i say, like old man river, and si going to be rolling along, and it is going to happen no matter how late you were at the studios the night before. And were you able to work with some of the other actors . Yes. I got the work with jennifer who is brilliant of course, and also with robert de niro. Are you pinching yourself . Yes, virginia madysen is there and bella rosalini. And how about Bradley Cooper . I wish i had got a scene with i bet you were. And on instagram, you are a busy poster, arent you . Into a frenzy. Mom, you have to pose everyday. What is happening here . Ooh, your everyday bubble bath. This is how i spend the weekends at the hotel right here on 54th street, and i am so sorry, hotel, i dont remember where you are, but it was a great time and it is like being in bea so are you, and we love you shgs, and Merry Christmas and merry everything. Give our love to everyone at your home. Christmas joy opens Christmas Day. Are you wrapping and you cant find your ribbon . Its that night of the year you come here. Looking for gifts so there wont be tears. Eleventh hour shopper. Thats you. Theyre loaded up with gearar an xbox for the children. And a mixer for your dear. No need to shop around for present youve missed its all here. Ure off the naughty list Eleventh Hour shopper. Thats you see you next year, buddy get low prices on all your lastminute gifts. Walmart. Dear stranger, when i booked your place, my friends thought i was crazy. But this morning, a city id never been to felt like home. Thank you for sharing the world with me. This holiday, give the gift of ferrero rocher. 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Clouds and sun will take over once this exits east before another small ance of light snow tomorrow night thursday morning. As of now, it looks like santas visit will be fairly quiet before another chance of a mix and light snow arrives late Christmas Day the day after. Snow also appears to be a possibility early next week. See graphics. Authorities are treating the death of a person found in a burning pickup truck in northeast nebraska as suspicious. The truck was spotted in the clock monday afternoon. After firefighters extinguished it, they found human remains inside. The Nebraska State Patrol and state Fire Marshals Office were called to investigate. Authorities are working to determine the persons identity and find out what caused the truck to catch fire. Heres ben with weather. Morning hours tomorrow. Clouds and sun will take over once this exits east before another small night th it is is boozeday tuesday and before the break we gave you johnnys mother had three children. The first child was named april. The second child was named may and what was the third childs name . Johnny. We actually got that one. Was it a trick question . Duh. And have you ever realized on Christmas Eve that you are out of gift wrap, bags, bows . Yes. And we have some help from robin spicer. She has been on our affiliate in atlan no and she has ideas for creative homemade wrapping. Good to see you and it is you dont need anything fancy to make it fabulous, because we will rerecycle and repurpose with pizazz. So i thought of a person who is a word smith or the crossword puzzles, so my sister cheryl is a crossboard addict, and so we wrappedt up with crossword puzzle wrapment and that Little Center is right off of the milk carton. And i lovv host. And so i take this and make a figurereeight. If it is exhard im not doing it. So it is seconds. Figure eight, and staple it in the middle and then layer up the figt ur figure eight, and before you know it, it is a bow to go. After it. Yes, the front page, sports section for the sports, ananhing. And now, egg cartons. Everybody has gotten them. And i have been eating a lot of eggs now, but they are grade a egg friends so i covered them with heresy kisses and filled it with candy, and is so it is is a lot of fun, but th are getting involved now. They are telling you how they are going to be wrapping so you take o o the scraps, and t ts year, get all off the scraps before somebody throws them out. Yes. And you can see how pretty it sis is. And im wild about the cardboard pap paper, a soy put a beautiful piece of jewelry in here, and now i am going to be taking the tiscsc tissue, and wrap it up in style with the tissue paper, a a one,e, two, three, four, five, and then tie the edges like here, and you wi a finished wrap, and tie them with the bows, and that is really simple. And you could use a dish towel. Yes, that is a nice hostess gift. Gift. And tucked in the end, an c roll up a tee shirt or sweets. Cash cash goes great there. And who doesnt like cash. And now me. And i love this one. Literally straight out of the sock drawer. You want the try it and help me. E sock, and put it around the wine bottle. And look, onon two, three, and you have got it. And then wha t is to just add a few bows around the top, and one, two, three. And what is somebody going to to do with the one sock . Well, are r wine that you love so much, because i know that you have the favorite wine. Yes, we do. And the fact is that the other sock had a hole in it, and you only had one sock left. All right, all right, robin. Okay. Maybe we wil time. What is this . Them in the colors, and they will make perfect polka dots. You have to hold it down, hoda. And now you can see the finished product, and the kids love it. They will have so much fun. And make sure they dont eat it. You eat one, and stamp one. And dont mix them up. Like a st tt is so much fun. And i alternated colors and took a little bit. She took more time. And a second more than you did. And this is my favorite wap of all time, and try this. Now, watch me. Take the corners of the ban dandana and pull them up to the top. Right. A now, you can seehat we have four corners, and take a rubberband. Kathie lee, you are a pro at this. And take a rubber band and put it on n e top, and watch robob pockets, and guess what we are going to do . We e going to be puttin it. Yes. Pretzel sticks, and candies and treats and sweets. This is called the the ban dandana wrap, one, two, three, and then they c c repurpose it. One, two, three, cute. Thank you, robin. And if you are a Pitch Perfect fan, we have a group here with perfect pitch. Ty are a College Group the vanderbilt melodores. Zack. Turning it on now. Fact. Advil pain relievers are used by more households than any other leading brand. To treat their aches and pains more people reach for advil. Relief doesnt get any better than this. Advil. Feel secure in your dentures. 