>> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special southern edition of "today," y'all with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. from charleston, south carolina. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ all right, we're back and still here in charleston, south carolina! at the beautiful college of charleston. it's may 3rd, it is great to be in the south. >> we've got to point out that our crowds have been insane here in charleston. you don't realize how out of control the crowds are here. we have a beautiful sea of signs and a great bunch of people. we want to say thank you to everybody for showing up again today. >> we are thrilled, we've had the best, best time in charleston, one of the most charming places in the whole country. it's the friendliest town, as we talked about yesterday. >> it certainly is. here's the thing, though, guys, we had to learn how to speak the dialect. >> because we want to fit in. >> we didn't want to stand out and look like two weird new yorkers. so we decided to learn how to

say things properly. so when you read out the name charleston, it looks like that's how you're supposed to say it but there's no "r." >> and it's really pronounced "chalston." [ applause ] >> and hoda has tried to do her hair, bless her heart. >> everybody is so funny. usually when we're getting ready for the show, we say we're getting ready to do the show. but no, we are fixin' to do the show. >> i think i'm -- i think i like something better than fixin' to do the show. >> i like fixin' to get a drink. >> fixin' to get a drink. >> are we -- can't you wait five minutes, hoda? >> no, no, i reckon, i reckon i want a drink! [ applause ] >> good to see you, baby. >> we have jessee mccartney today. [ cheers and applause ] >> jessie, have a seat.

that's very sweet. >> you know his song? >> let's play his beautiful song. it's the most gorgeous song. i think we're going to crank up a little bit. it's one of our favorites. >> let's get drunk. >> what are these, honey? >> this guy was perhaps world famous not just for his golf career, but for his drink. this is the arnold palmer. >> i actually did a commercial with arnold palmer years ago. >> there's a big reason for this. this is nbc news. >> right. >> we want you to know that sunday is national lemonade day, everybody, okay? that's why we're drinking this. >> what's in this? >> sweet tea, vodka, a popular drink here in the south, lemonade. >> popular up north >> now jesse has been very busy, he works on the show, "army wives." >> we're filming just down the street, actually, that's why i'm in my fatigues, i have to leave here and go wrap up.

we were about to wrap season 7. and i don't know if you guys watch, it airs on lifetime at 9:00. >> we just had brooke shields on our show about a week ago. >> i saw her on the show. and you know what we've learned about around here, hoda? everything needs to be monogrammed if you want to be a great southerner. so jesse, jesse brought hoda something. >> what is it? >> bloomers. [ cheers and applause ] >> oh yeah. >> that was -- bless your heart. >> and momma got some, too. >> of course you did. >> these are actually, wow. >> those are huge. >> are those for me, too? >> that is just unbelievable. >> that's because i already have bloomers. >> jesse, we want to wish you the best of luck on "army wives." are you going to be singing any time soon? >> i'm going to be releasing new music this summer, i'm going to be hitting the road. >> are you going to grow your hair out for that, because you know the girls -- >> i don't know, i might keep it short, what do you think? [ cheers and applause ]

>> jesse, thanks so much for joining us. jesse mccartney. >> thank you, jess. [ cheers and applause ] all right, let's move it on, let's move it on. because you know, "the notebook" was shot here, not just "army wives," but "the notebook"? >> yes. >> buy. all right. and yeah. which is one of my all-time favorite movies. >> here's another thing, you guys, we are trying to find the ultimate southern gentleman, okay? the ultimate -- >> oh, my gosh. look at that, there are a couple of great signs back there. looking for a southern gentleman. but we found out to find the ultimate southern gentlemen, you have to be the ultimate southern belle. >> right. there are some things we learned, didn't we, kath? >> we did we are not supposed to chew gum in public. right? and did you all know we learned last week on the show, if you chew gum, it gives you flatulence? >> it's true. >> it's true.

you better be careful, because you can do one entire dress size bigger just from the air, when you chew gum. so we learned something. >> you southern women are smart. >> one of the other things you guys are famous for in charleston, we've been really wanting to learn is the charleston dance. [ cheers and applause ] >> okay. >> so the dance hit its peak between 1926-1927. someone named linda walker happens to be a famous charleston dance instructor. >> yes. >> she comes from a wonderful family of dancers. >> how are you? >> you know the other thing about southern belles? >> what? >> the bigger the hair, the closer to god. >> absolutely. >> will you show us a little bit? >> absolutely. let's get started. >> you have to get up, hoda. >> right, right. >> so what do we do? >> first thing you got to do to get it going. is you have to get your heels going.

