from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from udio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody, booze day tuesday, october 23rd, we're so glad you're with us today. >> what is today? >> bobbie thomas' birthday is what it is. >> happy birthday to our girl, bobbie. >> we love bobbie, everybody around here loves bobbie. in fact, we have a special drink here for bobbie. it's called a rocky mountain oyster stout, locally sourced

with roasted and mixed with grains, and it's locally sourced whole bull testicles. >> that's what's in it. >> it's available at denver's wynkoop brewing company. in honor of bobbie we're going to ask bobbie's biggest fan over here, anthony, to take a sip of it. >> where's anthony, is he here? >> oh, no! i thought that was anthony over here. sara, come over here and have some bull testicles. sara will drink anything. look at this little boy we found outside, he's from calgary, alberta, canada. >> what is in it? >> bull testicles. >> i thought it was beer! >> it is. >> okay. oh, my gosh, i thought it was beer. >> that's how you start a show. >> okay, if you were snuggled up -- >> you don't die from them, it's

okay. >> if you're watching "the voice last night" -- >> i was watching the debate. >> "the voice" was on. again, we're going to show you two people and you're going to choose the one. this is team adam's team, brandon and nicole and they were singing "ain't no mountain high enough." mix may be a little funky, but you'll get it. ♪ oh no darling ♪ no wind no rain ♪ nothing going to stop me baby ♪ ♪ no no no baby ♪ i'll be there on the double just send for me oh baby ♪ >> all right. who do you think? >> i'd go with nicole. >> you would be right, at least according to adam. >> i didn't get a chance to see much of the young man, but she shined. >> okay, now this one's very

difficult, okay, this is christina's team, there are two of them. marissa and devon. the song is called for your mind. let's watch. ♪ ♪ you've got to learn how to see free your mind and the rest will follow ♪ ♪ don't be so shallow >> before you answer it, the one not in green is the youngest one. she's 15 years old from long island. they both have those kind of cool voices. of the two, the green -- >> the older girl. i didn't get to hear the other girl sing as much. >> you chose like christina, she chose the older girl, the girl in green, she chose devon. but marissa ann, the youngest girl from long island was stowe

stolen by blake. so everybody stays in. >> good, hoda. >> speaking of singing, who else was singing yesterday? >> george clooney. it's called the carousel ball, i believe, held every year out in los angeles. it's one of the star-studded events at the carousel of hope ball in beverly hills. and i guess neil diamond was the headliner. >> he was trying to get george clooney to sing with him. he said he threw back a couple, then he was kind of willing, right? >> kind of, let's watch. ♪ ♪ i'm feeling fine ♪ ♪ sweet caroline ♪ good times never seem so good ♪

♪ so good so good so good >> so cute, so cute, so cute. >> i just like to look at him. he doesn't have to sing. >> how adorable. >> he just seems to enjoy life, doesn't he? why not? he's like carey grant. he's old hollywood glamour to me in a new nice package. he's no spring chicken, hoda. >> how old is he? >> got to be in his 50s. >> can you taste this just because it's sitting here? we have to. what do they taste like, you know what i'm saying? >> how is it? >> get in there. >> no! >> no, no, no. let me wash it down with something better. ellen received an award for, what else, her humor. the kennedy center awarded it to her. >> she brings joy, light and joy for everybody.

congratulations to ms. ellen degeneres. >> now what else is going? >> george is 51. >> i like the fact he doesn't color his hair. doesn't look like he's been all shot up. speaking of that -- speaking of that -- >> what, you're going? >> i am going for a little freshening, we like to call it, on friday. but there's another thing you can get fluffed these days, hoda. we weren't going to talk about it today, but too bad. >> it's out. now you have to set it free. >> apparently, a lot of women have trouble reaching -- we like to call it some women have trouble getting to poughkeepsie. that's going to be the word. apparently now there's a poughkeepsie jab. instead of getting collagen in your face, you inject it in your g-spot. >> you do. >> i don't. you don't inject yourself, a doctor does it.