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Children and adolescents in particular may be at an increased risk of seizures, confusion, or abnormal behavior. Mild to moderate nausea and vomiting. Antiflu . Go antiviral with tamiflu. All right. If you are expecting a houseful over to holidays a and you dont want to spend the night or day and our contributor Giada De Laurentiis is here. This is kishgs mbo khgsmbocca squash. People were getting confused. And what kind of beef . Tenderloin. Oh, no, it is too expensive, a tenderloin. I like tenderloin. E the cheaper kind, and that is what i use. What is it, the butt . What part is cheap . This is hodas butt here, and we have cut it up and seasoned it. What kind is it . Chuck. Well, you can use ground meet if wanted to, but then you want you could use a tritip if you wanted to. You want to cook it slow and everything is going to melt and be nder. Momong on to hodas butt. Okayay and then you season it with a little bit of salt and flour, and the flour creates a nice thick thickness to the stew. I the oil. Dump it, hoda. Go, hoda. Dump it, hoda. All right. Im trying. And we will brown it. You brown it for a couple of minutes. You dont cook it all of the way through. No, becausus the slow cooker is going to do it for you. Oh, you are goio be putt in the slow cooker. This is something to do and then leave. Forget about it. Yes. This is the squash situation. I like the two together, because it is nice this time of the year, and very comforting. So this is a squash, but youou and you need a really sharp peeler, guys. And if not, you can a knife and just chop it off. But you want to have a nice, well, it is going to be sitting up nicely on its own. In a perfect world. Well, you dont want it to roll around or you wl cut your finger finger. Cut that ba and it can take some force and you can buy this already done. Some grocery sto it up for you and make life easy. And what is this . Well, i forgot. No no, no, i forgot to add the onions and the and thehe thyme and the rosemary. Okay. I will do that and ycook, and do this. Okay. I got distracted with this. Okay. And you move the meat over to dexwlaz the pan. And that is the flavor. You see that nice brown stuff . Yes. S. That is the flavor. The meat first or you wont get that flavor. I take marsala wine or beef stock. Yes. And scrape it and clean the pan so you dont have to clean it later, and t tn you take all of these ingredients. N the slow cooker. Yes. Careful. You dont want to wear it for day . No, i dont. Nice. And a get all of the bits in there. Okay. Im getting as many as i can. And then we are going to be dumping the beef broth on top of that. Beef broth. And w wt about the tomatoes, and sun dried tomatoes, and squash, and put the lid on it, and we will let it go for four hours. Then we come back here, and this is great, and people love the slow cooker. Look. Look at this. Has some bread with it. How delicious. And this is a nice meal. It is warm and hot when youou get home. Lets try it. For the hot stuff. And im going to dunk a and it is pretty the. And it falls apart. And the meat should fall ap apart, and after four hours up to eight h t meat should fall apart. Hmm. And the only thing that we are missing guys the glass ofwine. I mean, really, this needs a glass of wine. And you can find this delicious stew recipe at today. Com food. Hey, gather around, because we have a great song here with the vanderbilt before there could be a nation, there had to be people willing to fight for it, to take on the worlds greatest challenges, whatever they might be. So, the u. S. Army masters not only tactics and strategy, but ulso physics and chemistry. We make battle plans and create breakthroughs in medicine, science and engineering. Our next mission could be anything. 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Hang on the mistletoe im going to get to know you better ba da da this christmas and every trim of the tree how fun it is going to be together this christmas the fireside is blazing bright night and this christmas will be a very special christmas for me me whoa woo ba da da tada presents and cards this time t the of year my world is filled with cheer and you this christmas and as i look around your eyes are shining down this christmas fireside is blazing bright were carolling through the night and this Christmas Christmas for me whoa whoa take it here now take it here now ooh ooh ooh this christmas this christmas you know it is going to be a very special christmas for you and me very special christmas this christmas this christmas will this christmas will be a very special christmas for me yeah, yeah take a hand take a hand now whoa well be together to make this christmas bright all right. That was awesome. Very nice talent and nice kids. A couple of teen sensations spread the joy to some needy children. With you it is our final donation nor the toy drive and it is from o frs at henry o better known as the folks who make hello kitty. Here to the about it is teen sensations mattie and kenzi zeigler. And now before we get to how fabulous you both are, what are you giving away from hello kitty . We are giving these away toys and merchandise and we are so excited to present, because they arecute. Yes, awesome. And now, you have major things going on in your career ss. Yes, mackenzie is a big singer, right . Yes, i just released my single sleigh ride my christmas song. Number one on itunes, right . Yes. And mattie . I just wrapped up filming my book of henry. And i was exciting. Who are these people . Well, they have been raised parents, and very polite, and i love that. Merry christmas, and we are pekting great things from you guys. We want to thank you for the more than 37. 5 million to the make this the second biggest toy drive ever. In the toy drives 22year