>> you want to get your little twisters going like this. and then you're going to go like this. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> it's not working. ♪ ♪ >> now what? okay. >> let's bring some guys out. come on, guys. >> come on, all right? ready, come on. >> where we going? >> we're going here. >> swing those arms, y'all. >> "the great gatsby" is coming up just in time. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> you know i don't know what to do. >> come on with the knees. >> all right! that's enough. >> y'all are great. >> thank you, thank you! ♪ >> nice. >> thank you. >> all right.

it is time, you guys, we wait every friday for this moment. >> kathie lee gets to tell her friday funny. >> because you always like it. who wants to hear it? see. this is from our facebook fan, suzannah ewing in ohio. >> i can't wait. >> okay. so it was like girls' night out. and a woman promised her husband that she would be home by 12:00 midnight. hours past that, the margaritas just flowed. finally she stumbled through the door at 3:00 a.m., just as the cuckoo clock on the wall was chiming three times, but she had a thought, she could make the clock strike nine more times to make it sound like she made it home by midnight. >> okay. the next morning, the husband asked his wife, what time she got in she said midnight. he said -- okay. he seemed fine with it. she thought she had gotten away with it then he said, you know, honey, we need a new cuckoo clock. she said why?

he said, last night our cuckoo clock cuckooed three times, and then said, oh shoot. and then cuckooed five times and tripped over the coffee table and farted. >> i like when you say farted. >> you know when you have the ugliest picture of you of all time. >> this one is the ugliest of all time. christie, we played sports together when we were kids. >> how can you see that? >> i don't know, maybe it's already -- i'm the weird one with the crazy glasses, the frizzy hair sticking out of the hat, and chrissie brought that -- come here, she still looks cute, which is kind of annoying. >> you look great.

>> you know, time has been kind to both of you. >> christie looks adorable. >> you look great. >> compared to that. >> you look adorable. i want to say thanks to chrissie for coming today. that was really sweet. >> my kids didn't believe i knew you, so they made me pull out this picture. >> and after they saw the picture, they still didn't believe you. >> can i have that? >> yes, forever, you own it. >> you know what, i'll share my -- yeah, baby. >> you want to take it? >> sure. >> we're going to have some fun, sara is in the crowd, we're looking for the best signs. >> this is hard to do. because one of the signs talks about -- >> this is the one, we had to just point at one because there's so many great signs here this is phyllis, a local charlestonian, here's cheers, welcome to chucktown, hoda and klc. this is today on nbc. wine, glass, the velcro. >> that seems to be a theme for the whole audience.

i don't know what you all are thinking, but, hoda -- you have quite a reputation. >> there's one that says i don't even wake up, i don't get up for class this early. >> which i also respect! >> all right. kids, we've got a big, big show coming up. >> we're going to take a little trip to the south carolina aquarium. and then when we come back, we're going to go fishing for a southern gentleman for hoda-woman. right after this. . save them. woolite everyday, cleans your jeans and won't torture your tanks. woolite washed clothes look like new, longer.

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>> i don't remember it that way. >> everybody is so nice down here. >> everybody is so nice. and can i also point out one thing? >> what? >> good looking. >> there's a lot of hotness in the south. >> you know what we should do, hoda? >> what? >> we should start a search for the quintessential southern gentleman. the bow tie, the seersucker suit. >> in here. in here. >> we're on the search for the quintessential southern gentleman, we're looking for something comfortable. >> comfortable? maybe like a beautiful cashmere sweater. >> lovely, but -- >> great sport coats here. >> no. >> something with pop? >> a beautiful neck tie? >> how about something with a pulse. >> i know just what you're looking for. how about something like this -- >> oh yes. >> or like this? >> oh. >> or really, any of these --

>> yeah! >> we'll take one of everything! come on, guys -- >> let's go! >> bye-bye, y'all come back. >> guys, are you ready? >> yes. >> let's get on board the southern charm offensive. >> here they all come. >> oh, wow! >> a parade of beauty. >> oh. ♪ going to carolina ♪ i'm going to carolina in my mind ♪ >> wait a minute, why are we stopping? >> oh! >> i hear this is the southern charm offensive. >> hey, yeah! >> we like dimples. >> oh yeah! >> it's the southern charm offensive. >> yeah. >> i always wanted to be a strap-hanger. >> what did you say your name was? >> raoul. >> that's not what you told me the first time. >> tell me what your momma was like.

