>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody, it's tuesday, it's may 21st, a very, very sad day. our hearts and prayers go out to everybody who was in the storm's way. and that death count is going to change. sadly and many of them are going to be the littlest victims of children caught in the school. >> it's one of those things when a tornado hits there's never a good time for a tornado to hit. this one hit at 3:00, around 3:00 central time when kids were still in school.

when people are in between things, no one is tucked in at home and you always wish for the best of timing even under the worst circumstances. this one did hit at a very bad time. it was a huge tornado and a lot of people who live in tornado alley are used to these kind of things. >> as much as you can get used to something like this. >> this thing was a monster, they say its width was a mile, but maybe spread to two miles. it was on the ground for 40 minutes. it's hard to imagine. >> they're like a freight train. they're in and out. >> and it hop-scotched, can you see how wide it gets. and ultimately it gets smaller and smaller and it ropes up into a thin line and sort of dissipates. what was left behind was just astonishing. >> total devastation. >> it looked like the apocalypse. when you look at something happening, when you look at cars strewn, horses strewn. brick homes -- >> brick. >> when you see cars on top of buildings. you know. >> there was an elementary school this is where most of the focus of the story is. and you understand why. one of our reporters, chris

jansing was saying out by the school there was a member of the school, a teacher, someone with a megaphone call out the names of the kids who were present. and as the parents waited. can you only imagine what that must have been like for every parent waiting to hear their child's name. >> it reminded me of newtown. and when your child's name is not called, can you imagine the horror of that. >> and i've got to say you know, you always look for stories of hope in things like that. >> you have to or else you'd give up sometimes. >> plaza tower elementary school is the one, the teachers are incredible. i don't know how else we can describe them. because instinctively -- >> teachers go right to the protective mode. >> savannah was talking to a teacher who was in a bathroom. and she had six kids and she was laying on top of these kids. and let's just watch a little of the interview with savannah. >> i was on top of six kids. >> on top of six children. >> uh-huh. i was lying on top of them.

>> and they're all okay. >> all of mine are okay. >> and i do have a student here who wants to say thank you to you. >> this is damien klein and his mom, brandi. >> i told you you were going to be okay. >> it was such an emotional moment to see that. she said he actually wasn't one of her students, but he was a kid who was in the bathroom with her. what the resilience of these teachers and of these kids -- i mean -- >> and that their first instinct is to just lay down your life. we hear so much in new york about the teachers who are you know, that have disappointed, let's leave it that way. but that's not the majority. the majority don't go into that business because they get paid so well. they go in because they love to teach. they love children. and you're right, hoda, we need

to look for stories like this that encourage you, that even though these devastating events happen in life, they do tend to either bring out the looter in someone or the hero. you know. >> it seems like in this case -- it seemed like every single person you saw on tv, if they weren't devastated, they were helping and that's, that's -- >> and people got in their trucks and things and came from everywhere to help. and that's the part of the country, you were born in norman, oklahoma. i went to college in tulsa. i have many, many friends there. that's the heartland of america. >> sure. >> they are communities and they know each other's names and they go to potluck suppers together and ball games. it's not a statistic. these are people they know and love. or even if they don't like them, they're going to be for them. they're going to dig them out of the rubble. >> one of the reporters who is there, his name is lance. we have him on the phone. lance, we have a couple of things, this is obviously a very personal story to you. a lot of these homes that we saw were brick homes. and i can only imagine the school would seem like the oasis

to go to, the biggest -- >> the safest place. >> the biggest brick structure in town. but lance west from kfor. tell us about the shelters and why people don't have them underground, things like that. >> well, probably several reasons. number one, the shelters are expensive. and the soil here in oklahoma is not really conducive to the shelters. i would say probably about 10% of people have a storm shelter. and quite frankly, tornadoes of this magnitude are rare. we see a lot of tornadoes here, but they're typically smaller. you can hide under a staircase. can you hide in a closet. you can hide in a bathroom and be okay. this was a monster grinder, 200-mile-per-hour winds. and unfortunately the only place to be to survive this type of storm was underground. >> there was very little lead time on this. >> they knew there were big storms, but it was like i heard this was a 16-minute lead time. what were people supposed to do in that 16 minutes? >> you know what, not a lot of