apparently -- >> it increases your trips to poughkeepsie. >> and it lasts for four months. >> then you have to redo it. >> here's the thing, if you're jabbing down there, there's going to be something not great that's going to come of that, don't you think? collagen? >> not everybody can have collagen. >> it makes the area bigger, that's the point. it's a bigger target. that's what the note said. i don't really know about it. all right, if you think you work for the -- the boss from hell, from "the huffington post" says if you think there's nothing worse than being trapped inside an abercrombie and fitch store. >> lawsuit alleges this ceo has

a play pen up in the sky, he has a plane, and puts down very, very strict rules of what can happen on the plane. and how it's to be kept in step. >> they are all male models. >> all male models and they are told they have to vacuum the plane in perfect rows. their cologne has to be sprayed at intervals at all time, like the store, i guess. there's a manual. pages and pages long. everything from how to arrange the toilet paper to what type of colon should be worn. >> when the flight attendants are allowed to wear jackets. they say it has to be below 50 to wear jackets. or below 40. >> there's a discrimination suit against him. >> everyone's had the kind of boss, though, that's laid down the law and said you can't do this, you can't do that. >> they knew the rules when they hired up, i guess. >> you know the people who need things done just so?

a little bit? i remember one time you were talking to me and you were like this, hey, you were looking down. i was like, what is it? there was a lamp shade that was just like that, a little. you couldn't stop looking at it and you had to fix it, then you were fine. >> when i go to certain restaurants, gallagher's or palm that have pictures, there's hundreds of pictures. all of them, i could spend all afternoon getting them straight. i know it's a problem. >> what is it? >> it's ocdc. >> ocdc, that's what we'll call it. >> i'm bicoastal. it's ridiculous and i have to fight it. i see you zone out on me on occasion. >> i do, but i'm daydreaming. i'm not fixing or cleaning anything. i'm not wiping. >> by the way, we reached out to abercrombie and they have not gotten back to us with comment. we have a big halloween show. we can't reveal what our

costumes are going to be, but some of our facebook friends are dressing up. some of them, rebekah asked her husband and she to dress up like us. i wonder which one i am. any who, he did, and there we are. that is so cute. by the way, i was at kay unger yesterday, they were telling me we're doing hallowe'en costumes, i said what are you going to do? she said for you, we're going to wear the same green dress you wear all the time. the one you always wear, yeah, i do. anyway -- >> it's not just me. all right. we have a big show for you today, everybody. >> talk about -- >> breast cancer awareness, of course. >> we have a bunch of things from the nfl network, boots, t-shirts, beautiful bracelets. and we should point out the

presidential candidates are here in cabbage patch form. they have joined hands and are kumbayaing. >> we're missing ann romney. i love joe biden. look at the gray in romney's hair. >> the cabbage patch dolls are, i guess, out there and available for everyone to see. all righty, he played the adorable nerd in the hit show "family matters." >> you know we're talking about urkel! [ male announcer ] this is mike.

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the time, how can i be a contestant? >> this is a unique concept show. >> it's done in total darkness, first of all. >> people competing for cash, prizes in pitch-black darkness. you cannot see your hand in that room. >> what are they trying to do? >> they might be trying to guess the weight of something, could be a sumo wrestler, obviously, been told something way more horrible is in there. could be lobsters, crawfish, never know, anything from pineapples to an actual crocodile. >> really? >> yeah. >> you have to take out a lot of insurance. >> that's why we have these big companies to do that for us. >> what do you winf you win this? >> $5,000. you would be surprised in these times. they are talking to each other, look, we got to get the air conditioning fixed, let's do this. i'm serious. >> probably a big part of the success because times are so hard right now. >> they are focused and do have a good time, though. >> did you expect something like

this? it's not only a great hit on sci-fi, across all the cable properties it's in the top ten, which is something. were you expecting something like that from this program? . >> i don't think anybody ever expects a hit. i knew that when they had me come in and audition for it, i had to hold a tarantula and talk to the teleprompter at the same time. one way or another people are going to watch this. >> when people see you on the streets, we saw the earlier clip of you, obviously, you don't resemble your former self. do people walk up to you and want you to do stuff from the old show? >> i get a variance of reactions. kids that know me from movies like "big fat liar" and a lot of women come up to me from "dancing with the stars" now. >> what do they say to you, jaleel? >> they want to know, did you have fun, was it tiring, you know, are you going to go back. >> we're going to play a little bit of your game ourselves. we've got in these, i guess,