>> she wasn't as pretty as you. >> ooh! >> am i hot or is it my menopause? >> we're stopping again? >> is this the southern charm offensive? >> yeah! >> well, you can see what we've been looking for in southern men. what are you guys looking for in a fine woman? >> every gentleman looks for a fine southern woman. >> isn't that a sin? >> not in you're in charleston. >> it's like how to keep your clothes on standing up. >> even i can do that. let's try it, shall we guys? >> so the southern charm offensive moves on. >> this way! >> so are you truly the shag champion? >> no, i'm the national shag champion. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> if you can imagine r&b meets the jitterbug and it's a sexy, nice, smooth flow. >> would you show us? >> i would love to show you. are you ready? one, two, three, four, five,

six, back, step. i want you to think cha cha cha. are you ready? one, two, three, four, five, six. yes, thank you. go hoda, go hoda. >> i'm lonely. >> one, two, three, four, five, six. back step, one, two, three, four five, six. back step. >> and that's how you shag in charleston, south carolina! >> we sure did have fun. >> that was fun. >> we're going to have a peel angds eat shrimp contest. watch who's going to win. me? look at me. >> now ready, set -- peel! look at me, look at me!

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it's going to be a fun time, we're going to have a peeling shrimp contest. >> that's exactly right. >> two people right over here, sparkle and poppy are going to help us out. >> and here we have mark, a local fisherman, owner of abundant seafood, which is apparently amazing. who knew all of these years we've been eating shrimp that there's a proper way to peel them. >> there is a prop way to peel them. >> show us, please. >> well basically what i do is i go and put it in my right hand. tail area i'm going to go and sort of little squirting going on there. roll those two. and get that tail and she's ready to go. >> can we not do the tail? >> can't you just pull the legs off? >> you've got to get the tail off. >> no, no, you've got to -- watch. >> i know how to get the tail. >> you got to kind of roll this, roll the segments off. if it's done properly, it should lift right out. >> is it shrimp season now?

>> the beginning of shrimp season in the charleston area. >> we've had shrimp cooked every different way, and it's off the chain delicious. >> it's good stuff. >> this is a great time to go and get into the shrimp season. >> we're going to play a little game, all right? we're going to see, we have two contestants, sparkle is going to be with me. come to me, sparkle. >> and patsy is going to go with kathie lee. >> you're not getting any advantage here. no, no, no. >> okay. >> are you good at this? >> i won the shrimp-peeling contest. >> all right, baby. >> 30 seconds, we'll see how many shrimp we can peel. me and sparkle versus kathie lee and patsy. >> who's going to win? >> are you ready? >> hoda -- and -- go!

>> come on, all the way. everything off. come on, sparkle, do it. come on, guys. oh, my god, i wouldn't eat that. what are we having, pate? whoa, whoa, no legs, no legs! come on, ladies. oh, my gosh! roll first, then pinch. [ buzzer ] >> whoa! hoda! hoda-woman. who won? >> kathie lee! >> of course! >> it is actually a victory for kathie lee. a gift certificate.

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♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ we're down in beautiful charleston, south carolina, and that's anne carolyn and the a cappella sisters, a beautiful vocal spiritual group from the low county of south carolina. >> now we're talking animals from albino seahorses to the aquarium here is home to 5,000 species. >> brian, who knew he was going to make it. we're glad you're here, how are you doing? >> absolutely. welcome to charleston. >> we love it. >> you've brought a lot of aquatic and types of animals. starting with a stingray.

>> we have some ambassadors, you know how much we like our local shrimp here in charleston, the low country. i'll give one of you the honors. >> we just dipped a little shrimpy thing, if you want to dip that into this tank. these guys are related to sharks, they have no bones in them. they're like the robotic vacuum cleaners. swim around in the shallow waters of charleston. >> have they had their breakfast? >> they may of. >> oh, he thought about it. >> weird. where is the mouth? >> the mouth is on the bottom. they can get all sorts of things from the bottom of the tank. >> that's crazy. >> they can bury themselves in the sand. >> he's going for it. >> he got one. he got one. >> he didn't make much of an effort. did he? >> they have this tail here, they can whip it and -- >> whip it good. and -- uh-oh. >> they're making little babies. >> cut away from the making music.