time. we normally have hours. and our meteorologists have been preparing people for this particular storm for several days. but it dropped out of the sky. and it grew and it got big fast and that point, there was nothing really anybody could do. it was get out of the path or get underground. and that's why we've had so many casualties. >> we've heard of so many people mention the last devastating one in 1999 that i guess was a category 5. and this is a category 4. and yet there's more devastation is that because of the width of it or how long it was on the ground, would you say? >> you know the other tornado was on the ground a bit longer. it tracked several more miles. but this tornado was so wide and it moved so slowly and churned up everything in its path. and i think also i could mention the lead time, the warning time was not nearly what it was before and that's why we're seeing so much devastation. >> you live there and you know the people there and just in

listening to some of the people on the air, and lance, let us listen to this one dad's sound byte and we're going to come back to you. >> we had to pull a car out of the front hallway off a teacher and she i don't know what that lady's name is. but she had three little kids underneath her, good job, teach. it ripped our house up. i still got a little girl buried in there. so i got to go. >> lance, when you listen to sound and men like we just heard, you wonder how a community can rebuild and pick up. what's the feeling there today? >> well we like to say oklahoma strong. people here are strong, resilient. and when mother nature is at her worst, mankind is at its best here in oklahoma and people are rallying around together like i've never seen before. and we will rebuild. and we will rise through all of this devastation. it's going to be a long, tedious emotional process. but we're all in it together. >> and we're in it with you,

too. >> and all of america comes, no matter where tragedies happen, it's amazing how we become one and help. >> thank you, lance. >> and the red cross is always there. they've set up shelters in various communities and they suggest you give blood at local hospitals or blood banks. >> and i think a lot of people are probably wondering, still looking for relatives. because without cell phone service, you can't really get in touch with people. >> without electricity to have your cell phones. >> they say you can if to redcross.org and there's a site on there if you're missing a relative and they may be able to help you track that person down. and you're right about the 1999 one. because everyone talks about in fact on the front page of the local paper there, it said like "worse than may of '99." because that's like a moment that's etched in the memories of the people who lived there and they probably couldn't have imagined anything worse than that. >> and the children have probably heard stories about that. but of course none of them were born at the time.

so unless you've experienced something like that i know with the hurricane we had here, sandy, we lived through so many hurricanes at our house, we tend to think just another hurricane. even though we knew it was going to be a massive storm. i think the tendency for people is to stay in their homes, they want to protect what they have. they've worked all their lives for it they've gotten through a bunch of storms in the past. and the can-do spirit and then as he was saying, but if they don't have anybody place else to go. it seems like there should be one place in every community that they have put the resources to having a safe place, an underground spot. especially in an elementary school or schools. one of the hospitals were destroyed. where do you take the injured. >> that's a good question. >> thank goodness, there was one extra one about four miles away. >> it was a little weird, one minute you're watching devastation and then on tv comes "the voice" or a show. and i know a lot of people were at home watching other things. and it was weird because "the voice" is a live program and blake shelton was from oklahoma. he was saying just how strange

it was to be sitting there and how it was breaking his heart. and i think he felt out of place. he was in l.a. doing a live show. but we're going to leave you with this. blake shelton actually just talked a little bit about what happened in oklahoma. let's take a look. >> they're going through hell there right now. i finally when we went live here had to finally set my phone down. the bad news keeps coming in, a lot of fatalities. a lot of children, you know. and it makes it hard to actually sit here and do this tonight. but i got a job to do and the team's counting on me, so here i am. >> is your family okay? >> my family is luckily, they're all okay. ♪ ♪ ♪ how great thou art ♪ how great thou art ♪ how great,000 art

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about that, but not really. it's fascinating. >> what fascinated me with the script when they sent it to me was that i have been in a couple of films with magic, so well take a card and -- >> right, right. >> but this is so gigantic you cannot, it's a spectacular. it costs millions to make and these tricks that these, it's -- >> it's like the cirque du soleil of magic. >> yes and these young guys who do this, they do this incredibly enormous show and rob everybody all the way round during the show. >> what's your role, you're not a a imagine m&a jigs, obviously. >> no. >> but you move the pieces around. >> i'm the villain, i'm the money behind all of these kids. >> you're an insurance agent. >> an insurance agent. what could be more dishonest than that? >> a little joke for some friends whose father is in the insurance business. >> look at you and morgan freeman together in that scene. tell us your connection with him in the movie.

