it's a miracle that you're here. >> it's booze day, tuesday, july 2nd. >> sometimes the 30 seconds before air are better than the whole show. okay? but you made it. hold on, hold on. i fixed it. that's what i'm about. where were you? >> i was down in my dressing

room in the bowels -- the annals of nbc. i was down there, couldn't decide what earrings, maybe this bracelet. it was aun one of those days. i had just said to christine, my assistant, you know what? i've just got too much time on my hands today. the clock's broken in my dressing room. it said 9:22 and i'm going, golly -- >> here's the thing about kath. she's always early to everything. >> everything. >> so everyone was look around and it was a couple minutes' til. i was like she probably thinks we're in the upstairs studio. we usually get thrown up there. >> pretty much on a daily basis. >> but we're glad you're here. >> thank you for all your help, everybody. yes, we take good care of you. where were you yesterday? can we talk about what you shot or is it top-secret? >> it is embarrassing. i don't want to talk about it. no, i had a photo shoot yesterday but after bambino was on the air and growled at blake because -- he doesn't like blake getting face time on the air. >> blake -- blake was kind of

second fiddle, which is oddly familiar to the program. okay. but go on. >> that's right. yesterday we had had our babies with us yesterday and then bambino did growl a little bit. >> yes -- a little? >> then we went back to my house and we had a photo session there all afternoon. and i've never seen a dog love a camera more than bambino. he's in every shot. he knows exactly how to look. he knows how to keep his chin up. he's perfect. he was out last night. just so tired. but you know who was not happy was louis. louie was so jealous because i was taking the pictures. so that's louie. just to love on him. can you take the thing away, you guys? this is kathie lee and hoda. you got to see his little feet. he's flat on his back. >> is that a bed? what's he in? >> that's a little bed. he just wanted a little face time so i said, all right,

louie. >> he is so cute! >> we call him fat lou and we pretend he's in the mob. >> kate middleton is about to have that baby soon. >> yes. >> so a lot of people -- there's a lot of attention obviously on her and everything she does. >> her what? >> gynecologist. >> oh, gyno. is he cute? >> he apparently according to the brits is a hottie. >> it's kind of hard to tell from that. he looks nice and lean. >> he does look lean. >> any way all of the women are saying -- >> i like that in my gynecologist. nice and lean. >> his name is dr. allen farthing and he's going to be one of the doctors delivering. >> what do you mean one of the doctors delivering? >> this is a big deal. they have to have a team in case something goes wrong! >> what is it? the seventh fleet in there with her. >> it's people.

here's a question for you guys at home. are you comfortable or uncomfortable either with a gynecologist or an ob or whatever who is a guy, who's down at that end? do you feel comfortable when a guy is cute? would you rather have -- i've had two gynecologists. one is an older guy who had a clipboard and shaky hands. he really did. >> which bothered you more? >> it was like grandpa. i almost couldn't care less but he also literally wrote everything down on a yellow pad. it was sweet. >> dr. welby, marcus welby. >> after that, i feel more comfortable -- i feel like i have to have a conversation when anything's going on. do you? >> let's talk about you for a while.

>> it's an awkward feeling, isn't it? >> one time marylou henner and dolly parton were at our house. our mutual agent was trying to put something together for us. we were talking about gynecologists. i said nobody likes to go to their gynecologist, no matter a woman or a man. who wants to get up there, put your feet in the stirrups and -- dolly goes, "i do." she loves it! she has a huge crush on her gorgeous gynecologist. that dolly. yes. yes. yes, she does. my sister -- she won't mind my telling this story -- >> i doubt it. >> she was at her gynecologist and all of a her he says to her, i just heard that your sister is kathie lee gifford. is that true? >> while he he's doing -- >> it's a she and she is doing the exam and my sister -- and she goes, yes, yes, she's my sister. and the gynecologist, i swear, says, "oh, you two look so much alike.

