Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist S2025E50 - Dec 21, 2025

Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker joins Sunday TODAY's Willie Geist to preview her discussion with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche including the broader criticism over the Justice Department's release of the Epstein files. The Powerball Jackpot has now climbed to $1.6 billion after there were no winning tickets sold for Saturday's drawing. The next drawing is Monday night. The first round of the College Football playoff is in the books with several David and Goliath matchups including Oregon walking past James Madison, Ole Miss playing like they have a chip on their shoulder against Tulane and more. NBC's Ryan Chandler reports for Sunday TODAY with a roundup of all the action. The Philadelphia Eagles' Saquon Barkley scored a late two-point conversion to pad the lead against the Washington Commanders, setting off a huge brawl on the field on Saturday. Three players were ejected. Navy veteran Ira "Ike" Schab, one of the last survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor, has died at 105. Schab was just 21-years-old on Dec. 7, 1941 and rarely spoke of that day but more recently made a point to travel back to Pearl Harbor to honor his fallen brothers. Bowen Yang signed off "Saturday Night Live" with a tearful final sketch alongside host Ariana Grande and musical guest Cher. The shocking murder of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele and the arrest of their son for the crime – has rocked Hollywood. The horror of Reiner's death will be long outlived by his extraordinary life of work that has moved people and made them laugh from "All in the Family" and "This Is Spinal Tap" to "When Harry Met Sally" and "A Few Good Men." NBC's Joe Fryer shares a look back at Reiner's legacy in this week's Sunday Focus.