>> let's bring our next one, shall we? the horseshoe crab. >> good for him. >> what's next? >> this horseshoe crab. >> they don't look real, do they? >> these guys are awesome. these guys predate the dinosaurs. >> he looks good for his age. >> if you guys would like, you can touch him here. the cool thing about these guys is they have lots of different eyes. they've got about ten different spots where their eyes are. their mouth is right in the center, right where it's a little bristly. the cool thing about these guys, love is in the air and the water here in charleston. these guys are coming up on the sand, the females are dragging the males on to their nests. >> isn't that the way it goes? >> and these guys help humans out as well. they have blue blood, their blood looks like this, and pharmaceutical companies and biomedical folks can use this to detect impurities in drugs and -- >> there's a purpose for these guys. >> yes. >> let's bring on the gator. >> this is a great success story

for south carolina. this is the american alligator. you guys are welcome to touch this. i know you guys -- it's a little baby? >> it's three years old. these guys have about 80 to 100 teeth. can you see them sticking out. real sharp. but over their lifetime, they'll go through 3,000 teeth. this guy will get about 12, 13 feet, hundreds of pounds for these guys. we don't mess with them. we stay away from them, we respect them. >> how about the turret snl. >> this is the diamondback turtle. >> and just like the bling on your finger, it was named for the diamond shaped faceted, just like on a gem or ring. >> its skin is beautiful as well. >> great success story. >> these guys have made a great, great comeback. >> good for you. >> skirting along there. and they live in unique place, we have sea turtles that live out in the ocean. we have our fresh water turtles, this guy lives in the middle.

>> let's bring on the owl. >> this is pippen, one of our barn owls. >> he's got a heart-shaped face, these guys are great hunters. >> look how beautiful they are. very, very stealthy at night, very quiet. >> thank you. >> you were great. >> we've got the citadel regimental band and pipes, did you know they're here? >> i did not. >> they'll play us out. >> and sara haines has visited with them. >> we'll salute the military here. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ where sleepless nights yield to restful sleep, and lunesta eszopiclone can help you get there, like it has for so many people before. do not take lunesta if you are allergic to anything in it. when taking lunesta,

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>> that was great! that was the citadel, regimental band and pipes. >> thank you, everybody, that was so good. >> it's only appropriate they're here, because sara is fixin' to introduce us to the military here. >> the big part of charleston is its ties to the military. i got a chance to see that up close and personal. >> a city steeped in military history. from the beginning of the civil war at fort sumter to the legacy of the medal of honor museum on the "uss yorktown" and the living tradition carries on with the help of joint base charleston, a joint air force and naval base employing over 25,000 service men, women and civilians. >> it offer as lot to the economy. and the local area, it offers a lot to us. because it becomes our home. we raise our families here. >> i had a chance to visit the base, check out one of the air force's biggest planes, the c-17. >> whoa.

>> this is massive. you could go bowling in here. i started with the maintenance squadron, who taught me how to set the brakes. sorry, wrong button. hello! and check the hydraulic fluid. ♪ ♪ i felt confident we had our girl in good shape. this one's good. that's a good brake. >> do you have to holler things out? i was passed along to the pilot. >> you know what all of this is? >> we do. >> if i asked you like what is -- that -- >> that's on board oxygen generating system. >> what about that? >> our automation. >> we can't talk about that one. >> really? it wasn't even red. >> i tested out the on-board beds that pilots use for extra-long flights.

can we, can we talk about our feelings? i'm a little sad that you're not letting me fly the airplane. can we hold hands, leonard? next, i met with the load master who oversees the loading of cargo. >> okay, pilot money, lenny! hello? >> an took a turn being cargo, myself. >> this is awesome. >> then, it was time to pack up some goods for a flight with the aerial fourth squadron. >> what are you doing? i'm doing a lot of heavy lifting right now. i was even trained to protect the plane, by top-notch security team, the ravens. >> he'll do something to me and you take him down. >> okay oh, wait, wait, i wasn't ready, he came really fast. okay.

>> it was a long day of work. but we were able to have some fun along the way. >> i'm a little teapot short and stout ♪ ♪ here is my handle ♪ here is my spout ♪ when i get all steamed up ♪ hear me shout ♪ tip me over and pour me out >> good times. >> that's good, you didn't do that one? that was perfect. >> you have a way with guys. >> in a uniform? hello? >> our trip to charleston would not be complete without a lot of great food. >> can i tell you what we're going to talk about? >> i ate something from a place called hank's seafood, fried mashed potatoes. we're going to talk about hank's after this. ♪ ♪