>> he's the good guy and i'm the bad guy. he's trying to get, get into how they are doing these tricks. these incredible tricks. and i must say i've never seen tricks like that in -- i've read the script. you don't read all that description stuff. you know what i mean -- >> it's brilliantly made. >> louis le ferier, he's the director, he's made a lot of big-budget movies. >> not a name i've ever heard. >> what made you select this film? >> it's based on an old mafia thing, you have to make me an offer i can't refuse. it's either a great script or something like this. we're not going to win an academy award for this but it was such fun. such a big thing. i had never seen anything like it before. >> the cast is terrific. >> and i have a movie coming out called "lost love" in october which i made in paris.

with a lady, german lady director called sandra neffelbech. about an old american in paris and a relationship with a young woman which is neither romantic or sexual. >> what is it? >> it doesn't sound juicy. >> it's loneliness. >> oh. >> loneliness, she lost her parents in a car accident, yeah. >> i love that. you can play anything. >> i try to. i grew up in repertory theater where i did a different play every week for a year. so when people say what sort of an actor are you, i say i don't know. give me the part and i'll show you. >> we're going to have, we got to play a little game. we have a couple of seconds. >> a fun game. >> it is called -- name that batman. you and kathie lee are going head to head. are you ready? here it is, clue, he once played a psycho and went on to -- >> christian bale. >> it can't be christian bale. >> did you see that? >> no. >> he was in "american psycho."

>> okay, here's number two. he was actually the third actor to play batman, though many people think he was the first. >> not george clooney then. >> for the answer, don't look east -- >> adam west. >> adam west. >> he got it. >> he did not. >> that's sir michael caine. he's very fancy. >> for the tiebreaker. >> what? >> yes, it is. >> once named the sexiest man alive by "people" magazine. the actor got a big break in the emergency room. >> who? george clooney played batman! >> you rock. >> you think a guy with a face like that would put a mask on? what is he, nuts. >> he's the only guy that had nipples. >> i never saw that batman. i know george, i thought i had seen everything george has done.

i couldn't imagine putting a mask on that face. >> you've got to rent it. >> i will rent it. >> great to see you. >> thanks. >> "now you see me" opens in theaters may 31st. they're ready to talk romance. >> the boys are back to tell you everything a man is thinking when it comes to your relationship. >> how do we go from sir michael caine to these goofballs? ♪ ♪ both tylenol and bayer back & body are proven to be effective pain relievers tylenol works by blocking pain signals to your brain

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♪ ♪ ♪ time for guys tell all when we gather some hot guys to answer your burning questions. >> burning. >> first up from the new nbc show "save me" premiering this thursday, michael landis. who is married with two children. >> who cares. >> and next we've got stand-up comedian chuck knight, host of rgtv's "home strange home." every week it's a different show, he's 14 years and just had his third child. congratulations. >> is it yours?

>> i'm hoping it's not. i can't afford this child. i just want the child support. i won't divorce you, honey, but please -- >> next up, comedian and actor rick younger, who is married with a son and he has a hurt hand today. >> he has an ouchie. >> last but not least, the single cosmo bachelor of the year, ryan chenevert. >> hello, guys. >> first up is donna from georgia. >> hi, how are you? my question? i'm sorry? >> that wasn't the question. >> why do men have trouble multitasking as well as women? >> men can't multi task. >> that's the question. >> juggling. >> right now we're struggling to think and answer the question at the same time. so -- that's something in our brains. >> i think from a biological standpoint.

it's been proven that we're thinking about sex all the time. that's the priority. >> michael? >> yeah, i would say that. >> let's go to -- >> multitasking. that's not our thing. >> and he's smart, too. >> jillian. here's the question from jillian. what do you men notice first about a woman even before she says a word? >> well that would be the silence. actually for my wife, it was her eyes. she has the most beautiful eyes. >> is that still the thing you love the most after all of these years? >> she was eating some shepherd's pie and she got up and walked away and i noticed she had a very nice butt. that was the second thing i noticed and that's why she's my wife now. >> ryan, what do you think? >> i think it's the smile. can you light up a room with a smile and that, honestly it's the deal-maker for me. >> everything. all the superficial stuff. >> at least you're honest about it. >> that's what i'm saying. >> we're going to come back after a commercial, we have more

questions, guys, stick around. >> is it something i don't understand about the back yard? >> technology to keep your home safe when you're away. >> all this coming after after your local news.