>> that's a good one. >> so i have a female gynecologist whom i adore. i adore. i still don't like it though. >> i don't like it either. it is such an uncomfortable -- >> it's nobody's business down there. >> -- what's going on. today did a poll, 75% said they would not want a hot doctor because it would be awkward and distracting. >> dolly's in the other 25%. here's another question for you. what makes the perfect man? think about the traits that you look for in a guy and you say this makes him perfect. according to a survey out -- this again comes from "vanity fair" and "60 minutes," so it is a bunch of brainiacs. they said the number one quality is education. which is -- i think curiosity and common sense is much more important to me than -- >> what would be the single most -- >> god, don't drill me. i'm just answering. >> to you, what's the single most --

>> kindness. kindness. >> basic goodness. >> i'd rather have a person that is happy and kind and all the other traits about is he athletic or smart fall in to another place. >> what about a hairy back? >> i don't like that. >> let's make there's no association of hairy backed guys so hoda can't get in any more trouble. do they have a union? somebody check right now. >> you know what's weird about the world? if you say anything -- >> you anger somebody. >> -- i didn't even know it work like that. >> that's why i'm internet free. go ahead, say whatever you want. i'm never going to see it. i'm never going to hear it. but you'll feel better afterwards so you just go ahead and say it. >> okay. so i was in the cab yesterday -- >> oh, stop it, kathie lee. >> i was in the cab yesterday, a guy was running in the park, very proud of his physique. he was just coming out of the park.

i looked over and i thought had he had a shirt on. no. it was one of those -- and i it was one of those -- and i did double take -- but you know what? there is something about confidence because it made me do a double take anyway, even though it was like a sweater, but i thought -- >> it's been hot lately. who's going to wear a sweater? >> it's like you don't have time to think but that's how he was. >> i wish guys realized what a turnoff that is hey, baby. that is the biggest turnoff in the world. maybe some women love it -- >> no, no. whenever i run in the park and i see a guy without his shirt on, even though i want to look within deliberately don't. i look away. >> stop being all about you. >> yes. >> because it's about me. right, hoda? >> all right. how do we do it day after day. so, if you loved laverne and shirley, we've got good news for you. >> i loved them. >> they are going to reunite on a nickelodeon show.

it is a sitcom called "sam and cat." they're going to play characters involved in this old feud. i think there is something we can -- >> so fun to see them together. that's cindy and penny. >> cindy was on law and order or something recently. >> was she? penny's been battling health issues so i'm so glad to see her doing well. love her. love her. if you've been on an airline and you've complained about the seats are too smushed together, the food is no good, we're delayed, blah, blah, blah, and you have written complaints and no reaction. nobody ever pays attention to. this is the kind of letter you probably should have written. a guy was on a terrible flight and he decided to write a letter that was much more inviting. still with his criticism. here's what the letter said. it said, "may i say how considerate it is of you to enable your passengers such an in-depth and thorough tour of the caribbean. most other airlines would simply have taken us from point a to point b in a hurry. i was intrigued we were allowed

to stop at not a lowly one or two but a magnificent six airports yesterday. and who wants to fly on the same airplane the entire time? p.s. -- keep the bag. i never liked it anyway. >> an airline i've never heard of before, based in antigua. i guess richard branson -- who i have a little crush on him. i love his attitude. that's also an attractive thing. he just has -- he just -- he doesn't embrace life. he gives it a bear hug and doesn't let go. >> he saw this letter. he thought it was so great that he retweeted it. it is everywhere. and this does show you that sometimes when you scream at someone, when you're upset about whatever it is, your food's late, the delivery guy didn't come, et cetera, et cetera, when you're very, very angry you don't get your results. when you -- you actually do this a lot. we're at a restaurant and let's pretend the waiter forgot about us and the food didn't come or whatever and he brought you the wrong meal. you'll very good at saying,

although that shrimp looks delicious, i ordered the salmon. you have. have you a way -- >> do i? what a wonderful human being i am. too bad more people don't notice. by the way, branson's airline, virgin america and virgin -- i've never gone transatlantically but i love -- virgin america is an awesome airline. >> the reason we have a peanut butter and jelly sandwich is because there is a another study that says a sandwich tastes much better when somebody else makes it for you as opposed to when you make it yourself. >> you're exhausted after making it yourself. >> they say apparently as are you making it there is an anticipation of what it is going to taste like. >> see, that doesn't look good to me? >> a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? i love peanut butter and jelly. >> not enough peanut butter. if you're going to eat it -- >> i can tell you though, it is the perfect blend -- >> no. >> -- the perfect ratio -- >> no, it is not.