>> good morning to you, i'm alex will sob. forecast for today looks soggy around lewises vil. and also portions in the southeast. southern missouri, also a mix up in northern minnesota. temperatures on the cool side in the south, 55 for atlanta. 63 in louisville. where we have the warsds is over on the west coast. seattle at 76 today. into the day tomorrow, they will stay dry and warm. as things remain dreary up in the southeast. up into parts of minnesota. also iowa, we'll be watching for showers. louisville at 66, 65 in atlanta. 82 for seattle. mid-60s for l.a. and also san francisco. 75 the high for salt lake city. on the east coast, mid-60s are

for new york city amsd boston. and showers into monday and tuesday. mid-atlantic areas we'll be watching for the rain, 68 in washington, 69 in new york. 70 degrees for the windy city of chicago. tuesday dry. wednesday still dry but see the rain showers edging towards chicago. 69 kansas city. 60 for denver. 80 in new orleans. thursday brings northeast rain showers. temperatures around 7 1 for new york. 80 in d.c. on the west coast we'll be in the 0s. on friday, 72 for seattle. denver andal albuquerque could see a few showers. 83 in dallas and houston. 90 no orlando. "wake up with al" starts at 5:30 a.m. hoo-hoo...hoo-hoo.

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♪ ♪ ♪ one of the greatest delights about coming to charleston, south carolina is the food, and the seafood is out of this world. >> there's a great place called hank's seafood restaurant. the executive chef is with us. frank mcmahon. >> hi. can i tell you quickly i ate the best fried mashed potatoes from your restaurant that were buttery and delicious and mouth-watering. >> i'll give you the recipe for that. >> wow. >> what are you whipping up today? >> this is a classic seafood stew from marseille in france. we're going to do a little low country rendering. we've got the broth down, sweat vegetables, onions, carrots, celery, fennel and saffron is very important. i'm going to add the local seafood. >> of course you are. what do you got in there? and clams and wreck fish from the charleston bump.

that's not a dance move. it's about 150 miles off the coast here and it's a delicious fish. similar to grouper. and we're going do dump it all right in there. >> and the mussels. >> how long does that cook in there? >> and vegetable, tomato, leeks. >> excuse me while i season it. >> hoda's cooking. >> and there we go. >> you stir that up. >> i'm going home, you got this. >> and you cook it for how long? >> just simmer it, you don't want to overcook the seafood, just until the mussels and the clams open up. >> look at these beauties? >> it's unbelievable. >> that's what it's all about, it's about low-country seafood in its pure form. >> and it's the sauces you add that are unbelievable. >> here we've got actually with the wreckfish again a low country seviche. we've got sweet potatoes, and pickled okra, black cherry tomatoes.

i've got a little tasting spoon here. >> and that's a yellowfin tuna. the tuna is the star there. and the two little tower chips that complement that well. >> and what's the desserts? >> creme brulee, and everyone's grandma's favorite, pecan pie. >> but not as good as yours? and the coup d' gras, the seafood castle. >> and is that a mint julep? >> i knew you would spot that >> what is that? this is the holiday and it's -- >> named off mr. holiday, who is having back surgery. we wish him well. >> we'll hear some beautiful singing coming up, but first, this is "today" on nbc. thank you, charles! ♪ ♪ >> announcer: the toyota concert

series on "today" brought to you by toyota. we are just weeks away from the festival with the place that built charleston, with great beautiful music. >> and we're going to get a sneak peek at one of the great performances right now we have the sing singer, song-writer married couple. amanda ramirez and abner ramirez and known as john slim. >> what a great name. >> what kind of music do you two love birds sing together? >> an amalgam of folk and blues and he's cuban and i grew up

with everything, gospel and soul. >> how much did influence did your mom have on you, your mom is donna summer? >> we had a ton of music in the house, we were always singing. i went to college they were like, aren't you going to sing? so -- >> you're singing a song called "home"? >> yes. >> here's jenny slim. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] that was incredible! >> before we say good-bye, we want to thank the wonderful charleston visitors bureau. they took care of us, treated us like -- >> unbelievable southern hospitality. thank you, everybody for coming out. >> and have an awesome weekend, everybody, god bless you, charleston!

jeff: a tragic accident took their daughter away. >> time just stops in that moment. jeff: but gave these people the biggest gift they could ever hope for. >> it would have been something she wanted. jeff: now they are coming together in an emotional reunion to celebrate the life they have been given. do you feel different? >> of course. it's a heart. jeff: and the daughter that made it all possible. >> we'll never have peace from losing taylor. when i look at patricia, it gives us so much strength. [cheers and applause] jeff: all right. a little about me. i'm recently married. i work with my wife on this show, and i'm learning how to be a dad to two amazing kids in a blended family. i'm hosting a talk show because there's a lot to talk about.