♪ ♪ we are back on the tuesday with more of "today" and our guys panel. >> we've got michael landis, married with kids. >> chuck knight married with kids. rick younger married with a child. and single and available ryan chenevert. >> let's go across to sarah. >> next up, we've got jenny from denver. >> hi, guys, my question is why does it take guys so long to tell their friends and family they're in a relationship? >> because we want to make sure that it's for real. you know -- we don't want to like, we talk about it and then by the time you know, hey so what happened to that girl oh, yeah, yeah, that didn't work out. >> i try not to learn everybody's names. i don't know anybody's last name until i'm told, this is it.

>> i don't do it until i feel trapped. once i feel trapped it's like, mom, meet jane. >> or there's a child on the way. >> michael when did you introduce your wife -- >> right away. i wear it all on my sleeve. >> our a romantic guy. >> you go on, whatever you think. >> let's go to our facebook post from kristen. what is the most important piece of a relationship advice that you will impress upon your son? >> let's start with ryan. >> i don't have kids, what's imparted on me was, it doesn't matter what age you settle down, just don't settle. i think that was very good advice. >> a little -- >> i believe that my son is going to be gay. so i'm going with -- bring home a really good-looking guy like your dad. >> i'm going to say listen, if you listen, you know, just listen. because half the time if you just listen, you don't even have to say anything.

you know, most guys ruin things by talking. >> that's a good point. >> i try to drum home hands are not for hitting and use your words. i have a 5-year-old. >> you said it was six. >> he, it, not it. he. >> so you're kind of on the cusp. >> a six and a nine. >> back across to sara. >> next up, rachel from texas. >> hi, my question is, if a guy loses interest, why does he not tell you? why does he string you along and/or keep you out in the cold. >> keeping his options open. >> one is he's stringing you along. you gave your own answer. that can happen, we will string you along because there's certain benefits. >> they can't leave the branch until they get another branch. >> or there's a possibility that your track record has stated that i need to let this go nice and slow and easy. because you know, maybe a reaction -- >> because you're crazy. >> could it be are you ever thinking about the lady's feelings? does that enter into it?

>> i try to save her feelings, i don't want to drop this on her. it's going to break her heart if i leave. so i walk out slowly. >> hoping that she'll change your mind about you, but you don't want to be dumped. >> you kind of want to be like a jerk so they break up with you. >> hoping they might break up with you. >> that might be another thing. here's laurie, a facebook post. why do men think lying to protect our feelings is a good thing? >> well here's the reason. because y'all only want to hear the truth when the truth is what you want to hear. when you say hey, do i look good? and you say yeah, you look good, you want to hear that truth. but if the answer is, no, you don't look good, you don't want to hear that truth. so we lie when we figure -- >> how do you know what i want to hear? >> i'm going to go with property damage. that's the reason why. i'm afraid of property damage. last time i told a woman the absolute truth, she -- keyed my car. and that was expensive. >> well, it's great to welcome you -- >> good luck with your show.

>> you'll be on on thursdays. thank you, boys. are you planning a summer getaway. >> the technology to protect your house and yourself. so thieves can't get away with everything you own. >> is this going to be with mr. manfredini? >> no. >> okay, we'll be back after this. >> announcer: introducing the great weekend sale at hotwire. for a limited time, get up to 70% off any weekend hotel stay anywhere when you book a hotwire hot rate. the great weekend sale won't last-- book today.

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get nutrition they need. heading out of town this weekend, you probably will sometime this summer. >> wouldn't it be nice to know that everything from your home to your hard drive would be secure. >> karlie the expert for home technology security. >> it starts with locking your door? >> locking the door. we'll start with a peephole. >> what? >> which is something that most people have in their doors. like your first line of defense. >> it doesn't look like that. >> this one has been updated. the peephole camera. you push a little button and let's see if there's someone there. >> that's your friend sara.

>> so this is actually great because you get this like wide angle view of what's on the other side. great for people who don't have such eyesight. >> you attach it to your peep hole? >> it pops right into an existing peephole. it's great. >> digital locks are a great thing. i really like this one because you don't actually have to uninstall your existing locks. it's by lock-a-tron. you literally have an app-operated lock. >> are you kidding? >> dead bolt just like this it pops on and you get -- this is going to -- >> look. >> close your door. >> yeah. >> i thought it was hooked up to that somehow. >> that's crazy. >> when is that happening? >> no keys, no anything. you can still get in with a key, if the internet goes out. >> what if somebody takes your iphone. >> can you go to the internet and delete it. >> you get rid of the app.