>> of peanut butter to jelly. look at it. all right. we have somebody coming up. shall i say it. >> yes, please. talk about a busy woman, emmy winning actress, author, artist and designer jane seymour is with us. she's in a darling little new "american girl" movie. >> adorable. coming up right after this.

jane seymour is an emmy and golden globe award winning actresses, appearing in dozens of tv shows and lots of films. when she's not acting she's designing jewelry and painting. >> jane is also a mom and grandmother and her latest role hits close to home in the "american girl" film "saige paints the sky." her grandmother teaches sage not to fear change. take a look. >> someone had a rough first day. a new school year and things are different between you and tessa. change is hard. we can't let that scare us. >> but i don't want things to change. >> i know. sometimes it's good to shake

things up a bit. >> oh, yes it is. >> yeah, she should know. good to see you. >> thank you. >> you look good in gray hair. >> well, it was a lot of gray hair. >> where were you, at some weird place, when you got the call for this film. you weren't aware of the "american girl". >> i knew nothing about american girl. i happened to be randomly in the middle of chicago and picked up the phone, it said american girl. then i realized it was the entire block. i thought maybe i should check this out. went inside. i was so impressed because the message is -- >> there is always a great little message. >> i thought the store was about a doll. there is a lot more than that. the message in this movie is so phenomenal. they cast me i suppose because i am an artist, i play a woman who is an artist, professional artist and rides a dressage horse and inspiers her grand daughter. grandmother/granddaughter piece. >> we used to read them with cass. i'd be in tears. i just loved these stories. >> this is all about dealing

with change. in this issue what's happened is her favorite thing in the world is to paint and they've taken it out of school because of their funding so the grandmother inspires her to become radical and to get all the kids together and to raise the money and to bring the arts programs back. >> it is hard to believe are you a grandmother yourself. i am looking at you. did that help play into this role? >> well, my grandchildren aren't as old as sage. my are little tiny babies. there's two of them. the one in yellow is willa. she's four months. dylan is over a year now. there is another one, rowan. the three of them are amazing. i love being a grandparent. >> they must love coming to grandma's house in malibu, the waves crashing down. >> you make beautiful jewelry. i know you are wearing this necklace. it is one i hadn't seen before. >> this is brand-new. two open hearts. it's like a wave. my whole philosophy in life is that when you're born you can like in a body of water going in one direction.

this high happens where suddenly you make the team or fall in love or whatever it is and you feel like the top of the world. but it doesn't ever stay there, does it? as you're going down a lot of people kind of quit and give up and say i'll never do that again because they're terrified. but if you think of a way that lets go of the water, continues to go down with, it survives the crash, it meets brand-new water it's never been met, collaborates and create a new wave. >> i told you, hoda, it is ebb and flow. >> ebb and flow. >> great to see you. all the best with the little movie. it is called "saige paints the sky." >> it airs saturday, july 13th at 8:00, 7:00 central right here on nbc. it is also available right now on dvd. do you wish you could escape to summer camp just like your kids? >> sara is about to take you somewhere special. >> no, thank you. no. i want to go to jane's house in malibu. that's camp. what do you think about caffeine? we consume over two billion cups of coffee every week without a second thought.

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time for "sara breaks out of the city." if you are in desperate need to get away from it all, sara has found the place. it's a grownup camp for women to rewind, bond and rejuvenate. >> i got to spend a weekend in the california sun meeting some pretty amazing women. i pushed myself physically and mentally, but most importantly, walked away understanding how powerful summer friendships can be. ♪ >> reporter: perched on a mountaintop in malibu, california, women from all over come together for one weekend and escape into the magic of camp. but this is not camp for kids. >> cheers! >> this is camp for grown-ups with no rules and alcohol. >> i did notice the alcohol and might have had a drink already. >> reporter: started by life-long camp lover tammy

fuller, camp power net allows women the chance to break away from the hassle of every day life and reconnect with themselves and other women. >> you rock. because i do. >> all while sleeping in cabins. >> good morning, campers. this whole weekend is designed to sort of help you rethink where you are, ask yourself if it's where you want to be, and if it is not, give you the tools to be able to move forward and get to where you want to be. >> reporter: activities center around the mind, body, and spirit. >> there's big differences between what the world sees and what's going on for you emotionally. >> reporter: but your inner child is never too far away with sing-offs -- s'mores -- and, oh, yes, pie eating contests. >> we don't get to be kids

anymore. lives are so serious. this gives women a chance to step back, connect and unplug. >> imagine the most fun and free time in your childhood. that's what this camp is. >> you just fall in love with each other. it's like i've known these guys forever. >> i've forgotten how it is to just let go and be myself. >> you feel safe enough just to break down and cry and talk about your life. >> reporter: by the time saturday afternoon rolls around we are ready for the ropes course, an all-afternoon activity that asks each of to us step outside of our comfort zone. test our limits, and empower each other forward. >> i took a leap of faith, literally, climbing up 35 feet and facing my fears head on. >> ready to go for it? >> three, two, one --

