JEFF, THIS IS A FUN ONE. GOOD MORNING!
GOOD MORNING! >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. THIS IS SO FUN.
AND ITS BEEN SO INSPIRING, MY
TEAM HAS BEEN TIRELESS.
WE HAVE BEEN UP FOR 24 HOURS,
READING ALL OF YOUR TWEETS, ALL
OF YOUR STORIES.
SO MANY FAMILIES IN NEED THIS
YEAR.
SO MANY FAMILIES WHERE MONEY IS
TIGHT, AND THEY CANT AFFORD
THESE SKY-HIGH PRICES FOR THESE TOYS. SKY-HIGH PRICES FOR THESE
TOYS.
SO THIS MORNING, WE ARE CRISSCROSSING THE COUNTRY,
MAKING SOME SPECIAL DELIVERIES
AND IN JUST A MOMENT, PROGRAMS
THE BIGGEST SURPRISE OF ALL
RIGHT INSIDE THIS HOUSE.
THEY ARE THE HOTTEST TOYS THIS
SEASON.
SEASON.
FINGERLINGS.
THE LOL SURPRISE BIG SURPRISE,
AND THE CLASSIC SUPER NINTENDO
NES.
MANY STORES ARE SOLD OUT.
PRICES ONLINE SKY-HIGH.
WE BOUGHT THEM, AND ON TUESDAY, MADE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT LIVE ON,
MADE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT LIVE ON "TODAY."
"TODAY."
>> WE HAVE BOUGHT EXTRAS OF ALL THE TOYS, AND WE WANT TO GIVELL
THE TOYS, AND WE WANT TO GIVE THEM TO YOU, OUR VIEWERS!
SO WE WANT YOU TO TWEET US RIGHT
NOW USING THE HASH TAG
ROSSENREPORTSCONTEST.
ROSSENREPORTSCONTEST. >> THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF
YOU WROTE IN.
SO LATE TUESDAY, THE ROSSEN REPORTS TEAM DEPLOYEDROSSEN
REPORTS TEAM DEPLOYED NATIONWIDE.
NATIONWIDE.
ONE THING IVE NOTICED FROM THIS
CONTEST IS HOW MANY GOOD PEOPLE THERE ARE IN THE WORLD.D PEOPLE
THERE ARE IN THE WORLD.
AND ONE OF THEM, HER NAME IS LA TASHA.E OF THEM, HER NAME IS LA
TASHA.
AND I SAW THIS TWEET FROM HER. I HAD TO MEET HER.ET FROM HER.
I HAD TO MEET HER.
SHE WROTE, I AM A SINGLE FOSTER MOTHER WHO RECENTLY TOOK IN AER
MOTHER WHO RECENTLY TOOK IN A FAMILY OF FOUR BROTHERS AGES 2
THROUGH 8.
THROUGH 8. THE SUPER NINTENDO CLASSIC WOULD
REALLY MAKE THEIR DAY.
OKAY.
OKAY.
SO I HAVE THE SUPER NINTENDO CLASSIC.E THE SUPER NINTENDO
CLASSIC.
WE ARE HERE IN GEORGIA. LETS SURPRISE HER.RGIA.
LETS SURPRISE HER. >> OH, JEFF ROSSEN!
>> LA TASHA?
>> YES, OH, MY GOD!
>> YOU DO SUCH BEAUTIFUL THINGS
FOR HIS KIDS.
ITS THE AT LEAST WE COULD DO TO
HELP THEIR CHRISTMAS.
>> OH, MY GOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
MATTHEW!
MATTHEW!
>> WHAT?
>> WILL THIS HELP TO MAKE THEIR
HOLIDAY BETTER?
>> OH, MY GOD, YES.
IT WOULD BE AMAZING.
MATTHEW, LOOK!
>> YES, YES!
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK, MATTHEW? >> ITS GREAT, THANK YOU.TTHEW?
>> ITS GREAT, THANK YOU. >> IM GOING TO CRY!
>> I KNOW!
>> OH, WERE JUST GETTING
STARTED.
STARTED.
>> HELLO!
>> MY PRODUCER, OLIVIA, FLYING
TO LOUISIANA TO SURPRISE THIS
MOTHER.
HER HUSBAND IS DEPLOYED THIS CHRISTMAS, AND SHE WAS JUST LAID
OFF.
OFF.
FOR THEIR KIDS, WE DELIVER AN
LOL SURPRISE AND A NINTENDO.
THIS YEAR, SO MANY FAMILIES DISPLACED BY NATURAL DISASTERS.
THIS MOM WRITING TO US, MY
14-YEAR-OLD TWINS WENT THROUGH
HARVEY, AND THEN MOVED TO
FLORIDA TO START OVER AND WENT
THROUGH IRMA.
THROUGH IRMA.
THIS CHRISTMAS, WE ARE GRATEFUL TO BE ALIVE, BUT IT WILL BE VERY
SMALL.
SMALL.
MY GIRLS WOULD LOVE A NINTENDO SYSTEM OR A FINGER PET.INTENDO
SYSTEM OR A FINGER PET. >> JEFF ROSSEN FROM NBC NEWS.
>> OH, MY GOSH!
ITS -- ITS ACTUALLY YOU!
>> ITS ACTUALLY ME!
WEVE BROUGHT PRESENTS FOR YOUR
DAUGHTERS.
DAUGHTERS.
WHERE ARE THEY?
CAN WE GO UPSTAIRS AND SEE THEM?
>> SHE LEADS US TO THE LIVING
ROOM.