tanks, some sort of something. we're going to put blindfolds on. i think we start with this one. >> there's no wrangler? >> oh, wonderful. >> and we have to guess, first person who guesses what it is? >> yeah. go right here. >> where's your hand? >> okay, right here. here we go, right here. stick your hand under there. >> i can see a little under here. >> close them! close your eyes. is my hand in there? >> yes, your hand is in there. >> spaghetti. >> total spaghetti. >> come to the left, come to the left. >> i hate being blind. is your hand in it? eww! you know what it is, it's oatmeal. >> i can smell it. it's cereal. it's gross. it's cereal. it's just cereal. >> oh, it's cereal! >> we, obviously, gave you guys the very g-rated version of our

game. >> i was expecting bull testicles. personally. because that's what the theme of the show is today. >> jaleel, good luck with the show although you don't need it. >> thank you, jaleel. >> all right, "total black out" premiers next tuesday, 10:00/9:00 central on sci-fi. sara ventures into the city right after this. gecko (clearing throat) thank you, mr. speaker, uh, members of congress. in celebration of over 75 years of our government employees insurance company, or geico...as most of you know it. ...i propose savings for everyone! i'm talking hundreds here... and furthermore.. newcaster: breaking news. the gecko is demanding free pudding. and political parties that are actual parties! with cake! and presents! ah, that was good. too bad nobody could hear me. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. just four ingredients is all we use from the seed, to the spoon.

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oh, that's cute. we're back now with sara in the city. this time our sara haines found herself against the ropes. >> she was dangling from one of jersey city's tallest skyscrapers. >> that's right. the nice folks at the american cancer society invited me to rappel from 33 stories up in a fundraising appropriately called "over the edge." it's 480 feet to the top of the harbor side financial center plaza 5 building in jersey city.

people are actually braving the elements and rappelling down to raise donations for the american cancer society. look at that guy, he's showing off. acs volunteer jenny saldana agreed to rappel with me for moral support. at only 34 years old, jenny was diagnosed with breast cancer. she went through chemotherapy and a mastectomy, and now she's been cancer free for almost seven years. you look amazing, so today, is this one of those feats to overcome anything, why are you doing this today? >> i think it's really important to raise awareness. it's a difficult journey, but if you have someone leading the way, it's not as hard as you think it is. >> after her cancer diagnosis, jenny left her corporate job, diving into acting and writing. appearing in a web series.

why is this -- why do you do all this? hooray, hooray. >> i was alone, i was diagnosed at 34 with no family history, no no one wanted to touch me. no doctor wanted to see me. they kept dismissing me. they said there was no way that i had cancer. that's why i do it, to be there for the women who are at the beginning of their journey, because the journey never ends. i'm always looking back wondering if cancer is still near me, but i'm far enough to hold the next person's hand and say, i got you. >> jenny led the way to get harnessed up. then we headed to the roof. she chose a madonna class toik get us pumped up. we made it! we get a quick lesson and practice rappel, and then it's time to climb down. reality is sinking in.

the skyline is definitely reminding me how high i am. i love you, hoda and kathie lee. >> hi! >> can we sing or something? ♪ holiday it will be so nice >> jenny, the wonder woman, left me in her dust. with my partner gone, i reflected on why i was rappelling. i love hoda. hoda had a much rougher journey than this. i'm just climbing down a building. this one's for you, hoda girl. oh, my gosh! finally, i could feel the ground beneath my feet. >> sara! >> and jenny and i crossed another one off our bucket list. >> rappelling, rappelling, rappelling, rappelling. >> before you even read your tag -- >> thanks.

>> that was great, sara, we're really proud of you. >> thank you, guys, they raised over $275,000 in the two days >> law la la la. it does cross your mind, though, as you're going down. i thought this is nothing compared to what people like you go through. >> i can't believe you did it. that was really great. >> it was the scariest thing i've done yet, it was really scary. >> you haven't walked down the aisle yet. >> i would do that with pretty much anyone at this point. can't believe how filthy your kitchen is, we're going to show you after this. oh, wow, makeup! ss .

>> back now with more today on this booze day tuesday. time for our main event. three lucky ladies bored with their hair are going to get a new look.

