THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• The Mall of America has hired it's first-ever Black Santa.
• Wow, it's been three years since that tragic accident that claimed the life of Paul Walker.
• Joe Esposito, who was one of Elvis' best friends -- he was one of two best men at the singer's 1967 wedding to Priscilla Wagner and a pallbearer at his funeral... has died at the age of 78.
• Grant Tinker, who was once the boss at NBC and who produced some of the greatest comedies of the 1970 -- "Mary Tyler Moore," "Newhart," and "Rhoda" -- has died at the age of 90. He was even once married to Mary Tyler Moore.
• They say that Cyber Monday was the biggest online sales day in history.
• The NFL says it's done with those early morning game times in London.
• Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk are said to be expecting their first child together.
• Over the next week, we'll be hearing the nominations for the next round of The Critics Choice Awards, the Golden Globes, and the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
• The TV series, "Masters of Sex" has been canceled after 4 seasons.
• Buying the 12 gifts in the song The 12 Days of Christmas has risen only 0.7% this year. In 2016, it'll cost you $156,508.
• For some reason, there's a big push to announce if your money is vegan these days. England just admitted that their new 5-pound note is NOT vegan.
• Fitbit is said to be considering a purchase of Pebble.