>> woo! >> reporter: and i knew, even if i hadn't made it, i was supported. would you come back again to camp? >> absolutely. i want to be part of this forever. >> you are gutsy. >> yeah. >> oh, my god. >> and next year, camp powerment will be in the poconos, catskills and florida. they move it around. >> do they have one in italy? >> how bad would the tv be if i had said no? >> it's still not my idea of fun, i got to be honest. we're turning dating on its head with new rules to live by. jazz up your star spangled foray with all the wall party.

we're back with more of "today" on this booze day tuesday. if you need a little help finding a good man, hoda, you want to listen up because the rules of date having changed a lot.

>> wait. ♪ i want to hoda on your kotb >> advice columnist jean carroll, author of "get the guy," matt is here to tell us if he agrees. good to see you both. >> well, well, well. there was a way it used to be done where women would wait patiently for a man to ask. >> talk about a lot of patient women. matthew and i were sitting down in the make-up room. we saw a cheetah zoom past us, kathie lee, you were moving so quickly, it was like a blur. >> sorry about that. but that's what got to do with the rules of dating? >> women chase. that's a new rule. >> you are a chaser. you are a cheetah. >> i wanted to be professional. but -- >> is that a good thing or bad thing? >> it's like animal -- the animal kingdom female space -- >> go for it.

>> you say chase? >> absolutely, women chase. >> do you like women to chase you? >> i'm all for women being proactive. the verb "chasing" doesn't work for me but it doesn't work for either gender. the premise that men used to chase and women didn't, i think even that is somehow wrong. because women don't like guys who chase. they become creepy stalker guys. >> yeah. fine line. hoda actually does. >> what you really want is someone who puts their value out there for to you say yes or no to. that's really what it is about. >> it is hide and seek. it is chase and retrieve. it is a game. no, it's a game and you come forward and you're back. look at the two of you this morning. >> yeah. >> okay. anyway -- all right. so it used to be that on a first day a guy would say, hey, can i take you to dinner. seems like pretty fine. you say it is not a great idea? >> the worst thing you can do is sit. sit.

as soon as you're sitting you can't move and what happens? you start doing your dating job interview and then the lies start because everybody's -- >> what would you suggest? mountain climbing? >> i would suggest mountain -- no. a walk. go shoot pool. go to the planetarium. >> something active. >> why? because hoda, stand up. here's hoda sitting. she is a vision. >> look at the difference. >> she's a very tall drink of water. >> look at the difference. i mean look. >> what? i'm standing. more attractive standing? >> moving is sexier. >> when your spanks don't show. that's the only good thing. >> it's about finding a date that meets certain criteria. let me give you three criteria that make a great date. first one is a great date is time flexible. it can either last 20 minutes or threhours. don't go on too long if you're not having a good time. if you're having a great time, you want options to carry on. the second is it needs to allow for proximity. the problem with something like dinner, you sit across from someone at a table, this is the

perfect position for a date. because can you actually get in touch from here. >> that can get you in trouble. >> that can work. but the third criteria is, be externally focused. if you went, for example, for a walk along a river, you're looking around at what's going on around you. >> you guys agree on this. >> yeah. >> we agree on this. >> what about communicating, texting versus on the phone. a lot of people get texts -- >> kathie lee is allowed to text frank because it is sexy. but if you're dating why go through -- oh, it's sexy. >> it is so hot you can't even believe it. >> i believe it. >> the thing is, if you're -- >> where's lunch? that turns him off. you have no idea. >> the thing is, if you just you see the text come in from them. the emotions flow up and the

excitement of returning, then waiting. why don't we just wait to make out to have those motions and not do it over text. >> we've got to let matt answer and then we got to go. i could sit with them forever. >> i think texting is the perfect way to flirt. sometimes, if i leave you and i want to say you looked gorgeous today, i don't necessarily want to make a phone call for that. what happened? you look gorgeous and you go, okay. bye. whereas if you send a text -- >> and you're waiting for -- and? >> with a text, you can float it out there and not expect a reaction. >> i think any text that starts off with hey, beautiful is a good text. no matter what follows it. >> i know what i'm doing after this segment. >> great to see you guys. we got to continue this because we haven't talked about sleeping on the first date yet. >> it is a yea or nay? >> we haven't talked about sleeping on the first date. >> you can sleep with the guy as you are being introduced. it doesn't make any difference.