>> and the one and only louis licari. >> it's on the billboard charts with the bullet that song. >> what are the main complaints you're getting? you see a lot of women sick of their hair. >> they want change and they don't know how to change it. >> they're afraid of it. >> frightened of it, yes, because it's safe. so what i'm telling everyone go a little bit out of the safety zone, even if it's the smallest change it always keeps your look up-to-date. >> let's start with sarah, 51 years old from long island, new york. mom of three. full time hospital administrator. she describes her hair as mousey brown and scraggly. she wants to change everything. this is her before look. sarah, come out. let's see what louis did to you. >> oh, nice! beautiful! >> you kept it longish. >> oh, yes. remember, makeovers don't -- you don't have to look totally different. but boy, does she look

different. >> yeah. >> ray gave her this great haircut. slightly layered around the face. the real tip there he gave her bangs and this fashion edge. her hair, look at it. it just turned mousey. she played with hair color herself. it was lighter, darker, all these colors, it turned into no color. so i made it into this great-look blond. and the whole thing looks younger, edgier. >> do you like it? >> love it. i love it. >> blondes have more fun, right? >> he's a genius. >> let's move onto dr. josine vicca in her 40s, from brooklyn. she says she neglects her career as an obgyn. she usually cuts her hair once a year and has never colored her hair. here is her before picture. all right, come on out. let's see what happened. >> wow! >> come on out. >> oh, my goodness! >> va va voom.

>> i'm sorry, doctor. >> oh, my gosh. >> oh, my gosh. >> josine is one of the rare obgyns who delivers the babies herself. she doesn't think about herself at all. >> she should, look at her. >> look at her! >> i gave her a little help. these are highlights, cut above the collar, has movement. it's modern, edgy. because her hair is naturally curly, she can jump out of the shower or she can wear more styled and finished like this. >> okay. >> moving on to our third lady. >> shannon is in her 40s from new jersey. she works full time in a local government office. she has four kids, two in the military. she's been coloring her own hair the last eight years and has had the same hair style since high school. her office has even taken a pool trying to figure out what she's going to look like after this

makeover. here's the before shot. all right, shannon, come on around. let's see what we've done. >> oh, nice! have a seat. beautiful. tell us. >> okay, now shannon colored her hair at home. this is one of the most common hair color mistakes when you color your hair at home. you work the color from the roots to the ends every time. obviously what happens is your hair becomes progressively darker and darker. you've seen it before. it's almost black. black is a very harsh color. once your hair is dark you have to start softening it up. i made her this chocolate brown. ray gave her this textured bob, swept-away bangs. it's a simple haircut, but it's modern and edgy. she can wear it and this is wash and wear. all the makeup was done by enid. her big trend, little bit of purple on the eyes makes everyone look up to date. >> thank you. thank you, ladies. how clean is your kitchen? we'll help you find out.

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most of us think our kitchens are cleaner than a restaurant's kitchen, but if a health inspector dropped by unannounced, would you get an "a"? >> here with the dirty truth on the most common kitchen violations is carly roni, editor in chief of health.com. >> carly roni, welcome back, carly. >> got a quiz in store for us. >> yeah. >> come on. >> let's start. before you cook, you wash your hands, right? true or false, the best place to wash your hands is the bathroom? >> probably not. >> false, because it sounds true. >> i like your logic. actually, no, you should wash your hands in the bathroom. it's true, because otherwise you have -- if they are dirty, putting it in the sink, bacteria in the sink that could get on your hands. stay in the bathroom to wash your hands. then go into the kitchen. >> then come out. okay. remember. >> wait a minute, i'm stupid, let's clear this up.

if you're going to go in the kitchen, you go to the bathroom first to wash your hands. >> not going to happen. >> here's another one, what temperature should the water be when you are washing your dishes? >> scalding, scalding. >> you both won on that one. some people think it's just soap, but scalding. secret here is rubber gloves, that hot. which is the dirtiest thing in your kitchen, your sink, your cutting board, or kitchen towels? >> cutting board. >> i knew you were going to think that. it is this. the research that they've done is these get so disgusting. >> never wash them. >> throw it in the wash. >> that's exactly it. wash it every single day. >> not every day. >> next one -- >> see, this is why. >> once a week, right, hoda? >> how often should you swap out your kitchen sponge? once a week, once a month, once every six months? >> once a week. >> i'd say once a month. >> you're right.