>> this is like investigative journalism here. tough questions. these are two great solutions that are going to deter thieves from coming to your house. this is my favorite thing in the whole segment. $39, a fake tv. this turns on at dusk and plays for four hours. it simulates the light that comes from a 40-inch television. >> somebody's home and watching tv. >> that's brilliant. >> i just leave my tv on, for blake. >> but now you don't have to, it uses much less energy. >> that's genius thing. how much is this? >> this is $39. >> so good. easy to do. >> for $49 you can have this solution, sorry from falcon called the wii mode. part of an home modular system. you get a little outlet, you plug your lamp into that. now you can turn it on and off from wherever you are. >> i am so into this. you can play with this, schedule the lights to go on and off at certain times.

>> that's so clever. >> you need an iphone. you can't do any of these things. >> i don't want to. >> we'll talk. >> a lot of people don't think about their precious memories when they're thinking of theft. so this is the io safe g-3 solo drive. two terra bytes of data. $349. two terra bytes is enough -- >> what's -- that's a hard drive. all your photos get backed up on here. it's fireproof. and waterproof. >> you can bolt it to the floor. >> smart. >> and it weighs a ton. so someone can come in, break your laptop. they're not going to take that. >> now we're getting into like -- >> those kinds of people watch our show, we know. >> you didn't hear it here. so this is a whole home alarm security system from lowe's, called the iris. $179. our low-end great starter kit. great for renters, because it's battery operated. you can take it with you. you get the contact sensors, the motion sensors, $179.

that's not going to call the police department. but this is, this is from adt, the pulse system. this is your house, and you can turn and off the lights. >> no, you can't. >> you can turn on and off the thermostat. we have all of these little dots are motion sensors. there's even camera surveillance, so this is where it's all going -- >> that's crazy. >> whose house is this? >> it's a person's. >> those are people. >> whose baby is that? >> this is from anywhere you are. >> you can keep your homes secure and the button down here is going to arm your system. >> that's genius. >> and how much is that, connie? >> it starts at $149 for installation and about $50 a month. >> that's terrific. from home security to home repairs. >> it's lou to the rescue, our handy guy lou manfredini fixes what's broken. even your heart. ♪ ♪ >> after this

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♪ ♪ we are back in time to ask lou. we get the answers to your questions about the pesky problems around the house. you just can't handle yourself. >> "today" contributor and host of the syndicated show "house smarts" lou manfredini. >> we love him. >> the handyman with the plan. >> thank you. >> how are you? let's got some questions for you. the first is how do i replace a screen in a window that got ripped? >> this is simple stuff. hardware stores fix this all the time. it's not that expensive, but you can do it yourself. you have a cut like this. this is -- this is spline, you pull this out of the track. the fabric comes out and you can pull the screen completely out. pull, pull. now once we do that. very nice. >> there's something satisfying about that. >> this is fiberglass screen, the easiest to use, other than aluminum. you take new spline. this is a spline tool. i want you to put that in there, put that with your fingers. now go along, go right there and

push. and now you go all the way around this as i'm getting the camera. >> all the way in. all the way around. >> you're getting in my finger into the little indentation. >> you go all the way around the perimeter of this. take a utility glass and cut it off. >> this is pennies. >> cheap. >> stop it. >> let's hear jessica's question is she has a question about her toilet tank. >> who doesn't. what can you do to make a toilet tank stop sweating? >> you need an anti-sweat toilet kit. >> it needs deodorant. >> it's just styrofoam. you can buy the kit for $20 at the hardware store or go to a craft store and buy styrofoam like this you squirt a little silicone caulking. with the water turned off to the toilet and this completely dry, you take these styrofoam pads and a little caulking on the outside. and put it in the pad and line it. the cold water in the tank against the humid air outside, if you don't have air conditioning is where the condensation comes from. if you temper the china from the

tank, it doesn't sweat. >> how often do you have to change that. >> you don't have to change it, ever. >> kids have written on the wall with permanent marker. what should she do? >> get new kids. >> they call it permanent, because it is permanent. you have to use a stain-killing primer like this bull's eye here. one of the best, by bin. it's kind of stinky, you'll do the primer. prime it over the top and you have to repaint it. then if they still like to write on the walls. this dry eraser paint from rust-oleum is awesome. you can paint an entire wall, and they can take the dry erase an go all over and you wipe it away. >> can you do it in your office. >> we don't write on our walls. >> here's a final question from blimi. >> that is her name. >> i have a weird name, too, blimi, don't worry. >> a drawer in my bathroom broke. i can't screw it back in since the holes are too big already