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fourth of july party and while flags and sparklers, kick it up a notch. >> kick it up! >> lauren sidney has some clever ideas to make sure your guests have a blast and a lot of stuff you are going to need. you probably already have. >> it is unusual and it is off the wall. >> what are we doing? >> here's what we're going to be doing. hello, america. >> look how great you look with all your festive. >> so, so cute. >> it is a little over the top but adorable. >> the nails will and little later in the segment but we'll get to it. first, your party begins with curb appeal.

don't decorate your house. start when your guests drive up. this is your lawn. make any kind of template. i'm doing stars but for a birthday can you do numbers, do initials. put it down here. i take a little flour. if you live in chicago and it is windy, this is not going to work. but anywhere that it is not windy. splits a little water on the grass. when you pick it up, star on your grass. >> what's that going to do to your grass? >> it will make it taste delicious. >> that won't damage anything. >> no, nothing. >> a lot of work for people who probably won't appreciate it. >> but your guests will appreciate it. >> okay. >> this looks like a tablecloth, it acts like a tablecloth but it is actually a memorabilia of your family. once in a lifetime everyone does their hand prints. if you look from the front, it is stars and stripes. as you grow up, all of a sudden you see grandma's hand print,

you see baby. >> then you start crying because grandma's gone? >> no, you remember her. lift it up baby. >> we're in the middle of the fun thing -- >> she's always with you. the tablecloth. >> yeah, good luck with that. >> i'm going to clean you up. >> i like that. that's cute. >> your little nieces would adore that. grandma, not so much. >> red, white and blue drinks. >> let's make one of those. >> the way you remember, just like in life, sugar always stays at your hips. sugar goes on the bottom. that's the most sugar. >> how do we know that? >> because lori told you. >> then blue which is a sports drink so that has a little less sugar. then we finish it up with a diet soda, no sugar. >> like club soda. >> perfection -- well, not so much. you did it better. >> but you still get the idea. next off i promised you these

would be wacky and off the wall. why leave your nails out? you do not have to be artistic. the way that you do this is with an art brush as opposed to the nail polish brush. just have fun. this took five minutes and this took 30 seconds. placemats. this is placemats and name cards. i always invite george clooney because maybe one day he will come. >> you never know. >> this is easy. just have a set of balls. you should excuse me. >> everybody should. >> exactly. this is all about off the wall. if you have white flowers and you want them to be blue and red for the festivities, put a little food dye in the rose. the trick is a teaspoon of sugar. it helps it go up. >> cut into the cake, please. your guests are going to say those two gals with such personalities have a boring white cake. no! wait until you see what's inside, hoda and kathie lee.

ready? this is a patriotic, unbelievable cake and we knew this would happen so we did this. >> look at that! >> that's fantastic! how did you do it? >> i'm going to show you. is that not amazing? >> you win! >> here, hoda. clean up, baby. you make three layers and the top layer that's blue which is our flag, you just take two mini circles. stuff them in. this is magic. people who went to harvard will wonder how you did that. some little gift bags. >> happy 4th. celebrity chef nick stellino is here right after this. isn't that beautiful?

good morning. i'm crystal egger with the weather channel. a peek at your forecast for the holiday in to the weekend. so many are hoping the rain will come to an end. unfortunately it will be soggy in some of the areas where we haven't had a break across the east from the southeast all the way in to new england. this is your wednesday forecast if you have travel plans, roads will be wet. we will be in and out of the rain. it won't be nonstop. it will impact your plans through the holiday. we are at 111 in phoenix. a toasty wednesday there. 98 billings. temperatures from san francisco in to los angeles in the 70s. very comfortable along the pacific coast. by thursday, once we get to the 4th of july, the rain will back up a bit to the west. that's going to bring showers in to the ohio valley and new

orleans looking at rain for the 4th of july. 79 louisville. with the cloud cover and moisture around, temperatures in this region are below average. that includes atlanta. 89 new york. d.c. 91. dry for the 4th of july and few showers and storms pop up over the wildfire airs in the southwest. denver 93 on friday and more rain, relentless rain east of the mississippi valley. we will findly get rid of it in to next week. showers in atlanta back to new orleans and even louisville and we have that in the forecast on sunday. 87 minneapolis. 87 boston for the second half of the weekend and monday, another system comes in across the northern plains that helps to kick everything out of the east finally. "wake up with al" and get the latest forecast weekday mornings 5: 30 a.m. what do you think about caffeine?