>> I HEARD YOU GUYS WANTED
FINGERLINGS.
>> THOSE ARE ADORABLE! >> ARE YOU OKAY?RABLE!
>> ARE YOU OKAY? TEARS OF JOY, I HOPE.
>> YES.
>> YES. I LOVE THESE THINGS.
THEYRE SO ADORABLE.
>> READING YOUR TWEETS IS WHAT
TOUCHED US SO MUCH.
STORIES OF BRAVE CHILDREN,
FIGHTING SICKNESS AND
DISABILITIES.
DISABILITIES.
THIS MOM WROTE TO US, MY 14-YEAR-OLD WITH AUTISM AND HIS
BROTHER WOULD LOVE THE NINTENDO
CLASSIC, AS THIS IS HOW THEY
BOND, THROUGH TALKING ABOUT
VIDEO GAMES.
VIDEO GAMES.
THANK YOU FOR A CHANCE. >> CANT WAIT TO SEE THEIR FACES
WHEN THEY GET THEIR HANDS ON
THIS.
THIS.
>> MY PRODUCER, LINDSEY, SHOWING
UP AT THEIR DOOR.
>> IM WITH THE "TODAY" SHOW AND
ROSSEN REPORTS.
AND WE HEARD YOU GUYS WANTED A SUPER NINTENDO.U GUYS WANTED A
SUPER NINTENDO.
>> OH, MY GOSH. DID YOU KNOW YOUR MOM SENT US A
TWEET?
TWEET? >> I DIDNT KNOW WE WERE GOING
TO WIN, THOUGH.
>> WE CANT FORGET ABOUT THE
WEST COAST, AND THIS LITTLE BOY
FROM CALIFORNIA.
FROM CALIFORNIA. HIS GRANDMA WRITING, MY GRANDSON
JUST RECEIVED A BONE MARROW
TRANSPLANT FOR LEUKEMIA.
HIS MOM CANNOT AFFORD CHRISTMAS
THIS YEAR.
THIS YEAR. TIME TO SURPRISE THEM, TOO.
>> LUCAS, YOUR GRANDMOTHER WROTE
TO US THIS MORNING ON TWITTER.
AND SHE TOLD US ABOUT HOW STRONG
OF A BOY YOUVE BEEN.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT SHE
RECOMMENDED?
RECOMMENDED?
IS THAT YOU GET THIS TOY!
ARE YOU EXCITED?
ARE YOU READY TO PLAY?
>> YEAH!
>> COAST TO COAST, SMILES FOR THE FAMILIES WHO DESERVE THEM
MOST.
MOST.
>> HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
BYE! >>> LOVED MEETING ALL OF THEM.
AND RIGHT NOW WE ARE INSIDE THE
RONALD McDONALD HOUSE HERE IN
ORLANDO.
ORLANDO.
THIS IS AN AMAZING CHARITY.
THEY HOUSE FAMILIES FOR FREE WHEN THEIR KIDS ARE BEINGREE
WHEN THEIR KIDS ARE BEING TREATED AT HOSPITALS AWAY FROM
HOME.
HOME.
NOW, I HEARD YOU GUYS LIKE TOYS, RIGHT? HEARD YOU GUYS LIKE TOYS,
RIGHT?
>> YEAH!
>> THEY LIKE TOYS AND A LOT ARE
SPENDING CHRISTMAS HERE.
THEYRE BEING TREATED,
EVERYTHING FROM BRAIN INJURIES
TO PEDIATRIC CANCER.
SO GUYS, WE GOT YOU SOME OF THE
HOTTEST TOYS THAT YOU CANT FIND
IN THE STORES.
SO IF YOU GUYS WANT TO -- YOU
WANT THEM TO GET THESE?
>> YEAH!
>> GO GET THEM!
THE PARENTS WERE TELLING ME,
THIS IS SO IMPORTANT, DEBBY.
YOU WERE TELLING ME THAT YOUR
DAUGHTER HAS BEEN HERE.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
LITTLE THINGS LIKE THIS, BE
EVEN?
>> OH, YOU TAKE THEIR MIND OFF
OF WHATS GOING ON OUT THERE,
AND YOU GUYS CARE.
TAKES THE MIND OFF AND MAKES
THEM HAPPY.
THATS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT.
>> WERE HAPPY TO BE HERE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> WE APPRECIATE IT.
>> EVERYONE HERE IS SO BRAVE.
THESE KIDS ARE SO AMAZING.
WERE GOING TO STAND HERE FOR A
LITTLE WHILE, GUYS.
THIS IS SO INSPIRATIONAL TO
WATCH THEM RIPPING INTO THOSE
TOYS.
VERY COOL?
YOU LIKE THAT?
OF COURSE, AS YOU KNOW, GUYS,
ITS HARD TO GET THE PACKAGING
OPEN.
WERE HERE INSIDE THE RONALD
McDONALD HOUSE, AND THANK YOU TO
EVERYONE IN AMERICA FOR THOSE
TWEETS.
OUR THOUGHTS AND HEARTS ARE WITH
YOU THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
WELL DONE, JEFF, AND YOUR WHOLE
TEAM.
ITS LOVELY.
>> BY THE WAY, I HAVE LOVED A
LOT OF JEFF STORIES, BUT THIS IS
AT THE TOP OF THE HEAP, ISNT
IT?
GREAT JOB.
>> AND THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING
DAY AND NIGHT TO GO ACROSS THE
COUNTRY LAST NIGHT.
AWESOME.
>> BEAUTIFUL.