what can i do? i'm getting me very nervous. >> it's stripped, wider. can you hold that up for me, ladies? >> we have to do everything. >> with the holes that are too big, the screws don't work. you can use a wood putty or epoxy to fill in the holes. or the trick is you take toothpicks like this. you cut them so they're flat. you take a little wood glue in the hole and take the flattened toothpicks and jam them in the hole. you jam them in so they're nice and tight. once the glue dries, you cut it, put the frame back on and screw it in. and you're done. >> thank you, lou. >> how's better than lou? nobody! get on the bus, people, sara has some of new york's celebrity hot spots. if a few star sightings along the way. but first, this is "today" on nbc. >> is that the guy from tmz? >> i think it is. >> oh, my gosh!

our girl sara ventured around manhattan for a little star-gazing.

>> we heard u hit all the celebrity hot spots. >> you probably heard about all of those hollywood bus tours in california. well new york city has a tour of its own, launched by none other than the celebrity outlet, tmz. and my host was harvey levin from tmz. >> oh, no, harvey. >> we're glad you could join us! >> people can't get enough of tmz. what is this obsession in our culture right now with celebrities? >> i think the reason that they're interested in what we put up is, it's not the publicity machine of hollywood that's putting all the stuff out. it's real. >> are we going to see lindsay lohan. >> this is going to be my first time on the bus and the guys said every time they drive around they see stars. they see peter dinklage all the time. >> i love him. >> i will bang on the window. >> let's do it.

>> so exciting. >> as the bus takes off, our official guide, aaron, entertains us through our first stop, times square. his goal? to show us as many celebrity hotspots as possible. >> welcome to chelsea, guys, one of the hippest neighborhoods in manhattan. speaking of the stars living in chelsea, see that building? katie holmes lives there, she paid over $15 million for that place. >> the meat-packing district is next and in true tmz style, a true celebrity sighting. >> to find out i'm not the father. which maury povich celebration are you going to do? >> hey, josh? harvey levin with tmz. how you doing? >> how are you? >> this is the inaugural tour of the tmz bus. >> tmz tour in new york. >> wow. this is low rent. >> as hellos were made, i had just enough time for my

paparazzi moment. >> got everything, here's a camera, guy. >> i got nothing. >> i got one. >> boxers or briefs? >> you went with both? >> like -- yeah. >> "the today show" gets so down and dirty. >> i was trying to tmz it. >> i like it. >> she did well, that was good. >> how do you think the tour is going? >> i don't want my money back yet at all. >> we had a celebrity sighting, that's huge. on the right is where she had her 30th birthday party. >> and don't forget tribeca. >> ghostbusters go there. >> here it is, coming up on our left. if you look outside, there's j and b's place. the gold brick place with the trim around it. >> lastly, a location that could be the mother lode for tmz. >> welcome to bar pitti coming up on your right. >> where celeb sightings pretty

much occur nightly. as we return up town after an afternoon of star-studded scenery. hey, look, i've spotted something else. >> oh, this is my old apartment. >> they're not covering it for some reason. >> why don't you break the story. >> she wouldn't stop bothering him. >> i hope you have a great day in new york. >> i think they saw the tour just to see where i lived. >> there's harvey in the flesh. >> he's a big fan of both of you. >> harvey has been working out. he looks darn good. >> i like that. >> nice. >> thanks, sara. we have a big show coming up tomorrow. what is in it? >> my good friend's book called "divine intervention." >> and we're getting ready for the memorial day weekend. get ready, get your song on!

medicated all the pollen. pollen pollution. >> it's the story that made international headlines. >> at first it didn't seem like anything. >> the crash off the coast of concordia. >> i looked at him and i go, that's not good. >> inside the chaos. >> the life boat goes in freefall and we were left to fend for ourselves. >> two passengers share their fight for survival on board the sinking ship. >> we stopped to say good-bye. >> at that point what can you o? jeff: a little about me. 'm recently married. work work i work with my wife on the show. and i'm learning to be a dad to two amazing kids in a blended family. i'm hosting the talk show because there's a lot to talk about.