good girl. >> not in my house. >> if you want to give them some sanitizing, stick them in the microwave for one minute or dish washer. once a week, though. so then throw them out at the end of the month. when should you get rid of your cutting board, as soon as it gets scratched up, once a year, or never, just keep it? >> probably once a year. >> no, as soon as it gets these rough areas. if you cut raw meat on there, that bacteria can stick in there. >> if that happens after a week, get rid of it, that's what you're saying, carly. okay, moving on. the spoon, you can saute some raw beef or chicken and use it to serve the meat afterwards. same spoon to cook with your raw meat -- >> as long as it doesn't touch the raw meat. >> two spoons, one for raw meat and change it out when it gets cooked. serve with another spoon. >> i never get sick and i don't do any of this. >> we don't see it.

so it doesn't exist. >> okay, here we go. the trash can should be open or closed in your kitchen. >> what? closed, because no one wants to look in there and see what's going on. >> what do you think? >> open, because the look you just gave hoda. like she's the dumbest you've met in your life. >> stop it! >> she's ruining my quiz. >> you actually want it closed, because bugs can land on your dirty garbage and land on the food. last one, the refrigerator. what temperature should your refrigerator be set at? 20 degrees, 40 degrees, or 50 degrees? >> 40. >> 20 is frozen. >> exactly. actually, 40 is the optimal temperature because less than that you're wasting electricity, more than that, food is going to rot. >> frozen sometimes. >> what else? that's it? >> who won? we tied. we tied. >> you won, you won. >> we tied again. >> there is a gift! no, i don't want it. no, no. no, no. >> i'll take it, thank you,

jason. thank you, darling. coming up, easy no-carb decorating ideas for your halloween pumpkin right after this. good morning. i'm meteorologist crystal egg gather with your weather forecast. across the northwest we're dealing with a big winter storm still. high elevation snow. rain at lower elevations. even some of the valleys across the high plains could pick up on some light snow. denver, get ready. i know it's been mild. this brings much colder air your way. dramatic drop in temperatures and chance of snow by the end of the week. showers scattered through the northeast not expecting anything severe here. could see some isolated severe storms right along this boundary. something we'll be watching. boundary between some colder air and much warmer air. 84 in kansas city this afternoon. yet only 41 degrees in billings.

by thursday our cold front still marching to the east. all of these areas behind the front are going to be chilly on thursday. chilly rain. look what it does to the numbers here. we're down to 45 in minneapolis. still at 75 in chicago. cold air has made it to denver. 30s for a high on thursday with a chance of snow. 60s and 70s for the eastern seaboard. friday storm marching into the ohio valley. cooldown at kansas city at 50 now. showers and thunderstorms forecast here. high pressure starting to build across the rockies. that's going to dry things out. looking at showers and storms around florida. obviously with tropical storm sandy. that's a big system we're going to track. and the impacts we could see across the u.s. coast. notice the rain showing up for the southeast coastline and into florida. we're also looking at dangerous rip currents, big waves. do not want to be out at the beaches getting into friday and saturday. we'll see where the storm goes

from there. does it stay out to sea or move closer into the northeast? a lot of questions to be answered. you can wake up with al. get the latest on these forecasts weekday mornings at 6:00 a.m. [ female announcer ] today, jason is here to volunteer to help those in need. when a twinge of back pain surprises him. morning starts in high spirits, but there's a growing pain in his lower back. as lines grow longer, his pain continues to linger. but after a long day of helping others, he gets some helpful advice. just two aleve have the strength to keep back pain away all day. today, jason chose aleve. just two pills for all day pain relief. try aleve d for strong, all day long sinus and headache relief. [ male announcer ] yep, there's 8 layers of whole grain fiber in those mini-wheats® biscuits... to help keep you full... ♪ 45 bushels of wheat on the farm. 45 bushels of wheat! ♪ ...all morning long. there's a big breakfast... [ mini ] yeehaw! ...in those fun little biscuits.

time to have a happy halloween today, and if the thought of carving a pumpkin has you out of your gourd, no worries. >> we have creative decorating ideas to make your pumpkin the best on the block, no carving involved. mary giles is "family fun" deputy editor and has brought along some friends. >> this is no carving at all, huh? >> no carving. there's some great advantages to going with no carving. you can get amazing results in a fraction of a time, a lot less mess, and you don't have to bring out sharp knives. when you've got children involved. >> exactly. >> when you use some of the decorating materials like i'm going to show you today, you can get a lot more creative than when carving.