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time for "today's" kitchen simple dinners. for tonight's menu all you need is shrimp, goat cheese and watermelon. >> emmy award winning tv chef nick stellino is keeping your table healthy. with fresh fruit to satiate your appetite. >> fourth of july outfit. that's how you supposed to dress. >> can't miss you. >> talk to us about what you are making. >> very simple. little shrimps we have, about 30 to 35 pieces per count four-pound. all you do is just add ingredients. to make it more powerful and flavorful, put a tiny bit of sugar in here. >> is that paprika? >> it is paprika as well. if you want to make it spicy, put a little bit of chili powder. put it in a beautiful non-stick pan, put it into an oven. spread out nicely. the oven is preheated at 430

degrees. this will take seven to eight minutes to cook. you won't have to dirty any pans, nothing. notice also when they finish cooking they will be shrunk by almost half. >> you don't have to turn them. look how they turn out to be. they are just fabulous. the pan cooks it from underneath. the heat in the oven gets it from the top. this is the best part. ladies, stop looking at me. i know i'm good looking -- >> we're trying to control ourselves. >> cookie cutter. i know, i get away with murder. but you have a tv show, can you do that. cookie cutter, to make something as simple as watermelon into a work of art. put it out and you get this wonderful little round. these rounds then we cut in small rounds that we're going to use part of a napoleon. watch this. >> create it.

>> this is a log of goat cheese. any time young men try and actually cut the goat cheese they get stinky all over their fingers. they can't be dressing like this. this is dental floss. we have chilled the goat cheese slightly. watch how simple we cut it into slices. boom. >> who thought of that? >> what can i tell you. any once in a while my brain engages in the proper fashion and i become the man that i am. >> oh, wow! >> here we are. put the first in the bottom, put another piece right on top of it. the thing that makes it interesting, i put no salt, no pepper into the -- >> you don't need it. >> i'm going to get a taste of this because -- >> then you put the shrimps right on top of it. >> who took my towel? who took my towel! you always steal my towels! every time do i a show with you my towel is gone. >> the delicious dessert will be on our website, klgandhoda.com. do you know all the words are to the national anthem? you'll find out.

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you think after -- do you it. >> you think after hearing the national anthem over and over and over again at sports events or the fourth of july we'd have the lyrics down by now. >> well we're going to play a patriotic game of "finish that song." let's see how everyone did. >> the national anthem is one of america's most famous songs. unfortunately when many of us try to sing it we often sound like leslie nielsen in "the naked gun." ♪ the ramparts we lost ♪ da da da da >> so today i'm going to see if you know the lyrics to the national anthem. happy almost july 4th. are you excited about july 3th. -- 4th. what's your favorite song? >> star spangled banner. >> i love it. i actually work out to it.

we'll see if you know the words to "the star spangled banner." also known as -- the national anthem. i'll give you a hint with the first part. o. o. >> say. >> can you see. >> o -- >> -- say -- no. >> o say can you say by the dawn's early light? >> proudly we bear? >> we're so proudly we -- >> what? >> where so proudly we -- >> what? what? what so? ♪ what so proudly we hail ♪ what so proudly we hail >> at the twilight's first gleaming. that's not right. >> at the twilight's last gleaming. >> no cheating! >> broad stripes and white stars? >> bright. through? >> i don't know. >> perilous fight? >> so proudly we hail? >> no. you just aguilera'd the song.

♪ what so proudly -- >> ramparts we hail? >> were so gallantly gleaming. ♪ so gallantly -- >> oh, my heck, i'm a horrible patriot. >> you said oh my heck. >> and the rockets red glare -- >> the bombs bursting in air. ♪ so say does that star spangled ♪ >> -- banner. that waves. >> yet. >> oh say does that ♪ ♪ oer the land of the free >> oh! >> and the home of the brave. >> yeah! play ball! ♪ >> valiant effort. >> we really are a little illiterate and ignorant in our country? but we're adorable. >> tomorrow what's up? big-time usher stops by tomorrow. greats. plus we are throwing a family game night, whether you want to

play inside or outside. what's really in that coffee you are drinking? you may be surprised. >> have a grea >> they're authors, best friends and wives of news men. >> i'm married to george clooney and she's married to brad pitt. >> totally honest. >> she's going to get all jerry springer in here. >> calling each other out. and holding nothing back. >> and come clean on the boob job. >> please cut this part out. jeff: roll it. a little about me. i'm recently married.. 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 a talk show because there's a lot t