the first one -- look at isabelle. she's here to show us our veggie head pumpkin. to make these, pull out old produce you've got in your fridge. that you may be weren't going to be able to cook with. a little past its prime. stick tooth picks in and it's really easy to just stick tooth picks into pumpkins and pop that produce right on top. apples, squash, radishes, whatever you've got. great results. see how easy that is to do? >> perfect. >> thank you. >> next we've got the ninja! >> what are you making? >> wise guy, stack two pumpkins, then he's literally made out of construction paper and glue. he's just using glue and glue dots to stick together construction paper. then you just use glue dots to stick that paper on to your owl. how cute is that. so easy. doesn't take any time. i like the glue dots because you

don't have to wait for the glue to dry and your pumpkin is ready in no time. >> that's not going to last outside. >> good job. >> next we've got jazzy. >> hi, jazzy. >> jazzy is showing masked pumpkins. these are really fun. you're dressing your pumpkins up in their own halloween costumes. these are stiff felt. you can get templates for both the cat and the dog mask at our website, familyfunmag.com. as jazzy is showing, she's peeling off adhesive-backed felt to put dots on the puppy dog mask and add glue to add details like noses and googly eyes. >> is it fun, jazzy? >> yeah. >> super easy. >> those are cute. >> little mess, and you get absolutely adorable results. >> i like those. >> baby from the top of the show. is still with us. >> look who we have as a s.w.a.t. team down here. >> how are you? >> good. >> those teeth are coming in

great. >> thanks. >> bryce is one of our producers nephews, who's here. >> we've got three finished ones here. they are called junk-ins because you throw everything out of your junk drawer, hardware drawer. >> clean up your drawer in the process, too. >> exactly. i'm going to twist on bryce's pumpkin to show what he's been working on. you can see what he's got going. just pull out anything from the junk drawer. this is a pot scrubber. we've got a zipper. these were milk caps. measuring spoon. >> clever. >> anything you got at all and hold them on with tacks or brads or nails or anything that will stick into a pumpkin. pumpkins are surprisingly easy to stick nails or anything into. they look hard, but they are not. they are soft. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. capture all the right moves. how you can take the perfect photo. first, this is "today" on nbc. [ male announcer ] zeebox is the free app

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joy and enthusiasm, i was watching him, and i had no idea why he was so excited, because all i saw was a toy bus. i decided i wanted to capture that joy and enthusiasm for small moments in life through photographs. >> that we tend to lose when we get older. >> often, you think you can't capture it. whenever there's motion or movement, usually, the picture doesn't look so great, but yours are different. look at these shots. these are professional dancers, is that true? you found them through social media? >> throughout the country. i would tweet and facebook when i was going to a city. and they would come out and volunteer. some of them drove for hours and hours to be a part of it. >> look at this. >> very spontaneous. we would go to a street corner, okay, what can we make happen in this street corner, buy a fish in seattle, come up with a pose together. it was all very collaborative. >> photography is in your dna, right? >> look how beautiful that is.

>> tell us about that as we're looking at these pictures. >> my grandfather was a photographer and graphic designer, my father, a filmmaker, mother a model and grandmother a painter. >> everybody, everybody. >> how can people at home take something away from this? these are beautiful. look at this. you catch it like at the perfect moment, but is there a trick to it, if you have a child and see they are in the middle of doing something fun, you want to capture that moment? >> hope a train doesn't come by. oh, my gosh, it's coming. >> certain elements in photos if there's an element of danger or unexpected, that picture represents to me a little bit of a fear factor. that's really happening. he said to me, if i fall, on the way down, make sure to tell me if you got the shot. dancers are -- they'll do anything for a shot. >> there's another one just like that. everything in the book is real, nothing is photoshopped. >> give us a one-on-one lesson. >> scary. >> 100-degree day, too, that

camera was really hot. so here i think this one is for you. >> okay. >> this is for you here. >> make it easy, baby, or forget it. >> just a couple of -- is that on already? >> no, it's not. >> okay, we just have about 30 seconds. >> there's a couple quick rules of thumb. one, always want to zoom in, get all the way to the zoom. it will blur the background a bit. >> i can't see anything. >> it's hard on this. if you just look here, like this. if you just zoom in. oh, my god. can you just take our picture right now. then if you just get really close to your subject like this and tweet this to the world, everybody will love you forever. oh, my god, you just made my life. >> it's a beautiful book. absolutely beautiful. >> great to see you. tomorrow, we have the houston family. s